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04 FILM PROJECTIONS 06 FILM THOR No one can steal Chris Hemsworth’s superhero thunder.

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SPECIAL FEATURES Funny Business: Vince Vaughn and Kevin James star in The Dilemma, a comedy from Ron Howard. Vaughn and James play lifelong friends and business partners whose bromance is threatened when Vaughn sees his friend’s wife out with another man and decides to investigate. Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder costar.

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Anthony Calder’s Chat Mobile (Cat Mobile), 1966

Foreign Fare: Based on an unproduced screenplay by comedic auteur Jacques Tati, The Illusionist centers on a fading magician who finds a new purpose in his later years when he falls for a girl in a small village. Nominated for an Oscar, this is a new animated classic from the director of The Triplets of Belleville, Sylvain Chomet.

If Ferris Bueller were an Indian college student he would be the protagonist in Bollywood’s 3 Idiots. The award-winning film follows a charming schemer who falls for the daughter of the university’ s evil dean and uses all his wiles to make the dean’s life a living hell.

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Moguls & Movie Stars: History of Hollywood is a seven-part documentary series on the history of the 20th-century art form, from its inauspicious beginnings in peep shows through the advent of television to the casting off of the Production Code’s regulations in the 1960s. Christopher Plummer narrates.

Under the Radar: Inspired by several real cases, Megan Is Missing follows one teenage girl’s search for her best friend, who disappeared after she went to meet a boy with whom she had been chatting online. Told entirely through Webcam footage, handheld video and news reports, the film shows that even as our lives are made increasingly public, peoples’ motives remain as shadowy as ever.

The Idiot Box: Cartman and the gang take on social networking and bring the belly laughs in the epic three-part Mysterion saga in South Park: The Complete Fourteenth Season.

Eddie Murphy provides the voice of a superintendent for a housing project in the Emmy-nominated claymation series The PJs: Season 1.

Party Animals is a BBC miniseries which, like “The West Wing,” follows the people working behind the scenes of national government. While politicians make speeches and shake hands, these are the real people involved in the nitty-gritty machinations of politics.

“Upstairs Downstairs” is not so much a remake as a continuation of the classic British series with Jean Marsh returning in her original role 40 years later.

The latest in a crop of breathtaking nature documentaries, Human Planet takes you around the world to examine the most adaptable animals in history, people. Breathtaking photography shows the unique ways in which humans fit into their environment, from the frozen tundra to the urban jungle. John Hurt narrates.

Magic’s comic duo returns for another season of muckraking in the Emmynominated Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Eighth Season. Using their knowledge of carnival tricks the pair offer much-needed reality checks on subjects like Area 51 and teen sex.

The Horror! The Horror!

South Korea continues its output of intensely dark, expertly made thrillers with I Saw the Devil. The director of A Tale of Two Sisters helms this story of one man’s moral descent in his quest for revenge after a loved one is killed by a serial killer.

Sean Bean stars in Black Death, a medieval mystery set during the bubonic plague in which a monk arrives in a village to investigate reports of the dead rising from the grave.

Christopher Smith (Severance) directs.

Blu Notes: Arguably Sergio Leone’s greatest film, Once Upon a Time in the West is an epic, operatic revenge western as big and bold as anything Leone made. Henry Fonda, Jason Robards and Charles Bronson star.

Now-Sept. 4 @ Orange County Museum of Art

Silence. Stillness, yet movement. And … balance. That’s all it takes for a mobile to cultivate peace in the viewer’s mind. Until early September, the Orange County Museum of Art displays the serene works of Alexander Calder and seven other contemporary artists of Calder’s style.

For most of his long career in the 20th century, Calder created an estimate of 2,000 mobiles. With his plays on mass form and movement, Calder is one of the most celebrated artists of the mobile world. He creates these self-supporting kinetic sculptures from his distinct use of primary colors and geometric shapes through which he creates abstract shapes that balance and move on their own.

