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Breaking out of the indie rock scene and slowly incorporating themselves into the music mainstream, Kings of Leon introduce a unique, individual sound that pays tribute to older rock bands while still pushing modern rock forward and maintaining a physical look appealing to progressive rockers, older rockers and grunge lovers of the 90s.

With the first decade of the 2000s on the brink of ending, it seems that popular culture has firmly established itself as an Internet-infused black hole of people famous for being famous. Reality shows spin off each other so much that they are constantly blurry, both in language and entertainment value.

Local indie rock is becoming increasingly popular in the college scene. The Recher Theatre in Towson is one of those genuinely perfect venues for such bands. This past Friday night (2/1), the local band Bravo Romeo Bravo were the headliners at the Recher and gave an extremely memorable performance.

Everyone has had a movie ruined for them due to overhype, but can hype determine who will win the Oscars? This year it seems more than ever people are chatting it up about the science behind getting an Oscar. Movies do not simply come out when they are completed.

Film Noir is all about the seedy; the underground world of crime and the protagonist who is consumed into this world by his own curiosity. In "Brick", this underbelly of society is a California high school whose student population is cesspool of criminal activity.