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Opinion: Game day fashion has rules to follow

Opinion: Game day fashion has rules to follow

By Sarah Nickel September 16, 2013

LSU football Saturdays are here again, and with each weekend comes the game day checklist. Ride? Check. Ice chest? Check. Purple and gold wardrobe? Ehhh. For guys, it’s easy. The biggest challenge...

Darin Jones, saxophonist for intergalactic space funk band Captain Green, jams on stage Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 at The Spanish Moon.

Going Green: Local funk band looks forward to regional tour

By Samantha Bares September 16, 2013

Except for practices and performances, local seven-piece funk band Captain Green is hard to get together in one room. The band roster has evolved since 2010; three of the members available for interview...

Locals choose bars over mainstream trivia apps

Locals choose bars over mainstream trivia apps

By Katie Daigrepont September 16, 2013

Between bars and network television, trivia has become America’s new pastime. People seem to like proving their knowledge in a competitive, fast-paced environment. But is it the challenge of answering...

This Week in Pop Culture (September 13)

By Aggi Ashagre September 13, 2013

‘Orange is the New Black’: Laura Prepon Ditches Show After One Season (Photo: Netflix) “Orange is the New Black” was everyone’s go-to summer binge show, so it’s pretty...

Arctic Monkeys

Extended Review: Arctic Monkeys shows progress with new record

By Rebecca Docter September 11, 2013

My relationship with Arctic Monkeys has always been a complicated one. I never knew which project to appreciate most, and with the varying number of them (The Last Shadow Puppets and Alex Turner’s...

Lorde

Opinion: Lorde poised to take over the world

By Samantha Bares September 11, 2013

“But everybody’s like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece/ Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash/ We don’t care/ We aren’t caught up in your love affair” Coming...

A member of New Orleans Bounce dances onstage October 28, 2012 at the Voodoo Music and Arts Experience.

Opinion: Twerking should be respected as fun, cultural tradition

By Shamiyah Kelley September 11, 2013

By now most of us have heard about twerking. The booty-popping dance involves bending over and shaking whatever kind of backside you have. While to some this may seem like a new fad, this dance craze actually...

Spotify

Opinion: Spotify, other music services can be beneficial

By Sarah Nickel September 11, 2013

While most college students would probably disagree, I miss the days of radio and burned CDs. Actually, I still live in them — I just wish everyone else did, too. Not to hate on my iPod  —...

TDR TV Talk: The Shows Spin Madly Off

By Aggi Ashagre September 10, 2013

Despite the fact that TV spinoffs are very rarely successful, both cable and broadcast networks have given the green light to multiple new spinoffs that will be premiering during the 2013-2014 TV season. In...

Poetry class incorporates rap, hip-hop

By Rebecca Docter September 9, 2013

Imagine a class where students could discuss Jay Z’s arena tour and the origins of Kanye’s latest lyrics. At LSU, that class exists. It’s called Introduction to Poetry: Poetic Foundations...

Opinion: Molly culture growing dangerous as music festival death tolls rise

Opinion: Molly culture growing dangerous as music festival death tolls rise

By Katie Daigrepont September 9, 2013

They popped a Molly, and now I’m sweating. Music and drugs go hand in hand. It’s just that simple. In the ’70s, it was all about sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. Today, it’s all...