U2 reaches for the Horizon
By Dave Taggart | March 12, 2009It?s been five years since U2, one of the world?s biggest rock bands, released their last album, How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
It?s been five years since U2, one of the world?s biggest rock bands, released their last album, How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
OC Soundtrack alumni Bell X1 is breaking the sound barrier on its way back to the indie scene with its fourth studio album, Blue Lights on the Runway.
Good things come in twos from Brooklyn.This is what we first learned from MGMT, and are having confirmed with the emergence of Matt and Kim ? a boy-girl duo (Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino) that originally met at the Pratt Institute.
It?s a shame Happy-Go-Lucky?s only face time in Charlottesville came in such dreary places as the run-down Vinegar Hill theater and the darkened, secluded Newcomb Basement, because a film with such an enlightening, uplifting energy certainly deserves to be seen in cheerier locations ? and by more than just a few sparse crowds.
These days, everyone has catchphrases. For President Barack Obama, it was ?Change We Can Believe In.? For former President Bill Clinton, it was ?I did not have sexual relations with that woman.? For singer-songwriter Chris Cornell, the catchphrase of the year has been ?album-oriented album,? which he has used in nearly every interview to describe his upcoming record, Scream.For those of you who do not know Cornell, he is one of the most prolific rock singers of the past 20 years.
The GoodAmy Adams:A look with star power written all over it: pitch-perfect in every way and made even better by a beautiful, statement-making necklace.Kate Winslet:The six-time Academy Award nominee looked Classic Hollywood in a dress perfectly displaying the curves of womanhood.
A few weeks ago, Joaquin Phoenix made a rather odd appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Street Fighter IV, available for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, is a beautifully executed fighting game, combining a robust selection of fighters, an accessible and refined combat system and a successful marriage of gorgeous 3-D visuals and intense 2-D action.The combat in Street Fighter IV will be familiar to just about anyone that?s played a fighting game before.
Whenever director Gus Van Sant ventures into mainstream filmmaking his works get noticed.
Arriving on the scene by way of MySpace popularity in 2006 with the fabulously biting, estrogen-infused single, ?Smile,? British pop tart Lily Allen received substantial attention for her first album Alright, Still.
MC Hammer to star in A&E?s ?Hammertime?Following his stellar cameo in a Cash4Gold Super Bowl ad, 90s rapper and pop culture phenom, MC Hammer, is set to star in a reality show about his family life after his meteoric rise and fall as a hip-hop star.
Last Friday, The Supper Club welcomed electro-pop duo Panda Transport ? the transatlantic collision of American jazz-pop artist Kathy Compton (Kat Panda) and French pop-electronica creator Thierry Holwek (Ti Panda). tableau had a chance to talk to Kathy Compton after watching the show:tab: With Thierry being from Leon, and you being from around here, can I hear the story of how you two met and formed Panda Transport?Kathy Compton: I met him on a Web site for musicians, looking for places to play in Europe.
Dan Auerbach, known in the music world as the vocalist and guitarist for alternative blues-rock band the Black Keys, released his solo album Feb.
Anyone who has listened to many rock songs knows that a good guitar solo can make the difference between a good song and a great song.
Anyone who has listened to many rock songs knows that a good guitar solo can make the difference between a good song and a great song.
Pong. Donkey Kong. Mario Bros. The Legend of Zelda. These were games that revolutionized the industry at the time they were released.
After years of procrastination, I finally got around to seeing The Big Lebowski ? a movie that I heard both friends and enemies rave about for as long as I can remember.
As President Obama takes office, completing an almost revolutionary change in our nation?s political status quo, the University?s Art Museum is recognizing the government?s transition with an exhibit of political cartoons from artist Patrick Oliphant.The exhibit, entitled Leadership: Oliphant Cartoons and Sculpture from the Bush Years, features cartoons, pencil drawings, bronze and wax sculptures and an oversized charcoal drawing ? drawn specifically for the exhibit while Oliphant was speaking to art students at the exhibit?s opening.
Denver pioneers of your mother?s rock music ? The Fray are back.
Fear is a great motivator, especially in Hollywood. The threat of radio begat the talkies and the rise of television led to the dominance of widescreen formatting and color film.