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This week's concerts, movie, DVD and CD releases. (0) comments
'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' The Sunny Game Show Tour will be at Risman Plaza 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The tour is to promote the fourth season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," which premieres on FX at 10 p.m. on Sept. 18. Kenya Hardaway, director of integrated promotions at FX said, "The idea for the game show tour came out of an experimental tour that we did last year to promote the seasons 1 and 2 DVD and the season 3 premiere. (0) comments
CONCERTS Thursday • Pop-Tarts presents American Idols 2008 7 p.m. Wolstein Center at CSU $37.50-$66.50 • Nightwish, Sonata Arctica 8:30 p.m. Agora Theatre & Ballroom $25 • Faded Reflection, Rob Metz 9 p.m. Musica $6 • KIDz in the Hall 9 p.m. Grog Shop $12 IN THEATERS Friday • Bangkok Dangerous (Lionsgate) starring Nicholas Cage, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charlie Yeung • Everybody Wants to Be Italian (Roadside Attractions) starring Jay Jablonski, Cerina Vincent, John Kapelos • Mister Foe (Magnolia) starring Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Claire Forlani CONCERTS • Dary 6 p. (1) comment
Cartel thinks new sound will appeal to students Any high school band would call making it big a dream. The guys from Cartel call it life. Five friends from Georgia, Will Pugh, Nic Hudson, Kevin Sanders, Joseph Pepper and Jeff Lett, have been living that life ever since they made it big in 2005 with their hit album "Chroma. (0) comments
Hot Topic's slogan is "Everything about the music." That includes the spikes, skulls, multi-colored hair and extremely tight pants that come with certain bands. When I tell people that I worked at Hot Topic, they usually respond with, "You don't look like a Hot Topic person. (0) comments
What to do for entertainment this week... (0) comments
of Standing Rock Cultural Arts, have sat around dinner tables discussing the synchronicity when "The Wizard of Oz" is played without sound to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon." The supposed matching up of particular scenes and actions in the Victor Fleming movie with the lyrics and feel of the album has circulated through word-of-mouth and become a popular urban legend. (0) comments
Don LaFontaine, known throughout the country for his remarkable voice, died last week at the age of 68. LaFontaine's resonant, exaggerated and often intimidating voice became the most famous in the world of trailers and commercials, earning him the industry nickname "the voice of God. (0) comments
Sunshine. Clear blue skies. Seventy-five degrees. Cotton candy. Collectively, these are the ideal conditions under which to experience something as harmless and carefree-sounding as Bears' music. That's Bears, not the Bears. (0) comments
Cleveland's mr. Gnome took the nation on an alternative-experimental trip through the power of contrasting dynamics, rhythmic breakdowns and hypnotic vocals during its fifth national tour this summer. "We just want to spread the seed of the gnome one show at a time," said Nicole Barille, lead singer and guitarist. (0) comments
"I Love You, Man" is the first laugh out loud comedy of the year. The film, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, puts an original spin on the recent "bromance" trend in the media. (0) comments
Last year, about 500 hundred people attended Main Street Kent's Wine and Arts Festival. By the end of the night, the group had gone through the 1,000 plastic cups they bought for the event, and had to ask the area bars for cups they could use. (0) comments
"The Office" The season finale left us with an arrested Ryan (B.J. Novak), a new HR rep, a pregnant Jan (Melora Hardin) and an engagement ring that didn't make it to Pam's (Jenna Fischer) finger. In the new season we're most likely going to see Michael (Steve Carell) in a love triangle that he can't get out of and more of a dangling carrot with Pam and Jim's (John Krasinski) engagement. (0) comments
Wild Goats Café, located across the street from the Kent Free Library, goes unnoticed by most Kent students, which is unacceptable. Café may mean a small restaurant serving light meals and coffee, but Wild Goats Café has many large-portioned meals that make choosing what to eat more difficult than one would think. (0) comments
A breakdown of the all staff's predictions for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. (0) comments
People usually see the Earth's modern ecological problems as being unique in human history. We tend to think that our society, with 6 billion people gobbling up non-renewable resources is something new. (0) comments
It is the 21st month of the presidential campaign. Paris Hilton and Britney Spears have entered (against their wills) this race for the White House; the silly season began a long time ago and will climax in November with a finale like we have never seen before. (0) comments
Editor's Note: In a continuous effort to bring you, the reader, fun pieces you can use, we've decided to include a playlist from a different staff member each week. We all have different music tastes, and we're hoping some of our selections might just make their way onto your iPod. (0) comments
The Video Music Awards has always had a reputation for being wildly entertaining. It's the one awards show that gets all of the hottest musical artists together for one night of out-of-control behavior, questionable fashion and off-the-wall performances. (0) comments
Scribbles Café & Bookstore in Kent may be a fair trade coffee shop during the day, but when the lights are off and the doors are closed, Scribbles becomes the workshop for Supastarr, a hand-made clothing boutique. "Some weeks are really busy, and we can be up all night printing," Carla Wilson, owner of Scribbles and Supastarr, said. (0) comments
A recent behavioral development began as an addiction, sometimes becomes an annoyance and currently embodies a newfound personal skill. This development is my habit of speaking in different voices, particularly the Australian, ghetto-fabulous, British and Southern accents. (1) comment