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One-man sound puts Why? outside of indie music box
Why?'s quirky indie-pop is hard to place. At times the band sounds like Pavement and later a one-singer Fiery Furnaces.
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The evolution of video games
It all started with PONG, the Atari 2600 and the Magnavox Odyssey 2. Home video game consoles have come a long way since those first clunky systems, and the evolution continues as developers take advantage of the latest in technology. This weekend, top video game industry executives, researchers and government officials will descend on MSU to discuss the future of video games at "Future Play 2005: The International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology." The conference, which started in the Toronto area as the "Computer Game Technology Conference," has expanded its focus for its fourth meeting after new directors took over, said conference co-Chairman Brian Winn, a telecommunication, information studies and media assistant professor. Those involved will be discussing issues affecting the future of the industry, including technology, marketing and policy issues.
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'Legends II' mars X-Men legacy
Don Jordan: I'll admit that I'm a nerd when it comes to comic books, especially my favorite characters, the X-Men. I know their powers, identities, histories, you name it.
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Hitchcock chillers still hair-raising after all these years
He's the master of suspense. His tombstone inscription reads "I'm in on a plot." And he's made cameo appearances in all of his films, starting with the 1927 release "The Lodger," through his last motion picture "Family Plot," in 1976. Alfred Hitchcock died April 28, 1980 in Los Angeles of natural causes, but his tension-building cinematic masterpieces still resonate with audiences around the world today.
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Go! Team melds Motown style, new wave for solid U.S. debut
Take a step back in time to the sunshine-filled days of the '60s and '70s with The Go! Team.
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Down Under psychedelic rock scores
The first track from the morning after girls' first U.S. release sounds like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with its fuzzy guitar rock and smooth, blended-in vocals.
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'Yesterday' close to perfectly conveying political climate
If there's a play that makes a strong political stance on corruption between the government and the corporate world, it's MSU Department of Theatre's production of "Born Yesterday." The play opened Thursday night at Pasant Theatre in the Wharton Center to a small audience.
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'Wallace & Gromit': Animation at its best
The stop-motion animation is astounding. The plot is refreshingly cute. The first feature-length film starring the British claymation chums "Wallace & Gromit" in "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," is a cheeky comedy, innocent enough for the whole family.
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Noodles good, but they're a bit pricey
From Wisconsin Mac & Cheese to Thai Curry Soup, Noodles & Co. has a dish for every palette. The Colorado-based restaurant, which opened Saturday at 205 E.
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Suburb's lack of diversity, trends make it uncool
Wait, they're making a movie about someone from Midland? My dinky little hometown? Are you kidding me? The basic premise of "Two for the Money" is that this guy went on to seek much fortune - notably, outside of Midland. He has realized the dream of many a Midland teen, which is successfully getting the heck out of that town to somewhere far, far away.
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National Solar Tour comes to capital city
The 10th annual National Solar Tour will be in Lansing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. Solar-powered homes and businesses will be open for self-guided tours so the public can see how they use solar energy. East Lansing locations on the tour include 405 Grove St.
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Play kicks off Coming Out Day
"Moral Obligations," a fictionalized account of Matthew Shepard's story will be performed this evening. The play will be held at 6:30 p.m.
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Unique features, local favorites add to town's appeal
Does your hometown have a Tridge? That's right, I bet you don't even know what a Tridge is.
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Conspiracy's CD not a match for live concert
"Armed Love" is not a new album - it's more than a year old, but it was just released in the United States for the first time Tuesday.
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'Born Yesterday' takes on politics
It seems not much has changed in America since the 1940s - there are still businessmen in bed with politicians, corruption in Washington, D.C., and ditsy blondes oblivious to all of this.
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Musician to bring soul to MSU Sesquicentennial
Rufus Wainwright is a self-proclaimed "gay messiah." "I was really one of the first to start off my career out of the closet, writing about gay issues with a major label in America," he said.
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100 Jay Leno fans can pick up tickets for free from board
The University Activities Board is giving away more than 100 free tickets for the Jay Leno Live show at Breslin Center at 8 p.m.
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Five favorites
1. "Stay Fly," from Memphis, Tenn.'s favorite hip-hop troupe Three 6 Mafia. The mid-tempo single features Eightball & MJG and Young Buck and is on their new album "Most Known Unknown." But what happened to Gangsta Boo? 2.
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Mother, daughter artists show work together at Banyan Gallery
Growing up, Nathalie Winans looked to her artist mother for support and advice while pursuing her own art interests. "She's really encouraged me as an artist," Winans said of her mother, Jill Lareaux.
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Franz Ferdinand: 'Much Better' than expected
Franz Ferdinand took the world by storm last year and quickly became the "it" band of the summer of 2004 with catchy danceable tunes. The Scottish foursome is back with its second full-length album, "You Could Have It So Much Better." The single has been teasing fans for weeks; this amount of hype leading up to an album usually signifies disappointment.