His innovations were rarely planned before they were created. Calder preferred working directly with his materials, cutting the shapes, balancing and counterbalancing them. With their simple structures, the ordinary viewer may be distracted from the details of the work, but this seems to be the point. Nevertheless, Calder was one of the most detailed artists, experimenting with a variety of materials, he hand painted with small brushes.

His mobiles come in three major forms. They are either hung like the Four Boomerangs (ca.1949), possess movable features such as the Little Face (ca.1943) or create abstract forms through movable features such as the Chat-Mobile (Cat Mobile) (1966).

The majority of the exhibition is to shrine of Calder. His primary colors and thoroughly balanced, intricate forms have such a style of their own that amidst the seven other contemporary artists, who revere Calder’s artistic vision, it is obvious as to which works belong to him. His mobiles fascinated youngsters and adults alike at the opening reception, with their swaying and slow-motion bouncy movements and shadows they cast on the white walls of the museum.

Shadows: This is one aspect that the viewer must keep an eye out for. Although Calder’s mobiles are enchanting on their own, the shadows that are cast by the sculptures are what add a twist. Having one of the smaller mobiles created by Calder back home, it was a truly energetic and vibrant experience to see a major portion of his collections in a properly curated setting. The amazing range in size and forms were fit to be displayed in a large venue.

The other portion of the exhibition was comprised of seven other contemporary artists including Martin Boyce, Nathan Carter, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Aaron Curry, Kristi Lippire, Jason Meadows and Jason Middlebrook, who displayed a variety of one to four works each, depending on their size. With their own artistic twist to Calder’s style, the artists rejuvenated Calder’s mobile world. Boyce explored the functionality of design through geometry and repetition such as his Fear Meets the Soul (2008). Nathan Carter as well as all the others represented their more up-to date style of the already modern works of Calder.

Organized into three full sections, the works are displayed in a large arena where they utilize space and lighting to the fullest degree. Those who desire explanations of each artwork can be delighted, because the museum provides free audio guides on your very own cellular phone. If you do happen to need fresh air, you can always step out onto the museum’s patio and enjoy the fresh breeze of California’s Newport Beach.

Orange County Museum of Art is located at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, visit ocma.net.

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Kate Hudson plays to the Darcy in all of us. by frederick mintchell We all know a Darcy. Not literally neces– sarily, but Darcy, the character from the film Something Borrowed. Darcy, played by Kate Hudson, is extroverted and fun, but also narcissistic and self-involved. I have been accused of being a Darcy a time or two and living in West Hollywood, I know dozens of Darcys. A Darcy can easily be the life of the party and has a tendency (not always consciously) to be the center of attention, sometimes at the expense of others.

In most romantic-comedies, the Darcy would be the villain, while her more introverted best friend/nemesis Rachel, played by Ginnifer Goodwin, would be the heroine. Something Borrowed, however, likes to take the usual rom-com clichés and turn them on their heads. In fact, Goodwin describes the film as a comedy-romance-drama hybrid, something more realistic, since real life is usually a combination of comedy, romance and drama, natch.

Something Borrowed is directed by Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door), based on the best-selling novel of the same name, by Emily Giffin. In it, Rachel is an attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews single – as her engaged best friend is constantly reminding her. But after celebrating her 30th birthday, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in the arms of the guy she has had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield) ... who just happens to be Darcy’s fiancé. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, Rachel finds herself caught between her treasured friendship with Darcy and the love of her life.

In many films, especially romantic comedies, the characters are actually more caricature than character. You take the most clichéd personality traits and mix them together to create a walking cliché. In Something Borrowed, however, the characters possess flaws and three-dimensionality that all of us possess – things not always seen on the big screen. No one is all good or all bad; we all fall somewhere in between.

Everyone associated with Something Borrowed is proud that the characters are more complex than the characters you would normally find in a rom-com. Hudson, who recently became engaged to Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, liked playing Darcy since it meant “committing to a character that is extremely ‘out there’ and walking the fine line between what’s funny, endearing and what could easily become unlikable.”

