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Madness At No Cost

The Art of Remembrance

A Week in Ink: Issue No. 27

Flashpoint No. 5

Black and White America Seems Gray

Artist: Lenny Kravitz Album: Black and White America Label: Virgin Records Release Date: Aug. 30 Grade: C+

Fall TV Preview

New Shows Terra Nova FOX, Monday, 8 p.m., Sept. 26 While the world waits on Jurassic Park 4, the Fall Fox lineup has got the nation covered on their dinosaur fix with its latest sci-fi thriller.

An Uplifting Party Plan

Artist:Red Hot Chili Peppers Album:The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Label: EMI, Capitol Release Date:Sept.

Summer Movie Previews

Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon Director: Michael Bay Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Release Date: June 29

A Week in Ink

A Week in Ink: 24

Flashpoint No. 1

New Pirates Film Turns Tide on Franchise

Grade: C- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesrecently made port in movie theaters nationwide and, suffice to say, the franchise has seen smoother sailing.

Guster Goes Green with Brita

With stretched arms reaching to the ceiling of the Town Ballroom, fans of Guster begged for more tunes, as the band waltzed off stage to end its Buffalo encore for its green-promoting tour. On May 2, Brita paired with the alternative pop-rock group to include the Queen City on the team's list of stops to search for its first ever Brita FilterForGood College Ambassadors.

A Musical and Emotional Rescue

Artist: Silverstein Album: Rescue Release: April 26 Label: Hopeless Records Grade: A- Whether one needs to be rescued from life's tribulations or to find hope in the future, Silverstein's latest album, Rescue, is the savior to provide this escape?musically and emotionally. Rescue begins with a powerful instrumental introduction, "Medication," and provides listeners with a dose of the band's signature melodic hardcore sound. The hardcore element, coalesced with the more melodic singing, shows a switching of identities and different sides to the music.

The Definition of Ill

Artist: Beastie Boys Album: Licensed to Ill Label: Def Jam/Columbia Release Date: November 15, 1986 Grade: A Government oppression, drug addiction, and police brutality dominated the hip-hop music of the '80s.

The Boys are Back

Artist: The Beastie Boys Album: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two Label: Capitol Release Date: May 3 Grade: B+ It has been 24 years since The Beastie Boys crashed the party, but with their new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, the boys show that they still have the mojo that garnered them fame over the past two plus decades. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two is the band's first album in four years.

Amely Goes Acoustic

Artist: Amely Album: Live Under Lights Label: Fearless Records Release Date: April 19 Grade: B- Amely knows the best way to keep fans satisfied after an awesome debut album ? acoustic renditions of fan favorites.

A Week in Ink

Green Lantern No. 65 Geoff Johns' "Green Lantern No. 65" has taken a page out of Sci-Fi history and essentially pulled out a script similar to a certain Lucas masterpiece. As Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner wander the arctic wasteland identified as Sector 2000, the base Jordan has previously built is nowhere to be found.

Glee Fans' Teenage Dream Fulfilled

Artist: Glee Cast Album: Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers Label: Columbia Release Date: April 19 Grade: A For Gleeks, life could not get any better than this.

Hot Hits With Hugar: Volume 2

This feature will attempt to determine what's hot and what's not on the radio. Rating System: 5 stars: Instant classic 4 stars: Really catchy 3 Stars: Take it or leave it 2 Stars: Tolerable 1 Star: Turn this off as quickly as possible Jennifer Lopez feat.

A Reboot to the Face

Grade: A- With the release of Mortal Kombat, a reboot of one of the most iconic franchises in the gaming world, the developers at Netherealm Studios have done the impossible; they've made d-pads useful again. The game's return-to-form approach is one that has been sorely needed in every installment post Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

Dixieland Jambalaya

Artist: Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Del McCoury Band Album: American Legacies Label: McCoury Music and Preservation Hall Recordings Release Date: April 12 Grade: B+ There's something strangely refreshing about hearing New Orleans jazz and southern bluegrass being played earnestly in this day and age.