BSC's 2009 Springfest will knock your socks off! (Buffalo Rising)

Gym Class Heroes and company are coming to Buffalo State College and are taking no prisoners
By Marcus Scott

Fueled by Ramen alternative hip-hop/indie rock band Gym Class Heroes will headline Buffalo State College’s Springfest 2009, on Friday, May 1, at the Sports Arena located in the Houston Gym.

The music alchemists from Geneva, New York wowed audiences with the release of their second commercial LP As Cruel as School Children when their hits “Cupid’s Chokehold” and “Clothes Off!!” skyrocketed to the top of the charts in the summer of 2007. Debuting at 14 on the Billboard 200 chart after the lead single, the funky philandering party anthem “Cookie Jar” hit radio airwaves; the band is supporting their latest effort titled The Quilt. With an album featuring radio favorites like up-and-coming British contralto Estelle and rap icon Busta Rhymes, the eclectic rock band join with another guest artist as they make a pit stop in Buffalo.

Since his 2007 debut, Grammy-nominated R&B producer Terius Youngdell “The-Dream” Nash has been at the top of the music producer A-list since he released “Shawty is a 10.”In addition to producing several tracks for recording artists LL Cool J, Mariah Carrey and Rihanna, The-Dream is supporting his second album Love Vs. Money, which features the hit single “Rockin’ That Thang.” With his many cameos in several music videos, including Gym Class Heroes’ “Cookie Jar” video, he is one of the most celebrated popular music luminaries today.

Reality TV pop group Day 26 of Making the Band 4 fame, join the troupe as they celebrate the release of their second album Favorite in a Day. After their eponymous debut album had No. 1 success with songs “Got me Going” and “Since You’ve Been Gone,” critics and fans alike have expressed great prospects for the group’s second album.

Funded through the student activity fee at Buffalo State, United Student Government sponsors another miscellaneous and invigorating line-up. All tickets for this year’s Springfest are on sale at the Campbell Student Union and Rockwell Hall box offices, respectively. With identification, tickets for Buffalo State students are available for $5 and general admission tickets are available for $20. All doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will commence at 8:00 p.m. For more information about Springfest 2009 tickets, please contact Buffalo State’s United Student Government at (716) 878-6701.

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We Are all Made of Stars, and then some… (Buffalo Rising Online)

We all, are stars:
The Buffalo Museum of Science scores and celebrates a year of astronomy and quantum mechanices in this year's International Year of Astronomy 2009.
By Marcus Scott

“On a basic quantum level, all the matter in the universe is essentially made up of stardust,” said quantum physics enthusiast and electro-pop personality Moby, when he was interviewed after his megahit “We Are All Made of Stars” took over the airwaves in 2002. Who knows? Maybe, he’s right. Man has been connected to the stars and its many constellations for centuries, forming a nexus with stars through technology and science. Some scientists have even expressed that both the human body and the stars find their origins in cosmic dust. Having extradited scientific and sociological information through the ages, the Buffalo Museum of Science celebrates the 400th anniversary of the very first use of an astronomical telescope by the “Father of Modern Science” himself, Galileo Galilei and Kepler’s Astronomia Nova. Celebrating the science and one of its trailblazers with the International Year of Astronomy 2009, a global fête of astronomy and its contributions to the arts, culture and civilization, the Buffalo Museum is donating 100 hours of programming with its Tifft Nature Preserve. Maybe man and the stars are closer than we think.
Taking place on a local and international level, from the heart of Africa to here in the states, the International Year of Astronomy 2009 is observing practically everything about the science and the stars, from black holes to cosmology. This week, the museum will be doing a continuum of “Telescopes and Constellations,” a weekend program that documents how a telescope works, and trains one to recognize universally-known constellations in Western New York on April 18-19 and April 25-26. Another scheduled program is that of “Night Sky and Solar Energy,” a tutorial on the sun’s energy and the conversion of light energy into heat and mechanical energies and a seminar of the Earth’s moon and its eight phases on April on 15-17. All activities included with admission, with doors opening at 11:00 a.m. and closing at 3:00 p.m. With special views of “Telescopes and Constellations” on weekends from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., all events lead to the celebration of the International Astronomy Day. Viewing the sun through safely filtered telescopes and taking guests on a virtual excursion of the solar system, tourists will are sure to cause a commotion with the museum’s inside exhibitions and activities.
But, before the events meet their climax, there are still attention-grabbing events sure to keep one’s interest. With its delicate approach to guiding both young and inquiring minds interested in the science through historical observation, the museum also encourages Buffalo residents to join Dr. Dejan Stojkovic of SUNY Buffalo as he gives an overview of black holes this Sunday, between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Connect with the stars and connect with people at this year’s International Year of Astronomy!

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TMG, the visual zealot, is an award-winning graphic design Buffalo luminary

The Martin Group Story: From small business to big name in less than a decade
By Marcus Scott
Buffalo Rising Online

Some say the Nickel City is The City of No Illusions, or at least they did, and for a good reason. When local artist Michael Morgulis coined Buffalo, New York, The City of No Illusions circa 1977, he produced the one-of-a-kind transcendental phrase on a t-shirt and Buffalo residents adapted the slogan to their personae. With its revolutionary roots as a pioneering industrial city, the art of the city is a stand-alone entity in itself where artistes and the literati make their hajj on an annual basis, becoming inspired by the city’s visual art underground. New York State’s Queen City is a living vessel for art and the like, and with the virtual generation upon us, art in Buffalo is advancing with the quicken of sound, adapting to the Computer Age with a high demand for graphic design.
Pioneering some of the best graphic designs in advertisement today, The Martin Group (TMG), located in downtown Buffalo, has been in the ether of the advertising world since the advent of the 21st century. Founded in 2001 by TMG president and founder Tod Martin, the company has quickly become one of New York’s established, innovative brand and tactical marketing firms. The Martin Group has recently learned that various award-winning publications have highlighted numerous of the company’s projects’ designs from across the globe—providing eruditeness that the company is bound for great accolades.
Five singular projects fashioned by TMG have been selected by worldwide design publications recently. After winning an International Design Award from graphic design publication bible How Magazine, as well as its April 2009 “Design Annual” for a packaging campaign created for the New York-based start-up Face Time Cosmetics company—created by Queen City consumerist Linsey Snyder—the brand is a becoming a force to reckoned with. Merely by using its resources, and with the retention of Brand Fuel Process—which combines location, modernism and informative inquiry—the firm has embellished the quality of local, national and international agencies. This is evident by the national ADDY award by the American Advertising Federation that the firm won recently. LogoLounge, The new Master Library series, recently selected four logos by the firm, underlining TMG’s consummate logo design efforts that will feature logos that utilize crests and initials for successful brand names. Brands Account One, Integrity Office, Sonoma Grille and X Paint are among the chosen that will be featured in LogoLounge’s inaugural edition.
Now with extensive knowledge in several occupational media outlets such as industrial/manufacturing and retail sports marketing, national retail promotion and product packaging, TMG has supervised an absolute branding initiative that includes christening the company and administering its product lines. It’s only a matter of time until TMG a major multiplex conglomerate power, and perhaps they have Buffalo, the little of no illusions, to think for that—as they become masters of illusions.

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