South Orange resident and artistic director of Mingus Big Band, Seth Abramson, received a Grammy in the "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album" category for his co-production on the album "Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard."
UPDATE, 7:55 p.m.: Dr, Laura Wankel, vice president of Student Affairs, issued a statement through Matt Sweeney of Athletic Communications.
"Portraiture: Inside Out," the latest exhibit at the Walsh Gallery, challenges the idea of a portrait as merely a figure's head and shoulders. In the exhibit, no such image can be found.
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are a match made in comedy heaven in their latest movie, "Just Go With It." The movie contains another one of Sandler's outlandish plots, but this time it has a more realistic twist.
Westerns typically conjure images of actors like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne--not so much an animated chameleon. While Eastwood and Wayne shaped the classic image of the American cowboy, on March 4 that image may change in the minds of some with the release of "Rango."
Although this year's Grammy's have passed, there are still a number of musical acts hoping to gain recognition and possibly even some awards. The college-geared offset of MTV, mtvU, will host their annual awards show, the Woodie Awards, in order to showcase the artists that the Grammy's overlooked.
During Black History Month, on Feb. 23, Seton Hall's Black Student Union held their annual "Black student appreciation" event in honor of young African American men who are enablers of excellence in their community and living out Martin Luther King Jr's dream.
WSOU-FM, the award-winning radio station of the University, is a top ten finalist in the mtvU Woodie Awards.
Girl meets guy. Guy meets girl. They fall in love. Guy turns out to be an alien. Not your average romance, but this is the premise of "I Am Number Four," the entertaining, if predictable, movie released last Friday.
The day after the Grammys, when most reporters were busy compiling red carpet fashion reports and avoiding obvious puns about Lady Gaga's egg entrance, the English, alternative-rock Gods, Radiohead, had other plans for the media.
Author of the critically-aclaimed novel "Zoology," Ben Dolnick goes back to his childhood in his sophomore effort, "You Know Who You Are," to paint a vivid and honest portrait of growing up.
Pittsburgh's Wiz Khalifa has reportedly finished recording his debut album, "Rolling Papers," due on Atlantic Records March 29, but the "Black and Yellow" rapper could not wait until next month to release new material. On Feb. 18, Khalifa unexpectedly released a new mixtape, "Cabin Fever," for free via Rap-up.com.
Enrique Iglesias performed a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 5. The concert was part of the tour for his 2010 album "Euphoria."
Moving into college is always a nerve-wracking experienfor first-time dormers. In the new movie "The Roommate," starring Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly, this real-life experience is portrayed in a more-frightening-than-normal way when Rebecca, played by Meester, tries to take sharing to a whole new level.
Enrique Iglesias performed a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 5. The concert was part of the tour for his 2010 album "Euphoria."
The classic indie band Bright Eyes dropped a new album this past Tuesday that is likely to be met with praise as well as skepticism from diehard fans. Their latest album, "The People's Key," has a bold new sound that is distinct from the band's last six albums.
"The Robber Bridegroom" tells the story of Jamie Lockhart, a man who has two sides: one as an ordinary person and the other as the "Bandit of the Woods." Jamie rescues a rich farmer, Clement Musgrove, and, to thank him for rescuing him, Musgrove offers Jamie marriage to his daughter Rosamund.
In her new single, "Born this Way", Lady Gaga makes sure everyone knows she does not care what society has to say about her because she was "born this way."To most, Gaga is more than just a superstar or some crazy celebrity with a unique style, she is a statement and this song exemplifies that.
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