David Archuleta, the "American Idol" season seven runner-up, released his sixth album, "No Matter How Far," on Tuesday, March 26. The 22-year-old recorded the new music before leaving on his two-year religious mission trip to Chile, keeping with his promise to fans to continue doing music.
After a long day of going to classes, commuting, or working, most students just want to lay their heads on the pillow and wind down by watching television shows and movies. Fortunately for many students, two online-based, on-demand streaming media services, Hulu and Netflix, have revolutionized the way people in the 21st century watch this content, both new and old.
Taylor Swift painted Newark, N.J., red on March 28 for the second night of her Red Tour's three-show run at the Prudential Center. The excitement of screaming audience members with homemade, light-up signs and custom t-shirts was undeniable, as happy tears were found even before the lights went down.
Dom La Nena, the Brazilian-born, French and Argentinian-influenced Cellist exposes the soft sounds of Brazil with her debut album, "Ela," released Jan. 2013. Within the confines of the album one feels close not only to the creator of the beautifully rendered tracks, but also to her home of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The sparse, but not slight instrumentation highlights her virtuosic ability to phrase her cello, layered under her delicate Portuguese and Spanish whispers, that creates something so refreshing and so unique that it is hard to categorize "Ela" in any one musical genre.
Incredible is not the word to describe "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone." Silly? Definitely. Predictable? Yes, that too. But in the case of "Wonderstone," those qualities only added to its charm. For the film was also hilarious, thoroughly entertaining and even touching. It might not be incredible, but this magician movie does have a certain comedic magic.
After a nearly 7-year-break from music, Justin Timberlake is back with his new album "The 20/20 Experience," which was released on March 19 and produced by the well-known Timbaland. Now a seasoned actor and married man, Timberlake has come a long way from his boy-band roots.
When avid readers think of Harlan Coben, the words "mystery" or "thriller" probably come to mind. But what about "romance?" It very well could, for the best-selling author's books often run the gamut of genres. And that's why Coben doesn't like to label his work.
Norman Bates is a name that has made the collective American psyche cringe since the early 1960s when Robert Bloch's novel Psycho debuted and the Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name came out, portraying the fictional Bates as a deranged killer obsessed with punishing women. The new A&E drama, "Bates Motel," which premiered Monday, March 19th, aims to give insight as to how Bates eventually became the maniac that was the central character of Hitchcock's most notorious horror film. "Bates Motel," starring Vera Farmiga ("The Departed," "Source Code") and Freddie Highmore as Norman ("August Rush," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"), is a unique approach at a prequel because it takes place during the modern age, not mid-20th century America.
In order to raise money for this year's Relay for Life, Colleges Against Cancer will host a dodge ball tournament on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the auxiliary gym.
On March 9, multi-talented megastar Justin Timberlake hosted NBC's long-running weekly sketch-comedy show "Saturday Night Live" for his fifth time. Timberlake also took on the role as the show's musical guest.
Although critics heavily critiqued his debut album "The Year of Hibernation" as nothing more than bashful-bedroom pop, Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon came back with a vengeance for his second album, "Wondrous Bughouse's," released on March 5.
It might not have had millions of hopefuls like "American Idol," but the auditions held in Boland Hall the weekend before Spring Break did give a number of students a chance to display their singing voices.
The makers of "Red Widow" want you to sympathize with Marta Walraven, and on the surface, the character is easy to get behind. She's a good mother willing to do anything to protect her children, even if that means entering the criminal underworld. But when you think about it, Walraven is not innocent. She grew up in a mob family, married a drug smuggler, and didn't need to get involved in criminal activity to protect her family; it was her choice.
Every good horror movie has deep meaning within it. It contains more than just cheap thrills and suspense. Rather, truly excellent scary movies feature characters the audience can sympathize with and a plot that relates to the problems of contemporary society. That way, as the protagonists defeat the monsters or ghosts or whatever else in the film, the viewers can vicariously defeat the problems they face in their real lives. Considering that criterion, "Dark Skies" is a commendable example of the genre.
In typical Oscars fashion, the 85th Academy Awards ran about 30 minutes longer than scheduled on Sunday night. Host Seth MacFarlane joked about the lengthy ceremony along, but kept most of his jokes fairly subdued, an unexpected feat for the usually over-the-top "Family Guy" creator. After a 15-minute-plus intro, which included singing, dancing and a few insults that left audience members briefly cringing, the evening officially began.
Beyonc?© is known for her diva stage persona, powerful vocals and fierce attitude, but in her new self-directed, self-produced documentary, "Life Is But A Dream," which aired on HBO on Feb. 16, the pop-goddess reveals a raw, emotional side.
After scurrying underneath national acknowledgement for the better part of a decade, Foal, the Oxford based five-piece band, released their third album, "Holy Fire," on Feb. 11.
LL Cool J, the hip-hop pioneer who released his last album in 2008, is back and ready to heat the scene up again with his new album, "Authentic."
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