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"Yolo" by the Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is a popular comedy group that sings original...
By Greer Smith, Circulation Manager
• February 28, 2013
Quentin Tarantino released his first movie in three years, Django Unchained, on Christmas Day. The story follows the journey of hero Django (Jamie Foxx, Ray, Dreamgirls)—the D is silent—and his new...
The average college student can expect to make new friends, expand his knowledge, and acquire new interests during his 4-year journey. Few decide to start their own band.
Three University of Maryland...
Zombies will never, ever be sexy. They can be cute, though.
Director Jonathan Levine’s Warm Bodies takes place in a post-zombie-apocalyptic world, where humans have walled themselves inside a fortress...
Before scoring a glamorous job as a writer for the New York Star, before becoming a fashion icon and way before Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw was a normal teenager just beginning to experience the world and...
Local Natives’ sophomore album, Hummingbird, displays the effect of their change in dynamic after the 2010 loss of bassist, Andy Hamm. Even though this loss could have harmed the band’s sound, the...
By Lauren Price, Online Arts Editor
• February 28, 2013
"This isn’t a reunion because we never broke up."
This sentence is part of the short message that graced the front of FallOutBoyRock.com Feb. 4 after the band announced the end of its four-year hiatus....
If Muse and Arcade Fire had a baby, it would be Welsh indie rock band: The Joy Formidable. The band released their second album, Wolf’s Law, Jan 21. Singer and guitarist Bryan Ritzy, drummer Matt...
By Lauren Price, Online Arts Editor
• December 27, 2012
What is a holiday season without Christmas music? Of course listeners have the classic songs, but every year contemporary bands also put out music just for the holidays. The Observer brings you a list...
For the past 35 years, CBS has broadcasted the underappreciated awards show, the Kennedy Center Honors, in which the Kennedy Center and the White House honor numerous highly achieved artists with performances...
Most people roll their eyes when they hear that yet another book is being turned into a movie. But Life of Pi is not just a boring movie that movie producers made because they were out of ideas. It exceeds...
By Aileen Choi, Advertising Manager
• December 21, 2012
Certain images come to mind when thinking of rising bands: dusky garages, worn out instruments and the loud roar of music. Upcoming band Oh Lover, Uncover differentiates from these stereotypical garage...
