‘Nightcrawler’ shines light on darker side of crime journalism
The city shines brightest at night. Likewise, “Nightcrawler” shines brightest in its darkest, most disturbing moments. The film shines its light on the dark underbelly of Los Angeles crime journalism—it is brutal, unflinching and most of all, ratings gold for…
‘John Wick’ not your typical action flick, surprising thriller
Stunt actors aren’t known for much besides, well, stunts. Turns out they do know a thing or two about directing, as shown by the director duo of Chad Stahelski and David Leitch. Experience in fight choreography is evident in their…
‘The Rocky Horror Show’ succeeds, involves audiences
The gender-bending cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” came to life in Hewitt Union this Halloween. Fans of the movie will not be disappointed, as this stage adaption marvelously captures the sex, outrageousness and great rock-n-roll soundtrack that made…
Calvin Harris stumbles setting latest album in ‘Motion’
In 2012, Calvin Harris, born Adam Richard Wiles, experienced what it’s like to have an album climb the Billboard Hot 200. Reaching the 19th position, Harris’ fan-base grew astronomically. While already a well-known electronic-dance producer due to the moderate success…
Theophilus London’s good vibrations
The most fashionable hip-hop album of the year has finally arrived. Brooklyn-based MC and part-time style icon Theophilus London has released his second full-length album “Vibes,” and the Kanye West-helmed album lives up to its simplistic name. London’s extensive genre-borrowing…
Weekly EP Revue: Ella Eyre’s epynomous debut
The past three years have been eventful for Ella McMahon. Known almost exclusively by her stage name Ella Eyre, this 20-year-old songstress has been the subject of much praise and exposure. From collaborations with Bastille on their cover of TLC’s…
OK Go keeps up pop-rock energy on new album
OK Go, the popular alternative rock band, released their latest album on Oct. 14. The Los Angeles-based band is comprised of lead singer and guitarist Damian Kulash, bass guitar and vocalist Tim Nordwind, percussionist Dan Konopka and guitarist, keyboardist and…
Sybarite5 plays dynamic, diverse music for packed house
On Wednesday Oct. 29, the string quintet Sybarite5 took the stage in Sheldon Hall Ballroom to perform a varied set of music in front of a completely packed house, which was a surprise to many regular concertgoers. According to Colleen…
John Katko wins House seat for 24th district
John Katko defeated Dan Maffei in the race for New York’s 24th District for the 114th congress. Katko led Maffei 59.3 percent to 40.7 percent with 95 percent reporting, according to the New York State Board of Elections unofficial poll…
Laker Gameday Preview: Nov. 1 at SUNY Fredonia
The come from behind effort that many expected the Lakers to face last weekend ended up being needed on Friday night as the men’s ice hockey team scored four unanswered to come back from three down on opening night at…
