Sick of comic book movies? Get over it, or you'll be salty every two weeks. Among the superhero-themed flicks on the horizon are "Spider-Man 2," "The Punisher," "Catwoman," "Alien vs.
I am a dumb human being. No, not your average garden-type dumb, but more of your "Jackass"-can't-say-no-to-a-dare type.
I am a compulsive gambler, perhaps even a gambling junkie. But I don't know how to shoot craps.
It just didn't seem right. Traveling among college campuses, planning to play gymnasiums with raised basketball hoops, the stage at the acoustically astounding Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on Saturday night simply wasn't what Ben Folds was expecting. "There must be some mistake," Folds told The State News during a phone interview.
It's been 38 years since Brit guitar master Eric Clapton recorded Robert Johnson's song "Crossroads" for Elektra's "What's Shakin'" rock 'n' roll compilation. Now, at age 58, Clapton has recorded a 14-song album in tribute to the mysterious bluesman of the 1930s.
Well, it takes a charismatic front person with an amazing set of pipes, some dark lyrics and some punk- and hard rock-influenced guitar, heavy bass and hard-hitting drum beats.
There is no doubt that before John Sinclair took the stage at Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St.
If Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan were still alive, they'd be astounded to see themselves portrayed so perfectly in the BoarsHead Professional Theatre's musical production "Sarah, Ella & Pops." Playwright Janet Choe does one heck of a job pulling together three biographies into a two-hour play, but certain points of the musical lack the in-depth history that younger audience members might find necessary to understand exactly what's going on.
Among all the beeps, revving engines and animated voices inside the basement bunker of Pinball Pete's, 220 Albert Ave., locals now will hear a new addition of electronic music not produced by a gaming system. Synthesizers, drum machines, iPods and a computer are now on the floor next to the air hockey, pool tables and video games for Wednesday night's "Revolution." Electronic musicians brought the sound and diversity from Club X-Cel, 224 S.
It's been 10 years since the Seattle Police Department, Courtney Love and the media called Kurt Cobain's death a suicide.
In this corner: Marva Munson (Irma P. Hall), widowed conservative, churchgoer, naive good samaritan.
Jazz up your weekend with performances on campus sponsored by the MSU School of Music. The MSU Jazz Spectacular will commence this weekend with concerts and master classes featuring MSU faculty, students, high school and collegiate bands and guest artists Eric Reed and Burgess Gardner.
Add some artistic flair to the weekend with a visit to a local gallery. Absolute Gallery, 307 E.
Laughter could be the best medicine for your weekend. For a little break from studying, head over to Connxtions Comedy Club, 2900 N.
Music manager, White Panther, author, political prisoner, radical, hippie, pioneer, inspiration - John Sinclair has been called a lot of things in his day.
Nestled between stations in Oxnard-Ventura, Calif., and Boise, Idaho sits Lansing, the 120th-largest radio market in the United States, where familiarity rules the airwaves. If local stations are playing it, local listeners can already sing it. "The Lansing market is not cutting-edge," said Dave Johnson, market manager of Rubber City Radio Group in Lansing.
The seven members of Brushfire could pose as poster children for the experiences and talent one can gain from being part of the Spartan Marching Band.
Nausea, pure disgust, utter fascination? No one word can truly describe the mad rush of emotions I experienced after a bit of Monday night channel-surfing that led me to MTV's latest addition to the reality TV pool, "I Want A Famous Face." The new series tracks self-loathing wannabes going under the knife to get Brad Pitt's nose and Britney Spears' breasts or getting liposuction and slicing off skin to get Kate Winslet's body.
Man sells drugs. Man gets cocky. Man shoots a bunch of people. Man slaps women. Man has other bad guys after him.