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The Vanderbilt Hustler’s Arts & Entertainment Magazine FEBRUARY 18—FEBRUARY 24, 2009 VOL. 47, NO. 6

OSCARSTHE Our experts (or at least The rundown on the runway: What’s going on at this our editors) weigh year’s fashion week? in on their picks for The chicken or the egg? Apples or this year’sAcademy oranges? “High School Musical” or “”?

Jupiter is coming into line with Saturn and Pluto. We have no idea what that means, but we’ve got your horoscopes inside. PLACES TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 The Regulars

John Karl — The Wildhorse Saloon Riders in the Sky — Nashville Symphony Sound Rebel Dem and DJ Chris Culture — Cafe Coco THE RUTLEDGE John Karl, the original “Yankee Redneck,” ends his “Rockin’ Legendary cowboy singers Riders in the Sky have been carrying on This reggae band is inspired by the ’70s (aren’t they all?) when 410 Fourth Ave. South 37201 Redneck Tour” as the house artist at the Wildhorse Saloon. His the tradition of the Western cowboy song genre for three decades. “spirituality and politics was high in the music.” Referring to the 782-6858 performance at the Wildhorse will be preceded and followed by Following in the footsteps of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, today’s US as “Babylon” and claiming that the government is using the disc jockey sets and dance lessons teaching audience members Riders in the Sky include Joey “The Cowpolka King” and Ranger war on terror as a “pretext to control the population,” you know THE MERCY LOUNGE/CANNERY how to line dance. (21+ $6, under 21 $8, 7:30 p.m., 120 Second Doug. ($40-125, 7 p.m.) this will be a great (or at least comically ) performance. Plus, BALLROOM Ave. North) one of the guys goes by Azrael, which is pretty sweet. ($5, 8 1 Cannery Row 37203 Craig Neis — Blair School of Music p.m.) And the Relatives with The Group Hug and Shoot You don’t have to travel to far to check out a great installment of 251-3020 the Mountain — The End the Blair Signature Series this Friday night. Craig Neis will tickle Bruce Dudley Trio — F. Scott’s Restaurant and Power rock group And the Relatives feature a classic three-piece the ivories, playing works of Back, Ravel, Chopin and more — Bar BLUEBIRD CAFE pop-punk lineup with just a drummer, guitarist and bassist. all you have to do is sit and be entertained. (Free, 8 p.m.) This pianist/ has been performing for more than 30 4104 Hillsboro Road 37215 Opening for And the Relatives are The Group Hug and Shoot the years across the US and Canada. He has been a competitive pianist 383-1461 Mountain. Catch all three for an evening of upbeat rock at local Marty Lanham and the Dixie Cafe Band — Station at many jazz festivals over the years, and has performed with the venue The End. ($5, 9 p.m.) Inn Middle Tennessee Jazz Orchestra and stars like the Sacred Music EXIT/IN It has been too long since you treated yourself to a night of Concert of Duke Ellington, Randy Brecker and Jim McNeely. (Free, 2208 Elliston Place 37203 Ben Sollee — 12th and Porter bluegrass music — and what a great act to get you back in the 7:30 p.m.) 321-3340 Named one of NPR’s “Top 10 Unknown Artists of the Year” in swing of things! Marty Lanham is veteran of the Nashville music 2007, cellist and singer- Ben Sollee is truly one of scene; he helped found the Station Inn in 1974. Now he teams The Secret Commonwealth — French Quarter Cafe STATION INN today’s most promising . Described as a blend of many up with the rest of the Dixie Cafe Band to bring a good time. Looking for something completely different in your music scene? 402 12th Ave. South 37203 genres, including folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B, Sollee’s music has ($10, 9 p.m.) Head out to East Nashville and check out Nashville’s Celtic band. 255-3307 something in it for every listener. (Cover TBA, 9 p.m., 114 12th Playing over two hours of original and traditional Celtic music, this Ave. North) Dave Barnes — Exit/In should be an interesting and unique experience. Plus, the food is THE BASEMENT Self-described songwriting wizard, Dave Barnes decided music really good. ($TBD, 7 p.m., 823 Woodland St.) 1604 Eighth Ave. South 37203 Over the Rhine, Mary Gauthier, Minton Sparks, was his calling in college and hasn’t looked back since. He’s 254-1604 Old Black Kettle and Denice Hicks — The Mercy bringing his singer-songwriter act to Exit/In to show off his Rick Huckaby — 3rd and Lindsley Lounge/Cannery Ballroom talents and skills. Take your chances, you will be impressed. This country recording artist places his emphasis on the storytelling F. SCOTT’S RESTAURANT AND The Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom hosts a charity event called ($15, 9 p.m.) characteristic of , but he also has a love for the JAZZ BAR “The Enduring Chill: Remembering Flannery O’Connor” benefiting “dynamic groove of Southern rock.” With his advertising team 2210 Crestmoor Road 37215 the Flannery O’Connor-Andalusia Foundation, which encourages The LOW Show — The Rutledge billing him using imagery of the Louisiana bayou and West Virginia 269-5861 remembrance and scholarship of Flannery O’Connor’s literary The LOW show just may take the cake this Friday night, as its coal mines, you know Huckaby’s going to roll with a down-home accomplishments. Performing artists include Over the Rhine and stacked with performances from great artists. The Rutledge has Delta inspiration in his music. ($10, 10 p.m.) SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY Mary Gauthier. ($15, 7:30 p.m.) lined up Adam Nitti, Bryan Beller and Sean O’Bryan Smith for a CENTER night of indie-inspired debauchery. Are you ready? ($5, 8 