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SIX MINUTES FOR A WIN REASON TO PANIC? Jackets beat Troy 35-20. Tech scored Tech explains to students their work ENTERTAINMENT 20 points in an action packed final six with the community to prepare for the minutes of the game. Page 36 future of the bird flu. Page 9 Technique • Friday, September 22, 2006 The Black Dahlia shows ugly side of Hollywood By Daniel Griffin the case and soon become bogged strongly with Hilary Swank’s sex pot, Contributing Writer down in its complexity. Various who bares a striking resemblance characters are thrown in and out of to Elizabeth Short and seduces The Black Dahlia, a new film from the story, with the convoluted nar- Hartnett to manipulate the ongoing Universal Pictures, was released last rative connecting vague side-plots murder investigation. Friday, Sept. 15. Josh Hartnett, Scar- to the murderer hunt. But the characters and plot are lett Johannson and Aaron Echart The characters in The Black not what create this film. They serve star in this beautifully filmed, yet Dahlia are drawn strangely, like only as a mantle upon which De easily confusing movie directed by ones from completely different films Palma places his art. This director, Brian De Palma. more than probably anyone else alive, With a premise that intrigues knows how to move and position the almost every moviegoer, The Black ...the characters and camera for his film, which makes Dahlia will be a shocking surprise watching the action on screen an to most. Loosely inspired by a plot are not what absolute delight. grisly, unsolved murder in 1940s create this film. The Black Dahlia follows De Hollywood, this film is almost Palma’s Scarface and The Untouch- incomprehensible. They serve only as a ables, expounding upon the style With so many back stories and mantle upon which that signifies his films. He loves weighty characters packed into the first person camera shot, and one barely discernable narrative, it De Palma places his he doesn’t disappoint here, with the becomes imperative to see the de- art. audience seeing the action from Josh fining essence of The Black Dahlia, Hartnett’s viewpoint as he enters the critical piece that creates this Hilary Swank’s luxurious home for film completely. That piece is the that have been thrown violently the first time. director, Brian De Palma. into one. His camera swirls around 360 The plot centers around two Los Hartnett narrates with a quick degrees many times, wrapping the Angeles detectives, Bucky Bleichert tongue and snappy monologues detective film in a surreal light. He (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard which seem out of place with swoops down upon the characters (Aaron Eckhart), paired together Eckhart’s strange and fanatical ob- with perfect timing, spinning to by the department because of their session with the dead girl. Scarlett catch the action as if it were merely a famously handsome faces and their Johansson, as Eckhart’s wife, serves small part of the world around what formerly prestigious boxing careers. merely to enlighten Eckhart’s past is seen on screen. Photo courtesy Universal Pictures When starlet Elizabeth Short is troubles and create a bizarre love This entire film is an exercise in Josh Hartnett stars as a Los Angeles detecive investigating the mys- found cut in half and sliced ear to triangle between her and the two terious murder of starlet Elizabeth Short in The Black Dahlia. ear, the detectives are roped into detectives. That, however, contrasts See Dahlia page 17 Flaming Lips let loose in Atlanta Play depicts horrors of

