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From the Heart of Catholic Studies, Alumni Convocations Thrive – Newsroom
Servants of the Heart of Jesus The heart of Sitzmann Hall is the chapel. Every day, dozens of students greet our Lord when they arrive to study, attend classes, or pray a holy hour. After all, Catholic Studies is not just a degree; it is about knowing and loving Christ. While most students leave Catholic …
Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols Show Is Real, Except When It’s Not
Danny Boyle had an immediate reaction when approached with the idea of making a film about the Sex Pistols. “I thought, Well, that won’t work! he says. “The Sex Pistols are an edifice that you can’t really approach because there’s such an electric fence of hostility around them, which they’ve created.” But ultimately, the Oscar-winning …
The Boston Calling Music Festival is back with cheery crowds and a few tricks
Last weekend, Boston Calling made its long-awaited return to Harvard University Athletics Complex after two years of cancellations, and for a while – as Friday’s overcast skies gave way to a sunny afternoon just as where the main gates were opening – it appeared that the festival’s luck might change for the better. It had …
How old was Dimebag Darrell when he died?
The music industry has seen its share of artists who left this world too soon. Celebrity deaths send shockwaves through the community no matter how they happen, but senseless tragedies come with us. This is the case of guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who rose to fame with the band Pantera and died doing what he loved …
Orpheum Theater Group Announces Winners of 13th Annual High School Musical Theater Awards
On Thursday, May 26, 2022, the Orpheum Theater Group announced the award winners 13th Annual High School Musical Theater Awards. Students and supporters from 38 participating schools across three states came together to celebrate the performance of their peers on the Orpheum stage and in supporting roles backstage. The evening was the culmination of a …
Boston Calling resumes after festival-goers evacuate due to inclement weather
Dark clouds bringing heavy rain and the threat of lightning chilled Boston Calling attendees as they were evacuated from the festival site on Saturday afternoon. During the downpour, festival workers directed crowds to sheltered areas of Harvard Stadium or the Harvard Square area. “Fans leaving party venues will be permitted to re-enter,” an announcement to …
Oli Sykes – BMTH were portrayed as Motley Crue-Esque ‘D–kheads’
Over the past decade and a half, Bring Me the Horizon have established themselves as a household name within the heavy music community, but they haven’t always been so respected. Oli Sykes recalled that when the group first gained popularity, they were described “as a bunch of Motley Crue-style fucking assholes”. The discussion came in …
Bring a Chair and Enjoy the Music: Artists Hold Outdoor Concerts Across West Central Minnesota – West Central Tribune
Mother Nature and regional musicians are teaming up this summer for a variety of free outdoor community concerts. Folk artists, country musicians, bluegrass bands, concert musicians, marching bands and rock-and-rollers can all be found in parks, vineyards, backyard breweries and city streets. town. Some musical events take place on a weekly or monthly basis, such …
Explore the gothic horror realm of Dungeons & Dragons in Ravenloft – Orphan of Agony Isle
Dungeons & Dragons is all about storytelling, and beyond the collaborative stories created by playing the classic tabletop RPG, there’s a whole universe of D&D stories in other media, including comics. IDW Publishing has released a whole slew of D&D comics in recent years, and the latest is Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft – Orphan of …
Abba’s Pop Hit History Always Repeats
Cold war, energy shock, stagflation and food shortage: all that is missing from the current revival of the early 1970s is Abba winning the Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo”. Lo and behold, the Swedish band take to the stage on Friday night in London for their first live performance in decades. Well, not quite. The …
Ed Sheeran Reveals Full ‘Tour Edition’ Track Listing Of ‘Equals’, Including Two New Songs – 97.9 WRMF
Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images After teasing the “tour edition” of his album Equalswhich drops on Friday, Ed Sheeran revealed the full track listing for the package, which includes 24 songs. But the version you get may not be the same as, say, your friend who lives abroad. “Be on the lookout, some countries …
Hello Amythyst Kiah, goodbye TFO • St Pete Catalyst
Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah, who will be on stage at the Jaeb Theater (in the Straz Center) on Friday describes her powerfully lyrical music as “southern gothic”. Kiah, born and raised in Tennessee, plays guitar and banjo; his debut at Rounder Records Suspicious + Strange was nominated for Album of the Year 2021 by Folk Alliance …
The dazzling musical dance of the festival through the life of ballet pioneer Marie Sallé
Newbury Spring Festival: Ensemble Molière at The Corn Exchange on Monday 9 May. Criticism of CHARLES MEDLAM The first of the Headley Trust’s Lunchtime Recitals for Young Artists featured the Ensemble Molière. Based in London, they specialize in the historically informed interpretation of Baroque music on period instruments and include musicians from Japan, the UK …
