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DARRELL ROBERTSON CONCERT COMMITTEE Defensive player, Robertson, has started After bringing T.I. to campus last ENTERTAINMENT in two full seasons and has been crucial spring, the committee is currently to many of this year’s games. Page 24 working with Adult Swim. Page 9 Technique • Friday, October 5, 2007 Murphys give Turandot triumphs energetic set By Aileen Li brutality and begs for the Staff Writer CITY SCENE Prince’s life. Turandot appears By Ryan Hautau with her maids and orders the Contributing Writer Yard Dogs in town Just a few days after its execution to continue. grand opening, the Cobb Upon seeing Turandot’s If you’ve seen Th e Departed, you know who the Featuring a brilliant combi- Energy Performing Arts beauty, Calaf, forgets about are. Originating from , nation of performance art and Centre staged Turandot, one her cruelty, falls madly in the Dropkick Murphys have become the epitome music, this playful, colorful of the most compelling operas love with her and decides to of the Irish genre (alongside others such “rock and roll vaudeville” group of the famous Italian libretto, vie for the Princess’s hand in as and ). If you’ve nev- will be playing at the Variety Giacomo Puccini. marriage. er heard Irish Playhouse Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. For Set in the ancient city of Th e next part of the story punk rock be- more information: www.yard- Peking, Turandot tells a story is just like any other fairy tale. fore, envision dogsroadshow.com. of passion and love tangled Calaf correctly answers all of the Clash with with death and sacrifice. Turandot’s riddles and escapes bagpipes. In As the curtain rises, we are death with a marriage off ering fact, the Drop- Portugal in ATL greeted by an announcer for from the Emperor, despite the kick Murphys the Imperial Palace reading Princess’s opposition. draw inspira- Portugal. Th e Man, who re- the law of the land: “He who At this point, the audi- tion from the cently released their sixth album, desires to wed Princess Tu- ence learns that it is not that Clash, along Church Mouth, will be playing randot must answer her three Turandot is picky about her wit h ot her at Th e Loft Oct. 12 along with riddles. If he should fail, he husband; it is that she hates popular bands fellow bands Rocky Votolato will be beheaded.” men and wishes to lure all such as AC/ and Th e Great Depression. Don’t As the eager crowd moves those who desire her beauty DC and the miss this fun and exciting show. close to the Palace to witness to their graves. Pogues. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the the execution, our hero, Calaf, being the gentle- First let show starts at 9 p.m. Calaf, reunites with his man that he is, decides that me say that By Colin Ake / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONSS father, Timur, the old King he wants none but Turandot’s when I heard The Dropkick Murphys played of Tartary. Timur tells Calaf love. He tells her that if she can the Dropkick a variety of instruments. Eco-friendly music that after Tartary had been fi nd out his name by sunrise, Murphys were conquered by the Chinese he will die and she won’t have coming to Atlanta, I was pretty excited. Th eir new Th e Echo Project is hitting rulers, only Liu, a devoted album, Meanest of Times, which came out Sept. the Atlanta area Oct. 12-14. Th is slave girl, remained faithful See Opera, page 19 18, is an amazing studio album release and is truly green festival of music and fun to him. worth checking out. It does well in keeping con- features tons of bands, including When the Prince of Persia sistent with their hardcore, upbeat and rebellious Th e Killers, Flaming Lips, Phil is brought out to be beheaded, style, all the while raising Irish pride and avoiding Lesh & Friends, moe., and many Calaf, along with the people of being repetitive. more! For more information Peking, curses the Princess’s And while their new album, along with their about this huge music festival, previous releases, avoids such redundancy, I can’t check it out online at the-echo- say the same about the performance they put on project.com. last week at the Masquerade. I’ve seen a lot of pop rock and punk rock con- certs in my day, almost all of which I came out of Netherworld tours having had one of the best experiences of my life. I didn’t feel that way when I left the Masquerade It’s October, which means last Th ursday night. As hard as this is to admit, I Netherworld, the #1 haunted thought the music was too loud (and I love loud house in America, is back! Walk music), to the extent where if I had to drive home the twisted halls of the Leviathan I probably would have had to wait an hour to where creepy experiments in retain suffi cient enough hearing to avoid a head- re-animation of the dead linger on collision. the depths. Th en, head down Sound quality was lacking too. Whether this into the nightmarish realm of Prince Calaf confronts was the result of the volume and/or bass being Primal Fear, where everyone’s Turandot, the opera’s turned to high, or an unfortunate consequence worst fears become reality. For cruel, title princess. of having seven diff erent band members on the more information: www.fear- world.com. By Michael Skinner / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS See Murphys, page 18 Immensely anticipated 3 scores sky-high with fans By Hamza Hasan Many gamers, young and old, authorities that gave a Contributing Writer bought an 360 specifi cally perfect score of 10 include the for the release of Halo 3. Many Australian Offi cial Xbox Maga- Game developer specialty stores opened their zine, 1Up.com and the UK-based Studios released the conclusion doors for the midnight release www.edge-online.co.uk, the to their Halo trilogy last week. because of the expected revenue last of which has given only fi ve Gamers have anticipated the from game sales. other perfect scores for all games release of the game since Nov. A local Gamestop in Fayette- in the past 25 years. 