Arts & Culture

If you don’t already know about the band Atmosphere it’s about time you do.

As one of the first titles for the Nintendo Wii’s new downloadable game service, “Lost Winds” is the story of the spirit of the wind named Enril and her fight against one of her evil, older brothers. As spirits in video games tend to do, Enril enlists the aid of a small and fearless-bordering-on-suicidal boy who, in this case, is named Toku.

As Matt Costa took the stage at the Avalon in Salt Lake City, he was greeted by hundreds of screaming fans.

What can be said about Iron Man that you haven’t already heard from your friends? Nothing, really. It’s all that everyone’s cracked it up to be. It’s fun, visually amazing, it’s got a great story, and it’s 100% entertaining.

The post-hardcore-punk sages NOFX came through SLC on May 3 at In The Venue. The audience was pretty excited because “NOFX hasn’t played a club in Salt Lake City in like 5 years,” according to frontman Fat Mike. Although all the excited fans in attendance expected a good show, they were about to be delightfully surprised on a bigger scale.

Joshua James is arguably the most popular modern musician that calls Utah home. The label behind that success is North Platte Records, which is co-owned by UVU alum and adjunct professor McKay Stevens.

Everybody and their dog has a blog (or two) these days. This creates limitless sources of information and inspiration. But all of that data can be hard to organize.

To ease the transition for new students, UVU will be offering six orientation sessions throughout the summer.

International relations at UVU has had the help of three international consulates who are headquartered on campus. Consulates are diplomatic missions from foreign schools.

Godzilla vs. King Kong. Superman vs. Batman. Star Trek vs. Star Wars. What normally happens when you pit two giants against each another? Lame spin-offs, even more lame merchandise and poorly animated movies.

As the night turned to early morning, Virginia natives, Mae, were still hanging around the Avalon Theater in Salt Lake City, mingling with fans who stuck around for a special acoustic set benefiting Habitat for Humanity.

It is evident that at least some form of redemption has come for tortured singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston.

UVSC’s Dadaists will gather their final projects for what will resemble an art fair of sorts, to be held April 16-17 in the Honors Office (room LC 203) near the Library. There will be a gathering for performances 7 p.m. on April 17.

In 1999, director M. Night Shyamalan stunned the world with a neck-breaking twist in The Sixth Sense, a film ranked among the top 100 movies of all time on the American Film Institute’s 2007 list.

1. Take a vacation. Even if you just spend a day or two in Salt Lake or buy a hotel room in downtown Provo for a couple nights, it is…