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Managing Editor Yuri Shimoda 6 23 Mer [email protected] & Be rie Film Editor 04 CULTURE COLLEGE CENTRAL Jessica Koslow [email protected] 04 CULTURE PAGES Cover Designer Sean Michael 06 FILM GREENBERG Ben Stiller teams up with Noah Editorial Interns Lynda Correa, Denise Guerra, Christine Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Hernandez, Marvin Vasquez 06 FILM HOT TUB TIME MACHINE Dive into the time-travel comedy. Contributing Writers Jonathan Bautts, Scott Bedno, Scott Bell, 07 FILM PROJECTIONS China Bialos, Erica Carter, Richard Castaneda, Joshua Chilton, Cesar Cruz, Nick Day, Natasha 08 FILM THE HARIMAYA BRIDGE Desianto, James Famera, Ximena Herschberg, Aaron Woolfolk’s Touching Directorial Zach Hines, Damon Huss, Becca Lett, Lucia, Ebony March, Angela Matano, Stephanie Debut Feature Nolasco, Samantha Ofole, Samantha Oltman, Brien Overly, Ariel Paredes, Sasha Perl-Raver, 08 FILM DVD DISH oin u Parimal M. Rohit, Melissa Russell, Mike J s! Sebastian, Doug Simpson, Jennifer Smith, 10 FILM SCREEN SHOTS Jessica Stern, Spence Stokell, David Tobin, Saturdays & Sundays Emmanuelle Troy, Mike Venezia, TJ Webber, 10 FILM REVIEWS Kevin Wierzbicki, Candice Winters 12 MUSIC REPORT April 10 Contributing Artists & Photographers 12 MUSIC SPRING CONCERT PREVIEW David Tobin thru 13 CULTURE GET UP, GET OUT May 23, 2010 ADVERTISING 14 MUSIC THE READY SET Sean Bello Jason Witzigreuter gets Bamboozled. [email protected]

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daily lectures and scheduled trips to the Hoi An area to says Thomas E. Cogswell, Ph.D., professor of the London Hanoi, as well as the former demilitarized zone (DMZ) program. UC RIVERSIDE where a series of goliath towers set the backdrop between Another interesting distinction to the curriculum is North and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Professor Cogswell’s assignments to enjoy and experience “It’s magnificent to learn about something in class London on your own, or with your fellow classmates, through SUMMER and then experience that time, place or culture firsthand,” various assignments and scavenger hunts to London’s most says Christopher Records, whose previous travel study to famous museums. Soon, you come to know London just like Vietnam involved learning the language, people and culture a regular Brit. SESSIONS 2010 by reading narratives by past authors while creating his own The last great destination offered by UCR is their “An unique travel narrative in the process. Encounter with Spain, Past & Present program,” which, Students stay in the city of Hue, where they can participate though you may need to be proficient in Spanish to qualify, TRAVEL STUDY in activities such as martial arts and cooking classes. offers a truly authentic discovery of a rich and influential Program instructor, Professor David A. Biggs explains, culture. “Hue also presents other opportunities for students to learn Past program participant Dorothy Beck explains, “It was by denise guerra about development through firsthand experience. Students the best trip of my life. I met some great souls, and I believe in the past have volunteered at orphanages and health anyone who has the chance to do this should!” Students Ask any college student who has par– clinics, learning firsthand about public and private efforts to can travel all throughout the country from Barcelona and ticipated in a travel study, and they will tell you it was one alleviate poverty.” Sevilla to Toledo and the Bourbons. After classes, students go of the most profound experiences of their lives. To live and On the other side of the world, a different experience on various group excursions to other cities outside Madrid, learn while exploring something outside the world you come awaits in the sprawling cultural metropolis of London including El Escorial, Segovia and La Granja, Ávila and from is extraordinarily enriching. Travel studies are not your where students are able to participate in a program titled, Salamanca. The opportunity for solo exploration is a must, typical vacations, and though these programs schedule time “Shakespeare’s World: Society, Religion, and Politics in including a legendary nightlife, the Rastro flea market and for leisure, it is the idea of learning through experience and England.” Here, London is your classroom where exploring various museums, movies and plays. exploration that makes the adventure more fulfilling. sights like the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Michelle Gould recalls her trip: “Having studied about UC Riverside’s Summer Travel Study provides students Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace. kings, queens and important authors of literature in Spain the opportunity of a lifetime. Whether chronicling the During the five-week stay, students read famous then visiting the forts, palaces and houses where they actually tumultuous beauty of Vietnam, studying Shakespeare at the Shakespearean works and then experience their theatrical lived was very complementary to what we were learning.” Globe Theatre or soaking in history and culture throughout production at the Globe Theatre. Participants in the past All three programs are offered for the 2010 Summer Spain, there is something to take away from each moment. have been engulfed by the productions, going so far as to Sessions and are open to all students for credit. Not only that, Get ready for a journey that extends beyond the plane ride, even getting some blood shed on them from the stage (it was the opportunity to explore and experience such rich cultural to meeting new friends and the freedom of knowing the washable). settings while enjoying lasting friendships will be the least of existence of worlds that no textbook can describe. “Without any question, you will never feel, hear and the memories you’ll cherish. One program titled, “Encountering Vietnam” includes smell as well as see better Shakespearean productions,” For more information, visit summertravel.ucr.edu.

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The Ask rapidly accelerating world in a twisted, cartoony style all his How much stuff do you (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) own. Tattoo guru Don Ed Hardy provides an introduction. have? I mean, think about The Ask, the new novel by Sam Lipsyte (Home Land) is Conceptual Realism is currently exhibiting at California it. Your books, your sheets, simultaneously one of the most insightful and funny books to State University Northridge through April 3. your cell phone, your pens – dissect modern life in some time. Grade: A all of it is stuff. Things that At the center of it is Milo Burke, a failed artist who now —Mike Sebastian had to be made from metals works attempting to land donations for a mediocre New York Conceptual Realism: In the Service of the Hypothetical is extracted from the ground university — that is, until he vents his frustration on a spoiled currently available. or synthetically made in a rich girl and is fired. chemical plant, then shipped Milo struggles with his crumbling marriage, raising Dogplay: The Canine Guide to Being Happy to a factory to be made and his son and spiritual ennui. Then suddenly the university (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) shipped again to a store to be needs him back when an old college friend turned Internet You’ve totally seen these books before. You know, the ones with bought and then to be used millionaire decides he might want to give a donation. the cute animals and inspirational/funny quotes. They already and thrown away. How much Chock full of nuggets of wisdom, observations on made one for cats, and now, the new addition will absolutely do you keep? Where does all modern life and surprising, laugh-out-loud lines, it will have make you go “OMG, puppies!” That’s right, the writers of the empty stuff go? you immediately seeking out Lipsyte’s entire oeuvre. It pulls the best-selling Cattitude have just released Dogplay. Are the All of these questions and more are brought up in The off the high-wire act of being heartbreaking and hilarious at quotes funny? Sure, I guess. But you don’t get these books for Story of Stuff, an expansion of the documentary of the same the same time. the quotes; it’s really more about the pictures. name by Annie Leonard. Here, she expounds upon the Grade: A With images collected from dedicated dog owners, each problems brought up in her movie, and a lot of it is really —Mike Sebastian picture is beautifully composed and full-size, but they’re all important and eye opening. The Ask is currently available. in black and white! Sure, that makes it look more artsy or From the extraction to the production to the distribution whatever, but I think you also loose some of the details and to consumption and disposal, each segment of a product’s life Conceptual Realism: In the Service of the the play of the color that you’d get otherwise. But then again, is less healthy than most people think. According to Leonard, Hypothetical PUPPIES! even that beacon of light recycling isn’t all it’s cracked up to (Fantagraphics) Dogplay is a great stress reliever when it comes to study be, but she does offer some hope for the future. Robert Williams, best known for his work as a member of time, just look at how happy all the dogs are and be jealous. The only issue with the book is really that there are only the Zap Comix movement of the ’60s, brings us his latest And I mean, really, who doesn’t love dogs? five chapters and each one is so information-dense that it’s collection of surreal genre-warping paintings in a beautiful Grade: A- sometimes a bit of a slog to get through it. But it’s important, 13 x 11 paperback. —Melissa Russell too. I mean, if something’s doesn’t give soon, we might all be Bearing the influence of everything from Salvador Dali Dogplay is currently available. royally screwed. to comic books to old Hollywood, much of his work has a Grade: B+ satirical bent, taking on overpopulation, the feedback loop of The Story of Stuff —Melissa Russell pop culture and technology and the ticking time bomb of a (Free Press) The Story of Stuff is currently available.

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Greenberg is the latest collaboration between director Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding) and his wife, GREENBERG actor-producer Jennifer Jason Leigh. The two teamed with Academy Award-winning producer Scott Rudin several years B en Stiller falls into the ago to bring Greenberg – a love letter to Los Angeles – to the big screen. Baumbach and Leigh conceptualized the story generation gap. and shot many of its scenes at notable places such as the Silver Lake Lounge and the world-famous Sunset Strip. “Since I grew up in Los Angeles, I see the city in a very

BY ebony march personal way, and I wanted to show Los Angeles the way Webb Wilson I grew up in it,” explains Leigh. “There’s a light in L.A. that is very different from the East Coast, and there’s an Greta Gerwig and Ben Stiller star in Greenberg. In February 2010, MTV president Van Toffler expansiveness. There is much that is ugly in L.A., but also announced to the world that his network was officially a kind of beauty in the ugliness. I love that there are still woven throughout the film. Much ado was made in the pre- abandoning its ties to Generation X in favor of catering to the sections of the Sunset Strip without high-rises. That you millenial years about Generation X. Now that everyone from more socially conscious and friendly millenial generation. can be at a farmers’ market surrounded by 1920s Craftsman that demographic has turned 30-something (and in some Toffler explained that the youth of today are much less jaded homes and then halfway down the street is a 99 Cents store. cases, 40-something), it’s the next generation calling the and anti-social than the slackers of MTV’s inception and The way the dust catches the light, how green it is, the beauty shots. heyday. This generation gap hilariously plays out in the new of the sky in winter.” In a surprisingly heartfelt and hilarious party scene, dark comedy, Greenberg. Stiller was instantly drawn to the material after seeing Stiller as Greenberg points out – with amazing clarity – Ben Stiller stars as Roger Greenberg, a 40-year-old male several of Baumbach’s other projects. When approached by the differences between himself and a group of college who was once a 1990s hipster in an up-and-coming indie rock the husband-wife duo, the actor-comedian jumped at the students with whom he’s been partying. In doing so, he has band. Nearly 20 years later, he has become a surly, clinically chance to work with them both. an epiphany about his own shortcomings as an adult, with depressed pain in the ass. While most of his contemporaries “I was a fan of The Squid and the Whale – the reality, the a particular focus on his relationship with Florence. In the are raising families, Greenberg spends his time writing angry tone and the emotion of it – and Margot at the Wedding and end, according to Baumbach, it’s what takes this comedy to letters to large corporations, bitching about mundane details Kicking and Screaming,” says Stiller. “Noah finds the humor the next level. lost on the general population. without going for laughs. So I was very excited to get this “Florence is willing to put up with a lot if she believes Greenberg’s arrival to Los Angeles comes when his brother script and then get to talk to him about it. When we got into in somebody, and she sees something in Greenberg – a takes the wife and kids on vacation to Vietnam, leaving Roger the process of working on the movie, I knew I was with a sweetness, a vulnerability. And she’s right. In the end, she’s in charge of the house. That’s when he meets the family’s filmmaker who had a really clear vision of what he wanted rewarded for sticking with him. And Greenberg is able to get assistant, Florence (Greta Gerwig). She’s a shy but amiable to do and a point of view – yet was also open to what’s going out of his own way for a moment. That they can find this 20-something who winds up falling for Greenberg, despite his on in the moment.” grace moment is a big deal for both of them.” myriad personality flaws and poor treatment of her. As for the generation gap, that’s a truly exciting thread Greenberg is currently in theaters.

