With the Memorial Day weekend, the Meadow Brook Music Festival kicks off its 39th season. The festival, which began July 23, 1964, has become a staple of the Michigan summer music scene.
There’s just something special and indescribable about music and the outdoors. I don’t know if it’s simply the elements combining with the melody of the bands, or feeling more alive than ever before while brushing up against thousands of other people simultaneously feeding off the energy in the air. Either way, your soul soars as you lose yourself in the sea of people, each there for the same reason as you - to grasp every single moment of life and draw it deep within where no one can take it away. After all, the most memorable episode in music history was a summer festival, and as many of you, I did not exist yet. The summer of 1969 brought new meaning to music and the values that it could possess for an entire generation of music-lovers.
This summer’s 2002 concert lineup is busting at the seams with an all-star lineup featuring some of nation’s most rocking artists. Diverse musical acts ranging from hard to classic rock, R & B, country to pop jam in the Great Lakes area.
England’s one-hit wonder Chumbawamba has returned with another album. Those of you who don’t remember the annoyingly overplayed and infectious 1997 anthem “Tubthumping,” off the groups 9th album “Tubthumper,” obviously didn’t own a radio or television. With the lyrics “I get knocked down/But I get up again/You’re never going to keep me down” - it’s a shame the band didn’t stay down.
“Commencement” is a combination of smoothly blended music and carefully written lyrics that metaphorically look into the depth of this group’s creativity. After five years of waiting on the music industry’s talent roster, Deadsy’s debut album kicks off with a lot of energy.
Soluna “For All Time” (DreamWorks Records) 2 1/2 records With the members of Destiny’s Child working on solo projects, DreamWorks Records’ new Latina pop group Soluna has all the makings to fill the void as the next girl group on the rise. One glance and you’ll realize it definitely has the look to make it.
I am beginning to worry that America is suffering needlessly from a bad case of tunnel vision. It seems that Anakin Skywalker’s weekend income compared to Peter Parker’s is headline news every night.
Warning: The following review may seem negative. It may appear mixed. It may even seem to bash George Lucas and/or the giant money-making machine he nicknamed “Star Wars.” However, you must understand, it was not my intention to do so.
Harper’s Restaurant & Brewpub was the hot spot Saturday night with the reggae tunes of RSBImages filling the air.The night was hyped from the beginning.
Lansing - When the original “Star Wars” opened 25 years ago, exclusive, sold-out midnight showings were almost unheard of.
One of the top 100 festivals in the country is right in MSU’s backyard.The 39th annual East Lansing Art Festival offers “something for everybody,” first-time festival coordinator Leslie Donaldson said.She said if you’re searching for music, art, food or just something to keep the kids busy this weekend, this festival is for you.“You can sample all sorts of different art forms,” Donaldson said.
As critics around the world raise their respective thumb - or lower it, as many already have - in review of the new “Star Wars” film, it makes me wonder, why is it that this series has, for so long, captivated us all? Why do thousands of fans dress in Boba Fett costumes and Princess Leia hair-wraps?
If music really has a purpose then Lauryn Hill is a symbol of its ability to have meaning. Her new “MTV Unplugged 2.0” album is passionate and honest. Since Hill graced the world of hip-hop as the lead vocals for the Fugees, everyone knew she was something special.
For people paying attention to today’s music, it’s clear that it’s unfortunately falling into the same repetitive abyss and bringing nothing new to the table. But, this is not always a bad thing.
This is for all the people who won’t stand in line to see the teen comedy “The New Guy,” starring DJ Qualls (“Road Trip”). This is for all those who haven’t even heard of the film, but have seen the trailer dozens of times during commercial breaks on MTV.These tips are for all of you.
Kool and the Gang, The Guess Who and Foreigner were among the first 10 acts announced for July’s third annual Common Ground festival. The complete lineup, including times and stage, will be announced Wednesday, but Tesla, Vince Neil, Skid Row, Jackyl, Jo Dee Messina, Six Wire and Edgar Winter have been announced. Kevin Meyer, co-producer of Common Ground, said the event has developed as expected since its inception in 2000.
An exhibit featuring water coloring and wood carvings of the ancient ceremonies of the Native American Pueblo Indian tribes opened Sunday at the Kresge Art Museum.“The Fine Art of Pueblo Ritual” is on loan from The Detroit Institute of Arts, and will be on display until July 26.“We don’t have very much Native American Indian Art,” said Kresge Art Museum director Susan Bandes.
Robert Bao, author of “The Michigan State University Experience,” will have a book signing noon Saturday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 333 E.
I‘m surprising myself a little bit here, but I‘m going to place my money on “Life or Something Like It” as the best-possible new movie of the week.
Never underestimate the power of dance.Creativity can address social issues and the environment, as proven by the Greater Lansing Ballet Company’s production of “Earth’s Lament.”Barbara Banasikowski Smith, the ballet’s artistic director and choreographer, said she put the show together to celebrate Earth Day.The premiere consists of original choreography and illustrates how art reflects life and how it and science co-exist.