The musically deprived appreciate great music more than big city folk. Big name artists so rarely come through the stretch I-90 between Chicago and Seattle, that whenever it does occur it’s an event. So when Death Cab for Cutie came to Gonzaga University’s McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane, WA on Friday night, people came out [...]
The Value of Art
How do you value art? It is undeniable that all our lives are impacted and enriched by songs, movies, paintings and a slew of other artistic works. We’ve all had bad days that have been cheered up by popping in a DVD, fascinated by a photograph, or been moved by the lyrics in a song. [...]
Quick Excerpt From ‘Under the Radar’
Welcome to the quick hits edition of Under the Radar (my weekly column in the Gonzaga Bulletin). Let’s get right to it: —Chuck Klosterman is such a fantastic writer. He covers pop culture with a new journalism flair (aka not like a dry news story). His profiles on celebrities ranging from Britney Spears to U2 [...]
Training Your iPod for Bloomsday
While runners might be busy training their bodies for Bloomsday, many are surely neglecting to train their iPods for the run. Seeing as you’re likely not a Kenyan Olympian, your long distance running routine is likely to include Steve Jobs’ wonderful contraption (or some other mp3 player; hopefully not a Zune) pumping tunes into your [...]
United States of Electronica & Velella Velella Make The Sweat Drip At Whitworth
“MORE BEATS!” Velella Velella’s Andrew Means was constantly repeating this phrase at the sound engineer due to technical difficulties, but it became the rallying cry for those who attended the free show at Whitworth University’s HUB last night. The lineup consisted of two Seattle dance rock bands with distinctly different sounds; United States of Electronica [...]
