KLEVER THE KILLER Bush’s national address

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PWFS 2 BUZZ 09.20.07 daily.titan daily.titan BUZZ 09.20.07 3 Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis.” Sunset One of the next big events at the theater will take place on Oct. Boulevard 3, when Jack Nicholson hosts a screening of the classic, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Just within walking distance of the ArcLight’s dome, there’s a white, two-story building known as Amoeba Music, or as the Web site boasts, “The world’s largest independent music store.” It’s difficult not to spot this gem while driving. Amoeba is a staple in L.A. for musicians and consumers. Amoeba supports the little guy. Not only have dozens of bands rocked out in the glossy store, local artists are able to have their tunes sold over the counter. With the colorful mini records strewn across the windowsills, creative decorations and legendary memorabilia everywhere, be prepared to spend some of that beer money. Photos courtesy of gocalifornia.com Take the rest of your cash to The it’s definitely better than Denny’s. Dot delivers. The convenience store Roxy, the quintessential, intimate For a more fine-dining menu delivers alcohol up until 3 a.m. Photos courtesy of vitalsecurity.typepad.com concert venue. The stage allows go to Miyagi’s, “the world’s largest Its service is also accommodating fans to get so close to performers sushi restaurant.” However, for 20- to procrastinators. Orders can be By Joy Alicia Antus has been working for the that shows can become interactive year-old waitress Jackie Arroyo, placed any time before 2 a.m. and Daily Titan Staff Writer ArcLight for nearly three years. He experiences. Musicians including Miyagi’s isn’t just a restaurant, it’s orders are delivered until 3 a.m. says one of the main reasons so the addictive pop duo Bittersweet a networking opportunity. Her job And although Mike Evangelista has The sights, sounds, history, and many people walk through their to Maroon 5 to Linkin Park have allows her to pay her rent “stress worked for Pink Dot for less than shops on Sunset Boulevard have doors is because “the seats are like performed at the Roxy, while free,” which means this place must a year, the 23-year-old has already tempted tourists and L.A. natives sitting in a nice waterbed!” Nirvana and Tori Amos have be getting good business. Miyagi’s met Rihanna, Mike Tyson, Kathy for over a century. Located off the Common-folk patrons in addition graced the stage before they became servers and cooks satisfy sushi Griffin, Jenna Jameson and Steve-O, “Sunset Blvd” exit on California’s to celebrities have experienced their major. Concert tickets are usually cravings 5:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. just to name a few. The convenience notoriously crowded 101 freeway waterbed. The list of talent who has reasonably priced, too. However, if you want to get store is open until 2 a.m., and you is the 22-mile road that runs down viewed flicks here is lengthy, but the You don’t have to be a hardcore trashed without going out, Pink already have an invite. some of Hollywood’s biggest, ArcLight also saves room for up- Doors or Motley Crue fan to greatest, most expensive and historic and-coming talent on screen. appreciate the venue that they spots one could hope to trek to. The multiplex gets a lot of indie played in. Whiskey a Go-Go is a The ArcLight is where movies, but when the ArcLight is small bar where you’re bound to entertainment history begins and not featuring independent work, have a good time. Be prepared to thrives. This state of the art theater the exciting venue is going big. yell over the loud music, and if opens daily at 10 a.m. and closes “The other day, Ron Howard tight, crammed spaces don’t appease around after midnight, or whenever used our Dome in his movie. He you, you should skip this one. the last movie finishes. set up the theater like the 1950s,” Who needs inhibition at the Key Aspiring standup comedian Rob Antus said. “I’ve met Bill Murray, Club? The Key Club is the place where Kelly Clarkson jumped on stage, gulped down Jack Daniel’s straight from the bottle and belted out “Sweet Child of Mine” on stage at a Metal Skool Key Club concert. However, find out who’s playing before you arrive, or you may just share some space with very “eclectic” individuals. For those who enjoy surrounding themselves with snobs whose conversations revolve around who’s wearing Gucci, Prada, Fendi or Versace, The Standard is the place for you. However, be warned, even though the place goes off, the snooty service can become a burden. After a night of partying, go get a shake with fries or burgers or anything else from Mel’s Drive-In menu choices. Conveniently located near stores and clubs, many create their own after party at the diner. Open 24 hours for your munchies, Photos courtesy of cinematreasures.org Photos courtesy of dereksanders.net 4 BUZZ 09.20.07 daily.titan

Meet a DJ who kills no matter what club he’s spinning

By Nikki Donahue Daily Titan Staff Writer

That grill – that notorious enamel and gold-laced mouth – sits inside the skull of Atlanta’s infamous turntable white knight, DJ Klever. With a blues musician father and the ability to express rhythm in any medium he touches, percussion might as well have been another chromosome in his DNA. The beats he drops seem capable of causing heart palpitations, but rather than train wrecking on tracks many DJs can’t even touch, he applies his finely-tuned ear like a WHERE’S THE SCENE IN FULLERTON??? Photo by Neil sharum The Daily Titan wants to know stethoscope to the record and takes 2000 and 2001. He went on to take a fiend and saved his money like a its pulse. second place in the world at the diligent flow-addict to buy his own At age 4, he was already killing it D.M.C. international competition equipment. on his Animal Muppet Show drum in 2001 and has collected a highly “I just saw him scratching and set and worked it until the skins esteemed legion of awards since needed to do that, you know,” Klever finally gave way. Now, at age 30, then. said in his smooth, frictionless speech Klever has claimed first place in the It was at 16 that the purr of pattern. “I’m a music fan in general International Turntable Federation records on revolution crept off a and being able to control the sound battle and the national Disco Mix friend’s turntable and into Klever’s like that … I just never thought it’d Club championship title in both bloodstream. Immediately, he was lead to all the opportunities it did.”

