What do you get when you concoct some Lil' Wayne with Chicago, a pinch of Missy Elliot, a thin layer of Phil Collins, whipped up with Procol Harum and dash of Kanye West to top it all off? A recipe for a musical genre created by the deejay Girl Talk. These musicians rarely share a sentence together, let alone a genre.
Six groups of artists participated in the second-annual Canvas Clash Sept. 27, an event centered around allowing artists to express their concepts for progressive change in Philadelphia. The theme of Canvas Clash 2008 was to use unconventional canvases to create compositions dealing with positive change.
Every few years, a set of fresh actors rise from the depths of child star fame, attempting new roles, yet are still recognized and associated with their first breakout performance rather than a current project. In the early '90s, Macaulay Culkin was type-casted as an annoying brat in the "Home Alone" series; Haley Joel Osment as the kid who saw dead people in "The Sixth Sense"; and now, Michael Cera, as the nerdy-but-cool-in-an-odd-way character in "Arrested Development," "Superbad," "Juno" and his latest endeavor, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
If you generally ask a Philadelphia college student what they plan to do on a night out, the probable answer would be to attend a party, bar, movie or maybe a concert at local venues like the TLA or the Starlight Ballroom. A Philadelphia Orchestra performance probably does not seem like the number one way to spend the evening out-and the orchestra is tired of that stereotype.
The latest Mandell Professionals in Residence Project group was the center of attention at the Sept. 25 reception as they ignited the hype for EgoPo. Having relocated to Philadelphia after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, EgoPo has staged over two dozen shows over their 15 years in action.
It seems like fans of music across the board are always anticipating that one album of their favorite band that will disappoint listeners in some way or make the group "sell out." Bayside fans have held their breath for the Sept. 30 release of "Shudder," their fifth album.
Economics books are boring and mostly useless, and concepts like how businesses and the stock market works are all foreign concepts that don't actually influence most people. After all, what does it matter how the system works so long as it works? Sure, some businesses like Enron and Microsoft are going to abuse the system, but they are the exception to the rule.
