Shea Seger The May Street Project (RCA Records) Take one look at Shea Seger’s debut album, “The May Street Project,” and you’ll probably think, “Oh, it’s just another folk-rock album.” Wrong! Seger grew up inspired by artists like Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole and Janis Joplin, as well as bands like Pink Floyd, De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest.
Ray J This Ain’t a Game (Atlantic Records) Ray J’s sophomore album, “This Ain’t a Game,” is immature to say the least.
Occasionally, you can hear the bells of Beaumont Tower ring music into the East Lansing air for a minute or so. But starting at 6 p.m.
Stone Temple Pilots Shangri-La Dee Da (Atlantic Records) The Stone Temple Pilots’ latest album, “Shangri-La Dee Da,” serves to reinforce the band’s status as the elder statesman of rock music in this modern era of one-hit rockers. After a tumultuous decade, the band came back from a brief hiatus with 1999’s “No.
Retire’s sound is loud.And humorous.And “ugly.”The Lansing band has been around for more than eight years.
Indiana Jones, she isn’t. What the new “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” is, however, is a fast-paced action movie featuring Angelina Jolie as the title character in what is sure to be a huge summer hit. It probably won’t leave an audience thinking, but provides enough entertainment throughout the film’s duration to make it worthwhile. Jolie handles the role of Lara quite well.
The Summer Circle Theater’s production of “The London Cuckolds,” an indulgent, sex-driven comedy, was humorous and witty despite natural distractions and an unwelcome injection of modern culture.The theater, which is outside of the Auditorium on the lawn near the Red Cedar River, was the closest thing to a mosquito breeding ground that East Lansing has to offer during Friday night’s show.The irritating venom of the buzzing bugs left most playgoers swatting and scratching throughout the show.
While school got out last week for most of those in the East Lansing area, some local students are still taking class.
East Lansing music fans won’t have to head to their favorite clubs to see live music, at least for the next few months. Preparations are completed for the Ann Street Plaza Concert Series to kick off Friday, featuring a wide variety of music from area acts. The event has been taking place in East Lansing for more than 15 years.
By BILL WARD For The State News SAUGATUCK - Thousands of film lovers enjoyed 19 feature-length films and 17 short films at the third annual Waterfront Film Festival in western Michigan last weekend.
On the banks of the Red Cedar, there’s a theater that’s free to all. The Summer Circle Theater, presented by the MSU Department of Theatre, is a hybrid of student and community talent that provides free entertainment for everyone throughout June. The organization, in its 41st season, puts on free plays on the lawn behind the Auditorium.
Blink 182 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (MCA) In the past six years, Blink 182 has increased in popularity and is well-known for its hilarious videos and smart-aleck personalities. While the band’s still funny, its fifth studio album, “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket,” utilizes the “F” and “S” words more often.
Redman Malpractice (Def Jam) “Malpractice,” Redman’s fifth solo album, is anything but improper conduct by a professional.
LANSING - Charlotte resident Barbara Davis enjoyed the environment and the abundance of music offered at North Lansing’s 26th Annual Heritage Festival during the weekend. The three-day festival celebrated North Lansing, also known as Old Town, and filled the streets with people enjoying the city, food and free music. Davis went to the festival Friday with her husband, Jim Davis, to eat lunch.
G-rated movies, characteristically known for lovable animated characters and family-fun-type content, may have more “adult” content than previously thought.
By BILL WARD For The State news A slow start, combined with juvenile potty humor, an unoriginal plot and poor special effects, make director Ivan Reitman’s science fiction comedy “Evolution” a movie that only a grade-school-age child might enjoy.
With the cold, rainy weather that’s started June, it’s been a little harder for the East Lansing community to really enjoy the world outdoors.
“Swordfish” begins by complaining about the low quality of modern cinema, and then spends the next hour and a half proving its ironic point. The whole thing starts off well enough, as a par-for-the-course action movie with some exciting effects that showcase just how much a film can get away with if its budget is big enough.
What are we? Who are we? Where are we going to go? The “2001: A Space Odyssey” play tries to plant these questions in your mind, but it won’t give you the answers.
Gorillaz Gorillaz (Virgin Records) With the vocal support of Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Blur, Gorillaz is the hip-hop, electronic, Cuban, reggae and punk version of the British-pop band.