BandWagon Magazine, April 2014: Sir Mix-A-Lot

Sir Mix-A-Lot, The Wild After // Pandas & People // Protomartyr // In The Whale k.flay // UNC Jazz Festival // 420 Jam // Wes Bruce // Noah // Need For Speed. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

MusicAlbum Review: Pandas & People – Pandas & PeopleIt’s always exciting when an existing band branches off to explore a new sound and style.Christopher Sheridan · Apr 7, 2014

FeaturesLight in the Dark a Film of Music and Dance at Kress CinemaFor those interested in dance and local filmmaking, The Kress Cinema and Lounge will be premiering a short film on Saturday, April 12th titled Light in the Dark.Jay Wallace · Apr 8, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Musketeer Gripweed – Floods and FiresIt’s difficult to liken comparisons to Musketeer Gripweed.Christopher Sheridan · Apr 8, 2014MusicAlbum Review: Protomartyr – Under Color of Official RightOnce a beacon of progress and success, Detroit has become the standard modern example of what can go wrong in an American city.Matt Hutcheson · Apr 8, 2014MusicAlbum Review: The Wild After – Lesson LearnedPeople who consume music on a casual basis don’t realize what a strange process it is to start a band.Aaron Hammond · Apr 9, 2014MusicAlbum Review: In the Whale – NateAs always, In the Whale boasts a driving, electrifying power that takes up an incredible amount of sonic space despite being composed of just two guys. The basic guitar-and-drum formula works, and while there’s nothing at all elaborate about the band’s music, it’s the earnestness with which they perform it that makes it so damn fun.Christopher Sheridan · Apr 9, 2014FilmFilm Review: NoahIf one were to compile a list of directors that would be a suitable fit for a Biblical epic, Darren Aronofsky likely wouldn’t rank very close to the top at first glance.Christopher Sheridan · Apr 9, 2014FilmFilm Review: Need For SpeedFor the last few years, Aaron Paul has been known for playing a character whose catchphrase is, “Something-something-something, bitch!” Now that Breaking Bad is off the air…Jay Wallace · Apr 10, 2014

FeaturesRecreational Marijuana In Garden City Means Music and Munchies For All on 4/20“420,” pronounced “four-twenty,” has established itself quite definitively in the pop culture zeitgeist as a blanket term for all things marijuana, spawning everything from…Christopher Sheridan · Apr 10, 2014

FeaturesThe Ultimate Freak: Sir Mix-a-Lot Still SwassIn the early ‘90s, Seattle native Sir Mix-a-Lot proudly proclaimed: “I like big butts and I cannot lie” on 1992’s Mack Daddy, his third studio album and first for Def American.Kyle Eustice · Apr 11, 2014CommunityUNC’s Jazz Festival Profile: Swingle SingersRecently, a viral video surfaced of a construction worker boarding a crowded subway train. He starts beat boxing, using a cardboard coffee cup to amplify the sounds coming out of his mouth. After some bewildered stares another passenger starts singing. And then another. And another.David Ochoa · Apr 25, 2014