Bay Strikes Back Tour Crushes Showbox Sodo
Michael Baltierra Testament at Showbox Sodo (Photo: PNW Music Photo) Who would have guessed that three bands that helped spark the Bay Area Thrash scene in the 1980s would continue to create new music and tour forty years later? These Thrash Metal pioneers – Testament, Exodus and Death Angel – stopped by Showbox Sodo in …
Chamber and Education Foundation Honors Smithville’s Top 10% Graduates
The Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Smithville Education Foundation had the honor of hosting the annual Top 10% Honors Banquet for the Smithville School District’s top 10% graduates last week. The seniors also chose a “guest of honour”, ie an educator or an employee of the SISD who meant a lot to them …
Aires alumni and undergraduates reunite for their 75th anniversary weekend
The celebration was marked by a series of on-campus concerts featuring a variety of musical styles. by Madeline Sawyer | 24/05/22 02:00 Photographed by Naina Bhalla (’22) The Dartmouth Aires Reunion concert, part of the a cappella group’s 75th anniversary weekend, brought together 120 alumni and 20 undergraduates in a dynamic performance on Saturday, May …
#AM_Equality: May 23, 2022 – Human Rights Campaign
A GENERATION OF LGBTQ+ ADVOCATES HOPE THE CLOCK DON’T TURN BACK: Advocates who have witnessed advances in LGBTQ+ equality and acceptance over the past four decades share their concerns about the recent increase in legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Many fear that young people of this generation face even more challenges as anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers …
Heavy Metal Band Slipknot Join Smite In Unlikely Crossover
The world of heavy metal music is no stranger to the kind of lore-driven storytelling that envelops all of modern pop culture. Even so, no amount of interesting makeup and liner notes about the depths of hell can make Slipknot’s crossover and mythology-based MOBA. Punishment a typical event. While the game has recruited everyone from …
Saturday Night Live: Core Cast Members Say Goodbye in Season Finale | saturday night live
Season 47 of Saturday Night Live ends amid the announcement that several longtime cast members are leaving – Kyle Mooney, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and possibly Michael Che. So it’s fitting that the finale opens with one of these members’ most popular recurring sketches: Alien Abduction. Three southern girlfriends (McKinnon, Cecily Strong and …
I listen to Radiohead in the dark
Radiohead’s seminal album, OK Computer, is 25 years old. To mark the occasion, Calum Henderson listens to it in a movie theater with the lights off. I’m in the back of a movie theater and my face is totally covered in masks. A trusty blue disposable covers my mouth and nose, while the free eye …
SOILWORK announces Australian tour dates
Swedish melodic metal band Ground work have announced the dates for a short Australian tour, which will kick off in Perth in early November and include dates in Melbourne as well as a stop in Down Under’s biggest city, Sydney. You can see all the dates below. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. 11/1 Perth, Australia …
Inside the beautiful apartment housed in a 13th-century Gothic church
Among the many houses, flats and flats for sale in Greater Manchester, there are a few properties that tend to attract the attention of several house hunters. From ultra-modern new build homes to traditional homes that have a lot of character, there are currently a variety of unique properties up for grabs. One of them …
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series season 3 coming in July
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will return to Disney Plus with its third season on July 21. A first clip brings the cast back – but with a special guest! It’s true: it’s musical high school‘s Corbin Bleu, who plays best friend Chad Danforth in the original trilogy of films. The Disney Plus …
“The little shop of horrors” at 40: the plant that conquered the world
MARTIN P. ROBINSON (puppeteer) Howard later told me that when he presented the challenges of the script – the need for a factory that would start small and grow in increments, as well as talk, sing and take over the stage and then the world – the most people he talked to said, “Well, you’re …
Septicflesh’s new album is a masterclass in symphonic death metal
Author John Hagen – 20.5.2022 Some years are more memorable than others, and 2008 was one of them. Many life changes occurred, some of which still affect me to this day. And believe it or not, one of them was the release of a “septic flesh“album. It was not the group’s first or second album, …
10 Bluegrass Artists and Alumni Thrive in Modern Nashville
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee is where bluegrass got its start in 1945, and the Station Inn is Nashville’s famous club for bluegrass music. But those are just two of Music City’s hotspots for old-school solo songs these days. In East Nashville, the American Legion Post 82 organizes jams and performances during “Bluegrass Wednesdays”. …
New Horizons Band of Sonoma County returned to live music. This is exactly what we need.
