There’s a fine line between being crafty and hoarding junk; that line is called upcycling. The process of upcycling focuses on the “reuse” aspect of the three Rs – with an interesting twist. The online Oxford English Dictionary generally defines upcycle as, “to repurpose, renovate, or improve (an old or unwanted item) to make something more attractive, valuable, etc.”
The WWE hasn’t always treated the tag team division with the respect that it deserves. Over the past several years, that has been abundantly clear with how few tag teams there seem to be and where most tag team matches fall on the card.
UNM celebrated the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month on Wednesday with the UNM English Department hosting the third annual Favorite Poem Project reading at Zimmerman Library. The Favorite Poem Project was founded in 1997 by Robert Pinsky, the 39th poet laureate of the U.S. It is dedicated to “celebrating, documenting and encouraging poetry’s role in Americans’ lives,” according to the project's website.
Pleasure, anatomy, condoms and consent. These were just a few of the topics covered during last month’s competing SexUality Week and Real Sex Week events. Too bad neither of them told you what happens when your vulva goes missing.
It's not hard to find good experimental rock bands in Albuquerque, but the three musicians that make up CRTTRZ are bound to make an emphatic first impression. Formed in 2012, the band consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Gabriel Fuentes, bassist Tony Rivali and drummer Joel Martin. CRTTRZ, pronounced “Critters”, was created by Fuentes who leads the band lyrically and instrumentally. “When I was a kid, I knew I wanted to be a musician,” Fuentes said. “My dad is a painter and sculptor, growing up there were a lot of artistic influences. I would watch YouTube videos and just learn everything I could about guitar and piano.”
WWE’s biggest annual event WrestleMania came and went this past weekend, leaving most fans with a unpleasant taste in their mouths. The 32nd incarnation of WrestleMania delivered with solid matches but had some of the most questionable booking decisions in quite some time. Let’s breakdown exactly what happened this weekend in Dallas, Texas.
Fencing offers its practitioners physical exercise and teaches them the beautiful form of swordplay, but the social culture and fun that comes with it is what keeps UNM Fencing Club members coming back. Fencing is a unique hobby that is available to UNM students through the Fencing Club, whose aim is to create a fun, social environment where students can try fencing or improve on it while going to school.
Sometimes the only history we have on an event or a person is in oral stories. This can come in the form of folk tales, folk songs or even folk poems, among other things. Michele Buchanan, a graduate of UNM’s Los Alamos branch, said she came across one of these oral-only legends when she began to research the origins of her recently acquired instrument, the harp.
Indie bands Geographer and The Crookes are in the midst of their collaborative tour across North America, which brings them to Albuquerque on Wednesday, where they will play at the Rio Bravo Brewing Company. The show will be a midway point in the tour as they continue to travel around America, hitting destinations like New York, Chicago and Nashville in the near future.
Sunshine Theater went wild Friday night when pop-punk titans Mayday Parade took to the stage and played their final show of the American Lines Tour. The European version of the tour, Black Lines, began in January and was followed up with the American Lines Tour, which began on March 10 and ended Friday night. Bassist Jeremy Lenzo has toured internationally with Mayday Parade, and called it a unique experience.
Somehow the WWE always manages to bring everything together when WrestleMania comes around. Despite the fact that several top superstars are out with injuries, WrestleMania 32 is one of the strongest cards from top to bottom in recent memory.
Local bands will get a huge opportunity to show off their musical talents this Friday. From noon to 7:30 p.m., Albuquerque based bands will perform at the 2016 Local Band Showcase at Civic Plaza, presented by the City of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department in collaboration with Civic Plaza.
Independent music production in Albuquerque has never been more appealing, now that Push Drive Studios is in operation. The recording venue debuted only two years ago and has already garnered a reputation among musicians across the city. Push Drive is led solely by audio engineer Lee Sillery, a local musician and long time contributor to the Albuquerque music scene.
What is educational equity, and what does it have to do with our education system? This is the question TEDxABQED sought to address at the African American Performing Arts Center on Friday afternoon with the Equity in Education lecture theme. The tagline written on the event brochures read: “fairness is providing each person with the right tools to succeed”.
The WWE has rarely treated the Divas division with any amount of respect at WrestleMania in the past. At WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, Texas, that has the opportunity to change with a highly anticipated triple threat bout for the Divas Championship between three of the most polished divas in years.
The ethereal washed sounds of psychedelic rock band Sun Dog have been permeating Albuquerque’s music scene for almost half a decade. Now with both an EP and album under their belt, the group has been touring out of state to share their music across the nation. Sun Dog is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Colin Roxford, guitarist/organist Jon Deyhle, drummer Maxwell Graves and bassist Luz Allison. It originated four years ago as dddiamonddd, a rock band.
While there are a number of support groups and services offered at UNM for students seeking advice on their studies, junior biology major Ari Mishra said she wanted to coordinate a more personal group for women who plan to pursue medical school after graduation. For her first event as the coordinator for the Women in STEM collaboration between the Women's Resource Center and STEM Gateway, she chose to organize a panel for undergraduate students to get their questions answered by first year medical students. “The idea came from my personal experience as a pre-med student. I've heard a lot about the adversities that women face, non-traditional paths they take and advice they have for other women,” Mishra said. “I couldn't wait to bring people together to talk about these topics in medicine.”
The musicians who make up the band Crushed!? are bolstering the local music scene with energetic performances that keep audiences on their feet. Armed with a powerful and abrasive sound, this 5-piece post-hardcore band is bound to grip your attention in a loud way. Crushed!? consists of guitarists Adam Smith and Jake Snider, vocalist/trombonist Joel Sheets and brothers Jimmy and Jeremy Wallace, who play bass and drums, respectively.
It’s still hard to fathom that Shane McMahon is in one of the premier matches for WrestleMania 32. When it was announced three weeks ago that McMahon will face the legendary Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania, it came as a complete shock for fans. McMahon hadn’t been seen on WWE television since 2009 and left the company early in 2010.
The words "live," "breathe" and "relax" hold different meanings depending on who you ask. “Live. Breathe. Relax.” is the motto of The Remedy Day Spa and Wellness Center, which recently opened its doors to the public for the first time.
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