Saturday, February 22, 2014

AFI attempts to turn away from Goth Punk darkness, fails miserably

Dark lyrics and looming chords have earned AFI a spot in the musical genre  known as Goth Punk. Despite earnest efforts to break away from this, their new album, Burials, follows the same formula as all the others.

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Escape Plan bombs at box office despite Arnold and Sly firepower

Combining two action movie heavyweights like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone should have obvious results at the box office. After all, it’s helped the Expendables franchise rake in some $200 million.  But Escape Plan has effectively proved that theory wrong.

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Beyonce takes a big fall in New Zealand

Along with mother-of-one, world-famous singer, songwriter, and actress, Beyonce can now add daredevil to her growing resume.
The 32-year-old used her time off from the Mr. Carter Show World Tour to freefall in Auckland, New Zealand. Unlike skydiving, freefalling is more similar to base jumping where the participant tumbles from a very high platform – in this case over 1,000 ft. off the ground – while harnessed and attached to a cord. Unlike traditional bunjee jumping where the participant is attached at the ankles, freefalling involves being attached at the torso, and instead of falling head first the participant jumps feet first from the platform.

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Zombies ate my homework: Going to school with The Walking Dead

Attention class!  On Oct. 14, the day after the season four premiere of The Walking Dead, The University of California at Irvine in partnership with AMC and canvas.net began its MOOC, “Society, Science, Survival: Lessons from AMC’s The Walking Dead”. Taught by professors from the departments of public health, social sciences, physics, and mathematics, the eight-week course covers quite a bit of post-apocalyptic ground. Although students actually taking the course don’t receive a grade, we decided to flip roles and take a critical look at each section of the course and grade it accordingly.

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Rihanna Mosque controversy: all good fun or will sh*t hit the fan?

Rihanna sparked controversy once again when she posed seductively out front of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on Saturday wearing a black jumpsuit and headscarf for a photo-shoot with Steven Gomillion and Dennis Leupold of photography team Gomillion Leupold.

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Is Coldplay making an Oscar bid with Hunger Games sequel song “Atlas”?

After remaining dormant for almost two years, Coldplay is heating up with their newest single “Atlas.”
The lead track off the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack, “Atlas” was released as a single in the U.S. in September, but didn’t pick up steam until now, as the Catching Fire trailer is dominating the Internet. “Atlas” peaked in the Top 20 of Billboards’ Rock Songs and Alternative Songs chart after reaching no. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

Rob Zombie: Proud to Play Maestro to Your Worst Nightmare

The metal veteran talks to THR about his latest album, new psychological thriller and how to do Halloween horror right. Metal veteran Rob Zombie headlines this summer's Rockstar Mayhem Festival, a repeat appearance to the annual multiband trek, but that's hardly the only commitment on the rocker's schedule.

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