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VerThe Vanderbilt Hustler’s Arts su & Entertainment Magazine s APRIL 14—APRIL 20, 2010 VOL. 48, NO. 12 ’ LEAD SINGER JULIAN CASABLANCAS TALKS WITH VERSUS ABOUT HIS NEW SOLO , TOURING AND UPCOMING WORK WITH THE STROKES.

The great debate: Apple’s iPad, page 3 Kick-off World Cup fever with of South Africa on page 6 Page 8: Fashion for the frugalista

PLACES TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE THURSDAY, APRIL 15 FRIDAY, APRIL 16 THURSDAY, APRIL 17 The Regulars Ingram Hill — 12th and Porter Highballs & Hydrangeas — Cheekwood Botanical Gardens Lord T & Eloise — Mercy Lounge Making the short trip up I-40 this evening is Memphis, Tenn’s Every once in a while an event comes along that just sounds like a A wise music guru once said, “I crunk, therefore I am.” These powerful THE RUTLEDGE alternative/ Ingram Hill. Though the group formed downright ball to attend. Designed to introduce Nashville’s downtown words serve as the guide for the aristocratic rap duo Lord T. and Eloise 410 Fourth Ave. South 37201 782-6858 back in 2000, it was not until 2004 with the release of their full- media/art/music/fi lm denizens, art collectors, and urbane professionals and their trademark “aristocrunk” rap style. Hailing from Memphis, length debut album, “June’s Picture Show” that Ingram Hill really to a modern, hipper side of Cheekwood, this Friday’s night cocktail fl ing Tenn., Lord T, who dresses like an 18th century aristocrat but with Ray THE MERCY LOUNGE/CANNERY exploded in popularity. With songs like “Will I Ever Make It Home” is one such an event. It will be an indoor and outdoor event with live Ban shades, and Eloise, who wears a tuxedo and fl aunts his “24-karat” BALLROOM and “She’s Almost Perfect,” the band left a major mark on the radio music by the acclaimed Pat Patrick Band. There will be a cash bar with gold skin, have cemented their status as the most outrageous crunk 1 Cannery Row 37203 waves with their catchy hooks and harmless, love-sick lyrics. Having high-end cocktails and classy hors d’oeuvres from Nashville Originals’ masters in the game today. Their hugely entertaining party rap has 251-3020 shared the stage will heavyweights like Hootie & The Blowfi sh, member restaurants. Yes please. earned them the cred to tour with artists like Al Kapone, The Ying Yang , and Ezra, Ingram Hill knows how to ($15 advance/$20 , 7 p.m., 1200 Forrest Park Drive) Twins and Mickey , and their hilarious lyrical genius has landed BLUEBIRD CAFE work a crowd, from festivals to small venues like 12th & Porter. them features in VH1’s Best Week Ever, Blender Magazine, and Radar 4104 Hillsboro Road 37215 (TBA, 8 p.m., 114 12th Ave. South) Holly Cormier in Concert — Edgehill Studios Cafe Magazine. 383-1461 Start your Friday night with a free Shot of Expression in Edgehill ($8 Advance/$10 at the door, 9 p.m., 1 Cannery Row) /IN Alternative Press Tour — Rocketown Village, the new Hillsboro Village-esque hotspot right off of Edgehill 2208 Elliston Place 37203 The Alternative Press Tour returns to Nashville this Thursday Ave and 16th Ave South where Cormier will be making her professional Scheherazade — Schermerhorn Symphony Center 321-3340 night, making a one day stop at Rocketown. This year’s tour will debut at the relaxing and ambient Edgehill Cafe. Ever since she won Remember how Disney’s Aladdin was your favorite movie back in the day? be headlined by NeverShoutNever!, the stage name of 19 year old the “Reality Star Idol” competition at the young age of 13, she has Well, now that you’re all grown up, isn’t it about time you experience the STATION INN acoustic pop musician Christofer Ingle. Ingle will be joined on tour gone on to win top national songwriting and performance awards in sophisticated orchestral re-telling of that classic story from The Thousand 402 12th Ave. South 37203 with Florida’s power-pop/pop punk band , as well as competitions such as the 2009 “ Universe” and “Atlanta and One Nights? Composed by Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op. 35 255-3307 fellow pop/punk rockers The Cab, Early Avenue and The Summer Fest 2007.” Her debut album has been acclaimed as an “emotional will let you relive all the timeless tales from Nights including “Aladdin’s Set. For just $15, you can catch performances from all of these bands labor of love.” Lamp” and the legendary story “Sinbad the Sailor.” The Nashville THE BASEMENT and get your weekend kicked off in a high-energy way. Tickets are (Free, 6:30 p.m., 1201 Villa Place) Symphony will perform, and The Enchantment Theatre Company will 1604 Eighth Ave. South 37203 254-1604 sure to sell out, so get yours while they last. provide beautiful costumes, masks, puppets and stage magic to create ($15, 5:30 p.m., 401 6th Ave. South) Blair Signature Series: Craig Nies performs Liszt and Beethoven the illusion of distant lands where many adventures await. F. SCOTT’S RESTAURANT AND — Blair Ingram Hall ($27.50, 11 a.m., 1 Symphony Place) JAZZ BAR Galactic — Exit/In Piano maestro Craig Nies will perform his sixth piano concert in his Bach 2210 Crestmoor Road 37215 On the heels of their latest release, “Ya-Ka-May,” Galactic has hit the concert series. The program will include Franz Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B Roy Clark — Nashville Municipal Auditorium 269-5861 road once more, bringing their unique fusion sound to Nashville this minor and Beethoven’s Eroica Variations, Opus 35. Composed in 1854 Hall of Fame member Roy Clark is one of country music’s Thursday night. Their new album intertwines a mix of by Liszt in dedication for Robert Schumann, the Sonata in B minor is a most iconic symbols. In the ‘70s he was a frequent guest host for Johnny SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY sounds, “From jazz to brass band to funk and far beyond. With this piece that is often regarded as Liszt’s greatest composition for solo piano. Carson on , and eventually became well known for CENTER release, the fi ve-man group comprised of drummer Stanton Moore, Composed in 1802 by Beethoven, the Eroica Variations are a series of 15 hosting his own show Hee Haw, a nationally televised variety show that 1 Symphony Place 37201 Robert Mercurio, saxophonist/harmonica player Ben Ellman, variations of one of Beethoven’s most beloved themes. enjoyed 30 million viewers per week. He has performed his hit songs 687-6500 keyboardist Richard Vogel, and guitarist Jeff Raines reaffi rms their (Free, 8 p.m., 2400 Blakemore Ave.) “Yesterday, When I Was Young” and “Thank God and Greyhound” in status as one of the funkiest outfi ts in the known universe.” 3RD AND LINDSLEY locales as diverse as , Atlantic City and the Grand Ole Opry. 818 Third Ave. South 37210 ($19 in advance, $21 day of, 8 p.m., 2208 Elliston Place) Dave Barnes — Exit/In ($25, 8 p.m., 417 4th Ave. North) 259-9891 This singer-songwriter fi rst gained notice among the likes of Amy Grant, Rock for Ovaries 2 — Mercy Lounge Vince Gill and after his 2004 LP “Brother, Bring The Sun” Y2K with Coach & Hands Off Sam — 12th and Porter Salon Ya Ya, in conjunction with Pureology Hair Care and The Mercy CAFE COCO received critical praise. Drawing infl uence from , Steeley Looking for some sweet electronic jams to dance to Saturday night? 12th 210 Louise Ave. 37203 Lounge, is hosting the 2nd annual Rock for Ovaries benefi t, a charity Dan and everyone between, his acoustic sound has both depth and and Porter’s DJ regulars Y2K and Coach have you covered. Enjoy cocktails 321-2626 show raising money for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. The groove. Barnes recalls, “There I was, three years ago in a room just at the bar and lose yourself in the strobes, lasers and thick electronic synth benefi t consists of a fashion show, a silent auction and concerts by writing a song because it needed to be written [MTSU], and here I am with all of Nashville’s ragers. With two dance fl oors, comfy lounge sofas, a The Protomen, Cassino, Jonell Mosser and Leticia Wolf. For just $10 today in a room in front of 500 to 1,000 people with everybody singing private indoor balcony and a chill outdoor sidewalk hangout spot to people you can help raise money and awareness. it. And that’s a weird feeling.” Catch his show at Exit/In this Friday. watch and socialize, 12th and Porter has all the makings of a fun night. ($10, 7:30 p.m., 1 Cannery Row) ($15, 9 p.m., 2208 Elliston Place) ($1, 10 p.m., 114 12th Ave. North) CHECKER CAB 615-256-7000 Service & Quality Since 1947 Safe, Clean & New Vehicles; respectful drivers; GPS Dispatch; Handicap Accessible; Online reservation… 10% off (Vandy ID) Checker Cab your green cab! Voted Best Cab Company in Nashville... www.nashvillecheckercab.com Versus From the APRIL 14—APRIL 20, 2010 VOL. 48, NO. 12 Editor

