“But they … I should have … this sucks … why don’t they like me?” This can only be the train of thought every person has when they have just been dumped. If this has just recently happened...

Comedian Whitney Cummings does a bit where she says, “I don’t ask you why you’re wearing a football jersey to watch the game. Last time I checked, you’re not on the bench, and ‘we’ didn’t...

Set your radio to WVUA-FM, also known as 90.7 The Capstone, and you’ll probably hear a few familiar voices gracing the airwaves. Some local radio stations make an effort to showcase music by Tuscaloosa...

Everything about the show “Girls” rang true for me until the last scene of the season two finale episode, which made me sick to my stomach. Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) is going through a spell of...

You’re studying: It’s only our first full week back, but, of course, most of us already have some studying to do. Next time you hit the books, try listening to the “The House We Grew Up In” by...

I have a girl crush. No, it’s not Katy Perry, Lena Dunham or any one of the Kardashians, although this particular lady is on the same network as them. My girl crush is a bit crass. She doesn’t care...

If you pull up Adron’s music on your computer and hit “shuffle,” there’s a good chance you’ll hear birds chirping. What you might not realize, though, is that those aren’t real birds. “[Making...

As the holidays approach and Christmas television specials are jingling their way into our living rooms, the winter vacation TV slump has finally arrived. Every year after the Christmas episodes have aired,...

The other day, as I was driving home, something pretty rare happened: A catchy acoustic song, one worthy of looking up later, played on the Top 40 radio station I was listening to. Throughout this mystery...

When many of us look at a balloon, we see a simple party decoration, a bubble of air encased by a thin layer of latex. When experimental music composer and performer Judy Dunaway looks at a balloon, she...

There is a Friday night ritual in my house that has been carried out as long as I can remember. Before we got cable, we would go to the local video store, back when there still were video stores, and...

When University of Alabama alumni Dustin Vann, Cody Foster and Michael Rosato first launched their Finn Apparel clothing line on Kickstarter, an online crowd funding website, they didn’t expect to surpass...

Armed with a cup of coffee or three, a textbook and a laptop, students at The University of Alabama are facing increasingly frenetic schedules, fighting the temptation of sleep and tackling essays and...

Watching the train wreck that is “The Real Housewives of Orange County/Atlanta/Beverly Hills/Miami/New York/New Jersey” is the sustenance that gets me through each week. I don’t look up to these...

From the back of the Louisiana bayou to the base of Denny Chimes, Louisiana State University will be bringing its traditional Cajun and creole food to The University of Alabama Saturday. While creole...

Rock stars in the 1960s through the 1980s are known for their rowdy antics, but most of the stories I’ve heard seem too insane to actually be true. I decided to do some research, and it turns out, some...

Based in Muscle Shoals, Ala., the band Belle Adair is no stranger to Tuscaloosa – it’s played in town several times before. For fans who missed the band’s past shows, Belle Adair will be back once...

And they lived happily ever after … but what happens after “happily ever after?” When you’re a kid you never wonder about where the seven dwarfs went to live after Snow White ditched them. Did...

The first time indie-rock band The Young International was supposed to perform in Tuscaloosa, the group was forced to cancel last minute due to rain. The kicker? It was an indoor show. “We showed up...

If you are a male between the ages of 18 and 25 and watch “Pretty Little Liars,” there is a secret shame you bear every Tuesday in your room hoping your roommate doesn’t walk in and catch you; however,...

For many students, Tuscaloosa is home away from home. In fact, it is a $1.6 billion home, or at least that is what the Center for Business and Economic Research estimates The University of Alabama community...

“Please don’t be a creepy balding 40-year old. Please don’t have a pedo-mustache. Please, please, please don’t be a girl!” These are the words I found myself muttering on a Wednesday afternoon...

He’s been rapping about the Crimson Tide for years, but Alabama native Yelawolf has never played an official concert in Tuscaloosa until now. Michael Wayne Atha, better known by his stage name Yelawolf,...

