Arts & Lifestyle

There certainly is no intelligence allowed in Ben Stein's recent documentary, Expelled. In the film, Stein is searching through academia not for Ferris Bueller, but for the so-called "fascist" dictations that mainstream science, which supports evolution, has cast upon intelligent design.

Former WUSB Assistant Music Director and incoming Program Director Christine M picks her top ten of 2007.

WUSB's outgoing program director, Danny Rosen, shares with us his top ten music picks for this year.

The Go! Team brought a one-two punch to New York City’s Bowery Ballroom: a new album that is propelling the band into the mainstream, along with a live show that had its MC, Ninja, almost in the crowd dancing herself.

“It’s incredible to me that you want to hear me sing these stupid songs,” Torquil Campbell of Canadian outfit Stars told a packed crowd at New York City’s Town Hall this past Thursday. The audience cheered and laughed.

The Ballet Folklorico de Mexico transformed Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts into a time machine on the evening of Oct. 12, with a myriad of vibrant colors, movement and music – propelling the audience back to an era of love, war, religion, and most importantly, tradition.

Julie Taymor’s “Across the Universe” is visually amazing, but to call it a movie stretches the definition of one. It consists of a two-hour string of music videos tied together with only a sketch of a plot.

The Charles B. Wang Center kicked off its fifth open season with Salman Ahmad, member of internationally-known Sufi Rock mainstay Junoon, and tabla player Pandit Sameer Chatterjee, Wednesday night, Sept 26 at 7 p.m.

Not many bands based out of New Mexico can make Balkan music rivaling that of gypsies and still have twenty-somethings waltzing on a Monday night. However, not all bands have the character or innovative quality of Beirut.

Animal Collective is not a band I would normally go to for deep lyrical meaning or self insight, but the band’s latest record, Strawberry Jam, released on Sept. 10, shows definitive growth as musicians and most strikingly, lyricists.

Studying, everyone does it differently, but the majority of people have one thing in common, they listen to music while they study. The accepted notion in studying is that classical music is the most helpful to study to, but what if you don’t listen to classical. Here are a few artists you might want to check out for studying purposes.

The process that transforms an indie rock band into an arena powerhouse is one of glory for its members- but may lead to confusion for their grassroots fans. Interpol’s new record, Our Love to Admire (Capitol, 2007), has begun to propel them into the realm of stardom, and seeing them live at Madison Square Garden, which has hosted the likes of Elton John and Billy Joel, just didn't seem right.

About a month ago, a friend told me to check out Blaqk Audio, the side project of vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget of pop-punk mainstay AFI. Before listening to it though, he warned me that it may not be what I expect. Assuming I would hear something along the lines of “Terrible Lie” by Nine Inch Nails, I was surprised when VNV Nation-style industrial music started playing.

While taking a harder bluesy approach, the White Stripes were still able to maintain the sound and adversity expected by their fanbase on their new release, Icky Thump.

Amid rain and a blackout affecting a swath of campus, Gym Class Heroes performed a 90 minute set organized by the Student Activities Board at the Sports Complex on April 15. This was the second concert hosted by the board this semester.