Prior to the release of the CG anime film “Resident Evil: Damnation,” producer Hiroyuki Sasaki finished producing the new “Resident Evil 6” video game, developed and published by the iconic video game company “Capcom.” The gameplay takes a different turn from the previous “Resident Evil” games and offers three scenarios in which the players can engage in three different...
In place of its monthly Arts Walk, the city of Riverside hosted the “Long Night of Arts and Innovation” Oct. 4. As a fan of both artistic and innovative things, I soon hopped onto one of the free trolleys conveniently provided by UCR. After a ride downtown, I was dropped off by Culver Center and quickly stepped into an...
Prior to the release of the band’s fifth studio album, frontwoman Emily Haines declared to her fans that “Synthetica” is about “forcing yourself to confront what you see in the mirror when you finally stand still long enough to catch a reflection…about being able to identify the original in a long line of reproductions. It's about what is real...
Following their first album, “Sigh No More” released in 2009, is Mumford and Son’s latest and highly anticipated album, “Babel,” which was released on Sept. 21, 2012. In the very first track, “Babel” delivers the same sound audiences love, which is urgent, ferocious strumming, combined with a driving confidence reminiscent of folk pride.
Lead singer Marcus Mumford’s voice never fails...
“Shut your mouth / cause you talk too much / and I don’t give a fuck anyway,” snarls lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day during the song, “Let Yourself Go,” off Green Day’s latest album, “¡Uno!” The band’s ninth studio album is the first in their upcoming trilogy of albums to be released within four months. “¡Dos!”...
Nelly is one of the biggest names to have performed at UCR for any event. After his energetic performance on Friday, he still had enough “pimp juice” in his blood to give an interview. He spoke with Highlander about his career in music and other businesses, and he shared his secret to longevity.
Highlander: So it’s been about 12 years...
Director Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack) introduces audiences to the latest and rather unfortunate spin on the classic exemplar of vampire legends, Dracula. Instead of stalking the night for warm-blooded victims and beautiful young women, this modern-day Count Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) is presented in a kid friendly package along with a menagerie of...
Starfucker and Cold War Kids
The gates opened for ASPB’s Block Party at 5:30 p.m. and thousands of UCR students flooded the grounds. Donned in what seemed to be their most attractive festival wear, indie music fans ran first for the main stage where Portland band, Starfucker, would soon perform. Concert Directors Jenny Guzman and Nneoma Akubuilo hosted the...
Many people have never seen anything like it. “The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” “Six Feet Under,” “Oz“ and more have barely come close to the enthralling spectacle created before viewers everywhere. The series even tops the charts in comparison to classic HBO television shows. The narrative began with a simple premise and decent time slot on Sundays on the AMC...
The undeniably talented Ira Glass, known for his work on “This American Life,” a radio show about real people and their real lives, has taken his work to the big screen with his film, “Sleepwalk With Me.” The film follows comedian Mike Birbiglia, fictionalized as Matt Pandamiglio, as he attempts to make a career as a comedian. However, the...