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Guilty Simpson’s Ode to the Ghetto hits the rookie wall

Tim Elliott April 4, 2008
In the rap world, popular rappers often bring their posses along for the ride, but these cronies who try the biz themselves often prove to be vastly inferior rip-offs of the artist everyone already knows. More promisingly, established artists sometimes praise up-and-comers in an interview, offer to produce their albums (see Jay-Z and his assistance with Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor) and even introduce artists to the world at large by featuring them on their album.

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and West African dance troupe team up for Boom!

Allison Reilly March 28, 2008
Boom! On Saturday, March 29, St. Louis' own West African dance troupe Afriky Lolo will join percussion members from the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for one combustible concert. Explosions: A Festival of Percussion3 will feature both groups at the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall in the Blanche M.

Hilton, Messina nab final spots for spring show

Kelley Dunn March 28, 2008
Things started to come together on Tuesday, March 25, when the Student Activities Board officially announced the final information surrounding ticket information for the Saint Louis University Spring Fever, as well as the final two acts for the spring concert: Tyler Hilton and Jo Dee Messina.

‘America’s Next Top Model’ auditions strut into St. Louis

Cecily Erker and Will Holston March 28, 2008
Early morning shoppers witnessed quite a show at Union Station on Saturday, March 9. More than 150 women, dressed to impress in heels, and bundled up in jackets to shield them from the cold outside, waited in line with their mothers and friends looking on, hoping to make it on to Cycle 11 of reality TV show "America's Next Top Model.

On the Inside: Livin’ the Pan Asian high life

Kelley Dunn March 28, 2008
For someone who wears a striped headband with red flats and bright pink nail polish on a constant basis, I shouldn't be as shallow as I can be at times. Call it cheeky, call it sassy, call it what you will-my inner Tyra Banks can be brutal when she wants to be.

Tyler Hilton takes folk sound to Chaifetz, set to open Spring Fever

Kelley Dunn March 28, 2008

It's good to have friends. It's better when those friends include rapper Chingy. "Actually, the only person I know [out of the performers playing at the spring concert] is Chingy," said 24-year-old musician...

Funny woman Cho brings controversy and laughs

Olivia Cooper March 28, 2008

Sharp-witted, brilliant and controversial comedienne Margaret Cho is returning to her stand-up roots, with her brand new one-woman tour, "Beautiful." "Beautiful" is presented by LOGO, the cable television...

Run Fatboy Run falls at starting line

Landon Burris March 28, 2008
Get ready, get set, go, predictable comedy, go! Run Fatboy Run (Picturehouse, opening today) is a new British romantic comedy from director David Schwimmer (TV's "Friends"), marking the actor who played Ross Geller's first big-screen feature. The film was written by talking head Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz), who also stars.

Satirical Japanese opera wraps up the Touhill’s Opera! Opera! series

[email protected] March 28, 2008
"The Mikado" is anything but your grandmother's opera, and the Touhill Performing Arts Center's (One University Blvd.) newest production is anything but average. Created by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, the opera is set in imperial Japan. It tells the story of Nanki-Poo, who has to escape from an arranged marriage to an older woman.

Santana re-releases rare tracks on album

Matt Wilhelm March 7, 2008
Santana, the band led by famed guitarist Carlos Santana, has been a musical institution since it performed at Woodstock in 1969. At that time, the band had yet to release its first album. Nevertheless, Santana gave a legendary performance that rocketed its members into a well-respected 40-year career.

Footfalls proves to be suspenseful thrill ride

Carly Doenges March 7, 2008
A good suspense novel is hard to come by. A suspense author must create intensity without going over the top, must keep the reader wanting more without giving them too much and must keep the plot moving all the while. Saint Louis University alumnus Eddie Gresham manages to keep this balance nicely in his debut novel, Footfalls.

New suspense novelist moves from computers to thrillers with career change

Carly Doenges March 7, 2008
Look out, Stephen King; there is a new suspense writer in town. Saint Louis University alumnus Eddie Gresham (class of '92) has released his first novel, Footfalls (23rd St Publishing, Dec. 15, 2007). Achieving this, however, is a far cry from the aspirations of Gresham's youth.
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