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Occidental Students Come Home by laura bertocci When Dayna Chikamoto, Ariana Frazier and Kiana Dobson felt the first rumblings of an earthquake, they had no idea it would send them home. They had only been in Kawagoe, Japan for two weeks when the Occidental College juniors were forced to cut their study abroad program short. “We were in our Japanese Society class going over the syllabus, and we were just taking a 10-minute break in the hall when it hit,â€? says Frazier. “It started off like a normal earthquake, and I’m originally from California so I knew what to do, I stood in a doorway ‌ but everyone was saying they had never felt anything so strong before.â€?

The students were evacuated from the building and waited outside watching news feed on their laptops. Kawagoe is 30 minutes by train from central Tokyo and far enough inland that the students did not witness any severe damage.

However, the city’s trains were shut down, and those who could not walk or bike back to their homestays were told to prepare to sleep at the university. “Eventually they found a school bus to drive us home,

and it took hours to get through the traffic for a trip that was normally 15 minutes,� says Chikamoto.

All three girls made it home to their host families, who had waited up to make sure they were OK. Tokyo International University, where the program was based, cancelled school for that week. Chikamoto’s parents immediately bought her a plane ticket home. “They told me, ‘In the event that something does happen, we’d rather you be safe and you’d have to miss out on [part of your classes], because you could get radiation poisoning.’ There were a lot of ‘ifs.’ In the end, safety does come first, and I realized I had to go,� she says.

Believing that classes would resume the following week, Chikamoto and Frazier traveled to the house of a new friend in the program, to stay with her relatives. They understood the magnitude of the quake and the tsunami from watching Japanese news. “They started showing the citizens filming, so we were seeing people’s personal reactions as their houses were being destroyed, it was really sad. People were crying, and kids were asking their parents what they’re going to do,� says Frazier.

The two were notified that the study abroad program was cancelled via an e-mail from the program coordinator, forwarded to Frazier’s cell phone from her mother. “I was in shock for a second, I had to re-read it multiple times ‌ When my mom forwarded me my flight information, then I realized it was real,â€? she says.

Dobson’s host family threw an impromptu farewell party for her, inviting neighbors who had already bonded with the student in the short amount of time she was there. Chikamoto and Frazier had to say goodbye to their host families over the telephone. “I was crying at the airport. There was this sad elevator

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Occidental students who returned from exchange in Japan. music playing, and I was just like ‘Oh my god, I cannot believe this is happening,’� says Chikamoto.

Upon return to America, each student was given the choice to withdraw for the semester or return to Occidental to make up the credits. They have decided to return for the remainder of the semester in order to graduate on time. “I’m extremely disappointed,� says Frazier, “But I’m grateful that I’m safe and that the people I know in Japan were far away from the tsunami.�

They will take Japanese language classes and an independent study in order to salvage the semester’s credits and qualify as part-time students. Though each is hopeful to return to Japan some day, they will not be able to go back during their undergraduate career. “I still haven’t totally processed the fact that I’m back [in the United States], and I’m not going to be able to go back to Japan anytime soon,� says Frazier, who hopes to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching program once the country is stable enough for her to return.

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THANKS, YOUTUBE GIRL A Stronger Case for Ethnic Studies by denise guerra By now I’m sure everyone’s heard of Alexandra Wallace, the UCLA student who posted a YouTube video about “Asians in the Library.” For those who haven’t seen, heard or have been living inside a deep, dark Internetdeprived cave, here are the main details: Alexandra Wallace comments that some Asians lack “American Manners,” and by her standards it means that Asians answer the phone loudly in the library with a “chingchonglinglongtingtong” greeting.

Asians rely on all their family members (and she lists cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents) to cook, clean and do their laundry because Asians can’t “fend for themselves.” She also invokes the Tsunami in Japan with such ignorance as to say that if Asians are going to be calling their loved ones about the Tsunami, maybe they should go outside so they don’t disrupt people studying in the library.

The video went viral, garnering millions of views over three days, and had Wallace prominently featured in major blogs and publications including the Los Angeles Times.

At that point UCLA had to do major damage control.

Chancellor Gene Block posted a YouTube video of his own

Campus Circle > Blogs > D-Day saying that Wallace’s opinions did not reflect the overall diversity of UCLA. As much as he was upset by her actions, he encouraged civility towards her. Maybe that’s because Wallace was receiving death threats for her actions.

Frankly, we are not living in a post-racism society, and it is within our own highly esteemed educational institutions that this is most apparent. Many may say that Wallace was exercising her First Amendment right to say her opinions.

Ignorance is not objective. I bet if Wallace had learned firsthand what it meant to feel isolated from American society because she talked differently, she would not have said what she said. If Wallace had learned of the deep history and connection that cultures have when it comes to family ties, she would not have said what she said. And if Wallace was properly educated about different cultures, then again she probably would not have said what she said.

I say “probably” because even taking a class doesn’t guarantee an abolishment of stereotyping or racist sentiments, but at the same time I do believe it’s the best option we have in combating the ubiquitous problem of intolerance.

During the 1960s major developments to include ethnic studies departments surged across universities in the United States. Stemming from the Civil Rights Movement, other cultures were determined to connect back to their heritage with a curriculum that examined the history of their ancestor’s immigration to the United States and how it affected their sense of place in America.

Many ethnic studies programs use this format, and engage students in cultures and issues that are not taught in traditional K-12 education. I personally believe that without this exposure to other cultures, no one would really care or take the time to understand the fight and struggles that many immigrants have in order to feel they belong in American

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ART, ACCESS & DECAY: NEW YORK 19751985 Now-April 30 @ Subliminal Projects Gallery by cindy kyungah lee Curated by Peter Frank and Lisa Kahane, Art Access & Decay: New York 1975-1985 is representative of art unhindered by the elite confines set by the art market.

Presented at the Subliminal Projects Gallery until the end of the month, the exhibition will draw you into unexpected art forms.

Such uncompromised art was first seen in the 1970s in New York. Art was no longer defined by regulations set by the elite, but began seeping through the boundaries, morphing into forms that people did not expect to see. Art was not limited to colorful paintings; it was larger than that … it expanded and surprised people. These artworks were displayed on streets, in makeshift storefronts and on public access televisions to ensure that it was easily accessible to the people.

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Now there’s a movement at UCLA to make ethnic studies a requirement for all students. society.

What hurt the most about Wallace’s statement was the way she made it about an “us” versus “them” debate. By saying that we don’t have “American Manners” she’s essentially implying that we are outside the norm of what an American should be. Would Wallace have said what she said if she was required to take an Ethnic Studies class? Maybe, she is of course entitled to her opinions, but at least she would have been aware about the impact of her words (and maybe would have expressed them without sounding so … idiotic).

Some schools have adopted ethnic studies as part of their requirement for general education. Right now there is a movement at schools such as UCLA to petition administrators to make ethnic studies a requirement for all students. Is it a matter of being forced to take a class? It’s no different than any other requirement one has to take like a lower division elective or social science. It would definitely be a tool in bettering our society and maybe would have prevented Wallace and others like her from smearing the name of UCLA and maybe humanity as a whole.

Campus Circle > Blogs > Colors of Culture Accessibility. That’s what the idea was of New York art in 1975-1985. It was art that everybody could understand and reach without difficulty. As guerrilla approaches to art increased, a new artistic expression emerged and people began embracing the imminent street art style.

That said, Art Access & Decay is a collection of the streetstyle art. Subliminal Projects Gallery, the perfect venue for art revolving around the street concept, lays out multiple pieces created by many different artists. The idea is to be ordinary, but special; it’s a paradox. Even though some of the pieces in the gallery may not seem ordinary, or not so characteristic of what some people may consider art, the vibrant colors, textures and forms call forth a sort of attractiveness different from what may have been considered as “elite” art.

From political, social and economic messages as well as slightly disturbing sexual content, street style art is by all means a perfect method in which the artists’ voices can be heard, as it is unrestrained by, well, practically anything. Instead the artist is able to be creative. And just so, the exhibition overflows with work created from an assortment of materials from acrylic paint, wires, plastic, photographs, to paper (just to name a few). If you don’t find Monet, Picasso or Raphael’s art to be interesting, this collage of works may spark some flavor into your artistic side.

Small but offering much to see, the exhibit displays artworks unique from each other yet roped together with a sense of unity that the viewer is able to question. What is it that made the artist develop such a piece? Thankfully, the messages of the individual works are not too obscure; a bit of pondering, or perhaps reading the words on the pieces, will lay out its purposes.

Otherwise, some pieces may be completely random.

Straightforwardness and self-explanatory are important, but

randomness and willingness to show something that may not be artworthy as art are also the key components that make the exhibition so appealing. Unlike art you may find in, let’s say, a Picasso exhibit, Art Access & Decay offers a form of contemporary art that you may have never approached before.

Take for example a pair of Japanese fans with skulls painted on them. Strange to say, but each piece within the exhibit has a voice. It feels as though, with its lush colors and subjects, each artwork screams out a powerful vibe, a willingness to be heard.

I know, this sounds like I am glamorizing the work.

Perhaps I am. Nevertheless, in this small gallery just a bit off of Chinatown are so much energy and culture in an exhibit that is worth experiencing. Many of the works may not make much meaning to yourself as an individual, but do not fail to notice that artists may have had a specific purpose and meaning attached to the piece.

Subliminal Projects Gallery is located at 1331 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information, visit subliminalprojects.com.

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Ghostface is baaack. by candice winters On the 15-year anniversary of the orig– inal, horror film god Wes Craven is making his fans giddy with excitement for the next tantalizingly scary and equally humorous installment. Scre4m is not pretending to come back where the story left off; there’s a new generation of victims and, like always, a new killer. Emma Roberts is one such newbie who is scared of something other than the infamous Ghostface.

“All of us were scared because the scripts were watermarked,” Roberts says. “So if you lost it, you knew who lost it. Mine said ‘Emma Roberts’ down the script. I’d be so embarrassed if mine got lost and turned up on the Internet with my name on it. There were times where I almost lost it.”

But the script and the ending have been kept an airtight secret because Craven and crew want to give audiences the most exhilarating Scream ride yet. Thankfully, Roberts didn’t lose her script. She stars as Jill, the cousin of scary movie icon Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) who has become a local celebrity in Woodsboro. Sidney has returned to the town for the anniversary of the murders, which her publicist uses as a twisted PR tie-in to promote her new book. Like Sidney’s return to her hometown, original cast members Courteney Cox and David Arquette are also back as Gale Weathers and Sheriff Dewey.

“Coming back the first day, it felt very natural,” says Cox.

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews “First of all, we’ve had 10 more years of experience of acting.

I was that much more comfortable. We are like a family, so we just want to get back into it and be better than we were last time. Wes really was our mentor.”

The entire cast gushes about Craven, who has a history with creating monumentally popular horror franchises including A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and The Last House on the Left (1972). In this film, the director and screenwriter Kevin Williamson step up their game to match the generational shifts that have taken place since Scream 3 (2000). Technology is integral; the killer is even using it. And this movie finds an eager balance between its scary moments and its smart and funny self-reflexivity. To create such a complex film that conquers the horror genre and dabbles in others, Craven must be a strict and focused presence on set.

“He watches Korean horror films in the middle of filming,” reveals Arquette. “As much of a master as he is, he’s still a student. That’s what makes him so incredible. It’s been a great experience, growing with each other. It brings a reality, a humanness to these movies. There are films within films, but then there’s real life. They are all intermingled.”

As serious as the actors and filmmakers are about their craft, they were able to let loose during the three months they filmed in Michigan. Roberts says that pulling pranks on each other was the norm. Anthony Anderson, who plays a cop in the movie, was the victim of one such prank.

“I was upstairs, and I was going through the closet,” says the funnyman. “No one was supposed to be in there. I opened up the door, and [someone] jumped out in the mask and with a knife and scared me shitless to the point where I soiled myself.”

That mask has been scaring audiences for a decade and a half, and in Scre4m, Ghostface gets a sufficient amount

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‘ELLISMANIA’ by castulo hernandez FUEL TV announces the world television premiere of the absurd fight comedy series “Ellismania” with Jason Ellis – Australian “man’s man,” pro fighter, pro skateboarder and host of an uncensored, no-holds-barred daily show on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

In “Ellismania,” Ellis prepares for and hosts Ellismania 6, a self-branded evening of “fighting at its dumbest,” peppered with hilarious twists of comedy for the amusement of friends and fans lucky enough to witness the absurdity.