p.m.) Jeffrey Steele — Wildhorse Saloon 1 Symphony Place 37201 Newcastle Allstars — 3rd and Lindsley Though the name might not be immediately familiar to you, 687-6500 Eclectic fusion group Newcastle Allstars bring their blend of jazz, Cage the Elephant, Autovaughn and Sleeper Agent Jeffrey Steele has written and co-written more than 60 songs rock, soul and to downtown Nashville’s 3rd and Lindsley — The Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom for many hit country artists including Tim McGraw, Rascall Flatts, 3RD AND LINDSLEY Bar and Grill. For the chance to hear great music while enjoying Are you crazy? Do you like to get crazy once in a while when Montgomery Gentry, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes and more. He was 818 Third Ave. South 37210 equally great drinks and food, head to the classic venue to check listening to crazy music? If you answered yes (well, even if you also a judge on Nashville Star, for both of you who watched that. 259-9891 them out. ($5, 9:30 p.m.) answered no), be sure to pencil Cage the Elephant’s show into ($10, 6 p.m., 120 Second Ave. North) your planner. Teaming up with Autovaughn and Sleeper Agent, CAFE COCO Luke Bulla and Bryan Sutton — Station Inn they won’t disappoint. ($10, 9 p.m.) featuring Lady Antebellum — Lifelong Luke Bulla began playing his instrument of 210 Louise Ave. 37203 Ryman Auditorium 321-2626 choice, the fiddle, at just 7 years old. Bulla went on to win multiple If you haven’t made it out to see the Grand Ole Opry yet, you titles and awards for his musical skill, competing in National Fiddle should do so before you graduate, or if possible before the year’s Contests throughout his youth. Bulla has performed with artists out. And if you’re a country fan, then you’ll know how great Lady including Ricky Skaggs, Earl Scruggs and Bela Fleck. ($10, 9 Antebellum is. With hits like “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” and p.m.) “Lookin’ for a Good Time,” this act is not to be missed. ($38, 7 p.m.) THIS ISSUE Versus Bits & Pieces FEBRUARY 18—FEBRUARY 24, 2009 VOL. 47, NO. 6 3 • Your life in the stars, 2 • Overheard at Vanderbilt, 2 Versus FROM THE EDITOR • Words to live by in 17 syllables, 2 Magazine EDITORIAL BOARD Entertainment • Fashion week takes an economic hit, 3 Editor in Chief • TMI, Facebook. TMI, 3 Chris Gearing 4 • Harmony in pictures, 3 Managing Editor Sara Gast Music • or ... Zac Efron? 4 Features Editor • Watch out, Katy Perry. Here comes Lily Courtney Rogers Allen, 4 • Who are you listening to, Vandy? 5 Culture Editors Trip Cothren 6 Holly Meehl “Lock eyes from across the room …” Movies Music Editors So begins one of the greatest love songs of our generation • He’s into “He’s Just Not That Into Charlie Kesslering — “J*zz In My Pants.” It chronicles the trials and You,” 6 tribulations of a modern Cinderella story. Boy meets girl Avery Spofford • Into creepy cartoon characters? Cool. 6 in a club, boy and girl get along and dance at the club, girl invites boy home with her, boy … y’know, that whole Head Writer premature thing. It happens every day. Kris Stensland Features If you haven’t heard, (of “”) and his friends have started a little group called • It’s the Oscars! 7 . They’ve written tunes you’ve been • Letter from an Angry WASP, 7 /quoting for years including “D*ck in a Box” and 7 Art Director “Lazy Sunday” (“Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia”). They’ve Matt Radford been working behind the scenes for a long time at SNL, but now they’ve finally broken out with their debut “” (which comes with a bonus DVD of all their PIC OF THE WEEK Designers videos and gags). Seriously, you need to buy this. Irene Hukkelhoven In case you missed it a couple weeks ago, a fantastic new Kat Miller song debuted on “SNL” by Lonely Planet featuring T-Pain: Morgan Webb “I’m On A Boat.” Some of the funniest lyrics about boats and being on them to ever grace the airwaves, dear Versus Marketing Director readers. Get on Hulu.com immediately and watch this gem George Fischer — you’ll be laughing for a while. If you need further proof of its glory, it made this issue’s Soundtrack to the Issue on page 5. Have you ever done that? Probably not … Advertising Manager Angela Booker Y’know what’s funny though? Versus. This week, we tackle the topic that’s been on everyone’s mind — which VSC Director is the best Zac Efron musical? “High School Musical” or Chris Carroll “Hairspray?” Not going to lie, I weighed in on this one. We have the best of the movies that are out right now (in case Assistant VSC you’re wondering, “He’s Just Not That Into You” is NOT the new “Love Actually”). And page 2 is (as always) fun and Directors games. Don’t forget our Oscars round up all the way back Jeff Breaux on page 7. We make our picks for the big awards and even Paige Clancy include some space for you to play along at home! Now you can be just like us! Huzzah! Journalist in Residence In closing — Poseidon, look at me. Tim Ghianni Stay Legendary, Chris Gearing LAUREN WAGNER / VERSUS MAGAZINE

HAIKUS BITS & PIECES Words to live by “A MAN MAY DIE, NATIONS MAY RISE AND FALL, BUT AN IDEA in seventeen syllables LIVES ON.” What if Fat Tuesday — PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY Was all along really just “Big Boned” Tuesday? Weird.

Oh hey, professor H ROSCOPES Sorry I missed class Friday AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18: A great weight loss solution is to curl handles of liquor in your room. You’ll be so jacked, your liver will be Don’t hangovers suck? too scared to get cirrhosis. PISCES 2/19-3/20: If you point out that V-Day was SAD (Singles Awareness Day) one more time, I will refer you to hell.