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awaken, they do so not in 2010, but in 1986. Hot Tub Time Machine is a virtual who’s who of comedic HOT TUB TIME talent. The film stars John Cusack (2012, Say Anything…) as Adam – the steady fellow in the group. Craig Robinson (Pineapple Express, Miss March) shines in one of his more MACHINE notable and humorous featured roles in an ensemble as Nick. Clark Duke (Sex Drive and the forthcoming Kick-Ass) is Jacob H ollywood funny men go back and Rob Corddry rounds out the cast as Lou (The Heartbreak

Kid), the douchey friend who can’t seem to shake the ’80s Rob McEwann to the past. from his present-day life. And keeping the dream alive is a fantastic cameo by Crispin Glover (Alice in Wonderland), who Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, John Cusack and Rob Corddry not only appeared as George McFly in Back to the Future but in Hot Tub Time Machine BY ebony march also has a buzzworthy running gag in Hot Tub Time Machine. Duke, who has been slowly but surely building a name Hot Tub Time Machine bears the strong probability of for himself, first with a popular Web site co-created by friend being a wild success based on its pedigree. Plus, director Steve When Back to the Future released the– Michael Cera and recently in his television and onscreen roles, Pink is at the helm. Film buffs may remember his name as the actrically in the mid-1980s, it was a huge success. People has the hilarious task of portraying the nephew of Cusack’s screenwriter of Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity. He also loved the tale of good-natured but down on his luck Marty character. Not only does he wind up back in an era that is directed 2006’s Accepted (starring Justin Long and Jonah Hill). McFly utilizing a souped-up DeLorean to change events that totally foreign to him, but he has the added weirdness of doing With his knack for timing and his melding of sarcasm happened years before his birth. It was the feel-good story of so ... nine months before he was even born. and physical humor, Hot Tub Time Machine boasts a signature the decade. Twenty-five years later, the premise of time travel Duke notes that the film was indeed a time warp for him. humor that is sure to make it a cult classic. With time travel is still a favorite among Hollywood writers. However, it’s He feels that things are definitely much cooler now. being a virtually untouched subject for the past two decades, getting a slightly bawdy and completely hilarious makeover in “I think women look better now,” he says. “The clothes Pink plans on unleashing his take on the subject with a vice the new comedy Hot Tub Time Machine. and the hair were really unflattering. The tall waist thing does grip on moviegoers’ funny bones. So how does this time travel occur? Well, it seems that not look good on anyone.” Still, the greatest endorsement for the film and the era can Adam, a nice guy who has recently gotten dumped by his As for Robinson, he seemed to enjoy the wild fashions best be found in Cusack. This star of stage and screen rose to lady, falls into a life-threatening situation. Because of the brought back to life via the magical hot tub. Of course, fame during the ’80s and therefore is the best spokesman for circumstances surrounding the event, everyone assumes that his fixation with the ’80s may be rooted in his own past the decade. he’s tried to commit suicide. In order to cheer him up, Adam’s experiences. “Hot Tub Time Machine revives the era in every aspect,” besties collectively take him back to their favorite ski resort. “I really wanted a Jheri curl, and my parents wouldn’t let says Cusack. “In other words, be prepared to be shocked – it’s This is the place where they all had one of their best hangouts me get one,” admits Robinson. “A lot of my friends had ’em. I a true throwback to the political incorrectness of the time. It as friends. A little drinking ensues, some male bonding takes remember the day my cousin came over, and his curl was just can get pretty raunchy – but in an incredibly fun way.” place, followed by the obligatory passing out. When the guys glowing and glistening and dripping. Oh, it was fantastic!” Hot Tub Time Machine releases in theaters March 26.

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R AND GENERATION “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANS OF EVERY GENDER AND PROJECTIONS GENERATION WILL IDENTIFY WITH THIS.” IDENTIFY WITH THIS.” –A.O.–A.O. Scott,Scott, THETHE NEWNEW YORKYORK TIMESTIMES –A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES SINGIN’ IN THE FRAME “THIS IS AN ANTHEM TO THOSE YOUNG March 25-28 @ Aero Theatre WOMEN WHO WOULDN’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.” BY candice winters –Thelma–Thelma Adams,Adams, USUS WEEKLYWEEKLY B rought to you by the American Cinematheque, SINGIN’ IN THE Frame: A Gene Kelly Retrospective brings four consecutive days of double features. On Thursday, The Pirate (1948) and Brigadoon (1954) will be screened. The Pirate stars Kelly “SMART, SEXY, as a circus clown pining for a demure maiden (Judy Garland) who thinks he’s actually a pirate. In Brigadoon, Kelly discovers a magical village in this adaptation of Lerner and FEISTY, TOUGH.” Loewe’s Broadway hit. –Jan–Jan Wahl,Wahl, KRONKRON TV,TV, Friday sees An American in Paris, the 1951 Oscar Best Picture winner featuring SANSAN FRANCISCOFRANCISCO irresistible Kelly as a struggling painter in Paris, caught between the romantic aspirations of a wealthy patron (Nina Foch) and his true love (Leslie Caron). Right after, The Young “SEE IT!” Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) (1967) will be shown. It’s a love letter to –A.O.–A.O. ScottScott andand American musicals and romance. Catch Kelly in some of the most memorable moments Michael Phillips, in musical history. ATAT THETHE MOVIESMOVIES Spend March 27 at the theater because Singin’ in the Rain (1952) will be screened as the first part of this double feature. It was co-directed by Kelly, who also stars as silent movie idol Don Lockwood. If there is one Kelly movie to see, it’s this classic, which is as funny today as it was back in 1952. Summerstock (1950) is the second Saturday screening. Kelly stars along Garland again in this film about bringing the fever of the entertainment industry to a small farm. Finally, On the Town and Anchors Aweigh close the marathon Sunday. On the Town (1949) sees Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin as three sailors on leave in New York. They find romance and dance across the town on their big day off. You know Anchors Aweigh (1945) as the film in which Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse in a combination of live-action and animation. This film is another example of Kelly’s pristine choreography. Aero Theatre is located at 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. For more information, visit americancinematheque.com.