Ellis recently gave Campus Circle the inside scoop on all the crazy antics behind the new show.

How did you go about selecting your cast?

I meet people, I talk to them on Twitter. I’ll talk to them and see what reasons they want to be involved.

It’s very easy for me to read people; it only takes a couple seconds. I know what you’re into and what you’re about, and if you are into it for the right reasons, ’cause we’re not here to kick the shit out of each other in an angry way, we’re here to have a good time.

It’s a therapeutic thing ... a lot of guys I’ll give a chance to fight so that it’s going to help him in his life. If he can get this done, win or lose, he’ll feel better about himself and about his life.

What is “Ellismania?”

Jason Ellis: “Ellismania” is a camaraderie of the hardcore fans.

Friends and people who listen to my show all meeting in a place where we beat the shit out of each other in the most hilarious ways that you could ever imagine.

Who’s part of the cast?

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Jill (Emma Roberts) is pursued by Ghostface in Scre4m. of screen time. His ability to frighten never seems to wane, but what few people realize is that the mask was based on Edvard Munch’s painting from 1893 entitled The Scream.

The similarity isn’t just in the stretched face. Both works have a certain quality to them that Hayden Panettiere expresses precisely.

“A lot of [horror masks] nowadays are very gruesome with blood and scabs and this and that,” says the actress. “But there is something so scary about [the iconic Scream mask].

It’s just so simple. Even the painting that it’s based on, it’s just eerie. It just gets you in the simplistic, unexaggerated way that it’s done.”

Scre4m releases in theaters April 15.

Campus Circle > Film > TV Time There’s your regulars, some of my fighter friends – Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Kit Cope – then there’s a lot of the fans that have become sort of famous. Scott Green who fights a lot … the new one from this “Ellismania,” Butter Balls, he’s made himself a legend in the Musical Chair twice and now he’s in every Musical Chair, [he] has a belt and he defends it.

There’s Joanna Angel, Benji Madden, Riki Rachtman … anyone who’s willing to step in there and give it a go; we’ll give you a chance. I mean the only thing I won’t do is let somebody fight where I know they are going to get hurt.

A bloody nose, I’m cool with that. Somebody lost a tooth – that’s about as far as it’s gone.

Jason Ellis is a freight train wreck who has his shit together.

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Tell us about yourself, who’s Jason Ellis?

Who am I? Shit … Uh, I’m a busy man. I’m a man with a lot of experiences and [who has] traveled a lot of roads.

I’ve done a lot of things the wrong way and I now know – not from reading a book but from experience – how to go about things the right way.

I care about a lot of people. I’m an angry person. I’m a lot

of people; there’s a lot of people inside me.

Schizophrenic: That would be an easy word to do, let’s just do that. A freight train wreck that has his shit together.

“Ellismania” airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on FUEL TV. Jason Ellis will host World Record Summit 2011 April 17 at Home Depot Center.

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Gwyneth Paltrow picks up the microphone again for Country Strong, in which she plays a past-her-prime country singer who teams with a rising songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) for a comeback and begins to fall for him, despite being married to her manager (Tim McGraw). Leighton Meester co-stars.

The big Oscar winner this year, The King’s Speech, stars Colin Firth as King George VI, a stuttering man who suddenly finds himself king after his brother abdicates. Enlisting the help of a quirky speech coach (Geoffrey Rush), George must conquer his affliction on the eve of WWII. Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce co-star.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – The boy wizard’s final showdown with Voldemort is so epic it had to be broken into two films.

From the Vault: All nine films starring cinema’s greatest on-screen couple are now available in Tracy & Hepburn: The Definitive Collection. Making their DVD-debuts are George Cukor’s Keeper of the Flame and Elia Kazan’s Sea of Grass. Also included is a tribute to Tracy by Hepburn.

Action-Packed Double Feature includes two high-octane ’70s action flicks starring Peter Fonda, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Race With the Devil. Warren Oates and Loretta Swit co-star.

The Bob Hope Collection: Vol. 2 contains six of the legendary comedian’s later films, including: The Great Lover, Paris Holiday, The Private Navy of Sgt. O’Farrell, How to Commit Marriage, Son of Paleface and Cancel My Reservation.

The Idiotbox: A 15-year-old girl is reunited with the mother who gave her up for adoption and the father who never knew about her in Life Unexpected: The Complete First & Second Seasons. Lux, a self-reliant teenager, finds her life turned upside down when Cate, her biological mother and successful Portland radio host, and her overgrown fratboy father once again enter her life.

One of the all-time great TV shows, Car 54, Where Are You?: Season 1 comes to DVD. Premiering in 1961, the series follows two mismatched beat cops in their misadventures in the Bronx. Also included is a 30-minute conversation with cast members hosted by comedian Robert Klein.

The Last Place on Earth is an epic miniseries adventure about the 1911 race to the South Pole.

Martin Shaw stars as English Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Hugh Grant and Bill Nighy co-star.

Throughout the early ’70s, Sid and Marty Krofft defined a brand of psychedelic kid’s shows, one of the most indelible being “H.R. Pufnstuf.” This Saturday Morning favorite follows a boy with a magical flute who lands on an enchanted island with an evil witch and a friendly dragon. The Complete Series Collector’s Edition contains the show’s only season plus a Pufnstuf bobblehead.

Also available: History Channel’s “The Third Reich,” primetime soap Dallas: The Movie Collection

Stranger Than Fiction: Check out these docs before Earth Day: Captured in stunning HD, The Last Continent spans 430 days with the crew of the Sedna IV, exploring the effects of climate change on the Antarctic’s wildlife. Continue your journey aboard the Sedna with Antarctic Mission: The Complete Series.

Plastic Planet travels the world looking at the omnipresent manmade creation that is threatening the environment and people’s health.

Legendary big band jazz bandleader Stan Kenton’s career is spotlighted in the featurelength Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm.

Also available: Let’s Talk About Sex and Dana Brown surfing doc Highwater

Also available: Colin Firth and Catherine Keener in Summer in Genoa, thriller The Resident with Hilary Swank, horror films The Inheritance and Heartless, Luke Perry western Goodnight for Justice, François Ozon’s Ricky

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Anne Hathaway gives voice to Jewel.

In the dazzling new 3-D animated film, Rio, Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) is a neurotic domesticated macaw – think Woody Allen with wings – living in small-town Minnesota. But when he’s brought back to his homeland of Rio de Janeiro to mate with the last of his kind, a bird named Jewel (Anne Hathaway), he ends up with a posse of new friends – a cardinal, Pedro (will.i.am), and Nico, a canary (Jamie Foxx) – on a life-changing adventure that allows him to finally spread his wings. But Blu wasn’t the only one soaring to new heights. The film features music by Sérgio Mendes, giving Hathaway the opportunity to sing with the music legend, as well as a Black Eyed Pea and Foxx, all multiple Grammy winners.

“Singing is always something I’ve loved to do, but I never thought about doing it professionally,” Hathaway says shyly. “I was always more drawn to acting, but I’m doing things [in this movie] I never thought I would do.”

One of Rio’s strengths is the chemistry between Eisenberg and Hathaway’s characters.

However, they never actually got to work together during their recording sessions.

“I haven’t seen Jesse, except socially, throughout this whole process,” she says.

“Interestingly, Jesse and I played brother and sister in a Fox series called ‘Get Real’ in 1999.”

Asked if she was drawn the film because of her experience with previous voiceover work on “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy,” Hathaway laughs.

“You’re giving me way too much credit! I love employment, and it’s never guaranteed.

As much as I love animated work, I just love working and I’ve loved the people who have asked me to do it. It’s been an honor. I just keep getting these opportunities that I can’t say no to. No one could.”

Rio releases in theaters April 15.

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Discover comedian Bill Hicks’ on-stage patriotic flair in American: The Bill Hicks Story.

American: The Bill Hicks Story (Variance) The questions asked in American: The Bill Hicks Story seem simple, even standard: Why is stand up comedian Bill Hicks considered special, and how is he different? The answers, while sometimes ugly, paint an impressive picture of one of our most influential modern storytellers. Considered everything from a social satirist to a philosopher, the film documents how the “comedian’s comedian” changed the face of stand-up by taking it from punch lines to preaching – all in good fun.

American follows Hicks from his days as a precocious teen who snuck out of his window to perform in downtown Houston all the way to his last days before he died of cancer in 1994 at age 32. Using animated pictures and home videos, and told through the eyes of friends and family (most notably his brother Steve who saw him perform hundreds of times), the doc is a heartfelt look at his life and what he meant on both the most intimate level and the biggest stage.

Admittedly, American felt like a bad episode of “Behind the Music” my first time through. Someone shows promise, drinks and takes drugs, ruins himself, gets clean, finds salvation in his own talent and eventually becomes the person everyone thought he always could. OK, thanks. Now what?

But his words and his ideas stuck with me, so I started reading about him and watching his performances. Finally, I watched American again. The second time, I got it.

Hicks doesn’t seem special at first because we’ve been blessed with Jon Stewart, someone who can make us laugh, then make us think and then make us act. American shows how Hicks paved the way for guys like Stewart because he wasn’t content telling sex jokes and making fun of his crazy family (though he was actually great at both). Instead, Hicks took a topic like flag burning or the Iraq war and taught you while he entertained. The title of the film argues well for the patriotic flair he brought to his shows.

Hicks made his largest mark in England where, to be fair, it’s probably easier to question America’s choices. But it’s interesting to wonder what stage he would command if he were still with us. Whether he had his own show like Stewart or not, there’s no doubt today’s trying times would be fodder for his act. After watching American, you will wish he were around to say something.

Grade: A —Matthew Kitchen American: The Bill Hicks Story releases in select theaters April 15.

The Conspirator (American/Roadside Attractions) When we aren’t forced to memorize dates and facts, history

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can actually be kind of fun. It is in real life that the impossible happens. Ask any terminally ill patient whose cancer mysteriously recedes or the captain of a sports team who leads his team members to victory despite a losing record.

These are the stories that make some of the best movies.

And let me tell you, by the end of The Conspirator, I was seriously reconsidering my day job. The film, the latest from director Robert Redford, is set in 1865. If you know your history, that’s the year John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln while he was at the theater with his wife.

The actual event that took place on the balcony is not what we’re concerned with, however. The aftermath of Lincoln’s death, which coincided with the Union’s triumph in the Civil War, is when we set our scene.

Lincoln is dead, and the North wants revenge. Mary Surratt (Robin Wright) owns a boarding house, and her son John (Johnny Simmons) allowed his pal Booth to use it as the epicenter for planning the assassination. Booth was shot dead when he was found, but he couldn’t have acted alone. Mary is brought to trial along with seven others for the conspiracy.

Maintaining her innocence, Mary is defended by rookie lawyer Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy).

Aiken has just returned from leading Union troops in the war and should be enjoying the company of his partying friend (Justin Long) and the girl who has been waiting for him to come home (Alexis Bledel). At first taken by his prejudice –Surrat is a dreaded Southerner after all – Aiken is unwilling to harbor the possibility that she is innocent.

But as he pieces together her story through the testimony of her daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and the lies of the prosecution’s witnesses, Aiken’s disgust with his client turns to outrage for the injustice of the court system that refuses to give her a fair trial.

The ending is no surprise (You can look it up in an encyclopedia.), but the film is quite a delight. The all-star cast also includes Kevin Kline and Tom Wilkinson, who deliver equally impressive performances. McAvoy is the star of this film, though, delivering the exhaustively tricky lines with an impeccable accent despite his native Scottish tongue. This film is not making any history, but it sure got me curious.

Grade: B+ —Candice Winters The Conspirator releases in select theaters April 15.

Footprints (Paladin) Hollywood is the land where dreams go to find fruition. It’s part of the myth of Los Angeles. If some rube in Shawnee, Okla. wants to make it as a star, he goes to Hollywood and becomes Brad Pitt. It has been that way since the studios first

took root in Los Angeles and started producing one-reelers.

