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Swine Palace will hold its opening night of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” on June 26 in the Studio Theatre of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.

Swine Palace holds first summer festival

Swine Palace's first summer festival aims to entertain and establish a foundation for summer seasons to come. The summer festival, held June 26 through Aug. 5, features "The Taming of the Shrew," "The...

RevRanks: Lollipop Chainsaw

By Taylor Schoen
Contributing Writer
June 13, 2012

Video game developer Grasshopper Manufacture released its psychedelic new game "Lollipop Chainsaw" on June 12. It follows cheerleader Juliet Starling who trades in her pom-poms for a chainsaw when hoards...

RevRanks: Bobby Womack, “The Bravest Man in the Universe

By Austen Krantz
Staff Writer
June 13, 2012

A musical career that spans back to the '50s keeps singer-songwriter Bobby Womack staying innovative. After writing songs for The Rolling Stones, it probably wasn't hard for the R&B legend to collaborate...

RevRanks: Waka Floka Flame, “Triple F Life”

By Joshua Bergeron
Staff Writer
June 13, 2012

In the past few years, Waka Flocka Flame has made waves in the rap game with excessive shouting over good beats. Flocka's latest album "Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family" features a significant...

RevRanks: The Tallest Man on Earth, “There’s No Leaving Now”

By Chris Abshire
Managing Editor
June 13, 2012

For Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson's third full-length album as The Tallest Man on Earth, he doesn't shed lingering Bob Dylan comparisons as much as tweak them. Instead of burrowing further...

 

Smartphone camera apps offer greater control over mobile photographs

By Taylor Balkom
Staff Writer
June 13, 2012

Odds are, there's a powerful camera in your pocket right now. As camera technology evolved to fit on a cell phone, sharing photos with family and friends has become more widespread than ever. And while...

RevRanks: Editor’s Pick: Metric, “Synthetica

By Morgan Searles
Editor-in-Chief
June 13, 2012

Canadian quartet Metric patterned its latest album "Synthetica" after the band's typical sound, while innovating a progression in its musical craft. Opener "Artificial Nocturne," is an anticipation-building...

RevRanks: Prometheus

By Taylor Balkom
Staff Writer
June 13, 2012

"Prometheus" is not a movie for the faint of heart. Director Ridley Scott's return to sci-fi is terrifying and beautiful, futuristic and realistic, religious and scientific and many more contrasting adjectives....

Summer exhibition premieres today

By Taylor Schoen
Contributing Writer
June 13, 2012

The LSU College of Art and Design is debuting its summer art exhibition today in the Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery at the Shaw Center for the Arts. This is the event's 11th year of production,...

School of Music to host jazz series

By Austen Krantz
Staff Writer
June 13, 2012

LSU School of Music's Hot Summer Nights and Cool Jazz series kicks off today, continuing a long-running tradition that has grown increasingly popular since its inception in the '90s. And the seasoned lineup...

LSU junior Abby Thibodaux celebrates after winning $10,000 on “The Singing Bee.”

LSU student wins big on “The Singing Bee”

Abby Thibodaux has always taken pride in her knowledge of country music, but now she'll have the trophy to prove it. The mass communication junior earned the title of champion and $10,000 on Country Music...

Baton Rouge hosts 8th film festival

Film fans will be taken on animated journeys this weekend at the eighth Red Stick International Animation Film Festival at the Manship Theatre. To kick off the festival, 2012 Academy Award-nominated animated...