2008 Woodie Awards
Fans of the Ryan Montbleau Band do not lie: they really are THAT good! The band opened up Friday night's co-headlining bill with the Seth Yacovone Band at nine-thirty to a room full of very excited people. This was my first time seeing them live and because we got to the Stone Church early enough to enjoy sound check and the most amazing chocolate chip cheesecake I've ever experienced, I, too, was smiling like an idiot while I was waiting for them to start.
Fewer than 40 feet from the MUB food court, which features Jump Asian Express Cuisine, Biggie's, Godfather's Pizza and of course, Taco Bell, a man who has single-handedly struck fear into the heart of the entire fast food industry brought his message to an overwhelmingly supportive student body at UNH.
Hello, UNH! Have you missed me? I'm sorry that I took a little hiatus - this semester's been crazy, as I'm sure you understand; between all the projects, studying and applying to grad schools, I've barely had time to think about Hollywood and its delicious celebrities! But, I'm back, for a holiday update that will hopefully tide you over until next semester.
Imagine staring at a television for hours on end, manipulating two triggers, two small joysticks and a small collection of colored buttons. Got it? You've just experienced the daily routine of an Xbox addict, more specifically "Halo 2," the game that has dominated the spare hours of students all across campus.
Simple Plan may have more of a right to be considered punk than Avril Lavigne, but that's not saying very much. In their new album "Still Not Getting Any," the Canadian band still falls short of being a punk band. Maybe something got lost in the translation to them about what "punk" music is? All the members do speak fluent French.
Lately there's been quite a buzz surrounding bands that fall into the sub-genre "garage-rock." Sporting such names like The Strokes, The Libertines, Jet, and The White Stripes, there has also been a revival of sorts of pioneering garage bands such as Iggy and the Stooges, The New York Dolls, and The Pretty Things.
Along with trimming the tree, hanging the stockings, and tearing open those brightly wrapped packages we all love to see on Christmas morning, holiday movie watching has become an increasingly popular family tradition in America. In an attempt to help readers filter through the yuletide sludge that the film industry inevitably tries to force-feed the public this time of year, I have compiled a list of the 10 holiday films which I feel have stood the test of time, and have rightly assumed their respective places as Christmas classics.
