Try to imagine a hybrid musical species bred of hip-hop, jazz and Latin music. Pour in equal elements of each, and that's what you get from clarinetist, composer and arranger Don Byron's most recent release with his band, Music for Six Musicians.
"Hey, this sounds like punk rock," smirks a sarcastic friend of mine, as the latest CD by the Bouncing Souls, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, spins in the back of my room. Yes, indeed. What my friend means is that the album, the band's sixth, sounds pretty much like any other punk rock CD we could have thrown into the stereo.
I ask why? I find the letters and attitudes regarding Sept. 11 and the ensuing conflict in Afghanistan increasingly amazing yet cynically familiar. They remind me of the cheap arguments and superficial polemics that graced our palettes during the Persian Gulf War.
As I read your editorial in Monday's Daily Lobo, I have to wonder where the logic is that says that the principles of a free and democratic society imply that it is reprehensible for the society's government to take a life, regardless of the circumstances.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe has unveiled an exhibition titled, "Carr, O'Keeffe, Kahlo: Places of Their Own" that showcases the work of three renowned female artists from each country in North America.
Lead singer Ira Wilson, left, trumpeter John Simms and bassist Adrian Wall of Red Earth perform during the semifinal round of the New Mexico Showcase at Burt's Tiki Lounge Nov. 3. The final round begins at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Got an idea for a historical or cultural play about the Rio Grande Valley? Or perhaps you've been wringing your hands over city politics and want to immortalize your humorous take on baseball stadiums and mayoral races. Well, dig out that typewriter and get started - the KUNM 89.9-FM Radio Play Scriptwriting Competition could be your big break.
A state representative who sponsored a bill that allows people to carry concealed weapons traced its labyrinthine path from committee to the governor's desk during a UNM College Republicans meeting Wednesday.
Shame on you Daily Lobo! Even though they are called columns, you still have a duty to check the facts and make sure you are not publishing pulp fiction. The column of Maceo Carrillo Martinet was right about one thing: " ... let's really try to be honest about our history."
If through silence we are duplicitous, today I became a killer.
The 18 states involved in the landmark Microsoft antitrust case reached a split decision Tuesday as nine accepted the settlement between the software giant and the Justice Department, and the others vowed to press on for tougher sanctions.
Loyal Cranberries fans never fear, the band's newest CD Wake Up and Smell The Coffee is here. It couldn't have come at a more appropriate time than now, when the world has dramatically changed and humans are perplexed by love, hate and hypocrisy.
Experimental artist Aphex Twin, also known as Richard D. James, is widely known for his innovative and particularly unique style of creating electronic music. Aside from being known as a groundbreaking electronic musician, James also enjoys collecting expired war machinery such as tanks and living in an old converted bank building.
Maceo Carrillo Martinet's column about corruption in America should be valued only for its hilarious view of America's influence on humanity. He seems to be anti-everything but doesn't offer any explicit alternatives to the reader.
Shades of Blue is a local band holding a regular monthly spot at Club Rhythm and Blues, but some of its members are concerned with the well-being of all local artists.
UNM student organizations had a bumper crop of ASUNM Senate candidates to choose from during this semester's endorsement forum Tuesday.
In the event of a bioterrorist attack using a deadly and contagious disease such as smallpox, public health officials want to be able to close roads and airports, herd people into stadiums, and, if necessary, quarantine entire infected cities.
The week before last, I wrote about the nature of self-interest; how people's actions are determined by their needs and desires. Last week, I looked at economics with simple common sense to explain how wealth can be created. This week I'd like to tie both of those together.
Now look people, just what do you think you're saying when you say that anti-war protestors are irresponsible, unpatriotic and even traitorous?
Having not been to a recent concert at the glorified cow palace known as Tingley Coliseum, I was a bit nostalgic to know that I'd be seeing the Merry Mayhem Tour there, which featured Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie along with relative newcomers Mudvayne.
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