The boulevard of broken dreams has always been Hollywood Boulevard, and Vine has given up its claim as its intersection to be replaced by Highland. But in spite of its iconic status as the epicenter of Hollywood, we’ve rarely seen it star in any movies.

Footprints seeks to correct that flaw of omission. A small, poignantly-told picture of considerable depth and charm, Footprints casts the Hollywood and Highland intersection in its leading role, and the characters and vagrants and hucksters become its supporting cast. Told in a magical style, Footprints (written and directed by Steven Peros, a longtime resident of the area) tells the story of Our Gal (Sybil Temtchine), who has the unfortunate luck to find herself laying across the hands and feet of Gene Tierney at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre with no memory of who she is or how she got there.

The movie becomes a search to find out the truth about her: Who is she? How did she get there? You never can be certain if Our Gal is wide-awake in a dream or sleepwalking through reality. The trip rarely slows down long enough for you to consider, as she runs across the likes of costumed superhero performers, a pair of tour guides doing a modernday rendition of Abbott & Costello, a scientology auditor with perfect teeth and a silver tongue and a never quite explained stranger who seems to be following her, or maybe not.

The strength of Footprints is in these characters. The outlandish, the unusual and the absurd, Hollywood has its share of them, and Footprints gives them center stage. The presence of screen legend Pippa Scott as Genevieve and H.M. Wynant as Victor gives the film anchor in a sea of surrealism.

At the end, you may not be any clearer on what just happened, but you’ll be glad you made the trip to Hollywood & Highland.

Grade: A —Christian Goss Footprints releases in select theaters April 15.

The Princess of Montpensier (IFC) It is not unusual that we see a story of a ravishing girl desired by numerous men in a movie. Surprisingly, The Princess of Montpensier, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, presents a lush, romantic drama that still manages to pluck at the viewer’s heartstrings. The Princess of Montpensier feeds our cravings for a picture depicting the dangerous nature of passion.

Set in the courts of 16th-century France, the film centers on a beautiful, young aristocrat, Marie (Mélanie Thierry).

Amidst the violent Catholic and Protestant wars, Marie is kept in a bubble, engaged to the Prince of Montpensier (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet). The only problem: She’s not in love with him, but instead has already given her heart to the rakish Henri de Guise (Gaspard Ulliel). Torn between familial duties and her own burning feelings for Guise, she ultimately gives into the will of her father.

Sent to the remote castle of Montpensier, she is taken care of by Count Chabannes (Lambert Wilson) while her new husband takes off to war. What is it about Marie that attracts so many men: her pale glowing skin or her attractive personality? Either way, Count Chabannes does not surprise us at all when he too falls for Marie. Spending days and months teaching her poetry and writing while protecting her from the corrupt court ruled by Catherine de Medici, Chabannes is unable to withhold his feelings for her.

Tavernier recreates the 1622 novella of Madame de La Fayette into a contemporary manner. Aesthetically pleasing with its scenes proximal to nature and exploring themes of familial duty, political hierarchy and gender roles of the 16th century, the film may stir emotions in an unequivocal manner. A movie of jealousy, passion and anger, the viewer is taken on a rollercoaster ride of confusion developed by the complicated nature of human relationships and emotions.

Grade: C —Cindy KyungAh Lee The Princess of Montpensier releases in select theaters April 15.

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Chinatown (1974) is the film by Polish film auteur Roman Po– lanski who took the traditional film noir genre and shook it upside down. Set in the perpetually sunny city of Los Angeles, Calif., it is a frank representation of the director’s sensibilities which obviously convinced him that the typical pathetic fallacy infiltrating most other films of this genre – you know, rain, sleet, thunder, lightning – would not be compatible with this updated film noir. Nor would it be prudent for an audience no longer living in the covert ages of the World War II, the Red Scare and McCarthyism.

The intrigue and suspense handed down from film noir archetypes like The Big Sleep (1946) and The Maltese Falcon (1941) have not left Polanski and writer Robert Towne, but Chinatown is its own type of film noir, an updated and modern detective thriller in which nothing is as it seems.

Jack Nicholson subtly enchants as J.J. Gittes, a semi-dimwitted private eye who gets about as many cases solved and squared away as he gets them wrong. Faye Dunaway is Evelyn Mulwray, the daughter and wife of tycoons who own the water supply in L.A. County. She is trapped in some risky business (as all film noir heroines are), and he is the knight in shining pinstripes who, tragically, cannot save her.

John Huston plays Noah Cross, Evelyn’s sadistic father with the wealth to cover up his malicious acts. Huston is wonderful, adding the right mix of sugar and vinegar to the part, but he also brings with him the perfect kind of baggage. He directed such film noir classics as The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948) and Key Largo (1948), and his reputation was cemented in this style of filmmaking.

While Gittes is occupied with Evelyn, he is also investigating a scandal with the water department. But this is just a pretense because what he is really digging deep to find is that there has begun a literal and metaphorical drying up of American families. Linked closely with the film noir genre, the themes of disillusionment and distrust are at the core of this film as well, so much so that by the time the 130 minutes have run, you can’t help but walk away unsure as to what actually happened. Who was the bad guy? Who was good?

Was anyone good? Does it actually matter?

The water scandal doesn’t really matter. What we take away from the drama is far more relatable to our quiet, normal lives that are hardly filled with so much suspense because in Chinatown, the smoke and mirrors of scandal reveal a very sincere epidemic of insecurity and uncertainty. In this sense, Chinatown is like nearly all film noirs. Evelyn is our typical femme fatale who is hiding a secret about her family. Like all films in this genre, love flows like Jell-O: thick and sticky. Evelyn and J.J. make advances, but they are too wrapped up in the mystery and the drama to leave the city.

What becomes of them is the moral of the story that Towne and Polanski jointly emphasize: Good and bad aren’t so different from each other. In the end, everyone gets shot in Chinatown mid-escape. The alienation of characters has a direct relation to the genre and, specifically in this film, to the filmmaker’s choice of using the sprawling city of Los Angeles in the midst of a heat wave that strikes the characters with a sense of ominous unsettlement.

If you couldn’t tell, I love Chinatown, and it very well may be my favorite film from the genre. The American Cinemateque is hosting its 13th Annual Festival of Film Noir at the Egyptian Theatre, and they’ve compiled some of the best of the genre.

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ADD SPRING TO YOUR STEP by erica carter

Ah spring … new energy and welcome re– juvenation. In this Beauty Beat, I present some cutting-edge clothing brands with dynamic messages, indie jewelry to show your originality and energy-balancing technology that will help you get through the changes of the season!

T-Shirts with a Deeper Meaning You can tell a lot about a person by the way they dress, especially when it comes to music tees. If you see someone wearing a Slayer shirt you think: heavy metal. A Morrissey shirt: a music connoisseur. But have you seen any that pay tribute to genres like jazz, the blues and soul? Friend or Foe has developed a line that embodies the heart of these genres with high graphic, limited-edition prints.

Created by a former creative director at Mossimo, Friend or Foe’s collection pays tribute to the music greats like Thelonius Monk, John Lee Hooker, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis and more.

They strive to keep the culture that laid the foundation for modern music alive, all in a perfectly fashionable way. The unisex tees are made with high quality cotton with a unique texture that feels soft and lived in, but entirely high end at the same time. Each season Friend or Foe releases a new collection, so get them while you can, as most of the T-shirts are only produced once. ($45; yourfriendorfoe.com)

Campus Circle > Culture > Beauty Beat Love Gone Apparel, a line created by 11-year-old (yes, 11!)

Megan Kent has been attracting some well-deserved attention from the urban fashion world. Kent’s line was inspired by the demise of her parents’ marriage. Instead of acting out in a negative fashion as many children of divorce tend to do, she honed her energy into fashion.

“I’ve always wanted to be a fashion designer, and I’m really excited that my first line has been received so warmly,” gushes the tiny spitfire at a recent celebrity-gifting suite.

The artful tees feature the Love Gone logo in pinks, grays and blacks in stenciled form. Rock star chic at an affordable price! ($35; lovegoneapparel.com) Expensive Jewelry on a Student Budget We can never have too much jewelry, especially when it’s bright, sparkly and affordable. Lisa Freede’s unique line marries the idea of “everyday” pieces like earrings to a nighton-the-town crystal necklace. The eclectic pieces have a little bit of everything from couture to urban glam and have been worn by the likes of Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine), Rihanna and Nicki Minaj. The Double Chain ring fits with a band over the top of your finger and one at the bottom, attached to a gold or silver plated chain. Most of the jewelry is under $100, meaning you can buy more than few pieces to mix and match. lisafreede.com Healing for the Mind, Body and Soul If looming finals have got you feeling stressed out, take a moment to tap into HappyApps, the new light therapy application designed to provide therapeutic treatment through your iPhone. Light therapy has long been praised for combating depression. Choose from options including the Happy Health Regiment, the Color Therapist or the Help

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WEST SIDE LOUNGING by jessica koslow

Sometimes there’s nothing better than spending the evening in a big, comfy armchair or sprawled out on a vintage sofa, listening to mellifluous crooners or swingin’ jazz bands, surrounded by folks just like you looking for a good time.

Catch Me at Casa del Mar If you didn’t catch the Leftover Cuties when they used to play on Abbot Kinney Boulevard for First Fridays or at Angel’s Piano Bar & Supper Club in Santa Monica, then you must get over to Casa del Mar (1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica) on Friday nights from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Their sound is described as “Billie Holiday playing ukulele under a palm-thatched hut in 1930s Waikiki.” Intrigued?

Singer-songwriter Shirli McAllen is as pretty as an antique doll, while her band of cool cats are cute in an O Brother, Where Art Thou way. Since their strumming-in-store days, Hollywood has come knocking: their EP title track “Game Called Life” was placed as the theme song for Showtime’s original series “The Big C” starring Laura Linney, and their song “Through It All” was used on FX’s “Justified” on March 16.

The lively quintet is unusually amped these days as they rev up to release their debut album, Places To Go, on May 31.

McAllen’s rendition of “Poker Face” beats Gaga’s any day!

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Friend of Foe’s John Coltrane tee Yourself to ease tension and calm your spirit. The portable light therapy is designed to tap into your Chakra points with soothing sound effects or mood changing color and light sessions. ($2.99; thehappyapps.com) Tap further into your inner psyche by balancing the ion charges in your body. Your energy field, reflexology practitioner and developer Patrick Matthews explains, constantly react with other fields and waveforms that can have a negative effect on the body. EQ’s holographic technology has eight built-in frequencies that help negate these and balance your body. Athletes have been using these for improved performance and preventing fatigue. These are great to wear year-round for your daily activities. EQ are water resistant and come in a variety of colors and sizes. New to the line, the White Collection, a limited edition bracelet that has already been worn by the likes of surfers Jack Freestone and Dean Brady, AFL player Kurt Tippett and superbike racer Steve Carmichael. eqlove.com

Campus Circle > Culture > Get Up Get Out And Friday isn’t the only night for soothing sounds.

Thursdays is Stuart Elster Jazz Piano and on Saturdays, Erin Boehme serenades with covers of classics from legends like Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. “Soul meets American songbook,” she likes to say.

While you’re taking in the classic sound of the Cuties, there’s much to admire at the bar, in addition to the goodlooking people. The cocktails are scrumptious, especially the red passion margarita, and they serve finger-licking apps like grilled cheese with tomato soup and can’t-eat-just-one chips and guacamole. But the real treat comes when you step upstairs to Catch. Though the bulk of your night may be spent lounging in the main lobby, you’ll want to treat yourself to a meal at Catch.

If you’re there between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on any given day, one option is to go for the Sample Catch, where you try out a selection of Chef Jason Bowlin’s new dishes for $6 each.

Originally from Oklahoma, Bowlin has worked closely with Wolfgang Puck and at Jiraffe in Santa Monica. His creations are something to write home about. From his specialty of Bouillabaisse, Mussels, Clams, Shrimp, Rock Cod with Grilled Bread and Garlic Aioli to the richly flavored Pan Roasted John Dory with Parsnip Puree and Sea Beans, every item on the menu is a keeper. While the fish is spectacular, you can’t go wrong with apps like Pumpkin Squash Soup and FB & J (Foie Gras Terrine and Huckleberry Jam on Brioche). For dessert, you’ll have to head back to the lobby for Leftover Cuties because there will be none when you order churros and chocolate.

