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The Eternal Struggle
By NICOLAS PINO | Apr. 11, 2011Once a year, the Student Union becomes home to nearly 1,000 anime-clad icons, wannabe Pok
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This Wiz Lacks Magic
By JAMESON BUTLER | Apr. 6, 2011Artist: Wiz Khalifa Album: Rolling Papers Release Date: March 29 Label: Atlantic Grade: C There are few people that have had a quicker rise to fame than Wiz Khalifa.
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The Kills Will Get Your Blood Pumping
By ERN TECK CHUA | Apr. 6, 2011Artist: The Kills Album: Blood Pressures Release: April 5 Label: Domino Records Grade: B+ Following the mainstream and critical success of its previous album, Midnight Boom, The Kills are back and better with a punk-infused, percussion-laden fourth studio release, Blood Pressures. The first track, "Future Starts Slow," despite its name, gets the album off to a blistering start.
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A Week in Ink: Issue No. 21
By NICOLAS PINO | Apr. 6, 2011Detective Comics No. 875 As a character that never seems to get his share of the limelight, Police Commissioner Gordon has a past just as mangled and deranged as the Caped Crusader. "Detective Comics No.
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An Awakening of Spring and Spirit
By VILONA TRACHTENBERG and VANESSA FRITH | Apr. 4, 2011Spring Awakening is truly an awakening for its characters and for the audience, adding a modern-day twist to a strict German society in the 1890s. Originally written as a play in 1891 by Frank Wedekind, Spring Awakening was revived as a musical by Duncan Sheik (music) and Steven Sater (book and lyrics) when it hit Broadway in 2006.
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"Crysis 2 Lacks the Originality, But Not the Fun"
By James Twigg | Apr. 4, 2011Grade: A- Killing has never looked so beautiful. Few games are able to build the hype that Crysis 2 was able to achieve.
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Taking a Step Out of The Office
By JAMESON BUTLER | Apr. 4, 2011Saturday night marked the 10th annual Student Association Comedy Series. From Patton Oswalt to Louis C.K., SA usually attracts talented comedians for the Comedy Series.
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"Full Percussion Section, Two Feet"
By VILONA TRACHTENBERG | Mar. 30, 2011A Latin percussion section usually takes a large compilation of instruments, but for legendary tap dancer Savion Glover, it takes only two ? his feet. Hundreds of dance fans flooded the CFA Thursday night to watch the production of Solo In Time and to see "the greatest tap dancer who ever lived" take the dance floor. The entire performance was designed to capture the essence of the "flamenco" theme as Glover strived to "allow one to hear the dance versus see the dance," a message he spread frequently throughout the night. Glover's tap shoes were the basis for the numerous percussive sounds generated in the flamenco, echoing the rhythms of Latin percussion.
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Bite-Sized Theater
By ZACHARY BOURQUE | Mar. 30, 2011The American Repertory Theater premiered three one-act plays featuring enough local talent and emotional terrain to undoubtedly impress newcomers. On Thursday night, local playwrights Mark Humphrey, Mark Lloyd and Matthew LaChiusa each presented a one-act play.
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Song and Dance Cures Rigor Mortis
By LESLIE TUNMORE | Mar. 29, 2011The Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein and his monster were alive and kicking, singing, dancing, and terrorizing the citizens of Transylvania last week at Shea's Performing Arts Center. The musical, written by Brooks and Thomas Meehan, was originally adapted from the story-turned-screenplay written by Brooks and Gene Wilder back in 1974.
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Don't Get Suckered
By EDWARD BENOIT | Mar. 29, 2011Grade: D- Several months ago, promising trailers for a quizzically titled movie began popping up in cinemas.
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An Album as Soulful as Her Voice
By VILONA TRACHTENBERG | Mar. 24, 2011Artist: Jennifer Hudson Album: I Remember Me Release: March 22 Label: Arista Records Grade: A- Despite the absence of Beyonc
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A Week in Ink: Issue No. 20
By NICOLAS PINO | Mar. 24, 2011Batman: The Dark Knight No. 2 Bats has taken to the streets to find a Lohan-esque socialite that goes by the ludicrous name of Dawn Golden, and while the plot of this issue manages to capture a rage-filled vigilante, it is a few tools short of a utility belt. David Finch writes with incredible purpose and vision, and he does so in a way that is attempting to recreate Batman in a new, harsher tone.
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The Strokes Are Back With a New Angle
By MAX SOEUN KIM | Mar. 24, 2011Artist: The Strokes Album: Angles Label: RCA Release: March 18 Grade: A- After a five-year-long hiatus that was shrouded in mystery save for disquieting reports of tensions among its members, the New York City rockers are back with 10 new tracks, collectively titled Angles. Angles will inevitably raise some eyebrows.
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All the Colors of the Razor Wind
By NICOLAS PINO | Mar. 23, 2011Grade: A- In 16 years, this generation has seen more monsters than any generation previous, and it's all thanks to one Japanese commodity: Pok
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SA Announces Spring Fest and Comedy Act
By JAMESON BUTLER | Mar. 23, 2011Every year, SA is in charge of about $4 million, much of which goes toward Fall and Spring Fests. For this year's Spring Fest, SA is bringing Wiz Khalifa, Nas and Damian Marley, Tinie Tempah, and Big Sean to UB. Wiz Khalifa is best known for his number-one hit single "Black and Yellow." Since first breaking on to the radio, Wiz has garnered a lot of attention from fans and fellow rappers alike. Wiz Khalifa is on a climb to the top of the rap game, which he hopes will be finalized with his first studio release, Rolling Papers, due out March 29. Alongside Wiz are Nas and Damian Marley.
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From Bieber Fever to Ferreira Hysteria
By AKARI IBURI | Mar. 23, 2011Artist: Sky Ferreira Album: AS IF! Release: March 22 Label: Capitol Grade: C+ Brace-faced teeny boppers nationwide will drool over the first EP of up-and-coming 18-year-old pop sensation Sky Ferreira. AS IF!
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Brown Fails to Hit the Mark
By EDWARD BENOIT | Mar. 23, 2011Artist: Chris Brown Album: F.A.M.E. Label: Jive Release Date: March 18 Grade: D Say what you will about hip hop and R&B singer Chris Brown, but the man certainly knows a thing or two about beats.
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The Upsides of Pop-Punk
By JAMES TWIGG and VANESSA FRITH | Mar. 11, 2011The only thing missing was Fred Savage. On Tuesday night, the walls of the venue/skate park hybrid, Xtreme Wheels, pulsed with the energy of some of the best pop-punk around.
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Breakup Lullabies
By ERN TECK CHUA | Mar. 11, 2011Artist: Avril Lavigne Album: Goodbye Lullaby Release: March 8 Label: RCA Records Grade: C+ Avril Lavigne ? teenage outcast, turned gloomy rebel, turned punk-princess ? is back with her latest incarnation, Goodbye Lullaby, returning as a woman finally ready to leave adolescence behind; at least according to her fourth studio album. However, despite cosmetics' and nature's best effort, the 26-year-old Lavigne neither looks nor sounds a day older than the 17-year-old girl that burst onto the music scene almost a decade ago. This time around, after a piano-driven prelude about her fragrance "Black Star," d
