After almost two years of dedication and motivation, an upcoming band, directly from UNC Charlotte, will soon be performing its most important concert to date. It’s been a struggling path for these students as they have to manage their schedule between classes and rock show performances.
University Times’ own Stefanie Field sits down with the up-and-comers
The atmosphere was beyond intense. It was amazing. Girls upon lovers’ shoulders. Fans screaming, swooning, crowd surfing. Four bands back-to-back on a November night. What a way to spend a Saturday evening.
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One of the best action movies of the summer is now available on DVD. “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” picks up where the first film left off. Liz (Selma Blair) and Hellboy (Ron Perlman) are still adjusting to their budding relationship and the red guy still can’t keep his face out of the public eye, or off YouTube.
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There is a list of certain actions, events and scenarios every horror or suspense movie has to play out. Items on this checklist include people willingly walking into a creepy setting, a dark ultimate evil being, and two survivors. However, there needs to be more to the story than this checklist.
Gregory and the Hawk’s reputation precedes it. Fronted by Meredith Godreau, the group’s debut CD, “Moenie and Kitchi,” on FatCat records, marks Godreau’s transition into full production and accompaniment.
Tom Gäbel is more punk rock than a tartan safety pin. The Against Me! front man has been performing since he was 16 years old. His latest solo project is as gritty and raw as ever, but with a poppy electronic tinge.
Adjusting your style to fit who you are
With all the new trends floating about the runways this season, it is very easy for someone to get scooped up and carried away. It is OK to be up on your latest styles and fashionable, but there is one thing that I see a lot of – the attack of the trend monster.
Lysistrata by Aristophanes, a Greek comedy, was performed by UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre in Anne R. Belk Theater at Robinson Hall, from Oct. 29- Nov. 2. The time period was adapted to the 1950s, which was a good directorial decision by Laura Standley. This setting gave the audience more of a connection and relation to that time.
It’s every parent’s worst fear to leave his or her child in the morning for work and come home to find him missing. That is exactly what happens to single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) when her nine-year-old son, Walter (Gattlin Griffith) disappears in director Clint Eastwood’s latest film, “Changeling.”
Good cop movies are few and far between in Hollywood. There is always too much violence, not enough plot, too many macho men with guns – and so on. Then there’s just the straight-out bad movie.
Whether you are preppy, edgy, rugged, conservative, or my personal favorite, metro; all you men have style quarrels that you must deal with just like us women. Here are a few ideas to appease whatever end of the fashion spectrum you may be at.
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Rachael Yamagata’s new album, “Elephants ... Teeth Sinking Into Heart,” might raise some eyebrows with just its title, but it fits it perfectly. While the majority of the tracks are soft and mellow, she’ll shake you to the core and tear at your heartstrings.
“Andy Friedman and The Other Failures” should remind you of a long dirt road leading down to an old country farm. Although many folks do not recognize the band, Andy Friedman’s music provides for a short period of reminiscence of the simple times in life.
The first chord chimes like a bell, and Andrew McMahon lets you know that for the past year he has stared into the face of death. Leukemia has broken McMahon in two. His voice claws at the notes from the piano clinging to them as if mirroring his struggle.
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Few would believe three popular music stars and an up-and-coming young star could feature in a film that opens one’s eyes to the world of possibilities. “The Secret Life of Bees” is a story of hope, racism, feminism and the plight of many during the times of the civil rights’ movement.
“Sex Drive” is a thrill of a ride that promises to make you laugh until you’re sore. It is rated R, and for good reason: it may not be for those who have an aversion to a crude sense of humor.