More West Side Lounges: Angel’s Piano Bar & Supper Club 2460 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica; angelssantamonica.com

Brandon Wise

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Leftover Cuties play Casa del Mar every Friday night.

Angel’s rarely has a cover and is overflowing with jazz, soul and funk singers and swingers. Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. the Richard Glaser Band serves up original, straight-ahead jazz.

Then on Wednesdays, the Mad Alsacians turn the spot into a hot club in France with 1930s to ’60s French music, fun gypsy sounds and a few Latin selections. Angel’s even offers French food specials and half-price on select bottles of wine on this night. Check their calendar for more one-off performances.

Suite 700 at Hotel Shangri-La 1301 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica; shangrila-hotel.com Perched atop Hotel Shangri-La is Suite 700, a rooftop bar and lounge. Stop by from 6 p.m. to noon for Speakeasy Sundays hosted by mixologist Chris Corbin with silver screen stars Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd flickering in the background, complemented by bootleg blues and classic cocktails of the decade. I’ll have a Rum Rickey, please!

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April 1 @ Radisson Hotel

Kathleen Coltman Kathleen Coltman

Kathleen Coltman Kathleen Coltman

Most girls have probably dream– ed of sitting in the front row at a major fashion show alongside Anna Wintour and Rachel Zoe, watching beautiful clothes fresh from the studio on beautiful models like Chanel Iman and Karlie Kloss. Unfortunately, no one is lucky enough to simply land at such a position from nothing; everyone has to start somewhere. For some girls, that “somewhere” could be USC’s Annual Fashion Show presented by Fashion Industry Association.

With student models, student staff and quite a few student designers, the show largely depends on the students themselves to make it happen – which probably means a strong leadership is required to keep everything organized and running smoothly. Thankfully, this year’s FIA presidents, Lilli Izumi and Kathleen Coltman, did a fabulous job. With the help of their executive board, they were able to secure Radisson Hotel’s grand ballroom as the ultimate location for the show on April 1.

On the day of the event, I made my way over to backstage only to realize, in dismay, that the sun was directly hitting the windows and there wasn’t even a trace of air conditioning. Buried in clothes and racks in the narrow hallway, everyone was sweating like crazy, but nonetheless running around to put final touches on the show.

A little past 8 p.m., Jenny Lee, the first model, finally stepped onto the runway glamorously with the lights flashing and the music blasting.

The show turned out to be a huge success. With the help of USC Sirens gracing us with their beautiful voices after intermission, the audience left the hotel making mental notes to selves which show pieces to purchase next.

There was a wide range of style, from Ann Taylor’s relaxed combos and Moods of Norway’s colorful blazers to Kathleen Coltman’s white dresses and I am Ashley’s Indian Sari-inspired outfits.

My favorite collection was definitely by Formative, who incorporated geometric patterns to their pieces to create such modern, clean-cut silhouettes that it’s hard to believe the designers are all students. Other professional brands, such as Ai for Ai and the Hellers, also presented many pieces that I wish I had in my own closet.

The FIA Fashion Show takes place annually every spring. So if you missed this year’s show, make sure to come next year – it’s a great opportunity to see some amazing talents, not to mention a chance of a lifetime to sit right next to the runway without being an editor of a worldclass magazine or a department store owner!

Kathleen Coltman

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Madrid, Spain: June 20 – July 23, 2011 London, England: July 25 – August 27, 2011 (Check with your campus Financial Aid Office for program assistance and Scholarship opportunities. A non-refundable $300 application fee is required with submission.)

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DJ TRENTEMøLLER Ventures Into the Great Wide Yonder by cindy kyungah lee Waiting for me on the patio of Petit Ermi– tage Hotel, dressed in black, eminent Danish producer and DJ, Anders Trentemøller, smiles as I walk in. Pale and glowing in the sunlight, (kind of vampirelike, if you ask me) the DJ has that sort of aura around him that would make just about anyone question who he is. Surprisingly though, as his new single “Shades of Dark” (off of his sophomore release, Into the Great Wide Yonder) and much-anticipated Coachella appearance have fans jumping up and down with excitement, Trentemøller himself was a mellow character not too different from the average Joe. Yet, this DJ has a major crush on music and is able to have you fist pumping to his beats in no time.

Trentemøller started out as a club DJ in his early career.

Even then, he knew how to get a party rolling. He would bring a MIDI keyboard with him and add melodies to what he was mixing. In 2006, he released his debut album, The Last Resort, which combined dark electronica and pop melodies with guest vocalists.

The result? People went head over heels for him. Ever since his debut, Trentemøller has been performing around the

Campus Circle > Music > Interviews world at clubs and major festivals such as the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, which he played in front of more than 50,000 people. Lucky us, because we are graced with his presence during a coast-to-coast tour that brings him to Coachella.

As Trentemøller puts it, DJ-ing and playing with a band in front of a humongous audience is very different.

“Me playing as a DJ is more like throwing a party, you know?” he says. “Playing with my band like at Coachella is much more different, because maybe you can jam a little bit more and do small work, like experimenting. We are seven people on the stage … it’s a total different energy and audience from when playing in a club. At a club, the people are there to party, but playing with my band, the audience is much more dedicated to maybe a little bit to music than the party.”

Perhaps this is the reason why Trentemøller says there is a lot more improvisation when playing with a band: the dedication to music.

“It is very important for me that the tracks we are playing from my previous two albums … that we do not play the same versions live,” he says. “Playing with the band gives us new possibilities to [experiment].”

Interestingly enough, Trentemøller has gathered a rather eccentric group of members for his band. A guitarist, a drummer who is a famous designer in disguise (Henrik Vibskov) and lastly, someone who conducts air with an old Russian instrument (This is something you may want to check out yourself as it is kind of hard to explain in words … it’s very scientific.).

“She’s like a diva when she plays it [the Russian instrument],” he laughs.

What is so special about Trentemøller is that, aside from the music, he spends a notable amount of time on the visuals as well. Because as he states, his music is mostly instrumental

LIVESHOWREVIEWS Galactic March 31 @ The El Rey In a city where ravers and beat junkies dominate much of today’s music scene, funk doesn’t hold the same allure to Los Angelenos as it did more than 30 years ago. Yet you wouldn’t necessarily know that from the chockfull room of people at the El Rey Theatre ready to take in one of New Orleans’ funkiest outfits on a weeknight.

That’s because while following in the footsteps of its pioneering heroes, the Meters, Galactic has also been able to carve out a niche among jam band fans for over a decade. As a result, it has led to multiple performances on the highest level, from Bonnaroo to Jazz Fest, and shows with prominent headlining acts, such as the Allman Brothers Band, the Roots and B.B. King.

The band’s 17-year run, however, can be divided into two chapters: with Theryl “House Man” DeClouet and without him. DeClouet’s departure in 2004 for health reasons left fans wondering at first if Galactic could keep crowds buzzing without a true frontman. But after four years between albums, the quintet discovered a new path with the 2007 release, From The Corner to the Block, by collaborating with a list of rappers that included the likes of Lyrics Born, Chali 2na, Boots Riley and Juvenile.

Now, coming off its 2010 recording, Ya-Ka-May, an album representative of the Crescent City’s post-Katrina landscape, Galactic has continued to evolve its sound, blending its funk roots with hip-hop, bounce and go-go grooves, all while keeping sold-out venues entertained from start to finish with a variety of guest vocalists.

At the historic El Rey, things proved to be no different, as original Meters member Cyril Neville took the microphone and Rebirth Brass Band trombonist Corey Henry backed up

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and he rather not sing – something about how he isn’t good at it. Trentemøller loves incorporating visuals to further stimulate the audience. At Coachella, we are sure to expect a brain-stimulating performance from him.

The DJ’s work does not end with music. He also has his own fashion line. It’s black and simple, just like his personal preference. Oh, as a side note, he mentions a funny incident.

When Kanye West’s manager came to talk to his manager to ask if West could rap on stage with him, Trentemøller, fresh off the boat, forgot whom West was, and rejected him.

Hope he doesn’t forget next time.

Into the Great Wide Yonder is currently available. DJ Trentemøller performs April 17 at Coachella. For more information, visit anderstrentemoller.com.

Campus Circle > Music > Live Show Reviews Ben Ellman’s jazzy saxophone lines to create a highly energetic atmosphere.

And though things haven’t been quite the same since DeClouet stepped off the stage, Galactic still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve – from Stanton Moore’s innovative drum solos to Ellman’s interspersed harmonica and producing skills – to keep you dancing until you almost can’t feel your legs.

—Josh Herwitt

A Rocket to the Moon/Anarbor April 5 @ The Roxy It’s hard getting old in the rock scene these days. One day you’re the cool kid at shows with asymmetrical hair and more accessories than any one person should wear, and the next, you’ve been displaced by a younger crowd with even more asymmetrical hair and more neon than any one person should ever wear. Accordingly, this Rocket to the Moon show brought with it some great examples of both how to fail at being ageappropriate and how to grow up gracefully.

On one hand, the show featured worthwhile acts Go Radio and Anarbor, both of whom managed to bring a grown up rock ’n’ roll sensibility to their infectiously catchy styles. Go Radio frontman Jason Lancaster’s whiskey-soaked crooning was raw and emotive, while still being entirely sing-along worthy, the kind of qualities that just might restore one’s faith in this genre of rock. It’s a shame they were the first band to take stage, as the line of teen girls outside awaiting admittance could have been served to see the right way to do mature punk-pop.

At the very least, Anarbor had the luxury of a direct support spot on the bill, though their high-energy set proved to be more than worthy of headliner billing. Loud, sweaty and uninhibited, the Phoenix-bred foursome showed themselves

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Galactic brought the funk to a packed El Rey Theatre. to be masters of invoking crowd participation to match their intensity. Vocalist Slade Echeverria and guitarist Mike Kitlas were expert showmen, though never once sacrificed musicianship for it, bringing a brand of rock to the stage that was far beyond their years.

And then you have a band like Rocket to the Moon – adult contemporary radio rock for a pre-teen audience. To the band’s credit, their audience ate up their set, but the combination of trite lyrical clichés, going-through-the-motions performing and an inability to show any authentic personality likely left anyone who doesn’t pick which bands they like based on how cute the members are feeling a little cold. —Brien Overly

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by brien overly The Presets April 13 @ Club Nokia Dance party, part one. Because, apparently, Australians do electro better these days. Go figure, right? I guess it just wasn’t enough that they surf better and have cooler accents than us Americans, they had to take dance-punk away from us, too. Jerks.

Bright Eyes April 13 @ Fox Theatre Let’s be real here, Coachella is the absolute last place you want to have an emotional breakdown when you hear “Lover I Don’t Have to Love” played live. The total darkness of the Fox at least affords you a little privacy to get angst-y by yourself to the words and melodies of El Oberst without other people noticing.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 15-17 @ Empire Polo Field As if you needed any prompting from me on this one. And … not that you’re in a position to really do anything about it if you did, given the very sold-out nature of Coachella at the moment. Surely, you have at least one friend who’s going. Everyone’s got one right now.

That one friend in your circle who got tickets before they sold out and is thusly gloating to the rest of you indignant procrastinators while you shoot them death glares in response.

You know what? Push that friend into oncoming traffic. Steal their tickets. They have it coming, and you deserve to go more than they do. I bet that friend doesn’t even know who Dallas Green is. They just want to stand next to Mischa or Sienna in VIP while watching Kanye. Or something. If anyone deserves to stand around in dry, dusty heat, packed in with drunk frat boys and D-list “indie” starlets, it should be you.

As long as you’re there though, make sure you at least check out the sets of Kings of Leon, Black Keys, Interpol, Robyn, Brandon Flowers, Cold War Kids and A-Trak on Friday; Arcade Fire, Scissor Sisters, Cage the Elephant and Animal Collective on Saturday; and the Strokes, the National, PJ Harvey, Death From Above 1979, Jimmy Eat World, Chromeo, Duck Sauce and City and Colour on Sunday. But really, really, check out Cold War Kids and City and Colour.