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While his alias “Klever the Killer” In a city like Los Angeles, where with complex and intricate timing, suits the tattoo-laden body and people are quick to bare their fangs, the crowd waived their hands in the exterior dressed to the gold-plated any DJ who so much as skips a beat air and hollered. In Hollywood so nines, Klever (birth name Josh will get eaten alive. SoCal club kids many kids were clamoring to get Winkler), emits the utmost humility aren’t forgiving. Threaten messing closer that it was impossible to even and just plain sweetness. up their moves and they’ll cut a see his little soapbox of sound. Yeah, we said it – sweet. This DJ like bad fashion. But this past “He’s the best damn DJ ever! pale-skinned, hardcore mix-master week Klever took stage at some of It’s the way he gets up, the way is more hospitable than grandmas L.A. and the Inland Empire’s most he moves, how he focuses so hard are on Christmas. He will scratch popular venues, flashed them his on what he’s playing; his presence the hell out of a record, throw A- crooked-tooth grin and vanquished. isn’t like anybody else out there,” town signs like a gangster, turn the Some were so struck they quit club-goer Andrea Vargas said as dance floor to dust, then make sure dancing all together in order to she willingly got pinned to the DJ everyone in the room is comfortably huddle around the DJ booth and booth by the crowd at L.A.’s Club situated and OK on drinks. In watch him vindicate the art of Genre. conversation, he talks less about spinning real vinyl. In Riverside, Klever, the snow-white spin- being one of the most influential DJs local celebrated DJs took notes doctor of Georgia, brought his of his time and more about his mad, while Klever’s spindly fingers went unbeatable talent and charisma in 1987 skills at pogo-ball as a kid. He to work. full force and blew up California. has a tough time letting promoters “That guy is impressive to say With his smile of gold, it’s pay for his dinner and it wouldn’t be the least,” local DJ, Luv-Tek, said undeniable that if ever those ribs a surprise if his thug-esque portrait in passing outside Riverside’s Club cracked open from the deafening appeared beneath the dictionary Era. beat inside, there would be a heart definition of benevolence. Every time he laid down a cadence to match. 6 BUZZ 09.20.07 daily.titan including a smarter-than-thou technician, a sassy receptionist and a Peruvian immigrant, are left to run an Arizona auto shop. Playing a character like Brooklyn this weeks concerts Johnny is difficult. We all know what happened with Urkel and the 9.20 Brady Bunch. It doesn’t help that The Gig- The Danger Bees DiResta speaks with a Long Island Spaceland- Ike Reilly accent. So he wants to make one Assasination By Richard Tinoco thing clear: 9.21 Daily Titan Staff Writer “I like that he’s kind of stupid The Hotel Cafe- Greg Laswell and he can get away with just about Echoplex- Diplo From New York City to Los anything,” he says. “[But] it’s not 9.22 Angeles, actor/comedian John like John DiResta is being crude and Glass House- Sweet and DiResta has traveled a long road. On rude, it’s about a guy who thinks Tender Hooligans his journey, he has seen many things, he’s slick.” The Troubadour- Louis XIV some wonderfully memorable, some His past life as a New York City 9.23 awfully forgettable. But what keeps transit officer also helped him shape The Gig- Ladyfox him going is the laughter. the character he created for the 9.24 What is currently keeping show. Glass House- VNV Nation DiResta laughing is his being cast “He’s like a lot of the New York 9.25 as Brooklyn Johnny, a perverted city cops I worked with – loud, Chain Reaction- Strata mechanic who causes mischief brash – they think who they are,” he Glass House- Black Moth on Comedy Central’s new series, says. “But when the chips are down, Super Rainbow “American Body Shop.” The series they’re just regular guys.” 9.26 follows the hilarious situations DiResta doesn’t take all the credit The Hotel Cafe- Ryan Hanifl that can arise when a ragtag crew, for himself, although he admits Brooklyn Johnny does hit close to home. “The way [the writers] wrote it, my character is pretty rude and crude, which I’m not really like in real life.” He pauses, contemplating his response for a moment. “I mean, I am a little bit.” Photos courtesy of newsday.com Then there is the actual work itself, and with six different actors coming “If the show becomes super This is Hollywood, of course in, that could create some problems. successful, that will most likely there is more. Special Event: Sept. 20 & 27, If you’re on “Grey’s Anatomy,” change,” he says jokingly. “I just got a [$250 gift certificate] Myron Barnett Blues Band, maybe. But on “American Body The perks don’t stop at just for my birthday to a restaurant in Shop,” the atmosphere is a bit more awesome coworkers; they include L.A. They’ve been very