Versus I’m not writing your stupid letter this week. I was up until 7 a.m. in Stevenson writing papers, and I’m going back in Magazine a few hours for round two. You want to know what I did EDITORIAL BOARD this weekend? You want to know what life lessons I learned? Well, I’ll tell you:

Editor-in-Chief Avery Spofford

Life Editor Chris McDonald

Culture Editor Matt Shelton Entertainment Editor 1. Charlie Kesslering

Music Editor Grant Darwin

Fashion Editor Lauren Junge

2. 3. Art Director Matt Radford

Designers Irene Hukkelhoven Kat Miller

Marketing Director George Fischer

Advertising Manager Carolyn Fisher 4. VSC Director Chris Carroll 1. Mempers of Kappa Kappa Gamma soror- ity and dates dressed as the 13 original Assistant VSC colonies 2. Pete Wild and Ross Shahinian at Most importantly, I learned not to neglect 25 pages of writing Directors the Catalina Wine Mixer 3. Members of Pi in order to day frat, even if it is “the fucking Catalina Wine Jeff Breaux Kappa Alpha fraternity on a boat at Saturday’s Mixer.” Paige Clancy Catalina Wine Mixer 4. Rob Munro, Sasha Journalism Fellow Munn, Harriet Feid, Stephen Silverman, David Erin Prah Webb, Kari Matulewicz, Jefferson Deming and Jon Braun at JFK of MSTRKRFT

Words to live by in seventeen syllables Horoscopes Life’s like a box of

Chocolates, by the end, you’re bound ARIES 3/21–4/19 To be sick and fat. Have your cake and eat it too — unless you’re going on formal. TAURUS 4/20–5/20 Your girlfriend doesn’t appreciate the ghetto slang. Call her If the Haikus are “darling” this week, not “shawty” or “boo.” Not up to snuff next week, blame GEMINI 5/21–6/21 You’ll get drunk and stop cars on West End and ask for them to Panama City. pay a $1 toll. You won’t make much money, but plenty of new friends.