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Ms. Lauryn Hill April 18 @ Club Nokia For those of us not going to Coachella, Ms. Lauryn is willing to share whatever funk she has leftover. However much that may be. Coachella tends to sap one’s funk over the course of a weekend, instead leaving you feeling more funk-ed up than anything, if you catch my drift. I’m sure someone as seasoned and as revered has got more backstock of that than the average person does though, so maybe that won’t be the case. She’s also been stockpiling that resource for like, 12 years now, so … her reserves should be topped up.

Point being, even if Hill catches Coachella Fever as so many of us do by weekend’s end while there, her signature iconic voice would still be a 10.

Mumford & Sons April 18 @ Santa Barbara Bowl For the last time, for those of us not. Going. To. Coachella. The fine gentlemen of Mumford & Sons were kind enough to also schedule a legit headlining show for us nonfest-going heathens. Very considerate of them to do that for us, wasn’t it? You just have to drive all the way up to Santa Barbara to make good on it.

There’s always a catch! Although, I’ll take “scenic excursion to quiet beach town” over “traffic-filled trek to middle-of-nowhere inland California” any day of the week, I guess.

That said, you might have an easier time sneaking into Coachella than this likewise sold-out show. Apparently, everyone and their brother is into the whole indie-folk thing these days, especially if it’s a British band making it. Whatever. I was in on that shtick years ago, and I’ve got the Frequency clips to prove it. And there are significantly worse genres that the masses could be on the bandwagon of. Despite their mass appeal of late, the U.K.-bred foursome are nothing if not authentic and emotive. They just might be one of those precious rare acts that proves mainstream music doesn’t have to be soulless.

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MUSICREPORT Record Store Day (and Foo Fighters!)

Fans of music on vinyl need to keep Saturday, April 16th open for a visit to their favorite indie record store. That’s Record Store Day, the day that hundreds of special collectible pieces of vinyl, mostly limited edition, go on sale exclusively at participating indie stores.

A sampling of what’ll be available: Deerhoof ’s Friend Opportunity album on green vinyl, Busdriver’s 7-inch single “ATM” on baby blue vinyl, a Built to Spill picture disc, a set of three 7-inch singles from R.E.M. with new material on the A-sides and unreleased cuts on the B-sides, the Glassjaw album Worship and Tribute on vinyl for the first time ever, colored vinyl re-releases of classic rock albums from Tom Petty, a covers album from the Deftones, a Regina Spektor 7-inch single on powder blue vinyl and a My Chemical Romance picture disc. Fans of late rock singer Ronnie James Dio will need to scramble to get a picture disc version of the 2002 Dio release Killing the Dragon – only 2500 copies will be available.

About 700 stores nationwide and in Canada will be participating in Record Store Day 2011 including over a dozen outlets in the L.A. area. Some stores will host live performances, and the Foo Fighters will play a special Record Store Day set at Fingerprints in Long Beach. Check recordstoreday.com for a list of stores, special releases and special events.

New Friends and New Deals from Josh Freese Drummer extraordinaire Josh Freese has just released an EP called My New Friends, and just as he did with his 2009 release, Since 1972, he’s come up with a wide variety of add-

on offers for purchasers of his new music. The “Thank You Phone Call” adds a personal call from Freese to the CD purchase and costs $50, while the “Box Set” comes with all three of Freese’s releases, the phone call, a set of signed drumsticks and for some reason a copy of Freese’s 5th grade report card. Pop for $350 and you can have lunch with Freese at P.F. Chang’s in Long Beach.

But here’s where things start to get crazy: For $7500 you can spend an evening partying with Freese and Tommy Lee or head to the spa with Freese and Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson or fly to San Luis Obispo for lunch on Dexter Holland’s (the Offspring) private jet. And if you happen to have $75,000 lying around, that amount will make Freese a member of your band for a month. It would probably be worth it; Freese’s pedigree includes beating the skins for Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, Guns N’ Roses, Sting, Devo, the Vandals and many others. A complete list of packages and all the goodies they contain is at joshfreese.com.

Take Action Tour and Compilation The Take Action Tour featuring Bayside, Silverstein, the Swellers, Polar Bear Club and Texas in July rolls into the Hollywood House of Blues May 12, and as usual, the tour put together by Sub City is a charitable event. Proceeds from this year’s tour benefit Sex, Etc., a teen-focused program whose mission is to improve the sexual health of teens by providing education and other resources.

And also as usual there’s a CD compilation coming out to commemorate the tour with proceeds also going to Sex, Etc. Take Action Volume 10 is a two-CD set featuring cuts from Circa Survive, Chiodos, Versa Emerge, All Time Low, the Wonder Years, the Ready Set, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Fake Problems and many others. Lots of the songs are previously

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FAME: BLESSING AND CURSE by eva recinos

The fact that Lady Gaga is becoming a fashion columnist might not shock many people. But it might repulse some.

The woman who sported everything from a raw meat dress to a completely latex outfit should know something about the new trends in fashion, especially since she’s buddybuddy with some of the biggest names in the fashion world.

But who’s ever taken a glance at something she’s written that wasn’t music lyrics? Who’s legitimately asked for a writing sample and quizzed her on Associated Press style? Probably not the people at V Magazine who are giving Mother Monster a post as fashion columnist this summer.

This is in no way an insult to Gaga herself. Surely the pop sensation is perfectly capable of crafting an article on a regular basis that both fans and literary buffs around the world can appreciate. But did V Magazine take her simply because of her fame?

This is the blessing and curse of being a famous musician.

Anything the musician touches becomes great for the company interested, but it doesn’t necessarily make it successful, and sometimes the artist ends up looking foolish.

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Foo Fighters celebrate Record Store Day at Fingerprints in Long Beach April 16. unreleased and exclusive to the compilation; Take Action Volume 10 drops on April 26 and will also be available at Hot Topic and at all tour stops.

Eastern Conference Champions Ready to Party RockHampton Records act Eastern Conference Champions are about to release their latest; Speak-ahh is set to drop on April 26. You may remember the band made some noise last year thanks to the inclusion of their song “A Million Miles an Hour” on the soundtrack to the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Catch ECC at their special record-release party show at the Echo on April 22; after that they head out on tour with Neon Trees.

Campus Circle > Music > Music Notes But for someone who has taken advantage of the media and called attention to herself so much, Gaga is just the person to take advantage of this possibly double-edged sword.

In pop culture now, Eminem and Ice Cube can be actors and MTV can overlook Bret Michaels’ age and give him a reality show with hot, mostly younger, girls.

By simply dropping their names, these popular and famous musicians can take a stab at career paths that many work years to gain and be successful at.

Yet, it this very type of power that can engender all types of creative exchanges. When it comes down to it, Gaga, according to her retelling of the facts, worked as hard as the next musician to get her name out into the world and have one of her tracks finally played on the radio.

Some columnists may cry out in indignation and feel offense that their career and means of living are being poked fun at, and this is a legitimate concern. But the fact of the matter is that no one will stop a columnist from going home and singing their hearts out in the privacy of their own home.

They are not making a living out of the notes they sing in solitude, just as Gaga is not making her living out of her column entries.

Both parties can be happy.

No one is upset when artists become political figures, charitable givers or selfless mentors, so the same standard should be upheld when musicians want to become fashion designers, authors and artists. Nowadays, categories are being blurred and it’s difficult to be dedicated to a single activity in one’s lifetime.

Gaga can serve as an example to other musicians and show them that they don’t have to limit themselves and they can do and be whatever it is they want while still being a musician.

Gaga will most likely be scrutinized by those who make

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Lady Gaga performs in head to toe latex. their living off writing, but this will hardly be enough fuel to get rid of her fame. If crossing over from one medium to another weren’t possible or successful or lucrative for musicians, the thought probably wouldn’t cross their minds in the first place.

Gaga might be doing it for more attention, but in the end it’s more time out of her already packed schedule and her writing will mostly benefit V Magazine, which can boast of having Stefani Germanotta aka Lady Gaga aka Mother Monster as a columnist, no matter how great or not her writing is.

If I tried to sell myself to the Los Angeles Times as a columnist this minute, though I’m only a few years younger than this pop superstar, they’d probably tell me to go back to school, take some journalism classes and build a better portfolio. But that won’t stop me from singing Gaga’s songs full blast in my dorm room and waiting for the first issue of V Magazine to hit stands.

There’s nothing wrong with a musician who can get you to sing and also pick up a magazine to read in quiet once in a while.

Follow CAMPUS CIRCLE on Twitter @CampusCircle CDREVIEWS Brett Dennen Loverboy (Dualtone) Brett Dennen has taken his songwriting skills to the next level with his latest album, Loverboy.

The songs sound bigger and fuller; the lyrics reach down into your soul, make you smile and give you something to think about.

While all that is going on, he hits you with larger-thanlife arrangements, complete with backup singers, full bands and a really nice “live” feel on a majority of these songs. You can hear the band actually playing instead of a bunch of isolated tracks.

The song that sold me on this album being a solid “A” is “Comeback Kid.” This is a surefire hit single and hopefully a step into a bigger world of music for Dennen. I haven’t heard a song like this in a long time, and it feels great. It’s upbeat, inspired and written so well that you immediately want to play it again as soon as it’s over, just like the album itself.

Grade: A —David Tobin Loverboy is currently available.

I Was Totally Destroying It Preludes (Greyday) Pop rock band I Was Totally Destroying It has released its follow up to 2009’s Horror Vacui. Packed with fast tempos and adrenaline driven catchy choruses, the five-piece act delivers 10 infectious songs that remain trapped inside skulls long after they are over.

Singers Rachel Hirsh and John Booker alternate responsibilities behind the microphone, while revealing themes of heartache and angst-wrapped confessions. With that being said, the rapid-fire guitar riffs and dance-driven harmonies keep each song from being overly depressing and sappy.

Booker and Hirsh create a unique blend of energetic melodies with hip-thrusting rhythms at every attempt.

The addition of brass instruments adds thick layers of sympathetic vibrations that are balanced by electronic keys and pop-consumed beats. The album conveys multiple periods as ’80s new wave and indie rock are tightly sewed into a bubble gum pop fabric engaging listeners to dance wildly across any room.

Grade: B —Jacob Gaitan Preludes is currently available.

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Here We Rest (Lightning Rod) Isbell is a former member of Drive-By Truckers, and on this his third solo outing since leaving the band he explores much of the same territory as the Truckers: a south full of stories of mistrust and misdeed, misery and loss, and occasionally love and hope.

The latter emotion is the subject of “Alabama Pines,” a smooth country-rocker where Isbell sings of missing his native Alabama.

“Go It Alone” is a guitar and Hammond organ-filled rocker, but like in “Alabama Pines,” the song’s singer is looking to find some roots, this time after a failed relationship.

“Never Could Believe” is a Little Feat-style pot of blues funk, slide guitar sweetens up the soulful “We’ve Met” and Isbell shines with just acoustic guitar back-up on “Daisy

Campus Circle > Music > CD Reviews Mae.” These songs are all good but not remarkable though the album does hold one true gem: the fiddle-driven, footshuffling hillbilly track “Codeine.” The song is drenched in anger brought about by betrayal, but Isbell somehow makes an incredibly catchy sing-along out of a chorus of “One of my friends/Has taken her in/And given her Codeine” Like his former colleagues in Drive-By Truckers, Isbell seems to be at his best when he steps into the darkness.

Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki Here We Rest is currently available.

Little Scream The Golden Record (Secretly Canadian) Little Scream is the stage name of Laurel Sprengelmeyer, one of many artists working in the significant experimental pop scene in Montreal.

The slow and dreamy “The Lamb” opens The Golden Record with a spiritual bent, having about it an air of worship and sounding very much like something that could have been recorded in a cathedral.

The soundscape on “Guyegaros” features a mélange of ominous fuzz guitar chords, strummed acoustic guitar and a vocal choir sounding almost dirge-like although the song’s narrative reveals quite the opposite; an amorous se– duction of the title character.

Little Scream plays it straight and offers some songs – like “The Heron and the Fox” and “Black Cloud” – with standard singersongwriter ar– rangements, but her subdued sing– ing style works best when there’s a kink or two to be heard, like on “Your Radio” where an insistent bass drum beat simulates the passing of time while all the other instruments swell very slowly throughout the song until the cacophonous climax.