Sunday’s live performance by the New Horizons Band of Sonoma County arrived just in time. There’s never a bad time for live music, but this show, on a Sunday afternoon in Healdsburg, seemed sent for healing. After the devastating race-based massacre that left 10 dead in Buffalo, things look very grim. Then there were reports …
Metal band Ghost are gearing up for a September gig in Bangor
Swedish metal powerhouse Ghost will embark on a North American tour this summer, with a planned stop in Bangor in September. Ghost, who will be joined by bands Mastodon and Spiritbox, will perform at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Tuesday, September 13. Tickets for the show will go on sale through Ticketmaster on …
Parisian Spring | ICN
Photo by Ilnur Kalimullin on Unsplash Oh to be in Paris, now that spring is here. What a pleasure to find the City of Light! The candelabra on the chestnut trees bordering the quays of the Seine, and all the youth enjoying strolling along the banks. A gray wagtail, the “water wagtail”, dancing in the …
Friends of Music Helps Fund New Drums for Martinsburg High School Band | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — Friends of Music recently awarded Martinsburg High School a $500 grant to help purchase new drums for its marching band. The school’s band director, Casie Rogers Adams, applied for the grant as part of a successful effort to raise money from the community to replace all of the current drum line drummers, who …
John Akomfrah on Stuart Hall: ‘When I first read it I thought it was white’ | Art and design
JTwo years before his death in 2014, Stuart Hall, cultural theorist, political activist and founding editor of the radical journal New Left Review, collaborated with artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah on The Unfinished Conversation. The extraordinary cinematic art installation, projected onto a triptych of screens, attempted to evoke and translate Hall’s life and ideas up …
Predatory Light: Death and the Twilight Hours | album review
Metal is steeped in tradition. The dark heart of the genre came to life when Toni Iommi struck the “devil’s note” opening Black Sabbath’s debut album, and the subgenres that grew from those roots play faster, slower or more spastic than what the ancestors established. Enthusiasts of the genre are obsessively passionate as defenders of …
Summer Breeze kicks off tonight at Lions Park | Community
The music is blowing through Lions Park this spring and summer, starting today. An annual tradition since 2000, the Summer Breeze Program’s free eight-concert series is hosted by The Depot from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every other Sunday from mid-May through part of August at 450 S. Flood Ave. This year’s payout includes the following: • Chanda …
Conductor Xian Zhang discusses the passion and power of the Minnesota Orchestra
Conductor Xian Zhang reminds me of that torrential storm that ripped through the Twin Cities on Wednesday night. Throwing her whole body in the direction of an orchestra, she is a relentless mass of movement, one that swirls and sweeps its way around the confines of the podium, like a pot dancing on the stove …
How much money does he have?
