Saturday, May 19, 2012

Draw Something: Is it really worth all the hype?

You know, “there’s an app for that.” Since the popularization of the iPhone, and the recent surge in apps available for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Droid phones, digital applications have become the latest in high-tech entertainment. One of the first viral apps was “Angry Birds,” a simple arcade-style firing game that pitted birds against pigs [...]

Mass Effect 3 Review

March 17, 2012 by  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment

It is not very often that there is a game franchise like Mass Effect and rarely does such hype surround a game like Mass Effect 3. Ever since the first games release in 2007, gamers have hailed the franchise as one of the greatest in gaming history and the third installment in the series holds [...]

Jackson wins the bloody vote at Esperanza.

March 16, 2012 by  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Other

An eclectic collection of western-themed decorations adorn the stage and walls, combining with a patriotic, red-white-and-blue color scheme. The live band and shimmering metal curtains assert the rock concert element of the musical, inherently exciting every audience member. Clueless as to what to expect, the audience sits in anticipation of something everyone knows will be [...]

El Dorado finds true love on a tropical island.

March 16, 2012 by  
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  Torrential rain, ominous thunder, and vigorous tropical winds are heard in the distance as flickering rays of sunlight illuminate the water. The audience senses the sheer size and potential damage of this storm, drowning in a feeling of solemnity . Suddenly, a young child is carried in by the flood, finally resting in a [...]

Strange Weekend, Porcelain Raft’s debut album

March 16, 2012 by  
Filed under Music

Mauro Remiddi is a musician who began his career composing soundtracks to short films. In his recent years, he became an artist working with various bands. He formed the London-based indie psychedelic pop band Sunny Day Sets Fire in 2001 and collaborated with electropop group Filthy Dukes. In 2009, he went off as an indie [...]

Chronicle – A Simple Film

March 1, 2012 by  
Filed under Movies

Chronicle is a science fiction film released in American theaters on February 3, 2012. Although it is a science fiction film involving super powers, battle scenes, and a mysterious background, it is much more than just an action movie. Chronicle is a found footage type film that brings something different to the table. Other found [...]

The Hot Chelle Rae Concert Experience

Lights dim on the House of Blues Anaheim on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, to a full house of eager concertgoers anxiously awaiting the appearance of the night’s main act: the shy Nashville band behind hit singles “Tonight Tonight” and “I Like It Like That,” Hot Chelle Rae. As the room goes black and the band [...]

TV’s Best Singing Competition

February 16, 2012 by  
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Carson Daly introduces NBC’s The Voice as a singing competition that actually spends all of its airtime focused on talented, rather than outlandish, singers. Compared to its biggest competition currently on air, Voice does an outstanding job of focusing more on the ability of the performer to sing, and less on the ability of the [...]

Gen Korean BBQ and Yakitori

February 5, 2012 by  
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Gen Korean BBQ and Yakitori Bar is an all you can eat restaurant in Tustin. They have about 20 different cuts and types of high quality meat that are both juicy and flavorful. They have a modern and futuristic décor that livens up the already busy atmosphere of the restaurant. The servers are extremely helpful [...]

The Year of Hibernation, a true work of art.

February 5, 2012 by  
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Youth Lagoon is the creation of American songwriter and instrumentalist Trevor Powers. The works of the artist feature songs of the indie and lo-fi genres with ambient and dream pop influences. Youth Lagoon has been rising in the charts, reaching the number one spot on last.fm’s Best of 2011 New Discoveries artists, which is rare [...]

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