If the Men’s Glee Club had a championship event equivalent to MSU’s basketball glory, it would be performing at the American Choral Directors Association national conference.
By DARA AKIKO WILLIAMS The Associated Press SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Symphony is in financial harmony again. The symphony, which declared bankruptcy in 1996, ended its 1999-2000 season on a positive note, with $386,997 in the bank.
There’s an episode of “The Simpsons” that begins in the offices of a corporate entity, upset over its loss of greeting card revenue during the summer months.And thus, “Love Day” was born.I like the idea behind Love Day.
Mellow Another Mellow Spring (Atmospheriques) Part melodic fuzz, part depressing surf guitar, part disco-minded and part Pink Floyd, French band Mellow has just released one of the most intriguing albums of the year. The lyrical pattern of “Paris Sous La Neige” pitter patters along like the vocal patterns of laid-back rock all-stars Pavement, while the happy-go-lucky chorus sounds like Beck trying to replicate the Brady Bunch theme song - this is good. These innocent futuristic power-pop lads surprise the listener in a different sense in each tune. Though it is obvious this band paints pictures with the psychedelia of the late 1960s, their mix with contemporary electronica leaves their canvasses painted with abstract murals of the past, present and future. The keyboards nearly mimic a Natalie Merchant piece during “Sun Dance,” but out-of-place samples and a drummer who taps the skins only for blues-esqe fills compliments the track’s new age theme. “Violet” is a classic “do-de-do-de-do”-type song with a rhythm that encourages heads to rock back and forth while singing along and smiling from ear to ear.
Valentine’s Day, or what I like to call “Single Awareness Day,” is upon us, and that day can kiss it.
I’m so in denial, it’s not even funny. If there is any truth to one of the most recent rumors flying around Hollywood, I will seriously assume the world around me is nothing more than my own nightmare.Could hate-speakin’ rapper Eminem and distinguished rock ‘n’ roll royalty Sir Elton John actually share the same stage at the Grammy Awards next week in Los Angeles?
John Kratus doesn’t like to be hypocritical. “My research area is in creativity and composing,” said Kratus, professor and area chairperson of music education.
By KATHERINE ROTH The Associated Press NEW YORK - Sometimes a spoon is more than just a spoon. In the first major U.S.
Bob Blackman describes the Lansing Area/MSU Folksong Society as a folk music organization, but he uses that term broadly. The volunteer organization presents a weekly series of folk-influenced artists entitled “The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse” every Friday during the MSU scholastic year. “The main purpose has been to present weekly concerts and monthly dances; the dances are both folk styles of dance,” Blackman, co-founder of the group, said.
Tinsel, markers, bright paper, ribbon, glitter and lots of glue engulfed tabletops at Kresge Art Museum on Sunday as families, college students and even some high schoolers came to create their own valentines.“A Celebration of Heart” allowed patrons of Kresge to create valentines and puppets for a small fee Sunday, and provided equally sweet confections and lemonade to boot.“This one’s for my mom, I don’t have any boyfriends,” said Peyton Frank, 4, of the glittery, heart-laden concoction in front of her.
Mistaken identity, chaos, flailing limbs and melodramatic wailing prevailed in this weekend’s opening run of Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” at the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. And it just happened to be funny.
At some point during director Ridley Scott’s grisly take on the Thomas Harris franchise, one gets the feeling the hype over “Hannibal” just results in a conditioned response.
Don’t cry for the elite pop star-turned thespian club. The ranks, which include the likes of Madonna, Courtney Love and Jon Bon Jovi, consist of scenery-chewers who’ll treat any dramatic act like a shot to the heart.
Friday: One of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, “Comedy of Errors,” will be presented at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
In an upstairs bedroom on Sunrise Street, Emily Mickelson and her friend R.J. Mahaney sat in nervous anticipation, awaiting the decision of the “Sylvia” cast list to be posted the next day.“The night before, after callbacks, I was really bored and antsy,” Mickelson, a theater junior who auditioned for the uptight but likable role of Kate, said.
While most MSU students were spending time with their families and drinking eggnog next to the Christmas tree last December, East Lansing-based band, The Flow, was preparing for that evening’s concert in Colorado.They’re back in town and ready to rip it up tonight at Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road.“We played 14 different dates and we got good crowd responses,” vocalist Ted Moss said.
NEW YORK - Oops, she drank it again. Britney Spears has signed a global marketing deal with Pepsi Cola.
Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” will open this weekend in the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre, bringing the ever-popular theme of mistaken identity to the stage once more. “Two twins looking for each of their brothers come into a small town, are mistaken for their brothers and chaos ensues,” said Jay Burns, a theater graduate student who plays the part of the Duke.