“Bruce and I grew up watching the same TV shows. Roy Rogers used to say ‘Yippee ki yah, kids.’ So it had to become ‘Yippee ki yah, motherfucker’ in the movie. That line was from me. Whenever you think you’re writing a line that’s going to catch on, it never does. A lot of people, […]
When it comes to writing on Queer film and studying its history, you have to become an archaeologist— dig through archives of film, and like an excavator— discover a small piece and somehow place it among the rest of the pieces in order to analyze the foundations of it. Film studies of Queer representation is […]
Hip-hop, the aesthetic lifestyle of breakdancing, street art, and rap music has always been a celebration of the culture around it, namely the culture of Black America. Rap music, in particular, became a cultural doorway that allowed African Americans to deliver their message to the world around them. At the same time, rap was always […]
“I was in the living room of Dondy Bastone’s house, I was 15 and it was 1977. The song that he put on was Psycho Killer and I absolutely freaked out, it was like nothing else I had ever heard and made me feel things I had never felt… Some very strange things happened to […]
“But listen, you don’t need to be worried about these Alt-Right guys. They don’t want to fuck with Black guys. They just really hate the Jews.” It is one week after 32-year-old Heather Heyer was struck and killed by a James Alex Fields with his silver Dodge Challenger while protesting the White suprematists’ rally to […]
Star Trek: Discovery premiered Sunday, September 24, 2017 to less than stellar reviews. Set a decade before Star Trek: TOS (The Original Series), Discovery follows the exploits of the USS Discovery during the Federation/Klingon Cold War. (For the uninitiated, the Federation is a sort of interstellar United Nations, while the Klingons are, well, the bad […]
“You go through things like we went through as a band, and people started to split apart, become more like oil and water. But early on, you see the sweetness that was there. It was the three of us against the world, trying to establish ourselves, and that’s the experiment of a band.” – Andy […]
“Musicians are like politicians. They’re the last people who should be making music, just like politicians are the last people who should be running things.” -Nigel Godrich It sounds “busy.” It sounds “layered.” It sounds “sparse.” It calls to mind this band or that band, and it sounds like something new and different. Something integral […]
In the previous article, I discussed the theme of James Cameron’s catalogue of movies involving humanity vs. technology. Cameron goes back and forth about how the use of technology can be both a benefit and a burden for mankind, and we as an audience will know how he will pose technology in the movie depending […]
James Cameron burst onto the scene in 1984 with The Terminator, and two years later in 1986 he released his second feature, ALIENS (to pretty much near-unanimous praise); thus Cameron had already begun a love/hate relationship with technology. As a storyteller and a director, he was well aware of the possibilities of technology, both as […]
“You’re driving in a hurricane and you see three people at a bus stop. One is an old lady and she’s sick. One is your best friend and he saved your life. And the third is the lady of your dreams. Now check it out, you only have room for one in your car, which […]
I was watching the new Showtime series, White Famous, this past week and this line jumped out at me… “Diversity’s real important to me right now.” There’s something so funny about it. Though it’s spoken quite earnestly, the intent is very clear… Diversity is only important because that’s what networks and large conglomerates think the […]
“People were literally scared of my records. There have been so many rumors about me and my records. People got the first album, and they would just make up stories. They’d get into an accident and be like, ‘I got into an accident because I was playing that tape.’ It wasn’t like we helped ourselves […]
“My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows. Now you see the police officers with the cornrows. I took a beating for those types of things.” -Allen Iverson It’s a hot day in September, New York’s frenetic energy is juiced by […]
To get myself in the mood to write about the impact of bloghaus on pop culture for a real-life magazine (SHOUTOUT CONTROL FOREVER)… On Saturday night August 5th, instead of schlepping out to HARD Summer to see the breakout superstars of the beloved musical era, I went to Echoplex to check out a $10 bloghaus-themed nostalgia […]
“Everyone calls it hip hop, but we aren’t hip hop. Our records are always like “yeah that UK Hip Hop”, we are like grime music, its a completely different thing.” -Jelacee, Stooki Sound Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, Jr. has made it. Last year he charted on the UK billboard top 10, wen’t #1 with […]
Today we talk about: Maroon 5 being petitioned to drop their Super Bowl halftime performance – Elon Musk tweeting about Fortnite – Tim Burtons “Dumbo” – ‘Yahndi’ being pushed back – JUUL’s new marketing campaign – Kanye and Lorde beef over a cube and Nike’s new shoe “Fear of God”.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the biggest entertainment release of the year. During its inaugural weekend, the game pulled in $725 million dollars—that’s more than Avengers: Infinity War by almost $500 million. It’s the biggest weekend launch of, well, basically anything ever. I am duty-bound as a pop culture writer to play it. It’s massive, detailed, and […]
Who Didn’t Want to Attend Hogwarts? The Harry Potter franchise is the foundation of many people’s childhood. It was a story that had it all, from typical teenage problems to flying broomsticks and dragons. If you don’t remember the book parties that were held at Borders or Barnes and Noble when each novel was released, […]
Stan Lee, the man who made Marvel, recently passed away at the age of 95. He was bright, bombastic, and controversial—but above all, he was a legend. Born Stanley Lieber in Manhattan in 1922, Stan would go on to be one of the most prolific figures in comics history. He joined the industry in 1939, […]
The film and television business moves at a mile a minute, so keeping up with the latest news can be a little daunting. Not to worry—we have your back. In Hollywould, we’ll round up the industry developments you need to know. Here’s what you may have missed: Godzilla vs. Kong Courtesy of Twitter, Legendary announced […]
The Drop is us cutting through the massive jungle of new music that’s been released over the last seven days. We sharpen our proverbial machetes and cut through the shit to get you to the content that you need to be listening to. This is The Drop. -Control Forever Anderson .Paak – “Who R U?” Anderson […]
What’s Retro Control? Well, it’s a sentimental look at cinema of the past and its influence today. A nostalgia trip that dives deep into a film genre and identity. We need to explore the past in order to understand our future. If there was a Mount Rushmore of Christmas classics, I know exactly what movies would […]
Welcome to Neon Black where we talk all things pop culture, music, art, and film. Today we talk about Missy Elliott and Timbarland teaming up for a big come back – Tekashi 6ix9ine beefing with Cardi B – Lil Wayne added songs to the Carter V after its official release – Swizz Beatz’s new album, POISON – […]
LIL PEEP’S COME OVER WHEN YOUR SOBER RELEASES The long-awaited posthumous release of Lil Peep’s second album has arrived. Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2 continues the sonics of Lil Peep’s emo trap aesthetic—mixing depressive lyrics, alongside melancholic guitars and trap percussion; Lil Peep’s legacy continues. While I can admit that his music isn’t for me, […]
