It’s nice to know that Fiona Apple is coming back. When she first hit the scene with her debut album, the multi-platinum Tidal, she was 19-years-old, a frail-looking waif of a girl with enormous, haunting eyes and a powerful, throaty voice that surprised listeners and defied the tiny body from which it came. But Apple [...]
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘The Master’ to be released October 12
The Oscars are usually the last stop for awards season, but with the announcement of the release date for one of the most anticipated films of the year, we now have a date for when awards season will officially begin this year. Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master has been scheduled for a release date of October [...]
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Performers such as LMFAO, Young the Giant, MGMT, Shiny Toy Guns and Slightly Stoopid were once on the line up for Derby Days, an annual concert geared towards giving back to the community. This year’s event, which is supported by USC’s Greek life and sponsored by Incipio and Tavik, will be held at the USC McAlister [...]
Read the rest of this article »Google Play could be competition for Apple
Recently Google replaced its old Android Market with the shiny new Google Play. Whereas the old Android Market was centered (obviously) on Android phones, Google Play sits dead-center on the Google toolbar used by PCs and smartphones alike. The service offers music, movies, books and games in one online marketplace. While obviously somewhat aping iTunes, Google [...]
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Hypnotist Mark Yuzik hypnotizes students at the Variety Hour featuring Secondhand Serenade at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center Ballroom on Monday. The event, sponsored by USC Program Board, included performances by comedians Frances Callier and Angela Shelton, beatboxer Vincent Bantasan and the Secondhand Serenade band.
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Last Friday, it was revealed director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will no longer direct the film adaptation of BioShock, Irrational Games’ Ayn Randian romp through an underwater city fighting tank-like monsters and scary little girls. Gore Verbinski had originally taken the director’s seat but hopped off after a fight over the film’s rating and finances. Fresnadillo [...]
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Father James Heft delivers a homily at the Cornerstone Mass and Installation at the new Our Savior Church and USC Caruso Catholic Center. The cornerstone was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI in summer 2010. The Caruso Catholic Center, located on the corner of University Avenue and Hoover Street, is scheduled to open in the fall.
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USC’s SoCal VoCals sing Saturday evening at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella West Semifinals in Bovard Auditorium. SoCal VoCals placed second behind UCLA’s Scattertones, who will advance to the national competition in New York City. SoCal VoCals won the national competition in 2008 and 2010.
Read the rest of this article »Police confirm arrest of junior forward Ari Stewart for marijuana possession
USC junior forward Ari Stewart was arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia last month in Maricopa County, Arizona State University Police Department spokesman Jim Hardina confirmed to the Daily Trojan Friday morning. Stewart, 21, was arrested by ASU police on Feb. 24 at 8:40 p.m. MST and released by the Maricopa County’s Sheriff’s Office the [...]
Read the rest of this article »New outlets provide initiative for narrative-driven music
With the luxury of downloading, which enables music-lovers to purchase only an artist’s best songs, it’s remarkable to find an album that can be played from start to finish. As though they understand how the market works, record companies use radio and music videos to enthuse audiences about one or two hit songs before releasing [...]
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