CANCER 6/22–7/22 If you left a pregnancy test on the fl oor of Wilson, it was positive. Congratulations!

LEO 7/23–8/22 OVERHEARD Do not hesitate to perm your hair. Some people on this campus just don’t think VIRGO 8/23–9/22 before they speak. Sometimes we are lucky Invest in Adderall: During fi nals, it is a good way to study the enough to overhear what they say. economics of commodities trading. LIBRA 9/23–10/22 Compiled from the Facebook group “Overheard at Vanderbilt” If you are a freshman, come to terms with the fact that you aren’t special anymore. The Commons has had its way with you, and it is ready to move on. A drunk girl at Quiznos: “Can I have a chocolate chip cookie sandwich?” SCORPIO 10/23–11/21 Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

A girl outside of Eskind: “I can’t tell if he’s SAGITTARIUS 11/22–12/21 homeless or pre-med.” Have no friends not equal to yourself.

CAPRICORN 12/22–1/19 I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Professor: “At this point, the catalyst particle is all coked out — pause — you know what I mean.” AQUARIUS 1/20–2/18 He doesn’t like your cooler, but there’s no way in Hell he’s going to tell you that until after this weekend.

Guy in Rand: “Her skirt ripped in half so I gave PISCES 2/19–3/20 her my pirate coat to wear home.” No, it is not appropriate to pregame your Spanish exam, even if you are drinking sangria.

Girl 1: “Why doesn’t my brain work?!” Girl 2: “I’ll tell you in a stanza and a half.” Versus • April 14—April 20, 2010 • 3 culture

Pro: Apple scores again with a different vowel Con: Padding old hardware on a new toy

matt shelton in class. While there is no magazine and newspaper kevin johnson And then there’s the iPad. music player, which is Culture Editor better machine to have 13 subscriptions into its Staff Writer Physically, the iPad looks eerily similar to iTunes on Many skeptics debate the tabs in three windows open, portable device and you Of the people who own like an enlarged iPhone. the MacBook and the iPod actual function of the iPad. I bemoan its portability. The operating system is function of the iPhone. In a realm of netbooks, When I’m on the run, or the same Apple operating It’s e-mail and video laptops and smart phones, in class, I need something system you see on the functions are also eerily where does the flattened- that is like a pad of paper: iPhone or iPod. It’s a bit similar to applications on out iPhone fit into the discreet and portable, but too large and heavy to carry the iPhone or MacBook. media-junky's library? able to hold all of my notes around without it becoming You get my point: almost While I’ll admit the iPad’s in one place mixed with a an added encumbrance. all of the functions on the appearance is not much laptop, an internet-utilizing, You are forced to carry the iPad are, to say the least, more than an iPod under application-running way to iPad around with the same eerily similar to functions a steamroller, within a stay connected even as your delicacy of a laptop, yet it most apple users already year everyone will once teacher drones on about the does not offer nearly the have. While it does offer again be singing Apple’s philosophy of plant growth. same functionality. an extremely different praises for its evolutionary What Apple did was One thing which the iPad experience than an iPhone practices. The iPad comes simple: Take a laptop, rip is well, even debatably the or a MacBook, there is not out in a time where there is off the top part, and put all best, suited for is an eBook any added functionality a technological confusion the hardware in it. Does it reader. However, reportedly which makes buying an amongst even the most have the three gig processor the iPad’s screen is difficult iPad worth it. ardent tech heads. in it? No. Do you need to see in the sunlight, At this point the iPad is I have a laptop that could anything close to that to making reading outside a novelty. There is plenty of run a third world country run 97% of the applications difficult or impossible. potential to make this device with its computing power. and programs you have? tipb.com Furthermore, you can buy relative for the future, but The downside: Its 17” Absolutely not. Apple gives an Kindle which the current device is not screen and nine pound you a functioning netbook have the perfect combo of an iPhone or a MacBook, gets the same job done for relevant enough. Unless you weight make it cumbersome, without the two-piece build, a computer and Kindle, all most would not leave their half of the price. have roughly $600 in your like carrying a dumbbell to an aesthetic upgrade that on one pad-sized, brushed homes without these. Don’t get me wrong, the pocket, which is starting to class. It’s not too discreet, differentiates it enough to silver model. These fundamental Apple iPad sounds interesting. weigh you down, it would either; its pleasantly plump make designers’ heads turn. Though not necessarily products each contribute to It’s a photo album, which be better to satiate your exterior nearly hides my Couple this with Apple’s revolutionary, the iPad is the productivity of the user. is eerily similar to iPhoto curiosity by looking at one whole face when I open it future plans to integrate definitely evolutionary. These products are useful. on the MacBook. It’s a in the store.

