Spring Break
Entertainment
by Jennifer Nelson
A cast of mainly MSU students performed "Prelude to the Good Life," written and directed by MSU theater alumnus Ken Cornelius, this Wednesday in Lee Hall. The play centers around a family with relationship and self-worth problems. It opened to a stage set up with a bedroom on the left and a living room on the right. (0) comments
by Neal Clark
Originally from Brandon but now based out of Hattiesburg, Red Hill City is currently playing shows in Mississippi to promote their new album, This Time Next Year. After playing at the Thirsty Hippo Tuesday in Hattiesburg, Red Hill City moved on to Starkville for a show at the State Theatre, enlisting the help of local bands Young Agent Jones and Soul Gravy. (1) comment
R.E.M. re-accelerates on new album
3.5 out of 5 stars
by Nathan Gregory
As a three-legged dog, R.E.M. has, for the most part, succeeded in surviving the near-devastating departure of founding member and drummer Bill Berry more than a decade ago. In the decade leading to this, the group's fourth post-Berry and 14th overall studio album have yielded one great effort in 1998 with Up and two average ones with Reveal in 2001 and Around the Sun three years later. (0) comments
by David Breland
Most would not expect a person that dropped out of high school, took his first shot of heroin at 13 and went to jail for drugs to be much of a success, but then you would have never heard the story of Steve Earle. Earle is that kind of anomaly. When he first burst onto the scene in the early '80s he was heralded as Nashville's Springsteen. (0) comments