22, 2004. ville, Georgia got approximately Undoubtedly, the critical sold 2.4 million cop- 600 pre-orders. Th ese numbers reception for Halo 3 has gone as ies its fi rst day, bringing in $125 are nothing compared to other expected and beyond in some million, out-grossing all other shops nearby. Another Gamestop cases. releases in entertainment his- in Fayetteville had 1,000 pre- Th e gameplay will not be af- tory until the release of Halo 3, orders, and the Gamestop in fected by the game disc edition, which brought in $170 million nearby Peachtree City received except for one feature available on its fi rst day. 2,000 pre-orders. in the extra disc for both limited Th e midnight release occurred With all the hype surrounding and legendary editions. at many specialty electronics and Halo 3, many wonder: is it good? Bungie has included an gaming locations, such as Game- Good is an understatement. audio/video calibration tool for stop and Best Buy. Game Rankings, an aggregator televisions and sound systems “Halo is going to be the for reviews on game launches, so that a gamer may achieve Image Courtesy of Bungie Studios biggest game in video game listed it at 94% according to maximum utilization from his returns in this upgraded and highly anticipated fi nal installment history,” said the manager of a the reviews of major gaming of Bungie’s popular Halo series. The game was released Tuesday, Sept. 25. local Gamestop. magazines and websites. Several See Halo, page 17 16 • Friday, October 5, 2007 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

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confl icts that are both reintroduced Halo from page 15 and settled. Obviously, the game DDR brings the party home has an epic conclusion, as the main or her home theater systems if he or slogan for the game is “Finish the By Nathan Garcia Destructors” will reduce the dance the original, it’s given an interesting she so chooses. Fight.” Staff Writer meter level if stepped on, and to and exciting twist. Genres range Th e engine inHalo 3 is an original Gamers will get to “fi nish the make it more confusing, they don’t from slow R&B to rock to fast happy engine from Bungie, unlike the en- fi ght,” but start a completely new Konami’s Dance Dance Revolu- always move at the same speed as hardcore, so everyone should fi nd gine of Halo 2, which was provided one that could last a much longer tion series has been getting players off the other arrows. something they like. by Havok. time. their butts and moving to the beat for Another type of arrow will “leap” Konami even covers their own Th e game is played very simi- Th e multiplayer component of almost ten years, when the original onto the screen as it spins in place, songs, making English language larly, especially in controls, but new Halo 2 logged in nearly fi ve billion version was released in arcades in making it unclear as to what direc- versions of popular songs that were features exist which many Halo 2 hours of ranked games among fi ve 1998. DDR has been released in tion it will be. formerly in Japanese, like “Love fanatics will appreciate. million unique players. several forms on several diff erent Th e music, arguably the Shine” and “Break Down.” Th e controller, which Image Courtesy of Konami In the fi rst 20 hours of the offi cial consoles,consoles, withwith llittleittle changechange toto Th e graphics are also very impres- does not have the black and white release of Halo 3, over a million play- thethe ccoreore gameplaygameplay otherother tthanhan sive. They buttons from the original Xbox ers logged on Xbox Live, the online thethe listlist ofof songs.songs. However,However, aren’t overly controllers, but has bumper buttons service for gaming on the Xbox and Konami’sKonami’s ttalentedalented mmusiciansusicians detailed, but instead, utilizes those for reloading Xbox 360. andand excellentexcellent licensedlicensed choiceschoices the charac- and actions. For this feat, Halo 3 has set yet keepkeep peoplepeople comingcoming backback forfor ters are in- Th e X button has been switched another record in the video game more. teresting and to accommodate and entertainment Now,Now, KKonamionami kkeepseeps tthehe nicely ani- only the use of industry. partyparty g goingoing w withith thethe fi rstrst mated. Th ere “special items” that “From the Th e multiplayer Wii-specifiWii-specifi c vversionersion ofof tthehe aar-r- is a diff erent completely change customizable system in Halo 3 has row-scrollingrow-scrolling franchisefranchise withwith dance routine the gameplay and improved in nearly DDR Hottest Party. p e r f o r m e d strategy. These armor to the every way. WithWith thethe releaserelease ofof Nin-Nin- for each song, items include the new maps, Th e user inter- tendo’stendo’s Wii,Wii, moremore gamegame which is a nice power drainer, the face has become developers have