ALBUM: Cruel Summer. ARTIST: Kanye West. RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2012. West and crew unapologetically remain at the top of the game. After a grueling summer wait, Cruel Summer, the first release
BAND: Animal Collective. ALBUM: Centipede HZ. Animal Collective destroys the spaced-out sounds that have defined it with harsher drumbeats on their new album Centipede HZ. The psychedelic band’s ninth effort returns to
RESTAURANT: House of Shabu-Shabu. Irvine, California. You may not have heard of the mouth-watering feast that is House of Shabu-Shabu. With waiting times up to an hour, it’s the most popular of
ALBUM: Coexist. BAND: The XX. The xx’s latest album, Coexist, is one of the best albums of the summer. Its polyphonic tones create an intricate web of love and heartbreak. The single
MOVIE: Killer Joe. Matthew McConaughey steps out of his typical sexy body roles and plays a sinister perverted assassin in Killer Joe. Each character experiences gross humiliation justifying a NC-17 rating. Greed
ALBUM: The Carpenter. BAND: The Avett Brothers. While the Avett Brother’s new album The Carpenter delivers melodically, the lyrics are trite and clichéd. The blended orchestration of bluegrass and folk-rock accompanied with
By Marissa Adams Remembering a friend of the SAC Art Department. For Wes Schaffner, life was a work of art. He was never seen without a colorful Hawaiian shirt and his signature
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PHILIPS HALL: PLAY AUDITIONS The Theatre Arts Department will hold a two-day audition in Phillips Hall, Aug. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m., for the two fall plays, American Soldiers and Necessary
After a long silence following the release of their first single Ungirthed early in 2011, Purity Ring synchronizes Electronic music with ambient relaxation in their new album release, Shrines. In listening to