After serving as an associate editor at NavPress’ Discipleship Journal and consulting editor for Current Thoughts and Trends, Adam now oversees the editing and publishing of Plugged In’s reviews as the site’s director. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. In their free time, the Holzes enjoy playing games, a variety of musical instruments, swimming and … watching movies.
Three weeks ago, we reviewed Jason Mraz’s new album, Love Is a Four Letter Word. And apart from a couple of passing allusions to cohabitation, it was a sweet album full of earnest, optimistic reflections about life and love. So much so, in fact, that I …
Former American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert says he doesn’t want to be branded by bigots. But he slaps a whole lot of labels on himself in these Trespassing lyrics.
Have you ever had this experience? You go to a movie with a friend, a movie that perhaps has some content that’s a bit edgy. But as you walk out, you’re thinking something like, That wasn’t too bad. It didn’t really bother me at all. In fact, you’re al …
In its first five days in foreign theaters, Marvel’s The Avengers raked in a whopping $185.1 million. That’s right. By the time the latest supersized superhero flick spools up in American theaters this Friday, it will likely have pocketed somewhere nor …
Carrie Underwood says her fans love her revenge songs. So she’s stuck two of them right at the front of Blown Away.
B.o.B’s sophomore effort dabbles in nasty hip-hop clichés even as it fuses them with infectious pop hooks and guest contributions from the likes of Lil Wayne, T.I., Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj and … Taylor Swift?
The latest stop-motion effort from the creators of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit takes to the high seas in search of glory, plunder and (some low-brow) laughs.
Call it the Katniss Effect. Around the country, anecdotal evidence suggests that a fair number of girls are picking up Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen’s weapon of choice: the bow. “All of a sudden, sales of bows have, like, tripled,” Paul Haines, …
The latest hit from French EDM maestro David Guetta unfurls a beat-laden backdrop for singer Sia to deliver a message of steely determination in the face of criticism. The video, in contrast, focuses on steely retaliation.
Madonna and Nicki Minaj represent different generations. But both singers know a thing or two about provoking the status quo for the sake of generating attention. Madonna’s been perfecting her shock shtick since the mid-’80s, of course. And with her la …
You’ll see that this veteran Canadian modern rock outfit’s music is drenched with references to the band’s Christian faith … if you know where to look for them.
Has feel-good acoustic crooner Jason Mraz grown so embittered by love that he’s now comparing it to profanity?