ARIES 3/21-4/19: Flying squirrels can’t actually fl y, but vampire bats are actually vampires. OVERHEARD TAURUS 4/20-5/20: If you haven’t started dropping hints to your Some people on this campus just don’t think before current roommate that you don’t want to live together next year, it’s they speak. Sometimes we are lucky enough to too late. overhear what they say. GEMINI 5/21-6/21: Take this day to sit down and write out what’s really important to you. If “Alcohol” makes the list, re-evaluate your Compiled from the Facebook group “Overheard at Vanderbilt” priorities. CANCER 6/22-7/22: Showing up at someone’s suite after locating Rando: “I swear, the Nashville weather has it on PeopleFinder is not creepy, it’s romantic. GOD! Someday you’ll been SO bipolar! … Kind of like my understand. mom.” LEO 7/23-8/22: Your patience for Vandy-related puns will be Rando: “Now that Juicycampus is gone, I exhausted when your HOD paper receives a “Van-D-plus.” really have no motivation to control myself.” VIRGO 8/23-9/22: I don’t think you have mono because you haven’t had any personal contact in the last three months. Maybe you Professor: “Today is Darwin’s birthday.” should try leaving your dorm. Girl: “He’s an AQUARIUS??” LIBRA 9/23-10/22: A great way to greet people is with “It’s a great day.” Your overzealous optimism will surely cheer them up. Or make Guy: “I don’t want to take advantage of these them hate you. girls. I legitimately want to do them.” SCORPIO 10/23-11/21: Through risk management training, you Girl: “He seemed pretty cool … for a will learn not to exercise before drinking because you’ll get drunk pledge.” faster. And you’ll employ this strategy. SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21: If you sing everywhere you go, not Girl: “My boobs are crying!” only will you be happier, but I can hear you coming and avoid you easier. Guy: “When my mom was 20, her beers were CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19: Didn’t get a proposal this weekend? definitely built for speed. Now they’re built for jack sh*t.” Playing Beyonce over and over sends great subliminal messages. PHOTOS: ickr.com Versus • February 18—February 24, 2009 • 3 ENTERTAINMENT Fashion week in NYC gets a shake- up (thanks a lot, economy) NIKKY OKORO Staff Writer wouldn’t be too high-priced private, more personal need to worry. and expensive, in actuality shows in simpler places. If anything, the A bit bummed that you it ends up costing Designer Vera Wang has only thing you’ll won’t be able to attend more than many decided to her be missing are COOlEST THINg IN FITNESS New York Fashion Week would expect. The fall 2009 collection for a couple MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN 2009? No worries, because price of a typical designated press and of fallen 6:00 6:00 6:00 there are more than show can run up fashion buyers in one r u n w a y plenty of ways to from an average of her private showing models and 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:30 feel like you’re of $200,000 rooms. She remarked the typical 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 almost front row at to about $1 on making the choice two hour any top designer million. This based on the current wait for 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:30 runway show. These high cost can state of the economy Marc 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:15 include insider undeniably be and her desired feel Jacobs’ 7:45 7:45 7:45 Web sites like attributed to for her show. She show. style.com and the aspects, such as explains that the But, 2214 Elliston Place (1 Block from Campus) 321-8828 industry’s essential renting a Bryant showroom intimacy then womensweardaily. Park tent, seems much more again, www.HotYogaNashville.com com. But, be p r o d u c t i o n appropriate and there’s aware that the fees and after plausible for always economy has parties. Not the times. More wishful SUMMER IN MAINE hurt some of to mention, designers like thinking Males and females. our favorite designers also Betsey Johnson …  designers in a have to be aware and Carmen Meet new friends! Travel! Teach your favorite activity. very public way. of keeping up with Marc Valvo Many of the fashion the good taste and h a v e *Tennis *Field Hockey *Rocks industry’s favorite key sophistication that followed *Canoe *Softball *Ropes players have opted out must come in the suit. *Water Ski *Newsletter *Art on showing at the annual presence of the many So, if *Gymnastics *Lacrosse *Pottery Mercedes Benz New York celebrities attending. y o u ’ r e *Silver Jewelry *Theater Costumer *Office Fashion Week 2009 in Hence, as a result, thinking *English Riding *Swim *Photo order to cut back and save many of today’s you may *Copper Enameling *Sail *Soccer up. Though it seems like designers have be missing out *Basketball *Kayak *Dance putting on a runway show decided to instead hold on a lot, there is no *Archery FashionReporters.com Media.onsugar.com June to August. Residential. Enjoy our website. Apply on-line. TMI, Facebook. Too much. TRIPP LAKE CAMP for Girls: friend her on Facebook. Weird, but He friended her on Facebook, and once 1-800-997-4347 KATIE DE PAOLA whatever. she accepted, he gave her the once-over. www.tripplakecamp.com Staff Writer A few days later, she accepted and Much to his dismay, she was interested I’d like to believe Mark Zuckerberg embarked on a quick stalk sesh. Not in women. By the time he got used to had good intentions in creating only was this skanky college grad in a the fact that his dream girl swung in Facebook. Even the tag-line is a relationship, his long-distance girlfriend the other direction, he found out her charmer: “Facebook helps boyfriend had changed it you connect and share with to mess with her. the people in your life.” But And while studying what happens when staying abroad, Facebook in touch translates to just can stir up even more too much information? drama. Since your new Once you’ve con rmed the friends don’t know your friendship with your new track record, you could love interest (after a little potentially live dual waitlist action, of course), lives. you both go on to do the While abroad, my initial stalking process, roommate began clicking quickly through receiving persistent the rst 100 pictures, booty texts from a guy glancing over recent wall on our program who posts and verifying he’s was rumored to have actually single. No recent a girlfriend at school. network.nationalpost.com date-y pictures, check. No When my friend  irty wall posts, check. was just barely in college and was confronted his moves, he assured her Single, chec … oh wait. coming to visit in “9 days babyyyy!!!” the relationship was done. A quick This happened to a friend. She met a Talk about a hot mess.  ip of her laptop revealed that his guy, and though he was a bit aggressive, At times, Facebook does provide the status was nonexistent. Two laptops he was H-O-T. Casual exchanges info we need quickly and painlessly. But and two Facebook accounts later, it was followed, including some  irty words what happens when it isn’t legit? solved: he was in a relationship. He had and some dirty dancing. The next day, One of my guy friends told me about conveniently blocked his relationship she received a text from her new man, a girl he wanted to date so badly that he status from my friend but had failed to but instead of asking her on a date, he took a class to get to know her better (he block me. Maybe Facebook is just plain asked for her last name — so he could also admitted that this was pretty lame). TMI, but please, get some game. 

