Dear Hopesfall, What happened? You used to be really good. No Wings To Speak Of and The Satellite Years were awesome both excellent and skillful hardcore albums with melodic breaks and wicked screams. They had a passion and intensity most bands wish they could match. Unfortunately, A-Types just seems to come up short in every… Continue reading SPUN: Hopesfall
Month: March 2005
SPUN: Halifax
New to the music scene, Halifax proves not all punk bands have sold out into mainstream millionaire media. A Writer’s Reference consists of seven tracks which are a fine blend of high energy and talent. Unlike many artists out today, Halifax’s has decent lyrics are worthy of being heard and examined. Which is relieving, considering… Continue reading SPUN: Halifax
SPUN: Frances the Mute
By Bryn Levy
Frances the Mute is the Mars Volta’s follow-up to de-loused in the comatorium. Essentially, it is a concept album based on a diary former band member Jeremy Ward (now deceased) found in a car when he worked as a repo man. Now, there are two types of concept album: good ones (i.e. Pink Floyd’s The… Continue reading SPUN: Frances the Mute
Photography 101: Depth of field:
By Anna Chan
The depth of field in a photo is the closest and furthest distances which are in focus. Once a certain point is focused upon, a distance in front of and beyond that focused point will also be in focus. This range is determined by the f-stop used. The lower the f-stop value, the less the… Continue reading Photography 101: Depth of field:
Thank Guinness for St. Patty’s Day
It’s that time of the year again-green paraphernalia, shamrocks, four-leaf clovers, those adorable little people we call leprechauns, one day of solid non-stop boozing, and the inevitable next-day green urine. That’s right folks; it’s St. Patrick’s Day. This magical celebration means all those of non-Irish descent will spend most of the day half cut “celebrating… Continue reading Thank Guinness for St. Patty’s Day
Movie Preview: Silent movies let the classics speak
In the Golden era of cinema, silent screen superstar Mary Pickford commented, “When sound came to the pictures, they took a giant step backwards.” With the shallow whiz bang of today’s movies, she may have been right. But The Uptown Stage and Screen remembers the time of silent cinema and have brought back the treasures… Continue reading Movie Preview: Silent movies let the classics speak
Movie Interview: Childstar, but no Michael Jackson
By Chris Tait
Think back to a different time. A time when sweat beads off the foreheads of rollerbladers, kids stumble with triple-stacked ice cream to the wading pool at Eau Claire Market and ducks hide in the shade across from Prince’s Island Park. All along the street, leaves are yellow and tumble to the sidewalks, to be… Continue reading Movie Interview: Childstar, but no Michael Jackson
Music Interview: Back in Black
By Kate Foote
‘However, it will take a lot more than an acrimonious sock to bring down the tenacious Robin Black. According to Black, the world is in need of a truly great rock ‘n’ roll band. “We’re one of the last great tight-pants-wearing, shirtless, long-haired motherfuckers out there,” boasts Black, citing the near-extinction of real rock and… Continue reading Music Interview: Back in Black
Music Interview: Don’t call them Beastie
By Alan Cho
Respect as an emcee is earned and held in a grip soaked in cristal and blood. The hip-hop game requires certain prerequisites–flaunting the right gear, the bling and an origin scraped off the mean streets of the inner city. So when three college-educated white women from the suburbs in Long Island decide to take the… Continue reading Music Interview: Don’t call them Beastie
Concert Review: Hungry for Duran Duran?
By Kyle Francis
“Whoooooooo’s Hunnnngry!?” Orange, red and violet lights flashed in sequence over the stage as Simon Le Bon thrust his chest forward and screamed into the microphone. The stage came alive with strobe lights and mist as Duran Duran kicked it into high gear and played the song everyone paid to see. Playing “Hungry like the… Continue reading Concert Review: Hungry for Duran Duran?