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MARC CHOQUETTE Online Content Manager It’s fitting that a band as unique as Sigur Ros would come from a place as unique as Iceland. Their symphonic, sweeping, ethereal sound has always flowed like the lava that continues to shape the island, and their sound is often as desolate and spacious as the vast landscapes of blackened rock. Few bands have the ability to release a … [Read more...] about ‘Hvarf-Heim,’ a storm of unreleased tracks

AARON SCHRANK Staff Writer Every artist has a medium for artistic expression — a distinct way to produce and present his artistic ability. Pablo Picasso’s medium of artistic expression were painting and sculpting. Quentin Tarantino’s medium is filmmaking. Bob Dylan found his medium in songwriting and performing. Similarly, Pepperdine Professor Benoit Beauchamp expresses himself … [Read more...] about Light shines on prof

CURRY CHANDLER Staff Writer Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men” opened in selected theaters Friday. The film is the first from the Coen brothers since the disappointing “The Ladykillers” in 2004. Adapted from the novel by Pulitzer-prize winning author Cormac McCarthy, the film features Josh Brolin (“American Gangster”) as a rugged Texan … [Read more...] about ‘Old Men’ still got it

HAYLEY LERCH Staff Writer Thanksgiving means time to reunite with family, time to break from academics and time to indulge in favorite holiday foods. While socializing with family and putting schoolwork aside are enjoyable for most, the opportunity to overindulge may make some nervous about regretting their turkey day choices. Holidays can lead to eating as an activity, rather … [Read more...] about Gooble, gooble good for you