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John Whitt describes the speed during the day and ANA ALVAREZ style as abstract and black eating lots of blow sh at Staff Writer metal nihilist, the result of night. I started wearing The name of artist collaborating with artists shower caps to keep my Harmony Korine’s latest such as: Christopher Wool, thoughts inside my head Don’t be surprised if you turn a few heads! collection, “Pigxote,” sounds Brian DeGraw, Gus Van and wrapping myself in like a satirized version of Sant and . tinfoil to keep warm.” Spanish writer Miguel Ever since he was a kid, While watching television, Cervantes’ “Don Quixote Korine loved to experiment. he discovered a show de la Mancha.” The gallant While living in New York displaying random images knight’s mind is controlled with his grandmother, he of women exercising, by illusion, but virtue and wrote the entire script walking through nature or chivalry command his of “Kids” in three weeks sitting alone. actions. Korine’s creations, at age 22. Photographer “I kept falling in love with however, are not driven by had discovered the girls on screen,” Korine any real notion or cohesive him one day while ice said. “All the characters idea. The viewer is left with skating with friends and on the television were tinypic.com as low as nothing more than a slight urged Korine to write a like ghosts. It was a great monthly jolt or scratch of the head. documentary about the Boy” and “.” choir of ghosts. I started $ 88 Korine’s aim as an artist, life of teenagers in the Critics complained that photographing the screen. tanning whether by lm, literature AIDS-era city. The project “unsettling” and disturbing I drank a glass of Clorox 18 or photography, seems to turned into his rst lm scenes turned people off toward the end of the night. CUTTING-EDGE EQUIPMENT• KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF be to shock and thrill his starring rst-time actresses from his art, but Korine It was terri c.” INVITING ENVIRONMENT • MONEY-SAVING MEMBERSHIPS audience. and Chloe disregarded their opinions. Viewers can take this Drugged up teenagers Sevigny. The 49-photo exhibit at experiential project one and drowning cats are Korine has continued the Fine Arts Gallery is the of two ways. Only one way Korine’s specialty, but his to display a gothic and result of a night of drug- of knowing which road to “Pigxote” collection at the hallucinatory sense of induced hallucinogens at a take would be by visiting Fine Arts Gallery offers life with a series of lms hotel in Japan. the Fine Arts Gallery before 19 Nashville Area Salons and Growing another side of him that no that did not prove to be “I took these pictures in “Pigxote” ends on Feb. 25. suntancity.com one has ever seen before. as popular or successful: Japan a few years back,” The event is free and open Some restrictions apply. See store for details. Assistant Art Curator “,” “Julien Donkey- Korine said. “I was smoking to the public.  relax • unwind • indulge 4 • February 18—February 24, 2009 • Versus

TODAY THURSDAY, FEB. 19 FRIDAY, FEB. 20 Wednesdays are “over the hump Join the fi ne folks at The Cannery Life’s too short to spend your Friday day” — those rough patches between Ballroom/Mercy Lounge for a ben- night doing anything but laughing MUSIC partying on Tuesday and partying on efi t concert: The Enduring Chill. All uproariously! Kevin Hart, who Thursday. Take advantage of the lull proceeds from the $15 tickets go has been welcomed heartedly by “The beautiful thing about learning is and culture yourself downtown at the to the Flannery O’Conner-Adalusia audiences across the country since Ryman Gallery, featuring the Cabin Foundation, a great cause. Over quitting his job as a shoe salesman, nobody can take it away from you.” Fever exhibit, which includes works the Rhine, Mary Gauthier, is making his way to the stage at — B. B. King by Kevin T. Kelly, Niso Maman Minton Sparks and more will Zanies this Friday so that you can do SETLIST and Phurba Namgay. Doors be performing. Doors open at just that. Tickets are $20 a pop for close at 6 p.m. for the free show. 7:30 p.m. the 7:30 p.m. or 9:35 p.m. shows. Head to Head 'Hairspray' 'High School Musical' KRIS STENSLAND corporate greed. What’s Consider also the culture CHRIS GEARING begins with our protagonists fan blades online). What has Fiction Editor more, they are presented in surrounding the two Editor in Chief at a New Year’s Eve party “Hairspray” sold other than a clever and at times tongue- musicals. "High School where they’re randomly a few cans of its product Sure, "High School in-cheek manner. Musical" is a merchandising Let’s be honest. You’ve chosen to sing some karaoke. and some false hopes and Musical" is great. If you’re in I realize that some may machine. Everything from seen it, or you’ve wanted to. So we return from vacation dreams? Nothing, that’s middle school, that is. It has consider "Hairspray" HSM on Ice to Razor scooters, Your little sister (or brother, to nd out, “What? We go what. such widespread appeal, and somewhat droll and archaic everything that can possibly y’know … whatever) has to the same high school? Beyond the Cinderella deals with so many issues — in comparison to "High be branded with the letters been blasting it in their Weird! Want to try out for story of its success, it’s everything from how to be in School Musical," but does HSM is, and sold at a high room. It’s the sensation the school musical together? worth mentioning that its high school and concurrently that not make it a better pro t going right into the that’s been sweeping (nay, Awesome!” So much better soundtrack is just fantastic. in love to how to get ready choice? "High School Disney vault. "Hairspray," swiffering) the nation than a musical about the “Hairspray” has some for the big game. It’s easily Musical" is appealing on on the other hand, relies — “High School civil rights movement ne tunes — don’t get me accessible, easily understood a very super cial level, on its own art to propel its Musical.” (I’m looking at you, wrong. “Run and Tell That” and quite catchy. but does it make you sales. The appeal I certainly “Hairspray”) — good and “Ladies’ Choice” have But, if you’re looking think? How of "Hairspray" know my heart times in high school or found a place in my iPod for something with a little is it that is not merely a goes pitter-patter a boring history lesson? and my heart. However, more meaning than how we are at youthful image; whenever I hear Is this even a decision? let’s take a look at what to bounce a basketball to a point it is a powerful the dulcet This little-Disney- “High School Musical” a