Hudson goes on to say, “Darcy’s such a hilarious character.

She’s so self-centered. I’d never played a part like that before … It was very easy to make her the villain, then it would have made it easier for Dex and Rachel. But I thought that it was more real to have all the characters somewhat likable.”

Hudson was planning on taking a break for a while until Hilary Swank, one of the producers of Something Borrowed, helped to talk her into taking the role.

“It really was one of those things where the decisions become more about where you are, and where it’s going to take you and the family. This was just one of those things where it all worked out perfectly,” Hudson shares.

PROJECTIONS by kristina bravo Movies allow us to step into someone else’s shoes, and for an hour and a half or so we are entrenched in the world of a character whose adventures we share by way of the screen. Experiencing the lives of others through film can be really entertaining, and if the movie is good then it can even be very revealing about ourselves and our society.

With that said, ever wonder what it’s like to be a struggling Filipino artist in an indie band, a Chinese sex toy retailer, an 11-year-old boy from New Zealand in the ’80s or a transsexual Warhol Superstar in 1960’s New York? If you’re curious about how these lives pan out in the same world you inhabit, then you’re in luck. The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and the Downtown Independent are showcasing four films that might make your week more fun than browsing through streaming Netflix movies on your good old couch.

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Now-May 7 @ Various Locations In its 27th year, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is presenting a well-curated set of films by Asian and AsianAmerican artists. For starters, you can check out Rakenrol screening May 4 at CGV Cinemas. Its synopsis claims, “If you have ever stood in an empty dive bar to see a band no one has ever heard of and was moved enough to stay after the gig to shell out five dollars for their homemade CD and a chance to give the cute lead singer an appreciative ‘good show,’ then Quark Henares’ Rakenrol is the type of film you will cherish.”

The movie follows the humor and heartache of the lives of music fans and struggling young artists.

After Rakenrol, hop onto the next adventure with Red Light Revolution, a comedic film showing on the same day at CGV,

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Darcy (Kate Hudson) and Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) Since the book is told from Rachel’s point of view, it was easy for the reader to understand why Rachel and Darcy had remained friends over the years. The movie doesn’t have voice-over, so the filmmakers had to show the roots of their friendship without a lot of exposition. The extent of their friendship was brought out during a memorable scene when Darcy and Rachel end up having an adult sleepover. They performed a dance routine to Salt-N-Pepa’s hit, “Push It” – the same routine they had performed as girls decades earlier.

“We said, ‘If this is bad, can we please cut it out of the movie?’ Then we started doing it, and it brought back so many memories of doing routines as little girls. For me, it was Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation.’ I remember specifically the routine that (my friends and I) would do,” says Hudson.

And just like how we all know a Darcy in real life, we all have someone in our life with whom we have a metaphorical “Rhythm Nation” routine that will keep us together no matter where our journey in life takes us.

Something Borrowed releases in theaters May 6.

Campus Circle > Film > Projections about a Chinese man who, due to unfortunate missteps in his life, resorts to retailing in the sex toy industry. Juxtaposing China’s traditional culture with an industry of sex enhancers and raunchy playthings, Red Light Revolution promises to deliver a protagonist you will root for, some laugh-out-loud moments as well as an important social message.

The festival wraps up May 7 with Boy, a movie about an 11-year-old kid in 1984 New Zealand who, with youthful enthusiasm, worships Michael Jackson and his ex-con father.

Returning from a stint in prison to find the money he has hidden away from a robbery, Boy’s father brings home dramatic and comic mischief involving his two sons. Boy lets the audience inside the protagonist’s “interesting world,” filled with fascinating characters such as his pet goat Leaf, his little brother Rocky and a group of friends named Dallas, Dynasty and Falcon Crest. Boy is declared to be an “irresistible cocktail of Baz Luhrmann and the Coen Brothers, with a very distinct New Zealand rhythm and spirit.”

