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RevRanks: Smashing Pumpkins, “Oceania”

By Austen Krantz
Staff Writer
June 21, 2012

You can hear a few elements distinctive of Smashing Pumpkins in Oceania, but it's all Billy Corgan. Since Jimmy Chamberlin left in 2009, Corgan serves as the supreme band leader and last standing original...

RevRanks: “Rock of Ages”

By Kristen Frank
Contributing Writer
June 21, 2012

"Rock of Ages" may leave fans of the original Broadway musical wanting more. An all-star cast makes this musical amusing, including such gems as Russell Brand, in a role surprisingly similar to his personality;...

 

Magpie Cafe offers good coffee, comfortable space

Tucked near Zippy's on Perkins Road, an organic sanctuary has opened its doors to the caffeine-addicted masses. Magpie Cafe, which opened on May 21, isn't a coffee shop, according to James Jacobs, co-owner...

RevRanks: Fiona Apple: “The Idler Wheel”

By Taylor Schoen
Contributing Writer
June 21, 2012

After a seven year hiatus from the recording studio, Fiona Apple marks her comeback with the new album "The Idler Wheel." It's a cathartic journey through Apple's mind, love life and tormented past. At...

Students create fake social networking profiles for fun

Social networking sites have gone to the dogs and cats and other things that can't tweet or post on their own. More and more people are creating fake social networking pages for just fun. Twitter is a...

RevRanks: Lostprophets, “Weapons”

By Morgan Searles
Editor-in-Chief
June 21, 2012

Welsh band Lostprophet's released its fifth studio album, "Weapons," to the further confusion of listeners. The band's hardcore sound comes off defiant, but whiny. It inspires some emotion, but listeners...

RevRanks: Justin Bieber, “Believe

By Taylor Balkom
Staff Writer
June 21, 2012

It's not often one gets to see an artist truly progress with their musical style. But hear this: the Justin Bieber everyone loved to hate is gone. The boyish charm is still there, but the pre-pubescent...

RevRanks: Editor’s Pick: Metric, “Synthetica

By Morgan Searles
Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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...

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...