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Shakespeare, society and the city

By LeeAnn Brown March 30, 2015

They’re at it again.OU American Studies is packing culture, history and entertainment all into one day so that undergrads can get their fill.“This is our third student undergraduate conference, and...

The Student Program Board’s Acoustic Coffee House event brought together professional artists and talented students March 25 at Café O’Bears.

Strong coffee, smooth tunes

By Shana Bosley March 29, 2015

Students got over the hump last week with warm coffee and smooth tunes.The Student Program Board’s Acoustic Coffee House event brought together professional artists and talented students March 25 at...

On “Tuxedo,” Hawthorne ditches the vintage 60’s Motown vibe that he is known for and slides into a set of sexy, 80’s-inspired dance pop. Standout tracks like “Do It”, “Number One” and “So Good” sound like they belong next to “Off the Wall”-era Michael Jackson on a throwback Spotify playlist.

WXOU Top Tunes 3.16.15

Week of 3.16.15Album spotlight: Mayer Hawthorne - TuxedoFor the past few years artists have tried to bring funk back into the mainstream. Some have done it right (Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars with “Uptown...

TED speaker Ash Beckham to give voice to Grizzlies’ truth

By Oona Goodin-Smith March 11, 2015

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them and some are just trying to learn to squat.The latter was the case for waitress Ash Beckham as she worked with a trainer...

Sonny and his band pay homage to a style created fifty years ago. “Talent Night at the Ashram” is a success because it manages to take an enjoyable current approach to classic California beach pop-rock without coming off like a rip-off.

WXOU Top Tunes – 3.9.15

Week of 3.9.15Album spotlight: Sonny and the Sunsets - Talent Night at the AshramLike daylight saving time, “Talent Night at the Ashram” treats us to a bit of extra sunshine every day.Sonny Smith...

Once inside, high-arched, ornate ceilings and chandeliers setting the backdrop, guests were able to buy food and drinks before viewing the 2015 Oscar-nominated short films.

A red carpet affair in a blue-collar city

By LeeAnn Brown March 3, 2015

Hollywood glitz and glamour traveled over 2,000 miles to the Detroit Institute of Arts last Thursday, bringing Detroiters a taste of red carpet life at the Oscars.“Hollywood in Detroit,” a black-tie...

The album is more about one man’s tortured journey through courtship than it is about the final product, his recent marriage to his wife, Emma. Tillman’s testament spares none of the gushy or gut-wrenching details that come along with falling in love and getting married like an average Joe.

WXOU Top Tunes – 3.2.15

Week of 3.2.15Album spotlight: Father John Misty - I Love You, HoneybearOn his second album, Josh Tillman provides the soundtrack to a skeptic falling in love in contemporary America. Tillman, formerly...

On Thursday, Feb. 19, a senior showcase, directed by Love, featuring musical direction by Alissa Hetzner, made its debut. The “Meadow Brook Estate Senior Showcase” highlights the talents of 11 Oakland University BFA musical theatre and theatre majors in a 26-minute program featuring songs, dances and scenes.  

OU MTD seniors take the show on the road

By Alexus Bomar February 24, 2015

In three words, Stacey Fleming describes life as a musical theatre student as “hectic, fun and rewarding.”Fleming realized she wanted a future in theater after moving from West Bloomfield to Las Vegas,...

The album is more about one man’s tortured journey through courtship than it is about the final product, his recent marriage to his wife, Emma. Tillman’s testament spares none of the gushy or gut-wrenching details that come along with falling in love and getting married like an average Joe.

WXOU Top Tunes – 2.23.15

By Anthony Spak, WXOU Music Director February 23, 2015

Week of 2.23.15Album spotlight: Father John Misty - I Love You, HoneybearOn his second album, Josh Tillman provides the soundtrack to a skeptic falling in love in contemporary America. Tillman, formerly...

WXOU Top Tunes – 2.16.15

By Anthony Spak, WXOU Music Director February 16, 2015

Week of 2.16.15Album spotlight: Viet Cong - Viet Cong“Lately there’s a wound that needs some healing soon.”After three minutes of droning synthesizer and pulsating percussion, this line appears...

OU alumnus Kryssy Becker plays the lead role of Wendla Bergmann.

Theatre alum has ‘Spring’ in her step and voice

By LeeAnn Brown February 10, 2015

Almost springThis weekend, millions of cheesy cards will be exchanged. CVS will turn a large profit on those gyrating stuffed animals that dance and sing at you in robotic voices, “Come on, baby, light...

Let Campbell “Guide” you

By Kaleigh Jerzykowski February 9, 2015

A box of floating milkweed, the sound of planes flying overhead, and disks of rye grass roots overturned on the gallery floor.  These works and many other sensory delights compose  “Field Guide,”...

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