An Andy Warhol Superstar May 6-12 @ Downtown Independent From a collection of films set in the East you can transport yourself back to the Western hemisphere, more specifically 1960s New York, with Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar. Born as James Slattery in suburban Long Island in 1944, he became actress Candy Darling in the mid-’60s. Gorgeous and blonde, Darling assimilates into the world of Andy Warhol and his legendary Factory, becoming a prominent New York figure. Reminiscent of Warhol’s other muse Edie Sedgwick, Darling tragically died at the young age of 29.

The film is directed by New York City writer and filmmaker James Rasin, and Darling is voiced-over by indie babe Chloe

Red Light Revolution screens May 4 at CGV Cinemas as part of Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.

Sevigny. Beautiful Darling showcases both current and past interviews, excerpts from diaries and letters and vintage clips of Darling and her friends. Hailed by critics as “fascinating,” “mesmerizing” and “a tender, funny and achingly moving portrait,” Beautiful Darling is not to be missed by anyone interested in the culture of the Warholian era.

The Southeast Asian indie music scene, the sex toy industry of China, 1980’s New Zealand and Warhol’s New York City...

How’s that for an adventurous film-going week?

For more information, visit asianfilmfestla.org/2011 and downtownindependent.com/events/beautiful-darling.

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Chris Hemsworth wields a mighty hammer. by sasha perl-raver ‘If anyone can save us, it’s Chris Hems– worth.”

So decrees Kat Dennings, Hemsworth’s co-star in Thor, the next chapter of Marvel’s ever-growing Avengers franchise.

Emerging as one of Hollywood’s most promising new action heroes with his affable Australian charm, stunning good looks and brickhouse of a body, Hemsworth stars in this comic adaptation about the titular Norse warrior whose arrogance and temper get him cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and exiled to Earth so he can learn humility.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh – better known for his way with the Bard than the CGI sword – Hemsworth, whose only other major role was as tragically doomed George Kirk in the first five minutes of Star Trek, was virtually unknown in the United States when he landed the highly coveted lead.

When asked what made the up-and-comer the perfect choice, Branagh replies, “I like the character of Samson or Hercules, this idea of a strong man who’s troubled by his strength, doesn’t know where to put it and is a wild man. I loved that reckless streak, and I love a hero who’s an absolute loose cannon. Chris had this combination of confidence, charisma and humor that we needed.”

For the young Australian star, whom co-star Tom

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews Hiddleston describes as having “charisma coming out of him in spades,” playing a part that is both a god and a superhero was the fulfillment of every childhood dream he ever had.

Though he admits he didn’t know much about Marvel’s Thor comics, he says, “I would run around the house pretending to be a superhero as a kid. I had a Superman costume and a Robin costume – which was basically just green underwear and a cape – so to play [a superhero] as a slightly bigger kid just a few years later is just as exciting.”

Except that “slightly bigger” is a major understatement.

Looking as if he was chiseled from marble, Hemsworth swats away any compliments about his godly physique with a chuckle as he noticeably blushes.

“I just did a lot of training,” he shrugs good-naturedly. “I noticed in the comic books, the guy was huge, so I had to get into the gym. The workout program for the film was more exhausting than shooting the film.”

However Branagh recalls Hemsworth’s gasp-inducing moment of topless as one he was less than embarrassed by.

“At one point I said, ‘Look, we have to know he’s a god.

You have to take your shirt off. Do you mind?’ And [Chris] said, ‘I’ve been working out six hours a day for six months.

Yeah, let me get my shirt off!’” he laughs.

The mere mention of Hemsworth shirtless makes Dennings grin from ear-to-ear.

“It’s like you can’t look directly at it,” she says. “It’s like good Medusa; if you look for too long, you die. But it’s good.

You die from happiness.”

Hemsworth is undeniably handsome, but he’s also quite talented and took his time on set with the two Sirs – Anthony Hopkins, who plays Thor’s father, Odin, and Branagh – as his own master class.

