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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

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That old time rock amp; roll

December 31, 2012

It's a kind of mating game for Lester Bangs disciples. "Did you catch that new band at the Middle East last week? They sound like a cross between early...

Romance according to the boys in Arab Strap

December 31, 2012

As if the group's suggestive name weren't enough (a polite term for a male sex toy involving a metal ring and leather straps), the opening verse of "Stink,"...

Toke a few (music) hits

December 31, 2012

Just as many movies have memorialized marijuana, scores of musicians have sung its praises-often while smoking a joint in the studio. Some bands have even...

Spend your day up in smoke with movies

December 31, 2012

The Beacon understands that Emerson students are some of the most dedicated and morally upstanding in the entire country, and would not even know what...

Not so merry production tells predictable story

December 31, 2012

The current production of Sondheim's classic, performed at the Cambridge YMCA by the Longwood Players, is many things, but merry is most defintely not...

Momaday brings his unique voice to Emerson

December 31, 2012

Author N. Scott Momaday joined the ranks of Whoopi Goldberg, Edward Albee and Anna Deveare-Smith as a visiting artist-in-residence at Emerson this weekend,...

Anti-Flag takes on Bush and draws Blood

December 31, 2012

Released just last month, the album's politically charged punk-rock songs are against the war and all things government.,With the three-year anniversary...

Popular musical brings Oz to the Opera House

December 31, 2012

Few will mourn seeing Wicked.,"No one mourns the Wicked," sings the touring company of the latest Broadway blockbuster, currently playing at the Opera...

Machinal gave audience little to rage against

December 31, 2012

Treadwell left feeling the male press corps and jury could not understand the greater lesson to be learned from Snyder's case, especially when they sentenced...

LyricStage play is no Folly

December 31, 2012

That was a massive success for the company, and the Lyric chose to substantially lighten the mood by following with a sweet romantic comedy, Talley's Folly,...

This weekend, embrace your Femme side

December 31, 2012

that everyone goes through, with different means of finding it, dealing with it, and expressingit. However, most may not realize how exploratory and performance-based...

Actor/singer tours college campuses to pay the Rent

December 31, 2012

Adam Pascal doesn't look like a rock star who would be besieged by screaming fans every time he takes the stage. After a performance on Friday night, when...

Pixar director Pete Docter proves that Up is not full of hot air

December 31, 2012

The appearance of a floating house attached to thousands of colorful balloons is worth the price of admission alone, but Pixar's newest film, iUp/i has...

Travis#039; Vantage Point: Rashomon for Dummies

December 31, 2012

This is the latest popcorn-fare action flick to hit theatres, and it serves its purpose as an entertaining and engrossing action film, even though it is...

Ani DiFranco shines on quot;official bootlegquot;

December 31, 2012

Carnegie Hall 4.6.02, named for its famous recording location in New York City, showcases deep emotions; DiFranco, the audience and the country were still...

Morrissey finds new inspiration in Italy

December 31, 2012

During a recent interview with Rolling Stone's David Fricke at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, Morrissey disappointed fans of downtrodden...

Emerson grad to headline show

December 31, 2012

Her life ambition changed, however, when she began to play open mic nights in Boston just months after graduation. Although she had no prior music lessons...

Blaxploitation for the #039;00s

December 31, 2012

If you're in the mood to indulge yourself in two hours of blatant racism and embarrassment, head to the theatre for Norbit, an equally hateful and humorless...

Get standard pop-rock in One Fell Swoop

December 31, 2012

Today's current wave of infectious pop-rock with an alternative flavor has offered up The Spill Canvas' newest album, One Fell Swoop. Full of the likeable...

Editors publish quality work on The Back Room

December 31, 2012

This same repression and angst is carried throughout the entirety of the album (which hits stores on Tuesday); although this angst might sound unappealing,...