By Evan Zasoski intellectual faire than most other a bit of a show? Certainly nothing Senior Staff Writer groups out there today. that the Flaming Lips could think of Transylvanian rabbit Musically, the band is still because that’s exactly what they went The Flaming Lips are back and as strong and did, with gusto. Their new album, At as ever, appearing War with the Mystics, makes for a h a v i n g Wednes- very nice evolutionary step for the fairly sig- d a y , band. But don’t worry. There’s still nificantly Sept.13 at more than enough of their classic expanded The Tab- style left to go around. In this latest their rep- ernacle, offering, the Flaming Lips seem to ertoire of alongside be making an attempt to spread s t y l e s the under- out from their usual sound, taking from their whelming queues from the likes of power pop standard D e e r - and just a hint of ’70s rock. d r e a m hoof. The album opens with the clap- pop and T h e along popish stylings of the aptly haunting s h o w named “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song.” psyche- s t a r t e d However, it’s only a couple of tracks delia to p r e t t y before they’re back to their old tricks a more slowly. If with the likes of “The Sound of Fail- pop rock their per- ure” and “Mr. Ambulance Driver,” s o u n d formance two tracks that would feel right at on many Wednes- home on either The Soft Bulletin tracks. In- day is any Photo courtesy Joel Silverman or Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots strumentally, they seem to be trying indication, Deerhoof seems to be Chester the cat and Harold the dog are weary after strange things oc- with their haunting melodies and their hand at a slightly more acoustic indie rock’s answer to the jam band, cur following the arrival of Bunnicula, the new family pet rabbit. bittersweet lyrics. feel with some songs while utilizing playing long winded songs that One thing that definitely hasn’t distortion in ways reminiscent of may or may not go anywhere or do By Lindsay Deal Based on the 1979 novel by changed about the Flaming Lips is Jimmy Hendrix on others. anything interesting. Though, in Entertainment Editor Deborah and James Howe, Bun- their tendency to O n t h e their defense, what they lacked in nicula focuses on the Monroe’s pets, write songs about w hole , t he listenability, they more than made Bunnicula, a play in a series of Chester (Kathleen Link) and Harold concepts that are Flaming Lips up for in spunk,with their extended, “family series” performances at 7 (Jeffrey Zwartjes), and their reaction a little more meaty An overwhelming have succeeded unrepentant rock-out sessions. Stages Theatre in Little 5 Points, will to their new bunny sibling. than the same old sense of general with At War However, once the Flaming Lips have a final showing this Sunday, When mysterious white veg- same old of “my with the Mys- took the stage, it was a whole new ball Sept. 24, at 4pm. etables, bearing distinct puncture girlfriend dumped feel good vibrations tics. They have game. Confetti filled the air, beach The play opens in the Monroe wounds, are discovered by the Mon- me,” “my boy- permeated the old done some in- ball sized balloons were released, and family kitchen, with ashen walls roes, Chester and Harold surmise friend dumped teresting things an overwhelming sense of general and floors speckled with bursts of that Bunnicula, the newest family me,” and “gee, I Baptist meeting in the way of feel good vibrations permeated the crimson. After the younger viewers addition, may be to blame. really like danc- house. evolving their old Baptist meeting house. are briefed on what to expect from A surprisingly diverse audience, ing.” The band ca- sound while The song set was made up largely the lighting and sound effects, composed of about thirty percent reens from singing still throwing of songs off their new album with the “lightning” and “rain” set the children, filled the modest seating at about the notion of untested virtue plenty of red meat to their hardcore second largest group being peren- mood as the humans bring home last Saturday’s performace. Delight- to contemplating the melancholy fans. nial crowd pleasers like “Yoshimi Bunnicula, a black and white rabbit ful ditties sung by both the pets and of being the one who lives through And what better way to promote Battles the Pink Robots,” and the their sons Toby and Pete ( Kai Yost the humans keep the children in the an accident that claimed someone such a triumph of an album than by and Jason David) find at a screening else. They definitely offer a bit more coming to town and giving Atlanta See Lips page 17 of Dracula. See Bunny page 15 14 • Friday, September 22, 2006 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Introducing Flexcar. It’s the whole pay-as-you-go thing, now available in cars.

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It’s not a It is a rarity for an overseas band pop-rock alternative vibe, straying The rest of the album shifts from The original fans of Lostprophets bad thing; it’s just different. to break the mold in the states and away from the guttural, coarse vocals hard rock to much lighter alterna- may be dismayed that their music The only problem withLiberation become a success in both countries. and replacing them with slightly tive pop rock, characterized by seems to be going in a different Transmission is that aside from about It puts the band in the awkward posi- more upbeat vocal melodies. catchier lyrics and extremely upbeat direction. Even though this album three or four unique tracks, the rest tion of satisfying their fans at home Coincidentally, the tracks on the background music and vocals. The is completely different from the pre- of the twelve songs on the album while simultaneously appealing to lyrics from the chorus of “Can’t sound strikingly similar. Many of their American fans. Stop, Gotta Date With Hate” char- the songs have similar instrument Lostprophets, a Welsh rock/al- acterizes this change: “Andie, you lines and are written in the same key, ternative/new wave band, has been The abrasive vocals goonie / Don’t wake me up, I just The gentle, pulsing making them sound a bit repetitive dealing with that very dilemma since still are present, but don’t want this dream to end.” The drumbeat [of and bland at times. It would have their commercial debut five years beat is very lively and the guitar riffs greatly enhanced the quality of the ago. In terms of commercial success, in extremely small are put through an effect to make the last song] is album if Lostprophets had varied the band has done quite well in both doses compared them sound synthesized. Both the extremely soft, only the tempo and the musical song the UK and the US. The exposure beat and lyrics are out of character structure of every song, not just a from their first album, thefakesound- to the extended for a Lostprophets track, which have serving to keep pace select few on the album. ofprogress, paved the way for the gutteral yells heard tended to be darker often laced with for the lyrics of the Some say that the change of a success of their sophomore album a political undertone. band’s style is a bad thing, ruining the Start Something, which climbed to in the first album. The final track of the album “Al- song. integrity of the sound that attracted #44 on the Billboard charts. Cur- ways All Ways” provides the greatest the listener in the first place. Others rently, their third and latest album album seem to be arranged in order of contrast. The song is written and vious two, Liberation Transmission say that change is a necessary part of Liberation Transmission is the most increasing deviation from the band’s played in the style of a ballad, with is still a fairly good album looking being a recording artist, as bands are successful, reaching the top spot on hard rock debut. Album opener a very slow guitar strumming in the at it from a pop rock perspective. forced to come up with fresh ways the UK chart and number 33 on the “Everyday Combat” is the most background. The gentle, pulsing The vocals are on point, supported to appeal to their listeners. US Billboard charts. hard rock-driven of any of the songs drumbeat is extremely soft, only by strong background music that If you don’t mind a change in style Although Lostprophets has been on the album, with a fast drumbeat serving to keep pace for the lyrics in uses fast drumbeats and fanciful to alternative/pop rock, then Libera- commercially successful, does Lib- and heavy use of electric guitar and the song. Like a pop ballad, the main guitar riffs. tion Transmission is for you. On the eration Transmission stay true to the bass riffs. The abrasive vocals are still focus with this song is the vocals. The But if it were to be evaluated other hand, if you prefer the original hard rock roots that the band started present, but in extremely small doses band demonstrates its range in this as a hard rock album, then the Lostprophets and oppose changing with? For the album as a whole, the compared to the extended guttural song, even including harmonies on background music and vocals are their sound, then you will be greatly answer is no. Liberation Transmission yells heard in the first album. The the vocal track. It’s always nice to definitely too upbeat to be classified disappointed in this album.

