Author Archives: A.C. Hawley

About A.C. Hawley

A.C. Hawley is around town. He rides a red bike. If you need him, he's reachable.
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Live Music Preview: May 8-13

May 6, 2013
The month of May has come, and, while this means nothing for the various working stiffs in Iowa City, it does signal one of my favorite times of the year: the exodus of most of the undergrads and the...
Vigilantes

Live Music Preview: April 9-15

April 8, 2013
With the presence of bands like Foo Fighters and Nickelback, some might say that rock and roll is dying if not dead. On the contrary, I would argue that these bands are not rock and roll. Sure, they ...
The Tube

The Tube: Why the classics?

March 29, 2013
Although people nowadays don't delve into its past as actively as before, film is a medium with a past that is acknowledged and cherished. If it wasn’t, there wouldn't be any effort by people like Ma...
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The Tube: Saying goodbye to 30 Rock

March 1, 2013
2006 saw the debut of two series that built their plots around the behind-the-scenes action of shows with disturbing similarities to Saturday Night Live. The first was Aaron Sorkin’s Studio 60 on the...
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The Tube: The Price of Choice

January 30, 2013
In the first installment of a two-part series on a la carte television, A.C. Hawley asks if viewers can expect to save money by moving away from traditional cable packages and toward purchasing indiv...
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On the Beat: Party Time

December 6, 2012
As the year winds down, December is a time when I generally become pensive. Looking back on the past twelve months, I can safely say that 2012 has been an excellent year musically. There have been so...

The Tube: Fall Lineup Report Cards

November 30, 2012
With the fall in full effect, TV watchers are moving toward mid-season, the time when some shows get their walking papers while others get a vote of confidence. This serves as an excellent time to ch...
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On the Beat: Chill Wave

November 3, 2012
If one thing becomes clear in November, it is that the winter is not too far away. The trees have lost most (if not all) of their leaves. The days have become shorter while the nights have gotten col...
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The Tube: Television Flow Trips

October 31, 2012
It all began with a British tourist’s trip to Miami. The man noticed the movie he was watching one night was actively connected to two other movie trailers that played during commercial breaks. The m...