Moving out of the garage
By Staff Writer | April 29Local rock band Rockets and Reasons may be changing their names, but it doesn't mean they will be changing their sound.
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Dance team gets "Dirty" for charity
By Staff Writer | April 29The Seton Hall Dance Team will be hosting its sixth annual dance recital, "Dirty Dancing," in the Jubilee Auditorium at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 2.
B.o.B shines on "Adventurous" debut
By Staff Writer | April 28Bobby Ray Simmons, the 21-year-old, genre-bending rapper known as B.o.B, has impressively built himself a large reputation in the hip-hop community without ever selling a full-length album. He signed with Atlantic Records while he was still in high school and has released a series of successful mix tapes, but only now, after several years of recording, he will release his debut, "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray."
2010 summer movie guide
By Staff Writer | April 28From heart-pounding action sequels to tearful romantic films, the following four months are gearing up to thrill, shock and enlighten avid movie lovers across the country by exciting viewers and little ones with the return of the flying armored superhero and the ever loveable green ogre; movie theatres are hitting it off to an early start.
SAB presents student talent show as part of Spring Fling
By Staff Writer | April 21"SHU's Got Talent" on April 26 at 8:30 p.m. in the University Center Main Lounge will showcase the best of Seton Hall student's talents during Spring Fling 2010.
Livin' on a prayer
By Staff Writer | April 21There is no other season in the year that music fans look forward to more than summer time. With the last few weeks of school approaching and the promise of every type of concert, from outdoor music festivals to huge stadium tours, nothing makes students scrape together money faster than tickets to see their favorite band.
Rockin' out for a cause
By Staff Writer | April 21"Rock the Cancer Out," a free concert on the Green on Saturday between 2 to 5 p.m., gives students a chance to hear music from Seton Hall students' bands, rock a cool T-shirt and support awareness of cancer while raising money for the American Cancer Society.
Do you see in 3-D?
By Staff Writer | April 21The in-your-face intensity of 3-D movies has caught America, and the rest of the world, by their eyes and their pockets.
No treasure at the end of rainbow
By Staff Writer | April 21Coheed and Cambria have always had an extremely strong and dedicated fanbase and it's easy to understand why - they offer fans a fully immersive experience, which includes highly conceptual albums, correlating graphic novels and often mind-boggling music videos. However, though Coheed and Cambria's music has always told a story (the albums, collectively, are supposed to tell one tale), the band's product has been far from consistent.
"Kick-Ass" soundtrack lives up to its name
By Staff Writer | April 21The music for the new movie, "Kick-Ass," is exactly what a good superhero movie soundtrack should sound like.
Old formula missing in new album
By Staff Writer | April 15Red Sparowes is a five-piece instrumental band that has always had a penchant for the heavier qualities of post-rock. Their 2005 debut, "At the Soundless Dawn," plays like a war documentary with its massive walls of sound. Whereas many instrumental or post-rock bands have aimed to elicit visceral emotions, like melancholy, nostalgia and hopefulness, from their listeners, Red Sparowes have previously attempted to capture human actions, often at their most fierce.
Are you the next Snooki?
By Staff Writer | April 15This summer, MTV is looking for the "proudest, loudest and wildest to carry on the legacy" in the second season of its newest and most controversial hit show, "Jersey Shore."
SHU theatre gets familiar with "The Foreigner"
By Staff Writer | April 15An elaborate set looms over the aisles of seats with a warm brown color scheme in the theater at SOPAC. Cream-colored walls with wooden accents, a dark brown bar lined with auburn bottles of liquor, deer and bird taxidermy adorns the walls and a sweeping stone fireplace soars; an ordinary stage has been transformed into a lodge.
Benefit concert on the Green to support college education
By Staff Writer | April 15Seton Hall band Living Ataraxia will perform a benefit concert for the Mount Vernon Elementary School on April 22 on the Green.
MGMT deserves a "Congratulations" for new album
By Staff Writer | April 14MGMT burst onto the music scene in 2006 after signing with Columbia records. The Brooklyn-based band is most popularly known for the hits, "Kids" and "Time to Pretend" off their debut album, "Oracular Spectacular."
Long Islanders make own name
By Staff Writer | April 7It is easy to write off Long Island's Envy on the Coast as yet another band from the emo and post-hardcore scene that emulates, but can never measure up to, the likes of other Long Island supergroups such as Taking Back Sunday, Glassjaw and Brand New. Though the influences are apparent, Envy on the Coast proves on their second album, "Lowcountry," that they have ambitions outside their hometown inner circle, exhibiting musical growth and maturity to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump.
The "clash" between original and remake
By Staff Writer | April 7The most recent addition to this current Hollywood trend of recycling films is the Warner Bros. remake of "Clash of The Titans," which earned a respectable $61 million in its opening weekend.
Hollywood loves the '80s
By Staff Writer | April 7Robert Zemeckis' "Back to the Future" hit theaters worldwide in 1985 and now, in 2010, a good way to describe Hollywood's latest trend in movies would be "Back to the ‘80s."
Theatre Council goes nuts for Charlie Brown
By Staff Writer | April 7The Theatre Council will present "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" this weekend, the first musical to be performed at Seton Hall University during an academic year since 1992.
Take a spin on Chatroulette
By Staff Writer | March 25Recently, YouTube, MySpace and Facebook have welcomed a newcomer to the online social networking table.
