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Mixtape Monthly #10: Student Edition
By BRIAN JOSEPHS and DUANE OWENS | Jan. 29, 2013Nuzzcrew - Tuned Poetry
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Portals delivers a cure for our longing
By TIM ALLMAN | Jan. 27, 2013Let the naysayers be damned - classical music still speaks to us today.
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Don't mess with this Mama
By JAKE KNOTT | Jan. 24, 2013Have the main characters of Mama never been introduced to the horror genre? Nothing good can ever, ever stem from adopting two satanic-looking orphans.
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Tales of the Haudenosaunee
By BRIANNA HOKAJ | Jan. 24, 2013A small and eager group sat huddled together, as an elder weaved stories relating to many different aspects of life. People migrated to the C.G.
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"Jesus, drunks and talent "
By PETER SHAPIRO | Jan. 22, 2013A massive imposing cross sits mockingly above hole 17 on the green at the Blood of the Lamb mini golf course. Beneath the cross, a small set of Texan flags, hard liquor, lawn chairs and a silent gopher are scattered around the hole.
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Rocky debut: Long. Live. A$AP album review
By Brian Josephs | Jan. 15, 2013Album: Long. Live. A$AP Artist: A$AP Rocky Release Date:
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Black Veil Brides unveil a new sound
By FELICIA HUNT | Jan. 15, 2013Artist: Black Veil Brides Album: Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones Release Date: Jan.
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The return of Wednesday night weirdness
By ELVA AGUILAR | Jan. 15, 2013Prepare yourselves for booze, cannabis and infinite amount of phallic and anal anecdotes because Blake, Anders, Adam and the reckless Workaholics crew have finally returned. The Comedy Central phenomenon continues its third season Jan.
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Mixtape Monthly #9: Best of 2012
By BRIAN JOSEPHS, ELVA AGULAR and DUANE OWENS | Dec. 28, 2012Big Sean- Detroit This year proved to be another monumental one for rapper Big Sean. After dropping his debut album, Finally Famous, in 2011 and gaining enormous buzz because of his label, the ground was firmly set for Big Sean to drop his 2012 mixtape, Detroit. Big Sean released three tracks from the mixtape before its release, the most notable being "RWT." Although Big Sean's first major track, 2007's "Getcha Some," held the same context as "RWT," the surge in lyrical talent from the 19-year-old rookie who still hadn't found his niche to the confident 24-year-old man we hear today is undeniable. "Everything I rock, I designed it/realer n***a, won't find it/ OK, I be stackin' that cheddar, bet that s**t won't expire/Got me ballin' so hard, I need me Jerry Maguire," Sean raps. The boisterousness in tracks like "RWT," "Mula," featuring French Montana, and "Higher," wasn't the only method heard on Detroit.
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Life of the party
By Brian Josephs | Dec. 6, 2012After weeks of promotion, Sickamatic Royal T-Krew held its reggae/hip-hop party at Buffalo Live on Main Street on Nov.
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Top 15 albums of 2012
Dec. 6, 2012This year's most popular songs revolved around the cheapest of thrills. "Call Me Maybe" forced itself into our heads with its shameless catchiness, while "Bands A Make Her Dance" excited with its over-the-top raunchiness.
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Best Films of 2012: Jake's personal picks
By JAKE KNOTT | Dec. 6, 2012This time last fall, I categorized the best films of 2011 by genre. I'm not ready to offer my top 10 films of the year because there are still many films yet to be released.
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The Swerve God
By DUANE OWENS | Dec. 6, 2012It's the beginning of the semester and there's a line of people anxiously awaiting entrance into an already-flooded house party. Though it's midnight and pitch black in the driveway, the easily noticeable 6-foot-4 Derrick Swerve still manages to distract partygoers from the speakers pumping high decibels of music.
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Turnt
By ELVA AGUILAR | Dec. 4, 2012Rap music has been notorious for its correlation with violence since its birth, both socially and lyrically.
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The Conti choir
By Brian Josephs | Dec. 4, 2012Chris Conti, a senior environmental studies major, is getting used to his job as student-assistant coach of the wrestling team. His current job has him lending emotional support to members of the team.
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AudioInflux: flying with the funkstars
By SHELL MILIZIA and ADRIEN D'ANGELO | Dec. 2, 2012What began as a studio project in Rochester, N.Y. four years ago manifested into what is now AudioInflux - a name describing the twist and turn of harmonic material into something tangible, hard-hitting and downright funky. The powerful pipes of Chris "Hollywood" English are located behind the drum kit while MC Marcus "MdotCoop" Cooper takes front and center for some lyrical rhyme and reason between hooks.
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The Breathing Tree comes back to life
By FELICIA HUNT | Nov. 29, 2012Local bands constantly struggle to remain relevant in the Buffalo scene. They compete with more popular bands as well as with each other for the headlining spot at venues such as Mohawk Place and Broadway Joe's.
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Different strokes
By CHELSEA SULLIVAN | Nov. 29, 2012With internationally known artists guiding members, one club at UB strives to spread its passion and knowledge for art to students of all academic fields. The Student Visual Arts Organization (SVAO) is a Student Association club dedicated to prompting the arts outside the classroom.
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Deftones Koi No Yokan album review: Anticipating adulation
By MATT BENEVENTO | Nov. 27, 2012Artist: Deftones Album: Koi No Yokan Release Date: Nov. 12 Label: Reprise Records Grade: A In the '90s, Los Angeles experienced a golden age of music; unfortunately, most of the bands from that era have faded away over the last decade and a half.
