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A Week in Ink: Issue No. 20

By NICOLAS PINO | Mar. 24, 2011

Batman: The Dark Knight No. 2 Bats has taken to the streets to find a Lohan-esque socialite that goes by the ludicrous name of Dawn Golden, and while the plot of this issue manages to capture a rage-filled vigilante, it is a few tools short of a utility belt. David Finch writes with incredible purpose and vision, and he does so in a way that is attempting to recreate Batman in a new, harsher tone.

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The Strokes Are Back With a New Angle

By MAX SOEUN KIM | Mar. 24, 2011

Artist: The Strokes Album: Angles Label: RCA Release: March 18 Grade: A- After a five-year-long hiatus that was shrouded in mystery save for disquieting reports of tensions among its members, the New York City rockers are back with 10 new tracks, collectively titled Angles. Angles will inevitably raise some eyebrows.

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SA Announces Spring Fest and Comedy Act

By JAMESON BUTLER | Mar. 23, 2011

Every year, SA is in charge of about $4 million, much of which goes toward Fall and Spring Fests. For this year's Spring Fest, SA is bringing Wiz Khalifa, Nas and Damian Marley, Tinie Tempah, and Big Sean to UB. Wiz Khalifa is best known for his number-one hit single "Black and Yellow." Since first breaking on to the radio, Wiz has garnered a lot of attention from fans and fellow rappers alike. Wiz Khalifa is on a climb to the top of the rap game, which he hopes will be finalized with his first studio release, Rolling Papers, due out March 29. Alongside Wiz are Nas and Damian Marley.

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From Bieber Fever to Ferreira Hysteria

By AKARI IBURI | Mar. 23, 2011

Artist: Sky Ferreira Album: AS IF! Release: March 22 Label: Capitol Grade: C+ Brace-faced teeny boppers nationwide will drool over the first EP of up-and-coming 18-year-old pop sensation Sky Ferreira. AS IF!

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Brown Fails to Hit the Mark

By EDWARD BENOIT | Mar. 23, 2011

Artist: Chris Brown Album: F.A.M.E. Label: Jive Release Date: March 18 Grade: D Say what you will about hip hop and R&B singer Chris Brown, but the man certainly knows a thing or two about beats.

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Breakup Lullabies

By ERN TECK CHUA | Mar. 11, 2011

Artist: Avril Lavigne Album: Goodbye Lullaby Release: March 8 Label: RCA Records Grade: C+ Avril Lavigne ? teenage outcast, turned gloomy rebel, turned punk-princess ? is back with her latest incarnation, Goodbye Lullaby, returning as a woman finally ready to leave adolescence behind; at least according to her fourth studio album. However, despite cosmetics' and nature's best effort, the 26-year-old Lavigne neither looks nor sounds a day older than the 17-year-old girl that burst onto the music scene almost a decade ago. This time around, after a piano-driven prelude about her fragrance "Black Star," d

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A Week in Ink: Issue No. 19

By NICOLAS PINO | Mar. 11, 2011

Batman and Robin No. 21 While Bruce Wayne tromps around the world recruiting a legion of heroes, Dick Grayson and his young assassin apprentice, Damian, watch over the streets of Gotham as some seriously sick happenings are slowly eliminating citizens of the Dark Knight's territory. "Issue No.

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Collapse Into R.E.M.'s Latest

By John Hugar | Mar. 8, 2011

Artist: R.E.M. Album: Collapse Into Now Release Date: March 8 Label: Warner Bros. Grade: A Collapse Into Now, the 15th album from R.E.M., is one of the strongest efforts of the band's career.

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Greed in Gaming

By JAMES TWIGG and NICOLAS PINO | Mar. 8, 2011

Thankfully, the auto industry doesn't follow video game trends, or else every used car you bought would require you to buy an engine as well. Famed publisher EA Games is spearheading the effort to milk customers for every penny they've got.

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This ain't no speed trap

By ABNIEKAMP | Mar. 8, 2011

Artist: Beady Eye Album: Different Gear, Still Speeding Label: Dangerbird Records Release Date: March 1 Grade: B+ When a band titles its album Different Gear, Still Speeding, it might be assumed that it has recorded before.

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An Album That Lives up to its Name

By VILONA TRACHTENBERG | Mar. 6, 2011

Artist: Paris Suit Yourself Album: My Main S***stain Release: Feb. 23 Label: Big Dada Grade: D With atrocious vocals and musicality ever present, Paris Suit Yourself's ironically named album, My Main S***stain, proves to have the perfect title. The songs on this album are not catchy, nor do the words match with the rhythm.

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A Not-So-Successful Comeback

By NICOLAS PINO | Mar. 6, 2011

Grade: B Fight Night Champion's added story and expansive online mode should be the one-two punch from Electronic Arts, but in more than a few respects, the game has missed its mark. Fans of the previous Fight Night installment will find little to complain about, as Champion will let players jump back in the ring and get into the fray. The controls are just as tight as Round 4, but the players will find that the essential function of the block button has been completely changed.

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From Glazunov to Gershwin to Tutus and Twirls

By AKARI IBURI | Mar. 6, 2011

The delicately trained toes of young and ambitious dancers kissed the stage and delighted audiences this past weekend in a performance enjoyed by all ages. The Classical Ballet of Western New York paired with talents of the Lockport Classical Ballet to present From Glazunov to Gershwin at the Center for the Arts, a set of three dances featuring music from composers Alexander Glazunov and George Gershwin. Friday night's performance opened with "Pas de Dix," a variation extracted from the last act of the three-act story ballet Raymonda.

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Sexsmith's Boring Inspiration

By ABNIEKAMP | Mar. 3, 2011

Artist: Ron Sexsmith Album: Long Player Late Bloomer Label: Ronboy Rhymes Release Date: March 1 Grade: C He's 47 years old, on his 12th album, and almost unheard of.

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A Well-Oiled Musical Machine

By James Twigg | Mar. 3, 2011

Chicken wings, losing sport franchises, and music are all things Buffalo can be proud of, and local up-and-comers The Boy and His Machine are continuing the proud musical tradition of Buffalo. The Boy and His Machine is a four-piece pop-punk outfit that first came together in Buffalo nearly six years ago.

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Big Talent for A Little Night

By COLLIN SCHWEIGER | Mar. 3, 2011

Before the last notes of music had left the air, the relatively small audience at Wednesday night's premiere of A Little Night Music spilled forth with thunderous applause and screams of encouragement that filled the Center for the Arts' Black Box Theatre to the bursting point. UB's department of theater and dance has once again outdone itself, performing a rendition of A Little Night Music that would make Stephen Sondheim proud. First premiering on Broadway in 1973, A Little Night Music is a story of love and frustration in turn-of-the-century Sweden.

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