Hip-hop isn't always kind to its elder statesmen. Just ask Prodigy of Mobb Deep, who, after seeing platinum sales and critical acclaim, has been filed away as a has-been by rap amnesiacs. Back in 1993, when Prodigy got his start with the Mobb, his bleak descriptions of ghetto nihilism shook fans and critics.
In the piney mountains and desert mesas of south central New Mexico, residents of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation still share the legends of an enormous and evil bird: Big Owl.
Juanita Toledo won Miss Indian UNM for reasons beyond hergood looks. "I showed a lot of character onstage," she said. Three students ran for the Miss Indian UNM Pageant at the SUB on Sunday.
Are you smarter than a fifth-grader? Well, you'd be pretty stupid if you weren't. That's not to say a game show couldn't be made of the question. After all, people in this country are very stupid. Hell, even college kids are mostly ignorant, lazy and lacking in critical-thinking skills.
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In 1981, the effort required to move a game from one system to another was negligible. Moving "Pac-Man" from the Atari 2600 to the Commodore 64 was a simple matter, requiring little more than recompiling the code for the new system.
An outfit is a work of art most people take for granted. It takes an eye for color and a knack for frugality to be successful at decorating your human canvas - unless you're rich. If you're rich, what I have to present probably doesn't concern you, but congratulations on your prosperity.
Female students strutting their stuff onstage drew admiration and criticism at the Peaches and Cream Fashion Show on Monday. "I'm just trying to hold a respectable medium," said Jason Goodman, president of Black Men in Motion. "I was trying to make the event tasteful, and most of my contestants followed that medium - PG-13."
When I lived in New Orleans, I watched jazz cats, Delta bluesmen and folkies ply their trades throughout the French Quarter, but one group in particular stood out with its authenticity - the Jug Band at Jackson Square.
Burlesque is back, and the ladies of Bella Donna Burlesque Review have more than a couple sombrero pasties up their sleeves. "There will be lots of vintage boobies," member Cherry Jubilee said.
As of 2007, almost 2 million people live in New Mexico. Almost 500,000 of them live in Albuquerque, and more than 300,000 live in Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Roswell and Farmington.
Rocks arouse more interest when they come from outer space, thus becoming meteorites.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have found a winner.
Thunder grumbles over weathered stone battlements. In the pale, dappled light, three veiled figures emerge from the earth. The noise of a storm continues as the figures work their hideous magic, casting long, black shadows on the walls.
There's a relatively new guy in town, and he's already earning his place in the local art community and on the airwaves. Artist and radio DJ BillyJoe Miller, who moved from Seattle to Albuquerque last July, is showing his paintings and photographs at Winning Coffee Co.
Poetry is not about victory for slam poet Damien Flores. Flores, along with UNM Lobo Slam teammates Hakim Bellamy, Aaron Cuffee and Carlos Contreras, took second place among 20 teams in the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational at Eastern Michigan University on April 7.
Club 7 opened its doors to Downtown Albuquerque on Friday. Patrons stood outside in a long line waiting to enter the club at 515 Central Ave. N.W. Inside, it was packed with about 250 people. Club 7 replaced the Coliseum, but it has a completely different look and feel.
There's a new warehouse art space in town, and everyone's invited to the grand opening Friday. Local artists Matt Righter and Arjan McNamara got The Curio up and running a little over a month ago.
The following is a tale that overflowed from "Dan Digs" into "My Strange New Mexico." I recently visited my grandmother and her friend, Tommy Gabaldon, who told me about a time in his youth when he found a treasure box filled with Spanish gold coins in Albuquerque.
When I got a hold of comedian Paul Rodriguez, he was sitting by his pool watching his white gardener work. "Well, I couldn't have a Latino gardener - pshh," he said.
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