Opinion / The Spotlight / Feb 11, 2012
The Soilent Green Files:: Cannabis Use Does NOT Decrease Lung Function
According to a story published by the Marijuana Policy Project, the American Medical Association conducted a long-term study over 20 year’s time to determine if pot use causes lung damage. The results determined that occasional marijuana smoking (defined as 2-3 times per month) did not reduce lung function and in some cases smokers actually showed...
The Spotlight / Dec 27, 2011
A Pictorial Tour of EP Culture Beat Head Quarters
The following is a tour of our studio headquarters at the Glasbox. We have been located in this space for a little over a year now. This location has been good to us, especially for networking and having fun. We throw record parties in this space every now and then and are looking into making...
The Spotlight / Dec 13, 2011
EPCB = Entertainment Ninjas
EP Culture Beat has been dormant for a bit now. But, like all things that are good and pure, you just can’t keep it down. The reason for the serious lack of content is due to a reshuffling of priorities. Despite that, EP Culture Beat is ready to swoop in again, like wild entertainment ninjas,...
The Spotlight / Oct 28, 2011
A Sincere Call to ACTION from a local activist
I want to start a petition and get the ball rolling towards equal rights for El Paso’s LGBT community. In the petition I would like to try and send the proposition for shared health benefits for domestic partners back to the voting block. If pastor Tom Brown can ask for a re-election then WE can...
The Spotlight / Oct 16, 2011
Chalk the Block Brightens EP
This year’s Chalk the Block event attracted many El Pasoans and local artists got their hands dirty with multi colored dust to create statements on San Jacinto Plaza’s pavement. The cool thing about CTB is that it has become an ongoing event that provides fun for kids of all ages. There’s something about the vibrant colors...
The Spotlight / Sep 27, 2011
Trans-Pecos Fest:: Good Music, Good Times
The Trans Pecos Festival of Music and Love happened over the weekend beginning on Thursday with a surprise performance by Robert Plant. It sucked hard that we were not in Marfa on that day, but that s the nature of this kind of beast, when you have a music festival in an art town that...
The Spotlight / Sep 26, 2011
EPCB @ Austin City Limits Music Fest
The road to Austin, Tx was fraught with lightning storms and suicidal deer… Right from the beginning we were short on time. We left El Paso late in the evening and arrived in Austin at three in the morning. We drove into down town and parked for a while at Ladybird Lake. We drank beers...
The Spotlight / Sep 12, 2011
The Sensational EPCon!
The EP Comic Con transformed the El Paso Convention Center into fanboy heaven over the September 10th weekend. It was the con’s second yearand the convention turned it up a notch with Star wars actors Peter Mayhew, who plays Chewbacca and Billy Dee Williams, who plays Lando Calrissian as special guests. They signed autographs, for a fee,...
The Spotlight / Sep 12, 2011
electriceye:: Cosplay @ EPComicCon
During the EPCon, many people dressed up as their favorite comic book, anime or movie characters. This act is referred to as cosplay, short for costume play, which has its roots in Japanese culture and is viewed as performance art. In Western culture, this type of behavior is typically relegated to comic or anime conventions....
The Spotlight / Sep 9, 2011
epcbQ&A:: Walter Jones, the Original Black Power Ranger
For those of you that are in your late twenties, you’ll likely remember the phrase, “It’s morphin’ time!” The original Power Rangers series was a global phenomenon. It was a show that kids couldn’t resist watching on TV and tons of merchandise was produced and bought during those initial years of the franchise. The premise...
The Spotlight / Aug 5, 2011
Photos from the Play “TopDog/UnderDog”
During the weekends of July 15th-31st, the brand new theatre company, the Green Apple Collective, premiered with the Pulitzer prize winning play TopDog/UnderDog by Suzan Lori Parks at the Glasbox. photographs by Joey Lozano
The Spotlight / Jul 26, 2011
Lonestars & Rainbows: A Chronicle of the Gay Rights Debate in EP
In the midst of Pastor Tom Brown’s war on City Council, specifically on Mayor John Cook, Susie Byrd and Steve Ortega, EPCB presents you with this article by Isaac Perez Bolado, in hopes of giving you knowledge on the recent history of local gay rights. In August of 2009, the El Paso City Council...
