Crash and Burn: AFI ditches its sound for a commerical pop failure
Artist: AFIAlbum: Crash LoveSounds Like: Unwritten Law, The UsedScore: 40 decibelsIn a way, AFI's new album 'Crash Love' represents the end of the band as… Read more »
Writer archives: Dan Kaplan
Girl Talk to headline Juice Jam
Popular mash-up artist Gregg Gillis - better known by the stage name Girl Talk - will headline the 2009 Juice Jam festival, University Union announced… Read more »
Ben Folds, Guster to headline Block Party concert
Alternative rock acts Ben Folds and Guster will perform at this year's Block Party concert on April 26, University Union announced Monday.Folds returns to Syracuse… Read more »
SU to host comedian Lewis Black
Comedian Lewis Black will perform in Goldstein Auditorium on March 25, University Union announced Friday.Black, known for his stand-up comedy and as the host of… Read more »
UU teams up with South Asian Students Association for spring concert
Rohan Sheth, president of the South Asian Students Association (SASA) at Syracuse University, will be spearheading a large-scale, as yet untitled, performance on April 11… Read more »
Review: Morrisey, 'Years of Refusal'
Good news, Morrissey fans. Even as the master of torment nears 50, he shows no signs of slowing down.Sure, Moz's newest solo album, 'Years of… Read more »
Turn table : University Union deals with changes as they prepare for another semester
This past fall, Syracuse University saw actor Kal Penn speak in Goldstein Auditorium and musical artists Bloc Party and Talib Kweli headline the Juice Jam… Read more »
Worth the wait
Four years is a curiously long time to wait between albums. It's one usually reserved for those bands that could manage to sell even the… Read more »
What you missed: Religulous
'Religulous'Directed by: Larry CharlesStarring: Bill MaherB-If anything, Bill Maher's new film 'Religulous' is unclassifiable.It's billed as a comedy, yet it's far too frightening to truly… Read more »
Hyped Up
U2 - 'No Line on the Horizon'Genre: RockHello, hello - holla! U2 returns this spring, more than four and a half years after the resounding… Read more »
Sound Garden relocates within dowtown Armory Square
Inside the Sound Garden's former location at 124 Walton St., the local independent music store's racks of CDs and DVDs have vanished, and the walls… Read more »
Soul man
If Seal's new album 'Soul' tells us anything, it's that he officially has nothing left to prove.The British singer, now 45, would appear to have… Read more »
Best Week Ever: Taxes, fences and 'Joe the Plumber'
Fence built behind AZD halts walkersAs if Syracuse students weren't trapped enough already by the bad weather, now SU has officially decided to box us… Read more »
Sound bytes: Snow Patrol: 'A Hundred Million Suns'
Snow Patrol - 'A Hundred Million Suns'Coldplay did it.Keane did too.So you'd think that in 2008 - essentially the 'year of change' for alt-rock bands… Read more »
Best Week: Green Party, teen drama and Ocho Cinco
Ralph Nader visits Syracuse on campaign trailNader, the presidential candidate for the Green Party, stopped by the Salt City to help celebrate the opening of… Read more »
Back to Black
Artist: AC/DCAlbum: 'Black Ice'Sounds Like: Pure, no holds barred rock 'n' rollScore: 80 decibels out of 100After 35 years of existence, most bands become mere… Read more »
Chicago singer to play Funk'n'Waffles tonight
The Windy City will invade the Salt City Tuesday night when Chicago-based singer-songwriter Andrew Ripp performs at Funk 'n' Waffles as part of a tour… Read more »
Best Week Ever: Bad jokes, good neighborhoods, and songwriters no one knows
Jason Reeves kicks off Bandersnatch concert seriesThe folk-pop singer headlined Wednesday night's performance in the Schine Underground. More than 150 people turned up to catch… Read more »
Rock Band 2 plays off previous game's popularity
It's been spoofed in an episode of 'South Park,' and had a cameo in a recent Mariah Carey music video. It even caused an injury… Read more »
The ultimate outcast
'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People'Directed by: Robert WeideStaring: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox3 stars out of 5For better or for worse, Simon… Read more »
Best Week Ever : Campaigns, ball games and spotlights
By Dan KaplanAsst. Copy EditorDelone Carter set to return at running back for SURunning back Delone Carter has been out with a pulled hamstring since… Read more »
Still digging
Artist: OasisAlbum: Dig Out Your SoulSounds Like: An imitation of the Beatles, with mixed results.65 decibels out of 100Oasis is a name from the past.… Read more »
Requested
Adam Clair was on his Facebook when he saw he had a friend request on his homepage.Clair, a senior journalism major at Pennsylvania State University-University… Read more »
Trip hop revival
With today's release of 'Radio Retaliation,' the new album from Washington, D.C.-based Thievery Corporation, audiences get not just an album, but also a continuation of… Read more »
