Music spreads like an airborne disease at the stroke of a screen, the flick of a finger. Finding it for free is even easier, with the guilty participants spanning all ages and occupations. It raises the question of why people even purchase music anymore. Yet nearly eight million records were[Read More…]
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SoCal Corgi Nation hoard Huntington Beach
The stub-legged swarm of Welsh hounds waddled into Huntington Dog Beach, dragging their bellies in the sand for SoCal’s Corgi Nation’s ninth event on Saturday. Founded by a Long Beach-based married couple in October 2012, the community organization coordinates four meet-ups per year that include meet and greets with the[Read More…]
MOLAA hosts first inaugural Long Beach Zine Fest
With a wooden cane and a black messenger bag, the tall, bearded man wandered through the Museum of Latin American Art, sharing lyrical stories of his lone-wolf lifestyle with fellow storytellers. Hundreds of zinesters filed into the first Long Beach Zine Fest on Sunday, which offered a glimpse of the[Read More…]
Review: Miguel, Wale and DJ B-Rokk triple-team CSULB’s Walter Pyramid
Thousands of California State University, Long Beach students and fans made their way to the Walter Pyramid on Friday in anticipation for neo-soul artist Miguel and special guest Wale. The Associated Students Inc. promised upon the announcement of the artists that it would be a “big night”. Fortunately it was[Read More…]
The start of something cool: Miguel and Wale perform at CSULB’s Walter Pyramid
Luminescent glow sticks batted at the smoke of the dimly lit arena. All eyes and ears fell on a tall figure standing center stage caressing an electric guitar. “For those who don’t know, my name is Miguel,” the voice casually announced, triggering an eruption of screams from all corners of[Read More…]
A look inside a Nobel mind: Biologist Dr. Randy Schekman delivers the 36th Nobel Laureate Lecture at CSULB
Although scientists don’t always begin their careers expecting to win a Nobel Prize, it certainly doesn’t hurt having their name etched into the history of the honorary gold coin. Biologist Dr. Randy Schekman originally started as a professor at the University of California, Berkeley in 1976. In 2013, he received[Read More…]
Finding a seat at the table
Eight — nights in jail, one for every time they caught him at the border. Six — students sitting at “the table for outcasts” back when he couldn’t speak much English. Three — younger siblings watching him become the first in his family to finish college. One —undocumented immigrant named Jose[Read More…]
‘Wayward Pines’ shows promise in opening episodes
Dazed and confused, a secret service agent wanders into a bizarre town he can’t leave after a fiery head-on collision with a semi that mysteriously lands him in dense forest instead of the hospital. As far as strange openings, Fox’s upcoming television mystery-drama “Wayward Pines” is at the top of[Read More…]
Twitter launches Periscope, challenges broadcast journalism
You’re walking on Bellflower Boulevard when a whistle tone sounds from your smart phone. “Building Explosion in New York City,” the notification read. Upon swiping right, screams rise from city streets, sirens blare and a building engulfed in flames accompanies a streaming live broadcast of a Huffington Post reporter. At[Read More…]
‘Getcha Hands Up’ for Miguel at CSULB
As the sweet taste of summer slowly slips into the season, and spring break submerges beneath layers of deserted schoolwork, students at California State University, Long Beach have a second chance to revel in the respite – this time with some soul and R&B mixed in. Grammy-winning pop star and[Read More…]