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4.28.2009
Culture Shock Review
Hot dog vendors, beer tents and carnival rides couldn’t settle down the hundreds of attendees at the Purchase College annual Culture Shock weekend. The two-day music festival took place on a small field in the middle of the campus and featured 19 artists, including: Project Jenny, Project Jan, Paper Route, The Red Chord, Streetlight Manifesto and up-and-coming hip-hop artist Drake.
Sporting a black suit, Project Jenny, Project Jan vocalist Jeremy Haines, backed by keyboardist Sammy Rubin and others, kicked off Friday night with “Dia De Los Niño’s,” “Summertime” and “Brooklyn,” followed by Paper Route’s “Are We All Forgotten” and “Tiger Teeth.”
Death metal mavericks weren’t disappointed either. The Red Chord unveiled two new songs: one tentatively titled “Hymns and Hers” and another called “Face Area Solution.” One mosh pit and several head bangers later, the quartet finished their set with “Antman.”
Teary-eyed fans gazed on as Streetlight Manifesto performed “We Will Fall Together,” but the tender moment was interrupted by Drake fanatics, who booed and pushed in hopes that Streetlight would cut their set short – which they eventually were forced to do due to security measures.
The antsy crowd went into a roar when Drake finally took the stage, as they sang and rapped along to songs like “Every Girl,” “Successful” and “Best I Ever Had." Although the Toronto-born rapper forgot the lyrics to the latter at one point, his devotees didn’t have any problems yelling them out in unison for him. Drake ended his set by jumping off stage and into the audience, and thanking his fans......
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More Culture Shock 2009 videos available on You Tube!
Sporting a black suit, Project Jenny, Project Jan vocalist Jeremy Haines, backed by keyboardist Sammy Rubin and others, kicked off Friday night with “Dia De Los Niño’s,” “Summertime” and “Brooklyn,” followed by Paper Route’s “Are We All Forgotten” and “Tiger Teeth.”
Death metal mavericks weren’t disappointed either. The Red Chord unveiled two new songs: one tentatively titled “Hymns and Hers” and another called “Face Area Solution.” One mosh pit and several head bangers later, the quartet finished their set with “Antman.”
Teary-eyed fans gazed on as Streetlight Manifesto performed “We Will Fall Together,” but the tender moment was interrupted by Drake fanatics, who booed and pushed in hopes that Streetlight would cut their set short – which they eventually were forced to do due to security measures.
The antsy crowd went into a roar when Drake finally took the stage, as they sang and rapped along to songs like “Every Girl,” “Successful” and “Best I Ever Had." Although the Toronto-born rapper forgot the lyrics to the latter at one point, his devotees didn’t have any problems yelling them out in unison for him. Drake ended his set by jumping off stage and into the audience, and thanking his fans......
More Culture Shock 2009 videos available on You Tube!
4.24.2009
Let's Go Celebrate review
Season-six finalist Lakisha Jones proves yet again that there is life after "American Idol," even for a fourth-place finisher. Read More...
4.13.2009
A new twist in fundraising
Check out the NYT blog where I found this amusing story.
If it's not bad enough that Hillary Clinton didn't win the election, she's also in $5.9 million worth of campaign debt. Which might explain her new twist in fund raising, offering up a chance to see the American Idol season finale in exchange for a contribution. Or you could be one of the lucky few to spend a day with Bill Clinton or a free weekend in NYC. Appealing to anyone?
If it's not bad enough that Hillary Clinton didn't win the election, she's also in $5.9 million worth of campaign debt. Which might explain her new twist in fund raising, offering up a chance to see the American Idol season finale in exchange for a contribution. Or you could be one of the lucky few to spend a day with Bill Clinton or a free weekend in NYC. Appealing to anyone?
Obama for the win
There's a reason why President Obama won the hearts of students around the country, in today's NYT lies a clear example.
If Sallie Mae thinks the insane amount of loans students have to take out for school would go unnoticed,they have another thing coming. The private student lending industry is finding the pill (President Obama wanting to change loans into scholarships for broke college students) hard to swallow.
According to the article, replacing loans would save the government $94 billion over the next 10 years which would be used for Pell Grants.
On the flip side, lenders want to remind people of all the jobs they provide, especially the 2,000 jobs that were initially sent overseas.
And others view President Obama's proposal as too idealistic. “A government-run, one-size-fits-all program is not the answer,” Representative of California, Howard P. McKeon said.
courtesy of amazon.com.
What are your thoughts and opinions? Comment!
If Sallie Mae thinks the insane amount of loans students have to take out for school would go unnoticed,they have another thing coming. The private student lending industry is finding the pill (President Obama wanting to change loans into scholarships for broke college students) hard to swallow.
According to the article, replacing loans would save the government $94 billion over the next 10 years which would be used for Pell Grants.
On the flip side, lenders want to remind people of all the jobs they provide, especially the 2,000 jobs that were initially sent overseas.
And others view President Obama's proposal as too idealistic. “A government-run, one-size-fits-all program is not the answer,” Representative of California, Howard P. McKeon said.
courtesy of amazon.com.What are your thoughts and opinions? Comment!
4.07.2009
A start
I'm Published! :) check out my Breaking and Entering peice on Billboardmagazine.com
Can you tell that I'm jumping up-and down-giddy-mass texting all contacts in my phone book ecstatic? Well I am.
Can you tell that I'm jumping up-and down-giddy-mass texting all contacts in my phone book ecstatic? Well I am.
4.02.2009
Facebook/You Tube at work builds character
Facebooking and surfing You Tube during class or work? Don't let your unemployment or failing grades convince you that it's a sign of procrastination or laziness...it builds work ethic according to Yahoo Tech News.
"Short and unobtrusive breaks, such as a quick surf of the Internet, enables the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total net concentration for a days,"said Brent Coker, with the department of management and marketing.
Using the internet for personal reasons might just push you to do 9% more work and plus- you finally get a chance to buy that bag on Ebay from China you've been eying (my roommate would know a thing or two about that).
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