Andrew McMahon Reflects on Music, Passion and Going Home
Douglas K. Barclay
January 30, 2012
Andrew McMahon is a talented singer, who for the last twelve years has lead two prominent alternative bands, Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin. He has also beaten cancer, something that is a consistent element in his lyrics, and has given him an outlook on life that perhaps more should emulate.... Read more »
California Music Fest Performs The Impossible
Douglas K. Barclay, A&E Editor
January 18, 2012
To understand what it means to an alternative music fan that Refused is getting back together to play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival in Indio California, imagine this scenario. What would you do if Julius Ceaser was reserructed from his grave for the sole reason to star in a romantic... Read more »
Top Books You Should Be Reading During 2012
Lisette Pylant, Tower Staff
January 18, 2012
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” – Joseph Brodsky Here are my top picks of great books for your 2012 reading list. While some are more recent than others they all offer timeless insights and conclusions that will bring both fruitful discussion and... Read more »
Unexpected DC History Goes Unnoticed At Parking Garage
Douglas K. Barclay, A&E Editor
January 18, 2012
One of the major joys of going to school in Washington DC is the cities unrelenting exposure to history, both large and small. I am sure that most students at Catholic know that the old Fords Theatre, located only seconds from Forever 21 and H&M in Chinatown was the site of the assassination of Abraham... Read more »
State Radio Singer Chad Urmston Talks Music, Advocacy and Banzaf
Douglas K. Barclay, Tower Staff
November 11, 2011
When Chad Urmston started the alternative roots rock band Dispatch in 1996 odds are he could not have envisioned the type of career that was to follow. When Dispatch broke up in 2002, without a label they were able to play to over 100,000 people at their final show. In the last five years, they have... Read more »
Emilio Estevez Talks on Faith, Career and Film
Douglas K. Barclay, Tower Staff
November 11, 2011
Several weeks ago the Tower covered a lecture at the Basilica by Martin Sheen, famed actor and star of the recently released faith based film “The Way.” This week I participated in a conference call with Sheen’s son and actor/director of “The Way.” In recent years, Estevez has put... Read more »
Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto
Adam McPartlan, Tower Staff
October 28, 2011
In the music industry, there is no band that is as loved and hated as much as Coldplay. When you talk to a person and ask him, “Do you like Coldplay?” you will get one of three answers: 1. “Oh my God, I LOVE them!!!!!!!”; 2. “Coldplay sucks!”; 3. “Only ‘Viva la Vida,’ ‘Clocks,’... Read more »
Tom Waits: Bad as Me
Douglas K. Barclay, Tower Staff
October 28, 2011
I truly do beleive that knowing Tom Waits is a keen sign of how serious a fan of music someone is. You don’t even have to like him, it’s really easy to despise his music actually, yet just knowing who the man is gives someone about ten times higher a value of cool. Why does... Read more »
Breakout Actress Elizabeth Olsen Talks about Critically Acclaimed Film
Rebekah Sewell, Tower Staff
October 28, 2011
Today audiences have the chance to see a very different sort of film. “Martha Marcy May Marlene” is a disturbing cinematic experience that leaves you winded but completely absorbed. It follows Martha, a young girl who has escaped from a new-age, community-oriented cult. New actress... Read more »
Must See T.V.: “American Horror Story”
Douglas K. Barclay, Tower Staff
October 21, 2011
The opening credits of American Horror Story set the tone for what is becoming the strangest and most thrilling fifty minutes of television each week. As an ear piercing low industrial bass scratches along in the background, the viewer is treated to a quickly cut montage of photos of dead babies, body... Read more »
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