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'King O' the Moon' chock-full o' laughs

Jacqueline Wayneguite

September 21, 2005

It's a beautiful thing when you can't stop laughing about a play well after the curtain has closed. "King O' the Moon," performed by BoarsHead Theatre, hit the mark that distinguishes truly great theater from the ordinary. The play is set in July 1969 and the Pazinski children, who are growing into adults, are feeling national and international events in their own lives - the first man on the moon, the Vietnam War and changing moral standards. "King O' the Moon" is the follow-up play to "Over The Tavern," which was performed by the theater last September and again in May.

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Enter the cosmic world of Coheed and Cambria

Bob Darrow

September 20, 2005

Somewhere in the bowels of the Metro concert hall in the heart of Wrigleyville on the North side of Chicago, Coheed and Cambria's lead singer and guitarist Claudio Sanchez emerges from a backstage hangout, the laughter of his bandmates echoing behind him.

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New album puts spacey twist on love gone wrong

Bob Darrow

September 20, 2005

There are few heartbreaks more thoroughly chronicled in the annals of popular music than the painful breakup.

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BluesFest socks it to Old Town

Ryan Mccormick

September 19, 2005

Would it really be blues without trouble brewing all around? Because when it comes to the blues, either your mate isn't treating you right or the weather treats you like a chump.

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'Like Heaven' isn't an average chick flick

Benita Mehta

September 19, 2005

Sometimes chick flicks can be entertaining, funny and enjoyable all at once. "Just Like Heaven" is one of those movies.

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SN staffers debate G-Unit releases

Benita Mehta  and  Brian Feeny

September 16, 2005

Every once in a while, a brave soul decides to challenge State News music reporter Benita Mehta. This time around, graphic artist and G-Unit fan Brian Feeny discusses two of the hip-hop troupe's latest offerings. Benita's thoughts I'll admit I knew nothing about G-Unit or Tony Yayo when I discovered 50 Cent's new "The Massacre (Special Edition)" and Tony Yayo's "Thoughts of a Predicate Felon" in my mailbox this week.

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Detroit music scene is more than White Stripes, Eminem

Rolling Stone recently published a book called "Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide" in which author Jenny Eliscu details college towns that have thriving rock scenes.

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Mysterious modernist

Jacqueline Wayneguite

September 15, 2005

It's harder to take a picture than it looks. All the elements of a photo need to be perfect to create a capturing image - light, balance, focus, vantage point and framing. Photographers know these things and study them intently in the classroom or experiment with them out in the field. A number of influential photographers mastered these techniques by working out in the field in the 1930s.

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Pussycat Dolls are hot; CD is not

Benita Mehta

September 15, 2005

The Pussycat Dolls originated as a song-and-dance troupe in 1995, in Christina Applegate's Los Angeles garage.

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Mysterious modernist

Jacqueline Wayneguite

September 15, 2005

It's harder to take a picture than it looks. All the elements of a photo need to be perfect to create a capturing image - light, balance, focus, vantage point and framing. Photographers know these things and study them intently in the classroom or experiment with them out in the field. A number of influential photographers mastered these techniques by working out in the field in the 1930s.

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The happenings

Films opening Friday "Just Like Heaven," starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo.

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This week's drink: pink porch crawlers

Almost every party has a keg. Or maybe the hosts have tried to accommodate others by serving jungle juice instead.

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Festival brings blues to Lansing

Ryan Mccormick

September 15, 2005

The only thing better than free music is good free music. And Michigan's capital city, Lansing - where Gov.

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Fall offers opportunities to check out good plays

It's now the middle of September and the theater scene is going into full effect. It's time to go and see a play. It seems that many of the play companies in greater Lansing have chosen comedies this month.

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Behind the groove

Benita Mehta

September 14, 2005

The music business is cutthroat. It's difficult to get started and even harder to make it big.

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Five favorites

The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture that just might make your life a little bit better. 1.

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1st-time cell user adjusts to new life

When walking across campus, no matter what time of day it is or whom you pass, there seems to be one aspect in common: the cell phone. It seems almost everyone has a cell phone these days, whether out of necessity or desire.

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Spice up show-watching experience with parties

Lauren Phillips

September 14, 2005

Several of TV's new season and series premieres air this month. Here are some suggestions on how to throw a theme party for some of the best new shows and some popular returns: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (NBC) The gist of the show: Like Donald Trump's original version, candidates have to compete for a position in Martha's company.

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Career fair time? Career wear finds

Lauren Phillips

September 14, 2005

So, you're on your way to the first job interview of the semester - or maybe it's your fifteenth because the economy is in distress.

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Mobius Band follows current electronic trend

Benita Mehta

September 14, 2005

Mobius Band has mastered the art of electronic pop-rock. Many bands are going the electronic route lately, adding in plenty of beeps and boops to back up vocals and guitars.