beat, maybe you should where the piece of cultural tones of Channel-Original- has up its sleeve: “Start of look a little further. Look to type of art critique. Zac Efron Movie-that-could Something New,” “We’re All "Hairspray." preferred I am not arguing working took a handful In This Together,” “What "Hairspray" has it all. You by the that High School their way of phenomenal I’ve Been Looking For” want a catchy song? Try “Run masses is a Musical has no place t h r o u g h looking teenagers, (both versions) and let’s and Tell That.” You need complacent in our my stereo. some excellent not forget the reason we’re something all mushy about one that does society, or You might songs and some all here — “Breaking Free.” love that lasts forever (you not require even that be asking, lessons on Wow, what a song. Totally know, beyond prom)? Hit up i n t e r a c t i o n it is poorly “Oh, is understanding captures what’s going on “You’re Timeless to Me.” For on the part of done. I he just a and being who between Troy and Gabri every song that "High School the audience? m e r e l y singer?” you are (thank — oops, got a little carried Musical" has, "Hairspray" Exercise your posit that as Nay my dear you, Disney) away there. has a cleverer and more c o g n i t i o n members of reader, he’s and made a I think the case is meaningful analog. and embrace the upper an incredible worldwide pretty clear here, “HSM” Beyond the music, s o m e t h i n g e c h e l o n dancer, too. franchise totally kicks “Hairspray’s” which has in nitely more that will of academic The boy’s got that’s sold butt. If Zac Efron will be depth in "Hairspray," the help you put society, we talent. But I countless remembered for anything, overarching themes are another lter should aspire to digress … CDs, DVDs it’s “High School Musical’s” incomparable. "Hairspray" on the way something that We’re here to and lord knows three glorious lms and deals with dif culties in you view and not only has talk about a little what else (I’m soundtracks. Obviously, civil rights, body-type based e x p e r i e n c e mass appeal but musical about a pretty sure I saw “Hairspray” was just a discrimination, following the society in also a deeper musical (clever, “High School phase …  your dreams and even which we live. allmoviephoto.com meaning.  no?). Our story z.about.com Musical” ceiling Lily Allen grows up Consistency reigns in latest (or at least she tries to) Von Bondies album parents and her drug- lled “The Fear.” She talks about a traditionally minimalist popularity of the single ANA ALVAREZ CHRIS MCDONALD past, but also against other wanting “lots of money” — style on their latest release, “C’mon C’mon,” the tune Staff Writer Staff Writer musicians and collaborators “f***loads of money” — yet favoring raw, driving guitar later used as the theme song Maybe you’ve never heard of her music. at the same time, “I heard The Von Bondies explain riffs with pounding rhythm for FX’s “Rescue Me”), The of Lily Allen (with the This time around, it looks people die while they are their sound, style and sections. Singer-songwriter Von Bondies were dropped exception of our Katy Perry as though Allen wished trying to nd them.” She attitude best on their Jason Stollsteimer’s from their label, several vs. Lily Allen throwdown, to separate herself from demonstrates both her love opening track, “This Is Our howling vocals complete members quit the band, of course). Well, she is kind the image of her previous for materialism, but remains Perfect Crime”: “We are the the Von Bondies’ package, and a violent and public of like Perry, just British. album. aware of the danger of losing spark/We are the grit/We are a collection of poppy, feud began between White But her latest album, which “We decided to try and oneself in the midst of it all. the underground.” Following confession-fueled songs Stripes frontman Jack debuted last week, has hit make bigger sounding, more Even though the lyrics sound their 2004 breakthrough that are bright yet raucous White and Stollsteimer over the top of the singles and ethereal songs, real songs,” like the typical anxieties of a album, “Pawn Shoppe enough to please a wide disagreements in production album charts in the UK and Allen said in an interview rich princess, the message Heart,” ’s garage-rock array of listeners. It is this credit. is climbing in the US, as with NME. “I wanted to rings true for anybody revivalists have created an bipolar nature of the album In the face of this well, so suf ce it to say she’s work with one person from obsessed with comfort and incredibly upbeat, driving that truly de nes it — turmoil, The Von Bondies worth a spin. start to nish to make it one appearances. album in “Love, Hate And the contrast between the have poured their energy So far, the biggest hits on body of work. I wanted it to “F*** You” has a disarming Then There’s You.” darkness and urgency of and attention into creating new record “It’s Not Me, It’s feel like it had some sort of charm about it, which may Much like fellow Detroit the lyrics and the lightness some of their best songs You” are “The Fear” and “F*** integrity. I think I’ve grown or may not disappear when rockers , and catchiness of the tunes yet. While “This Is Our You.” Both are representative up a bit as a person, and I you discover the political The Von Bondies opt for comes together to create a Perfect Crime” opens the of this pop-ska star with a hope it re ects that.” allusion to former president, very appealing, album on a high note, the reputation for talking. A lot. No longer is she the whiny George W. Bush, and his c o h e r e n t songs keep the listener’s Not just about her less-than- teenager who searches administration. Allen drops album. attention. Tunes like perfect relationship with her for attention — or is she? the f-bomb once more to T h e “Pale Bride” and “Only Some say the wave the ex-president and consistency of to Haunt You” continue album continues his policies goodbye. She the album belies with the driving, raw rock to be all about proceeds to make a case of the turbulence while other songs such as her troubles and him as being “small-minded” the group has “Accidents Will Happen” doubts about life, and a “racist.” faced in the (eerily reminiscent of The but “The Fear” This time around, Allen wake of their Smiths) opt for a more and “F*** You” declined to work with disc last release. pop-oriented sound. embody several jockey and producer Mark Despite the The Von Bondies have of her outlooks Ronson. She joined forces critical acclaim crafted an incredibly about the world once again with Greg Kurstin and commercial consistent yet still wildly around her. who wrote a few songs for s u c c e s s e s entertaining album in “Love, Allen portrays “Alright, Still,” her previous of “Pawn Hate And Then There’s both the danger album. Has she moved Shoppe Heart” You.” And for this group, and the humor of forward? That’s for listeners ( p a r t i c u l a r l y consistency truly works. It’s growing up rich to decide after hearing “It’s the success and like the old saying: “Why x and famous in Not Me, It’s You.”  w i d e s p r e a d what isn’t broken?”  