good,” he $5 cover, 8:30PM pleasant. driving distance (“We tape in said. “I’ve worked for a couple of It was at this point, though, that Burbank. It’s six miles away from networks and so far, so good with DiResta reaches into the grab bag home.”), a plentiful weekend Comedy Central.” of Hollywood quote cliches, saying (“Monday through Friday, weekends DiResta’s journey of laughter is things like, “We’re all good friends,” off.”) and the love of a network. far from over. Comedy Central has “Everybody is professional” and the “[Comedy Central] gave me a yet to renew the show but one thing hardly heard “So far, so good.” digital camera for Christmas.” he is for sure – as long as it keeps you Until even he realizes: said. laughing, so far, so good.

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Photos by Belinda Hurtado Daily Titan Staff Writer A band that played the fullerton market Tanzia Arbuthnot Criminal Justice By Veronica Espinoza Daily Titan Staff Writer “Everyone tells me I always match. If I’m Their name is The Split and they are ready to rock your soul with wearing a green shirt, all kinds of tunes. From classic to I’ll have green eye- contemporary, this cover band riled shadow on. I wear a lot up the crowd with their onstage of dresses and skirts. Its chemistry Thursday afternoon at just my own style.” the Fullerton Market. This six-man band consists of drummer Mike Robinson, guitarist Bob Barlow, his wife on keyboards Photo by Veronica Espinoza and backup vocals, Kim Barlow, her sister Devi McConnell on lead together twice a week to rehearse. them play at Back Alley in Fullerton, Roxy Aguilera vocals and bass players Steve Dyer Each member balances their career The Old Ship in Santa Ana or at along with their family obligations different La Palma city events. Broadcast and Gary Wills. The original band, the 4-10 Split, and are still able to make time to The Split also hosted the Women’s Communications was formed in 1999, but after a few jam. Transitional Living Center where members went their separate ways The Split has performed around they played and raised $8,000 for “I don’t know where in 2001, the remaining members many local venues in Orange this nonprofit, community-based I get my style from I formed The Split. County. You might have caught organization. just basically combine “A band is like a marriage with six anything thats eclectic. I people,” Kim said. “You really have get my style from thrift to like each other and be willing to stores. I alter a lot of my make compromises and have a good time or it’s just not going to work.” clothes and I just work off They are truly one big family. the magazines and new Their brother-sister-like qualities trends.” follow them on and off stage. “This is my home. I like these people, they put up with me so it’s Nader Ali good. It makes it fun,” Robinson said with a huge smile on his face. Business The Split has made it their goal Administration to connect with the audience at their performances. For the band, “I would say something interaction from the listeners is key. thats developed through “We want people to join in and urban living and close feel like they are a part of it … I love friends. Skate boarding when the kids come out here and dance. I think it’s amazing,” Kim and underground type said. stuff. I shop at Active, do The Split plays music the whole a little Express, a lot of family can enjoy. Their lineup for skate shops, board shops, the night consisted of hits from Led and snow boarding Zeppelin, Sheryl Crow, Barenaked venues.” Ladies, The Pretenders, Jefferson Airplane and Aretha Franklin. From children to elders and everyone in between, the crowd gathered around Christian Deweese to enjoy a brisk evening with food, Business family and fun. Becoming famous isn’t the first thing on their mind. Growing and “ I would say I just go evolving as a band is a bigger priority. with what I like-whats The Split is happy doing what they comfortable for me. love and creating a fan base. Sometimes I wont go to “It’s fine when the people you a certain store just if I know like you, but when other see something I like I’ll people come up and say, ‘You guys buy it. I just pick out a are great!’ that’s the nicest thing for shirt in my pile of clean me,” Kim said. Time is one of the band’s biggest clothes. Whatever is obstacles. Like most things in life, clean.” practice makes perfect. The Split makes it a point to get 8 BUZZ 09.20.07 daily.titan more than just looking cute. ER: Do you guys get a lot of rude comments when you are on stage? A q&A with the By Eleni Reed MM: Not yet. I’m still waiting for toughest girl band Daily Titan Staff Writer someone to throw their underwear you’ll ever meet at me. Maybe some condoms! We Meet The Formaldebrides, a have had some comments, but … four-piece, female, psychobilly, you feel good when you realize horror-punk group. Having strong you are up there doing it and they influences from The