Arts & Entertainment
Playlist of the Week: 4.17.13
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Music's Guide to Flinging Right
It’s a little known secret that the best day of Fling is Saturday. Don’t worry, Street’s got you covered.
Spotlight: Fling Bands in the Quad
Gigamesh Sounds Best When: Lying on your back in that existential place before shot #6 99–cent Download:"All My Life" Matthew Masurka, better known as Gigamesh, is the man behind Mike Posner’s multi–platinum single “Cooler Than Me” and just about every super–popular remix of Top 40 music out there.
Review: "Disconnect"
“Disconnect” is an intense, multi–perspective drama whose four star–packed storylines are tethered by loss, emotional detachment and internet crime. The film is an anthology of topical offenses, from cyberbullying to identity theft, offering important information about privacy and internet security without getting overly–educational or preachy.
Artist Profile: Dylan Hansen–Fliedner & Jason Jadick
Name and Year: Dylan Hansen–Fliedner & Jason Jadick, C’14 Majors: English/Creative Writing & Cinema Studies Website: www.lunarcircleproductions.com STREET: How did you each get into filmmaking?
DIY: Paint Yo' Face
You’ve gone to paint parties and powdered yourself at Holi. Looking to paint your face with some organized design this time? Just in time for Fling, Arts shows you how to do it yourself.
An Inside Look at the Penn Artistic Process
Tonight, PennDesign’s MFA students host Open Studios to display their work and workspaces to the public.
Coffee Shop Art Spotlight
At these sophisticated spots, don't let the Internet distract you—just stare at the wall.
Fling Concert 2.0
No one likes a concert in the rain. Enjoy a floor pass to these concert alternatives from the snuggly comfort of your bed.
Paramore—"Paramore"
You might know Paramore best from the band's 2009 hit “Misery Business,” an ass–kicking pop–punk anthem for a generation of angsty teens.
Street Does "The Croods" Drunk, High, Sober
Film sent three critics to a screening of Dreamworks' "The Croods" in three very different states of mind.
TYGA—"Hotel California"
TYGA’s new album, “Hotel California,” was released on April 9th—leaving exactly 72 hours for eager Penn students to learn all of his new lyrics before we see him in concert on Friday. These new songs will have to earn their place among favorites like “Rack City,” “Faded” and “Make it Nasty.” The new album’s cover displays a majestic tiger lounging beside a sunlit pool, because of course it would.
DIY: Fling Tank
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Trailer of the Week: "The Great Gatsby"
A new trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s adaption of "The Great Gatsby" was just unveiled, and it’s exactly as you’d expect.
Playlist of the Week: 4.8.13
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SMASH RECAP: "The Surprise Party"
In which Liza Minelli’s fabulous cameo is relegated to Saturday nights.
New Kids On The Block—"10"
Not much to add in NKOTB's tenth album
Experiential Art: An Interview With Sound Artist Michael Kiley
On April 5, Philly musician and sound designer Michael Kiley, also known as The Mural and the Mint, releases an iPhone app called The Empty Air. It plays music filtered with ambient noise that corresponds to the user’s location in Rittenhouse Square Park. Who knew birds, rustling leaves, church bells and your conversations could be art?
