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REVIEW: Hip-hop heartthrob wallows some more, steps up his game

Pernille Larsen | Contributing Writer January 11, 2012

Heart-on-sleeve confessional lyrics used to be considered an intrinsically female mode. Their frequent resemblance to dreary diary entries, void of poetic sensibility and full of self-pity, meant that...

Christmas albums bring holiday spirit to audiences

Shelby Purvis | Staff Writer December 7, 2011

It's Christmas time once again. The time of year where Christmas tree lots pop up in parking lots overnight, everyone is shopping for the perfect gifts, and, of course, Christmas music starts playing everywhere....

Twilight: Breaking Dawn and making bank

Lauren Clairmont | Staff Writer November 30, 2011

Closing the box office with $139.5 million opening weekend, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1" is nothing if not profitable. But is the movie really worth a $10-plus trip to the theater? Or...

REVIEW: ‘The Descendants’ is a dreary, yet poignant film

John DeLong | Contributing Writer November 30, 2011

Alexander Payne has the odd habit of turning even the bleakest stories into some of the most pleasant and loving experiences you will have at the cinema. At least, that's how I view him. It's been seven...

One Tree Hill Holds Farewell Event at UNCW

Madison Sevilla | Contributing Writer November 9, 2011

After eight dramatic seasons, the CW original series "One Tree Hill" will premiere its ninth and final season in January 2012. As a way for the cast and fans to say goodbye and close out the OTH series,...

November marks the seventeenth year of the Cucalorus Film Festival

Jordan Wilkins | Staff Writer November 2, 2011

On Nov. 10, over 100 international and independent films will be screening in various places around downtown Wilmington. People from all over the world will be flooding the recently restored Thalian Hall...

REVIEW: Flo & co. go slicker on sophomore album, “Ceremonials”

Pernille Smith Larsen | Contributing Writer November 2, 2011

Television appearances on everything from "Gossip Girl" to Letterman to the VMAs. A Grammy nomination and performance. Possibly even more crucial in securing the presence of British band Florence + The...

REVIEW: Coldplay go pop on ‘Mylo Xyloto,’ with mixed results

By Pernille Smith Larsen | Staff Writer November 2, 2011

In 2005, Coldplay followed up their transatlantic breakthrough, "A Rush of Blood to the Head," with the album "X&Y." In response, many critics castigated Coldplay for putting out such a yawn-inducing bore-fest...

No Sunscreen Needed for Ultraviolet Hippopotamus

Barrie Cohen | Contributing Writer October 12, 2011

Who says a hippopotamus can only be seen at the zoo? A group from Grand Rapids, Mich., tempts the hippo out of its cage and into the psychedelic limelight. Don't be fooled by their techno sounding name;...

REVIEW: Zola Jesus changes and stays the same on ‘Conatus’

Pernille Smith Larsen | Staff Writer October 12, 2011

The propensity to attribute the label "goth" to Zola Jesus is understandable. Her new album, "Conatus," features a song called "Hikikomori", a Japanese term that refers to reclusive individuals who...

UNCW celebrates the birth of Europe’s first rock star

Lauren Clairmont | Staff Writer October 5, 2011

Whirl-wind European tours, sold out concerts, marriage proposals from complete strangers and musical talent so innovative, people thought he must have made a pact with the devil.Such was the life of 19th...

Prophets of Funk travels to UNCW with award winning David Dorfman Dance

Madison Sevilla | Contributing Writer October 5, 2011

When New York based choreographer David Dorfman attended a Sly and the Family Stone concert, he vowed to make a dance piece inspired by their music. Now three and a half years later, the David Dorfman...

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