been looking touch. radar jammer and gamers can more intuitive, more at working its unique control The envi- the bubble shield, easily fi nd hours game types have scheme into the games, and ronments also which appeared been added and the Konami decided to incor- look smooth and on the ESPN TV of enjoyable options for gaming porate hand motions into exciting. Some “Starry Night” ad- gameplay....” have increased in the gameplay. players might vertisement. almost every di- While it’s not exactly have a hard time The campaign mension. From the new, since a few versions keeping their eyes story has been fulfi lling for most customizable armor to the new on the PlayStation 2 used on the arrows, gamers. Unlike Halo: Combat maps, gamers can easily fi nd hours its EyeToy camera for a though. Evolved and Halo 2, the story will not of enjoyable gameplay at least as good mode called “Hands and Overall, this continue. Bungie Studios has stated as in Halo 2, if not better. Feet,” it was a very limited is quite possibly that the story arc and that of Master Many fi nd Halo 3 has set a long- feature, due to the game’s one of the best ver- Chief, the protagonist of the game, lasting standard for gaming. In a year requiringrequiring ofof thethe handshands toto hithit a certaincertain be s t sions of the game will be concluded in Halo 3. where games like Bioshock, World of point on the screen. partpart ofof thethe game,game, isis veryvery uniqueunique to date. Th e story revolves around the Warcraft: Burning Crusade and the With Hottest Party, certain ar- in this mix, in part because not a Newcomers can appreciate the loss of , the best friend and upcoming Call of Duty 4 and Guitar rows indicate when to shake the the single song appears in this game in accessible song list and party-game guide of Master Chief, as she is still Hero III have and will dominate Wii Remote or the Nunchuk in the the same way it has appeared in a styling, while veterans can enjoy in the clutches of the Gravemind. many platforms, Halo 3 still stands right and left hands respectively. Th e previous version. the new challenges in the hand For Master Chief, this is a personal strong. Many have left other popular arrows are integrated directly into A great number of the tracks are movements and obstacles. The endeavor and battle. titles like Forza Motorsport 2 on the the usual arrow stream, so this adds covers of well-known songs, like super-hardcore players may dislike While Master Chief has to bear Xbox 360 and World of Warcraft on a little more challenge for veterans, “Disco Inferno” and “Th e Sign,” the lack of arrow modifi ers, but this the burden of Cortana, he must also PC to indulge in Halo 3. especially when they require simul- with a time period ranging from version is obviously geared towards fi ght the invasion on Earth From the artistic value to the taneous hand and foot hits. the ‘70s to today. casual play. Up to four players can and stop the Prophet of Truth from competitive multiplayer, Halo 3 has Aside from the new hand arrows, All the songs are done by enjoy every mode in the game, so activating “the Ark,” from which he dominated the world of gaming for there are a number of obstacles that Konami’s creative artists, so if the it’s perfect for making any party the may activate all the other Halos. only weeks – the trend, if similar to show up during certain songs. “Foot song isn’t done in a similar style to Hottest Party. Th ese are two of the numerous Halo 2, will last years. 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found Everybody Out more enjoy- Creative voices fi nd Java Monkey Murphys from page 15 able live; they defi nitely benefi ted from having a fewer number of By Hanjie Song Sunday soon became a tradition, rhythm accompanied by melody is, stage at one time with just as many instruments being played at one Contributing Writer and the cafe acquired a loyal and to say the least, entertaining. Th ese diff erent instruments and vocals to time. Th e simplicity of their music, stable patronage after many of the secular prophets pen out their words match, I’m not sure. Th eir set wasn’t compared to the complexity of the Java Monkey coff ee shop is well faces reappeared in the crowd week cardinally and project with haunt- terrible… it just got old after the fi rst Dropkick Murphys’, made it very known to the college crowd in after week. ing voices and convincing body 45 minutes. easy to get into and lost (fi guratively) Atlanta for its delicious caff einated Th ough it is a community formed languages to deliver their logic or On a more positive note, the in their set. drinks and relaxed yet well-main- by frequent old timers, fresh faces are emotions. Many would argue that energy level of the show was one of The HorrorPops don’t really tained atmosphere. Located in the never alienated. Diversity is the most Tech often lacks what many would the highest I’ve ever seen. Th is was sound anything like the Dropkick heart of Decatur, Java Monkey im- important principle of the session; consider culture. If this is case, feel probably the result of their upbeat Murphys, which confuses me as to merses itself in the local art and cul- guests are always welcomed to sit in free to be absorbed in poetic journeys and hardcore style why they opened ture scene. Th e petite café becomes on or present their material. on Sunday nights at Java Monkey. of music -- and for them. Th is jam-packed every Sunday night as Attributing to the