When your parents send you a Michonne bobble head and heart-shaped cookies for Valentine’s Day, that’s when you know you have become the ultimate “The Walking Dead” fan. Blood, gore and the struggle...

Two musically inclined University of Georgia students met in their dorm nearly 30 years ago and started writing songs together. Eventually joined by two other musicians, they thought up a band name and...

Are we human, or are we dancer? That is the question Aubrey Heathcott, a junior majoring in dance with a minor in public relations, asks herself before every performance. The popular Killers song “Human”...

Cody Canada, lead singer of Oklahoma-based red dirt band Cody Canada & The Departed, said the best approach to songwriting is to just sit back and let it happen. “It’s kind of the same with everything...

Cody Canada, lead singer of Oklahoma-based red dirt band Cody Canada & The Departed, said the best approach to songwriting is to just sit back and let it happen. “It’s kind of the same with everything...

Female-dominated comedies are taking over primetime. The recent premiere returns of both “New Girl” and “The Mindy Project” on Fox meant the return of my former Tuesday nights’ glory. While the...

It’s 8 o’clock at night. You’re surrounded by what seems like a million people, a million pairs of eyes all staring at one thing: the stage. You’ve been waiting months for this concert, but these...

Female-dominated comedies are taking over primetime. The recent premiere returns of both “New Girl” and “The Mindy Project” on Fox meant the return of my former Tuesday nights’ glory. While the...

It’s 8 o’clock at night. You’re surrounded by what seems like a million people, a million pairs of eyes all staring at one thing: the stage. You’ve been waiting months for this concert, but these...

I don’t have a Netflix account… Blasphemy! I watch all the shows I miss during the week on Friday; it’s my Hulu day. Only now, because of Hulu Plus and my low college funds, the episodes I do want...

The day I moved into my freshman dorm, my dad took one look at my giant Marvel Universe poster, another at my brand-new roommate and told me, “Maybe you should wait a while before you put that up.”...

For the past four years, University of Alabama students have been “partying with a purpose” at Costa Greekfest, an annual benefit concert organized by Greek Affairs and the Interfraternity Council....

Some of today’s popular rap music centers around controversial topics including sex and drugs, but Ryan Davis writes about a different subject: video games. “That’s actually hilarious, because people...

Big Al’s shoes are hard to fill: they are hot, sweaty and weigh twice as much as regular sneakers. But on April 18, 21 hopefuls entered the basement of Coleman Coliseum in an attempt to fill those shoes...

The multi-instrumental musician David Lindley will be performing at the Bama Theatre Monday night as part of the Acoustic Night series. Lindley is known for the guitar strings behind Forrest Gump as he...

Muscle Shoals-based band The Bear strives to blend elements of country, folk and indie-pop to create a sound that transcends these typical genre descriptions and fits into all of them, and yet none of...

The University of Alabama Resonance Show Choir, a performance-based music ensemble, will perform its spring show at the Bama Theatre Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. “Resonance Hell Week,” as referred to...

Artists find inspiration from a variety of sources. For Suzanne Sawyer, a soon-to-be graduate of The University of Alabama’s Book Arts Program, inspiration can strike simply from walking through campus....

“One Night Only,” a performance presented by the department of opera theatre, will feature a different blend of music than usual Tuesday night at the Moody Music Building. “It’s an annual evening...

While most students are sleeping, or maybe even pulling all-nighters, there are a select few who choose to start their mornings at 5:45 a.m. Each week you can find the men of the wheelchair basketball...

Local Catch, a new restaurant in downtown Tuscaloosa, is aiming to bring the taste and quality of fine seafood restaurants to Tuscaloosa but with a casual environment and lighter price tag. “I’ve...

Technology is a wonderful thing, especially for music lovers. If you’re as attached to your smartphone and your music as I am, here are some great apps you definitely don’t want to miss out on. SongKick...

From Wagner with the tuba to Beethoven with the piano to Jimi Hendrix with the electric guitar, musicians have been using technology to push boundaries and redefine music for as long as it has existed....