tube.hk warnerreprise.com There's one less Virgin in Following technological Virgin Megastore in Times Square passing of the music industry of SHEMSI FREZEL advances like mp3 players, closes in April, there will only yesteryear. Staff Writer acquiring music has shifted toward be ve Virgin stores left in the The closing signals a decline in The physical sale of music digital means that rely upon country. Aside from being a huge both the music industry and the took a negative turn when Virgin the Internet over record stores. tourist attraction, the store was a economy. 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Saturday, feb. 21 Sunday, feb. 22 Monday, feb. 23 Tuesday, feb. 24 Get in touch with the 1980s — if Grab your other half and head out You live in the country music Don’t miss the Doyle and Deb- soundtrack you ever fell out of touch — and rock to a performance by the Nashville capital of the world, after all. bie show at Station Inn Tuesday out at a live Motley Crue show at Ballet at the James K. Polk Theatre. Why not take a few hours to learn night! With knee-slapping lines the Sommet Center. As part of their Sundays can be lazy and enriching — about one of the genre’s most and enrapturing musical perfor- to the issue Saints of Los Angeles Tour (and quest these aren’t mutually exclusive ideas. influential members: Kitty Wells. mances, this revue will have you to prove they’re still alive) the Crue With a ticket starting at $21.50 you The Country Music Hall of Fame howling, hooting and wanting hits Nashville for one night only. You can see renditions of Sinatra Suite, hosts an exhibit chronicling the life more. Their weekly performances can pay as little as $27 for the 6:30 Jungle and more. The show starts at 2 and times of the female pioneer. give you ample opportunity to p.m. show. p.m. Entrance costs $17.95. see them again. Tickets cost 20 duckets for the 7 p.m. show.

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joe hogan And soon enough, Coraline realizes that matt shelton usually scoff at the unrealistic nature of the Staff Writer her “other mother,” as the saccharine-sweet Staff Writer love stories, those in this movie were oddly dream mother calls herself, wants to sew real and seemed to portray situations that When Coraline moves into a boring old buttons over her eyes as well. Soon Coraline Walking into the movie theater at could occur in real “after college” scenes. house in boring old Oregon, her life seems is fighting for the freedom of herself and her 10:50 p.m., I was expecting my group of Interspersed in the story were a husband like it could hardly get any worse. Her parents, family against the world of the button-eye friends to be the only inhabitants of a contemplating cheating on his wife who drab, grey gardening experts who are too lazy people. movie on its second week running. My forced him into marriage too quickly; an to garden and too busy to cook, don’t pay Selick creates a magical world in “Coraline,” predication was utterly false, as packs of obsessively neurotic 20-something female her the slightest attention, transfixed as they a dollhouse stop-motion carnival that owes single women converged to bemoan their wondering what she is doing wrong in the are to the screens of their laptops. There’s equal debts to Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dalí single status on the eve of Valentine’s Day. dating scene; a man afraid of marriage; and hardly anything to do — nothing around but and Guillermo del Toro. The movie sucks you After the theater filled to the brim with a woman so woven into “new wave dating” a boring old graveyard, boring old Bobinsky in just as assuredly as Wonderland sucks in angry women, the lights dimmed and (MySpace, eHarmony, text-flirting, etc.) the gymnast Coraline herself, pre-movie credits began to roll. I then that she has lost touch with face-to-face upstairs, and two and there’s a remembered why I was initially intrigued communication. The plot follows these boring old ladies reason for that by this romantic comedy; it has more “A” groups, and their shifting ideas of what they downstairs who — the other actors than the dean’s list. From Jennifer need to be happy in a relationship. used to be in world isn’t her Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck Each situation begs the question: “Are show business. imagination; quite and Scarlett Johansson, to Entourage’s you the exception or the rule?” The Coraline is just the opposite, “E,” Kevin Connelly, the frames are filled writing was excellent, and for once in my about hopeless it’s television. with familiar faces. Pleased that there history with romantic comedies, I could when she finally “Coraline” never was at least a half an hour of Johansson’s not quote the entire movie without even discovers a little shows a television beautiful body, I slouched in my chair to seeing it. Its pithy dialogue, believable box in her living set once on screen, avoid the estrogen haze that was quickly narrative spine and impressive acting give room, directly in a deliberate permeating the room. it enough ethos in my book to transcend front of the couch. stylistic decision Expecting a two-hour bash on men, the normally stale genre. Overall, this When her mother meant to show my expectations were low, but for once movie is one that you should go see — finally agrees to you what life is a romantic comedy delivered. Where I just make sure to bring a date.  open it, it turns like outside, and, out nothing is metaphorically, behind the door inside TV. When but a brick wall; Coraline flees her “Wendy and Lucy” is calculated, compelling work yet soon enough, demonic “other Coraline discovers mother” and ben grimwood I do not think I could have imagined this a magical world “other father” (for Staff Writer film without Michelle Williams. Having truly behind it where what else is a TV?), proven herself with her role in “Brokeback everything is the once serene “Wendy and Lucy” is perhaps the most Mountain,” she continues to firmly establish almost perfect. tunnel is filled interesting experiment on film of late — her talents in “Wendy and Lucy.” The curious The operative with