Sid Wilson net worth: DJ Starscream is the stage name of American DJ, keyboardist, rapper and pianist Sidney George Wilson III. He is best known for his turntable work with Slipknot, a heavy metal band that won several Grammy Awards. He was raised in New York after spending his childhood in Los Angeles, California. Wilson …
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10 Best Gothic Horror Movies and Where to Stream Them
Gothic horror is a genre that appeals to something so innate that it’s been around since the early 1800s. Haunted houses, ghosts, mysterious husbands, remote mansions surrounded by windswept moors… there are thousands examples of the genre in literature and cinema, and the phenomenon continues today. It was natural that cinematic techniques would begin to …
Tool for hammering eardrums – The Budapest Times
The Los Angeles quartet Tool have released just five albums, an extended drive and a box set in the 30 years since their recorded debut in 1992. The album the band can only tour now, “Fear Inoculum” by 2019, took 13 years to complete. For even a supposedly progressive metal band, their output isn’t exactly …
Journal du pays: tawny owls are on the prowl | Spring
IIt was well past midnight when the tawny owl began to screech. Without wind, the sound seemed unreasonably loud and within reach; he was probably perched in the tall beech tree in the corner of the garden. A few minutes passed before the first calls were returned by another, more distant owl. Hyacinths carpet the …
Top San Diego Weekend Events: May 12-15: ‘In the Heights’, San Diego Opera, SoCal Taco Fest and More
Here are the main events taking place in San Diego from Thursday, May 12 through Sunday, May 15. Thursday May 12 Field workers harvest buttercups from the flower fields east of Interstate 5 in Carlsbad on Friday, February 28, 2020. (John Gibbins/John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune) flower fields Good news: The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, …
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Toronto’s SickKids Hospital reports seven probable cases of mystery liver disease
The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says it has identified seven probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin. The Research and Pediatric Hospital, also known as SickKids, says the mystery cases were identified between October 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022 and reported to Public Health Ontario. Dr. Upton Allen, head of …
Cavalera Bros. Name their favorite albums when they were teenagers
Max and Iggor Cavalera co-founded Sepultura in Brazil in 1984, influenced by a myriad of different styles popular in rock and metal as well as the underground. Taking us back to those early days, each brother picked out five of their favorite albums when they were teenagers. There has been a lot of thinking in …
Ghosts of Georgia: the fable or the parable of “The Magnolia Ballet” by Terry Guest?
Terry Guest/Photo: David Hagen Thanks to the power of the tricky little cell phone, many blissfully ignorant Americans (let’s be generous and give them the benefit of the doubt) have begun to discover how easy it is for a colored man to be killed by those who are responsible for serving and protecting the collective …
Do you have jazz? Cairn University students shake up traditional music curriculum
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include contributions from former Director of Jazz Studies Ruth Naomi Floyd, who will be featured in an upcoming article in the Courier Times and Intelligencer. Sweet, mellow melodies filled the chapel of Cairn University’s Smith Administration Building as professional saxophonist Daniel Bennett offered guidance to an intimate …
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Good morning! This is our daily roundup with everything you need to know in one concise read. Sign up here to receive it every morning in your inbox. Trudeau says Canada supports Ukraine in seeking justice for Putin’s ‘heinous war crimes’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday, meeting with …
Examination of the path of damnation of perdition
If I remember correctly, there was a post punk outfit called the whore or something else or related. On second thought, now that I googled it, the band name was the damned. Well, pretty close. Ah, and it wasn’t post punk, it was one of the pioneers of the punk movement. Never mind, never heard. …
Why This Underrated ’90s Sci-Fi Masterpiece Deserves A Reboot
dark city is a dark sci-fi film directed by Alex Proyas (I robot, the crow) and released in 1998. Although it received many positive reviews at the time, it was a complete financial failure, with Proyas himself call him a “box office disaster”. But in the 24 years since its release, dark city became an …
THE MUSIC OF PERCY JACKSON at the Hot Springs School District Joyce L. Littleton Craft Auditorium
