Category: Arts & Culture

By Henry Kittle STAFF WRITER The French quartet Phoenix is known for a complex sound often categorized as alternative rock or indie pop. The band discusses a wide variety of subjects in their music such as 19th century history, classical composer Franz Liszt and the high speed trail of stardom. […]

By Margaret Hartley CONTRIBUTOR Long shaggy brown hair, a face covered in a scruffy beard, wearing a loose tee and some dark jeans, Matt Costa looks like your average southern California dude. It was hard to spot him out as the headliner artist among the male audience at the Casbah. […]

By Angelique Bash CONTRIBUTOR There are approximately 7,017,846,922 people in the world who use the Internet, 348,280,154 in North America alone (internetworldstats.com). This large number can be quite intimidating to people who would like to make a name for themselves in the world of online blogging. How can one possibly […]

The latest visit to a restaurant that serves stacks on stacks on stacks of pancakes. By Katelyn McCullough CONTRIBUTOR Cedros Avenue is known to many as the design district within the Solana Beach area. The appeal of Claire’s lies in the food, atmosphere and inviting space. Claire’s is a home […]

By Morgan Lewis STAFF WRITER Disclaimer: The following review contains spoilers. Prior to Sunday April 7th, “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner’s description of the Season 6 premier was as lacking as Don Draper’s dialogue in “Doorway,” but the two hour, multi-dimensional episode makes your average “Mad Men” fanatic run around […]

By Tori Pappas STAFF WRITER When great television is the topic of conversation, the networks HBO or Showtime usually come to mind before AMC. However, AMC’s hit series “Mad Men,” has consistently broken this common conception. The series’ dashing leading man, Don Draper (Jon Hamm), has stolen the hearts of […]

By Khea Pollard Assistant A&C Editor Poet Rudy Francisco graced USD with his poetic genius April 8th, at 6 p.m. in the SLP Exhibition Hall in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness week. You may know him from the poetry venue North Park, Elevated, as a member of the popular group […]

By Loren Robb CONTRIBUTOR Apparently San Diego is fond of the Scottish. Or it may just be their blood that runs the streets. While I waited for the main act to grace the stage this misty Tuesday night in Solana Beach, I struck up a conversation with the fellowship surrounding […]

By Blanca Torii ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR It’s coming to a close, the end of my college experience. It’s not the end of school for me, but the term “college experience” as I so often saw, read and heard as depicted before attending. I had this idea of college before […]

By Gloria Gaona-Hernandez On March 7 the House of Blues hosted the pop punk rock bands Donots and Flogging Molly. Donots is a German punk band formed in 1992 that is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. However, Donots’ philosophy of being slackers only applies to its downtime. Touring with the […]