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After the screaming and fast-paced drumbeats of the Blood Brothers came to an end, the space between each audience member at the Hollywood Palladium on Oct. 2 tightened, with little room to move as the anticipation grew stronger before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs hit the stage. A few minutes went by and the lights dimmed to a florescent green as sweet smoke filled the area. The crowd jumped for joy as Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zimmer entered the stage followed by drummer Brian Chase. Chaos fille...

It was a full house at the Viper Room in Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 2 as Alex Ebert, front man of the band Ima Robot, took control of the venue, creating an intense energized sexual aura that filled the room faster than any smoke machine could. The facial expressions and body movements of Alex Ebert’s stage presence made Iggy Pop and Mick Jagger look like amateur front men that still have a long way to go. Ebert performed every song as if he were living them in his own crazy fantasy world, wh...

Dona Nichols, Professor at San Jose State University, gave the fun, entertaining seminar in the Salon 2 conference room this afternoon on how to compose Creative Interviewing Techniques. Nichols didn't lecture as she would in a classroom setting, but talked to students on a more personal level on how to conduct constructive interviews. Her tone was goofy and fun, breaking the ice between student and professor making the atmosphere feel as if the students were hearing one of their peers talkin...

Divine moments come and go, it's how you use these opportunities is what matters. Stop looking back in regret, you can't change the past, so let's look forward. How you live today will reflect the rest of your future. Taking risks can change a persons' heart and soul. These life trials are a never ending rollercoaster. When will it stop? Can we just blend in with everyday man where we can be safe within our homes watching from the sidelines without the risk of hurt, suffering, pain; all these...

My first party experience during my first year of college was one spent at my friend Amelia’s dorm. I had just had an argument with my parents and my ex-boyfriend and was in a terrible mood. Being the encouraging and supporting people that my friends are, they persuaded me to hang out for a night of drinking. Mind you, before this night I had never drank before, except a sip here and there from my dad’s beer can at family parties, but that was about it. In high school, I always was sort of a ...