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Courtesy of Eleven Arts Courtesy of Eleven about a privileged white housewife who takes in Michael Oher, a homeless African-American boy. B en Guillory and Saki Takaoka in The Harimaya Bridge They learn from each other while Oher trains to become an All-American football player. A remake of Susanne Bier’s Danish film of the same, Brothers is an affecting drama about the collateral damage of war on everyday life. A U.S. soldier (Tobey Maguire) is taken THE HARIMAYA BRIDGE prisoner in Afghanistan and presumed dead. Back home, his brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) starts to build a life with his widow (Natalie Portman) and children. Maguire escapes and A Japanese Pastoral by an African-American makes it back home but is no longer the same man. Jim Sheridan (In America) directs some strong performances. Filmmaker Director Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) takes over the insanely popular Twilight franchise with the second installment, New Moon. But fear not, ladies, all the principals are back for the teen vampire romance, including the dreamy Robert Pattinson. Afterwards, BY nick day check out the documentary Twilight in Forks, which explores the real town that was the inspiration for Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novels. T ahe H riMAya Bridge tells the story of Daniel Holder (Ben Guillory). After his estranged son, Mickey (Victor Grant), is killed in a car accident, The Idiotbox: Jim Caviezel stars in the American update of the cult ’60s hit “The Daniel tasks himself with traveling to Japan so that he can collect the young man’s final Prisoner.” Caviezel is 6, a government agent who, after resigning his position, wakes up paintings. The film has already been released in Japan and is now coming to the United to find himself trapped in a creepily idyllic village where everyone is blissfully known by States. It is director and writer Aaron Woolfolk’s first feature film. Key to getting the film number. Ian McKellen is the demigod mayor 2. Gone are the brightly colored clothes, the financed and made was bringing Hollywood star Danny Glover onto the project, which village now resides in the middle of the desert (which actually makes a lot more sense). Woolfolk says happened through a fortunate series of events. Still, the original was very much of its time and many viewers will be hard to win over “I applied for a development grant through the Walt Disney Company,” Woolfolk with a slick, present-day remake. says, and adds, “It was a talent development grant, and to get that grant you had to apply The reigning king of hour-long dramas, “Mad Men,” returns to DVD for Season through a non-profit organization. I went to the Robey Theater Company, which was co- Three. Set in the early ’60s, the über-stylish show follows a New York City advertising founded by Danny Glover, and I got them to sponsor my application. I actually won the firm. A strong ensemble cast, sharp writing and impeccable production design make grant. So through that, I got to know Danny, he got to know my work – he liked my work it one of the best things on TV. The DVD also includes bonus features exploring the – he became very supportive. When it came time to make this film, of course, I wanted historical background behind this season. him to be in the cast, and he graciously agreed to executive produce it as well. He really Long-running family drama “7th Heaven” returns for its the Tenth Season. The helped us get the project going.” show remains something of an anomaly, a heartfelt examination and celebration of the The story found its inspiration in Woolfolk’s own travels. modern-day family. “It was very much inspired by my time in Japan,” says an enthusiastic Woolfolk. “I originally went to Japan on the JET program, an English-teaching program sponsored by The Vault: The Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, the Japanese government. A lot of young people from the U.S. have been doing that right Chuck Berry, James Brown and the Supremes are out of college. I spent a year, wanted to stay longer, but I got into graduate school and I just some of the legendary acts to perform in the had to leave. I’ve been back to Japan almost every year since I left the JET program. It was first rock concert film,The T.A.M.I. Show. Released in those trips back that I began to think that it might be interesting to combine my desire in 1964 and filmed at the Santa Monica Civic, the to have a film career with my interest in Japan. That’s when I began to think of the story film has since been difficult to see. The entire for The Harimaya Bridge. So, yes, that story was inspired by my time there. One of the historic show is finally available on DVD, with central characters, Mickey, is a JET.” bonus commentary by director Steve Binder. Mickey is also an artist, a detail that becomes a major catalyst for the story’s action. “I think in writing the script I was looking for a device that would help to bring the British Invasion: Perhaps the greatest living main character, Daniel, over to Japan,” Woolfolk says. “Something would compel him to practitioner of the British Mystery, Ruth Rendell go. You have a character that doesn’t want to go someplace, but something makes him go. (a.k.a. Barbara Vine) writes literate, character- I think because of my love of the arts – I like painting and I have a lot of friends who are driven potboilers. The massive 11-disc Ruth Rendell painters – I thought that would be a nice visual device that could be used.” Mysteries Collection contains 17 adaptations of her Mickey’s art becomes its own character as the film progresses, so of course, great care work and stars Colin Firth, Amanda Redman and was taken in the creation of the paintings. George Baker as recurring protagonist Inspector “The painter’s name is MaMi Kobayashi. She’s Japanese, she lives in Tokyo, and she’s Wexford. a very talented artist that was brought to my attention. She’s spent time in Los Angeles and she has a lot of fascination, not only with Japanese images but with images of African Made in Japan: Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone: This “rebuild” of the anime Americans. She’s done a lot of work showing images of African Americans. So, when I classic includes 266 visual and audio improvements, with an hour of bonus features. saw her work, I just thought she was perfect. A perfect fit. Mickey, of course, is someone The Straw Hats, modern day pirates are back in One Piece: Season Two, Sixth Voyage. who is African American who is painting images of Japan, and here was an artist who The original cast of “The Slayers” returns for the first time in over a decade for The understood both sides.” Slayers Revolution. “I went into the film wanting to make a movie that would play and be familiar to Also available: Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - Season Two, Part One a Japanese audience and to an American audience. I went into it wanting to kind of do something that walked this fine line between both audiences so that both would get Blu Notes: One of Wong Kar-Wai’s best films, Fallen Angels, comes to hi-def Blu-ray. something from it. 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is just a creature, so it’s all about the story and how you tell it. of conveniently changing everything. The same is true for Every vampire film needs a total complete badass character his adaptation of the most infamous vampire legend of all favorite in it, whether he/she is a vampire or not. time. The original Dracula starring Bela Lugosi was great, This is not intended to be a “best of all time” list. These but the story drastically departed from Stoker’s original text. are just my personal favorites. Starring Gary Oldman in the title role, Coppola’s vampire vampire epic kicks the ass of any other film about Dracula. Oldman The Lost Boys (1987): Directed by Joel Schumacher and gets two scoops of sugary badass for his performance. starring Kiefer Sutherland as the super badass leader of the films vampires, The Lost Boys takes the vampire myth and asks: Blade (1998): In this feature adaptation of the Marvel comic What if the group of bad kids whom your son was hanging book of the same name, the film stars Wesley Snipes as Blade, out with were vampires? Long before Twilight, these were the the ultimate vampire hunter. Part human, part vampire, BY zach hines teenage vampires who were kicking ass and taking names. Blade has all the strengths and abilities of the vampires but isn’t weakened by sunlight like they are, earning him the From Dusk Till Dawn (1996): Whenever I make a “best of” nickname “the daywalker.” Directed by Stephen Norrington, Vm a pires. There was a time when vampires list, Quentin Tarantino usually finds his way on there even the film follows Blade as he hunts down and kills vampires fascinated me. You know, back before vampirism was if he doesn’t belong on it. But on this list he does, with his like cockroaches. The only thing more badass than Blade is reduced to being an excuse to get uptight chicks to drop their script for, and his hilarious performance in, From Dusk Till his super-duper badass vampire killing weaponry. panties. The concept of vampires is as synonymous with Dawn. blood and gore as it is with its ingrained themes of seduction Directed by his buddy Robert Rodriguez, the film stars Interview with the Vampire (1994): By far my most favorite and temptation. George Clooney and Tarantino as two fugitive brothers who vampire film of all time is Interview with the Vampire, Vampires are the very embodiment of seduction and kidnap a family (played Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis and directed by Neil Jordan and written by Anne Rice, who temptation. They tempt and seduce with their promise of Ernest Liu), hijack their RV and escape over the border into adapted her own book. immortality, their debauchery, indulgent lifestyle and all Mexico. Once over the border, they go to a nearby bar that The film tells the story of Louis played by Brad Pitt, a around coolness. happens to be a vampire hive, and all hell breaks loose when man who is tempted into vampirism by Lestat, the most Not to mention the fact that a vampire’s method of the vamps try to feast on them. badass vampire of them all. After being seduced into the life, killing and/or turning a person is innately sexual in its The badass in this movie is definitely George Clooney, Louis struggles with the reality that in order to survive, he design. A vampire grabs you, plunges a phallic object into delivering what is most definitely the most badass must kill innocent people every day for food, a weakness that you (in a vamp’s case, his teeth) and roughly drains you performance of his career, courtesy of Tarantino. contrasts heavily with that of Lestat, whose thirst for killing of your strength (blood). I don’t know about you, but that matches his own thirst for blood. sounds a lot like me in the bedroom. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992): Francis Ford Coppola Tom Cruise’s performance as Lestat is, for me, the best So in honor of the vampire genre, I’ve listed my top five was quoted as saying that the reason he named his classic portrayal of a vampire, ever. Period. favorite vampire films. What I look for in a vampire film is gangster film Mario Puzo’s The Godfather was because he how the filmmakers put a spin on the mythology. A vampire wanted to adapt the book as genuinely as possible instead Send feedback to [email protected].

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Harmony and Me Scandinavian tribe located on Berk Island is almost entirely (Forlorn Penguin) occupied by dragon fighters because fire-breathing monsters There’s something special when, despite a small production viciously attack the residents regularly. value and limited funds for high quality video equipment, Leave it to Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), the skinny, klutzy, the resulting feature is still quite astounding. To retell the lanky, accident-prone son of tribal chief Stoick the Vast story of finding one’s self after heartbreak isn’t cliché when (Gerard Butler) to capture the most dangerous of dragons, told in a congenially funny, offbeat and quirky way. Harmony name it Toothless and uncover a stunning truth while and Me is a very natural way of showing us a character who creating the unlikeliest of alliances to prove everyone wrong is defined by the people around him, especially when the love about the true nature of the otherwise frightening creatures. of his life still “keeps on breaking his heart” long after she has An intriguing storyline, what ultimately stand out in moved on. How to Train Your Dragon are its mesmerizing visuals, brisk The film follows the tragedy of Harmony, whose life storytelling pace, solid thematic elements and adorable Justin Rice as Harmony in Harmony and Me after his relationship forces him to find ways of dealing with moments that will make audiences melt with affection. an already dreary life of inconsiderate brothers, a dying Grade: B constant surveillance and then, when she cannot be tamed, mother and a work life much like Office Space (except with —Parimal M. Rohit she is committed to an insane asylum, never to see her young pedophilia). His friends sincerely try their best to relieve How to Train Your Dragon releases in theaters March 26. son or her freedom again. Her son, abducted, raised among his pain using homeopathic remedies and some serious strangers and stripped of his rightful name is eventually existential questions (like, “Wasn’t she way out of our Vincere confined to an asylum himself. Both are tortured and, league?”), but it is ultimately Harmony’s need to express (IFC) ultimately, perish in captivity. himself in song that gives the film its redeeming quality. Marco Bellocchio’s powerhouse filmVincere sheds light on a The film itself is as brooding and dark as the plotline, Our lowly protagonist (Justin Rice of indie band Bishop little known subplot in the Benito Mussolini saga: that of his rife with stylized visuals and archival footage, which mirror Allen) is the sad pathetic music master in search of a melody. betrayed first wife and first-born son. Giovanna Mezzogiorno Mussolini’s own exploitation of the visual medium to arouse It’s smart, quirky and funny watching such a sad man sing. portrays Ida Dalser, who wed the young Mussolini (Filippo the support of his people. Vincere’s major flaw lies in the Grade: A Timi) when he was still a rising star on the political scene. stark visual contrast between Timi and the elder Duce shown —Denise Guerra Dalser gave birth to Benito Albino Mussolini, who was in the newsreels. That they are one and the same simply Harmony and Me releases in select theaters March 26. officially recognized by the future leader as his offspring. isn’t believable. Flaws aside, Vincere is a fast-paced and eye- Mussolini would later have the records altered to disprove opening political thriller that doesn’t let up for a moment. How to Train Your Dragon Dalser’s claims. Mezzogiorno is mesmerizing, and Timi, although perhaps ill (DreamWorks) Little did Dalser know of Mussolini’s other life and cast, nonetheless provides a remarkable performance as well An entire Scandinavian village has been under attack by flying his first lover, Rachele Guidi, with whom he already had a in two roles, the elder Mussolini and his son, Benito Albino. dragons – and these dragons do more than puff or breathe daughter. When Dalser becomes aware of his subsequent Grade: B+ fire. They are pillaging the villagers for their livestock and marriage, a firestorm of pride and indignation is aroused —Natasha Desianto food supply. For about 300 years, the citizens of a mythical in her, which leads Mussolini to silence her first under Vincere releases in select theaters March 26.

