There's something to be said about longevity in the music business, especially in a genre that spits out ensemble after ensemble in the name of giving angry teenagers a soundtrack for their aggression. Thursday is one of the only bands that can survive their fans growing out of that surly phase.
Smoking is bad, and the person holding the cigarette knows that already. The more time a pious commentator spends around the smoker, the longer he or she will be exposed to the secondhand smoke anyway, so they might as well keep truckin'.
In 2005, Dan Simonsen and Ken Densmore decided they wanted to create the ultimate sports bar. Already owners of the successful Lumpy's Highland location, they realized they needed more space and amenities to accomplish this goal and thus, Lumpy's Downtown was born.
Three years and $6 million later, the Red Butte concert series is back with a vengeance in 2008, boasting a stellar lineup covering genres ranging from classic R&B to alt-country. The new amphitheater is ready to rock 'n' roll, and the problems plaguing the original concert series-mainly restricted lines-of-sight and unsightly port-a-potties-have been fixed.
The Grand Kerfuffle went off with a bang April 11 with performances from the Shiny Toy Guns and hellogoodbye, and I have never seen so many braces in my life. The median age of the crowd had to be 13, which is a pretty liberal guestimate. The Kerfuffle concertgoers were treated to such refined lyrics as "touchdown turnaround/I never see you around.
Student life at the U is beginning to feel stagnant. I've been here for three years and have certainly appreciated what our school has to offer -- namely a dry campus, fascist food prices and having to hike to every class. With the dull experience of being a Utah student weighing down on me, I thought I would offer up a few ideas to improve things (Focus Party, you better be reading this).
The Associated Students of the University of Utah elections are just around the corner, and most students don't really give a damn. To be fair, the campaigns I've seen in my time at this university haven't warranted a second glance (not to mention that hardly anyone outside of ASUU actually knows what ASUU does).
Fidel Castro is stepping down from his position as the president of Cuba. Can you believe it? Too bad nothing is going to change. The man who turned back the U.S. at the Bay of Pigs invasion, maintained a stable economy despite U.S. sanctions and survived numerous assassination attempts by the CIA (638 by some counts) is finally saying, "In your face, America!" by peacefully resigning.
Frat guys are a bunch of drunken tools, hell-bent on hazing the crap out of pledges and coercing women out of their clothes. I also hear that Mormons have horns. It's such a shame that some people still have these ill-conceived notions of fraternity men and their characters.
