Arts & Living

In 2001, The Strokes were hailed as the saviors of rock. The band’s de­but, This is It, alongside others from the Hives and the Vines, helped reig­nite the garage rock genre, and rock fans were […]

More than a decade into the career of Britney Spears, any expec­tations for artistic growth should be thrown aside. It’s clear that, unlike her pop diva predecessors Madonna and Janet Jackson, any attempts at lyrical […]

Peter Bjorn and John is a band that seemed to be shackled to a single song. Their 2006 smash hit “Young Folks” reached media saturation, ap­pearing in TV shows, commercials, Kanye West mixtapes and more. […]

Chris Brown was once simply a young, pretty boy singer and danc­er. Now he is something that more closely resembles his rap counter­parts. Brown’s transformation from innocent (mostly) to bad boy has come full circle […]

Juicy J and DJ Paul of the Acad­emy Award-winning group Three 6 Mafia packed their 10th LP, Laws of Power, with all the needed elements for any southern hip-hop collection: complex beats, bombastic voices and […]

In recent years, the horror genre has seen an influx of gore and vio­lence. Instead of being scared, audi­ences are trying to keep their last meals down, covering their eyes to avoid seeing mangled and […]

Street artists have a new — and financially friendly — outlet to turn to when the Krog tunnel walls are full: Streetela. Founded by photographer Na­than Bolster, Streetela is a platform to introduce independent, urban […]

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer don’t look particularly impressive when they stand onstage. In fact, they give the impression of a trio of middle-aged guys about to grab a beer after work, or […]

Going only on the trailer, Source Code didn’t look like all that special. It seemed like another run-of-the-mill, action-packed industry flick. It didn’t quite catch my eye — at first. Then I realized that Duncan […]

As a member of electro-punk groundbreakers Le Tigre, JD Samson established herself as an icon in the LGBT community. Having come out as a teenager, she’s been a voice for the community since the early […]