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MUSICSPECIALFEATURES MUSICREPORT SPRING CONCERTS BY kevin wieRzbicki Never Shout Never by brien overly You may know that 18-year-old Christofer Drew performs under the stage name Never Jamie Cullum Shout Never and that the up-and-comer March 25 @ Avalon took last year’s “Breaking Woodie” award for Arguably the most likeable pianist listed here (sorry, Thom), the English jazz-pop singer’s breakthrough artist of the year in MTVu’s soulful crooning emotes far beyond his 30 years of age. Able to modernize a genre that Woodie Awards competition. But did you would sound trite and dusty in the hands of any lesser musician, Cullum might be the know that the natty Drew also was voted only musician to successfully have jazz-ified both Radiohead and Rihanna tracks for his “Best Dressed” during the live blogging for albums. That, people, is real talent. the event? Drew will perform songs from the latest

She & Him Never Shout Never effort, What is Love?, and snakebit photography March 25 @ El Rey and April 15 @ The Glass House no doubt wear something stunning when The most charming male-female duo on this list, vocalist Zooey Deschanel and vocalist/ he appears March 30 at the House of Blues guitarist M. Ward aren’t so much traditional charming as they are … quirky charming. Sunset Strip. N ever Shout Never’s Christofer Drew Like, charming the way Wes Anderson films and Feist music videos are charming. Which is the good kind of charming, just so we’re clear. Akon and IMSTA Launch Song Competition Aspiring songwriters and performers already know that Akon’s HITLAB is the place to Metric go on the Web to test out the hit potential of a new song. Now the site has teamed with March 26 @ The Palladium the non-profit International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) to launch a song All too often we talk about girl-fronted rock bands, kicking and jumping around on stage competition where the winner has a chance to sign a recording contract with a major as they belt out power ballads, maybe it’s time we checked out other options. More of the label. indie variety than the aforementioned girl-fronted bands, Metric is just as infectiously The winner also gets to perform live before Akon and other music industry catchy, but you don’t have to deal with 16-year-olds with attitudes at their shows. heavyweights at this summer’s HITLAB Showcase. The competition ends May 31; find details on how to upload an entry at imsta.org. Jay-Z March 26 @ Staples Center Courtney Love Reforms Hole While brushing up on Jay-Z’s goings-on to write this section, I got distracted by the video Courtney Love, who lays bare her soul in the cover story of the current (March) issue for “On to the Next One.” And I can’t stop watching. It may or may not have stolen my soul of Spin Magazine, has announced the reformation of her band Hole. The reconstituted like Japanese horror film adaptations, but it’s just … so good … almost … hypnotizing … band features guitarist Micko Larkin (ex-member of British group Larrikin Love), bassist Shawn Dailey of Rock Kills Kid and drummer Stuart Fisher. Paper Route There’s new music coming too; Mercury is about to release Nobody’s Daughter, the April 7 @ Fox Theatre and April 9 @ Club Nokia first Hole record since 1998’sCelebrity Skin. Nobody’s Daughter drops on April 27, but the My favorite new band discovery of 2009 – which is saying a lot in a very not ironic way. album’s first single, “Skinny Little Bitch,” is available digitally now. Hole will be touring to Any melodic rock band who can open for Paramore while sounding grown up, and dare support the album but dates have not yet been announced. I say, even artsy, forever has my respect. Cypress Hill Rise Up Dillinger Escape Plan Cypress Hill has finished their new album with a little help from their friends. April 13 @ The Glass House Rise Up, the band’s first album of new material in six years, features a long list of guest Want to know what the soundtrack to the post-apocalyptic future sounds like and looks performers including Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Street Sweeper Social like on stage? These are your dudes. Club,) Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda, Marc Anthony, rapper Pitbull, Everlast, Young De, Evidence, the Alchemist, Cheech & Chong and System of a Down singer/guitarist Coachella Daron Malakian. April 16-18 @ Empire Polo Field Cypress Hill was the first act to be signed by Snoop Dogg to the revived Priority Half the artists mentioned elsewhere in this guide are playing Coachella this year, so if you Records, and Rise Up, dropping on April 6, is the first new product from the imprint. really want to economize on your time, take the weekend off and get the abridged editions of these bands’ sets. Although, spending three days straight with Julian Casablancas, Dead Deluxe Damnation for Testament Weather, Faith No More, Fever Ray, Grizzly Bear, Hockey, Major Lazer, MGMT, Miike Nuclear Blast Records has released a “deluxe tour edition” of Testament’s comeback Snow, Muse, P.O.S., Ra Ra Riot, Steel Train and Frank Turner is time well spent. record, The Formation of Damnation. The package features the original CD wrapped in a flip-cover slipcase that holds a second disc: an enhanced CD featuring live (audio and Thom Yorke video) versions of “The New Order,” “Practice What You Preach” and “Souls of Black” April 17 @ Santa Barbara Bowl that were recorded at Alcatraz Penitentiary in 2008 for MTV’s 52 Bands series. Come on, it’s Thom Yorke. As if you could even try to be disappointed at a show like this. Also included is the “More Than Meets the Eye” music video. Testament is currently on tour with Megadeth and Exodus, and they’ll be playing the Hollywood Palladium on Thrice March 31. May 6 @ Ventura Theatre It’s only been a few months since we saw the Thrice boys last, but it’s still far too long to The Nadas Open Their Almanac go without a Thrice show for sustenance. Playboy Magazine has proclaimed the Des Moines, Iowa-based folk rock band the Nadas the “Best College Band You’ve Never Heard Of,” and now you have a couple Alexisonfire of opportunities to remedy that situation. The band spent all of 2009 recording and May 8 @ Chain Reaction and May 9 @ The Troubadour releasing one song a month, and those 12 tunes have just been compiled for the new Ah, my favorite group of Canadian rockers is finally hitting the road again. They’re album Almanac, the group’s seventh overall. actually really good, despite their country of origin. No, seriously. For as much thrashing The long-running band actually started 16 years ago as a way for members to pass the and shredding as they can bring to a stage, you’d swear they were really O.C. bred. time between college classes, and there’s been no looking back ever since. You can pass a little time with the Nadas on March 25 when the band brings their show to the Mint. Drake May 13 @ Club Nokia The Wedding Present’s Bizarro Turns 21 Wait, Drake’s Canadian too? Not to suggest that Drake isn’t awesome, it just boggles the Once dubbed the “British Pixies,” English band the Wedding Present is celebrating the mind to explain how one becomes “street” while living in Ontario. But what do I know? 21st anniversary of the release of their beloved Bizarro album with a tour that features the Regardless of where Drake picked up his street cred, the dude performs with a whole lot album being played live in its entirety. Hear “Brassneck,” “Kennedy” and everything else of stage cred. from Bizarro when David Gedge brings his band to the Troubadour on April 2.

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Learn to dance many styles at the Music Center’s A Taste of Dance + Fitness. A TASTE OF DANCE + FITNESS March 27 @ Music Center Plaza by dov rudnick

H aow m ny times have you said to yourself, “One of these days, I’m gonna learn to dance salsa,” or samba, or meringue, or hip-hop, or any number of dance styles … but you put it off, instead coming up with some – any – excuse, like that you don’t have enough time or money. Ya basta! Toss all of your excuses to the side. A Taste of Dance arrives again this year at the Music Center Plaza and demands that you proceed to the dance floor. The event sets up shop throughout the plaza, including between the Mark Taper Forum and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the sprawling courtyard around the fountain. Some five or six dance floors are installed, and classes are provided at the ridiculously low price of $1 per 20-minute interval. You might ask, how can such a thing happen? It’s all made possible by the Music Center. So indulge … put aside all the well-worn excuses and get your tickets to groove. Here’s how it works: The ticket counter opens at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, and you can buy a ticket in the form of sticker (Why not call it a “sticket?”) for the class you want to take and the time. Classes generally last about 20 minutes and begin anew every half hour, beginning at 11:30 a.m. and continuing until 3:30 p.m. At 11 a.m. a free half-hour warm-up is offered, and at 3:30 p.m. take advantage of the 45-minute closing dance, Bollywood Blast, which is also free. The individual classes are limited, which is a good thing because it can get crowded. In recent years the secret has leaked out, and now classes tend to fill up. It is definitely a good idea to arrive early. The best thing about A Taste of Dance is the warm, friendly vibe that pervades the atmosphere. It is simply impossible to be in a bad mood after spending a little time among the spirited booty shakers who migrate to this event twice a year. People of all ages, from grannies to grandkids, fill the ranks of enthusiastic dancers. It is always surprising to observe the dancing ability of folks you might never imagine could get down. In the past, the dance forms have been as varied as the Charleston to krumping to Country Western, but this year a theme is presented: fitness. All the dance forms are geared to getting your sweat on. The morning session – from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – consists of Cardio Samba, Jazzercise, Hip Hop Aerobics, Hula Workout and the latest craze, Zumba. The afternoon session – from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. ­– includes Bellydance Burn, Salsa Workout, Pure Barre, Step Dance Aerobics and (I can only imagine) Cardio Ballroom. The day concludes with a group class involving any and all dancers present called Bollywood Blast. What is guaranteed is that the entire event itself will be a blast. How could it not be? You have sun, music and hundreds of beautiful people getting down and feeling good. No experience is necessary but dress in comfortable clothes/shoes. Also, some classes may be danced barefoot. And it’s cash only, so have your dollar bills handy.

Music Center Plaza is located at 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. For more information, visit musiccenter.org.

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Witzigreuter has an ace up his sleeve, though. He actually has some musical integrity. THE READY SET Crazy concept, huh? But then, Witzigreuter did grow up in punk rock’s not-so-distant past, so it shouldn’t be a G ood to Go surprise that the do-it-yourself mentality rubbed off on him along the way. “My big inspiration band is Copeland, but the bands that BY Brien OVERLY stuck with me the most when I was younger were the ones I saw at punk shows, bands like Rise Against and Alkaline Trio,” says Witzigreuter. “The kind of energy at those kinds of La dies and gentleman, prepare to feel shows is what made me want to have a super crazy live show. inadequate. At 11 years old, a young Jordan Witzigreuter I try to put on what I want to see, and a lot of it is from that.” learned how to play drums and a year later discovered punk Though his infectious, sing-along pop choruses are a rock. Nine years after that, Witzigreuter isn’t old enough to bit of a far cry from the sandpaper howls of Tim McIlrath, get a drink in the venues he plays in, but he’s signed to a label, Witzigreuter believes it’s the meaning and intent that matter writing and performing all his own music, playing major most, rather than the execution. The Ready Set’s Jordan Witzigreuter festivals and selling out club shows in the up-and-coming “A good show is a good show. It can translate,” he says. emo-pop scene. And he is not owned body and soul by the His translation seeming to find some resonance with see how people react to it in a live setting,” Witzigreuter says. Walt Disney Company, despite those achievements. listeners, Witzigreuter is admittedly stoked to currently be Just because Witzigreuter is a young guy doesn’t mean he Now what have you done with your life? Exactly. playing in larger venues and for larger crowds. isn’t self-aware, though. He knows his music and the genre “I started playing in bands through middle school and “It’s a lot less stressful than playing to small crowds,” he’s a part of aren’t for everybody. But he’ll make it worth high school, then when I was 17, I started writing songs on he says. “When you play to 15 people, they’re watching it for the people it is for. His creative ethic wouldn’t have it my own and turned it into a side project,” says Witzigreuter everything you do. When you play to like, 800 people, it’s any other way. of what would soon become the Ready Set. “Eventually it a big party because everyone’s having fun. With big crowds, “Just have fun and make what you care about the only built itself up and made its way to become my main priority.” it’s a lot easier to get the crowd participation going, because thing that matters, and don’t worry what other people are Playing everything from both East and West Coast having people there that already know the songs will get going to think about it,” he says. “That’s the one big thing for editions of this year’s Bamboozle festival to South By other kids stoked, like a chain reaction.” me, just doing what I wanted to do. That’s how this all got Southwest, and every small and intimate club between them As for what audiences can expect when they come to see started. I wanted to write music the only way I really knew all, Witzigreuter has been making quite a name for himself him live, Witzigreuter says, “A lot of energy, lots of lights, just how. Just do what you want to do and put your heart into it.” lately. Certainly a feat, given that any other guitar and synth- a good time. A big party.” Nothing more punk rock than that, right? toting singer-songwriter might be lost to obscurity amid the Ironically, not so far off from the descriptive words that growing numbers of bands fusing pop, punk and electronic come to mind while listening to his recorded material. The Ready Set will perform March 28 at Bamboozle Left. For music these days. “That’s the best part, being able to write something and more information, visit myspace.com/thereadyset.

