The lights are shining, guitars tuned, mics checked. I'm standing in a sea of pierced, Converse-clad teens and 20-somethings and also girls sporting trendy miniskirts and flip-flops.
Every week, The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture that might make your life a little bit better.
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, Sunsets with Shakespeare is prepared to perform classic love literature.
It felt more like a sauna than a bar. The Hard Lessons made a triumphant return to Lansing with a standing room-only performance at Mac's Bar, 2700 E.
Wheatus' new album won't change the world, but it will put some smiles on teenage faces. The Long Island-based band is best known for the 2001 catchy hit "Teenage Dirtbag" and has stayed true to its poppy garage rock sound on "TooSoonMonsoon." The new album is the band's third full length — "Suck Fony" was released in 2005, but that was just a reissue of the second album "Hand Over Your Loved Ones" with two new tracks. The most striking aspect of the band always has been, and still is, the high-pitched voice of Brendan B.
There have been claims that Americans are opting to skip going to the theater because of piracy, increased ticket prices and better technology for watching at home.
Katie Fletcher For The State News "Lights and Sounds" is the newest release from Yellowcard, the pop-rock group whose last few songs were released among a flurry of California-themed singles from similar bands.
Barr combines spacey jazz with spoken words hitting on the offbeats. The band is one of kind in umpteen ways.
In 1959, a family of four in sleepy Halcomb, Kan., was brutally murdered. Enter Truman Capote — writer for The New Yorker — desperate to tell the story. Capote devotes years to his research.
Marc Nardacci has an incredibly intense job resting on his shoulders. In his first year as director of ASMSU's Pop Entertainment, he faced a smaller amount of group members than last year, as well as a hefty budget cut.
"The Book of Daniel" was my favorite television show of all time. Note the keyword: was. The program involved an Episcopalian priest dealing with family dilemmas, church politics and his own pill-popping addiction.
By John Hudson For The State News Electric Six's upcoming album "Señor Smoke" allures listeners with the same contagious dance beats and droll songwriting heard on its previous release "Fire." Warner Music UK refrained from releasing "Señor Smoke" in the States despite its considerable acclaim in England.
The Internet has become a vehicle to establish and reinvent one's own identity. And for many cyber-savvy folks, MySpace.com has become a popular Web site to exercise one of the human race's most prized personal tastes — music.
Every week, The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture that might make your life a little bit better.
Flint is a sports town, and athletes from the area frequently play at MSU, University of Michigan and other major universities.
By now everyone has heard the news — Pierce Brosnan is out and Daniel Craig will be the next James Bond.
Jill is in trouble long before a stranger starts calling. She's 800 minutes over on her cell phone bill — gasp.
Justin Kroll For The State News Since the 1960s, movies about interracial relationships such as "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and "Jungle Fever" have taken a more dramatic and serious approach.
"A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar … " is the tagline for "The Matador" — and the whole movie is one long, hilarious punchline. Hitman Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan) and struggling businessman Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear) are both in Mexico City on business.
By Justin Kroll For The State News It is rare today in movies that we see directors take the gamble of slowing a film down and making it into a piece of thought-provoking art, instead of a fast-paced, action-packed epic.