Artist’s Portfolio: Alex Turner
Found below is a collection of intriguing and enveloping paintings by Lewis University student Alex Turner. We’re ecstatic to feature his nine paintings, which we’ve interspersed throughout this post...
View ArticleBasement Dwelling: The Top 25 Albums of 2016 (Part 1)
It’s over. It’s finally over (well, almost). I’m ready to say goodbye to you, 2016. You were a cruel year. You killed many of our greatest musicians, actors, and artists, completely derailed our...
View ArticleGreatest Hits: A Review of “Bleed For This”
http://bit.ly/2gQS4l6 Bleed For This, from writer-director Ben Younger, is yet another in a long line of recently released boxing films. Based on the real-life story of Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil”...
View ArticleJet Fuel Jukebox’s 20 Worst Songs of 2016!
We’re almost through the year, people! It’s list time! Music Blogger Dan Fiorio wrote up a list of his top 25 albums of the year (find part 1 here; part 2 coming later this week), and next week, Jake...
View ArticleInterview with Chicago-based Musician/Artist, Damon Locks
Damon Lockshttp://bit.ly/2gJT8E1 There are few people I can think of that carry as much ambition as Chicago-based artist Damon Locks. Locks is a talented musician, visual artist, and teacher, who, over...
View ArticleJet Fuel Jukebox’s 50 Best Songs of 2016!
Well, if last week’s Jukebox is any indication, it seems that people really love to know the songs that Jake and I abhor rather than those we adore. Our 20 Worst Songs of 2016 list was one of the most...
View ArticleMeet the Editors: Keanu Taylor
Keanu Taylor Hello, readers! This is our last new editor for the semester! Keanu Taylor was born in Memphis, Tennesee before later moving to Kankakee, Illinois in 7th grade. Taylor studies English with...
View ArticleBasement Dwelling: The Top 25 Albums of 2016 (Part 2)
Here we are, folks — the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The creme de la creme; the best of the best. Through streaming services, compact discs, vinyl records, and cassettes (lol), I listened to a...
View ArticleJake and Michael’s Top 10 Albums of 2016
With the year quickly coming to a close, we here at the Jet Fuel Review Blog have been hard at work crafting some year round-up lists for both your enjoyment and contemplation! Just in these past few...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #186
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hello, blog readers! I hope you’ve been having a great month so far, and that you’re getting excited for the holidays. First things first — Issue #12 of...
View ArticleCity of Stars: A Review of “La La Land”
http://bit.ly/2hUxwp2 Movies are supposed to feel magical. They transport us to worlds both familiar and alien, relay stories ranging between grandeur and intimate scale, and introduce us to an array...
View ArticleBasement Dwelling: Pre-Orders for January ’17
Hello, hello, hello, and happy new year! Welcome to a new Basement Dwelling spin-off feature I’m proud to roll out — “Pre-Orders.” The purpose of “Pre-Orders” is to make a list of albums coming out...
View ArticleMichael Lane’s Top 10 Films of 2016
Don’t even try to tell me that 2016 was a bad year for film. I found myself falling in love with new films week after week from the beginning of the year until its final days. Be it the year’s biggest...
View ArticleJet Fuel Jukebox for 1/24/17
Jake and I have officially returned to school, so we thought it appropriate to return to the Jukebox as well. This week’s playlist features new songs from Run the Jewels, Halsey, and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya,...
View ArticleWelcome Home: A Review of “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard”
http://bit.ly/2k1L7No It’s been a little more than 20 years since the release of the original Resident Evil changed the landscape of video games forever. It’s a game series I literally grew up with, as...
View ArticleSabrina’s Book Corner: Golden
http://amzn.to/2kBz0bV Hello readers, and welcome back to Sabrina’s Book Corner. This week we are going to be discussing The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. As some of you may know, The Outsiders celebrated...
View ArticleHaley’s Poetic Playlist: “First”
http://bit.ly/2kbuYXn Hi all! I’m back for another semester of blogging with an old favorite of mine. Today we’re dissecting “First” by Cold War Kids. This indie rock group got its start in California...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #187
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hello, blog readers! I haven’t posted an editor’s notes round-up since before the holidays. But we have some new posts on the blog now, so it’s time to...
View ArticleDueling Critics – The New American Church: A Review of “The Founder”
http://bit.ly/2l25u03 Editor’s Note: “Dueling Critics” is a new feature we’re introducing this semester on the Jet Fuel Review Blog. It’s a weekly feature about film, written by two critics — hence,...
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