Monthly Archives: January 2012

Same Old Song and Krantz: Dr. Dog

Next week on Feb. 7, Dr. Dog will continue a tradition of making people happy. The easy-going psychedelic-rock band out of Philadelphia plans to put out its 6th studio album, “Be The Void” on Tuesday. These guys have a knack … Continue reading

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Bound for Books: No Faults in “The Fault In Our Stars”

“Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support … Continue reading

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Remember When: Quality Elementary Reading

During elementary school, my teacher would gather students around her chair for our daily story time. Out of a class vote, she would read our favorite stories to increase our vocabulary and entertain us. Not to say that all the books … Continue reading

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The Full Monty: Offbeat Bars

There comes a point in college when you begin to review your Thursday night and weekend habits. Are Tigerland, Bogie’s and Shady’s really as good as the local bar scene is going to get? Baton Rouge does offer more diverse … Continue reading

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Tech with Taylor: Season 2, Episode 2

After a tumultuous two weeks of school under our belt, it’s time to wind things down with some relaxing, not scary at all technology news. 1. Google’s privacy policy changes cause concern Ha. For the longest time, Google’s motto has … Continue reading

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Bound for Books: Picking a favorite

When someone asks me what my favorite book is, I can never give an accurate answer. I can scribble down the name of the latest book I read or a book I enjoyed reading in high school, but more than likely, the … Continue reading

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The Full Monty: The Best of the “101 Things to Do at LSU” list

Okay. Maybe I was a little harsh with my post about the worst parts of the LSU list. While I maintain some parts of the list need to be revamped (Union.bowling.alley.), others are great experiences. Here are a few of … Continue reading

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The Fitting Room: Video Vixenista

There’s a new outrageous video vixen in TV-land, and she’s taking the cake an with icing overload as the star of her own video. Nicki Minaj’s newest music video release in response to the alleged Lil Kim-Nicki Minaj rap “beef”, titled “Stupid … Continue reading

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The Full Monty: Channel your inner awkward teenager

Did you have a favorite band in middle school or high school? Did they play songs on acoustic guitars that you listened to over and over again? Even though later in life you think their music is vaguely cheesy, can you remember … Continue reading

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Same Old Song & Krantz: A.Dd+

I haven’t exactly focused my musical attention on The Dallas rap scene recently, so when someone like me notices a duo like A.Dd+ (Aye dee dee), you know the group did something right. Arrias “Paris” Walls and Diante “Slim” Remberte … Continue reading

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