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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Magic (Coldplay) - Song Review


Muggles beware!

Reviewed By: Kyle van Rensburg (Head Writer)

Album: Ghost Stories

Artist: Coldplay

Release Date: March 2014

Genre: Pop

Verdict: 13+ for Mature Themes

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Ghost Stories (Coldplay) - Album Review


"I used to rule the world...Seas would rise when I gave the word. Now in the morning I sleep alone...sweep the streets I used to ow-" 

Oh wait, wrong album.

Track Listing:
  1. Always in My Head
  2. Magic
  3. Ink
  4. True Love
  5. Midnight
  6. Another's Arms
  7. Oceans
  8. A Sky Full of Stars
  9. O
Reviewed By: Kyle van Rensburg (Head Writer)

Artist: Coldplay

Release Date: May 2014

Genre: Electronica

Verdict: 13+ for Mature Themes

Monday, August 18, 2014

Lyriticus 0004: Restart

Apologies for the awkward silence last Monday. I was having a bad week and needed a bit of a break from Lyriticus to figure out a new schedule.

...I figured out a new schedule:

First Sunday of every Month: A review of a music album or a movie. TV Show Seasons are possible, but I'm not doing those this year. Also, The Lyritical Analysis will debut sometime this year or early next year, but I still have to fit it in somewhere in the schedule.

Hang in there, folks! This blog's still just starting up...

Music Singles: Whenever I want. Yes, you read that right, I post reviews of music singles whenever I want. I'm not a lazy person (for the most part) so you need not worry, you will see Music Singles being reviewed. 

Since Music Albums often incorporate songs with no accompanying music videos, those will reviewed too. Heck, those can be done within half an hour and posted on the blog in no time. 

*shrugs enthusiastically if there is such a thing as shrugging enthusiastically*

Monday, August 4, 2014

Lyriticus Log 0003: Recalibrate

Okay, so first thing's first: The blog is going to a once-a-month schedule, with one film or music album review a month. (Possibly both, but I want to be reasonable.)

Music singles are reviewed at leisure. Meaning, they don't have a fixed schedule so I post them whenever I want. The singles will mostly be reviewed in combination with my music album reviews.

As always, check this posts for updates on what will happen in the coming weeks.

The Lyritical Analysis: An analysis only post will be done very shortly. I want to expand on a review of mine and explain the reasoning behind said review. It won't go up this week, but stay tuned for more updates.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Life of Pi - Movie Review


And so the movie reviews on Lyriticus commence! I'm starting off with Life of Pi, a movie which stuck with me for quite some time because of the interesting themes and symbolism.

The story revolves around a man from various kinds of religions who goes on an epic journey, one that will make you believe in "God." Does it succeed in it's goal? Let's go through the facts and find out.

Reviewed By: Kyle van Rensburg (Head Writer)

Director: Ang Lee

Release Date: September 2012

Genre: Adventure Fantasy

Verdict: 13+ For Frightening Sequences and Religious Themes.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Lyriticus Log 0002: Segregation

Hello again!

Yes, hello again! Yes, you! Hello! I greeted you, now greet me back!

Fine, be like that. Here's your updates. Freaking people...

Blog: Okay, so first thing's first. Reviews and Analyses will be made into two separate posts from now on. As I said before, I want to avoid burnout way ahead of time and having to find something to analyse in every single song or movie will be way too exhausting and, ahem, superfluous.

Album Review: I'm still deciding which album should be the first to be reviewed on this site. I'm looking to do something which doesn't require much analysis but still provides good material for a review. I've kinda decided which album will be the first, so stay tuned for more details.

Life of Pi: The first ever movie review on Lyriticus, up this coming Sunday! So yeah, I really wanted to analyse this movie but as it turns out, I need a lot more time with it to go over the themes and philosophical statements before I can provide you with an accurate analysis.

An analysis is sort of like an essay; it needs a point, a message, and a firm conclusion. I need to make a statement about the movie, not just throw a bunch of esoteric mumbo jumbo into a post, truss it up with a cheesy pun and self-referential humour and then call it a day.

No. The Lyritical Analysis is your home for accurate, in-depth examinations of Pop Cultural works with the purpose of informing, entertaining, and giving you the feeling that you've just upped your IQ points by exactly 3.14159265359 digits.*

*(Nerd joke.)

Lord of the Rings Trilogy: We're going epic soon with the monumental Fantasy, heh, "Epic" series. Or the movie adaptions of the monumental Fantasy, heh, "Epic" series. Whatever. The reviews should be up in September.

And let's just say if you have an ax to grind over the magic themes presented therein, then I have this to say: "Ye shall not pass!"

Nah, I'm kidding. You're always welcome......as long as you leave your pitchforks at the door and not up my *CENSORED*!!!

Sunday, July 27, 2014

"Sail" (Awolnation) - Song Review


This is how I show my love (for music)...I made it on my blog because...I blame it on my ADD-wait, what was I saying again?

Reviewed By: Kyle van Rensburg

Artist: Awolnation

Release Date: January 2011

Genre: Electronic Rock

Verdict: 14+ For Mature Themes