Maria recalls musical origins with jazzy Fortress
As with all great musicians, there’s something in the voice that makes them stand out among the rest. A person’s voice speaks to the soul...
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DS’s GTA revamps series
Unlike its big brother, the Wii, who tried to hold on to its innocence for as long it could with family style gaming such as...
Knowing explodes with action-packed thrills
Not often does a movie come out that taps into humanity’s unquenchable desire for knowing what the future will hold for mankind, while still managing...
Casiotone bears beautiful, lonely Children
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone’s Owen Ashworth gained early recognition for his extreme minimalism. His first album, Answering Machine Music, was spawned from a song...
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Great Escape gives away free comics A day that falls on the first Saturday every May, Free Comic Book Day, will be hosted by Great...
Hilson’s debut album far from perfection
In a Perfect World… is Keri Hilson’s debut album. Originally slated for release in 2007, it was pushed back two years until 2009, anticipation building...
Appleseed Cast saves slow-starting show
Kansas-based rock quartet The Appleseed Cast rocked an all-ages crowd of about one hundred last Friday evening at local music venue The Masquerade. The band...
Lin’s Fast & Furious drives plot into the ground
It is probably best not to enter an existential crisis when watching the “true sequel” to 2001’s The Fast and the Furious. One could ponder...
Jekyll concocts catchy tunes
The house was packed with an all-ages crowd of about 100 anxious and excited theatre patrons. The small, cozy campus theater venue known as the...
Audiences observe: Report full of laughs
The end of the semester is near, and once again it is time for all of your professors to unleash upon you the thousand stings...
Tiny new Shuffle speaks up
The new iPod Shuffle is Apple’s third iteration of the ultra-compact music player. Though the player still does not include a screen, the newest Shuffle...
Mottola’s latest lacks adventure
Adventureland, starring Jessie Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart (better known as that girl from Twilight), strays away from the pure comedy represented in its trailer and...
Mariza marvels Ferst Center
Portuguese pop phenomenon Mariza performed at the Ferst Center last Sunday. Along with five other well-known artists, she brought the Portuguese sound of fado to...
Deacon’s newest album pushes musical boundaries
By Robby Cassidy Contributing Writer Dan Deacon is a freak of nature. The first track on Spiderman of the Rings, his last album and Bromst’s...
Duplicity lacks necessary spark
Lacking the necessary power to reverse the hands of time, Duplicity, a corporate spy film, may have been one of the movies missed in the...
Clarkson’s tunes give fans all they ever wanted
All I Ever Wanted is Kelly Clarkson’s fourth studio album. Debuting at number one, it sold over 250,000 copies in the first week, and with...
Old Star Ocean fans lose faith in The Last Hope
By Kristin Hanson Staff Writer Imagine a nuclear world war where so much of planet Earth gets destroyed that human kind is forced to find...
12 Rounds keeps fun action stereotypes flowing
By Robert Solomon Contributing Writer When creating art of any sort, the worst reaction is no reaction at all. Whether it inspires deeply felt love...