Hitting the books Health tip of the week: Eat eggs

taylor backus Unfortunately, to get your Best study spots Worst study spots Staff Writer egg fix at Vandy, you have to Perhaps it’s just my own get your ass out of bed in the on campus on campus personal obsession with eggs, morning and hike over to Rand but I am convinced that there (unless you're lucky enough to is no more fulfilling, healthy, live in housing with a kitchen), Alex Goldberg Chris McDonald avery spofford as far as that random kid delicious, high-protein, low- but it’s totally worth it. You can Staff Writer Life Editor Editor-in-Chief in the corner furiously cal food out there. There are also throw some egg on your studying for his electrical only about 70 — 80 calories salad at lunch or make the Go through the main Without question, the best Stevenson Library: engineering exam, I in a single egg, making a full journey to nearby restaurants doors of Central Library, place to study on campus Honestly, why even just can’t relate. Try the meal of two eggs under 200 like Cafe Coco (they have walk through the leisure is Stevenson. No, not the bother? You might as well Biomed? Buttrick? Even calories, or even three eggs great make-your-own omelet reading room to the chemistry or biology rooms, post up in a corner booth Stevenson is probably a just over. Eggs won’t put you options) or Noshville. elevators. Go up two levels and not the recitation rooms at Dan McGuinness and better option than this in a diet boredom slump Egg white tip: If you to the sixth floor and make either. In order to truly reap try to get your final paper “study spot.” because there are so many really want to cut calories a left when exiting the the benefits Stevenson has done there. Stevenson is Your dorm room or suite: ways to eat them (scrambled, or cholesterol (especially if elevator. When you reach to offer studiers, you have to a great place to download "Man, I really have to get poached, sunny side up, over- you’re an egg eater), the wall, make a right. take a trip downstairs. someone else's entire started on this ten-page easy, deviled, hard-boiled, go for egg whites, which About twenty feet ahead Two stories below the music library from paper. It’s due tomorrow. soft-boiled, frittata), and with have practically no calories lies a group of six carrels to math building, there wait for Mojo or get your hands I’m such a slacker. Here we so few calories, so many things and are still delicious if you your left; You have hit the you two gems (close to the on study drugs or find go, got my books, Medieval you can put in them without throw in some veggies, ham or jackpot. geology rooms). While one yourself a formal date, but … My room is SO dirty. I feeling any diet guilt. cheese. What makes these six is filled with the chair-table definitely not a legitimate probably should put away carrels better than the combo's, the larger room is work space. The carrels are my clothes and re-organize Peabody Fireside Reading full of desks, affording even always full, and there are my shoes. Really should Room and the 24-hour the most cluttered studier just too many social people vacuum, too. I mean, I Stevenson is their size. more room than he could packed into this library for can’t be expected to work Each carrel is about two feet ever need. No matter how it to even really qualify as a in this environment! I’ll be deep and four to five feet many pages of notes you “library.” I once found an ready to start once I’m all wide, allowing you to lay all have, this cavernous space is empty bottle of Skyy in the organized. Hey, I wonder of your resources next to more than accommodating. girls’ restroom. Apparently if I still have that leftover your computer rather than And with plenty of outlets Stevenson subscribes to Chinese food? Better making piles upon piles and a strong internet signal, the Vandy work hard, play check that out. Hmm, man, of books. The carrels also it is the perfect place to hard philosophy. there’s a lot of alcohol have two outlets so that finish that research paper. Rand: It’s a cafeteria, not left in the fridge from you can plug in your laptop The remote location serves a library. Great for group formal weekend. Gotta do and phone at the same a dual purpose. As it is so far projects, but in terms of something about that. Oh, time. Moreover, its hidden away, it is empty the majority solo study time, Rand is whoa, my suitemates are all nature, the "Secret Garden" of the time (especially late at really not your best bet. watching TV in the living effect, allows you to avoid night). But more importantly, It’s loud. It’s busy. There’s room … So much more the hustle and bustle of the two stories underground, food everywhere. I get the interesting than Medieval rest of campus and shotgun you get no cell coverage, people who go to Rand to … I really need to start through your work finish regardless of carrier. No work on presentations or that paper." what you need to. coverage, no distractions. for group meetings, but So head on over to the So next time you are z.about.com sixth floor of Central and hard-pressed to finish an take on exams by their assignment, take a chance horns.  and head below ground. 

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Preview Reviews the Endorsement