strong inter- furthermore by the “...the energy level band—which patrons in the patio area gather for ests of the events’ supporters, the overwhelming Irish does fall under the open mic sessions. Th e inviting sessions are always well organized. pride contained in of the show was the punk rock open mic sessions, hosted by Tech Readers may sign up from 7:30 the majority of the one of the highest genre—defi- alumnus Kodak Harrison, welcome p.m. throughout the night, while audience. nitely has its both curious strangers and familiar the actual readings start at 8 p.m. When the head- I’ve ever seen.” own distinct faces into explorations of poetry Mediated by the witty host, the lining band’s set (psychobilly) and words. sessions proceed until 11 p.m. Th e lacks, the overall style, one that Th e open mic sessions encour- sessions’ meticulously arranged consensus on how a show is fi nds a can only be described as bizarre and age street poets and amateur organization never hinders the greater dependency on the quality aesthetically comparable to that of wordsmiths to share their works in creativity of the poets. Its materials of the opening sets. Paving the way a more fl amboyant (and punk rock an environment that tolerates all are anything but rigid and restricted, for the Dropkick Murphys were oriented) Panic! at the Disco. views and refl ections. Buttressed ranging from playfully absurd rants Everybody Out (fi rst to play) and So while the Dropkick Murphy’s by the home-like atmosphere of Java of personal encounters to the deeply Th e HorrorPops. set lacked, the two bands that opened Monkey, the sessions are surprisingly concerned issues of political unrest. Much like the Dropkick Murphys for them helped compensate for this fun for both the participants and With powerful verses manifested by (and even more so), Everbody Out shortcoming. audience. Th e organizer and host, experiences and values, the poets not put a heavy emphasis on incorporat- I still highly recommend check- Kodak Harrison, dated the lineage only speak but also embody their ing an Irish accent into their hardcore ing out their new album, for I found of open mic night back to six years audience in a sea of dictions. By Hanjie Song / S TUDENT PUBLICATIONSS punk rock style in defi ning their this show to be an inaccurate rep- ago, before Church Street Café was Some more novel readers will sing Open mic nights at Java Monkey image. And while the Dropkick resentation of how good the band renamed Java Monkey. Open mic out their stanzas; the well-placed attract diversity and creativity. Murphys are easily a better band, I truly is.

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With all its popularity, Turandot she did not sing until the second However, a personal favorite wowing from the second I walked Opera from page 15 attracted some thousands of people, act, with her first notes the audience was Angela Fout, who played Liu, in. Sitting in my seat, I imagined from opera experts and theater lovers was completely mesmerized. The the warm-hearted slave girl. The that was how Julia Roberts must to marry him. (the arts center was fully seatedw), texture of her voice is both smooth versatility of her voice left the audi- have felt in the opera scene from After a restless night in Peking, and they were not disappointed. The and strong, just like the character ence speechless, and her depiction Pretty Woman. the Princess and her guards capture theater put on a grand spectacle. Turandot herself. of Liu is absolutely brilliant. Fout If I had anything to complain Liu and Timur. Liu tells Turandot From the extravagant costumes to Playing Calaf is another Atlanta sang of love and loyalty. Her voice about, it would not be the show that she will never tell anybody the lavish stage setting and lighting, Opera debut, Philip Webb, whose was soft and fragile, but at the same but how the story ended – I felt Calaf’s name and stabs herself. Her everything was just perfect. From the deep, steady and powerful voice time brave and piercing – no wonder the ending was too sudden and body is then carried away without a beginning to the end, the show moves paired with Phillips’ quite nicely. The even the ice princess was touched by unexplained. However, that was kind word from Calaf. with tension and hope, never losing expectation for Webb rose when he Liu’s character and strength. completely overshadowed by the After some useless convincing, the audience for a minute. sang Puccini’s signature aria, “Nes- By the time Fout finished “Tu rest of my experience. I’d encourage Calaf kisses Turandot, who feels However, the real expectation sun Dorma.” Although Webb was che di gel sei cinta,” I was already everybody to check out the show this herself falling uncontrollably in love, for the night was the singing. Lori no Pavarotti (as his voice was a bit all choked up.The overall experience month. Although the tickets are a bit exclaiming, “O! What is happening Phillips, in her debut with the Atlanta reserved), he sang the aria passion- at Cobb Energy was just stunning. pricey, you get every penny’s worth. to me!” And the couple lives happily Opera, sang the title role as the cruel ately and carefully, fully conveying The general atmosphere and the For more information, check out ever after. and beautiful Princess. Although Calaf’s propitious victory. friendliness of the ushers had me www.cobbenergycentre.com.

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