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Beats to break the mundane routine

By ARTS STAFF | Feb. 18, 2014

It's the middle of the week. Your energy levels are lagging and the weekend is teasing you, brushing the tips of your fingers. Not to mention that it's been cold for long enough now - it's time for the sun to come back. But though the near future still holds bitter mornings and chilly nights, we in the office have been brightening up our days with songs that make us think of the long nights that Spring Break has in store for us. Ed Sheeran - "Gold Rush" The staccato guitar riffs that British one-man-band Ed Sheeran plays in this chirpy song induce foot taps and weird public grins.

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"716 to get a taste of Hopsin's eccentric, educated 'madness' Tuesday"

By AARON MANSFIELD | Feb. 17, 2014

Hopsin, the deep-thinking, name-calling hip-hop artist best known for his haunting white eye contacts and "Ill Mind of

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Will Hollywood ever be truly accepting?

By MEGAN WEAL | Feb. 16, 2014

The crowd before her rose to their feet, an eruption of applause broke out and the Twittersphere exploded in response. The speaker choked up with emotion, but smiled as she accepted the support being sent to her from around the room. Former Oscar nominee Ellen Page announced her true sexual identity during the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's (HRCF) Time to Thrive speech in Las Vegas on Feb.

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"Spiritual, musical connections unite UB's Gospel Choir"

By TORI ROSEMAN | Feb. 16, 2014

Dominique Hickson, a sophomore computer engineering major, gave a brief sermon about forgiveness before Thursday's rehearsal. "You need to be able to forgive, because at the end of the day, you and that person are going to the same place," Hickson said.

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The Lego Movie review: Brick-tacular

By JORDAN OSCAR | Feb. 13, 2014

Film: The Lego Movie Release Date: Feb. 7 Studio: Village Roadshow Pictures Grade: A

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Free Art Friday

By MEGAN WEAL | Feb. 13, 2014

The words "street art" can provoke uninformed sounds of disdain and unjustified headshakes. The label induces images of uninspired scribbles of graffiti against brick walls and vandalizing youths who are spoiling communities. But the idea of street art is being liberated through an intriguing movement. Free Art Friday has made its way to Buffalo and is a global movement that spreads free art across a community.

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Scintillating sexual songs to get down to

By JOE KONZE JR | Feb. 11, 2014

You're on a date and everything is going just as planned. You wore the right cologne and the right dress shirt, and you even chose the right restaurant for your big night. But how are you going to keep the streak alive?

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A series of unfortunate first dates

By MEGAN WEAL | Feb. 11, 2014

There's little that can compare to the first-date-feeling: the hurricane of butterflies in the stomach, the tight throat, the sweaty palms.

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Don't try this at home

By MEGAN WEAL | Feb. 11, 2014

Sex can be awkward, but sex in movies can be even more awkward. Sex scenes normally fall into two categories: the so-unrealistic-it's-not-physically-possible and the so-painfully-awkward-it's-hysterical. Falling into the first camp is pretty near impossible, so all that's left is the second - and no one wants to be laughed at during sex. While it's foolish to even attempt to learn your bedroom tricks from Ryan Gosling or Mila Kunis, it seems that movies can at least give a good insight into what not to do. Atonement (2007) The sex scene in Atonement is pretty raunchy.

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Tiny Desk Concert Series -- Scott Herman

By ARTS STAFF | Feb. 9, 2014

Scott Herman played some covers and a couple original songs with the help of his friend Laura Wastell for The Spectrum's second Tiny Desk Concert.

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Tiny Desk Concert Series -- Zoe Bandes

By ARTS STAFF | Feb. 9, 2014

Zoe Bandes played a solo show for The Spectrum's first Tiny Desk Concert of the year last week. NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts sparked the idea for our own series featuring student musicians.

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A well-armed adventure

By BRIAN KESCHINGER | Feb. 9, 2014

Game:Octodad:

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Konze's Krescendo: Guitar tips

By JOE KONZE JR | Feb. 9, 2014

About a year ago, a former colleague of mine, Adrien D'Angelo, started a weekly series that targeted a wide-ranged crowd from guitarists to DJs to music producers.

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"Synecdoche, Hoffman"

By JAKE KNOTT | Feb. 6, 2014

On Sunday, Feb. 2, cinema lost one of its finest treasures. More importantly, a man died, leaving behind grieving parents, three siblings, his ex-girlfriend of 15 years and their three children. Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead, lying on his bathroom floor, on Sunday morning.

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"So long, see you next summer: Bombay Bicycle Club Album Review"

By MEGAN WEAL | Feb. 6, 2014

Album: So Long, See You Tomorrow Artist: Bombay Bicycle Club Label:Vagrant Records Release Date: Feb.

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Complimentary Failure: Flappy Bird

By BRIAN KESCHINGER | Feb. 6, 2014

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Flappy Bird finds immense popularity at UB

By JORDAN OSCAR | Feb. 6, 2014

If you've wandered around campus lately, you may have noticed people transfixed by their phones and frantically tapping the screen.

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"Look Alive, Sunshine: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys review "

By BRIAN KESCHINGER | Feb. 4, 2014

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So ... where is this going?': That Awkward Moment review

By SAM FERNANDO | Feb. 4, 2014

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"Ain't got nothin' on you, Bruno"

By JOE KONZE JR | Feb. 4, 2014

When students lined up for Fall Fest in 2010, they had no idea who Bruno Mars was. But by the end of Mars' set, he had become a crowd pleaser, serenading women in the audience with his hit songs "Grenade" and "Just The Way You break." But many fail to realize how multifaceted Mars' contribution to the music industry has been over the last few years. Pop music has had a marred image, but Mars serves as a reminder that there is still someone in the music industry that cares about where the music comes from and how it's made. He has co-wrote many hit songs for other artists and, in the process, has found a way to create a musical fusion of his own. Do you like the catchy lyrics and tune to CeeLo Green's hit song "Forget You?" Mars helped write that. Is "Who Dat Girl" by Flo Rida featuring Akon your girl's night jam?