by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Members of the band Nocturne once had to floor their tour bus through a wall of flames shooting out of a semi on a highway at 3 a.m. "That's the strangest thing that's happened to us on tour, off the top of my head," said Lacey Conner, frontwoman of the goth-industrial band from Los Angeles.
by Xochitl Campos Daily Lobo It was interesting, provocative and controversial - everything an art exhibition should be. One of the controversial pieces at the latest exhibition in the SUB's student gallery was on a computer screen. Student artist Chad Person showed a seven minute video of a live parakeet who was dangling upside down with its feet tied up.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo When I was in kindergarten, the little girls in the classroom would host imaginary tea parties. My role was the husband - the little boy who, in their minds, acted polite and kept out of their way. In my mind, I was the protector, the defeater of evil and, above all, the keeper of what I proudly called the "lifesaver.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo An ongoing joke for those who work for the TV show "Family Guy" is that they never know whether they've been canceled. The first new episode in three years aired Sunday night. Titled "North by North Quahog," it lived up to expectations and treated fans with an eccentric, vulgar, tasteless and, above all, hilarious episode.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo There are many characters inside the heads of Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez. A 14-year-old girl named Jennifer and a space alien are just two. The comedy duo has toured the world as the Pajama Men since 2000. The shows are hard to define.
by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo For 20 years, Brent Kenton Jordan beat people up in the alleyways behind his business. When he quit his job as a bouncer of various strip clubs in San Diego and Las Vegas, he had many regrets, he said. "I suppose, like anything else, you become enlightened or educated or you bear things for as long as you can," Jordan said.
by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo "Idiot!" No, that's not Jon Heder. It's Tom Cruise doing an impression of "Napoleon Dynamite," one of his favorite movies. "I saw that film three times," Cruise said. "It was just hilarious. It was so much fun. I loved it.
by David Barnes Daily Lobo Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy knows what he's doing. The band's concert at the Kiva Auditorium on Tuesday was everything you'd expect from a group that is regarded by many to be one of the best bands today. Drawing heavily on material from 2002's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and 2004's A Ghost is Born, Wilco stormed through a two-hour set without even the smallest hiccup, leaving devoted fans and more recent admirers alike captivated throughout.
by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo Imagine your grandfather leaves you $5 million in his will, but you can't get near the jackpot until you join the old man's college fraternity or the Marines. Doesn't sound too difficult, right? Well, it is if you are Kurt Stafford, the main character of the book Fubar.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo Blame it on "The Lord of the Rings" for taking a book with a ravenous cult following and successfully translating it into a film. If it weren't for director Peter Jackson making such good films, other directors wouldn't think they could do it too.
by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo The first step into El Taco Tote tells you everything. There's unlimited chips and a handful of salsas to your right, fresh grilled meats and tortillas straight ahead. A loudspeaker announces a number telling people their order is ready, first in English, then in Spanish.
When I was a kid, I got in trouble for reading too much. At night, I would read by flashlight under my covers so my mom couldn't see the light seeping out under my door. I spent my allowance on contraband - C batteries. And for about two years, the novel smuggled under the blanket with me was most likely written by Douglas Adams. I checked The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy out of my neighborhood library because of its cover. A green smiley face with no eyes sticks its tongue out and floats over a hitchhiking thumb.
Even the somber likes of Morrissey and AFI have some competition in the music-to-sit-alone-and-drink-to category from Let There be Morning, the latest record from The Perishers. Although just as passionate, the band doesn't come close to its angst brethren in terms of talent or style.
"Kung Fu Hustle" is like no movie on the planet. The humor is twisted, the fighting is choreographed by the same guy who did "The Matrix," and the violence finds itself comfortably nestled between Quentin Tarantino and Looney Tunes. If you like kung fu movies and Bugs Bunny, then "Kung Fu Hustle" is the film for you.
Billy Bob Thornton has not censored his usual personality to promote his upcoming PG-rated children's movie. For example, Thornton doesn't apologize for his public displays of affection toward women. "Show me a man who doesn't like to drink and doesn't like women, and I'll kiss your ass," he said.
It's been proven that when Nicole Kidman divorced Tom Cruise, she became a better actress. Her new film, "The Interpreter," shows that in a film that won't take home any Oscars, Kidman still shines.
by John Bear Daily Lobo Members of the band Gratitude made up a word for the type of music they play. They hail from San Francisco and call their style of music "Bobcore," after bass player Bob Lindsey. They pointed out his choice of clothing for the day: A white polo shirt in the preppie tradition that contrasted sharply with his heavily tattooed arms and checkered Vans.
by Matthew Paul Bailey Daily Lobo Paris Hilton is great. She is one of the biggest celebrities in the world, and I had the humbling pleasure of interviewing the beautiful heiress, who wanted to talk of her already heavily promoted horror film, "House of Wax.
by John Bear Daily Lobo When people think of Chris Rock, his abrasive manner of speaking during his comedic routines might come to mind. But when he is not on stage, Rock is pretty reserved. He talked of his new film, "The Longest Yard," a comedy about a football team of prison inmates.
You could read Global Frequency without looking at the cover and know it's written by Warren Ellis. His voice is that distinctive, his touch that inimitable. "Back away from the germs, toerag features," one character tells a would-be biological terrorist.
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