“It was the best education I could have had,” he beams.

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JUMPING THE BROOM

Paula Patton discovers the old tradition. by samantha ofole Paula Patton wants to set the record straight. She didn’t jump the broom when she married R&B singer Robin Thicke – and it’s not because she didn’t want to.

“I have to be real with you, I did not know of this tradition of jumping the broom until I read the script for the movie, and that’s the truth,” she frankly admits.

A tradition practiced in the early part of the 19th century among African-Americans, it’s a concept the actress says she would have considered – had she known about it.

“I was fascinated by it, and I would have jumped the broom had I known about it,” Patton continues.“I think the idea that you are sweeping the past away, forming a union and jumping into the future to become a family is a beautiful idea.”

In Jumping the Broom, which is directed by Salim Akil (“The Game”), Patton plays Sabrina Watson, a corporate lawyer who gets engaged to a Wall Street broker, Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso), after dating for six months. With a wedding in the planning stages, things don’t go as smoothly as planned when their very different families meet for the first time at plush Martha’s Vineyard. As the wedding draws closer, the

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“Both of them are just a wealth of information and knowledge. To stand opposite them was the best experience I could have.”

Undaunted by his luminary colleagues, unfazed by the pressure of a superhero franchise resting on his welldefined shoulders as he makes his debut as a leading man, Hemsworth has a kidin-the-candy-store attitude when asked Chris Hemsworth as Thor about any nerves he might have.

“There’s a huge amount of pressure,” he admits, “but it’s the same sort of pressures as on any set where you want to make a good impression and a good film. But there was also the history of the comic books, the dedicated fan base, this big franchise. But the excitement I think overrode that, and I had so much fun.”

With his first day on the Joss Whedon-helmed Avengers film just around the corner, Hemsworth says he can’t wait to get back into Thor mode, though he would consider trading places with one of his co-stars.

“Maybe the Hulk,” he ventures. “Then I wouldn’t actually have to work out; they’d do it all with CGI.”

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Campus Circle > Film > Interviews unanswered question of whether Jason and Sabrina will “jump the broom” causes friction between the families, who both have very different ideas on the marital concept.

“It’s a tradition that continues to be relevant for a lot of people,” says Akil, who was attracted to the film’s positive messages and realistic treatment of marriage and familial relationships. “When you jump over the broom, you leave what came before on the other side and start new. But no matter which side of the broom you’re on, there will be problems that have to be resolved.”

A ritual used to formalize unions between slaves during a time in America’s sordid past when they were not allowed to marry; Broom was the perfect choice for Patton, who was returning to acting after having her first child last year.

“My son was two months old when I got the script and I thought I was going to take a little longer off, but when I read the script I loved it,” Patton says.

“It’s about the importance of loving each other, while also understanding the differences,” adds the actress, who gained notoriety when she starred opposite Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington in Déjà Vu. Written by Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs, Broom was pitched to a number of production executives including coproducers Glendon Palmer, T.D. Jakes and Tracey E. Edmonds, the producer of Soul Food and the popular “College Hill” television series.

“Glendon and I had been talking about making a movie about African-Americans that we haven’t necessarily seen on screen before,” says Hunter. “There’s diversity in the community that isn’t often depicted in films, and we both feel it is important to see that we’re not a monolithic group. There are rich African-Americans, there are poor African-Americans and there is everything in between.”

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Newlyweds Sabrina (Paula Patton) and Jason (Laz Alonso) With cast members that include award-winning veterans like Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine to Mike Epps, Meagan Good and Romeo Miller, it’s a cast that was carefully orchestrated.

“We were looking for a balance between very experienced, respected actors and up-and-comers,” continues Hunter. “The most important thing was to have really smart actors who could articulate their vision of the character and enrich the characters on the page.”