Sarah Neufeld of Arcade Fire guests on this debut fulllength and AF studio man Richard Reed Parry co-produced.

Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki The Golden Record is currently available.

The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band American Legacies (McCoury Music/Preservation Hall Recordings) Jazz and bluegrass are great American musical innovations.

While the two distinct dialects of indigenous music developed separately they have commonalties, including bright virtuosity, respect for the past and adherence to creative forms.

Since the early 1960s, the New Orleans-based Preservation Hall Jazz Band has helped keep the early jazz heritage alive and well.

Bluegrass ace Del McCoury began his career during the 1940s and ever since has upheld the acoustic, folky bluegrass genre.

Bringing the two groups together, in concert and on the outstanding studio outing American Legacies, is this decade’s best mutual admiration collaboration.

The 12 predominantly vocal tracks, mostly sung by McCoury and sometimes by Preservation personnel, range from the two-timing, country-pop classic “One Has

My Name (The Other Has My Heart)” to the trumpetsplashed, jazz mainstay “The Sugar Blues” to the masterful instrumental “Mullensburg Joys,” which has been part of the bluegrass and jazz idioms for half a century.

Grade: A —Doug Simpson American Legacies is currently available.

Ryat Avant Gold Remixed (Obvious Bandits) The way Christina Ryat’s voice is mixed on “Not for this Lifetime” (Botany remix) and the way her keyboard riffs echo and swirl with airy swooshes creates an otherworldly feel that has the song completely living up to its title.

The other dimension isn’t heaven, hell or outer space though; it’s an inner muse that’s a bit, possibly, chemically altered.

Ryat (pronounced “riot”) essentially makes electro chillout music with an eye to the avant-garde, and the studio wizards guesting on this set of remixes kick the experimental aspect of things into high gear. A.D. six uses lots of loops on his reimagining of “Timeworn” and even employs the stuttering effect of a “stuck” CD as part of the song’s rhythm, using the technique like a prod to keep Ryat’s silky vocals afloat.

Usually remix albums are geared to the dance floor, but here, only the Mikronesia remix of “Bells” and the sublime last dance of the night “In My Face” are dance floor friendly; mostly this set will appeal to those who like their chill-out music with a little kick.

Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki Avant Gold Remixed is currently available.

Thursday No Devolución (Epitaph) It’s almost hard to believe that Thursday is on their sixth album release now. In some ways, No Devolución marks a return to familiar territory for the New Jersey-bred posthardcore act, while still managing to be unlike any previous album in their 12-year history.

Though significantly more moody and atmospheric, Devolución maintains frontman Geoff Rickly’s signature haunting wails matched by the pounding grittiness of guitarists Steve Pedulla and Tom Keeley’s thrashing.

Though the album isn’t quite as loud or as overtly aggressive as past albums, the emotional intensity remains fevered and intense as Rickly still sings and howls with an urgency like his life depended on it.

At times, the album’s songs can get a little too melancholic and monotonous, blurring together slightly, though tracks like “Turnpike Divides” do well to break it up as hard-hitting throwbacks to earlier Thursday eras.

Though the sonic simplicity of Devolución might make it seem like an easy listen for a Thursday album, true to form, each subsequent listen reveals new sonic, lyrical and emotional layers to pick apart.

You just have to listen a little harder this time to get there.

Grade: B+ —Brien Overly No Devolucion is currently available.

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COMPLETELY BARE Getting a Brazilian Wax

by Mary broadbent A while ago, I took it upon myself to try something new every month, and thanks to the daily deals on sites like LivingSocial and Groupon, I found a halfoff coupon to receive a Brazilian wax at Completely Bare.

Although this was a rather daring thing for me to try considering it was my first month of doing something new, I thought, “Why not?” I have friends who’ve done this, and they love it, so maybe I will too. So here is the story of my encounter with Brazilian waxing and how I was robbed of everything I’ve got below the waist!

I arrived a little late on a Sunday morning to their location in Beverly Hills. Although it wasn’t intentional, I secretly was hoping they would cancel my appointment for showing up 30 minutes behind schedule. However, they were more then happy to still have me, so I sucked it up and moved forward with the appointment.

Upon entering and being escorted into a tiny white room, two ladies greeted me. One would be observing the procedure, the other performing it. I had been informed earlier on by Completely Bare that I was going to be used as a guinea pig for a training session, and although I was a little nervous, thought it would be more fun with another person

Campus Circle > Culture > L.A. Places in the room since getting yourself stripped is a little awkward for both parties involved. However, I originally thought the girl observing was the trainee, when actually it was the trainer, and the new girl herself was waxing me. This only worried me for a second; however, seeing as how she told me when getting started she’d been waxing for three years before joining the Completely Bare staff.

The ladies left the room and gave me some privacy to prop myself on the flat bed in the center of the room. At this point I thought, “There’s no blanket? No cover? Nothing to give me a little privacy amongst two strangers when they return to do the deed?!” But I had to go with it. You have to be open to these types of things with no inhibitions.

When they returned, I laid down on the table positioning myself as instructed to. The beautician used two different types of wax: one was a hard purple wax, the other a soft pink wax. I was told these were specially made and unique for Completely Bare’s company. The wax wasn’t hot at all, but just a little warm and felt like putty being pasted on my skin. With the hard wax, intended for deeper roots, it would dry and then be pulled off by hand, but with the softer wax, they used a strip of paper to latch on to it, then they would pull it off.

So the moment arrived, my muscles tightened, and I took a deep breath, and 3 … 2 … 1 … OUCH! It was not a painless procedure by any means, but it wasn’t the worst thing in the world. The beautician took her time and put pressure on me after the more sensitive areas were waxed to ease the pain. I probably received 10 or 12 strips when it was all said and done, only five of them really hurt and caused me to yelp a bit.

Also the trainer made light conversation with me, adding a distraction. She informed me Completely Bare has other

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by erica carter Sure April brings a crop of fresh vegetables and fruits, but it’s also very important because the month brings attention to raising awareness for Autism. As many as one in 110 children are affected by autism, a developmental disorder affecting the brain’s social and communication abilities. There are many intensive treatment programs available, and this month serves as a platform to raise awareness and educate others.

Participation is key in helping spread Autism awareness, and you can do your part by purchasing a cupcake from Frosted Cupcakery. Visit them at either their Hollywood & Highland (1200 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood) or Belmont Shore (4817 E. 2nd St., Long Beach) locations and purchase the very special blueberry lemon cake with lemon cream cheese icing. Frosted Cupcakery has been actively involved in the autism awareness cause, and 20 percent of the proceeds go towards the Autism Speaks organization.

The cupcake is only $2.95 and features real blueberries inside. It’s so good, especially against the lemon-flavored base. Topped off with a whipped lemon cream cheese frosting and bright blue chocolate puzzle piece, it’s almost too pretty to bite. But bite it and love it you will! The special cupcake, along with the other 17 flavors Frosted Cupcakery offers, is baked fresh throughout the day.

So make sure you visit Frosted Cupcakery this month and do your part to help bring awareness to Autism. Nothing’s better than eating for a good cause!

For more information, call (323) 467-1080 or visit frostedcupcakery.com and autismspeaks.org.

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locations in New York, Dallas and Chicago as well. The company is owned by one of the newest “Real Housewives of New York,” Cindy Barshop, which I thought was interesting.

The spa not only specializes in bikini, Brazilian and completely bare waxing, but also does laser hair removal, spa treatments and offers at-home waxing kits.

So there you have it, a first-hand experience of a Brazilian wax. I am now ready for summer, feel like I’m in grade school again and my Southern mother says that I’m officially “a goofball” for getting it done.

For a drummer, impersonating Ringo Starr for a living ain’t that shabby. You might not have to deal with the overwhelming Ralph Castelli in “Rain” fame, but you can still find love from audiences across the country – and all you need is love.

Ralph Castelli, the Ringo Starr of “Rain” at the Pantages, has been in the show since 1986.

Castelli’s love for the British stars didn’t start there; he was a member of Beatlemania on Broadway and even remembers the Beatles’ heyday.

“When the Beatles were on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ I instantly knew what I wanted to do. I started portraying [Ringo’s] musical aspect and his mannerisms,” says Castelli.

“I’m a Beatles fan, and I was one of the lucky ones who had a drumset in my house and brothers who played Beatles in the ’60s.”

Castelli has made a career of playing Ringo and loves his time in the constantly changing “Rain.”

“I love it all. The show moves pretty rapidly. There are six different costumes in the show,” says Castelli. “The show is a rock concert with a theatrical element to supplement the music. There’s very little dialogue, but what there is, is with the audience.”

Castelli has traveled all over with “Rain” and is back in Los Angeles for the second time to perform at the Pantages.

“I’m looking forward to [being back in] L.A. There’s nothing like the West Coast beaches,” he says.

The Pantages Theatre is located at 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. For more information, visit broadwayla.org.

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MAX KARAOKE STUDIO 333 S. Alameda St., #216, Downtown

by john stapleton iv My mother recently informed me that she doesn’t like Face– book because it’s hard to just say hi to someone without feeling like everybody else is watching – like if you called to tell someone you missed them and all of their friends (but not necessarily yours) were on different phone lines listening in. But this is just how our generation works. For whatever reason, doing everything we do in front of everyone we know has achieved social normalcy. This might be why karaoke bars (and Twitter, and YouTube channels and that show “Hoarders”) have enjoyed a snowballing popularity that shows no sign of slowing: Most of us have become gluttons for celebrity, even if the only attention we’re getting comes from a bunch of drunk strangers in a shady bar or an unlimited number of Facebook stalkers.

Emphasis on “most of us.” Some of us want all the fun of singing in the shower without the feeling of everyone watching us singing in the shower, and for us there’s Max Karaoke.

Located downtown inside the Little Tokyo Shopping Center, Max Karaoke rules because it doesn’t throw you up on stage like an attention-whoring Charlie Sheen. It puts you and your limited number of nearest-dearest in tiny, isolated rooms that are mostly secluded except for a couple small windows – and you can pretty much get away with whatever you want in there. The song selections are massive, the machines are easy to use and the only people who will know anything about what you did in there will be fellow members of your “empty orchestra.”

But Max Karaoke isn’t just the only place in Los Angeles that does karaoke exactly like they do it in Japan, and three things set it apart as the best venue to mitasu your katsubou.

First of all, it’s probably the cheapest place to throw a party if you don’t want to have to clean up everything the next morning before your parents get home. Allow me to modify a previous analogy: We all want to sing in the shower, but if anyone’s going to watch us steal the showerhead spotlight, they’re going to be close to us and we don’t want to make them go broke to watch us embarrass ourselves. Max Karaoke provides exactly that same level of comfortable self-exploitation and at ridiculously good rates. An eightto-10-person group pays only $56 per hour to scream Journey songs in deafening unison.

Secondly, it’s open until three in the morning. This is absolutely genius. It’s an even better deal because even though I skeptically asked, “Are you sure?” – repeatedly – I think that they just have to tell you it closes at three, and I think it only applies to weekdays. I’ve been to Max Karaoke more than a few times and while I don’t ever remember being told we had to leave, I do remember walking out of the mall into dawn.

Lastly, it’s BYOB. That’s right, it’s not even a bar. In fact, all they sell are tiny bags of chips and freeze-dried edamame, and if you ask them for drinks they’ll point you to the liquor store across the street. So why is it being reviewed by Barfly? Because you can bring your own booze.

Here’s why that is something you’ll wish every bar did (deep breath): Let’s say you go to a bar with a hankering for some Kentucky bourbon and they’re charging you $5 per shot which makes you real proud of yourself because you found a bar that serves Jack Daniels without charging it as a “premium” liquor, except when you think about the fact that a 25 fl. oz. bottle goes for, what, $20 but is going to end up costing you over $60 to finish it dawns on you that you actually DID pay premium prices for bottom-shelf booze and maybe Gary from accounting was right for calling you a jackass yesterday, but to add injury to insult you couldn’t possibly sober up enough to drive home since the bar says it closes at two but really it closes at one-thirty and you know they’ll be pushing people out the door at one which means you’ve got five minutes to decide if you’re stumbling all the way home or paying for a cab while you could be with your friends at Max Karaoke for another two hours eating whatever you wanted to bring in your private room and NOT paying 300 percent for alcohol while you gleefully exact excruciating revenge on Gary from accounting by making his ears bleed with your rendition of “Welcome to the Jungle.”

