Think about two hip-hop guys with turntables, a microphone and some hot dance beats. Now envision this in Old Cabell Hall. "The History of the DJ," put on by the University Programs Council, featured two DJs from the Scratch DJ Academy based in New York City.
What do Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary and Will Arnett all have in common? They are all actors struggling to find work.
You can tell right off that double-Sundance winner Down to the Bone is one of anti-Hollywood's obligatory indie-darlings.
The Univesity's Shakespeare on the Lawn (SotL) is gearing up for what the group's president, fourth-year Liz White, called a few nights of "pure, silly fun" with their rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream which the troupe will perform from April 6-8.
The 80s had hair metal and cheesy synthesized-pop. The 90s had grunge rock and boy bands. But has anyone else had trouble pinpointing the sound of the 00s?
In the second act of The World's Wife, Eurydice, Orpheus' wife, issues an imperative to the audience. "Girls, forget what you've read.
Acclaimed director Spike Lee has offered up a double-entrée of crime and cultural commentary in his latest film, Inside Man.
The Free Bridge Quintet played -- and even sang -- their hearts out Saturday night in Old Cabell Hall at a concert celebrating the sultry, swanky and soulful New Orleans jazz. The faculty jazz quintet, featuring John D'earth on trumpet, Jeff Decker on saxophone and clarinet, Pete Spaar on bass, Robert Jospé on drums and Bob Hallahan on piano, set a playful mood for the evening with upbeat, well-known tunes by famous musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Scott Joplin.
Since it's been on heavy rotation on MTV and the radio lately, Prince's song "Black Sweat" has been a constant earworm for me.
Loose Fur's debut quietly nestled itself into the dusty annals of my record collection promptly after its release in the spring of 2003.
From March 22-26, Charlottesville, Va. will become every bibliophile's dream. In its 12th year, the Virginia Festival of the Book will welcome hundreds of writers, publishers, and readers in a celebration of literacy, learning and the joy of reading. The festival, which drew a record attendance of 22,874 visitors last year, successfully lured guests from Charlottesville, greater Virginia, America and the world with its enticing lineup of writers. The 2005 Virginia Festival of the Book, which hailed revered authors such as David Baldacci, Jonathan Safran Foer and Valerie Tripp as well as late poet Robert Creeley, is a hard act to follow.
This week, I'm reviewing local band The Business of Flies's first album, Kamikaze Dreamer. I'm not going to lie.
"What is the shape of history?" This is a question that director Betsy Tucker poses in the University Drama Department's production of "Luminosity." Penned by British playwright Nick Stafford, the play explores the dialectic between black and white in British history. Debra Mercer is an artist and the only daughter of the wealthy Mercer family in 1999 Britain.
Abdellatif Kechiche's infectiously upbeat take on the perils of adolescence provides a satisfying conclusion to the French Film Festival.
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, does not want you to like him -- or so he says in the opening lines of The Libertine.
Terrified of flying, I resorted to my iPod this past week to keep me calm during my travels. Luckily for me, I had some Stereolab on tap.
When most people think of reggae they think of Bob Marley and all things dreadlocked and high-inducing.
With Public Enemy's Rebirth of a Nation, Chuck D and Flavor Flav are back with enough venom to make corporate America shake in its suits. In their eleventh studio album, PE once again fuses rap with social and political commentary.
Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, Big Daddy Kane, and the Fugees are all performing on the same day in the same place -- and nobody knows about it.
What are you going to do with that? This question should be familiar to anyone who made the fateful decision not to pursue a degree in a professional school such as Nursing or Engineering.
