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Paramore is finally back with a satisfying record

By Ryo Miyauchi

Pop-punk band Paramore has been through a lot these past few years. After the release of Paramore’s third album, “Brand New Eyes,” in 2009, tension led founding members Josh and Zac Farro to leave the band. As he split, Josh Farro wrote an eye-opening blog post offering his reasons for the split, which claimed Paramore [...]

Many albums this summer have plenty of potential

By Ryo Miyauchi

So many bands are ready to release their anticipated albums this summer. Here’s a list of highlights each week from May to July. “Silence Yourself” by Savages Available: May 7 Check out: “Shut Up” U.K. post-punk band Savages announced its debut “Silence Yourself,” with a prose detailing the politics behind the album. The [...]

Eco-terrorist thriller is surreal and smartly written

By David Dixon

Director and screenwriter Zal Batmanglij, and actress and screenwriter, Brit Marling collaborated on the very small psychological thriller, “Sound of My Voice.” Now, they teamed up for a much bigger picture, “The East.” The result is an espionage drama with some famous names and grand themes. FBI agent Sarah Moss (Marling) is asked by her [...]

Brit Marling and Zal Btmanglij are talents on the rise

By David Dixon

Screenwriter and actress, Brit Marling, and screenwriter and director Zal Batmanglij, stopped by KPBS to promote their new thriller, “The East.” They talked about their careers and the surprising inspiration behind the FBI drama and gave advice that is relevant to all San Diego State students. The Daily Aztec: What was the inspiration behind [...]

LCS wraps up its season with intense competition

By Alek Sanchez

During the past 10 weeks, eight teams have been duking it out for a spot to play in season three of the League of Legends Championship Series. Here we are, at the end of the spring season, and the action hasn’t let up one bit. Week 10 of LCS, known as Super Week, had a [...]

‘Infinite’s’ ending leads to infinite possibilities

By Kevin Smead

Before getting started, it should be noted that spoilers abound from here on out. Seriously, if you haven’t finished “BioShock Infinite,” get out of here. Go read a book. Turn the page. There’s probably some opinion piece about the environment, sex offenders or education on Page 4. Read that instead. Whatever you do, don’t read [...]

Hollywood Happenings

By Staff

By Tori Haynes and Brooke Schyler Celebrity of the Week: Jamie Foxx earned his spot as The Daily Aztec’s celeb of the week for winning the 2013 MTV Generation Award at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles last Sunday. Candidates for this award are people who have taken on an array of impressive [...]

‘Storm Legion’ focuses too much on endgame

By Cody Franklin

When “Rift” launched in March 2011, it differed greatly from traditional massively multiplayer online game standards and inspired millions to pick up the game. For me, “Rift” offered a fantastic escape from the staleness the genre had settled into. Yet, with the release of the game’s first expansion, “Storm Legion,” there came many more changes. [...]

‘Defiance’ shows promise despite speedbumps

By Cody Franklin

If you think the world is a scary place now, wait until it’s nearly been destroyed by alien technology and terraformed to suit new hosts. Trion Worlds’ latest game, “Defiance,” breaks from the fantasy realm and injects a much-needed dose of science fiction into the massively multiplayer online genre. With Monday’s premiere of the television [...]

‘Evil Dead’ is a hellishly entertaining remake

By Alek Sanchez

Cue the ominous cabin in the woods. Cue an unknowing and stubborn group of friends bent on staying in said cabin. Cue demons, hell-spawns, a chainsaw and turn the gore up a few levels. Even in its pit of predictability, “Evil Dead” looks to deliver one thing. Namely, to send you on a ride to [...]

Mike WiLL Made It is continuing to rise in hip-hop world

By Ryo Miyauchi

“Mike WiLL Made It.” That’s the phrase that introduced many of the successful hip-hop and R&B hits in the past year. As of April 6, six tracks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart were Mike WiLL Made It productions, including tracks by Lil Wayne and Rihanna. Last year, Mike WiLL was also responsible for several hip-hop [...]

Kurt Vile violates The Casbah Friday evening

By Hutton Marshall

There aren’t many artists touring these days who make me feel like a giddy preteen girl at a Beatles concert. But when Kurt Vile and the Violators bring their loud, sedated grunge pop to The Casbah tomorrow, there’s no question where you’ll find my giddy, preteen self Friday night. Vile just released his fifth studio [...]

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