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Yesterday's Mario Kart World Direct didn't exactly have any mind-blowing revelations for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game.
A new album by the band Great Grandpa is called "Patience, Moonbeam" and it's required a lot of patience. It's been six years since their last album. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TOP GUN") GREAT GRANDPA ...
The upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza will feature at least two fan favorite characters from the franchise's past besides Donkey Kong himself.
Seattle indie-rock band’s new Patience, Moonbeam is sonically surprising and melodically charming A few songs, like “Top Gun” bear the stripped-down, more straightforwardly rootsy influence ...
On a Great Grandpa album, the littlest details are arrayed in service of the biggest feelings. Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa Patience, Moonbeam is out 3/28 on Run For Cover.
Great Grandpa’s new album Patience, Moonbeam is still a few days away from release, but the band has already shared a whole mess of advance singles: “Kid,” “Doom,” “Junior ...
Sometimes, a great band is at their best even when they're apart. After years of sharing an apartment, in 2019, Great Grandpa weren’t sure when they would all be in the same room, let alone be making ...
Several times in the game, he visits his grandfather, Cranky Kong. Listen to Cranky Kong’s dialogue long enough, and you’ll learn that he was the original Donkey Kong. This also apparently ...
The game's opening level, for example, lets you go find Cranky Kong. The inclusion of Cranky Kong as well is interesting, as canonically he has always been treated as the original "Donkey Kong ...
More than emo, more than alt-country, Great Grandpa have made something completely their own by never shying away from exuberance or pain. There is so much contained inside this album, and at ...