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(12/04/07 6:03am)
In case you were wondering, this delusional back story was brought to you courtesy of "Rock Band", the latest and unequivocally greatest installment in this generation's ongoing series of beat-based music video games. Developed by Harmonix Music Systems, the team that crafted "Guitar Heroes I", II and "Encore: Rocks the '80s", the much-hyped "Rock Band" is everything longtime fans of the "Guitar Hero" series could have hoped it would be, and still more. Presenting drums and the microphone as the lifelike new peripherals, "Rock Band" has summarily eclipsed "Guitar Hero" as the genre's gold standard -- understandable, considering the concept is basically "Guitar Hero" meets Percussion Hero meets Vocals Hero meets Bass Hero.
(11/26/07 4:40am)
As I was trapped on campus over turkey break with nothing to my name but a poorly equipped, post-crash computer, one can of candied bitterness and a severely out-of-date PlayStation 2 that whirs and spits dust every time a disk is inserted, I realized from what source my holiday cheer is derived. Apparently, my version of happiness is an outlet, lots of cash to spend and a noncommittal connection to others via screen. Clearly, I'm referring here to seventh-generation gaming consoles PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, three contraptions we jaded, pre-finals eggheads should investigate so as to momentarily forget about PowerPoints and PDFs.
(11/15/07 6:57am)
Just in time for the holidays and for the alleviation of post-second-midterm-crunch-time-depression arrives the highly anticipated and universally extolled "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock." The head-bangin', whammy board-breakin', tendonitis-inducin' third installment in the popular music video game series has taken the otherwise cramped, comfortless and poorly outfitted Dartmouth residence hall by storm (along with the rest of the world, for that matter).
(10/23/07 4:49am)
Or that's the basic idea. And make no mistake; it's a good one. What do Americans love more than watching other Americans behave like idiots purely for our own entertainment? And watching this feat ignominiously achieved via guitars and KISS make-up? Add to this riff-driven joy a refreshing cast: host Daniel Bowden, New Zealand's version of Ryan Seacrest; Johnny Rzeznik, the forever-young frontman of the Goo Goo Dolls; Sheila E., the requisite female softie prone to self-conscious antics and Dick, a condescending Brit appropriately named. And oh my! Our hearts are all aflutter. These people have connections to the likes of Pearl Jam, Prince and Ringo Starr. So obviously, this show must equal orgasm in D minor, right?
(10/08/07 5:17am)
On a humid autumn afternoon, the sun-bathed atrium above the Bentley Theater in the Hopkins Center was home to the kind of vibrancy that made Hop passersby peer in through the large windows and caused students fresh from Courtyard Cafe to work their way into the buzzing crowd.
(10/01/07 6:37am)
It has been a deliciously entertaining ride since June's first episode, but outlasting all the memorable "cheftestants" are Hung Huynh, Casey Thompson and Dale Levitski, Season Three's finalists who in terms of personality profile and culinary aptitude are strangely reminiscent of Season Two top finishers Marcel Vigneron, Elia Aboumrad and Ilan Hall, respectively.
(10/01/07 5:36am)
As we prepare our collective
(05/23/07 4:57am)
But what to debate? Well, while tempting subjects include the show's potentially rigged nature, the necessity of President Bush via telecast on a pop reality show and the amusing paradox of declining post-Sanjaya ratings, definitive focus should remain on tonight's finale. Who is worthy of the Idol crown of season six? Blake Lewis, Washington state's favorite beatboxing son and new mascot of VoteForTheWorst.com? Or Jordin Sparks, the last female standing of the diva trio christened at this season's start?
(05/17/07 2:09am)
Kim has yet to slit an earlobe in frustration or paint a single church ceiling, but the up-and-coming artist has seen her work become the focus of attention like never before, thanks to a contest involving the online global art community STUART, a six-month-old Facebook-like project founded by London's Saatchi Gallery to encourage support for artists by artists.
(05/16/07 4:13am)
It was the tenth installment of Dartcon Gaming Weekend, the College's only (un)official holiday honoring the full gamut of game recreation and the people who love it. This term's convention was a hearty source of post-midterms/pre-finals entertainment that saw a considerable turnout, with curious visitors dropping by in the wee hours of the morning to watch movies, enjoy refreshments, crumble to monopolizing topspins at Nintendo "Wi Tennis" and of course, show off their "Guitar Hero" skills (or lack thereof.)
