By Jeffrey Wallace / Assistant Arts & Review Editor+ Jay-Z has launched his own record label, Starroc. The label comes as part of Jigga's $150 million deal with concert giant live nation. Since last october, both u2 and Madonna have signed with live nation.
+ Four major labels have reached a deal with sandisk to begin selling albums on memory sticks.
By Michelle Kaczmarek / Assistant Features EditorMichael Cera plays maracas. "Marimba, kalimba, Calypso," Cera said with finality. Kat Dennings plays the cowbell, just like Will Ferrell. Do you listen to the Jungle Brothers? If the answer is yes, Dennings would be proud.
After spending weeks on a press tour, Cera and Dennings sat down for a phone conference with journalists from the United States and Canada to discuss their upcoming movie Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
By Alex Nordenson / Heights Senior StaffA year ago, the guys from Kings of Leon had every reason to pat themselves on the back and relax for a while - at least in terms of songwriting. Because of the Times, the band's third full-length album, was a groundbreaking success and was deemed their "crowning achievement" by Rolling Stone.
By John Delfino
Even now, four years after its concluding episode, Sex and the City still reigns supreme among the all-time great chick shows. It defined the genre and was the forerunner to shows like Lipstick Jungle and Gossip Girl. The lighthearted, fun-loving attitudes of Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristen Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) struck a chord within women around the world and catapulted the TV show from witty primetime goodness to pop-culture superstardom in a lengthy six-season stint.
By Evan Miller
Jackson Browne, one of rock 'n' roll's veterans, is back. His new album Time the Conqueror, a 10-song collection of acoustic ballads and blues, relays the thoughts and feelings of a venerable poet clinging on to musical virility while coping with a constantly changing and tumultuous world.
By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review EditorSunday marked the 60th anniversary of the Emmy Awards. In my opinion, it also marked the show's creative death. This sentiment is not only backed up by critics nationwide, it's backed up by the show's viewers, too. The telecast garnered a mere 12.2 million viewers, eclipsing the 1990 broadcast as the smallest audience in the show's history.
By Claudia Huapaya
Have you ever seen those little caution men creeping around with red hats and flags? Back in my hometown, we made a sport of moving them. Sometimes we would simply move them further down the street, sometimes we would move them to the backs of our cars. In honor of one of my favorite pastimes, I give you the Caution Man.
By Blair Thill / Associate Arts & Review ESo I probably should be devoting this column to the biggest night in television - the 60th Annual Emmy Awards. I should be celebrating the deserving winners, the clever hosts, or the fabulous gowns. There's just one problem: It would be absolutely impossible for me to do those things.
By Kristin N. Jackson
Because so many of us were unable to attend the glamorous days of New York City Fashion Week, we instead waited impatiently for our favorite gossip sites to upload the future retail favorites for Spring 2009. It is always an exciting to see the beautiful pieces designers concoct to inspire us, but it is an even greater joy to see whom they have each selected to model their designs down the runway.
By Jeffrey Wallace / Assistant Arts & Review EditorRadiohead has always been ahead of its time. Whether creating music that sounds like it could be played through the stereos of flying cars or tearing down the traditionally impenetrable gates of record distribution by offering a free download of its latest studio effort In Rainbows, the British quintet always seems, well, to put it in simple terms .
By Chase Kinser
"Justly-rated films"
Recently, I've felt that people complain too much about how their favorite or least favorite movies are perceived. Everything is either overrated or underrated by the general public or film critics. The cult films that are loved by a select group, like 2001: A Space Odyssey, are called overrated and boring by others (namely, me).
By Ben Shanbrom and David Smail
Album:
'Buckcherry'
Black Butterfly
Atlantic
Californian hard rockers Buckcherry return on their fourth album, Black Butterfly, with another slew of greasy, testosterone-drenched tunes. Whether the album should be taken as a second-rate Aerosmith throwback or a totally tongue-in-cheek soundtrack to a guy's night out is unclear, but much like the latter, you likely won't remember a lick of it when it's over.
By Meghan Thomson / ReporterThe major story this week in celebrity news was a sad one. Six people were involved in an airplane crash Friday after midnight. The Learjet crashed right after takeoff from a Columbia, S.C., airport. The two survivors of the accident were Travis Barker, the drummer from Blink-182, and DJ AM, most recently known for dating Nicole Richie and Mandy Moore.
By Anne Muscarella
My friend's parents were in town for the weekend, and the pressure was on for yours truly to find a place where the four of us could enjoy a nice meal. I had heard many good things about Z Square, located in the heart of Harvard Square, so I decided to give it a shot.
By Kate Duseau
On Thursday night, I was in the mood for a dance party. Given the night of the week, there was only one option: Wonder Bar. Departing Boston College and arriving with plenty of time to spare before the doors opened, my friends and I were forced to wait in line.
By Joseph Neese / Arts & Review EditorTrish Daly, A&S '10, serves as associate copy editor of The Heights, so it comes as no suprise that she loves editing and is interested in persuing a career in publishing. Daly's favorite punctuation mark is the exclamation point, which she frequently uses in texts and instant messages because of its "expressive" quality.
By Kristin Varraveto
1. Grey's Anatomy - Fans frustrated with the famous "will they or won't they" Mer-Der relationship will finally get their fix this season, as creator Shonda Rhimes promises that because of Meredith's romantic gesture, they are in fact together for good; however, she cautions happily ever after isn't always easy.
By Darren Ranck
Anyone heard of the late '80s TV show Doogie Houser, M.D., the show about a teenage doctor dealing with high school heartache and open-heart surgery simultaneously? While that infamous show may not have left its mark, its 16-year-old star, Neil Patrick Harris, has grown into a multi-talented celebrity, making strides on Broadway and in film.
By Blair Thill / Associate Arts & Review E1. Clay Aiken comes out of the closet ...
Giving his album 'Measure of a Man' a whole new meaning.
2. Lorne Michaels congratulates the Emmys for "taking chances"
If by taking chances he means making the telecast so bad people stop watching TV all together, we would have to agree.
By Scene Editors
In: Tweens
Out: Teens
In: Geek chic
Out: Preppy clean
In: Ricky Gervais
Out: Steve Carell
Spring Break