UC Riverside COMEDY Tig Notaro Summer Spain March 13 @ Largo at the Coronet Are you one of those Angelenos Travel Vietnam who fancy yourself a frustrated New Yorker at heart? England I know, I know, Los Angeles is Study the city everyone loves to hate. But I challenge all of you haters Program to enjoy an evening at Largo and

find your inner “I love L.A.” child. Michael Haaseth/Courtesy NBC/MCT I had the privilege of seeing Tig Notaro with the cast of “Parks and Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari, Amy Poehler, Rashida Recreation” at the venue and found Jones and Nick Offerman of “Parks and Recreation” myself feeling like a guest at the world’s coolest party. Known for her work on “The Sarah Silverman Program,” Notaro is a comedian with her own special brand of deadpan. In typical Largo fashion, Sarah Silverman just happened to be on hand to introduce Start planning your summer now! Notaro’s set and got in a few chuckles of her own. “Park and Rec”’s affable Nick Offerman sang a couple of hilarious songs about romance and religion that managed to be both Challenge your senses and open your imagination sweet and strange. Fellow castmates Aziz Ansari and Retta followed Offerman with while you explore exotic Vietnam, discover the some stand-up of their own, and I had a whole new appreciation for them as actors and as comedians – their stand-up material revealing the person behind their indelible far-reaching influences ofSpain ’s Past and characters. Present, or spend five weeks walking in After the individual hijinks ended, Notaro played the role of interviewer, with the Shakespeare’s World in England. underrated and hysterical Amy Poehler and the uber-funny Aubrey Plaza joining Ansari, Offerman and Retta for a round of non sequitur-stream-of-consciousness-riffing. They even took some questions from the audience, which resulted in a possible date for Plaza July 26 to August 28, 2010 and a doppelganger for Ansari. All in all an evening to remember and make me wonder why I don’t go to Largo every www.summertravel.ucr.edu night. —Angela Matano Largo at the Coronet is located at 366 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, visit largo-la.com.

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D um Dum Girls release their debut album, I Will Be, March 30 through Sub Pop. SPRING MUSIC GUIDE BY china bialos

S wedish party band Love is All releaseD Two Thousand and Ten Injuries on Polyvinyl, this week. They’ll also be at the Echo on April 18, and are not (not!) to be missed. Yesterday was also the first of two spring dates seeing fresh, collector- friendly releases by Swiss post-punk girl group LiLiPUT (Kleenex, prior to 1980). Live Recordings, TV-Clips and Roadmovie (Kill Rock Stars) is a CD/DVD set featuring previously unreleased tracks, video footage and super-8 tour footage from 1982; the CD boasts a 24-track listing comprised of two concerts, Kleenex live in Biel in 1979, and LiLiPUT live in Zurich in 1983. This release precedes a four-LP box set (Kill Rock Stars, May 18) by the band,. Also being dusted off is the 1971 record What a Beautiful Place, by British singer Catherine Howe; originally released by Reflection Records and then left to rest in obscurity after the label’s demise, the record is now being re-released by the Numero Group, a year after her most recent, Lucy Snowe. A peaceful contrast to a long- awaited – supposing no one’s given up! – sophomore record from psych-rockers Serena- Maneesh, whose S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor (4AD) released as well. March 30 brings the Sub Pop debut from Dum Dum Girls, I Will Be. This new band of Kristin Gundred, former drummer and vocalist for Grand Ole Party, is somewhat of a hybrid of the Phil Spector fandom that could be found not long ago with Glasvegas and the lo-fi ’90s influence in the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. But it’s a huge turnaround from her work with Grand Ole Party. On April 6, post-rockers Red Sparowes, another group out of Los Angeles, release The Fear is Excrutiating, but Therein Lies the Answer (Sargent House) – rather appropriate for the genre, no? See Explosions in the Sky. Head to the Echoplex on May 8 to see them play alongside Fang Island. For something a bit less lush, pick up a remastered version of Elliott Smith’s 4-track solo debut, Roman Candle (Kill Rock Stars), a personal favorite in the career of the late singer-songwriter. Or, there’s Jakob Dylan’s sophomore solo effort, Women and County (Columbia), produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring vocals from Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. Also out is a four-way split among Ty Segall, CoCoComa, White Wires and Charlie & the Moonhearts (Trouble in Mind). Every season appears to see a new release of some sort from Scottish noise-bastards the Twilight Sad; they’re quite fantastic, however, so it’s with no hesitation that I recommend their dreary “The Room” 7-inch (FatCat), a new single off last year’s Forget the Night Ahead, out April 12 (rescheduled from March 29). Sadly, bass player Craig Orzel left the group last month (perhaps to pursue electronic side project Orzelda?), but the Twilight Sad remain set to support Mono on tour this spring, stopping at the El Rey on May 7. Look to April 13 for Steal Your Face (Thrill Jockey), the newest from Black Eyes spinoff (and frequenters of the Smell) Mi Ami. One week later is Neu! knockoff Caribou, whose Swim (Merge) comes out the same day as a new release from the rather aged former 13th Floor Elevator Roky Erickson (True Love Cast Out All Evil, Anti-). And of course, worth a mention is a split 7-inch from the Thermals and the Cribs (Kill Rock Stars), which should, if all character is intact, be at once poppy and punky and the tiniest bit sloppy. April 27 brings – finally! – the first release in several years by Frog Eyes, fronted by a rather Tigger-esque Carey Mercer. Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph is the band’s debut for Dead Oceans. May 4, expect I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone), the newest from bloody good soul singer Sharon Jones and her brass band the Dap Kings. Also keep a lookout for Cosmogramma (Warp), from Flying Lotus; the record briefly features Thom Yorke and, rather conveniently, Flying Lotus will be opening for Yorke’s supergroup, Atoms for Peace, this spring. No Los Angeles dates as of press time, but they will be stopping at the Santa Barbara Bowl on April 17. Rumored for spring release are new records from former Gris Gris/Mirrors frontman and guitar virtuoso Greg Ashley, whose third solo LP will likely be out on Birdman. And the Psychic Paramount, whose excellent and deafening Gamelan into the Mink Supernatural is now five years into the past, and whose sophomore record II has been in the works since 2008 and delayed from last year by No Quarter Records. Live appearances are respectively scheduled only in San Francisco and Europe, sadly.

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regiment of one month on the road and one month off, this act has made touring a primary weapon of its success. HE GOES BY “Henry Rollins would say all ya need is good distribution. You’ve got the fans, keep doin’ what you’re doin’. And he was right. Finally we are cutting out the middleman. This HANK record comin’ up is my last for Curb Records,” Hank starts to talk about his excitement of finally doing things on his terms. “I produce all my own albums. I have a friend do some BYADT D VI OBIN protocols and that’s it. I’ve had to deal with a record label taking all the cash for my work. I never sold my CD at any shows because of that. The only money I made off the album T he start to the spring concert season is comes from the 500 bootleg ones we made!” here, the festivals are gearing up and Hank III is hitting the With the release of Rebel Within May 25, Hank will

Sunset Strip for his annual show. Almost every year for the complete his obligation to Curb Records and be done with Tobin David past 10, Hank Williams the Third has been playing the Roxy his contract. So, did he just throw some stuff on the CD to Theatre on Sunset. get it done? Hank III returns to perform at the Roxy March 26. “Every time we play the Roxy, the audience is taken “Naw, there’s some country, some of the hillbilly stuff, care of. It’s intimate and they take care of the kids. It’s the ya know, but then some other acoustic things I put on there to being real. Thank God for Internet radio,” he says. camaraderie. Someone falls in the pit, they get picked up,” that are different than anything I’ve done before. It might All sold-out shows aside, there’s still an injustice states Hank. “We could play any of those other places, but surprise a few people,” he says. plaguing Hank. His grandfather isn’t honored in the Grand the energy is better in that room. That’s the big reason why Getting back to the live show, Hank explains the method Ole Opry, but they hang photos of him and even have an the venue is important. The Roxy is great to us and our fans.” behind his madness: “I put on the longest show for the impersonator greeting guests as they arrive. So, Hank wrote “That’s one of the things that’s getting tougher out cheapest price. Always tried to do it for the fans. Someone a song, appropriately titled “The Grand Ole Opry Ain’t So there,” adds Hank. “The venues won’t let the audience enjoy like me, country music is for the hard workers. It’s their Grand Anymore.” the show. Too many guards telling everyone what they can’t escape, a chance to get away and let loose on the weekend. I “Their argument as to why they won’t reinstate Hank do. I try to meet with the security staff before the show to sing about drinkin’ and smoking, and all that. People don’t Senior is because he is dead. They are trying to use that as a make sure that the fans have a good time. Sure, someone want to be brought down.” loophole, and if that’s the case they need to do something else throws a fist, tell them to cool it, but if you’re letting off steam With his own style of music and deep roots in making and show some respect. When you walk around Nashville, movin’ around, well, that’s what it’s about.” country music the choice of rebels all over the world, he does he’s everywhere. So, right now I’m just callin’ them out and That kind of mentality is why this show sold out the keep up on the underground. talking some shit,” shares Hank. second it went on sale months ago. When you take an artist “I’m into Wayne the Train Hancock, Dale Watson. These like Hank III and put him in a venue that knows how to have are the ones keeping it real. I hear how poppy and auto-tuned Rebel Within releases May 25. Hank III will perform March 26 a good time, you get one hell of a show. Still working at his all the stuff is these days. It’s so over produced, not even close at the Roxy. For more information, visit hank3.com.

