My first thought upon hearing VNV Nation's Empires was "give me the gun." The only problem was that I didn't know which to shoot: myself or the stereo.
There is no need to tune in to WWF on the tube to get your wrestling fix this weekend. Head on down to Theatre X for some good ol' theatrical rasslin'.
The 31st annual John Donald Robb Composer's Symposium is an internationally-renowned event that will feature visiting composers from around the world.
Just in time for Easter, the Podium Players present the drama "Patricio, El Penitente" at the Menaul School Theater.
It took Mar°a Elena Fern†ndez 36 years to find her true identity and reconcile the need to please her conservative Mexican parents, embrace her sexuality and maintain a feminist outlook.
Reviewing the latest Her Love Filled the Room album, Love, Hate & Dignity, was difficult - it has forced me to consider closely my role as a reviewer. Is it to recommend something everyone will like? If so, go out and buy Michael Jackson's Thriller - you won't be disappointed. In so few words, Her Love Filled the Room is a creature too strange and beautiful in its apparent simplicity to have wide appeal.
Re-mix CDs suck. OK, not all of them do. But usually a disc that's full of re-mixed versions of hit songs and throw-away b-sides is a just a waste of time.
The Women's Resource Center will highlight the international struggle of women against opression during its Women's Film Festival today.
In the war between analog and digital, few bands occupy a space at the frontline and remain as unknown and recondite as the boys in Hefner.
Look into yourself for a moment, and think of what comes to mind at the mention of these names:
Platonica, the 2001 full-length debut album from the New York band The Pasties, is like Weezer's blue album without the crunch. Platonica begins with an assault of Ooh La La's at the beginning of "Shameless," the first song on the album. The rest of the album follows in this vein, lyrics never really living up to their prescribed hype and song progressions never reaching the dynamic possible for the seasoned musicians in the band.
"Making Scenes," the debut novel by hypertext writer Adrienne Eisen, starts out innocently. A quirky but likable heroine is introduced, a seemingly engaging story begins to unfold and a typical feminist coming of age/finding oneself novel is brought into the world.
Just prior to Stoic Frame's recent move from Albuquerque to the West Coast, the band was near the top of its form.
With the nearest major amusement parks at more than six hours' drive away, the teeth-grinding terror, clavicle-crushing foam bars and 48-inch height requirements of roller coasters have been merely daydreams for most New Mexicans.
The supposedly sane are actually crazy, absurdity is reality and everything has this pesky little catch attached to it. No, this is not our government's proposed energy policy or the Enron scandal, its Joseph Heller's classic novel, "Catch-22," adapted to the stage by the author himself, performed this month at the Vortex Theatre.
Remember "Torn," the Natalie Imbruglia song that was played every three minutes on one radio station or another a few years ago? Of course you do. Well, the former Australian soap star has a new album out, White Lilies Island, but don't expect to find any more eternal pop melodies on it.
Nikka Costa doesn't consider herself a sex symbol. If you've seen any of Costa's videos, such as the sassy one for her tasty breakthrough single "Like a Feather" or her publicity photos - the one featuring the top of her derriere peaking above her low-rise jeans is an Internet favorite - you're probably thinking to yourself, "Yeah, right."
UNM is going to get slammed with poetry tonight. Performance poetry is set to make a riotous stop in Albuquerque when WordCore, a band of national slam poets, kicks off its spring college tour at UNM.
Art often serves as the preferred vehicle for self-expression. Some want the flashy sports car type while others desire the sensible and long lasting Goodyear Blimp.
Ahh, spring. The Outpost Performance Space rings in this time of rebirth with a hot March calendar of Jazz, folk, chorale and world beat music - just the thing for a warm weekend evening.
Solutions by The State News
