Rock royalty often grants the Deal sisters and their band, the Breeders, status and respect amongst its elites. Kim Deal, having been the bassist for the legendary Pixies, ensures that the group at least has a consideration in this category. But the Breeders, with their sporadic releases, have also managed to earn their own admirers, inspiring one band to write the song “Cool As Kim Deal.” And, indeed, cool she is.
On June 21 at 8 p.m. when local band Chris Merritt releases their second album, Pixie and the Bear, at the Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo, you’ll be getting an indie rock show and a free barbecue — two out of the three things that make summer in Utah tolerable, and that isn’t bad.
In a lot of ways, Square-Enix’s recently released and hard-to-find Nintendo DS game, The World Ends With You, is a mixed bag.
There is a noticeable difference between Disney’s and DreamWorks’ animated films: Disney’s are of such high quality that they do not need to rely on celebrity voiceovers, while DreamWorks sells their mediocre movies on the names involved. Usually. Even though DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda has a typical list of celebrity voices, it is far better than any of their previous animated flicks.
UVU mourns its tragic loss as adjunct history professor Christopher L. Kirsch, 62, was killed on Father’s Day.
To ease the transition for new students, UVU will be offering six orientation sessions throughout the summer.
Amidst the semiskyscrapers of downtown Salt Lake, musclemen in tight booty shorts danced in cages on a spaceship float of drag queens. What a setting for a parade!
Necessity is the mother of invention, and yet despite invention and new technology advancing, we consumers are not seeing much of it in our hands — thanks to big business.
A friend once told me, “Obama is just like Hitler.” This came after she found out I supported the democrat. “He’s charismatic, but will lead the country to destruction,” she continued. It’s reactions like this that I receive shortly after expressing to my peers that I am an Obama supporter. “I can’t wait until Obama is elected and you can sit back and see this country fall apart,” said another friend. After these remarks, they share how they absolutely cannot believe I can support such a liberal man. Little do they know, my political views are more on the right side of the spectrum than on the left.
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The crack of the bat and the pop of the ball pounding the catcher’s mitt are sounds that have become all too familiar to Steve Gardner, UVSC’s baseball coach of the past 18 years.
After a coaching run with the Wolverines that lasted nearly two decades, Gardner decided to pursue other endeavors and announced his retirement before the 2008 season.
Ken Griffey Jr. just moved into hallowed company with the swing of his bat. In front of only a few thousand fans at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Griffey hit home run number 600.
Real Salt Lake, perennial bottom dwellers of the MLS, felt the winds of change blowing in their direction, but the momentum boost they had hoped for ended in a disappointing scoreless draw with the Kansas City Wizards. Sitting in the fifth spot in the west division with 11 points, Real was looking to jump right back into the thick of the conference race with five of their next seven games at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Earlier this season Utah was 0-9 and had every reason to schedule its vacation plans early. After making the playoffs in each of its first two years, the Blaze were in danger of missing the post season for the first time in team history.
