by Marcella Ortega Daily Lobo "The Elephant Man" is not about John Merrick. Set in England during the Victorian era, the play confronts the rules of a conservative society. It opens with Dr. Frederick Treves describing his accomplishments and leaves the audience in anticipation as he says, "I have blessings, or so it seems to me.
Last summer, Ehren Natay was getting ready for another semester at UNM and working with his local band, Donnybrooke. Now, less than a year later, the student-turned-drummer is touring in the up-and-coming Forget McCarran, an indie-punk band from Las Vegas, Nev. Last July, the band was looking for a drummer, so Natay flew out to Las Vegas for a tryout.
When I started writing for the Daily Lobo four years ago, I had two goals in mind. The first, and most important, was to interview Natalie Portman, woo her with my witty banter and dashing good looks and thus begin the greatest love affair of all time.
In the next week I will be jettisoned from the mildly informative and somewhat overpriced college teat from which I have been suckling for five or so years. A little weary of the world I am.
Winning the lottery isn't always as nice as it sounds. For instance, you can be stuck with the winning ticket in jail. And your cell mate could be a deranged pedophile named Bilbo Baggins.
Pearl Jam is probably the worst band name in history. Nonetheless, it's a good name for its latest album, Pearl Jam.
I just realized that I like NOFX for the same reason I hate the Rolling Stones. Both bands are old and way past their prime. The members look like they have been to hell and back. Their new music pales in comparison to their older stuff.
I feel so sorry for you, John. You're getting a world-class education for a fair price. You have a forum to voice your opinions, however asinine, through this newspaper. If you somehow graduate, you'll be qualified for numerous high-paying jobs. Boohoo.
The pervert general of hip-hop returns. Kool Keith is arguably the weirdest MC ever to grab a microphone. He changes names more than J-Lo changes husbands. His most popular album didn't even come out under his name.
It is hard to define an album that refuses to be defined. How do you look at a collaboration between two of the most creative minds in music today and not be wowed by the sheer existence of it, let alone the talent on the album St. Elsewhere?
The wait is finally over. 10,000 Days, Tool's sixth release and the first since 2001's Lateralus, is probably this year's most anticipated album. And it comes out today.
Like many fine wines, the Goo Goo Dolls seem to get better with age. Blessed with the gift of reinvention, this trio from Buffalo, N.Y., has been able to musically sustain itself for over a decade by creating several top-selling records and gaining critical appraise. Its latest venture, Let Love In, is sure to be another chart-topper.
If you've read anything about "United 93," the first major Hollywood film to deal directly with the events of Sept. 11, 2001, you've almost certainly been subjected to this question: Is it too soon?
Thrift store owner Chachi Redondo said she is not a salesperson. "I'm a matchmaker," she said. "When I see something fabulous, it needs to go to a new home." Redondo's store, Now and Then, sells new, vintage and reconstructed clothing as well as shoes, jewelry, records and books.
We all know that wolves can howl. But they might be able to fly, too. Albuquerque will be represented at Red Bull Flugtag Arizona in Tempe on Saturday by the team El Vuelo Del Lobo, which has built a flying apparatus in the shape of a wolf.
In four years, the 88 has gone from passing out free CDs in front of night clubs to performing on national television - without the help of a major record label.
"Bring It On" is the essential cheerleading film of the century. If you are like me, you are waiting for another one. Only with gymnastics instead of cheerleading, and a Sum-41-esque punk-rock attitude.
Rusty Rutherford stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. But it is all muscle. He's white on the outside, black on the inside and black from the waste down, he said.
I cannot deny it. I'm a sucker for a guy who can play the piano. Daniel Powter may not be one of the first names to come to mind when thinking of contemporary artists who don't rely on big bands, but Powter is getting there. The Canadian has been enjoying recent success in Europe - even being compared to Elton John - and is now playing his piano for those of us on the other side of the ocean.
In what is surely a sign of the apocalypse, Alternative Tentacles has released a Christian punk album by a band called Knights of the New Crusade.
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