As the box office hit “Deadpool” nears the $500 million mark – nearly 10 times its original $58 million budget – one must ask the question: how in the world did this happen?
The 2016 festival season is approaching and many UB students are finalizing their summer plans to make it to one of their top choices.
This week, Buffalo has a number of high-profile bands coming to town. From indie legends Dr. Dog to young indie upstarts Delicate Steve, the rock genre is a main feature in this week’s lineup.
International Fiesta is an annual dance competition that allows UB’s international organizations a chance to show off their respective cultures.
Swan Commier is a French foreign exchange student and aspiring rapper set to release his first extended play (EP) album, Enter, this September.
Conceived in the late ’80s as a grunge band, Norwegian rock outfit Motorpsycho has covered a lot of ground in the past 25 years. With a career spanning more than 20 albums, Motorpsycho moved through an alternative phase in the ’90s and explored psychedelic rock in the 2000s. Their latest studio album, “Here Be Monsters,” continues their recent string of psychedelic progressive or ‘prog’ rock albums starting with 2010’s “Heavy Metal Fruit.”
From animated movies, political thrillers, experimental films and superhero flicks, this March promises to deliver on many fronts.
From host Chris Rock’s opening monologue about the lack of black nominees, all the way to “Spotlight” producer Michael Sugar’s plea for the Vatican to end child sexual abuse during the final acceptance speech of the night, Sunday’s Oscars left people talking about more than just Leonardo DiCaprio finally winning Best Actor or “Mad Max” taking home six awards.
Zodiaque’s choreography is rooted in modern dance, though dances performed numbers containing hip-hop, lyrical, musical theater and ballet styles. The company’s focus on diversity brought out many different styles and genres of dance.
The overarching plot highlights a girl named Julie Mao working for the Outer Planets Alliance. She stumbles onto something she probably wishes she hadn’t on board a high-tech stealth ship. This prologue chapter from Mao’s perspective lays out the foundations of a mystery that remains just out of the readers reach until the last page is read.
Whether you’re going to find yourself on a sunny beach or in a concrete jungle this spring break, these songs will help you get hyped for spring break.
Pop star Kesha sat in a courtroom on Feb. 19 with tears streaming down her face after a New York Supreme Court judge ruled against releasing her from her contract with producer Lukasz Gottwald, known as Dr. Luke, and Sony.
If you aren’t one of the lucky ones going to the beach during the break, do the next best thing and go drink some beer at a grungy local dive and listen to some good music.
The Life of Pablo, West’s seventh studio album and follow-up to 2013’s brash, in-your-face Yeezus, is the closest the listener will get truly being inside Kanye West’s head.
It’s almost here: The night movie buffs and DiCaprio fans have been waiting for. This Sunday marks the 88th Academy Awards and for the past month, the media has been trying to answer the question, “Who is going to win?” “The Revenant” is up for best picture, DiCaprio is up for Best Actor and Brie Larson is in the running for Best Actress. Many UB students believe that Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in “The Revenant” should be the winner. “He deserves it after making all those great films.
Music students of all ages know that music is not just memorizing notes from Vivaldi and practicing the proper technique.
Zena Iyekegbe said she didn’t know she was dark-skinned growing up. “Until someone came up to me and said, ‘You’re as dark as a chalkboard,’” Iyekegbe, a human services and nursing major, said.
Only 204 students attended the Student Association’s most recent concert for indie-rock duo MS MR.
Do more than 2 million people tune in to watch you eat breakfast? What about you sitting in your hot tub? If you’re DJ Khaled, the answer is yes.
Indie rock duo MS MR played at the Mainstage Theater in the CFA on Saturday night. Up-and-coming Rochester band Oh Manitou performed as the opening act. The show was hosted and funded by the Student Association.
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