matt shelton Culture Editor 'Dinner for Schmucks' Just when you thought that the era of bro-mance was over, Paul Roach, mastermind behind “Meet the Parents” and “Meet the Fockers,” comes back courting two veterans of man-love, Paul Rudd and Steve Carell, to combo in their comedic genre of choice to form “Dinner for Schmucks.” While the preview is mildly entertaining, both lead actors don’t step too far outside of their stereotypical personality roles in order to achieve humor, leaving this film seemingly an amalgamation of “The 40 Year old Virgin” meets “I Love You, Man.” Paul Rudd plays a highly successful businessman on the verge of longviewcurrent.files.wordpress.com partner status. The last thing on his promotional bucket list is an awkward YouTube.com 'Zombieland' tradition of inviting the “weirdest person you know” taylor backus to a company dinner his boss puts on every month. While maybe not the most original character creation, Staff Writer Once he literally runs into an awkward 40-something the originality of this comedy will make it worth the Steve Carell in his Porsche, the movie falls into place. $10 admission on a lazy summer day. I personally snubbed “Zombieland” when it was in theaters — I think we all get a bit sick of the zombie and vampire mania that is taking over. It looked a bit stupid to be worth my $10 (money that could be put toward something better, like the drinks I 'Robin Hood' could be out having instead of watching the film). However, I terribly misjudged and underestimated this movie. Sure, it’s “Rise, rise again, until stupid and a lot of things in it have been done before, but there lambs become lions,” is something understatedly hilarious about “Zombieland.” Russell Crowe mutters Jesse Eisenberg plays his usual awkward, Michael Cera-esque as his newest machismo character, but with this being played off of Woody Harrelson’s badass title character, drastically different humor it somehow doesn’t get old. Instead, Robin (of the) Hood. It Eisenberg is very believably naive and virginal in a lovably has been too long since pathetic way that compels you to watch, hoping he may grow a men had a historical pair, conquer some zombies and actually get the girl. action piece to quote The zombieness of the movie stays far away from any classic incessantly at their horror movies or the more recent theme of inter-creature love girlfriend’s annoyance. affairs (“Twilight,” “True Blood,” those crappy new vampire TV Ridley Scott thought so, shows, etc). Instead, it just makes killing zombies look like the too, and returns with his most amazingly fun and productively violent thing ever. In fact, gladiatorial champion, the only thing that bothered me about the movie, besides the Crowe, for a new period fact that Abigail Breselin and Emma Stone (Superbad) looked piece in Robin Hood. overly made-up and impossibly clean (come on, they’re killing Attempting to tell zombies—they’re going to be a bit dirty) was that there was the un-Disney cartoon no theme park where I could go and murk some zombies with version of the tale, Scott Woody Harrelson. bloodies up the scenery “Zombieland 2” is in the works, and it’s rumored it will with a refreshingly gritty YouTube.com be in 3D, which, combined with my newfound respect for brutality that will impress Oscar judges and make zombie-slaying film, will definitely be enough to get me to the this film a fierce competitor for the golden statue summer, look for a 300 percent increase in archery theater. this year. After the re-emergence of the bow this clubs next year.

Sarratt Art Gallery: Skulls, crabs and irrelevance alexis tabak printmaking combined with The most interesting piece collection, she combined her the Vanderbilt community. by Ronald K.Brown’s dance Staff Writer projected digital animation is a light projection of a crab. prints with digitally created Last year’s final display, company. This display was For the last Sarratt Art to create unique pieces. The artist made a print of a images projected onto called “Rhapsody in Black perhaps more appropriate, Gallery display of the The works are meant to crab and then used shadows sculptural forms, creating and White,” featured black as it directly related to the semester, the Student Visual explore the search for meaning and light fixtures to project something out of the ordinary and white photographs students on campus. Arts Committee installed a and self-identification in the image onto the floor of for both the artist and the by Charles Harris. The While the Sarratt Gallery printmaking exhibit created a world where nothing is Sarratt. average viewer. collection, which can still is a wonderful addition to by several artists. “Etched definite. The paintings, (quite The exhibit’s primarily I find it much more be viewed online at www. the Sarratt Center, I argue it and Pulled,” on display strange in my opinion), featured artist, Rebekah interesting when the Arts vanderbilt.edu/sarratgallery, would have more popularity through May 15, shows the juxtapose images of skulls and Tolley, is known for her skills Committee chooses artists was the inspiration for Great if the art displays related works of seven Georgian natural settings with flowers, as a traditional printmaker. directly related to, or whose Performances at Vanderbilt’s more specifically to the artists who used traditional leaves and butterflies. However, for the Sarratt projects are inspired by, presentation of “One Shot” students. Versus • April 14—April 20, 2010 • 5

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andrew nathan Staff Writer Hangout Gulf Shores, AL May 14 — 16 $160 for 3-day pass This is a non-camping festival with a pretty good lineup, and “hanging out” in Gulf Shores for a few days of good music can’t be a bad way to start the summer. Some of the bigger names have been Rites of Spring performers, so if Ben Harper and are your style then this is a great festival to attend. Girl Talk will be there, and this is one of the few concerts that Guster will play this summer. The schedule has already been released and they are offering a limited number of single-day passes, thus, there is no obligation to stay the weekend if you are only interested in a select few bands.

Camp Bisco 9 Mariaville, NY July 15 —17 $155 for 3-day pass The ’ 9th summer festival is shaping up to be one of its best ever. LCD Soundsystem is coming out upload.wikimedia.org with a new album and will be playing, and Rusko, one of the leaders of the dubstep movement, will be there, too. The focus is clearly on electronic acts, but Gift of Gab (of Enemy have recently been added to the bill and round out an Blackalicious) and SOJA add some hip-hop and , CA unusually eclectic lineup. One of the coolest aspects of Summer to the mix. Camp Bisco is a little bit out of the way, but June 25 — 26 Camp are the Late Night Shows in the Barn. I’m personally that always makes for a great road trip, especially one About $80 for both days looking forward to STS9 and on Saturday night. If that will spice things up in the middle of a long summer. The lineup has yet to be released, but if you haven’t been to a camping festival, this might be the one to is your thing, this is the place to be. One of the biggest try, since a 3-day pass won’t break the bank. electronic festivals in the US, EDC always draws the best DJs from around the world. Look for Deadmau5 to headline — he’s the festival whore of the electronic music world this Wakarusa Music Festival summer. Ozark, AR June 3 — 6 $151 for 3-day pass Summer Camp Festival Wakarusa is the South’s version of Summer Camp. The Chillicothe, IL lineup is very similar, although there are some names that May 28 — 30 make this Arkansas event stand out. Trio and The $170 for 3-day pass Machine performing Pink Floyd are sure to be highlights. If With Rothbury unable to put on a festival this year, summer you’ve been stackin’ cheddar, have lots of time to kill and Camp looks to fill the hippie fest void. A camping festival with a jam want to look really hardcore, you might want to attempt the band focus in the heart of Illinois, “Scamp” has a very underrated trifecta of Summer Camp, Wakarusa and Bonnaroo. Three lineup — not many huge names, but the bands attending are festivals. Three weekends. (NOTE: Serious post trip de-tox upload.wikimedia.org known to put on awesome shows. Slightly Stoopid and Public required if you live through all three). 