cobwebs, toy it presents a young woman’s misfortunes thing is that the film reveals barely anything word, though, is boats, dolls and through the camera lens (where most about her character’s life or past, but it is almost — director hobby-horses; films rely on dialogue). The film’s visual not important. Through the way Williams Henry Selick symbols of what minimalism can be seen through the quietly, but powerfully becomes Wendy, still has a couple filmofilia.com a childhood could meticulous direction of Kelly Reichardt, viewers share in and actually comprehend of tricks up his sleeve for “Coraline.” The have been, were it not literally lost inside who uses deliberate shots that narrate her miserable existence. first time a jumping mouse leads Coraline a tube. “Coraline” drags you on a twisted everything viewers need to know about a Although some critics might stress through the door, she crawls through a tunnel funhouse of a ride as the spunky protagonist scene without insulting their intelligence. In the plot device of her Alaskan goal, I of lights to a wonderful world. Her parents fights to avoid her buttoned-over fate. this way, “Wendy and Lucy” is a strong film think it’s unimportant. Wendy is going love her and shower her with affection, Don’t be turned off by Selick’s neotenous in terms of its visuals and because of the somewhere, but the goal actually does not cooking extravagant meals, playing delightful approach to colors, music and stop-motion, quiet sociological study it makes through matter — the whole film is an allegory for songs and showing her around their magical for this is no kid’s movie. If anything, it’s the tragic story it has escape to somewhere, garden. When she visits Bobinsky and the more serious fare than his other triumph, to tell. anywhere. Wendy’s old spinsters, they put on tremendous shows “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” though Wendy Carroll trip is motivated by a for her, a mouse circus and a dance revue similar in its unusual combination of twisted, (Michelle Williams) need to escape, and as respectively, both spectacular. But something gothic and charming. If you want to see a lives a nomadic the obstacles mount is wrong — there’s a clue-dispensing black movie that is truly unique, that cuts though existence on her way against her in Oregon, cat, her friend Wybie can’t talk and of course, the superficial grey flatness of flavorless from Indiana to Alaska, Wendy becomes more everyone has buttons sewn over their eyes. boxed entertainment, go see “Coraline.”  where she hopes to and more suffocated restart her life with a by entrapment. After satisfying and lucrative all, she cannot go job. The film centers anywhere without her only on the time she car or best friend. spends in the Oregon Besides this allegory portion of the trip, of escape, the film also where everything hits stresses humanism, the fan. In order to quietly opining on ration out her limited loving others that supply of money need our help. This, in so the trip will run turn, challenges moral successfully, Wendy definitions of right and sleeps in her car each wrong. Is it right or night. However, after wrong that Andy the spending the night in ahashare.com grocery store clerk has a Walgreens parking lot, a security guard to be a hero, “making an example” of Wendy wakes her early the next morning and because she did the “wrong thing” in order forces her to leave the premises — but her to survive? Is it right or wrong that the car is dead. Furthermore, the mechanic is security guard impulsively offers what he out for the day and Lucy, her ever-faithful can to Wendy because he sees a poor soul? dog, is hungry. Because she is nearly broke, The answers are up to you, viewers. Wendy tries to shoplift from a grocery store Deliberately paced, “Wendy and Lucy” but is caught on her way out and spends might come off boring to some, but the the afternoon in jail. When she is released, eighty-minute runtime should keep she returns to the store to discover that audiences satisfied. In any case, the visual Lucy is gone and spends the next several power and narrative resonance of the film days searching for her companion. With should be enough to keep “Wendy and the obstacles continuing to stack up against Lucy” worthwhile.  her, Wendy must recover her belongings so “Wendy and Lucy” is playing at The Belcourt that she can go on. Theatre.

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LETTER FROM AN ANGRY THE WASP Each week, OSCARS our resident Late to the Year of the The year of Angry WASP party superhero the gap sounds off on things CHRIS GEARING KRIS STENSLAND TRIP COTHREN that make him buzz. Editor-in-Chief Head Writer Culture Editor (see what we did there?)

If you had asked me in early Sure, there were a ton of great Have you been intrigued by the November, I would have told you that fi lms this year. I’ve heard that movies that have come out this year? I wasn’t looking forward to this year’s “Milk” and “Frost/Nixon” and “The Me too! I have seen some great, Oscars. Nothing had stuck out the Curious Case of Benjamin Button” great movies this past year: “The entire year except “The Dark Knight,” and even “The Wrestler” are all Wrestler,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” but the day that a comic-book movie amazing shows. Even my Spanish “The Dark Knight” and “Frost/ wins an Oscar just isn’t here, folks. teacher commented on how great Nixon.” As far as bad movies, I have Then, over break, I “Slumdog Millionaire” was. But seen: “Friday the 13th,” “Push,” caught “Milk” on its opening night. somehow I haven’t seen any of “Saw V” and “Lakeview Terrace.” What an incredible piece of cinema them. Unlike previous years, I saw a big (and politically well-timed). Sean Penn Which got me thinking: of all the lack in the middle ground. Sure is sensational as the lead, and the fi lm movies I’ve seen this year, the only there were a few that landed in tackles the topic of gay rights with ones I had anticipated beforehand the middle quite nicely: “Pineapple Dear obnoxious a semi-objective stance (obviously (and even waited in line to see Express,” “Wanted” and “Taken.” roommate, it is a bit more sympathetic to its at their midnight opening) were Aside from these few middle-of- protagonist). I was convinced that it “The Dark Knight” and “Ironman.” the-road movies, most of the fi lms was going to clean up come February. Thankfully, Bruce Wayne’s tales of this past year were either just bad Oh, you come in Then, winter break happened. woe are garnering the attention or just really good. many forms. Though Every fi lm that was released was at the Oscars this year that the