Bunny from page 13 audience entertained, while the not- so-subtle sexual innendo between the mister and missus ( played by Patrick McColery and Rachel White) and references to the works of Shelley, Poe, and Dickens are sufficient to reassure older viewers that their intellect isn’t entirely wasted on this cute and quirky story. The play has been showing through the month of Sept. as a part of The Family Series by the Synchron- icity Performance Group, and this is the last weekend to catch Bunnicula before A Year with Frog and Toad concludes the 2006 series. Technique Pick up a copy every Friday Weekly Activities

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The small theatre provided for Memories made the perfect environ- The second one act play, Krapp’s an intimate experience with the ment for a pair of one-act plays: there Last Tape, proved to be a slightly more characters, with the two plays wo- was no need for upbeat work that ven together through their use of frill or fluff, just The post- still hit home recorded memories as a means of a bare set-up to with Beckett’s preservation. frame an intro- modern nature... intention of pro- Therefore, the faded memories spective view of is geared toward voking thought become the only tool for hope. Both human nature around a percep- actors deliver a solid performance exposed to the an audience that tion of a hopeless in an unadorned, contemplative honest core. truly appreciates reality. Beckett style. German di- K r a p p , The post-modern nature of the By Amanda Thomas / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS rector Walter As- the introspective played by Del plays is geared toward an audience Edwin McCain made an appearance at the Roxy last Friday to play mus returned to character [of the Hamilton, is a that truly appreciates the introspec- a concert promoting his most recent album, Lost in America. 7 Stages Theatre, disheveled, dis- tive character of the two pieces; it By Siddhartha Parmar such as “Lost in America” and crowd nestled in the play] illusioned older is not a light-hearted play based on Contributing Writer favorites like “I’ll Be.” heart of Little man that has entertaining. The atmosphere catered The audience was composed Five Points, to only futile past to a post-college crowd. Edwin McCain played on Friday, mainly of middle-agers, making the direct the production of Beckett’s memories as a means to sustain his Beckett’s Memories is sched- Sept. 15, as a stop on his current tour scene of two drunk women dancing Memories. The pieces were writ- present lifestyle. uled to run through Oct. 8 and promoting his new album, Lost in on the balcony a bit uncomfortable, ten by personal friend of Asmus Reflecting over a recorded diary, more information can be found at America. McCain, best known for primarily because the women ap- and esteemed post-modern writer, Krapp relives details of his youth www.7stages.org. the song “I’ll Be” continues his fusion peared to be around the age of most Samuel Beckett. of southern soul and acoustic sounds students’ parents. But even the danc- Asmus’ directorial debut in in his most recent album. ing women scene couldn’t compete Atlanta garnered much success in The CD is a nice collection of laid with the wrinkled couples making 2004, and the anticipation sur- back songs perfect for a long drive out—unfortunately, that image is rounding Asmus’ return coupled or late night easy listening. A few burned into my mind. with the cultural exchange proved noteworthy songs include the title Putting aside the disturbing, to be an exciting dimension to the track and “Gramercy Park Hotel.” In though entertaining, older folks, the Beckett theatre experience. fact, the latter is so addictive that it is concert was great.The band consisted Beckett’s Memories opened with on repeat as I write this article. of Edwin, a bass guitarist, back-up the one act play, Rockaby. Marty The concert was in Buckhead at guitarist, a saxophonist/pianist, and Fehsenfeld plays the character W, the Roxy Theater, a venue unlike a drummer. in a reflective solo act that responds large and glitzy arenas such as Phil- Each member had the opportu- to recorded memories that echo in ips, where a smaller floor plan creates nity to highlight his talent in solos her mind. a delightfully intimate, enjoyable and impromptu jam sessions at the The work is entrancing with a setting. The Roxy has a maximum beginning of each song. In fact, mounting memory from long ago capacity of a couple hundred people, sometimes the band, especially the that builds into a final reflection: but floor space is nicely distributed drummer, was so exceptional that her life passes by and gives way to between the balcony seating and they stole the show. death. stage-level standing room. McCain McCain will continue touring the The lighting effects are essentially charmed the crowd with his laid east coast until the end of the year, the only movement to the piece, Photo courtesy of Alex Porras back attitude and funny anecdotes. and his most recent CD certainly dancing across Fehsenfeld’s face An elderly woman (Marty Fehsenfeld) rocks herself to sleep at the The song lineup included new songs deserves a listen. and then dimming to nearly total end of Rockaby, one of the two acts in Beckett’s Memories.

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