For Albuquerque's the Mindy Set, the city provides an ideal setting for its music. "There's a good scene in terms of listenership," said vocalist Matt Dickens. "And the bands have a good sense of community."
The video game market is starting to look like a war of attrition. In the console world, the amusingly named Nintendo Wii, and Sony's new $600 monster, the Playstation 3, are hitting stores just in time for the Thanksgiving shopping madness.
An exhibition at the University Art Museum is giving scientists the opportunity to display their art. "This is all about people from fields that are traditionally at opposite poles, but they intersect around observation," said Sara Otto-Diniz, curator of "Art and Science/Observation and Imagination."
While we may be two nations divided by a common language, no linguistic hang-ups could keep our British neighbors from rapping.
For UNM graduate student and pianist Makiko Kimura, the past year has been a disaster and a success. Kimura transferred to UNM from Loyola University in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. She is a winner of the UNM 2006 Music Department Concerto Competition. Tonight, she will perform with the UNM Orchestra in its first concert of the season.
Best Student Essays is accepting entries and holding a cover-art competition for its fall 2006 issue.
Ludacris Release Therapy Available Now Apparently, haircuts are the newest trend in hip-hop. Following Busta Rhymes, who hacked off his dreadlocks to promote his latest release, Ludacris has done away with his cornrows and, apparently, taken on a more mature image. Granted, this isn't a Talib Kweli ...
Watching movies as a child is very strange. The oddest details about obscure flicks tend to stick in one's mind, and what we later regard as chintzy melodrama is able to manipulate our emotions with ease.
Last week in "My Strange New Mexico," we made the acquaintance of a 19th-century doctor named John Ballou Newbrough, a man whose interests in novel writing and popular spiritualism came together in 1880, when he claimed angels used him to channel the book of Oahspe - a new Bible for a new age.
When Mark Reid's second grade teacher asked him what he wanted do when he grew up, he told her he wanted to paint naked women. "I got sent to the office," he said.
The Classic Century Square is a vintage wonderland. The first time I went there was three years ago. I found a few antique clutches and some necklaces but, for some reason, didn't return.
It's hard to explain the Wu-Tang Clan. Nine African-Americans obsessed with Chinese culture, Italian mafia lore and the blaxploitation films of the '70s don't exactly scream mainstream acceptance.
For the members of Casadimanza, dancing is more than a hobby. "It's all about making noise and bringing good spirits to people," said Kobiana Nakigan, the troupe's co-founder. "They have sickness, sadness - they can just get up and have happiness in the moment."
A Static Lullaby A Static Lullaby Available Oct. 10 Sometimes you come across a CD that just makes you go, "Hmmmm." A Static Lullaby's new self-titled release is definitely one of those albums. How the band decided on the titles for its songs is an enigma. For example, in "Annexation of Puerto ...
Before I went to Le French Corner, I expected deliciousness. I wasn't prepared for what I encountered. I have tried many so-called French restaurants, but nothing compares to the savory and sweet dishes this little bakery had. This little find specializes in French fare with an American twist, yet it stays true to French cuisine.
I think my IQ just dropped a few points. "Jackass Number Two" is a bit like a train wreck. No one wants to see it, but sometimes it's impossible to look away. Much like its predecessor, the film is exceptional only for its inexplicable ability to fill movie seats.
Steve White looks at a Pez dispenser and sees more than a cartoon character made of plastic. He sees Jesus in Wonder Woman. He sees the devil in Batman. And he sees Elvis in Happy Ghost.
Known to many as the mysteriously masked man advertising for Bandito Hideout restaurant, John Voelker enjoys the liberty his job allows him.
The life of Dr. John Ballou Newbrough was often impressive, often unique and often strange - and at its strangest, it was in New Mexico.
Artist Negwes White doesn't just draw a picture, he creates a message. "A big thing of mine is the trail of tears," White said. "Not much has changed. The same roots that were broken are still broken to this day. They are still not acknowledged. Even though it is written in paper and it is signed, that doesn't mean anything. We could just rip the Declaration of Independence in half."
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