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  Young money entertainment

  Lifestyle March 28, 2011 at 6:31 pm Comments are Disabled

  Directly following a performance at the Verizon Center next Sunday, members of Lil’ Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment will hit up Icons Sports Lounge and Grille in downtown Fairfax for an official Bed Rock Sunday after party. Weezy’s I Am Still Music tour will also feature Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Travis Barker with MixMaster Mike. Directly following Weezy’s I Am Still Music tour stop in D.C., Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz and Cory Gunz will unwind at the local hangout and perform for patrons. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 if you buy online or about $4o at the door. The after party is open to people 21 and over. Boris “Can Do” Kuperman, an organizer of the event along with his friend Mike C, says that students should attend the event because Icons is within walking distance from campus, so you don’t have to drink and drive, it’s a great place to hang out with fellow George Mason University students and it’s not too expensive. “There will be four celebrities in the building performing,” said Kuperman. “And Young Money is the hottest group in entertainment right now.” Kuperman says that in the future students can look […]

   

• From the vault: ‘Oops!… I did it again’

  Lifestyle March 28, 2011 at 6:28 pm Comments are Disabled

  Once upon a time in 1999, a certain average teenager became a pop sensation. She had an OK voice, better dance skills, a great body and a reasonable personality. No, not Ke$ha (no personality) or Miley Cyrus (too much personality). Her name was Britney (bitch) Spears.

   
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  The comedic stylings of John Oliver

  Lifestyle March 28, 2011 at 6:27 pm Comments are Disabled

  In a conference call interview with Oliver, Broadside had the opportunity to discuss his career and passion for stand-up comedy.

   
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  Plain White T’s to headline the Mason Day events with Frankie Muniz’ band as an opening act

  Lifestyle March 28, 2011 at 6:18 pm Comments are Disabled

  For the first time, Program Board is brining two separate concerts by musical acts that hail from two separate genres for this year’s 31st annual Mason Day celebration.

   
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  Tommy Davidson discusses career in one-on-one interview

  Lifestyle March 28, 2011 at 6:17 pm Comments are Disabled

  Comedian Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color,” “Juwanna Mann,” “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls”) is preparing for a performance this Thursday at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas. Meanwhile, he took time to talk to us one-on-one about his comedy and personal life.

   

• Student excels in major cosmetics corporation

  Lifestyle March 28, 2011 at 6:14 pm Comments are Disabled

  At first glance, junior Kelsey Riley might seem like your average college student. Upon looking at her resume, however, you will find that she’s anything but ordinary. Riley, a tourism and events management major, set herself apart from the rest of the crowd when she became a Mark representative in 2008. Mark, a division of Avon, is a leader in the sale of cosmetics, clothing and accessories. After Riley signed up, she quickly began her own success story. “It was kind of a random thing,” says Riley. “There was a Mark event on campus where they did a makeup demonstration. I was really skeptical at first, but they’re all about giving women an opportunity to make money and look fabulous. It gives women the opportunity to gain sales, entrepreneurship and networking experience.They also do the M.Powerment Campaign, which helps women in abusive relationships.” As a Mark representative, Riley gained experience while selling Mark products to customers. Soon after, Riley applied for an internship at the Avon headquarters in New York, where she was one of many eager candidates chosen to participate in the program. “I sold like crazy to get my name out there,” says Riley. “That was hard because […]

   

• From the Vault: ‘The Blue Album’

  Lifestyle March 7, 2011 at 8:10 pm Comments are Disabled

  Few bands in the past two decades have given what Weezer has to the alternative rock scene while simultaneously staying just far enough off the radar as to avoid the influence of mainstream “sell-outs.” Since their debut self-titled album in 1994, critics and listeners have failed to agree on a single genre under which to classify the four-piece band from Los Angeles. Their series of self-titled albums over the years have been affectionately given color-coded nicknames by fans. 1994’s “Weezer” also known as “The Blue Album,” established the band and placed them in a market where teenagers could relate to frontman Rivers Cuomo’s sarcastic take on life while joyously banging their heads to distorted guitar riffs and crash cymbals that resembled angst-inspired grunge rock of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. With the help of such hit singles as “Undone – The Sweater Song,” “Buddy Holly” and “Say it Ain’t So,” “The Blue Album” soared to popularity and dubbed Weezer with that new sound — a modern take on punk rock some call power pop. While the Beatles established the genre, Weezer gave power pop a new perspective by gathering aspects from all ends of the musical spectrum to create […]

   
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  Celtic Woman to play Patriot Center

  Lifestyle March 7, 2011 at 8:09 pm Comments are Disabled

  Internationally renowned singing sensation Celtic Woman is coming to George Mason University’s Patriot Center this week.

   
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  Plug in, sign on, tune out

  Lifestyle March 7, 2011 at 8:07 pm Comments are Disabled

  It’s 9 a.m. and the students for an introductory biology class get ready for lecture. As the lecture drones on, half of the class will inevitably end up on Facebook, distracting the other half.

   
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  Splurge or steal

  Lifestyle March 7, 2011 at 7:58 pm Comments are Disabled

  We all wish we could dress like the models on the runway and afford the clothes we see in Vogue, but let’s be honest, most of us are broke