Cramps, L7, aren’t. Misfits and The Meteros, the band ER: Does this vary from has a classic sound. demographic? Miss Mercy is guitar and back LD: You gotta prove yourself. up vocals, Lady Dai is vocals, Saint MM: I think [the other male Celia (who is ordained, by the way) bands] maybe appreciate us more is back up vocals and bass and Lexi than the normal people, because Leigh plays drums. they don’t understand what it takes. ER: Did you like playing ER: What type of songs do you tonight? write? Lady Dai: Yeah, [there are] nice MM: We have a variety, we have cars and good people—[they are ] love songs, drunk songs, I hate you, really nice here. Good people, good mother-f***ing bitch songs, we got cartoon by reza allah-bakhshi scene, good turn out. all kinds of shit, right? ER: Are the people nicer here By Thomas madden Photo courtesy of LD: We don’t have too many myspace.com/the formal debrides For the Daily Titan versus, say, So Cal? songs about monsters. We are more Lady Dai: So Cal is full of assholes. of a punk band, we have to represent growing safety in areas where top Having the misfortune of the sense of pride and optimism in We enjoy the scene up there. We’re ourselves—bring back the old ’77! Sheikh alleys, in the same week, watching that man-child speak again their country depressingly flirts with hippies, but we’re heartfelt. MM: We’ve been told we sound are being finished off by bombs. last week was exasperating. As with flat line. Miss Mercy: She looks like such a like early Blondie. Doesn’t he know safety cannot be any gaffe-filled Bush rhetoric, his If our peers, who are fighting hippie with her hair and her shoes, MM: A lot of our inspiration implied when limbs and entrails are foul attempt of a national address for their education, were sitting but she eats granola. [comes from] our friends’ bands. still being left to the rabid dogs to quickly turned to distress. amongst us in class, they would ER: How long have you guys ER: Do any of you own old cars, lap up? As presidential slobber and baby learn that the only way to reach been together and why? since it’s very popular in this scene? There is no future insight, at least cackle was slung at our attentive order is through peace. MM: We’ve been around three LD: [We] are looking for a hearse with this guy. wide-open faces and doused down Oh, only if they were sitting next to three and a half years and have to drive around [as a] little tour It’s depressing to think that if our eardrums, we sat and again to us instead of lying in duplicate come a long, long, long way. It’s van. Gore ran the show, those 10 billion accepted what should be grounds coffins. hard—you get a lot of slack for ER: Any words of wisdom to dollars a week spent on mayhem, for dismissal. All of our countries policies, being female. Most girl bands you leave behind? would instead be used on making For those who watched last both foreign and at home, have see are bubble-gummy and poppy. MM: I’d like to tell everyone us less deficient on those Bush week’s soliloquy, Bush’s constant been fear-driven for too long. From LD: [When it comes to] girl to stop trying so f***ing hard, be murmured “interests” we have in referencing to administration immigration to the war, fear has horror punk bands, I could probably yourself and have a good f***ing Iraq. scapegoat, Gen. Petraeus, reeked of been our default, making it easy to name like . . . three. It’s really hard time and not, you know, be so stuck But we’re not. We are here. And someone unsure of self. give in. to find girls out there who are doing up. It’s all about having fun. Remember, this is the self- this man has affected so many While I may be cynical and anointed cowboy, boot sporting, in ways unimaginable. He has borderline depressing, I maintain “wartime president” who, in Robert distanced friendships at home, hope, however, that our system Draper’s new Bush biography, isolated us from the world and works in the manner it does. A ironically admitted to shedding expended lives. glint of optimism shines from the tears of self-pity when the heat was You don’t have to stray very far to fact that we have term limits, and increased. see the scars. until then, there’s always the mute Commander-in–Chief, hardly. With some of my closest friends, button. Presidential rabid lapdog fit for the luxurious cosmetic filled purse of an heiress, more fitting. Nothing Bush has done has bettered our nation, and the checks that he cuts and the deficient Congress clears are spent like currency an immature brat spends in a candy store, blood-flavored gumdrops and petroleum-laced licorice. His hypocrisy flew out with such ease and carelessness, making you think he might really be that unknowing. Like a silly futile frat boy, he spewed out pre-arranged quotes as if they were quickly jotted down with a Sharpie marker on his clammy child-like hands. You would think after all of the repetition, the phrases would stick. He talks about the progressively