It's hard to imagine in today's fractured entertainment landscape, but In Living Color was the definition of an overnight success. Premiering on Fox on April 15, 1990, and the sketch show immediately became a pop culture phenomenon when more than 22 million people watched the first episode. The show went on to win the Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series for its first season. The fact that a predominantly Black and entirely irreverent variety show would propel the Fox network to new heights was ironic given that most Black comedies of the time were staid, family-friendly efforts. Read More...
There are few classic horror tropes, particularly in gaming, as recognizable as the creepy, deserted mansion. Capcom even recently re-released the original Resident Evil to remind fans of one of the most famous creepy homes in all of video games. But White Night is hoping to make that familiar setting new again by infusing it with another classic genre—film noir. Developed by OSome Studio, White Night takes an old-school, black-and-white film noir look and marries it with survival horror gameplay. Read More...
SUGAR RAY In the Pursuit of Leisure (Atlantic) A fifth flight of fancy from the smirky SoCal band, who cover Joe Jackson’s ”Is She Really Going Out With Him?” JOHN MELLENCAMP Trouble No More (Columbia) Mellencamp studied the blues and folk for Trouble and recorded the album live with oldfangled technology. EELS Shootenanny! (DreamWorks) It’s ”Saturday Morning.” You’re a kid, you’re up early, and your folks are still asleep. It’s lonely boredom. Read More...
