The lyrics of the group Tw12lve are the played-out chants of gangsta rap. Money can't buy these MCs love, but they'd rather be a thug rollin' on dubs, goes the battle cry of the group who, without love, will probably never make the money to afford one rim let alone enough to roll on.
by Aaron Salas Daily Lobo Fifty Cent claimed he sold more records than all other New York MCs combined in the last two years. His debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin', has sold more than 11 million copies. Fifty Cent, or Curtis Jackson, also said if his latest album, The Massacre, sells any less, he will consider it a failure.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Sometimes it is easier to feed ideas to people if they are surrounded by jokes and humor. This is the philosophy by which Kevin Elder delivers his messages. Elder is a member of Tricklock Company where his one-man comedy act, "Tangential or How In a Moment the World Was Tied Together With Yarn and Amused Until the Loneliness Made Sense," runs through April 10.
The novel Jimmy is the kind of book where you don't have to be an English scholar to know it's good. The dialogue is so down to earth, it seems as though it was transcribed right out of a conversation held among friends at Winning Coffee House. Author Amber Hartley's sense of humor is dead on, and it comes through in the characters of the book.
Saul Williams is working to desegregate the airwaves. "There's one rapper that rock radio always plays - Eminem," he said. "They play him because he's white." Williams, best known for his work in the 1996 film "Slam," challenges the boundaries of pop music's genres on his latest CD, a self-titled effort.
by Eva Dameron Daily lobo "MacHomer" started out as a little cast party joke performed with hand puppets. "It started out very subjectively," said Rick Miller, the actor in the one-man show. "MacHomer" is a version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" performed in the voices of "The Simpsons.
by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Amber Hartley wrote her first book when she was in second grade. UNM student Hartley, 26, is the author of Jimmy. The novel is the first in a trilogy that explores the life of a teenager, who, through his high school experiences and national political conflicts, finds his whole view of reality shattered, she said.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Members of Angeles Drake know exactly what they are doing. They layer clear and obscure timbres like a skilled painter applying paint in such a way as to break the viewers' hearts and deliver them to revelation. Their debut album, I Wish You Would Come Home Already, is a result of three years' worth of hard work and practice.
by Emily Myer Daily Lobo It's cruel. It's malicious. But apparently, it's real life. Catch27.com is a way to meet people online, but while other Web sites, such as Friendster.com, want you to share movies and books, Catch 27 wants to know how its users lost their virginity and how many hearts they've broken.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Megan Jacobs incorporates many forms of media to bring her ideas to life. And she has plenty of both. "I am interested in the idea of mapping," Jacobs said. The impetus of her show is to map the ephemeral, or fleeting aspects of life, such as love, memory and where one's body has been.
by Matthew Paul Bailey Daily Lobo I believe you simply cannot trust people who have bad fashion sense. Fashion is everything. Everywhere we go, every person we look at we judge on their fashion - consciously or subconsciously. Because I am British, and Europeans are renowned for their choice of garments, I feel a duty to help the world with this important issue.
"The Incal" has aged well. Maybe it's a comment on the state of American comics, but "The Incal," originally published in the early '80s, feels just as fresh as any modern science fiction book. Alexandro Jodorowsky and Moebius' French comic about a seedy detective and his adventures is full of the mad ideas and sly humor found in any good "cutting edge" comic today.
Rowdy rocker shares views, stories with audience Henry Rollins has always been one to speak his mind. In the '80s, Rollins was the lead singer of the highly influential punk band Black Flag. Today he tours with Rollins Band or solo for spoken-word shows. Once an old-school punk rocker, Rollins is covered in tattoos, heavily muscled and doesn't seem like your typical spoken-word poet.
Rowdy rocker shares views, stories with audience Henry Rollins has always been one to speak his mind. In the '80s, Rollins was the lead singer of the highly influential punk band Black Flag. Today he tours with Rollins Band or solo for spoken-word shows. Once an old-school punk rocker, Rollins is covered in tattoos, heavily muscled and doesn't seem like your typical spoken-word poet.
Theatre X has become a world where brightly colored ducks, cats and frogs jump around, sing and dance. "Honk!" retells Hans Christian Andersen's classic story "The Ugly Duckling" but includes a more fleshed-out plot and musical numbers. In the show, farm animals gather to see the hatching of four cute ducklings and one awkward bird appropriately named Ugly (James Mills).
by Matthew Bailey Daily Lobo It was hyped by the world's best music magazines, and Bloc Party's debut album Silent Alarm exceeds expectations. If your wardrobe includes a studded belt that goes with your floppy bangs, this album is an essential purchase. Though it's usually the domain of middle-class white boys, indie music has new champions of ethnicity and, more importantly, thoroughly enjoyable music.
Michael BublÇ's name appears in only one of the track credits on his latest CD, It's Time. Such a discovery makes it easier to understand why BublÇ seems to have a less-than-enthusiastic approach to his singing, which sadly is the best part of the record. The standard of undeniably good music requires each musician to sound focused and passionate with or without the rest of the band, creating a beat or a melody that can stand alone and intrigue listeners.
Best Picture and the nominees are: Michael Mann and Graham King for "The Aviator" Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower for "Finding Neverland" Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Tom Rosenburg for "Million Dollar Baby" Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin and Howard Baldwin for "Ray" Michael London for "Sideways" Who should win: "Sideways.
by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Cappuccinos cost 80 cents in Rome "Students living in Rome can wake up and have their morning cappuccino," said Susanne Anderson-Riedel, assistant professor of art history. Anderson-Riedel and her husband, Paul Anderson, created a program that allows students to travel abroad and earn college credit.
by Aaron Hendren Daily Lobo The off-Broadway production "Steel Magnolias" was wowing audiences before the movie starring Julia Roberts was made. The movie might be known as a chick flick, but cast member Kathleen Conry said people should know the stage version of "Steel Magnolias" is not for a specific gender.
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