I know this all sounds a bit there may be many fantastic — the political-historical fi lm rightfully should (especially pretentious of me, but I must say trifl ing concerns that at fl ick “Frost/Nixon,” the powerful Heath Ledger’s performance, the disparity between the top and “Doubt” and Fincher’s curious which should certainly net him a bottom is quite expansive. I mention this point in the year little fi lm “Benjamin Button.” posthumous best supporting actor this because in years past there has most roommate pairs Other highlights include “The award). At the same time, why not been a quite normal distribution will have accrued, Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire” have a Superhero category? They of fi lm quality. This range of and “Revolutionary Road.” I feel could even give out an iron oscar (a quality has led me to believe that your contempt for like I forgot something. … Oh little ironman, for the iron-y). Hollywood is starting to think in your peers knows no yeah, one of the best fi lms of the Consider: Who watches foreign one of two ways: “We need to make bounds. year, Mickey Rourke’s comeback fi lms? Not as many people as watch a fi lm that will go down as a classic” First, your most hated vehicle — “The Wrestler.” This superhero fi lms, and yet there’s an or “We need to make some quick thing just got competitive. award for those. How many short money.” This way of thinking may manifestation: the Whatever your feelings are on the fi lms (not on YouTube) have you sat actually lead to some bad changes “how the hell are you various categories, the past few down for this year? That’s what I in the star city. still here?” Sleeping months have seen some fantastic thought. So where’s the superhero With the economic status of the fi lms, cinema that will be talked beef? country, it is easy to understand in until noon (and about and copied for years to come. Granted, not every fi lm has the Hollywood’s want to make some then napping later), My fellow columnists may feel power that “The Dark Knight” does. money. I know it hurts to think never going to class, differently, but I felt that this year If we could ignore “The Spirit” of this becoming more of a trend really focused on the political aspects (because … just wow), “Hancock” and the mid-level movie becoming never doing anything of our society, individual rights and (disappointing), “Hellboy 2” (which a thing of the past. I love the mid- beyond completing interpersonal relationships. Maybe apparently was actually better level movie! Sure, the Oscar bait the latest video game not the most unifi ed of themes, but all than the original) or even just set movies are phenomenal, but I like release and sleeping focusing on one thing: how we treat each aside the critical insignifi cance of a thoughtless, well-written movie other. From a broken father-daughter “The Incredible Hulk,” we would that is aware that it will not win an off your somehow relationship in “The Wrestler” to a fi nd that superhero movies are an Academy Award. worry-free evenings look at the fi ght for equality in “Milk” important genre for our current age. Shining example: “Taken,” a pulse has miraculously not to the relationship between time, love Consider the themes of “Ironman” pounding, heart attack of a movie and age in “Benjamin Button,” we’re as applied to our current situations that was crafted quite nicely. I know caught up with you! all watching pieces about how to treat — utilizing an action fi lter to it will not be getting any awards, It’s not even that I care each other as humans. Certainly an comment on current events should but I had a blast. It was very well about what you’re interesting topic, and one that made be applauded. done and it kept me on the edge of doing with your life, box-offi ce sales soar. But I would urge Especially in our dire times of my seat for a solid two hours. I am everyone (at the risk of being cliche) economic depression, the people a stickler for movies that are pure because it’s not my call to not forget the lessons that we learn need a hero. And our heroes need a entertainment. They keep me going at all, but how is it that sitting in our seats at the movie theater little golden sidekick named Oscar. to the theater time and time again you’re still here?? I just — some of them can shift not only our I say it’s about time we gave it to more so than the brilliant work of opinions, but also our lives.  them.  art “The Wrestler.”  didn’t know we offered correspondence classes here. I guess it’s because I’m not in Peabody. Our editors have made their Oscar But at least when picks. What about you? And the winner is… you’re in that mode BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST SUPPORTING BEST SUPPORTING you’re friendly. The PICTURE DIRECTOR ACTOR ACTRESS ACTOR ACTRESS only possible worse David Fincher scenario is when you “The Curious Heath Ledger CHRIS GEARING Mickey Rourke Viola Davis go all Cold War on “Milk” Case of “The Dark Editor-in-Chief “The Wrestler” “Doubt” “Doubt” me. It is NOT okay Benjamin Knight” Button” to have a roommate Danny Boyle Heath Ledger that you never speak KRIS STENSLAND “Slumdog Sean Penn Kate Winslett Amy Adams “Slumdog “The Dark to! Just because we Head Writer Millionaire” “Milk” “The Reader” “Doubt” Millionaire” Knight” happen to be in “The Curious Heath Ledger Penelope Cruz different organizations TRIP COTHREN Case of Mickey Rourke Kate Winslett “The Dark “Vicky Cristina does not mean it’s Culture Editor Benjamin “Milk” “The Wrestler” “The Reader” Knight” Barcelona” Button” OK to enforce an exchange embargo. YOU Even just a simple “hey The Reader how’s it going” would suffi ce. I’m not even requesting more than The nominees are… fi ve minutes’ notice on BEST PICTURE BEST DIRECTOR BEST ACTOR BEST ACTRESS BEST SUPPORTING BEST SUPPORTING when you’re hosting ACTOR ACTRESS people. I feel like that’s “The Curious “The Curious Richard Jenkins Anne Hathaway just being minimally Case of Benjamin Case of Benjamin “The Visitor” “Rachel Getting Josh Brolin Amy Adams Button” Button” Married” “Milk” “Doubt” decent. Frank Langella So, obnoxious “Frost/Nixon” “Frost/Nixon” “Frost/Nixon” Angelina Jolie Robert Downey Jr. Penélope Cruz “Changeling” “Tropic Thunder” “Vicky Cristina roommate, don’t “Milk” “Milk” Sean Penn Barcelona” “Milk” Melissa Leo Philip Seymour wonder why I’m not “The Reader” “The Reader” “Frozen River” Hoffman Viola Davis including you on my Brad Pitt “Slumdog “Slumdog “Doubt” “Doubt” “The Curious Meryl Streep housing ballot right Millionaire” Millionaire” Case of “Doubt” Heath Ledger Taraji P. Henson now. 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