Community Arts

Hopefully Dennen gets better

For as much buzz as Brett Dennen has received recently, Hope for the Hopeless is a bit of a letdown. If Dennen completely ditches the kid-friendly act, he’ll have the potential to be great. But until then, his career doesn’t have much hope.

Far from devastating

Devastator is a straightforward attempt to create music at a raw and honest level, and in their callback to music of decades past, Catfish Haven more than accomplished that feat.

Supposed sellouts stall

Though the negative criticism received from the Outback Steakhouse commercial purportedly gave Barnes the fire he needed to produce an interesting album, he may have simultaneously put out a fire in listeners.

Stop-motion animation insanity

“Robot Chicken” excels at offensive humor that pokes fun at everything in pop culture. Sometimes gory and obscene and at other times downright insulting, season three is everything to be expected out of quality late night animation.

Presidential portrayals on film

WEEKEND's Paul Mattingly goes over the best presidential films of recent memory.

Sidetracked

Three reviewers discuss the newest tracks music has to offer.

A terrifying reality

“Stealing America” should seriously be watched by every American. It’s scary to think this stuff is happening and that it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Maybe the election next week isn’t as much of a done deal as we all think.

No senioritis here

The sentimental graduation and prom scenes of Disney’s monster hit, “High School Musical 3” made me want to go back to high school – even if it is a fourth-grade, watered-down version of it.

Man arrested in connection with 2 bank robberies

Ricky L. Underhill, 35, of Bloomington, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. in connection with two recent Bloomington bank robberies, Bloomington Police Department Captain Joe Qualters said.

5 times more flashbacks

More slices, dices, decapitations and of course, blood. The fifth and now annual installment of the “Saw” franchise returns with a vengeance, continuing its trademark brutal, torturous puzzles.

'Pride' powered by realistic cop drama

However, the edge “Pride and Glory” has over recent similarly themed efforts like “Righteous Kill” or “We Own the Night” is believability. “Pride and Glory” takes a story about a family of cops and makes sure every aspect of the story line is as realistic as possible.

Sound issues

How are local bands’ songs related to politics?

Politics, issues & rock ’n’ roll

From artists like Bob Dylan in the ’60s and Rage Against the Machine in the ’90s all the way back to Beethoven (who wrote about Napoleon), musicians have used politics to raise awareness and voice their opinions. For both the artists and fans, political music, especially during an election season, provides an outlet to express concerns about where the country is heading.

The image debate

Flash back to 1960, the year of the first televised presidential debate. Seventy million Americans watched a nervous and sickly looking Richard Nixon struggle his way through the debate, while a younger, charismatic John F. Kennedy confidently went through his speech focusing on what he wanted to do for the country.

COMMENTARY: Athletics, administration need to work together, end staff turnover

When Fred Glass was formally announced Monday as the University’s next director of athletics, effective Jan. 2 of next year, it ended a year-long process that slowly, but surely, saw turnover and foundational change across this campus.

Names committee: We have a Wildermuth decision

The All University Committee on Names has reached a decision regarding the renaming of the Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center, but IU officials are waiting to release their recommendation to the public.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Football a priority for new director

Watching him talk to players and occasionally suggest to referees he might not agree with a call at IU football games, it’s safe to call outgoing IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan a football guy. So players and coaches might be concerned whether Greenspan’s replacement, Fred Glass, will bring the same passion to a program going through transition.

Glass hopes he can put program’s NCAA problems in past, move on

The loss of IU’s basketball prestige has been “not only for basketball, but maybe even worse for the University as a whole,” Fred Glass, IU’s incoming athletics director, said Tuesday in an interview with the Indiana Daily Student. “People who care a lot about IU have had their hearts broken.”

Indy native has background in law, politics

Fred Glass, an Indianapolis lawyer and IU graduate, seemed to have come out of nowhere to become the next IU Director of Athletics. Nevertheless, there he stood behind a press conference podium, shaking hands with the IU president, beaming with pride.AUDIO: Fred GlassSLIDESHOW: Press conference

‘Fierce’ Mutembwa anchors back line