Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: films, TV shows, music albums, video games, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged. Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of green, yellow or red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It has been described as the video game industry's "premier" review aggregator.
Donkey Konga is a GameCube rhythm video game starring the ape Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. Instead of the standard GameCube controllers, the game is intended to be played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums.
All the Right Reasons is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on October 4, 2005. It is the band's first album with former 3 Doors Down drummer Daniel Adair, who replaced Ryan Vikedal in January 2005. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 albums chart and has sold 12 million copies worldwide. It is Nickelback's best-selling album to date, according to certifications from the CRIA, the RIAA, and the BPI. Seven singles were released from the album. The album re-entered the Finland Albums Chart in 2010, setting a new peak position at #21.
Def Jam: Icon is a 3D fighting game, the third in Electronic Arts's Def Jam-licensed hip hop video game series. The game was developed by EA Chicago, the first Def Jam game not to be developed by AKI Corporation. Unlike the previous games in the series, the game's soundtrack is completely changeable. The game was released in March 2007.
Tiny Mix Tapes is an online music and film webzine that focuses primarily on new music and related news. In addition to its reviews, it is noted for its subversive, political, and sometimes surreal news, as well as its mixtape generator.
Scream, the debut English album by German band Tokio Hotel, contains English versions of songs from two of their previous albums: Schrei and Zimmer 483. Eight of the twelve songs come from Zimmer 483 while the remaining four originated from Schrei. The name Scream is the English translation of the name of the first Tokio Hotel album, Schrei. In German-speaking countries, the album was released as Room 483 - the English translation of their second album's name. The first single released from the album was simply called "Monsoon" - not "Through the Monsoon".
Rise Above is an album by indie rock band Dirty Projectors, released on September 11, 2007. The album was band leader Dave Longstreth's reinterpretation of Black Flag album Damaged, having not heard it in 15 years. The album features Longstreth on guitar and vocals, Amber Coffman on vocals and guitar, Brian McOmber on drums, Nat Baldwin on bass, and Susanna Waiche on vocals. Angel Deradoorian would join the band shortly before the Rise Above tour on bass and vocals. This album is the first that presents Dirty Projectors as a fully realized band rather than an individual project of Longstreth.
Nouns is the first LP by American noise rock duo No Age. It was (partly) recorded at Southern Studios in London. The album was leaked onto the internet on April 16, 2008 and subsequently released by Sub Pop on May 6, 2008. On May 5, it earned a 9.2/10 rating from Pitchfork Media; and is the website's joint highest-reviewed original release of 2008. The album ranked third in Pitchfork Media's list of the top 50 albums of 2008, and was listed at number 50 on Rolling Stone's list of the best albums of 2008.
Wii is a series of simulation games for the game console of the same name and it's successor, the Wii U, published by Nintendo. These games feature a common design theme, with recurring elements including casual-oriented gameplay, casts consisting mostly or entirely of Miis and control schemes that simulate real-life activities.
Submarine is the debut EP by Alex Turner. It was released on 18 March 2011 in the United Kingdom. The EP consists of six original songs by Alex Turner from the film Submarine and is released by Domino. Submarine, the debut film from Richard Ayoade, was based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne.
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2016.
Naomi is the fourth studio album by American band The Cave Singers. It was released in March 2013 on Jagjaguwar.
Kentucky is the fifth studio album by American band Black Stone Cherry. It was released on April 1, 2016 through Mascot Records.
Layers is the sixth studio album by American rapper Royce da 5'9". The album was released on April 15, 2016, by Bad Half Entertainment.
Different Days is a studio album by American duo L'Altra. It was released in January 2005 under Hefty Records.
It's Alive is a studio album by American band La Luz. It was released in October 2013 under Hardly Art.
If I Kill This Thing We’re All Going to Eat for a Week is the debut studio album by Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel under his project Lieutenant. It was released March 2015 under Dine Alone Records.
Welcome the Worms is the second studio album by American punk rock band Bleached. It was released in April 2016 under Dead Oceans Records.
The Wild is the seventh studio album by American rapper Raekwon. The album was released on March 24, 2017, by Ice H20 Records and Empire Distribution.
I Long to See You is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded in 2015 and released on the Blue Note Records label the following year.