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musical artist? twice.), people are still finding ways to link the videos to Here I chronicle the six strategies to iamamiwhoami’s Christina’s “rebirth.” IAMAMIWHOAMI triumph in creating Internet drones to spread her/his/its 4) The Fans: I admit, I am fully invested in this mystery. message. Logging on to message boards, news feeds, blogs, anything 1) Puzzles! You would think that the Dharma Initiative that will give me some new information. I was first infected REDUX would be behind this thing, or maybe Dan Brown, but the by this video virus by a friend who was equally as curious, amount of clues and pieces to these videos extend beyond and from there, I have been engulfed in the madness. Not only what you watch. me, but the thousands of others who are also doing the same BY denise guerrA Each video is titled by a series of numbers that fans have thing. This is smart because it’s cheap; all iamamiwhoami did quickly deciphered using letter-number substitution. At the was e-mail popular music blogs. When these musical buglers end of the first six videos an animal would appear, including sounded their horn, readers all over started re-blogging, THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AND I ARE ACTING LIKE a corresponding code sent to an MTV blogger asking fans tweeting and linking like crazy. cyber detectives on crack, logging in constantly to the newest to piece them together. Some have offered some very smart 5) Aesthetics: This viral campaign wouldn’t work if the updates of who is behind the single best Internet marketing analysis, but no one has cracked the code. author used a flip cam in their backyard. These are some campaign I have ever seen – the mysterious enigma known as 2) Ancient Myths, Supernatural Stories: The videos have high quality, very beautiful art pieces that can be studied in iamamiwhoami. suggested clues relating to the plant species Mandragora, the way of a cinematic auteur. Also, the music is atmospheric Since December, short one-minute videos have been which in itself is tied to mythical stories of growing from and technically innovative. In the end, with the entire enigma circling the blogosphere featuring a blonde-haired woman the semen of hanged men (wow!). There are also six of wrapped in this conundrum, it is the music and visual appeal masked either by black paint, digitally skewed or most recently everything including cakes, graves, strawberries and kittens of the videos that first caught my eye. It has the avant-garde covered in some sort of masking tape thingy. littered around these videos. The play on folklore makes look of Lady Gaga but darker and creepier. That’s why Trent There have been seven videos thus far on iamamiwhoami’s iamamiwhoami out of this world; we forget that this is the Reznor, and of course Lady Gaga, have been popular guesses. YouTube channel where thousands of people have left their brainchild of a couple of people in suits laughing at us. Rather 6) The Waiting: It takes roughly one to two weeks for each comments and reasoning to who or what can be responsible it tickles our fancy to believe that this artist represents some video to appear, ample time for people to come together in the for this amazingly complex and beautiful enigma. mysterious ties to the underworld. Internet watering hole to decipher each frame of the video and There is so much going on with this mystery, including 3) She totally looks like... Hurry, think of a blonde female why they believe it is still Aguilera. Another reason why the but not limited to: a disturbing package sent to MTV, cryptic singer. Now take those singers and cover them in black body waiting game works is that it allows our imagination to go out codes, ancient plants … the list goes on. When the first video paint. For every person you can imagine, someone in the of control; the less you give someone the more questioning aired, it was less than a minute long, and since then the blogosphere has linked them to iamamiwhoami. Screenshots and thinking they do to figure it out. response has grown exponentially with each posted YouTube of the naked forest nymph have been painstakingly scrutinized, Plus, iamamiwhoami has given us plenty of clues to think clip. desaturated, zoomed in. Dude, her tooth matches Christina about. Collectively the most successful part of this campaign is How did we get to this point that a bunch of suits at a Aguilera’s, no wait it’s Lykki Li’s front tooth that tilts at that the fact that it has brought the world closer together, panting marketing firm has found a way to rely on word of mouth angle. Even after reps vehemently deny their artist’s relation with anticipation. It’s like dangling candy in front of us and to create buzz and excitement to the birth (or rebirth) of a to the campaign (Aguilera’s reps have sent out a statement then taking it away.

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The Greatcoats 43-minute long song with a tempo that occasionally speeds Give Graham Jones, Self-titled up. On the up side, the band’s lyrics are two thumbs way up. Jeffrey Innes and Brandon (Self-released) Grade: C Scott a set of instruments The genre of country is like going to Mars for L.A. natives, —Christine Hernandez and they’ll run with them but the Greatcoats help us reminisce of a simpler, mellower Knowledge Machine is currently available. and take them down a lifestyle. Lead singer David Tenczar employs a group of long drive down the lone vocalists to sing of romancing a “vision of life you never Transmit Now interstate highway. Their thought you’d see” in tracks like “Come Up and See.” It’s a Downtown Merry-Go-Round self-titled debut album is mixture of blues, rock and a hint of guitar twang that imagines (Silent Majority Group) a product influenced by a modern romance blooming at a country hoedown. Transmit Now descends from the coattails established by 1960’s rock harmonies, My favorites include “Stop” and “The One in the Sun,” for alternative rock bands of old: Ataris, Atreyu, Augustana … the which gives it the ex– its unique instrumentation. It’s peculiar, though, that some list goes on. Their LP, Downtown Merry-Go-Round, straddles perimental and organic songs stay memorably pleasant while others make you wince elements of hard rock and power ballads capable of appealing sound all throughout. at the sound of the singing. During some of the tracks, the to either commercial or underground audiences. When writing new material for their album, the Canadian low, dry monotony of Tenczar’s voice just doesn’t tune well. It packs the power of amply harmonious guitar melodies band camped out in a van where they got in tune with nature, The self-titled album is a first for the Greatcoats and is and crescendoing drum beats over the dominant voice of a which is reflected in songs such as “Wind Blows” and “Trivial creative in its collaboration of singers and cutesy lyrics. All it male lead singer typical of the genre (Maybe he might be cute, Fires.” needs is some fine-tuning. too!). Nothing we haven’t seen before of course, but ever still The trio keeps it simple: simple hooks, simple lyrics and Grade: B- refreshing in their take of heartbreak and unrequited longing. very simple-toned vocals. Their music has been compared to —Denise Guerra Their second track “Posterboys” holds its own for the Band, the Byrds, Grizzly Bear and Crosby, Stills, Nash & The Greatcoats is currently available. reminiscing long gone summer days and their piece “Pick Young (CSNY). Their easy listening rock music album is not up the Phone” becomes a power ballad of converse sneakers one that falls under the must-listen-to-before-you-die list. Static of the Gods in full spasm with its clever and cutesy lyrics. Particularly The low sound quality gives it a home-recorded feel Knowledge Machine enjoyable is the band’s versatility initialing elements of auto- and at times it seems like this band would be better off with (DelVerano) tune manipulation and über-catchy guitar rhythms suitable to only instrumental tracks. However, some of their more If a short film were music, it’d be Boston’s Static of the Gods’ head-bopping at the El Rey. creative songs like “Brides Song” and “Babies Don’t Like Blue indie, electro-pop album, Knowledge Machine. Its dreamy, Grade: A- Anymore” deserve credit for their refreshing, catchy, visual trance-like sound gives off that film vibe. The enchanting —Denise Guerra lyrics. Avoid falling asleep behind the wheel, keep this vocally melodies and soothing, vulnerable vocals have potential to Downtown Merry-Go-Round is currently available. monotone album for short drives and solo walks down the transport you to another world of sulky love songs, satisfying promenade. meals and glacial lands. Yukon Blonde Grade: C Their interesting sound is quite captivating, but as the last Self-titled —Christine Hernandez track rolls around, it’s as though you’ve been listening to a (Bumstead) Yukon Blonde is currently available.

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big thing or just a next good thing, there is a Nintendo DS If you are more interested title you should check out. Technology-savvy musicians in listening to your personal SOUNDS LIKE and music-inspired gamers may have already heard of the favorites than designing your original “Korg DS-10 Synthesizer,” but XSEED has the next own, you can still add your great thing. The “Korg DS-10 Synthesizer Plus” takes the own personal style to the YOU original program to all new levels, but like the original, this musical experience. iFrogz is is no game. already known for creating D o you like sounds? In case you missed the original, this unique synthesizer music-friendly accessories, program can be used to create unique jams in a professional but their latest headphone audio editing environment. Admittedly, when you first line – the “EarPollution BYst cot bell launch the program, you will probably be overwhelmed and CS40” Comfort Series – perhaps a bit scared by how straightforward and not user- mixes the designer’s love of iFrogz’s CS40 headphones friendly the interface looks. personalization with one of I f the widespread popularity of the Internet Despite the fact that this is on the Nintendo DS – a the most comfortable sets of headphones on the market. has done anything other than introduce the greater system often criticized like its Nintendo brethren for being When you first look at the flat cups over the earpieces, it population to easily accessible compromising and too child-themed – “Korg DS-10 Synthesizer Plus” leaves is easy to believe that these will actually be less comfortable embarrassing photos and videos, it has introduced the world out the pretty visuals and offers no tutorials short of the than the concave covers on conventional headphones. Once to new and wonderful experiences that normally would instruction manual and some YouTube videos. you slip them on, though, you’ll notice that the soft, flat covers never have made it through the corporate system. Granted, it Assuming you can get past the admittedly cold and scary actually offer that extra distance between the speaker and has also introduced us to new and wonderful compromising interface, the program actually gets you into the musical your ear to reduce the pinching effect that most headphones and embarrassing photos and videos, but there are only so creation process from the first couple of stylus strokes. have. Even if you wear these headphones for hours, you can much of those sites that anyone can view. Between the keyboard interface, the sequencing aspects and experience the strong sound quality without the cramping in Assuming you ever get tired of those other sites, there the ability to create musical phrases just by drawing shapes your ears that you get from other headphones. is a new world of movies, literature and opinions that have with your stylus, you might actually feel a bit guilty. With a Admittedly, the headphones do not offer the deep degree spent all those long decades hidden in local art houses, few more clicks, you can lay out drum beats and adjust the of customization that some of iFrogz’s other lines do, but the independent bookstores and street corners. Perhaps the tone and tempo to your own speed. five color schemes the CS40s come in offer a look that is eye- biggest success story is the wide world of niche musicians Perhaps the most unique aspect about this title is that it catching without coming off as over-the-top or gaudy. The and musical styles that can now have their music heard by is one of the few cartridge-based DS titles that actually has music quality is not the top of the line, but it is surprisingly listeners around the world. For some of us, our new favorite expanded gameplay when played on the Nintendo DSi. When good for a $40 pair of headphones. More importantly, the band may be in a genre that we never knew existed just a you plug the cartridge into the DSi, it offers you the “Dual” lightweight design and the flat cups stay comfortable without decade ago. Perhaps the next great musical style or artist is mode of audio design, allowing you to craft your music as if hurting the audio quality, making the CS40s a great pair of just waiting for the world to hear them. you were working with two Nintendo DS devices. Needless headphones for those of us who listen to music for long If you think you may have it in you to create the next to say, this opens up even more unique audio opportunities. periods of time.

