A Take on Meadows’ Spring Lineup

Posted by Jason E. Ballmann
Sure, the earth-shattering AT&T Performing Arts Center opened downtown last fall which even made glitzy New Yorkers jealous, but do not discount what is going on right here at SMU. The Meadows School of the Arts will be putting on quite a number of shows, ensuring artistically entertaining experiences of an [...]

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Arts Beat: Blink-182 Puts Punk Rock Back on the Map

Posted by Amanda Frederick
After nearly five years away from the music scene Blink 182, the quintessential new millennium punk-rock band, is back on tour headlining across the country.
The reunion tour rumors have been buzzing since late last year but were not confirmed until February.
The bands official website put the gossip to rest as they blogged, [...]

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Arts Blog: SMU Dance to Put On Meaningful Performance

Posted by Ashley Foerster
SMU dancers will perform their annual Sharp Show this weekend.
The show is produced and choreographed by the senior class.
This year’s show is entitled “No Apologies,” because it symbolizes dancers’ hang-ups they have about their bodies. Thus the show is a liberation of those hang-ups.
Some pieces are about [...]

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Arts Blog: Escape the Winter Chill with a Summer Music Festival

Posted by Ashley Foerster
Granted snow is fun for a while, but after freezing weather for multiple days in a row, I’m ready for summer.
And what’s the best way to spend your summer? Traveling to music festivals.
That’s what SMU student Mallory McCall did last summer as part of her internship with Relevant Magazine.  She and a [...]

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Arts Blog: Hip Hop isn’t All Inappropriate

Posted by Elisabeth Brubaker
Hip Hop Music has been negative since I can remember. People like Tu-Pac, Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne all promote (or promoted in Tu-Pac’s case, R.I.P) a lavish lifestyle, doing drugs, drinking ’til the sun comes up and having women hang on them like they are God.
Within the past decade few artists have [...]

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Arts Blogs: Dallas Offers Variety in Music

Posted by Ashley Foerster
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy the music scene in Dallas.
I must admit when I came to SMU three short years ago, I thought it would be all big hair and cowboy boots, Texas two stepping and country music. And while I’ve seen plenty of big hair and heard [...]

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Arts Beat: A Bite with Creme de la Cookie

Posted by Kwynn Kirkhuff
ckirkhuff@smu.edu
Crème de la Cookie, located in Snider Plaza just might be my new favorite place to indulge in my new favorite pastime.
I have officially become a cookie snob.
I never thought I would venture away from Nestle’s Break and Bake, but now this savvy new bakery makes me realize that I was a [...]

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Arts Blog: Chamber Musicians Present Music Showcase

Posted by Ashley Foerster
Mark your calendars…
Meadows chamber musicians will perform on November 8 at the Meadows Chamber Music Showcase. The event features numerous chamber pieces including works written in the early Classical period all the way up to 20th century pieces.
The Meadows Chamber Music Showcase is free and open to the public. The [...]

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Arts Beat: FD Luxe’s Tracy Hayes Visits

Posted by Sam Todd
Tracy Hayes, editor-in-chief of FD Luxe, came to the SMU journalism department to speak to the Arts Beat class, taught by Professor Chris Vognar.
The fashion journalism veteran has been at the fashion magazine, which is published by the Dallas Morning News, since it’s conception, and told us about the magazines past, [...]

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Arts Beat: Killer’s New Tune

Posted by Christina Clark
I was super excited when I got on to YouTube yesterday and saw that the Killers, my favorite band, had released a new song.
Unfortunately, this song was going to be on the new Twilight movie (Blue Moon? New Moon? Whatever it’s called…)
Yes, I judged them for that (sellouts) but I [...]

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