All eyes and ears turn to Cape Town, South Africa Life-Changing album of the week Grant Darwin born of the political and social turmoil of the Alexis Tabak 1990s, which is most interesting. Taking its cues Staff Writers from American hip-hop and European house, Kwaito is slow tempo electronic music infused Starting on June 11, the whole world will with melodious looped African samples. The focus in on Cape Town, South Africa as the hit “Don’t Call Me Kaffir” by Arthur Majakote 2010 World Cup kicks off. However, it is not is noted as one of the most influential songs soccer alone that will be on display. The in recent South African music, particularly people of South Africa are eager to show given the political statement it makes about off their vibrant culture, especially their the word kaffir, a derogatory term for blacks ‘’ own musical styling. used during apartheid. Early South African music can be split Today, stars like Bongo Maffin, Bravo, Zola, into two categories, gospel and marabi. Big Nuz and DJ Cleo command the airwaves Caitlin Meyer emotions and musical styles they Marabi developed within impoverished black of Johannesburg and Cape Town. However, Staff Writer exemplify. communities affected by apartheid. Local also has its share of the spotlight. The album reads like a novel — musicians in illegal bars would accompany Singer Simphiwe Dana has become quite Washington’s Death Cab for Cutie opening with “So this is the new year, pianos with makeshift maracas using pebble- popular through her fusion of jazz pop and has been an institution in the indie and I don’t feel any different,” ending filled cans. Over time, guitars, banjos, and traditional South African sounds, and artist for over a decade. Songs like with “This is fact not fiction, for the first the influences of American swing were Verity Price can be likened to a South African “”, “I Will Follow time in years;” telling a story of love incorporated, yielding African Jazz and Jive. Alicia Keys. In recent years there has been You Into the Dark” and, most recently, plagued by distance and the consequent Emerging during the 1930s, the Zulu style of resurgence in Afrikaans music, the music “Meet Me at the Equinox” from the struggle, with captivating honesty. Each a cappella music, particularly the genres of of the formerly dominant white minority. New Moon soundtrack have breached song picks up where the last one left off, isicathamiya and mbube, grew in popularity. Afrikaans music has been fused with genres the mainstream airwaves, but the leaving "Transatlanticism" feeling as if The Token’s 1961 hit “The Lion Sleeps ranging from European dance to punk rock majority of their work and, frankly, it could be one 45 minute song. It is the Tonight” is a great example of this sound, to take on a decidedly more modern style. their best work has seamless continuity and the well-known group Ladysmith Black A nation that is still in the infant stages gone unscathed by and rebirth of the Mambazo is renowned for their command of crafting an independent cultural identity, the masses — case idea of the album as of these forms. Today, South Africa has South Africa is a veritable laboratory for the and point, 2003’s opposed to the single compounded imported music from abroad mixing and mashing of musical styles. With "Transatlanticism." that makes this album with ethnic sounds. Both Disco and Techno this sports spectacle getting underway in a Each song merits so special. Modern have spent time as the preferred genres of matter of weeks, take a break from the bicycle mention, each music too often forgets South Africans during recent decades. kicks and headers to open your ears to the demonstrating the the importance of the Yet it is the innovation of Kwaito, a sound distinctive sounds of the Rainbow Nation.  best of Death Cab’s album in today’s world ladysmith-black-mambazo-bhersonski.com ability and Ben of iTunes and digital Gibbard’s impeccable distribution, whose lyricism. The album focus is generally on ranges from perfect musiteka.net hit singles and radio driving songs to popularity, yet Death breathtaking ballads, most notably Cab retains their integrity with long, the track that shares the album’s title, not exactly radio-friendly tracks and “Transatlanticism.” The song starts cohesive . out meandering through a story of On the surface, "Transatlanticism" is sorts, builds to a chilling and beautiful merely another semi-pretentious pop repetition of “I need you so much album characterized by unnecessary closer” to a chorus singing “come on” angst and inner turmoil set to catchy on repeat until its conclusion — a song melodies. It is different, though. Its so powerful that the band concludes collection of phenomenal individual the encore of nearly every live show songs that come together for an even they play with an extended version of greater whole are a rare occurrence, it. and upon a second or third listen, this That being said, all 11 tracks of the album reveals itself to be pure, heart- album are capable of that effect, each wrenching genius, and a glorious contributing something thought- demonstration of all that is good in provoking, from the various tempos, indie music.  Versus • April 14—April 20, 2010 • 7

“I’m not playing for other musicians. We’re trying to reach the guy who works all day and soundtrack wants to spend a buck at night. We’ll keep him happy.” — Nat King Cole to the issue Q&A with Band of Skulls

