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A New Show Worth ‘Following’
After a long run of starring in Hollywood films sprinkled with a few guest appearances on television, Kevin Bacon has made the transition to serialized storytelling on the small screen. His role choice lies in Fox’s newest thriller series “The Following.” Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) was an English literature college professor that taught the works [...]
Ed Sheeran at the Palladium
The British Invasion’s most artistic musician left members of the audience in tears. Ed Sheeran, a singer-songwriter from England, sold out 4,000 tickets at Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, Feb. 9. Many people arrived at Hollywood Palladium early in the morning in order to obtain the best standing room. The crowd was primarily a mixture between [...]
VIBE 2013
Formed by Lambda Theta Delta in 1996, VIBE is a dance competition that has gathered the attention of prominent dance groups throughout California and across the world. As Skylar Lee from Team Millennia puts it, “VIBE is one of the most important competitions since it is the first time we show our first competition set [...]
‘Bodies’ Makes Us ‘Warm’ and Fuzzy
Ever since the world was introduced to a certain sparkly-skinned vampire and his expressionless brunette cohort, it seems as if every demon, werewolf and mummy on the block has tried their turn at romance. It’s safe to say that we’re not exactly in want of any more half-baked paranormal romances; however, the new zombie film/romantic [...]
Hatebreed: Negative to Positive
Though not a “gung ho” head banger presently, I did have my heavy metal phase and still like to revisit the booming basses, amplified guitars and distorted voices through albums of Papa Roach, System of a Down and Slipknot. Hatebreed, a leading band in the metalcore genre (a mixture of heavy metal, cross over thrash [...]
‘Office’ Nears Closing Time
It has been nine seasons since an amazingly pervasive (and fictional) documentary crew opened the doors of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. to the world. It has been nine seasons since we fell in love with Michael Scott and his self-bought World’s Best Boss mug, Jim Halpert’s pranks, Dwight Schrute’s endeavors as a saboteur, Pam [...]
Blergh! ’30 Rock’ Airs Its Season Finale
It doesn’t seem that long ago when the advantageous Tina Fey was leaving “Saturday Night Live,” with all of us wondering what she was going to do next. Seven years and seven seasons of “30 Rock” later, it seems that we are left asking Fey yet again, “What’s next?” The seventh season of “30 Rock” [...]
‘Bullet’ Is on Target
Sylvester Stallone retains of the title of having one of the most mixed careers in Hollywood. Outside of playing Rocky Balboa and John Rambo, every other movie he’s made has either been a pleasurable experience or a gigantic disappointment. Lately, however, he has done a commendable job in bringing back the ’80s throwback aesthetic to [...]
Tegan and Sara Touch ‘Hearts’
Tegan and Sara, twin artists hailing from Canada, released their new album “Heartthrob” on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The sound of their new album resembles ’80s Madonna mixed with new-age Gwen Stefani. Their highly anticipated seventh album is currently number three on iTunes at the time this review is being written. The sisters started 13 years [...]
Feeling the Vibes
By Dennis K. Chen Having finished her baked-potato soup, she sets down the silver spoon and clears her throat. It is Friday of “hell week,” the long and challenging week before Vibe Dance Competition just two days away, and she has caught the cold. Natalia Garcia, 19, is a second-year dance major at UC Irvine [...]
