With a lot of series returning from their midseason hiatuses (“Pretty Little Liars” and “Revenge” have already come back); Eclectic Pop makes some resolutions for several series’ respective seasons. The Vampire Diaries: It’s time for Bonnie to finally return home and find some much deserved h
James Marsh’s biopic tells the “loved” story of Stephen Hawking and his first wife Jane. Meeting at Cambridge in the early 1960’s, the two academics meet at a party and are quickly smitten with each other. Stephen (Eddie Redmayne), a scientific minded atheist, falls for the humanities oriented and
Best Pop Artist/Best Album: Taylor Swift, '1989' Swift struck gold again, producing an album flawless in its neo-bubblegum abandon. There's not a bad or middling song on this record, the work of a true artisan. Swift had already cemented herself as a pop culture fixture with her 4 pr
When ABC’s tale of revenge and blood feuds began it was as an ode to Alexander Dumas’ classic novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” with the twist being the beleaguered victim’s daughter would take up the mantle to avenge her dead father and clear his name. One of the series’ greatest challenges ha
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Actress Gina Rodriguez broke the mold as she became the first actor from a CW series to win a Golden Globe for her work on the network’s freshman series, “Jane the Virgin.” Rodriguez’s win paves the way for other unheralded actors from the network to achieve future ac
Grecian born and UK-based singer/songwriter Hellena’s single ‘Dream Big’ does just that by featuring exotic instrumentation that combines touches of R&B, pop and soul. A song about the ambition to live up to one’s potential, her lyrics embody the message as she sings “The fire’s still bur
The latest single from Bristol-based singer/songwriter Tom Mitchell stays the course of his previously lovely works. Featured in last year’s Sonic Assembly for his terrific EP ‘Things That I Need to Undo’ ( read about it here ); Mitchell has once again regaled with his special brand of melod