(04/26/07 6:13am)
Some time around age 11, my soul underwent a regenesis. I learned that underneath my bed there was a wheeled trundle that was the perfect distance from the television to support my budding habit: an unhealthy obsession with video games. My PlayStation and a black analog controller allowed me to hone hand-eye coordination, embrace dorkdom and develop carpel tunnel with verve. And almost eight years later, I again have fallen prey to flashing colors, feverish button-pushing and primal shouts of glee and frustration. My soul is today property of Guitar Hero II, a video game that is all about good music, showmanship, rock esoterica
(04/16/07 9:16am)
With its streamlined white walls and polished wood floor, the Spheris Gallery houses 1,200 square feet of sculptures, paintings and various other art media for free public viewing. The space's atmosphere is earthy and relaxed, family-friendly and inviting. With its diverse assortment of displays devised by both domestic and international artists, the gallery fills an educational and cultural niche that proprietor Cynthia Reeves feels can renew art interest in virtually any local demographic.
(04/11/07 9:00am)
Malakar and his older sister Shyamali together auditioned for American Idol's sixth season in Seattle six months ago. The three judges, in what can retrospectively be called "cosmic irony," deemed his vocal talents better than those of his sibling, who would later be eliminated in the Hollywood round. Unfortunately, the trio's ringing endorsements of Malakar were in no way proper harbingers of the insanity that would be born of him. Randy Jackson now wishes he could un-dawg every compliment, Paula Abdul accepts that every week she will be danced with during a mediocre song and Simon Cowell's resentment has evolved from patronizing British dislike into full-on seething American hate.
(04/10/07 9:00am)
What do Anna Nicole Smith, nee Vickie Lynn Marshall, and a group of legendary singers of a cappella isicathamiya have in common? Aside from fame -- and even that to an arguable degree of deservedness -- well, not very much. The well-known South African chorus is often fondly referenced in pop culture, has endured a turbulent five decades, was never the focus of a fortnight of pointless probing on the Nancy Grace show, and perhaps most tellingly of all, never had a member try to marry an octogenarian billionaire. And none of them once made the plus-size model image smokin' hott, and then -- with the help of TrimSpa ("baby!") and Vicodin -- became about as sexy as a sea sponge. Anna Nicole Smith? Well ... you know.
(02/14/07 11:00am)
On Wednesday, Dartmouth's Displaced Theater Company will be presenting the critically acclaimed show from Montana-based fringe theater troupe The Missoula Oblongata, entitled "The Wonders of the World: Recite!" Preceding the show will be the performance of three short plays written by Latif Nasser '08 and directed by Sarah Hughes '07.
(01/17/07 11:00am)
Last Tuesday, people sat in the aisles, crouched on the floor and crowded the doorway of Loew Auditorium to get a good look at the renowned professor who would briefly introduce her own paintings, pastels and prints that were to be unveiled in the Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries later that evening. Despite the freshly fallen snow, at least a hundred students, faculty and local residents came to view the latest show from Dartmouth studio art professor Louise Hamlin.
(10/30/06 11:00am)
Just because a real-life concept seems a bit unappealing does not mean one should not give its prolific, culture-changing fictional reenactment a chance. A prime example of this would be the 2006 B-movie Internet hype machine "Snakes on a Plane," which made its snake-tacular Dartmouth debut in Spaulding Auditorium this Saturday to a theatre packed with no fewer than 199 screaming, cheering, hollering students.
(10/19/06 9:00am)
If you have a few dollars and a couple of hours free, take some time out of your otherwise sitar-less weekend to see world-class musician Anoushka Shankar. Whether it be jazz, classical or world music, Shankar brings every piece of her celebrated repertoire to Dartmouth this Saturday night.
(10/04/06 9:00am)
Imagine being in prison for 20 years; your only friend your attorney and your one aspiration acquittal of a brutal crime you never committed. Welcome to the world of Darryl Hunt, the subject of the probing feature documentary "The Trials of Darryl Hunt."