By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Staff Writer| "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is a whimsical, yet fierce action romance film by returning director Mark Webb. Peter Parker, played by Andrew Garfield, completes high school—late to his own graduation ceremony fighting Russian mobsters—and is haunted by his broken promise to Captain Stacy, which was “Leave Gwen out of it.” Now a fully realized hero, comfortable in skin and confident in power, Spider-Man leaps and swings through Manhattan, scaling skyscrapers and heaving cars with utter ease and fluidity. Garfield’s portrayal of Spider-Man is the definitive performance. His energy and enthusiasm faithfully reproduces how the character breathes and … [Read more...] about “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” an arresting joyride
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CSUSB students prepare to rock the vote
By Marc-Olivier Drouin |Staff Writer| Nashville electro-rapper Chancellor Warhol performed at the Santos Manuel Student Union last Tuesday in association with the Rock the Vote organization to inform students about the importance of the upcoming election. A small crowd was gathered for the first part of the event where director of student leadership and development, Mark Hartley, asked Warhol a couple of questions in regards to the 2012 election. In his answers, the Tennessee electro-rapper emphasized the importance of arts, culture and education. He said that if he were president, he would encourage young people to travel in order to discover new culture and get inspired by other … [Read more...] about CSUSB students prepare to rock the vote
M83 invades the subconscious
By Nigel Hamblin |Staff Writer| Anthony Gonzalez’s one-man electro-ambient dream-pop act has returned in full force. Hurry up, We’re Dreaming is an all out assault on the eardrums. It’s big and it’s loud, and it doesn’t hold back. Gonzalez, popularly known as M83, transports us to another galaxy with a new release destined to be remembered. Listening to this record is like being washed away in an ocean of white noise. It’s loaded with reverb, synth, fuzzy distortion, unexpected instruments and several other spell binding effects you would expect to hear in a sci-fi video game. In short, it’s equivalent to a movie soundtrack on steroids. It can be overwhelming if you don’t know how … [Read more...] about M83 invades the subconscious