Your mother would be proud.

PAGES Panicked Student’s Guide to Choosing a College Major: How to Confidently Pick Your Ideal Path (Jist Works) As the year rolls on, college students are beginning to panic. Why? Because there comes a time in every student’s life when he or she has to make a decision that may determine how the rest of his or her life will play out. Yes, the ever-so-hard decision of choosing a major. In this short and well-organized guide to picking out a major are lists of various personality types defined by John Holland’s theory of “six personalities.” Underneath these six personalities are lists of majors that are most compatible to each type, and even better, each major has a list of related careers that a person might find interesting. This bible for choosing the right major will help guide you figure out what you might like to do with the rest of your school life as well as what field of work you could step into.

Grade: B—Cindy Kyungah Lee Panicked Student’s Guide to Choosing a College Major will be available May 1.

Max Karaoke Studio is also located in West Los Angeles and Torrance. For more information, visit maxkaraokestudio.com.

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CURTAINCALL “Glory Days” Now-April 24 @ The Lillian Theatre Late at night, on a high school football field in Anywhere USA, four friends reunite to reminisce about the past, reveal a couple of secrets and get revenge on some bullies in Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner’s quaint musical, “Glory Days.”

Having just completed their first year of college, Andy, Jack and Skip find themselves back on the bleachers of their alma mater at the request of Will (the earnest Derek Klena), the group’s self-proclaimed glue who has managed to bring/ keep them together. Andy (Matthew Koehler) is Will’s hottempered yet eager roommate. Skip (Alex Robert Holmes), the shaggy-haired indie kid, has become a political junkie.

And Jack (Ian Littleworth), the sweater-vested prepster, has had quite an unforgettable freshmen year. The four gather at midnight to plan a prank on the school’s football team.

Clearly not big enough for Broadway, but lean enough to cover all the bases within one intermission-free act, this Calvin Remsberg-directed tuner succeeds in showcasing each young man’s vocal talents, particularly those of Klena, who has Wannabe Heartthrob written all over him (“American Idol” fans, you may remember him from last season’s Hollywood Week.). Littleworth steals the spotlight with his poignant solo, “Open Road,” in which Jack shares with his brethren what he did during his semester break (Someone get these guys an audition with Ryan Murphy – stat.).

While two or three of the songs sound as if they might have been cribbed from the deleted scenes of any given High School Musical (not that that’s a horrible thing), the majority of the Blaemire-composed numbers form a solid, harmony-filled, contemporary and showtuney soundtrack.

Most notable are Skip’s solo, “Generation Apathy,” an anthem that would make any “Rent” fanatic sit up and cheer, and the

Campus Circle > Culture > Theater uplifting “My Next Story,” Will’s post-epiphany closer.

Although the set never changes throughout the entire duration, “Glory Days” presents an Easter egg-filled stage economically designed by Pantages Theatre restorer Andrew Hammer. A strip of Astroturf acts as the football field, and the actors cleverly employ a row of bleachers at peak moments.

However, it’s the small details that pop up every now and then – a tossed soda can here, a few weeds sprouting up there – adding layers to the scene while the boys remove their own, expose truths they quickly learn to accept (or reject) and realize that it’s OK to let go of certain things … because the only constant in life is change.

—Hiko Mitsuzuka The Lillian Theatre is located at 6322 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. For more information, visit plays411.com/glorydays.

“Oh, Momma! & Obama” Now-May 1 @ Fremont Centre Theatre Politics and political officials are automatically targets for criticism and parody. It was never so clear that comedy could be rampantly found in Washington than during the 2008 election when the Sarah Palin jokes didn’t stop with the endless “Saturday Night Live” skits and attacks by journalists around the globe.

In the latest spoof that takes on many of our White House favorites, “Oh, Momma! & Obama” is a musical that centers around … you guessed it, Obama and his mommain-law. The fictional circumstance is that Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian, takes up residence in the White House as a kind of nanny for Sasha and Malia as well as to drive the President crazy by framing him and making Michelle believe he has returned to the unhealthy habit of smoking. She also is responsible for stealing the codes to nuclear weaponry, which

GAMES&GADGETS by mike sebastian Cardette Ultra For all your memory card needs, there is Moshi’s newly redesigned Cardette Ultra. This is an ingeniously conceived card reader, which supports all existing memory card types other than Sony’s SxS/KxS and Panasonic’s P2. The Cardette has only three slots, so there isn’t any confusion of what type of card goes where.

It has an integrated USB 2.0 cable, with an optional extension chord, which powers the Cardette, so an external power supply is not necessary. It also has two USB ports on the other end, so you actually gain a USB port when you’re using the Cardette. It draws enough power from the computer to plug in flash drives, mp3 players, mice, keyboards and cameras.

Because of its wide support of memory card formats, the Cardette is a good future-proof investment. It supports all series of CompactFlash (CF) and MicroDrive cards, all series of Memory Stick (MS, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo), M2, MultiMediaCard (MMC), SecureDigital (SD), micro SD/ TF, eXtremeDigital (xD-Picture) and SecureDigital High Capacity (SDHC).

The Cardette Ultra is compatible with Macs and PCs, but it is designed to look good with Macs, coming in silver, graphite or red aluminum to match the new iMacs and MacBooks. moshimonde.com

“Mayhem” (Xbox 360/Playstation 3) How do you not love a game called “Mayhem,” especially when it looks the way it does, with comic book flourishes and a Sin City-esque palette of black and white with splashes of red.

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Friends reunite after freshmen year at college in “Glory Days.” forces Obama to do every married man’s dream: lock up his mother-in-law at Guantánamo Bay. Also making appearances are Sarah Palin, Bill O’Reilly, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, General Petraeus, Glenn Beck and Al Gore. The beauty about this small production is that the talent is fresh, and comedy is neutral to both parties.

No character, Republican or Democrat, is safe to the taunting, but accurate, depiction in “Oh, Momma! & Obama.”

Obviously Marian’s character is purely fictional, but the way in which actress LaKendra Tookes delivers her makes us wish that Obama was plagued with so much comedic woe. She is the shining star of the performance, the one we want on the stage for the entirety of the performance. The rest of the cast is noteworthy as well. Constance Reese as Michelle Obama, has an amazing voice; she has one number that will give you chills. Natashcha Corrigan as Sarah Palin isn’t Tina Fey, but she does a damn good impersonation. For a production of this scale, “Oh, Momma! & Obama” has a lot of heart.

—Candice Winters Fremont Centre Theatre is located at 1000 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena. For more information, visit cityinaswamp.com.

Campus Circle > Culture > Gaming “Mayhem” combines the demolition derby with a standard racer for a high-octane, high-impact fight to the finish. Add to the mix optional 3D viewing and you’ve got one visceral gaming experience.

“Mayhem” features four game modes: Demolition Derby, a last-man-standing destruction contest; Banger Racing, a cutthroat fight for pole position; Domination, in which you attempt to ram your enemies into a pit; and Eliminator, in which your racing life is on the line. Finish at the front of the pack or be eliminated.

Customize your ride, choosing from 120 vehicles in six classes: muscle, sedan, wagon, coupe, truck and, of course, monster truck. Take on up to eight players for a big, messy brawl or go head-to-head with a local opponent in splitscreen.

Over 20 levels across five arenas, you try to score “Mayhem Points” by smashing into opponents and inflicting some damage. Collect their loose parts to boost your ramming speed and work toward unlocking new levels.

The game also features bonus minigame challenges: Pit Pusher, Duck Shoot, Rear Wrecker and Part Collector.

Moshi iLynx 800 Whether you don’t have enough computer ports for all of your toys or you just want to keep all of your peripherals tucked tidily out of the way, you need the iLynx 800. With the iLynx, you can plug in two FireWire 800 devices (backward compatible with FireWire 400) and Four USB 2.0 devices (backward compatible with USB 1.1).

This sleek hub gives you full 800 mbps transfer speeds, which makes it indispensable for multimedia projects involving cameras, recording interfaces and external disc or hard drives.

Best of all, the iLynx is the only FireWire/USB hub that

can support all of these high power gizmos at the same time without having to rely on external power.

Its low profile design and color matching with your Mac mean you won’t have another eyesore on your desk either.

Zippy BL-741 Type in style with Zippy’s backlight keyboard (zippy. com).

The BL-741 is a USB 2.0 keyboard featuring illuminated keys, customizable through 512 color gradations. It’s a fun feature that puts a little originality in your keyboard, but it also has practical applications.

If your roommate is sleeping or you’re watching a movie on your computer and need to pause it or check your email, you won’t have to hunt and peck around the keyboard. Of course, if you need a break from the lights, there’s also an on/ off switch.

The keyboard has a nice, slim design with quiet keys, which your roommate will also appreciate. Rubber-padded foot stands raise the keyboard to a more ergonomic angle.

There are 104 keys with customizable hotkeys featuring icons for mail, search, documents folder, music and home.

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CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION!

Antonio’s will celebrate in large, with mariachis!

As always, this is the celebration of Mexico defeating the French at the “Batalla de Puebla” with less men and less artillery, what better way to celebrate with pride then to serve the meal that was celebrated with, “Chiles en Nogada” that shows the colors of the Mexican flag, Mole Negro, which is the cubed beef in the rich mole sauce and Beef Tamales.

There will be mariachi music performing at 7 p.m., and to top it off we are celebrating with our exclusive tequilas Antonio’s, reposado, plata and anejo! There will be goodies given out throughout the evening. Come celebrate and toast with everyone “Que viva Mexico!”

7470 Melrose Avenue Tues-Fri: 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat: noon-11 p.m., Sun: noon-10 p.m., closed Mondays

Let your inner rock ’n’ roller go wild at Angels & Kings.

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1708 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood by mary broadbent There’s a new haven for rock ’n’ rollers and headbangers to crawl to during the late nights and wee hours of the morning. Angels & Kings, co-owned

by Pete Wentz and the Dolce Group, serves up classic rock and laid-back comfort for any music lover who prefers a Jack and Coke to a Cosmopolitan on a Saturday night.

The bar, located at North Las Palmas Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, can be easily missed and overlooked from lack of a visible sign, but that’s part of the charm of one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets. The cooler the spot, the less glamour needed on the outside to attract people inside.

But don’t let the name fool you into thinking this is another sports bar. Although the name does harbor two of Los Angeles’ well-known sports teams, it’s far from athletic and knee-deep in rock music. Its intentions are primarily to cater towards those seeking a stiff drink for a reasonable price, and who don’t want to be subjected to the club scene and a 10th remix of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.”

On entering the club, its rock personality shines with long, dark, crimson curtains draped against brick walls and long, sleek leather couches stretching across the entirety of the place. The decorations are on the minimal side, with a mural of famous rockers posing for their mug shots, one flat screen TV and a deer with extended antlers, each tipped with a machine gun to defend the bar. However, after the place fills up, the décor is hardly noticeable, and you realize – just like with good music – Angels & Kings doesn’t need a lot of phony glitz and eye candy to show off how great it is.

Keeping it real, Angels & Kings serves up tasty drinks and food better than most of the overpriced meals found down the street. The bar keeps it simple with good drink prices – such as $4 draft on tap, $5 well and $9 specialty drinks like the Angst (Crown Royal, Apple Pucker and cranberry) and A Girly (Citron, Sweet and Sour, Triple Sec and a Chambord sinker).This isn’t any kind of Gastropub, so you won’t find well-crafted beers here, rather a variety of bottled beers. Keep an eye out for a few commodities such as Pabst on tap, Miller High Life (sorry, no bag) and Singha, as well as other draft specials for $3.

The food – all fixed at a price of $8 – is simple, straightforward and is offered in portions fit for two or three people to share. Try out the BBQ Chicken Pizza, Spicy Chicken Wings or the Japanese Dumplings to get the night rolling. For finger food to nibble on, the Homemade Potato Chips with a side of hot sauce are choice. All these menu items are super filling and worth the splurge to satisfy any size appetite.

