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- The Hold Steady: The best classic rock band you never heard of would make Petty and 'The Boss’ proud (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By PRESTON JONES When bands like Hinder, Buckcherry or 3 Doors Down are heralded by pop culture pundits as being saviors of rock, returning the genre to prominence after a dominant run of pop starlets and hip-hop acts, you can’t help but wonder if the pundits ever venture outside the Top 40. Case in point: Brooklyn-based The Hold Steady might be one of the best American rock bands hardly anyone ...
- Pratt School of Engineering (Duke University)
Stefano Manzoni, Shuyi Wang and Liangbo Hu received the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Professor Senol Utku Award, given to the best peer-reviewed journal articles written by pre-PhD students.
- Pick of the day - Guardian Unlimited
"In 1978," Benjamin Zephaniah recalls, "a landmark album was released in the UK. On Dread, Beat an' Blood, Linton Kwesi Johnson expressed the black British experience as it had never been heard before. This was the era of the Sus law, where the ...
- Fresh Ink contest open to Niagara teens - Niagara Review
"Fresh Ink" is a creative writing competition for teens who live or study anywhere in Niagara. The contest closes July 31 and entry forms are available at the library. Short story and poetry writers between the ages of 12 and 18 may submit their ...
- Life's journeys shared by poet and novelist (The Reporter)
A poet and memoirist may seem an unlikely combination, but not in the case of Marcia Ivans and Ethel Lee-Miller who will appear at Bernardsville Public Library to speak about their books 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 29.
- MUSIC REVIEWS: Jazz music releases - Kansas City Star
Nostalgia has a funny way of turning everything into a "classic," from lowbrow sitcoms to mildly successful pop tunes. Even questionable jazz of a certain vintage can re-emerge decades later to a chorus of huzzahs from press and fans. To put it ...
- DATEBOOK May 28 - Willits News
DATEBOOK May 28Willits News, CA - 29 minutes agoAgape Bible Church worship band will be representing Willits. Free. JUNE 8: BERN RAUCH ROCK OUT JAM, 7 pm Willits Center for the Arts. Open mike, poetry and ...
- The write stuff - Danbury News Times
The write stuffDanbury News Times, CT - 58 minutes ago... the top writing prizes for students from Fairfield County in the 11th annual IMPAC/Connecticut State University System prose and poetry competition. ...
- Remembering Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi - The News - International
Remembering Ahmed Nadeem QasmiThe News - International, Pakistan - 39 minutes agoHis poetry stood out among his contemporaries’ work for its unflinching humanism. In his long career as a writer and editor, Qasmi Sahib had the distinction ...
- Community bids a fond farewell longtime Carmel principal - Chicago Daily Herald
Community bids a fond farewell longtime Carmel principalChicago Daily Herald, IL - 11 hours agoI will never forget his wit, his jokes and his poetry." Under Carroll's leadership, Carmel earned three of its four US Department of Education No Child Left ...
- Review: Speed & Other Liberties by Andrew Sant - The Observer
Review: Speed & Other Liberties by Andrew SantThe Observer, UK - 2 hours agoIf you write a book of poetry called Speed & Other Liberties you have to be, as Sant is everywhere in this remarkable book, alert to the liberations of ...
- Poetry contest offering $1,000 (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
A $1,000 grand prize is being offered in a poetry contest sponsored by Golden Poets Guild.
- Action: Lonnquist to perform at July 26 Prairie Fest - The Reporter
Action: Lonnquist to perform at July 26 Prairie FestThe Reporter, WI - 53 minutes agoHe is at once a lyricist with deep feeling and a side-splittingly funny observer of our world. Keen insight and poetry draw listeners into beautifully ...
- Mallard Lake in Tanglewood Park - Winston-Salem Journal
Mallard Lake in Tanglewood ParkWinston-Salem Journal, NC - 1 hour agoExpress yourself during an open-mike poetry slam each Thursday at 7 pm at Dr. J's House of Soul Food (1527 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive., 771-7663). 5. ...
- Marshall Trimble's stories bring Arizona history to life - WMI Central
ArizonaÕs State Historian Marshall Trimble may be the best-known person in the state. He will be performing at Blue Ridge High School Auditorium 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, as part of the White Mountains Roundup. Marshall is presenting ÒArizona ...
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