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A well-armed adventure

By BRIAN KESCHINGER | Feb. 9, 2014

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Konze's Krescendo: Guitar tips

By JOE KONZE JR | Feb. 9, 2014

About a year ago, a former colleague of mine, Adrien D'Angelo, started a weekly series that targeted a wide-ranged crowd from guitarists to DJs to music producers.

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On Sunday, Feb. 2, cinema lost one of its finest treasures. More importantly, a man died, leaving behind grieving parents, three siblings, his ex-girlfriend of 15 years and their three children. Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead, lying on his bathroom floor, on Sunday morning.

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"So long, see you next summer: Bombay Bicycle Club Album Review"

By MEGAN WEAL | Feb. 6, 2014

Album: So Long, See You Tomorrow Artist: Bombay Bicycle Club Label:Vagrant Records Release Date: Feb.

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Complimentary Failure: Flappy Bird

By BRIAN KESCHINGER | Feb. 6, 2014

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Flappy Bird finds immense popularity at UB

By JORDAN OSCAR | Feb. 6, 2014

If you've wandered around campus lately, you may have noticed people transfixed by their phones and frantically tapping the screen.

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"Look Alive, Sunshine: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys review "

By BRIAN KESCHINGER | Feb. 4, 2014

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So ... where is this going?': That Awkward Moment review

By SAM FERNANDO | Feb. 4, 2014

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"Ain't got nothin' on you, Bruno"

By JOE KONZE JR | Feb. 4, 2014

When students lined up for Fall Fest in 2010, they had no idea who Bruno Mars was. But by the end of Mars' set, he had become a crowd pleaser, serenading women in the audience with his hit songs "Grenade" and "Just The Way You break." But many fail to realize how multifaceted Mars' contribution to the music industry has been over the last few years. Pop music has had a marred image, but Mars serves as a reminder that there is still someone in the music industry that cares about where the music comes from and how it's made. He has co-wrote many hit songs for other artists and, in the process, has found a way to create a musical fusion of his own. Do you like the catchy lyrics and tune to CeeLo Green's hit song "Forget You?" Mars helped write that. Is "Who Dat Girl" by Flo Rida featuring Akon your girl's night jam?

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Game fuel: Food to keep the game going and the stomach rolling

By JORDAN OSCAR | Feb. 2, 2014

Being a gamer is a ton of fun, but it comes with a lot of difficult choices. The experience involves what game to play and which platform to play it on, but of equal importance: what to eat.

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Tunes to curb your mind's hunger

By MEGAN WEAL | Feb. 2, 2014

The right music can set the tone for any occasion. Whether it's a slow beat to impress your date, a fun steel drum sound for a summer BBQ, a heavy rock song to eat a bowl of wings to or a tangy country twang, music changes the way we feel, the way we engage with people and even how we taste our food.

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Teenage wasteland: The Last of Us: American Dreams comic review

By BRIAN KESCHINGER | Jan. 30, 2014

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Headphones not allowed: Warpaint album review

By MEGAN WEAL | Jan. 28, 2014

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Arts In Healthcare Initiative receives donation from Roswell Institute

By JOE KONZE JR | Jan. 28, 2014

UB's Arts in Healthcare Initiative will continue its philanthropic work after receiving a generous donation over the winter break. On Jan.

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March madness: Spring video game preview

By JORDAN OSCAR | Jan. 28, 2014

In November, when Playstation 4 and Xbox One debuted, gamers had a new console to play for the first time in eight years. And with highly anticipated games like Destiny, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Watch Dogs coming out this year, the outlook for 2014 is promising. In addition to the games coming out for the next generation consoles, there are plenty of great games coming out for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 this year.

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Beats to 'beat' the day

By MEGAN WEAL | Jan. 28, 2014

There's a good chance that on Jan. 1 you made a promise to yourself that you'd get organized, lose the extra pounds that you put on over the holidays or start saving money. There's also a good chance that by Jan.