'Playing for Keeps' doesn't score with audience
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The end of the semester brings about several thoughts. These thoughts range from the anticipation of winter break and the longing for the magic of the holidays to the looming dread associated with the sparse weeks leading up to finals.
Between dubstep drops and the screeches of robot-like voices in most of today’s songs, it can be rather challenging to discover excellent music. Still, the use of technology in music can bring an abundance of positive aspects, such as acquiring access to albums from other countries.
The prospect of obtaining a career after graduating college may appear bleak, but a true example of success after college was presented on Nov. 8 at the new Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV when Hamilton Sterling came to speak with students.
New technological inventions and the widespread use of social media networks have helped trends in pop culture spread quickly and efficiently. While the inventions have spurred new concepts, trends still must pass the test of time. The State Press examined some of these trends that are quite unlikable.
Sunday nights have a tendency to feel devoid of excitement. The weekend simmers down and sends a taunting reminder that Monday marks the arrival of a new school week.
After 20 years of providing alternative rock goodness to passionate rockers, Weezer gathered its musical brilliance and proved to Arizona that age is merely a number. An ample amount of Arizona State Fair attendees streamed into the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Sunday to watch the band for a meager $10 fee.
Tall stature can generate notions of power and success. After playing at the Sound Wave Music Festival this past weekend with highly acclaimed disc jockeys like Calvin Harris and R3hab, ASU student Tyler Sherman fits the DJ stereotype. Once he graces the stage, however, he goes by DJ Munition. The State Press caught up with Sherman to discuss the electronic dance music festival, as well as his experiences as a student DJ.
Beyond the rush of the populous Phoenix metropolis, stands Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece. There is beauty to the silence that surrounds Taliesin West, Wright’s former home. The grand residence covers 620 acres of land at the base of the McDowell Mountains. While various tours are conducted throughout the year, the Night Lights tours, offered in the fall and spring, present an enchanting way to discover Taliesin West.
Creating films derived from a comic book series is a difficult art to master. Fans of the series can be hypercritical if the film does not stay true to the comic. However, “DREDD 3D” manages to delight moviegoers and provide an incredible adrenaline rush while maintaining its origins.
New Horizon School for the Performing Arts, an elementary school in downtown Mesa, houses an auditorium that evokes nostalgic magic every weekend. After the sun sets on Saturday, the auditorium is turned into a ballroom for Kat’s Korner, a swing dancing venue. Instead of dancing to blaring club hits on a swanky dance floor, attendees glide and twirl on a hard wood floor to the likes of Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller.
Once the unbearable summer heat in the desert fades away, the Valley will swell into a crescendo of musical events. An abundance of talented musicians of multiple genres are set to hit numerous stages. Here are a select few of the upcoming concerts.
Movie: General Education
While the mind typically conjures images of movies created in exotic locations or large cities, charming indie-flick “General Education” breaks the stereotype as it was shot primarily in small towns in California. However, producer-screenwriter Elliot Feld has strong roots in Arizona. Feld battled the sweltering heat in Los Angeles during a recent phone interview with The State Press.
Hordes of ASU students danced to the pulsating rhythms provided by an onstage disc jockey before acts B.o.B. and Far East Movement took the stage at the Wells Fargo Arena Tuesday.
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Goofy, guitar-toting Demetri Martin has amused audiences across America with his silly antics and various uses of props.
In a book industry largely comprised of paranormal thrillers, Scott Sigler’s books have earned a following through The New York Times best-selling novels such as Ancestor and Infected.
Art appreciators strolled through Carefree Desert Gardens in downtown Carefree this past weekend, treating themselves to delightful works of art and decadent treats at the town’s first Culinary Festival of Chocolates, Confections & Fine Art.
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