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Life of the party
By Brian Josephs | Dec. 6, 2012After weeks of promotion, Sickamatic Royal T-Krew held its reggae/hip-hop party at Buffalo Live on Main Street on Nov.
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Top 15 albums of 2012
Dec. 6, 2012This year's most popular songs revolved around the cheapest of thrills. "Call Me Maybe" forced itself into our heads with its shameless catchiness, while "Bands A Make Her Dance" excited with its over-the-top raunchiness.
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Best Films of 2012: Jake's personal picks
By JAKE KNOTT | Dec. 6, 2012This time last fall, I categorized the best films of 2011 by genre. I'm not ready to offer my top 10 films of the year because there are still many films yet to be released.
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The Swerve God
By DUANE OWENS | Dec. 6, 2012It's the beginning of the semester and there's a line of people anxiously awaiting entrance into an already-flooded house party. Though it's midnight and pitch black in the driveway, the easily noticeable 6-foot-4 Derrick Swerve still manages to distract partygoers from the speakers pumping high decibels of music.
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Turnt
By ELVA AGUILAR | Dec. 4, 2012Rap music has been notorious for its correlation with violence since its birth, both socially and lyrically.
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The Conti choir
By Brian Josephs | Dec. 4, 2012Chris Conti, a senior environmental studies major, is getting used to his job as student-assistant coach of the wrestling team. His current job has him lending emotional support to members of the team.
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AudioInflux: flying with the funkstars
By SHELL MILIZIA and ADRIEN D'ANGELO | Dec. 2, 2012What began as a studio project in Rochester, N.Y. four years ago manifested into what is now AudioInflux - a name describing the twist and turn of harmonic material into something tangible, hard-hitting and downright funky. The powerful pipes of Chris "Hollywood" English are located behind the drum kit while MC Marcus "MdotCoop" Cooper takes front and center for some lyrical rhyme and reason between hooks.
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The Breathing Tree comes back to life
By FELICIA HUNT | Nov. 29, 2012Local bands constantly struggle to remain relevant in the Buffalo scene. They compete with more popular bands as well as with each other for the headlining spot at venues such as Mohawk Place and Broadway Joe's.
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Different strokes
By CHELSEA SULLIVAN | Nov. 29, 2012With internationally known artists guiding members, one club at UB strives to spread its passion and knowledge for art to students of all academic fields. The Student Visual Arts Organization (SVAO) is a Student Association club dedicated to prompting the arts outside the classroom.
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Deftones Koi No Yokan album review: Anticipating adulation
By MATT BENEVENTO | Nov. 27, 2012Artist: Deftones Album: Koi No Yokan Release Date: Nov. 12 Label: Reprise Records Grade: A In the '90s, Los Angeles experienced a golden age of music; unfortunately, most of the bands from that era have faded away over the last decade and a half.
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Twilight movie review: From dusk 'til drawn-out
By JAKE KNOTT | Nov. 18, 2012Film: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
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Fire in his belly
By SHELL. MILIZIA | Nov. 18, 2012An intimate room, a few chairs and a photo of a little boy dressed in plaid projected on a back wall.
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End of the Road offers a glimpse at the apocalypse
By MICHAEL POWELL | Nov. 18, 2012A blizzard of biblical proportions, a pack of man-eating jaguars and a horrifying zombie hoard- which do you think will bring the end? These are the questions asked in Jon Elston's new play, End of the Road.
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Curtains up for Christmas
By LISA DE LA TORRE | Nov. 13, 2012In the midst of the holiday shopping frenzy, it's important to take time to reflect on why we're doing all this running around in the first place. Regardless of what holiday you celebrate, Buffalo is offering variety of holiday-themed shows that are sure to help you forget the stress and embrace the happy holiday spirit.
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Flight movie review: A drunk trying to earn his wings
By JAKE KNOTT | Nov. 13, 2012Film: Flight Release Date: Nov 2 Studio: Paramount Pictures Grade: A- His intoxicated breath skewers from his mouth and taints the surrounding air.
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The Babies album review: Our House is a very fine house
By MAX CRINNIN | Nov. 11, 2012Album: Our House on the Hill Artist: The Babies Label:
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Flight was years in the making
By Brian Josephs | Nov. 11, 2012Screenwriter John Gatins already has a solid resume. He wrote sports-themed essential Coach Carter (2005) and the Keanu Reeves-starring Hardball (2001). Now he can proudly add Flight to that list. Flightstars Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker, a struggling alcoholic who pilots a plane intoxicated against his better judgment.
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A drunk trying to earn his wings
By JAKE KNOTT | Nov. 8, 2012Film:Flight Release Date:Nov 2 Studio: Paramount Pictures Grade:A-
