Contributing Seeds Staff members: Phillip Malzer, Matt Sueper, Allison Lee, Brenna Dittmer and Matt Knapp [title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]2014 Academy Awards Nominees (selected categories):[/title] Best Picture American Hustle; Nebraska; Captain Phillips; Philomena; Dallas Buyers Club; 12 Years a Slave; Gravity; The Wolf of Wall Street; Her Best Actor Christian Bale (American Hustle); […] Read more
By Alex Wunrow | Photos by Patrick Wright Valerie Dodds, perhaps better known as Val Midwest, was at the center of one of the most controversial stories in Lincoln this year. She made national headlines when she took provocative photos at the Pius X high school campus. She’s been arrested four times for public nudity, […] Read more
Story by Annie Bohling | Courtesy Photo by Jeremy Dreier Powers is a local band comprised of Lincolnites Dave Arredondo (vocals and guitar), Kelly Houchen (vocals and guitar), Jason Morris (bass) and Jordan Elfers (drums). The four band members recently sat down with Seeds to discuss their self-titled debut album as well as their sound, […] Read more
The staff of Seeds Entertainment voted on various categories, determining who did it best in 2013, both locally and nationally. [title size=”1″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Best National Artist[/title] [title size=”3″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]KANYE WEST[/title] Kanye’s presence was unavoidable this year and love him or hate him, he was ubiquitous. Kanye’s personal life, dating a human US […] Read more
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]eeds Entertainment staff members shares what album they consider to be the best of 2013, explain why, and also list their second and third choices. (Arctic Monkeys’ AM was chosen as the cover photo above for Best Albums of 2013 because it was the only album named the ‘best’ by more than one staff member.) […] Read more
Review by Kyra Nicole Sallans Photos by Matthew Knapp Wednesday night at the Bourbon was filled with longtime fans, recently born fans, and people that love to go to a good show and give their bodies a good beating while they’re at it. There is certainly something special about the punk genre that allows for […] Read more
The Bourbon Theatre had a full weekend with The Talbott Brothers performing on Friday, Wookiefoot on Saturday, and Leftover Salmon on Sunday. While the Wookiefoot and That 1Guy show sold out and brought in plenty of enthusiastic, oddly-dressed guests, the attendance of Leftover Salmon was comparable in bulk and in fervor. Outside the Bourbon on […] Read more
Review by Brenna Dittmer [title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”] Letter Grade: A[/title] My initial feelings toward Reflektor were that of complete skepticism. Arcade Fire has previously released three albums of sheer brilliance, (Funeral, 2004; Neon Biblel 2007; Grammy award winning The Suburbs, 2011) and I was sure their fourth would be a heartbreaking bust. […] Read more
[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Letter Grade: B-[/title] In high school, I was a huge Lady Gaga fan. As a self-proclaimed “drama nerd” (I was one of those kids), I loved how crazy and theatrical she was. She encouraged me to be weird (honestly, I already was) and to be proud of it. And […] Read more
Matt Whipkey is a singer-songwriter and rock musician based out of Omaha who is nominated for the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Artist of the Year Award and whose latest album, Penny Park: Omaha, NE: Summer 1989, is up for Album of the Year. Penny Park was appropriately released in the summer. The 21-song, double album […] Read more
