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Sound Studio Creates Space For Slaps

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By Mariela Barrios

Get ready, get set, record! Now open and ready for use is the new Rick Ayers Sound Studio, a recording heaven for anyone whose passion is to compose original tunes for the public to appreciate.

Lunch How I Like My _______: Tasty & Cheap

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By Christina Bull

Berkeley is renowned for its liberal attitude, distinguished university and delectable food. Fortunately for the students of Berkeley High School, our school is located downtown, which is full of restaurants. Every day, establishments open their doors and await their potential customers at the sound of the lunch bell. BHS lets out over three thousand kids during lunch, who swarm to different eateries in the area. Of the many places to eat lunch at in downtown Berkeley, the following are five of the best.  

Journey Into Sound: 10/8/10

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By Khaleed Brew

First and foremost, follow me on twitter @kreateen (yes, I am a rapper). 2010 is coming to an end, but some good music has been put out. Brief overview for August just in case you missed it: Kanye dropped the Power video, Hip–Hop cash cows have declared Jay–Z the top earner with $63 million, and Eminem’s Recovery has sold two million copies, I’ll type it out for you, 2,000,000. Not my swag, but for those who are into Young Buck, he dropped an album entitled The Rehab under his new found label, Real Talk Ent., along with label mates Chingy, 8Ball & MJG, and Pastor Troy.

Artist Spotlight: Dan Plonsey

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By Heather Davies

Dan Plonsey is more than just an Academic Choice Geometry teacher. “I’m a composer and saxophonist,” said Plonsey. “I’ve been composing since college. Most recently, I’ve been writing large pieces.” Since he received a Bang on a Can commission in 1999 to tour Holland with Steve Horowitz’s Mousetrap Quartet, Plonsey certainly has had an interesting musical career. In 2003, he wrote a concerto for Fred Firth, an English musician, and for Toychestra, a local orchestra that plays its music on toy instruments. The concerto was recorded as a studio album, released in 2004 as What Leave Behind.

Getting An Inside Look At Facebook

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By Frankie Whitty

As I left the theater after watching The Social Newtwork, I realized my phone was already opened to the same website the movie was about: facebook.

500 million people use Facebook in the entire world. It takes about five minutes to set up an account. It’s an effortless way to communicate with your friends over the internet. People would rarely give a second thought to its creation, because it’s not a very controversial idea.

Bay Area Pixar Exhibit

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By Natalie Bigelow

The 1969 opening of the Oakland Museum of California coincided with the anti-war protests of Berkeley and the Huey Newton murder trial. The late 1960’s were a time when the people voiced their opinions — and the Bay Area was no exception. Since its founding, the Oakland Museum has been a museum by and for the people. 41 years of California and Bay Area history and art fill the newly renovated museum in what feels like a very personal, hands-on collection. What better way to kick off the grand reopening than with an exhibit focused on a Bay Area staple: Pixar Studios?

Arcade Fire At Greek Theater

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By Max Hirtz-Wolf

With a new album out, their national tour for the album finished, their songs being played in very-well done kids film Where The Wild Things Are, and still staying true to their music, Arcade Fire is nothing less than the voice of this generation. Arcade Fire, originally based in Montreal, Canada, is a band of (currently) nine members with a totally unique sound. Their songs often include instruments such as the violin, cello, double bass, xylophone, glockenspiel, keyboard, French horn, accordion, harp, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy and more.

New Film About Teenage Depression Is Kind Of A Funny Story

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By Nick Hart

Coming-of-age films are often hit or miss. For every one that actually portrays what it is like to experience an emotional transition, there are three that are bogged down with clichéd inspirational messages and sappy over-the-top emotion. The aptly titled It’s Kind of a Funny Story, one of the few successful ones, is a warm, poignant and realistic tale that will most likely be overlooked by many.

Lil’ B: Cooking and Swag

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By Max Hirtz-Wolf

In a time when YouTube has become the breeding ground for a lot of new musical talent, it makes sense that Lil’ B, better known as the “Based God,” is as popular as he is. Lil B, named Brandon McCartney, started on his path to success through the Bay Area based rap group The Pack. Almost any 12 to 20–year–old in Berkeley would know of The Pack, or at least wear Vans shoes because of their widespread influence. After The Pack — made up of four Berkeley/Albany based teenagers — reached their peak, the four also started pursuing their own solo–projects.

Artist Spotlight: Zoë O’Rorke

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By Christina Bull

Zoë O’Rorke is a junior in Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS), a dedicated poet, a talented photographer and a photo editor.

During her freshman year Zoë began learning about photography and media in her CAS classes. “In our communication arts classes you have to learn about media, photography and Photoshop. They start off with the basics and then raise the bar with each project.

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