by Amy Upah Daily Lobo Scientologist Sofia Milos is coming to UNM today to promote an important aspect of her religion - studying. Milos, who has been on "CSI: Miami," "The Sopranos" and "Friends," will discuss scientology, which has gained popularity since L.
by Andrea Martinez Daily Lobo After hearing last week a "The Real World" casting call was being held in Albuquerque, my curiosity was provoked. MTV isn't my favorite channel - the more I watch it these days, the older I feel - but something inside me said, "Andrea, if you don't try this, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
by Matthew Paul Bailey Daily Lobo Born out of the mundane frustration of small-town Britain, Ordinary Boys' first release comes across as a necessary and emotive rebuttal of British life. The band's music has been described as a mix of the Smiths and the Jam, but Over the Counter Culture belongs undeniably to the present.
"The Real World" supervising casting director said it takes charisma, attractiveness and a military record to get on the show. This Saturday, Damon Furberg and his crew will look for members of MTV's 2005 Real World. They will be at Sauce/Liquid Lounge and Raw seeking Albuquerque candidates between the ages 18 and 24.
When Patricia Smith was a kid, she wrote the same poetry everyone else writes. "I wrote about crushes or mad-at-the world poems that I would stuff in the kitchen drawer and forget about until the next time I had a crush or was pissed off," she said. Smith has won the title in the national individual slam competition four times.
(U-WIRE) FULLERTON, Calif. - DreamWorks Pictures has attempted to match the success of Disney's "Finding Nemo" by coming out with its own artistic underwater animation, "Shark Tale." "Shark Tale" drenched movie theaters this weekend, taking in $49.1 million dollars at the box office.
KC Roehl's classy style is reflected in her humble abode. The furniture store Abode, which opened Friday in Nob Hill, is stocked with mid-century modern design influences. "I went to the Market in High Point, North Carolina," said Roehl. "It is known as the furniture capital of the world.
Even after more than 20 years, LL Cool J can still hit it with the best of them. His 11th album, The DEFinition, demonstrates how LL is one of the few hip-hop artists with staying power. In a genre littered with one-album wonders, it's hard to think of more than a handful of rappers who continue to find mainstream success over a number of years, let alone one who has been able to rack up hits since the '80s.
I've always thought it was funny to see kids at the movie theater pounding their feet into the pads of the "Dance Dance Revolution" arcade game. Supplant a standard joystick with a light-up floor - or a skateboard or sniper rifle or anything else - and you've got a game I would assume is not only fun to play, but also fun to watch others play.
Some albums are so good you never forget the place you were when you first heard them. Every time one of these gems comes on, you are transported back to that moment. A Tribe Called Quest is probably the most influential rap group of all time, even though it may no longer be considered underground.
Remember the good old days when you had to wait for your wife to get syphilis before you were sure she had been with another man? With the advent of progressive thinking and ABC's new show "Wife Swap," you can actually avoid the itching and anticipation by sending your wife into another man's house.
by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo During a symposium for the play "Zoot Suit," writer Luis Valdez called on Hispanics to vote. "We stand on the shoulders of giants," he said. "None of us are alone." Valdez's play about a controversial Mexican-American gang has come to Albuquerque.
by Drew Lyness Daily Lobo It is no secret the United States is a nation that likes its food. In any American city, no matter what time of day or night, you can always find an open restaurant, and the fast-food business is among the most lucrative in the world.
by Amy Dalness Daily Lobo The gripping one-man show "Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead" is being produced at the Theatre X, but with one major change. There's a cast of seven. Director Josh Hunt said he decided to use seven performers for the show rather than one to help drive the play.
by Rami Mallis and Matthew Bailey Daily Lobo Rapper Shyne's latest release, Godfather Buried Alive, is a breath of fresh air in the stale, over-commercialized R&B-based world of mainstream hip-hop. He is a rapper with an interesting and enticing background and story to tell, and he tells it a gritty, raw style.
If you provide a stage, flashing lights and a video camera, college students lose all inhibitions. I discovered this yesterday at an event sponsored by Student Special Events and the Students Activities Center that allowed students to create a music video for free.
A stage set with a lifeboat and a half-empty glass atop a lighthouse can be interpreted in a number of ways. "What a Choice," a reoccurring object-theater play by the Loren Kahn Puppet Theater and Object Theatre, allows the audience to decide what various props and absurd contraptions symbolize.
Roberto Martinez recorded one of his most famous corridos for the first time on Tuesday. Corridos are songs about historical events, politics, horse racing and imagination written by Hispanic composers. These songs are not always recorded. Martinez spoke during "Nuevo Mexico, Hasta Cuando?" in the Willard Reading Room at Zimmerman Library.
Tonight artistic expression will shake the walls of the Lobo Theatre. Cru, an organization affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ, will host its first-ever art rumble. Art supplies will be provided, and doors are open to anyone who wants to share his or her artistic side.
Composer, conductor and teacher Alice Parker has unintentionally paved paths in her lifetime. Parker, who will hold a workshop in Keller Hall today, has made music with legendary choral conductor Robert Shaw and opened doors for other women in conducting. "She is a direct link to some of the really great choral and any kind of musicians in the twentieth century," music professor Brad Ellingboe said.
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