1. Dance and Winter Concerts kick off the 2008 winter holiday season
The Albany High School Instrumental Music Department presented two great winter concerts on Monday December 15 and Tuesday the 16 in the Little Theater. The first night featured a more traditional line-up of Symphonic Band, String Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. The second night was devoted to ...
2. Chloe and Rachel’s Holiday Movie Favs!
With Winter Break fast approaching, you might be looking forward to or dreading spending two weeks with your family. Maybe you’re stressed out about the five projects due after the break or all the holiday preparations still to be ...
3. Café Gratitude restaurant review!
Café Gratitude is a not terribly intimidating building located on Shattuck in downtown Berkeley. Warm bricks and a green overhang are indicators of little but a typical Berkeley establishment. But upon closer look, something becomes apparent, troubling. ...
4. Guns N’ Roses: Chinese Democracy - Review
2/10
There was once a point, many years ago, where Guns ‘n Roses was a fun, kick-ass band. Sure, they stuck in a sappy ballad or two on each album, but the vast majority of their songs were about drinking, partying and getting laid- taking it easy, rock ‘n roll style. ...
5. Cougar Women Knock Off Highlanders
Despite the harshly cold evening, the long-standing soccer rivalry between Albany and Piedmont was as hot as ever on Friday, December 12th. Even those sitting motionless on the bleachers, who had never been to a single soccer game, sat with rapt attention as Albany finally ...
6. TV on the Radio: Dear Science - Review
8/10
Art rock’s fanbase, rooted in New York City, is undeniably coffee-house indie types. That being said, TV on the Radio’s latest album, Dear Science, has a good chance of broadening art rock’s appeal. TVOTR’s fourth studio album is poppier, catchier, and cleaner than their previous efforts, and the abundant hooks ...
7. Cloud Cult: Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through To Tornadoes) - Review
7.6/10
Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes), Cloud Cult’s most recent album, was released earlier this year. Overall, the album is thoroughly enjoyable, but it must be noted that it’s different than Cloud Cult’s previous installments. For a very unique band, Cloud Cult’s Feel Good Ghosts predictably deviates from their previous ...
8. Beck: Modern Guilt - Review
7.5/10
DJ Danger Mouse and Beck have joined the latest movement in indie music- electro-pop steeped in 60’s era psychedelic undertones (think: of Montreal, MGMT, Department of Eagles)- but their baby, Modern Guilt, still sounds distinctly Beck; a blessing or a curse, depending on how ...
9. A Taste of Berlin’s Art in San Francisco
This winter the Legion of Honor is exhibiting a collection of pieces from the State Museums of Berlin in honor of the legacy of James Simon.
The exhibition was organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in collaboration with the National Museums of Berlin. It includes over ...
10. Lucia and Eline rate their 6 favorite websites
Websites are a huge part of all our lives and after some extensive research; we came up with our favorite sites http://youmakemetouchyourhands
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We LOVE this site. Think about it… Funny accent, hilarious guy speaking and an amazing way of ...
11. Stay Tuned! Dance Performance Dec. 12-13
Those who remember last year’s extremely crowded and popular dance performance will be happy to learn that there will be two dance performances this year. Dance students have been working hard to put on a production ...
12. The School Board Report - November 2008
This is the first of many updates on School Board and leadership news. I am Student Body Rep, Jean Kang and I will update info that concerns the attention of the AHS student body periodically.
AUSD School Board Meeting held November 18, 2008:
Next school board meeting ...