The Ferguson Center Art Gallery will be presenting works of Toko Shinoda this month on The University of Alabama campus. Shinoda was born in Dairen, Manchuria, in 1913 and moved to Tokyo in 1914. She...

Tuscaloosa band Shod Shirby has a typical five-part lineup, comprised of a vocalist, guitarist, bassist, drummer and pianist. What’s not so typical is that all five of these positions are fulfilled...

In the age of new wave sound and electronic beats, the percussion trio Meridian is taking things back to basics, with a twist. Meridian will perform in UA’s Sonic Frontiers Concert Series, Monday...

There are many things Paul Janeway, vocalist of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, is not. He’s not an accountant, although his in-progress accounting degree and suit-and-bow tie stage outfit might lead...

On one night, five local disc jockeys will have 15 minutes each to show Tuscaloosa what they’ve got. Red Bull Thre3style University is the collegiate division of Red Bull Thre3style, an international...

For the members of the club Fashion Inc., fashion is not just a job but a way of life. These future fashionistas are not hitting the streets to find their next look but instead surfing the net on the hunt...

They may be University of Georgia graduates, but the members of Athens, Ga. based jam band Dank Sinatra will be saying, “Roll Dank Roll” when they perform at the Green Bar this Friday. Dank Sinatra...

Ask singer Chrishon Smith of the Anointed Brown Sisters how they got their name and she will tell you, “Well we are brown, and we are sisters, but more importantly we were all filled with the Holy Ghost...

Dom DiCecco, guitarist and vocalist of Atlanta-based punk rock band Seagulls, has been playing through the pain of a fractured finger ever since a week before the band’s first show. But in the words...

Without a doubt, 2012 has been an amazing year in music. Although we’re over a week into 2013 and there are enough “Best Albums of 2012” countdowns floating around to make your head spin, and I figured...

Both culturally and geographically, Tuscaloosa is far from the wetlands of southeast Florida. But Walter Parks, vocalist and guitarist of Swamp Cabbage, plans on musically transporting his audience straight...

Mother and author of “College Cooking Crash Course” Eva Gold is out to prove college cooking is possible if you just have a plan. Her cookbook contains 20 ingredients that will prepare a student for...

Wednesday night, a group of roughly 110 students gathered together to take in Tidal Flow in the Allen Bales Theatre at 7:30 p.m. The show was a collaboration of artists, poets and dancers tasked by Creative...

These days, I’ve heard the term “indie” being tossed around in the music industry as professionals and fans alike nonchalantly slap the label onto any band or artist without a major record deal....

In 2012, he played more major North American music festivals than any other artist in existence. He’s performed on stage with legends such as Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Mick Jagger. He’s...

Main Avenue in Northport has seen restaurants come and go, but the addition of a Birmingham, Ala., favorite, Billy’s Sports Grill, may offer a permanent draw to business. Originally set to open in mid-September...

Chinese spring rolls, Israeli salad, Persian ghorme sabzi and Swahili pilau will be some of the many foods served at the Critical Languages Center’s Exotic Food Tasting Trip this Thursday, Oct. 25. The...

As technology advances and music becomes increasingly digitalized, the bond between music and listener grows weaker and weaker. Once upon a time, people used to listen to music. By listen, I mean really...

For students wishing to dig a little deeper into the world of cinema, a new student organization, The Movie Appreciation Club, might be the place to go. MAC is organized by the Honors College Assembly...

The Lumineers, a Denver-based folk rock band, will be performing at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham on Thursday while on tour with Old Crow Medicine show. Band members Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites,...

As a Dallas native, maybe I’m a little biased, but from the moment I heard the opening line, “I ain’t from Texas, but I made my way from Dallas” off of the Avett Brothers’ newest album, “The...

It’s 9 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and while campus has become quiet the sound of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” blares from the basement of the Sigma Nu fraternity house. The Doctors and the...

Jack White is no stranger to lying. In early interviews with The White Stripes, the eccentric blues-rock band made up of White and ex-wife Meg White, he repeatedly insisted that the two bandmates were...