MenuAlive.cshtml

@{
    var title = ((string) ViewBag.Title).ToLowerInvariant();
    var links = new Dictionary<string, string> {
        {"/stars/alive/Grohl","Dave Grohl"},
        {"/stars/alive/vedder/","Eddie Vedder"},
        {"/stars/alive/springsteen/","Bruce Springsteen"},
        {"/stars/alive/love/","Courtney Love"},
    };
}
<div class="menu">
    <ul>
        <li class="label"><b>Living Rockstars:</b></li>
        @foreach(var link in links)
        {
            var active = link.Value.ToLowerInvariant() == title ? "active" : "";
            <li class="@active"><a href="@link.Key">@link.Value</a></li>
        }
    </ul>                
</div>