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in until I got to the bathroom, I did something to myself. I’ll be without good ole Vinny. Thankfully, he reportedly survived explain: I went from the bedroom toward the bathroom, and his fall rather unscathed. With news reports indicating he hurt A BLEEDING there was a marble floor, and all of a sudden, I blacked out. I his head, bruised his arm, injured his back and survived the woke up sitting in the floor, my wife calling 911 and blood on placement of a few staples to the back of his cranium, the the floor.” 82-year-old commentator was apparently up-and-running in HEART FOR Such is the power of Scully’s mind – even in telling the no time, what with his reporting to Dodgers’ spring training tale of how he saw himself bleed, the man can paint a vivid camp in Phoenix on Sunday, where he shared his story with picture. the press. VINNY This is what we would miss when Father Time finally “Instead of stitches, they put in five staples with a thing comes knocking on Scully’s door. How blessed has Los like a staple gun,” Scully told the press. “I will never go by Angeles been to have both Vinny and Chick grace our ears that office supply store without thinking of what happened. I BY parimal m. Rohit with their unique “word’s-eye view” of two of the cities’ most won’t mess around with a marble floor ever again. But I never beloved teams. Add Kings’ commentator Bob Miller into the thought I was in any [life-threatening] trouble at all.” Thankfully, Scully’s fall was not life-threatening, and he U h oh, talk about a morbid case of déjà vu. was quickly back on his feet, calling a Dodger Cactus League Almost eight years ago, Los Angeles lost one of its greatest “Just like that, the Blue Crew’s matchup against Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. Just like voices and citizens when beloved sports commentator Chick version of Old Faithful started off that, the Blue Crew’s version of Old Faithful started off his Hearn suffered a fall near the presence of his wife at his home spring season like nothing ever happened, passionately calling and died a few days later. his spring season like nothing ever his favorite baseball team from his perfectly-positioned seat a On March 18, the city’s other great sports voice suffered happened, passionately calling his few feet behind and above home plate. a similar fall in his home, also in the presence of his wife. Just favorite baseball team from his How fortunate we are in Los Angeles to have Vinny find like Marge Hearn did in 2002 when her husband fell, Sandra enough strength in him to return to the television booth. The Hunt called 911 when Vin Scully reportedly took a fall as he perfectly-positioned seat a few man who can easily be called a “best friend” by millions of got out of bed on Thursday. feet behind and above home plate.” baseball lovers the world over could have very easily suffered The resulting chaos was not too promising, what with the same fate as Chicky Baby did in 2002, when his slip and Scully later telling reporters he saw his own blood on the floor fall led to mortality. when he regained consciousness after his fall. In typical Vin Alas, last week’s fall is a scary reminder our beloved Scully form, the Voice of the Dodgers spared no details in mix (who is recovering from the shingles), well, let us just storyteller is as human as the rest of us. As much as we want to intricately detailing what happened last week. say no city in the world can claim three men independently believe it, Vinny will not be with us forever. “All of a sudden, I felt one of those big, bronchial coughs painting the most brilliant images in the heads of millions of In Los Angeles, Scully is more than just a commentator. coming up, and I thought I could get to the bathroom,” Scully local sports fans. He is family. Let Scully’s recent accident serve as a reminder was quoted as telling the Associated Press. “So I jumped out of Such is the scary reality the faithful residents of Chavez of how fortunate we are to have him in our lives while never bed – bad idea – I got dizzy, and then, trying to keep the cough Ravine must come to terms with – how will the Blue Crew life forgetting how he touched us.

L.A.HOOPLA HERE WE GO AGAIN BY TJ Webber

T here comes a time every season that an injury seems to happen to

the young Laker starting center, Andrew Times/MCT Angeles Alex Gallardo/Los Bynum. On Jan. 13, 2008 he dislocated his left kneecap, then he hyperextended Laker trainer Gary Vitti tends to Lamar Odom. his right knee in January 2009. And, during the third quarter of last Friday night’s game against the Timberwolves at Staples Center, he strained his left Achilles’ tendon. Luckily, it is not a torn Achilles, which means that the 22-year-old should only be sidelined for a matter of weeks rather than months. And luckily, the Lakers have Lamar Odom to move into the starting rotation (with Pau Gasol transitioning to center). Bynum has been averaging 20 points, 10.3 rebounds and two blocks in the last four games (The 52-18 Lakers are on a six-game winning streak.). The team definitely needs him to return soon since there are only 12 games left in the season before the playoffs begin. Although Odom has suffered from a sore left shoulder since Feb. 18, he has averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds in the 15 games since that injury. He should be a solid contributor on the floor in Bynum’s absence. The Lakers head out on their final long road trip this season this week: to San Antonio (41-27) Wednesday, Oklahoma City (42-26) Friday, Houston (36-32) Saturday and New Orleans (33-38) Monday.

All stats as of March 22.

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GALAXYKICK GALAXY LOOK TO SURPASS 2009 PERFORMANCE BYr ma vin g. Vasquez

T he Los Angeles Galaxy squad begins its 2010 season hosting the New England Revolution this Saturday at the Home Depot Center at 8 p.m. Striker Landon Donovan has everyone’s eyes now, especially since midfielder David Beckham is out for the following six months due to a torn Achilles’ tendon. Donovan recently arrived from England since he was on loan in Everton at the English Premier League, where he shined every time he stepped onto the field. Arguably the most talented American soccer athlete, Donovan is the axiomatic leader of the Galaxy. Nevertheless, the Galaxy is a team full of young and experienced players who make them the team to beat in the Western Conference. The Galaxy are looking to defend their 2009 Conference championship and earn a ticket to the MLS Cup yet again. On the roster for Los Angeles are defensive studs Donovan Ricketts (goalkeeper), Omar Gonzalez and Sean Franklin. Gonzalez and Franklin received Rookie of the Year honors for the last two seasons, respectively. Gregg Berhalter’s veteran play and experience in the backfield is a big plus, too. Defender A.J. DeLaGarza is perhaps the player who will make the biggest impact for the group this coming season. With the absence of Beckham, either veteran Eddie Lewis or Chris Klein has to step up to solidify the midfield for the unit. Offensively, head coach Bruce Arena has a lot to choose from. Arena can count on Edson Buddle, Alecko Eskandarian, Jovan Kirovski and Donovan. Donovan is the evident leader on the pitch, but Arena is the mind behind Galaxy’s strategic planning. During the off-season, Arena was crucial in signing three young, talented individuals of Brazilian descent in Juninho (midfielder), Leonardo (defender) and Alex (defender).

CENTERICE DUCKING NO. 600

BY parimal m. rohit County Register/MCT Rose Palmisano/Orange Teemu Selanne of the Anaheim Ducks

D ucks winger Teemu Selanne is searching for a contraption that would convert goals into points for both the scoreboard and the regular season standings. After all, the Ducks need to make up seven points in their final 10 games, and the Finnish Flash has a few goals to spare for his team to keep its very slim playoff hopes alive. While such a device has yet to be invented, Selanne, who scored his 600th career goal during a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night, may have to settle for his possible final NHL season to be one of personal milestones but team disappointment. To his credit, Selanne (1,248 career points) is only the 18th player in NHL history to join the 600 Goal Club, whose membership includes Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Luc Robitaille. He is also just the third-ever European-born NHLer to score 600 career goals, joining fellow Finn Jari Kurri and the Czech Republic’s Jaromir Jagr. If only Selanne’s personal successes were enough to help the Ducks qualify for next month’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. Still, should the Ducks miss this year’s playoffs and Selanne carry through with his retirement plans, the right winger should not be disappointed with his resume. His 373 career goals as a Duck are a franchise record. He also helped the Ducks win a Stanley Cup in 2007. Even more, Selanne’s career numbers indicate he is the consummate team player, notching more assists (648) than goals (600). He has become the face of the franchise and helped Anaheim establish itself as a legitimate NHL club despite its Southern California roots. While Selanne would love his 600 Goal Club membership to include a Stanley Cup trophy, the Finnish Flash has a lot to be proud of should the Ducks fall short in the coming weeks.

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foundation for her bold and brave culinary creations. Her showcase preview of Korean pub grub reflects just that – her BREADBAR’S ambitiousness with ingredients like flattened, boiled rice cakes rolled into a cylinder wrapped in maple-flavored bacon and a citrus-marinated pork with Fuji apples, complimented SEOULTOWN by spicy Kimchee. The menu is divided into small, medium and large offerings – the small being literally one or two bites of TAPAS food. Simple but complex throughout the menu, Chef Lee’s Chicken Meatballs with Magnolia Pepper Glaze aromatics 8718 W. Third St., Los Angeles stem from the Chinese Magnolia and smell like the glaze may be a little spicy, but it’s actually slightly sweet and balances the seasoned meatballs. BY erica carter The Sesame Flatbread was slightly out of place on the

medium plates menu, as the size of it was one of the biggest Courtesy of Breadbar of the evening and easily could feed two to three people. Asa i n cuisine has always been a favorite of Braised with soy, the pork on the flatbread takes a back seat Make a trip to Breadbar before April 10 to try Chef Debbie mine. It has tons of variety, is fairly healthy and is conducive to the dominant pesto and roasted tomatoes. Lee’s tapas like Mama Lee’s Meatloaf. to sharing when eating with friends and family. From now There is also a Korean noodle item in the form of Udon until April 10, Breadbar West Third Street presents a modern with chiffonade eggs, fish broth and a requisite fish cake. fear not ... SeoulTown Tapas offers Mountain Rice, as well as take on Korean pub grub: SeoulTown Tapas. Her large plates are definitely meant to be shared, like homemade Kimchee, winter vegetables and more. If you’ve ever experienced the art of tapas – by way of, say, the family recipe Mama Lee’s Meatloaf. Unlike others who Chef Lee’s desserts keep with the fusion technique with Furaibo on Sawtelle Boulevard or Izakaya Honda Ya in Little use ground beef, Chef Lee uses expensive ground Rib Eye, plates like Butterscotch Cream Puffs with Chile Chocolate Tokyo – a big part of your dining experience is passing small making it almost a ground steak if anything. Mousse and Sesame Doughnuts with Chestnut Glaze. plates around the table and sharing what your palate picks Her self-proclaimed hangover cure is the Pork and Potato Chocolate has always been a great base for unusual pairings up, be it subtle or not. Chef Debbie Lee, a former finalist of Stew, with spicy Korean parsley and peppers. and this one is smooth with a faint spicy aftertaste. Food Network’s fight to the finish cooking competition, “The The Xtra Large plates include a crispy, non-greasy fried Maybe when Chef Lee opens up her Pub Grub in late Next Food Network Star,” offers her take on tapas, Korean- chicken. I highly recommend going for the by-request chili 2010, the Grilled Nutella Sammie (brioche and berries!) will style, with her SeoulTown Tapas preview. glaze. Though the fried chicken in itself was tender, juicy and have just a bit more Nutella. No one can deny that hazelnut Chef Lee got her start as a caterer, which allowed her to satisfying, the chili glaze gives the chicken even more depth. spread makes everything better! hone her craft of combining Asian and American cuisines. Hopefully, I’ll make it back before April 10 to try the She was raised in the South where her Korean mother and slow-cooked cod with roasted Daikon. For more information, call (310) 205-0124 or visit breadbar. grandmother showed her the world of food, building the Should you need the staple to almost all-Asian cuisine, net.

