Lawless Element will open for Digable Planets tonight at the Sunshine Theatre. The group, relatively new to the world of hip-hop, is comprised of MCs Magnif and Griot, and tries to avoid playing by the rules. Sure, critics often compare the Detroit hip-hop duo to classic acts like De La Soul and A ...
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Masami Toku, an art education professor from California is interested in the way Japanese and American children deal with space in their drawings. While American children are good with color, she said, Japanese children are highly skilled in technical detail. In her ...
Digable Planets first wowed audiences with its highly recognizable brand of jazz-infused hip-hop in 1993.
Erin Mowris, owner of Irysh Mac's, said it's not about the money. She always wanted to have her own coffee shop.
by John Bear Daily Lobo They say the pen is mightier than the sword. That's why my fingers get tingly as they anticipate dissing on bands with names that start with "the" and end in a noun. As it turns out, I ended up liking The Sword's album Age of Winters by the end, but bear with me.
by John Bear Daily Lobo Hip-hop could attain a higher degree of greatness, if it weren't for MCs. Not that there is a multitude of talented lyricists ready to grab the microphone and spit beautiful poetry. But how many times have you heard a great beat ruined by hip-hop clichÇs like just how dope I am or the terrifying magnitude of my crack business or my unmatched sex prowess? It gets a little tiring to hear beautiful music marred by egotistical and, more often than not, highly chauvinistic rantings that come in rhyming couplets.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo Welcome to the suck. Of course, in 2005's pointless war flick "Jarhead" they weren't talking about the movies dumped into our laps at the beginning of every year, but this time it feels appropriate. The first three months of the year are generally known as the time where the major movie studios shave off the tripe that has been accumulating in their vaults with the hopes that the films will make enough money to repay the investments the studios put into them.
by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo New Mexicans understand more than most the importance of water, but it is nothing compared to the reverence Indians show the Ganges. "Ganges: River to Heaven," which runs Feb. 10 through Feb. 16 at the Guild explores one aspect of the powerful connection between the people of India and their sacred river.
by Joe Buffaloe Daily Lobo Early in "Transamerica," the main character Bree - formerly Stanley - drags her finger over an opera record, transforming the soprano voice into a lethargic baritone. It's an obvious metaphor for transexuality, and the mechanical, purely physical way our society designates someone as either male or female.
by Marcie Ortega Daily Lobo They are known as a Foo Fighters, Radiohead and U2 hybrid. Violet Nine, a band formed in Boston and recognized for its powerful live performances, has developed a fan base throughout the Northeast and will release its debut album, Any Wonder, this spring.
by John Bear Daily Lobo I have never been into comic books. And it's not my fault. My mother's father was an Episcopal priest and my father's father was a southern Baptist minister. Comic book reading was forbidden, perhaps because of the religious leanings of my two grandfathers.
by Daniel V. Garcia Daily Lobo Success for those who transition from a mainstream job to a career in music is precarious. However, there are some individuals whose inability to adjust to a typical job is indicative of their potential to flourish in an atypical one.
by John Bear Daily Lobo If you find the steamy puppet love scene in "Team America: World Police" a little conservative for your taste, you are, first of all, a sick, sick individual. Secondly, you are in luck. Filmmaker John Roecker is bringing his depraved stop-motion circus, "Live Freaky! Die Freaky!" to the Guild Cinema.
by Joe Buffaloe Daily Lobo Idris Goodwin compares his upcoming one-man show, "I Have an Agenda," to something Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack might have done. "Like when they'd have a relaxed evening of songs and anecdotes," he said. Of course, his performance will be more cutting-edge than tired renditions of "Come Fly with Me.
by Daniel V. Garcia Daily Lobo Degrees in music performance are among those most challenging to obtain. Countless hours are spent in practice for minimal credit hours, and lucrative jobs are not often within reach upon completion of the program. Saxophone player John-Michael Vasquez has, therefore, chosen to work in Liquid Cheese, a regularly touring band from El Paso.
by John Bear Daily Lobo P.O.S., also known as Stefon Alexander, is feeling stressed. He is about to go on his first tour as the headliner. His second solo album, Audition, is soon to drop. He is helping his friends with their respective projects. He has a lot going on.
by Debra Au Daily Lobo My ears, how they bleed. After listening to a half hour of screaming vocals amid pounding guitar chords, I'm pretty sure I have irreversible hearing loss, fewer brain cells, and as for the 33.5 minutes of my life it took to listen to Spitfire's Self-Help, yeah, I'm never getting that back.
by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo I hate it when people use the phrase "coming-of-age tale." Often they use it to describe stories of self-absorbed, adolescent whining. With this in mind, Andy Bilger's novel, For the Angels are Dead, is a wonderful example of the genre.
by Joe Buffaloe Daily Lobo Suspense novels, more than any genre, have been overdone. Why are they still so popular, then? Because the suspense formula is a proven winner. Put one or two compelling characters in a life-or-death situation involving criminals, mobsters, etc.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo The world of soul music is in peril these days. Blame MTV for the pretty boy singers who dominate the pop charts, singing about nothing more than how good they look and how every girl wants them. Gone are the days of the young Al Green and Marvin Gaye, where the songs are about the sincerity of love as well as the sting of heartbreak.
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