The ground is shaking outside the classroom door. Underneath the subtle Spanish singing and thunderous, uniform stomping on the floor, a guitar can be heard, along with clapping and guiding voice of the course's leader.
Frank Ocean’s music is going through a profound growth process, an important one considering modern pop history. He began his career with the chaotic noise-hop collective Odd Future and quickly became its star player within a matter of months by, seemingly, not being obnoxious.
This Labor Day weekend, locals will have a chance to gather at the EXPO New Mexico State Fairgrounds and relish in their New Mexican pride. The New Mexico Tourism Department has teamed up with EXPONM to host the inaugural New Mexico True Fest: a showcase of all things grown, made and raised in New Mexico.
A coalition of local vendors, crafters and artists gathered over the weekend amid upbeat live music and the smell of roasting chile to celebrate the 19th Annual Chile Festival, an arts and crafts fair focused on giving back to the community in a uniquely New Mexican way.
Maybe it’s finally time to end “Suplex City”. Brock Lesnar, one time NCAA heavyweight champion and former UFC heavyweight champion, has gone on a tear in WWE, virtually dominating every opponent he’s faced in the past couple of years.
It has been an eventful first week back on campus to start the term, and students took to social media to express the frustrations/victories/excitement/stress that they felt about returning to UNM.
It took a while. It took some merchandise, ticket sales, enthusiasm and a basic corporate understanding of present-day music trends, but, finally, our little desert town is pretty much on the concert map full-time. In the next three months there will be a surplus of diverse and extravagant artists featured in Albuquerque.
No one should have to starve themselves in the name of good cinema. Luckily, the UNM SUB has released its Mid-Week Movie schedule for the fall semester, comprised of selections from over the summer. Here is a guide to the movies you can catch this semester, and the perfect type of person for each.
The WWE Brand Extension coalesced nearly a month ago but the lasting impact is still being felt. A clear beneficiary of the brand extension was one Dolph Ziggler, a midcarder that was toiling around in the background before coming to the forefront of the main event scene for SmackDown just in time for SummerSlam. Ziggler will be facing off against WWE Champion Dean Ambrose for the title.
High temperatures keep many students inside during the summer. For those feeling cooped up in their apartment or dorm, there are plenty of places to spend time around UNM and downtown that offer more than just sought-after air conditioning. Businesses around UNM and just down the street are open for students to meet, get a cup of coffee, a bite to eat or unwind from summer studying with a drink.
Throughout the course of the University's history, UNM groups have fought against a culture of sexual harassment.
In the spring the Daily Lobo ran a piece about UNM's Fencing Club, the creation of which was chronicled almost 50 years ago.
It’s finally happened. Any child that grew up in the 1990s can finally fulfill their dream and become a Pokémon Master. Maybe not in the most literal sense, but thanks to one of the hottest applications in recent memory Pokémon Go can give fans a little glimpse into what being a Pokémon trainer is like, in arguably the most realistic sense yet.
It doesn’t take much to see why many fans are upset over the newest adaptation of Berserk. After just one episode, fans of the long-running manga were crying foul over some of the stiffest and ugliest 3D animation seen in an anime. It seems that Berserk may never get a faithful anime adaption - or at least one with a decent budget.
Even children with cancer should get to be a kid sometimes. This is the underlying principle for Kasie Helpz Kidz, a non-profit organization with a mission to help families of children fighting cancer. On Saturday, the organization's founder , Kasie Lynne, stopped in Albuquerque for the Love Helpz Kidz Tour – an excursion around the United States held to fundraise for local children fighting cancer.
It seems serendipitous for musicians Brad Smith and Tristin Sullivan to randomly meet on a bus in 2013, initially bonding over artists and a mutual interest in the GarageBand mobile app. Just a few collaborations later, the duo became Akelli & Orion, an electronic music collective focused on both energized hooks and chillwave beats that cater to most audiences with ease.
“Been sixteen days since I’ve seen any sight of you, stupid fights, sleepless nights you know, I don’t know what to do...” These are the opening lyrics that Harry Wirstrom chants on the song “What Love”, a driving riff based rock track that has been finding its way into festivals and venues in Albuquerque.
It’s reassuring to see Albuquerque’s music scene bustling in a time of prosperity, creativity and inspiration; a golden age seemingly made possible by numerous independent labels and venues sprouting up by the numbers, helping each other co-exist. Local band Five Mile Float have situated themselves on the forefront of this cultural wave, riding the line between familiarity and originality that allows their music to satisfy multiple tastes effortlessly.
Entertainment mogul Drake needs no introduction. His hooks frequently invade clubs around the world and his records climb up the charts with ease. Yet on his latest full length release “Views” it seems Drake has become much too familiar with his comfort zone, reveling for eighty minutes in routine lyrics and nuances that become excessive by only the half way point.
It’s time to have the talk. No, not about the birds and the bees – about the bees and the seeds. GMO-Free New Mexico hosted the second annual Albuquerque Bees & Seeds Festival on Saturday at Tractor Brewing Wells Park.
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