I always love going to Hot Springs, but this time my Percy Jackson avid son insisted we had to go see THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL with the Hot Springs School District 7-12 Theater Troupe presented in the beautiful Joyce L. Littleton Craft Auditorium, 401 Emory Street, Hot Springs, and I’m so glad …
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Nilüfer Yanya’s ‘PAINLESS’ Marks Impressive Milestone in Female-Led Rock Music Revival
The first thing you notice in Nilüfer Yanya’s music is his voice. It’s smoky yet ethereal, jumping seamlessly between its low register and delicate falsetto voice. It’s inviting, but contains a hint of menace, like gentle ocean surf hiding jagged rocks below. On her recent album, “PAINLESS”, Yanya’s vocals are often doubled, creating an even …
EarthQuaker Records Releases Actual Form’s Debut Album
EarthQuaker Records, based in Akron, Ohio, launched the epic prog-punk from Actual Form’s debut album Hyperzone about an unsuspecting, open-eared world on limited edition vinyl. As the walls between musical genres continue to fall or at least be ignored by many, the ears of today’s music lovers are more open than they have ever been. …
Marching Band for Graduates: The UConn Herald Trumpeters Return
If you did the work, you got the degree, but graduating without the pump just doesn’t feel like the circumstance. Thankfully, the pageantry and fanfare of University of Connecticut graduation ceremonies are back after a two-year hiatus, thanks to the UConn Herald Trumpeters. Trumpeters don’t just bring the fanfare; they play it. “The marching band …
CCLAA to Present Dark Musical ‘Assassins’ Starting This Weekend | News
SALAMANCA — History or black comedy buffs should head to the Ray Evans Seneca Theater to catch performances of the five-time Tony Award-winning musical “Assassins” during the first two weekends of May. With around 20 actors, many of whom are familiar with the scene, director Jake Riggs said rehearsals went well. He said they were …
Inside the Gatecreeper Cult
Deep in the desert, the sound of distortion rattles the windows. It’s not new to locals, but for those hearing it for the first time, it’s understandable that it causes concern. The “ughs!” and “blegh!” emitting space are accented by chainsaw guitars and bone-smacking drums. The intensity makes you feel like you’re sinking into a …
Massive new festival site promises music in the mangroves
The company behind the Eatons Hill and Sandstone Point hotels has unveiled plans for a new music festival site in southeast Queensland. As live music emerges from the dark days of the pandemic, the Comiskey Group wants to create a 150-hectare festival site in Coochin Creek, around 35 minutes south of Maroochydore and an hour …
New York’s Fight From Within Talk New EP, Rust Fest & More
2021-05-03 Fight From Within – Story by Anne Erickson, photo by Joshua Davis Photography This edition of Local Music Beat features an interview with downtown New York metal band Fight From Within Hailing from central New York, the guys from Fight From Within make a special brand of heavy metal they coined as “ninja core.” …
Kendall Jenner bleached her eyebrows for the 2022 Met Gala
Kendall Jenner’s Met Gala gothic beauty look is an entire vibe. The model chose an extravagant dress from Prada for this year’s gala, combining a traditional ruched design with some recent fashion and beauty trends. The piece featured a sheer mesh bodice with floral detailing, worn over a full black skirt with ruched decoration reminiscent …
‘We’ by Arcade Fire Review: Pretty But Preaching Music
Arcade Fire formed in the early 2000s and became an immediate sensation in the underground rock world when they released their 2004 debut album, “Funeral”. But it soon became clear that this scrappy band, fronted by frontman Win Butler and occasional singer Régine Chassagne – they met in Montreal, where the band formed, later married …
Vincenzo and the dilemma of evil versus more evil: A year later, a look back at Song Joong-ki’s darkest performance to date
Song Joong-ki played several characters over the course of a decade – from a vengeful lover seething with bitter rage in Nice Guy, to the handsome and smooth Captain Shoo-jin in Descendants of the Sunor the sturdy Eun-Seom in the fantasy series, The Arthdal Chronicles. Still, his portrayal of the deadly Italian-Korean crime lord in …
Pauley Perrette’s favorite episode of NCIS
Pauley Perrette played Abby on CBS’ NCIS for fifteen seasons and here is her personal favorite episode, which comes from the third season. This is Pauley Perrette’s favorite episode of NCIS. Like much of the cast, Perrette’s Abigail “Abby” Sciuto was featured during the show’s backdoor pilot on the legal drama POINT. The Naval Criminal …
Director of new Bob Marley film casts actor with no musical training | Bob Marley
He was the king of reggae, a giant of Jamaican music whose life was cut short in 1981, aged just 36. Now, Bob Marley will be celebrated on the big screen with a film that will be shot this fall in London and Jamaica. Kingsley Ben-Adir, a rising star in British cinema and theatre, whose …