With the recent release of "Transatlanticism," Death Cab for Cutie is ready to bring its indie pop sound tonight to the MSU Union Ballroom. Death Cab's drummer, Jason McGerr, spoke with The State News on Saturday via phone from Chicago, a day after the group performed to a packed crowd at the Metro Theater.
Any film which begins with a Klingon proverb but doesn't have a vulcan or spaceship in sight is bound to be interesting. For six years, audiences have been waiting for Quentin Tarantino to pick up the megaphone and direct another film. In "Kill Bill: Volume 1," he returns with a film that can't be put into a genre other than excellent.
The man with the British accent is not Roger Waters. It's actually Mark King, keyboardist and vocalist for The Surrogate Band -
If you are at the NCG Cinema Eastwood, beware - you might get eaten by the living dead. "Night of the Living Dead," will be shown at the theater, 2500 Showtime Drive in Lansing, midnight tonight and Saturday in its rare, original 35-mm format.
By Joshua Carr Special for The State News Wu Tang Clan member's Cappadonna, Killa Priest and Remedy performed Wednesday at Lansing's Spiral Video Dance Club to a small audience.
The phone rings at 8:30 a.m. on a Friday. The first ring becomes part of your dream. The second ring startles you from your sleep like a wretched alarm clock.
Forget Barbie and her beau Ken.On display through the month of October at the East Lansing Public Library's North Foyer Gallery, 950 Abbott Road, are hand-crafted dolls with a little bit more class and a lot more personal touches than big-busted Barbie would ever feel.
Wu-Tang Clan member Cappadonna is bringing his hard-core rap show to Lansing tonight, along with associates Killah Priest and Remedy Ross.The rappers are coming to Spiral Dance Bar, 1247 Center St.
Many students are intimidated by the idea of creating their own Web site. They don't know where to start, they don't think it's possible or they think they don't have the time. "Making my own site crossed my mind once or twice," psychology junior Maggie Burkhart said.
"Out of Time" is the kind of movie that doesn't know what it wants to be. It's a suspense movie with little prolonged tension.
Deep base notes and repetitious choruses bumping from lowriders with the windows down pegs the appeal of Ludacris' new album. "Chicken -N- Beer" retains Ludacris' popular style, liked by rap enthusiasts and others at the same time - great beats and entertaining lyrics.
Well, it's finally happened. I've fallen into the ever-growing abyss that keeps swallowing masses of couch potatoes every week.
There will probably never be four brothers as funny as the Marx Brothers. And they were never funnier than in the classic "Animal Crackers." Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo go wild in this musical comedy which puts the four smack dab in the middle of another rich society event. This time Groucho is Captain Jeffrey T.
Skrape ups the dose with a bevy of guitars and power in its latest CD. "Up the Dose" launches with "Bleach," which starts off surprisingly mellow.
When Paul Schaefer saw "Beauty and the Beast" at Wharton Center's Great Hall, he had no idea he would perform on the same stage years later. Beginning Oct.
Jack Black simply rocks. In the family-friendly "School of Rock," Black shows why his popularity is rising so fast - he's charming. In the film, Black portrays Dewey Finn, a well-meaning, but far too enthusiastic, guitar player in a struggling rock band.
Howie Day showed his mixing capabilities Friday during the Homecoming Jam as he switched tracks from his usual singer-songwriter performance to try out his talents as a DJ. Many high school students meshed with the college crowd at the International Center to gaze dreamy-eyed at the 22-year-old musician, who periodically took the stage solo to mix his own tunes. Day even threw an East Lansing line into one of the songs, making it clever and interesting.
Karl Wegener has had trials and tribulations both good and bad. From these, he has not only recreated every piece of art he's made, but he's also learned from each experience. Opening today in the Kresge Art Center's Gallery 114 is Karl Wegener's exhibit of creative works ranging in every medium from illustrations to photography. "The cartoons (also dubbed Karltoons) are the most fun," Wegener said.
When I attended high school, homecoming week was an orgy everyone wanted a piece of. There were theme days to dress up, floats to be made and spirit games to be won. I remember toga day and how people were whispering through the halls, "I don't have on underwear.
Any myth you might have heard about Goth music is probably skewed, according to the Crüxshadows' frontman, Rogue.