LANSING - When she moved to Michigan to attend MSU, Roxanne Monti was surprised by the amount of cards, candles, ornaments and basic household items people make themselves.Growing up in Chicago, the psychology senior didn’t know many people who took the time to make crafts.“There’s a lot more homemade stuff here,” Monti said.
Dave Hillyard has been quite a slacker lately, literally.Hillyard is the saxophone player for the New York City-based ska band, The Slackers.
No Name Face (DreamWorks Records) A problem facing many bands that enter today’s music scene is how to define themselves, how to carve out their own niche in a music industry already cluttered with too many copycats.
Fatboy Slim HALFWAY BETWEEN THE GUTTER AND THE STARS (Astralwerks) Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) has certainly come a long way, baby, and his latest album, “Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,” shows he can still go a lot further. The latest from the funksoulbrutha is a sample-driven collection of danceable and sing-along synth-tunes that for the most part simmer rather than boil.
Everyone needs a scapegoat: someone to point the finger at when things don’t go as planned or a natural disaster presents itself.For many people, Marilyn Manson is that scapegoat.
“The 6th Day” is not exactly the wondrous joyride of special effects and involved plot twists that the trailers make it out to be.
Blink-182 The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back) (MCA) Live albums are often the most definitive of a band’s career.
Marilyn Manson HOLY WOOD (in the shadow of the valley of death) (Nothing/Interscope Records) The shock-rocker himself is back. With a knack for offending people through his extreme views of society, Marilyn Manson recently offered his fourth studio collection of intriguing and questionable songs. Both brutal and melodic, Manson has artfully crafted an album that addresses violence head on with biblical references.
Dr. Suess’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Soundtrack (Interscope Records) He’s a mean one, but he sure can rhyme. The opening tune on the soundtrack to the motion picture “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” features renowned hip-hop artist Busta Rhymes collaborating with the Grinch (Jim Carrey) in “Grinch 2000.” It’s an interesting and convincing edition of the classic Dr. Suess tune. Carrey also performs a humorous and wonderful interpretation of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch.” The album brings together a plethora of other well-known artists including Barenaked Ladies, Smash Mouth, ’N Sync, Faith Hill and Ben Folds. “Christmas Of Love,” performed by Little Isidor and the Inquisitors, is a jazzy little number with a traditional scale of piano progression.
Many ballet dancers dream of being the Sugar Plum Fairy. This is the second year that Children’s Ballet Theatre member Andrea Durst’s dreams have come true. “It’s the role that you always want,” the 17-year-old Okemos resident said.
Mike Schmidt remembers the first time he saw Kid Rock perform back in 1994 at a small club in Mount Clemens. Being a fan since middle school, he was disappointed to hear that Joe Calleja, known to fans as Joe C., the sidekick of Kid Rock, died in his sleep Thursday evening at his home in Taylor, Mich. “It was kind of a shock,” marketing senior Kevin Udy said.
With the snow falling almost endlessly, it is no wonder the fall movie season has drawn to a close. And with that, this past weekend marked the initiation of the 2000 holiday film season.Opening impressively as the second-highest grossing opener this year, making a whopping $55.1 million in just a few days, was a film that could be called the season’s leader, Ron Howard’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”However, with the fall season’s films straggling behind in the box office, ready to go straight to video, it is time to make way for the new.
Dr. Seuss would be proud.The Ron Howard live-action remake of his classic tale, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” which stars the all-too-famous comic Jim Carrey as the ‘mean one,’ has lived up to each and every one of the positive expectations which have grown since rumor of its production surfaced.The mix of childish humor reminiscent of the original, along with some rhyming dialogue, cute sets and even cuter characters, proves that “The Grinch” is suitable for anyone to love; age is not an issue here.
GRAND RAPIDS - As Superdrag frontman John Davis finished tuning his guitar Friday at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, he peered at the eager rock and rollers with smoke seeping around his face from the cigarette in his hand and asked “Grand Rapids, what do you got?”Davis then began playing the opening track, “keep it close to me,” off their third full-length record “In the Valley of Dying Stars.”The crowd, consisting mostly of kids in their early 20s packed in like sardines, responded with a loud roar of approval.The band, best known for its brush with fame with its 1996 MTV “Buzz Bin” hit “Sucked Out,” didn’t play that song the entire evening, which seemed justified.
Erica Werpetinski hates watching a band perform if all the members do is stand on stage and play their music.
The Department of Theatre shows that you can go home again in a show this weekend. Theater senior Kelli Hardman directs Tina Howe’s “Painting Churches.” Set in 1980, “Painting Churches” tells the story of Margaret “Megs” Church, played by theater senior Caroline Sullivan.
“Men of Honor,” the new Navy drama starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr., is based on events that occurred nearly a half-century ago.
Although kinesiology Professor Mary Zaleta, who teaches social dance, doesn’t know much about Irish dancing, she plans to attend “Spirit of the Dance” this weekend.“I’m not too familiar with it, but it looks really interesting,” Zaleta said.
Poetry is not usually associated with competition, but tonight the Common Grounds Coffeehouse in Akers Hall basement will attempt to slam that notion.
On an average day, Danny Black goes through two to four personality changes. The DeWitt resident might be a clown, a doctor, a short (stripping) sheik or a singing telegram. If it’s near a holiday, he may become a turkey, an elf, a baby or a leprechaun. The entertainer performs at parties, gatherings and business openings as characters such as Dandy T.