“One of the things that makes the movie accessible,” adds Akil, “is that everyone can recognize an uncle or an aunt – at their best and at their worst. We all have larger-than-life characters in our own lives. Since I was lucky enough to have a cast like this, I wanted them to play their own notes within the context of the composition we had. I think they did it beautifully.”

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Forks Over Knives (Monica Beach) There’s a lot of debate over the exact benefits of a vegan lifestyle these days, with the vegan side finally beginning to gain ground in terms of acceptance. And why not? Clearly something isn’t working. Health in our country is ridiculously poor, with cases of obesity rampant and cancer, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes topping the list of what ails (and kills) us. Forks Over Knives is the latest documentary to examine the way our health and diet are inextricably linked.

Many of us have been raised to believe that meat, dairy and eggs are necessary for a healthy lifestyle. Forks Over Knives offers an alternative to common myths about what a healthy diet looks like. After all, who created the Food Pyramid so many Americans have relied upon to dictate what we eat and in what amounts? Why, the very industries that stand to profit from the sale of those foods.

Add to this, subsidized crops that result in cheap, toxic food for the unassuming consumer and it’s one misleading mess.

Forks Over Knives uses your standard documentary format with plenty of excellent historical footage thrown in. So what sets Forks Over Knives apart? Its message is supported by more than just personal testimony and archival footage; the filmmakers are meticulous in their presentation of cold, hard medical and scientific study data from around the world. Top doctors and researchers lend their expertise as we follow the stories of several severely ill people on a very basic road to recovery with astonishing results. This is why, although Forks Over Knives employs a familiar format, it is never for a moment boring.

If you or someone you know is suffering from ill health, you owe it to yourself to see this film. Forks Over Knives offers a glimmer of hope that there really can be more to life than reliance on the ‘pill to solve our ills’ mantra that seems to hold this nation mesmerized.

What this film does best is put information out on the table in layman’s terms without emotional bias or manipulation of the viewer. The facts are clear enough: You are what you eat.

Grade: B+ —Natasha Desianto Forks Over Knives releases in select theaters May 6.

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Poetry (Kino International) How you find poetic inspiration? To paraphrase the woman at an open-mic reading in director Lee Chang-dong’s new film, Poetry: simply, write. “You never know what you want to say until you begin writing it.” That’s an approximation of what the woman tells Mija (Yun Jung-hee), a grandmother in South Korea who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and takes up a poetry class to stave off its deteriorating effects.

Mija giggles at herself when she can’t remember everyday words. “Wallet,” for example, when she reaches into her purse to put away the cash she earns from her part-time home-nursing job. Amidst Mija’s regular inability to articulate herself, however, she does so with everyday aplomb. But she is forced to express herself in ways she has difficulty doing when a teen girl’s suicide is prompted after being raped for six months by six school boys, one of whom is the grandson she raises alone. Only select school officials and the immediate families of the accused know about the rape. The tragedy isn’t spread across newspaper headlines and the local police are not involved, they say, to protect the boys’ future and the school’s. In this total lack of reproach, the boys’ fathers offer a financial settlement to the girl’s mother in exchange for her silence.

The dead girl’s strife isn’t spoken for, nor is the mother’s grief or Mija’s discontent with the settlement decision that was determined without her consent. She is forced to pay, but she doesn’t have the money. Mija’s home and possessions make no secrets about her class status. Her tiny flat is cluttered with trivial belongings. It’s the kind of chaos that’s organized in the precious way people organize things when they haven’t the means to stow them otherwise.

Poetry’s clear digital photography captures her daily setting in a naturalistic way, using long takes, and slow, wide pans outside of the home across the cityscape as it actually is. The film’s upfront visual style is also a kind of poetry in its own right, opening up the spaces around Mija so she can hopefully talk about them in the poetry

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Who, Where and What to Watch by hiko mitzsuzuka Back in ancient times – circa 1999 – television was a desolate wasteland full of stale reruns and shrugged-off specials once May sweeps ended and network audiences were left breathless by cliffhangers that wouldn’t be resolved until September. Oh how times have changed. This summer, after you’ve stripped off the swimsuit and put down that trashy beach novel (on your Kindle), rev up the DVR, plop yourself down on the couch and let the TV gods entertain you during the sweltering months to come. Remote controls ready … aim … and watch.