Versus Magazine: What did you think of the show? How was the Chris McDonald Nashville crowd tonight? Life Editor Russell Marsden: This was the second show we’ve played On Wednesday, April 10, the Exit/In played host to the Nashville, and it’s especially special to have had such a warm loudest show in Music City as Southern alt-rockers The Whigs welcome in a city with such a rich musical history. Below, the editors share what and British newcomers Band of Skulls took the stage. Lesser VM: How long has Band of Skulls been touring with the Whigs? tracks we’ve been spinning known than the Whigs, Band of Skulls is currently touring to RM: We have played five shows now with the Whigs. Before that promote their critically lauded debut album, “Baby Darling we were on tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. as we create the glory you’re Doll Face Honey.” While the album has been out for a little VM: How was touring with the Whigs been in comparison? Which holding in your hands. over a year now, the Skulls' churning, bluesy rock 'n’ roll has have you preferred? really exploded within the last six months. Life Editor Chris RM: It’s been totally different this time around. What’s been great "New People" McDonald had a chance to talk with guitarist/singer Russell though is that we’re touring with a group of friends. — Blue Scholars Marsden after the show. VM: So do your bands share a special connection? 1. RM: We met the guys [from The Whigs] some time last year and Chris McDonald / Versus Magazine really just hit it off. So playing with them now, its more like a "Driving Me Crazy" group of friends than just another band. — Sam Adams VM: Though your debut album, “Baby Darling Doll Face 2. Honey,” came out about a year ago (actually a year ago to the day), it took a little while longer to catch on. Once it "Like a G6" did, however, it exploded. How have things been since it — really took off? 3. RM: The album came out a year ago, but yeah, it took like, six months to really catch on. Since then though, it’s been great. "My Stupid Mouth" America has been a very steady ride for us — really we’ve — John Mayer consistently been bigger here than back home. But after we 4. started to get so much bigger here, the same things started to happen back home as well. That’s the thing that’s so special "I Feel It in My Bones" for us, really. At home, people began to pay attention to what was happening here and as a result started paying more 5. — Tiesto (Ft. Tegan & Sara) attention to us, as well. What’s so special is the fact that it’s happening the same way in both places. VM: What’s next for you on the tour? Will you be hitting the "Heaven and Earth" festival circuit this summer? 6. — Blitzen Trapper RM: we are just zig-zagging our way to California. We’ll play a few more shows and then [next] Saturday we’re playing at Coachella, so this upcoming week is pretty insane for us. "Lights" From there we’ll play a few more shows in the US and then — All Out we’re heading up into Canada. After that we’re heading back 7. to England. VM: After touring, what does the band have planned? Are you "I Box Up All the Butterflies" working on a new album any time soon? — Boy Least Likely To RM: Right now we’re just really enjoying this tour. After we finish 8. doing the British festival circuit, we’ll probably head up a mountain for a while. "Body Bounce" VM: A mountain? RM: Yeah, after everything finishes up, we’ll probably go up to 9. — (ft. ) the top of a mountain for a while and just hole up. A friend owns this place outside of Montreal, so we’ll probably just "Beautiful Morning Light" hang out there to write and record and get things set for our next album.  10. — Fruit Bats

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Though you may know him as the mysteriously captivating frontman of The Strokes, lately Julian Casablancas has been exploding in popularity on the heels of the recent release of his debut solo album, “Phrazes for the Young.” Refl ecting the dynamic tastes of Casablancas himself, “Phrazes” is an incendiary mix of rock, electronic, and new wave, provid- ing a platform for elaborately theatrical stage shows. In anticipation of his upcoming April 27th show in Nashville, Versus staff writer Alex Daly had the chance to sit down and talk with Julian about his new sound, his infl uences, and his love of working the crowd.