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shortly after participating in the Gold Rush of the 1800s. This contradicts what she had always been told growing CELEBRATING up, which was that her family on both sides was comprised of immigrants and lacking in any real fascinating tales of lineage. Ancestry.com can do the same for you. This Web YOUR FAMILY site is quick and easy to use. Just type your surname into its database; within seconds, history buffs unearth a number of possible matches to the family’s long-lost parents, siblings,

BY ebony march children and troublemakers. Much of the information on file Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT is even derived from Census records of decades past and is free. Lisa Kudrow studies her family tree on “Who Do You Think You Are?” Y esterday, I received my 2010 Census form For anyone who has ever wondered where their in the mail. I remember all the hoopla surrounding Census crazy surname comes from (this means you, Mr. or Ms. One that is garnering a ton of controversy is the 2000. I was in New York, and it seemed like everyone there Lipschitz!), you can now research its origins at House of mitochondrial DNA test. This exam (administered by was really stoked about being counted. Census reps could Names (houseofnames.com). This free database gives a swabbing the inside of the mouth) takes a DNA result broken even be seen canvassing the neighborhoods, taking the time fantastic explanation of not only the geographical origins down from either the maternal or paternal family line. to ensure that the nation’s population would be adequately of one’s ancestors, but also tells the history (in some cases) Not only does it show ethnic breakdown (like, 12 percent documented. It made me think about all the world events that of our surnames’ migration to America or throughout the European, three percent Asian, 85 percent African), it can have occurred within the past 10 years: 9/11, the recession, continent of Europe. There is even an accompanying image even show the general region of the African content in which the first known president of partially African descent. These of each name’s crest for those interested in using the image the subject’s family line was derived. are big deals, which will surely affect in some way our nation’s on family documents and/or insignia. This is big news for those who have always wondered final head count. It got me thinking about families and all the Genealogy results are now easy to acquire for members of if their grandmother’s high cheekbones were caused by an great things that come with knowing your origins and saying the black community as well. Slavery and lack of records kept Ethiopian ancestor or perhaps if they are the product of the to future generations, “Hey! I was here!” for African Americans once made it difficult to search for co-mingling of the races. Unfortunately, unlike many of the Is your genealogy something that you’ve often been proper records of generations past. Not only that, but many sites listed, this test doesn’t come free. It’s roughly $275 for interested in researching? If so, you’re not alone. Celebrities black people growing up in this country may be Jamaican one person and nearly $300 to test two individuals. are equally concerned with knowing more about their or Haitian – a detail that could make a regular search a bit Just remember, the census may seem insignificant to ancestors and family secrets, as evident on NBC’s new show, more tedious. But never fear, because African Ancestry is you now. But before you toss it aside, think of it this way: “Who Do You Think You Are?” With help from ancestry. here. This organization’s Web site (africanancestry.com) Maybe 200 years down the line, your great-great-great-great- com, stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, film director Spike offers a number of helpful resources for black people around granddaughter or grandson may decide he or she wants to Lee and Lisa Kudrow have gained valuable information in the globe (or the K-Feds of the world, steeped in wishful get to know you and your immediate family better. You’ll be their search to study their family tree. Parker learned that thinking) to narrow the gap between their modern family bestowing those future generations with a desired gift when she is the descendant of a 20-something who lost his life and their distant relatives. they find your name listed among the population records.

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CALENDARTHE10SPOT CURTAINCALL “A Funny Thing Happened on the BYF RederiCK MINTCHELL Way to the Forum” Now-March 28 @ Freud Playhouse Directed by David Lee, this farcical WEDNESDAYMARCH 24 musical set in ancient Rome is an outrageous, sharp-witted tale of love. Ian Shive The ensemble, led by Tony-nominated G2 Gallery, 1503 Abbot Kinney, Venice; Lee Wilkof, works perfectly together waterandsky.com as all of the characters get into all sorts Take a photographic journey from the of mischievous trouble. Erich Bergen

Florida Everglades to the highest mountain as Hero is charming, Annie Abrams as John Ganun in North America with Ian Shive, author and Philia is hilarious and Ruth Williamson’s photographer of the book The National Parks: rendition of “Farewell” is comedic Laughs are guaranteed at “A Funny Thing Our American Landscape. 7 p.m. FREE. genius. The book by Burt Shevelove and Happened on the Way to the Forum.” Ian Shive Larry Gelbart and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim create humor that can be appreciated by modern-day audiences. It is simply wonderful, and laughs are guaranteed! —Ximena Herschberg WEDNESDAYMARCH 24 mixologists and introductory sake tasting Freud Playhouse is located at 245 Charles E. Young Drive East, UCLA. For more information, Calibash 2010 classes accompanied by another Japanese visit reprise.org. Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., import: karaoke. 8 p.m.-11 p.m. $50. Downtown; staplescenter.com “Extropia” Many of the hottest acts in Latin music SATURDAYMARCH 27 Now-April 18 @ King King including Ivy Queen, Alexis y Fido, Rakim Spring-A-Ma-Jig “Extropia” director Kelleia Sheerin invites you to imagine a world with no inconsistencies y Ken Y, La Factoria, Arcangel, Tony Dize Mountain High Resort, 24510 State or imperfections. The story takes place in an industrial retro-utopia where Foster (Sam and many more perform all of their hits. Highway 2, Wrightwood; mthigh.com Littlefield), whose teeth are strong and tongue pink but not too pink, and co-worker Arial 7:30 p.m. Tix start at $21. Party on the slopes! Sure, you can (Alexandra Fulton) find music in a world where there is no music. ski or snowboard, but there will also be Other than being incredibly colorless, this utopian society is not your classic THURSDAYMARCH 25 frozen T-shirt contests, live music, pond totalitarian world, though the giant robot boss does create that aura. Instead, the people of IndieCon skimming, a Miss Mountain High contest, Extropia have the freedom to love, and being terminated doesn’t exactly mean vanishing Universal Hilton, 555 Universal prizes every 15 minutes and more. Also overnight – just that you’re out of work. As is the case with Foster, the stark industrial Hollywood Drive; indiecon.com Sunday and April 3, 4, 10 and 11. music from the machines at the shoe factory and the ineffability of his musical experience IndieCon is an open forum and become too much for him to function. community for independent filmmakers, SUNDAYMARCH28 Despite minor imperfections like second-rate microphones, “Extropia” manages to game producers and animators, as well West Hollywood Squares be charming, offering a subtle yet very different perspective on life. Its message is rare and as the creative artists who collaborate The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, quiet wisdom found in the inexpressible feelings of contentment in one man as he listens with them. The topics are “Directing 1125 N. McCadden Pl., Hollywood; to music and works at a shoe factory until the day he has to retire. Independent Films in Today’s Economic westhollywoodsquares.com —Cesar Cruz and Social Environment” (Thursday) Audience members are contestants, King King is located at 6553 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, visit and “How to Create and Produce Your and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are plays411.com/extropia. Indie Film, Games and Animation for the panel in this live version of the beloved Distribution to the Web” (Friday). 6 p.m.- television game show. All 100 percent “Urinetown, The Musical” 10 p.m. $39. of ticket donations go directly to AIDS/ Now-April 10 @ Morgan-Wixson Theatre Lifecycle. 2 p.m. $20. The title is not a complete giveaway, but the musical production of “Urinetown” takes FRIDAYMARCH 26 itself about as seriously as Rodney Dangerfield. Thankfully, when the curtains of Santa Nuclear Cowboyz MONDAYMARCH 29 Monica’s Morgan-Wixson Theatre arose for the opening night of “Urinetown, The Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Student Shorts Program Musical,” it was gleefully obvious to those in the know that this ex-Broadway production Anaheim; nuclearcowboyz.com Laemmle’s Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd., West would be far more qualitative than the former comic. The show features the world’s top Hollywood; lawomensfest.com “Urinetown” maintained a level of comedy and raunchiness that was more a social freestyle motocross riders in a never- Today, the Los Angeles Women’s commentary on other musicals than a nihilistic production of how one responds to before-seen, action packed, record- International Film Festival devotes much of Nature’s call. A two-act musical mythically set in a “Gotham-like city, sometime after Lisa Kudrow studies her family tree on “Who Do You Think You Are?” breaking, theatrical freestyle motocross the day to female student filmmakers. Four the Stink Years,” “Urinetown” centers around a group of poor people, their costly use of production. Also Saturday. 7:30 p.m. Tix films each at 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:15 p.m. the public pay urinal Amenity No. 9 and the facilities’ evil corporate owner, Urine Good start at $30. and 7:30 p.m.. $10 each session. Company. As hilariously funny as the musical’s title, nemesis and plot might be, what is even more hysterical is how “Urinetown” parodies other well-known productions in its SATURDAYMARCH 27 TUESDAYMARCH 30 genre. Sure, the characters have cutely funny names like Officers Lockstock and Barrel, “A Night with Ira Glass” Street Feast Penelope Pennywise, Little Becky Two-Shoes and Senator Fipp. UCLA’s Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Los Americana at Brand, 889 Americana Way, But the real humor is in the musical acts of the show’s first half that are reminiscent Angeles; kcrw.com Glendale; americanaatbrand.com of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Indeed, the most memorable number – Penelope Pennywise’s For one night only, Ira Glass, host and Your favorite gourmet food trucks belting piece entitled “A Privilege to Pee” – is not only energetically well-performed by producer of “This American Life,” brings including the Buttermilk Truck, the Grilled the raspy voiced AnnaLisa Erickson but also a comic ode to some of Broadway’s finest. his storytelling genius to Royce Hall. The Cheese Truck, Frysmith, Mandoline Grill, Other numbers hilariously conjure up memories of other musicals, such as “West evening offers a look behind the scenes of the Dim Sum Truck, Komodo, Willoughby Side Story” and “Chicago” – and if you have not seen such musicals, then the humor of program and goes even deeper. Glass talks Road, Dosa Truck and Coolhaus all gather “Urinetown” will easily be lost. about the show, its origins, his influences and at the shopping district. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Parodies and lack-of-seriousness aside, perhaps the greatest strength of “Urinetown” the elements that make a good story. 7 p.m. & is not its social commentary but its daringly deadpan sense of self-deprecating humor. 10 p.m. Tix start at $32. Oftentimes, the audience will hear Officer Lockstock (Justin Waggle) mockingly telling For more events, visit Little Sally (Andrea Paquin), “Dreams only come true in happy musicals.” With a well- SATURDAYMARCH 27 campuscircle.com/calendar. performed good-versus-evil story between Bobby Strong (David Laffey), Caldwell B. L.A. Sake Festival To submit an event for Cladwell (Michael Heimos) and a solid supporting cast, “Urinetown” will definitely leave Renaissance Hotel, 1755 N. Highland consideration, e-mail its musical savvy audiences tickled with laughter and happiness. Ave., Hollywood; drinkeatplay.com —Parimal M. Rohit The largest sake tasting in SoCal [email protected]. Morgan-Wixson Theatre is located at 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. For more information, features over 100 brands of sake, visit SantaMonicaMusicals.com.

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