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Stellar trio comes to town
Daniel V. Garcia | February 22In Durango, Colo., John Barker of the band Stellar Interlock pulled his work truck off to the side of the road to do an interview.
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Alkaholiks album a musical hangover
John Bear | February 22When a group's gimmick has run dry, it probably feels like a nasty hangover. Tha Alkaholiks - J-Ro, Tash and E-Swift - arrived in 1993 with 21 and Over which featured "Only When I'm Drunk," one of the best hip-hop songs of all time. The staggering bass line was first used by EPMD and later made famous by Jay-Z.
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Column: Gay cowboys sit high in saddle
Abel Horwitz | February 22Now is the golden time of the year in Hollywood when seemingly every group that has anything to do with movies - actor's guilds, writer's guilds, critic's associations, cinematographers, etc. - hand out their awards.
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Riveting beats back esoteric MC
John Bear | February 21Aceyalone, while not the most lyrically gifted MC, is nonetheless blessed with a voice that is instantly recognizable.
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Surreal film highlights songwriter's erratic life
Daniel V. Garcia | February 21When singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt was a young man, he sniffed airplane model glue to get high.
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Rugged rocker gives country music appeal
Debra Au | February 21Country music isn't exactly my forte.
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Back to the beat
Marcie Ortega | February 16Breakin' Hearts started in an alley. Four years later, the annual hip-hop festival at UNM will have several additions to it, said founder Cyrus Gould. With additions such as the flick-book competition and African drumming and dancing, Gould describes the expansion as a snowball that continually accumulates and grows.
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Column: Song a state-wide embarrassment
John Bear | February 16You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and when to - get back to work.
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Column: Worse has happened than a state song
Joe Buffaloe | February 16The New Mexico Legislature recently stayed up all night to agree on a budget. So I guess we should feel lucky that they've taken the time to consider some important bills, too.
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Black Panther hip-hop not just angry rap
John Bear | February 16James Calhoun of the hip-hop trio the Black Panther FUGITIVES said the party has gotten a bad rap.
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Master of the awkward at home in comedy CD
Abel Horwitz | February 14by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo There's something special about the comedy of Mike Birbiglia. In interviews he comes off as charming and a little bit shy, answering questions with uncertainty and in a slightly neurotic way. His comedy revolves around this neurosis and his constant pursuit of making ...
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The rap game must be too easy
Debra Au | February 14by Debra Au Daily Lobo The rap genre continues to roll down the slippery slope of super- ficiality. Talented rappers such as Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z and Kanye West are few and far between, becoming rarer with each subsequent album release. Every week, it seems, there are MCs who are quick to ...
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Actor tells transvestite's story through 35 characters' voices
Maria StaianoDaniels | February 14by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo Sometimes it takes many voices to tell a story. This is the case in the play "I Am My Own Wife," opening Friday at the Vortex. "I Am My Own Wife" uses 35 characters to explore the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a transvestite in East Berlin during the ...
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Expert teaches crash course in art of dating
Marcie Ortega | February 14by Marcie Ortega Daily Lobo David Wygant, known as the real-life "Hitch," said he doesn't mind being the uncredited inspiration for the romantic comedy starring Will Smith. "It's cool that they did it," Wygant said. "It made what I do a lot easier to explain. It has actually made it more socially ...
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"Firewall" stars villains and white-collar victims
February 9Harrison Ford once got a parking ticket because the traffic cop didn't like one of his films, he said.
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'Destination' goes nowhere
Joe Buffaloe | February 9Months of frantic anticipation are at an end - finally, the climax to the "Final Destination" trilogy has arrived.
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Nerd wars
Jason Kleymann | February 9Nerds of the world unite. And if you have a Chewbacca or Darth Vader costume, so much the better.
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Grunge album takes ride down the nostalgia road
John Bear | February 8I've never been a real big fan of nostalgia. It is, in my opinion, the lamest of all emotions.
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Artist's toolbox full of different techniques
February 8When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail, painter Casey Greenling said. He's uses this metaphor to describe his approach to painting. It is destructive to limit yourself to one tool, he said.
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Group unfolds hip-hop origami
Daniel V. Garcia | February 8Psyche Origami sounds deep, but it isn't. "The name Psyche Origami just kind of jumped out at me," said Mr. Wyzard, the MC of hip-hop trio Psyche Origami. "The words kind of spoke for themselves, and it was basically our job to bring definition to it, because they roll off the tongue pretty good."
