"War All the Time," the latest effort by power-rockers Thursday, is simply bad all the time. Every one of the CD's 11 songs sounds identical and if any hard rock fan stops paying attention to what's going on in the album following the third track, he or she cannot be blamed. The CD is a cornucopia of crud, culminating with lead vocalist Geoff Rickly's lack of singing skill.
It might not be December, but the MSU Department of Theater has its wish list ready. At the beginning of each school year, the department files an Annual Progress and Productivity Report (APPR) to the Office of Facilities Planning in the provost's office requesting a list of items for future improvement, Interim Department Chairman Frank Rutledge said. In the past, Rutledge said, the department has made requests for an air conditioner to be placed in the Auditorium's distinct, round Arena Theatre.
The 310-person crowd was cheering on The Red Hot Chili Peppers following another successful show more than 15 years ago at Rick's American Café in East Lansing.
If your life is lacking laughs, or if you'd simply like to be enlightened with a little bit of comedy, there's a special poetry event in Lansing that's sure to activate all the funny bones in your body.Tonight, the Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St.
If you liked "The Matrix" or "Blade," then you will love "Underworld," because it's basically the same movie. Part Shakespearean tragedy, part horror movie, the film is big on explosions, computer-animated werewolves, slowed-down fight scenes and the same vampire characters that have been in countless other movies. Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is a vampire fighting in an ancient war against werewolves.
The 55th Annual Emmy Awards were held Sunday night and though they were laced with bits of comedy and drama, the overall feel of the yearly television award show was quite somber.I'm not one to normally catch four-hour-long, boring award shows, but since my favorite television comedy, "Sex and the City," was up for a handful of awards, I thought I would tune in to see if the leading ladies from New York City would walk away with a golden statue or not.And in case 'U' didn't catch it, the raunchy, laugh-filled comedy about four women's out-of-this-world lives only took home one Emmy - outstanding casting for a comedy series.Boo-hoo!
Scott M. Atkinson Special for The State News Robert "Bubba" Grundner knows he has friends who care.
Watching "Cold Creek Manor" is like eating cold leftovers from the fridge. The suspense film left little on the screen in the way of plot or real danger, just a lot of boring exposition and a mystery so easy anyone could have solved it. Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) is a documentary filmmaker living in New York with his wife Leah (Sharon Stone) and their two children, Kristen and Jesse.
Okemos has found a new way to celebrate Native-American heritage.The first Nokomis Fall Festival, held Saturday at the Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh Road in Okemos, helped raise money for the learning center while educating people on various Native-American traditions.
While some people slouched in their chairs or guzzled beer in the beverage tent at Lansing's Old Town BluesFest, freshmen Emily Olenzek and Heidi Dowding bounced up and down, left and right, jamming to the sounds of Sam Cockrell and the Groove.
The University Activities Board brought new fashions to students this weekend. More than 200 students attended the Friday night UAB-sponsored fashion show "Street Style - Taking Fashion to the Streetz" in the Crossroads Food Court inside the International Center.
One of the biggest attractions at this year's Old Town BluesFest wasn't a live act but the recorded performances of bluesmen such as Son House and B.B.
For Kathryn Barquez, dancing for Urban Dreams is more than a dream come true. "I am very privileged," the nursing freshman said.
With a special photo exhibit opening and a fall festival ready to go, this weekend is an ideal opportunity for people to get out and learn about Native-American culture in Michigan. The Grace Chandler exhibit "Photographs of Indian Life, 1908-1923" opened at the Nokomis Learning Center, 5153 Marsh Road in Okemos, on Wednesday night.
Bubbapalooza organizer Rick Nalett is on a mission to get everyone he can to the 10-hour party at The Dollar Nightclub, 3411 E.
It's been a few weeks since MTV's 2003 Video Music Awards aired, but the wave of giddy gossip from boys and girls alike is still being felt from the kiss seen around the world. Yeah, folks, I'm talking about the Madonna-Britney-Christina kiss, and if you missed it live, I'm sure you saw it plastered everywhere else - even yahoo.com had the picture of the threesome that most guys would love to be a part of up on their homepage.
If "American Splendor" is anything, it is intimate and honest - just like its real-life main character's comic book. It's the biography of comic-book writer Harvey Pekar, the creator of the underground comic "American Splendor." The comic follows Pekar's own life, the people he works with and his gloom and doom outlook on existence.
Whether it's one of his greatest hits albums or one of his early records, any CD collection that doesn't have some Al Green in it is incomplete.
For people looking to find love, or maybe just a date or good friend, East Lansing might be the perfect place, and for obvious reasons.Lining the outskirts of campus are restaurants, bars and coffeehouses full of students, especially in autumn.
Theater senior Amber Zmick said she hopes to learn about the real world of theater before she reaches her final destination.