Archive for Kegan Zema
Thursday, November 19th, 2009, 1:21 am in Style & Culture
Guthrie folk family makes for UMaine
By Kegan Zema
The “Arlo Guthrie Family Rides Again Tour” will come to the Collins Center for the Arts on Saturday. The Guthrie folk legacy traces back to the legendary Woody Guthrie, best known for writing “This Land is …
Thursday, November 19th, 2009, 1:19 am in Style & Culture
UM’s finest musicians tune up for Campus Bands concert on Friday
By Kegan Zema
The University of Maine Campus Bands concert will take place Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. in the main dining room of the Memorial Union. Nine different UMaine-based bands will each play a 20-minute set of …
Thursday, November 19th, 2009, 1:17 am in Style & Culture
CD Review: John Mayer
By Kegan Zema
John Mayer needs to stop whining. He is a talented musician; he’s extremely handsome and has dated celebrity hotties like Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson. He’s got it made. But on his latest album “Battle Studies,” …
Monday, November 16th, 2009, 12:43 am in Style & Culture
The Beat Report: ‘DJ Hero’ setlist kicks out the jams, makes DJs rock stars
By Kegan Zema
The latest installment in the music-based video game craze is “DJ Hero.” Instead of manically pressing buttons on a guitar controller, players manipulate a turntable controller, mixing some of the greatest beats in dance, electronic, pop, …
Thursday, November 12th, 2009, 1:51 am in Style & Culture
Rock your body
By Kegan Zema
A handful of people stand on the edges of large foam mats, staring perplexedly at the multitude of colored holds speckled across the rough, rocky wall. Small pieces of tape mark the different routes which stretch …
Thursday, November 12th, 2009, 1:49 am in Style & Culture
CD Review: Julian Casablancas
By Kegan Zema
The Strokes have made three killer albums. Unfortunately, the last one, “First Impressions of Earth,” was released in 2006 and there is little evidence their next album is due anytime soon. Luckily, lead singer/songwriter Julian Casablancas …
Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:54 am in Style & Culture
Rocking between the lines
By Kegan Zema
Certain albums have a reputation for changing peoples’ lives. Nearly everyone can think of that one CD that didn’t leave their car stereo for an entire summer, or the one they listened to during every study …
Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:36 am in Opinion
Op-Ed: Like running around at night? Try this …
By Kegan Zema
People running around with Nerf guns are a far cry from an effective safety program, but if this attitude of amity exists then it should be acted upon.
Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:33 am in Opinion
Comic for Nov. 2, 2009
By Kegan Zema
Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:23 am in Style & Culture
CD Review: New Moon Soundtrack
By Kegan Zema
My favorite part of “Twilight” was the credits for two reasons: the movie was over, and they were playing “15 Step” by Radiohead. For a movie targeted at mainstream teen girls, the soundtrack is quite striking. …
