Editor's note: This is a summary of the seventh episode of our film podcast, "Reel Talk." Listen to the podcast here. This week we update you on new trailers for "I Am Legend" and "Rambo," as well as casting...

Blended smooth with rich velvety textures and a sugary sweet flavor, Angelique Kidjo's new CD "Djin Djin" is not unlike the coffee it will be sold next to in Starbucks stores everywhere. Like coffee, "Djin...

The album is a paradox from the start. First of all, the words "punk" and "acoustic" rarely cohabitate well; they're like the Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison of musical terminology. However odd a coupling...

If you enjoy lead singers with a vocal style that resembles a screeching bobcat with a throat infection, you just may like Alesana's new CD "On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax." The CD, much like its overly...

Large multi-bill concerts, such as The Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour at Arco Arena on Feb. 23, require due patience and a strong will. The patience is not for braving mosh-pits or long concession lines....

The Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour invades Sacramento tomorrow, where bands including The Used, 30 Seconds to Mars, Senses Fail and more will play at Arco Arena. The tour has been described in the past as...

There are some laugh-out-loud moments in FOX's new sitcom "The Loop," however, the show seems like it's reaching for something and hasn't quite hit its potential yet. Although The premise is certainly...

Walk into the Associated Students Inc. room in the University Union and you'll find a small room circled with couches, concert posters, a television and, sometimes, a chocolate Labrador named Irie playing...

Want to hear about more new, up-and-coming bands? Click here. Gone are the days that boy bands melted the hearts of teenage girls worldwide. Tongue-in-cheek, indie-cred rock bands such as the Killers and...

Moving from a small town in Texas to Seattle, Washington could be a major culture shock for some people. Rocky Votolato, who will perform with Minus the Bear at the Library on Mar. 5, used it as a launching...

Read about Matthew Shaw's electronic pop CD here. It seems that most new bands with girl-swooning, anthemic-emo lyrics aspire to be the best that keyboards can buy. Just because Movies with Heroes employ...

After all the fabric had been cut and the models made their last strut down the runway, the designers and members of the Student Fashion Association take away more than just a chance to flaunt their abilities....

Click here to view Andy Hawk's Punk Rock Academy Showcase slide show featuring Project Lost and WELT! When the radio station Howard 93.7 changed formats in October 2005, the sounds of the Secretions,...

When you think of comic books, or graphic novels, images of heroic men in brightly-colored spandex tights rescuing well-endowed damsels may cross your mind. Spider-Man, Superman and the X-Men all fit this...

One would think that a big tobacco lobbyist wouldn't be worth anyone's sympathy, except maybe to other smokers. Even still, his or her job is a thankless one. How does someone justify pushing a product...

'Morph the cat' with Donald Fagen. For many bands today, releasing a live album or remix album is great space filler between their major LP releases. Many times these live or remix albums only serve the...

If the idea of a phone-hounding killer stalking a teenage babysitter in a secluded house sounds like an imitative idea for a film, you're not alone. Problem is, someone should have told Simon West, director...

Watching Johnny Depp's new period piece "The Libertine" isn't exactly like watching a fully fleshed out film. It's almost like looking at a shoebox diorama inspired by some non-existent, superior film....

Click here to read about Aphasia's debut albulm Few tracks stand out on the Adolescents lackluster album "O.C. Confidential," but many fall into conventional punk-rock trappings: 3 chords of bland progression,...

The first and only time the band members of Lynus trashed a hotel room, they did so to get back at the women who gave them the room. Dragged out of their room at 3 a.m. by the drunken older women in "dingy...

When professional skateboarder and snowboarder Cara-Beth Burnside was in the third grade, she was told that she had to wear a dress to school. Her teacher had a conference with her mother, Mary Burnside,...

Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part feature series examining the role of alcohol in the lives of college students. Adam Sandler sings a love song to Drew Barrymore, Lil' Jon blares from a...

Read about more midtown fashion here. Walk into any other store, and the sounds of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" blaring from the speakers might be a little out of place. But at Downtown Plaza store...

There are many enjoyable activities to take part in during another scorching, Sacramento summer, including rafting, barbequing and swimming. Summer is also the time when big name recording artists outline...

Fight your way 'inside' theaters for this flick. Take a break from 'smoking' for this film. Josh Hartnett doesn't seem to get enough credit for what a decent actor he is. Of course, his film selection...

Imagine a beaver, marketing guns to children, and the Swedish Olympic bobsledding team sharing a stage for the night. For Brian Crall, a founding member of the Free Hooch Comedy Troupe, it was all part...