VERSUS MAGAZINE: How does it feel to be back on tour VM: Yeah. I have been listening to “11th Dimension;” I like that again? track. It’s really cool and catchy. I was really intrigued by it VM: Has that become a problem, so far, with the album? JULIAN CASABLANCAS: Feels great, we were on tour because it’s a song you can dance and rock out to but once JC: Not a problem; it’s just like that with everything. When before ... It’s not like it just started; we toured about six you listen to the lyrics, there’s a heavy sentimentality there. you fi rst play music, it’s fun. You get that immediate enjoy- months ago. I was wondering if this is more of an emotional record? ment of playing something cool. But then when you go on At least more than people may think … Perhaps because the road and perform things that you write, you get sick VM: Oh … Well, I meant like, after you hadn’t for awhile? people are so drawn to the sound that they don’t catch the of stuff. It’s the nature of it. JC: (Laughs) No, I fi gured that’s what you meant. It’s basi- sentimentality behind it. cally been the most fun I’ve ever had on the road, to be JC: That’s cool you say that. The main point is that you want VM: Back to the album’s musicality: It has this kind of pop- honest. to work on both levels. You listen to a song lightly — you py, synth-pumped sound, which is very different from the want something fun and catchy; you don’t want to think Strokes. What made you go in this direction? VM: Awesome. What’s been the most memorable performance too much. There’s that, and, well, if you like paying at- JC: I was actually talking to a producer a few years back — I you’ve done so far? tention to the lyrics, trying to get some sort of a deeper hadn’t even really thought of a solo record at that point JC: Actually, probably last night. We played Minneapolis. meaning, there’s that too. — and I was talking about Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” This town used to be really tough. I have played this because I really wanted to capture that [in our music]. venue many times; I’ve always thought the crowds were VM: Yeah. I picked that up from “Ludlow St.” I could sense And he said if the Strokes played “Thriller” it would still really tough. I was expecting the worst but it was just the that there is this desire to move forward and progress. Is sound like the Strokes. And that kind of bummed me out, best show of the tour. Everyone was going nuts; it was the song talking about change? Like how things were back actually … So I think the songwriting process was the awesome. with the Strokes and how they are now? Overall, does this same for me. I could have just used guitars, but I knew song refl ect your outlook right now? (Laughing). Sorry. I’m starting out that I wanted complex drum rhythms, like two VM: Has it felt good to go solo? Exciting? Scary? Do you like a Philosophy Major. drum beats. And I knew I wanted to go overboard with doing your own thing? JC: What aspect of it are you asking about? If you don’t mind. the dueling melodies. And I knew I would use some key- JC: It’s fun and challenging. It’s akin to the early days of the I thought the lyrics got really greedy, meaning-wise. And I board. It’s kind of a similar process, it’s just the arrange- Strokes. I feel like I’m starting up again … It’s actually my wanted to work on like three different levels (laughing). ment of it. I really had a lot of freedom to do whatever so favorite kind of show — you have to charm the crowd. I’d go kind of left fi eld, which was pretty fun. A lot of people come, but they don’t really know what VM: (Still laughing). Here it goes. I might be completely wrong. to expect. They come and are like, “How is this going What I got out of it was this desire to progress, like there’s VM: Cool. Did you enjoy that — in terms of going solo — the to work?” the party scene but also there’s another as- freedom to do what you want creatively and artistically? pect to it — trying to enjoy that, but also getting something JC: I have that freedom in the Strokes — I had. I mean, yeah, VM: Do you mean they come with more of an open mind, deeper out of the music itself … I’m completely off, right? I had more of the freedom to work without having to then? JC: I mean, no. It’s anything you want to get out of it. If it’s convince or debate. That was the most pleasurable thing JC: No, it’s the difference between the beginning of the show enjoyable, inspiring, it’s right. What I think right now is about it. — when [the crowd] is just standing and watching, ready maybe different from what I thought a year ago. One of to judge — and the end, when they are going nuts. It’s the things I do think is that there’s always a fork in the VM: But [The Strokes] are joining up again, right … been really awesome. road and I’m just a hopeful dude. It seems like things can JC: Yeah. I just feel like with all of this [new music] going on, people go two ways — they can spiral out of control, or you can don’t know what to expect live. It was a challenge to learn from the lessons of the past and try to make things VM: Are you excited about that? Have you guys been record- work that out, but we did. To experience everyone play- work. That’s one of the general themes, perhaps. ing? ing all these interlocking sounds live is pretty exciting. JC: Sure. VM: Are there any other tracks on album that mean something VM: Did you have any musical infl uences — bands, genres — to you — that you feel really connected to? VM: Are you putting your solo career on hold or will you try that impacted you while you were making “Phrazes?” JC: I don’t know about connected … I do have a lot of fun to juggle both? JC: Defi nitely. Like Hot Chip. I dig their vibe. playing “River of Brakelights.” Defi nitely one of my faves. JC: No, kind of juggling both. I’ll be pretty much done by Each song has a different theme. I mean, I hear them so then, doing the solo touring for this record. It should be VM: Hot Chip is really cool. Their new stuff is great. much and I play them so much that it kind of becomes fi ne. JC: Yeah they’re rad. And in terms of production stuff — ‘80s. dead to me, melodically and meaning wise. I don’t think Late ‘70s, like Queen, Michael Jackson. Big production they are doing what they are intending to do, for me at VM: When you guys broke up a few years back, did you know — I wanted some of that clarity. least, anymore, because I have listened to [every song] that you wanted to do the solo career or did that happen lik, 2,000 times. organically? JC: I didn’t really want to. I was trying to fi gure out what to do. I had pulled back so far, just trying to invite happi- ness and collaboration within the band. It was tough. I think people just needed to get it out of their systems: To work outside of the Strokes, before they could bring songs back to the Strokes.

VM: Do you think it’s going to be diffi cult, now that some of the band members have done the solo thing, to re-collab- orate? JC: No, I think it’s fi nally time. Now that they have done their solo records, they are coming back with songs too. Back then, they didn’t do that; I was a little confused. You know, we share everything fi ve ways. I wrote a lot of it back in the day, but I didn’t care — everything was cool with me. But, like I said, when they would write a song, they didn’t bring it to the Strokes — they made solo records. At this point, though, this is all stuff we have taken care of. Everything is cool now. I’m just stringing you along with a little history. Back then, we would get together and they didn’t seem very interested in working on songs. Meanwhile, they were doing solo records, and like I said, we share everything. I was like, I don’t feel like I really have a choice. The Strokes weren’t spiritually ready to do a record. But that was then. It was good for everyone to get that out of their system — to feel confi - dence, or whatever they needed. And then we worked on the record for fi ve or sixth months; I’m arranging all the stuff. All is good!

VM: Are you excited to come to Nashville? Have you ever been here before? JC: Yeah, I have been there quite a few times. I’m psyched. It’s a great music town. Hopefully they will enjoy.  PHOTO: WILLIAMS + HIRAKAWA 10 • April 14—April 20, 2010 • Versus flip side

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