Other perks include a live DJ spinning on Thursday and Fridays playing long-lost favorites from the ’80s and ’90s. There’s also a chance to show off local talent on Sundays at Open Mic nights. However, be warned that when bringing a guitar and vox to the stage, it’s best to bring your A game because the crowd doesn’t play nice with amateurs.

If you’ve circulated the dive scene and have been there done that and are craving a new late-night spot to meet up with your old friends Jack, Jim and Jose, Angels & Kings is the place for you. Here, the bar and atmosphere offers you a second home, and you’ll always find the music cranked to 11. There’s no cover, but owning a studded belt, having a leather jacket or donning a Slayer tattoo will help.

For more information, call (323) 468-8815 or visit angelsandkings.com.

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LAKERS PREPARE FOR PLAYOFFS by marvin vasquez

Although the Los Angeles Lakers cur– rently have a five-game losing streak, forward Lamar Odom still has something to smile about.

The Lakers latest loss came at Staples Center against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder. Everything seemed to be going well, that is, until the fourth quarter. The Thunder simply took over and handed the Lakers their fifth straight loss. Head coach Phil Jackson has not been pleased with the squad’s performance of late.

“The measure of success is what you’ve just recently accomplished,” he says. “Right now, we’re back in the middle of the pack.”

Sure, the public is worried about the Lakers. Heck, even the organization itself is probably, along with Jackson. But it seems like the players are not. At the end of the day, they know they can compete and, thus, defeat any team in the league.

No one worried when the Lakers began the second half of the season after the All-Star break at 15-1. But then losses came. They no longer can catch up to the San Antonio Spurs for the top seed. And now, the Lakers have the Dallas Mavericks and Thunder at their backs fighting for second

Campus Circle > Sports > Basketball place in the Western Conference. The Lakers have one game remaining (April 13 against the Kings in Sacramento), and they know that as long as they capture second place, they will be more than OK once the postseason begins.

The most positive thing that can come out of this fivegame losing streak thus far is that it will not happen in the playoffs. The Lakers know better. Kobe Bryant will not let the team experience that. His leadership will prevail en route to the three-peat.

“Maybe it puts us in the situation where we have to [win], and we haven’t been in that in a long time,” says Odom.

Bryant posted 31 points against the Thunder, while Pau Gasol collected 26 points and Andrew Bynum had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Although the Lakers suffered a defeat to a young, energetic Oklahoma City team, good things happened.

Bryant went through a scuffle with Thunder center Kendrick Perkins, who recently called out Jackson, Bryant and Gasol.

No Laker player appreciated his comments. No Laker player tolerated that Sunday night. Bryant certainly did not back off Perkins despite his height, weight and strength advantage.

What was nice to see was Bynum’s aggression against Perkins, particularly when throwing the basketball to his chest in the last few minutes of the second quarter before he received a technical foul.

All along this season, the Lakers have been targeted as the team to beat, as the squad to punish for what they have done the past two seasons. Let’s face it: No one likes the Lakers. Why? Simply because they have the best team in the NBA, and the players turn it on whenever it is necessary. This is why there is no need to worry once postseason play initiates. Likely to receive the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the Lakers will most likely play the Spurs in the conference championship series.And the Lakers do not care where they play – in Boston,

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by marvin vasquez

Officiating in any professional Mike Magee netted his first goal. sport is difficult. Make no mistake about it. But when a referee makes a bad call, things change – outcomes change. That is what happened to the L.A. Galaxy Saturday night in Washington, D.C. “It was a hard-fought game,” head coach Bruce Arena says. “Obviously, it was a game where we felt like we should have walked away with the three points.”

Leading 1-0 in stoppage time, central official Abbey Okulaja made an obvious mistake.

Okulaja called a foul inside the box as DC United forward Charlie Davies faked a dive after Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez gently hand-touched him. As a result, Davies converted on a penalty kick that knotted the score. Davis’ score became his fourth of the season, which is a league best. But he did not deserve this one. He knows it but probably will not admit it.

“I saw an opportunity to get the ball and go against the defense,” Davis says of being awarded the penalty kick. “I saw Omar Gonzalez, and I was one-on-one with him. I thought, ‘this is my bread and butter; I have to go at him.’ I did a step over and was able to get by him, but he put his hands on me and I was able to get a penalty.”

Mike Magee recorded his first goal of the season. Off a crossed ball from a David Beckham corner kick, Magee found the ball with his head, eventually placing it inside the net for an early lead in the 12th minute.

Now, the Galaxy try to recuperate from what was supposed to be a victory. They visit Toronto FC Wednesday, April 13, before traveling to Chicago for a game against the Fire Saturday, April 16.

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Miami, Chicago, San Antonio or on the moon. The Lakers will not back down from competition once it truly means win or go home.

In their most recent loss against the Thunder, it is obvious that the Lakers did not display that type of playing character, but does it really matter?

No. But it would have Kobe Bryant showed aggression been nice for the against the Thunder, which will team to win and thus be key in the postseason. enter the playoffs on a winning note, particularly with solid defense leading the way.

“We’re just playing horrible defense right now. We’re just making too many mistakes,” Bryant tells the media after the defeat. “The mistakes that we’re making are correctable, and a good practice session will correct that.”

Odom contributed seven points and two blocked shots on the day when he received his Team USA championship ring. Everyone enjoyed that moment, but it will be even sweeter when he wins the Sixth Man of the Year award and another NBA Championship.

“Yes, in order to win a championship you have to come through us, any team. We’ll fix it and find a way,” he says.

Odom’s reality TV show, “Khloe and Lamar,” debuted Sunday night on E!, but the real show really starts on April 16 when the 2011 NBA Playoffs begin.

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Starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is tossing the ball like a true ace. He did just that in a Dodger 4-0 victory over the Padres in San Diego Saturday night.

Yes, the Dodgers received a win, but it was much more than that. They have found an ace who has been consistent in his two starts thus far. Against San Diego, Kuroda recorded 8.2 innings, allowing six hits and two walks, striking out four and shutting down the Padre offense to no runs. Kuroda is now 2-0 for the new season. He carries an ERA of 1.72 in 15.2 total innings of tossed ball. And he almost earned his third career complete game.

As always, Kuroda remains a humble man.

“The most important thing was I was able to contribute to the win,” he says through an interpreter.

The Dodgers, who had a game suspended due to rain Friday night, used a lot of relief pitchers. Kuroda aimed to alleviate their arms, including closer Jonathan Broxton’s.

“They used a lot of bullpen pitchers yesterday and today, so I wanted to throw all nine innings, but it turned out I had to have Broxton pitch again there, so I kind of feel sorry for him,” Kuroda remarks.

After being pulled in the ninth inning, Broxton was called upon to record the last out.

He did, capturing his fifth save in as many attempts of the season.

Los Angeles won two of three games in San Diego, and the ball club looked solid.

Outfielder Matt Kemp holds a team-best batting average of .438, one homer, four doubles, seven runs scored, five walks, six stolen bases and four RBI. And now, Andre Ethier is getting his swing back (.353, one HR, five RBI).

The Dodgers host the Cardinals for a four-game homestand, beginning April 14.

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Tina Fey: A Conversation with Steve Martin Nokia Theatre, 777 Chick Hearn Ct., Downtown; nokiatheatrelive.com The comedians will discuss, among other things, Fey’s book, Bossypants, and Martin’s book, An Object of Beauty, followed by a book signing by Fey. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $29.

WEDNESDAYAPRIL 13 Lebowski Bowl! Second Annual Sobchak Shootout El Dorado Lanes, 8731 Lincoln Blvd., Westchester; vchcorp.org/venicesocialclub Teams of six bowlers compete for highest score to win dozens of prizes, along with contests for team spirit, best costume and much more. So, bring your best bowling game, costume and team spirit for a night of Lebowski mayhem. 8 p.m.-11 p.m. $25 per person.

THURSDAYAPRIL 14 Lakers Tribute Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., Los Angeles; losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com The first 50,000 fans get a purple and gold L.A. cap when the Dodgers take on the Cardinals. 7:10 p.m. Tickets start at $10.

FRIDAYAPRIL 15 Janet Jackson Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; booksoup.com The superstar signs her book, True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself. 3 p.m.

FRIDAYAPRIL 15 Luminario Ballet El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood; luminarioballet.org Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles performs contemporary and classical ballet en pointe, modern dance and aerial ballet à la Cirque du Soleil. Representing the vibrant, diverse population of SoCal, Luminario Ballet performs fulllength repertory as well as guest spots and commissioned choreography. Runs through Sunday.

FRIDAYAPRIL 15 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach Convention Center, 300 Ocean Blvd.; gplb.com Helio Castroneves, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti and Graham Rahal chase down defending champion Ryan Hunter-Reay in the high-powered IZOD IndyCar Series while your favorite film, TV and sports stars duel in the Toyota Pro/ Celebrity Race. Plus there are four more

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races, the free Auto Club Lifestyle Expo, the Green Power Prix-View along with continuous entertainment, more than 100 exhibitors, an exciting aerial Zip Line, wild BMX and skateboarding demonstrations and two concerts in the Tecate Light “Cool Zone” – Fiesta Friday and Saturday RockN-Roar. Runs through Sunday.

SATURDAYAPRIL 16 Record Store Day recordstoreday.com Remember when you had to leave your house to get the latest music? Well, dozens of indie music stores (with live human beings) in SoCal are offering special deals, promos, appearances and music that you can’t find online. And iTunes is so impersonal isn’t it?

SUNDAYAPRIL 17 Comic Book & Sci-Fi Convention Shrine Auditorium, 700 W. 32nd St., Los Angeles; comicbookscifi.com Bettie Page artist Jim Silke, Marvel and DC Comics artists Dan Panosian and Dave Johnson, Heroic artist Mark Beachum, actress Sherry Jackson (“Star Trek,” “Batman”) and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8.

SUNDAYAPRIL 17 World Record Summit Home Depot Center, 18400 Avalon Blvd., Carson; wrsummit.com Internationally renowned actionsports athletes conceive, design and execute a world record in their individual disciplines, presented as a live show in a music-fueled, celebrity-driven festival.

MONDAYAPRIL 18 Tyrese Gibson Barnes & Noble, 189 The Grove Drive, The Grove; barnesandnoble.com The R&B crooner signs his book, How to Get Out of Your Own Way. 7 p.m.

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USC & UCLA TAKE PAC-10 MATCHUPS by marvin vasquez

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UCLA’s Gerrit Cole

UCLA:

The No. 24 ranked Bruins (16-11, 7-2) suffered a non-conference loss at UC Riverside April 5, but grabbed two straight victories on the road over Washington State.

Pitcher Gerrit Cole tossed his third complete game of the season, guiding UCLA to a 3-1 win Friday. Cole allowed one run and five hits, striking out seven. Dean Espy had a two-for-four night with two RBI, while seven other Bruins each had one hit.

UCLA took the series Saturday with a 10-3 pummeling. Pitcher Trevor Bauer threw his second complete game of this campaign, fanning 15 batters, while allowing three runs on six hits and two walks. The Bruins collected three runs in the fifth inning, four in the seventh and three more in the eighth. Multiple players had RBI, but none more than Cody Regis’ four in a three-for-five game that included a double and one run scored.

UCLA prepares for a homestand against Arizona and San Diego State.

USC: After defeating Loyola Marymount 10-3 April 5, the Trojans continued their fourgame homestand entertaining the No. 11 ranked Stanford Cardinal.

Having lost the opening game by a score of 8-1, the Trojans bounced back Saturday.

Junior pitcher Austin Wood (2-5) lifted the pack in eight strong innings, surrendering just one unearned run in seven hits. Wood fanned a career-high eight batters in the team’s 3-1 victory. Chad Smith collected his fourth save of the year after one inning of relief duty.

Offensively, Brandon Garcia went two-for-four with an RBI. Sunday’s contest featured more solid Trojan pitching, led by Logan Odom’s eight strikeouts and allowing no runs. Ricky Oropesa had two RBI, going one-for-three.

USC (13-19, 4-5) hosts Oregon over the weekend for a three-game battle.

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OMG! Friday night was a blast.

You should have seen the crowd.

The people were going nuts, and so did we. My best friend was sooo excited – she nearly fainted. LOL. Saturday night was “GIRLS” night. We were looking fine and feeling good. Where were you? XOXO

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