The University News

Crow expresses all she wants to do on Detours

Ashley Jones • February 15, 2008

She captivated listeners with hit songs such as "All I Wanna Do" in 1993, "Everyday is a Winding Road" in 1995 and "Soak Up the Sun" in 2002. Now, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow is back with a new album, Detours (A&M, Feb. 5), which will captivate fans in much the same way that her previous hits did.

MOCRA gives a new spin on an old classic

Kelley Dunn • February 8, 2008

It's not every day that Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment" can be seen from a different angle-literally. The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (3700 West Pine Blvd.) unveiled its latest exhibit Sunday: Miao Xiaochun's "The Last Judgment in Cyberspace." "We decided this would be an interesting show to bring here," said MOCRA Director Terrence Dempsey, S.

SLU Cinema opts to show Academy Award winners in spring

Will Holston • February 8, 2008

The Student Activities Board has unveiled the full lineup for this semester's SLU Cinema screenings, and it includes movies from a wide variety of genres and tastes. "We pick movies that seem to be really popular in theaters and try to mix up the movie genres," said Kristen Percich, SAB's movie chair.

Let Me Explain: Man, I feel like a woman

KATIE LEWIS • February 8, 2008

It would be so much easier to be a dude. Let me explain. It's difficult not to judge people based on stereotypes, but, as I see it, there are two kinds of people: Those who are thoughtful, wise and nurturing, and those who spit, have tennis shoes the size of boats and frequently fondle their downtown bonanza.

Speakeasy is the new buzz behind the door

[email protected] • February 8, 2008

Speakeasy is a band that has to work hard to live up to its name. Coined after establishments that illegally served alcohol and that celebrated free speech during Prohibition, the band seeks recognition with their dangerous-yet-cool vibe. "The speakeasies were kind of an underground place you go to catch a buzz," said Shawn Eckels, lead guitarist and vocalist.

Billiken club hosts open mic night on Valentine’s Day

ADAM TAMBURIN • February 8, 2008

While the rest of the nation endures the open casting calls for another season of "American Idol," the Saint Louis University community will have the opportunity to enjoy the musical stylings of its own batch of unknown artists at the Billiken Club's Feb. 14 open mic night.

Q&A with U-Melt

Carly Doenges • February 8, 2008

There are patty melts and tuna melts but, this week, St. Louis got a taste of U-Melt, a jam band that has garnered Internet buzz in recent years for its sprawling sets and wide-ranging influences. The band performed at the Broadway Oyster Bar on Thursday. Rob Salzer, U-Melts' indefatigable lead guitarist and vocalist, talked to The University News about his affinity for the road, U-Melt's stylistic leanings and the perilous state of the global environmental crisis.

On the Inside: Nuts about Nutella-on cr?pes

Kelley Dunn • February 1, 2008

I'm in love. And it's not that fake, half-assed love that I get when I realize I get to sleep in an extra hour or I discover a new abrev. This is real love-the kind that radiates in my kneecaps, the kind that I dream about, the kind that I can never get off my mind.

Q&A with Steve Zahn

[email protected] • February 1, 2008

How did you come to be involved in this outdoorsy comedy? My agents finally got ahold of me at the Hilton Hanoi. They told me I needed to read this script, and they needed to know in, like, 12 hours if I wanted in. So I had them fax it to me. [I] read it and loved it.

There Will Be Blood is a standout film

Landon Burris • February 1, 2008

Every so often there is a performance in a film that is so breathtaking, so superb, so amazing that you are left speechless when the credits begin to roll. This is the feeling one gets after watching Daniel Day-Lewis' (Gangs of New York) turn in the Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia) epic, There Will Be Blood (Paramount, Jan. 11).

Icelandic culture to be showcased at the Schlafly Tap Room

Jamie Robinson • February 1, 2008

The Schlafly Tap Room will ship in 2,000 pounds of Icelandic cod this week, which it plans to serve with 55-degree, cask-conditioned ales during its annual Cod & Cask Festival. "Basically, it's warmer, flatter beer on purpose," said Events Coordinator Susan Haberer about the cask-conditioned ales, which are made with extra hops and without added gas, so they are naturally carbonated.

KSLU to go national with XM on Super Bowl Sunday

ADAM TAMBURIN • February 1, 2008

Students at Saint Louis University will have an alternative to Fox and ESPN's pre-game reporting in the hours preceding the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3. KSLU will reach a national audience when XM Radio features Musical Director Christine Sanley on XMU's "The Student Exchange Program," at 3 p.