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.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen someone like Adele, someone who transcends that humble descriptor “artist” and becomes something more like … a phenomenon. Exactly one year ago today, this modest British singer with the jaw-dropping neo-soul voice re …
Las Vegas indie rock act Imagine Dragons dreams up a tough world in which hope and progress are nevertheless still possible.
What do you get when you combine tight jeans, Crown Royal and a tailgate party down by the river? Luke Bryan’s latest boot-stomper answers that burning country question.
Katy Perry’s latest hit was written in 2010. But a last-minute lyrics switch makes it clear that she’s repurposed it as a metaphorical gun pointing right at her ex-husband.
Once upon a time, getting your driver’s license was a cherished right of passage, a ticket to freedom few self-respecting teens would pass up for very long. That was certainly the case with me. Growing up in a small town in Iowa, I couldn’t wait to get …
Van Halen’s last album with David Lee Roth came out just as Ronald Reagan was finishing up his first term as president. Almost 30 years later, Diamond Dave is back. And Van Halen is partying like it’s 1984 all over again. Or maybe 1978.
The Fray once again plumbs the depths of melancholy introspection. But it (mostly) concludes that even though life is hard, it’s still good.
The Material Girl tries to wind the clock back several decades as she’s joined by Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. … in cheerleader outfits. Where’s Toni Basil when you need her?
Gotye tells us, “You can be addicted to a certain kind of sadness.” And so his new album, Making Mirrors, is.
This compilation soundtrack from the first three seasons of Nick Jr.’s popular show majors in friendship, optimism and the love of the tune.
Fifty-nine might seem a bit on the grey end of things to be a believable action hero. But don’t tell Liam Neeson. In the last few years, the Irish-born actor has become a big-screen protagonist that bad guys have learned—the hard way—not to trifle with …
Glenn Close plays a woman living her life as a man. But gender-bending isn’t really the beginning or the end of this story.
In my formative years, there wasn’t any nuance or mystery when it came to words I wasn’t supposed to say. The f-word and s-word were definitely out of bounds. But so were some other common vulgarities that, while not as harsh as the really nasty stuff, …
Twenty years in, this veteran Virginia metalcore act still pulsates with rage and despair even as it poses some surprisingly weighty philosophical questions.
Country superstar Tim McGraw has been locked in a protracted legal battle with his label for nearly two years over the release of this album. Was it worth the wait?