“So You Think You Can Dance” (premieres May 26, Fox) – The hot tamale train is just around the corner! Television’s best dance competition show (no question, the best) returns once “Idol” ends, and we shall be bestowed with more talented hardbodies, more breathtaking choreography and of course, more of Mary Murphy’s signature shrieks.

“Teen Wolf ” (premieres June 5, MTV) – Or what I like to call The Werewolf Diaries. For those too young to remember the ’80s flick starring Michael J. Fox (the Back to the Future dude), tune in to this 21st century update in which a high school lacrosse player (Tyler Posey) gets bitten and deals with the hairy consequences. Taylor Lautner/Jacob jokes to

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“Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” (premieres May 30, ABC) – Because America can’t get enough of watching the obese suffer through some humiliation and triumph over a plate of carbs, producers have come up with this latest reality entry that celebrates lifestyle changes and the fragility of the human condition (See also: OWN’s “Addicted to Food”).

“Platinum Hit” (premieres May 30, Bravo) – Kara DioGuardi and Jewel search for America’s next top songwriter.

In true reality-competition fashion, the writers have to be able to sing their material in addition to crafting their radiofriendly singles. Someone break out the Auto-Tune!

“Franklin & Bash” (premieres June 1, TNT) – In MarkPaul Gosselaar’s umpteenth attempt to star in a successful series, he teams up with Breckin Meyer to play a dashing lawyer at a firm surrounded by other attractive legal eagles.

“The World According to Paris” (premieres June 1, Oxygen) – Paris Hilton + a new reality show + narcissistic Hollywood shenanigans = ’nuff said.

Switched at Birth” (premieres June 6, ABC Family) – The title says it all. Two sets of parents learn that the daughters they’ve raised aren’t their biological kids, and what happens next is the PG stuff melodramas are made of.

“Happily Divorced” (premieres June 15, TV Land) – This oxymoronically titled sitcom stars Fran-“The Nanny”Drescher as a woman who still lives with her ex-husband after he comes out of the closet. Something to watch after “Retired at 35” with your grandma – because you should visit her more often.

“Falling Skies” (premieres June 19, TNT) – Noah Wyle leads a band of human survivors to salvation in what appears to be a serialized version of Battle: LA. But better. Way better.

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Hobo with a Shotgun (Magnet) Hobo With a Shotgun is exactly what the title promises: grimy and violent. It’s a throwback, an attempt to recreate the cheap exploitation cinema of the ’70s and early ’80s, and if that’s your kind of thing, then you’ll love this movie. It is an extension of the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez Grindhouse experiment. When Grindhouse was being released theatrically, Tarantino and Rodriguez held a contest to see what indie filmmaker could come up with the best faux trailer to truly capture the look and feel of a seedy exploitation movie. Canadian director Jason Eisener blew the competition out of the water with his Hobo trailer, and the short was included in Canadian prints of Grindhouse. It was such a convincing trailer, and such a fan-favorite, that it caught the eyes of film producers who wanted to turn a faux trailer into a real movie.

What elevates this film from the depths of simple exploitation is the star of the show, the titular hobo, played by Rutger Hauer. He can chew some scenery when the time calls for it, but he’s working beyond that in this movie, taking over-the-top dialogue and making it really work for the character. He gives an inner life to a role that, in less talented hands, could have been nothing more than a one-note joke. His platonic relationship with a prostitute named Abby (played by Molly Dunsworth) is one of the film’s only emotional arcs, and it’s often played with a tenderness that belies the film’s audacious violence and gore. I would be remiss if I didn’t give credit to Dunsworth, who really holds her own against the veteran actor and becomes the emotional anchor of the film.

The cinematography, by Karim Hussain, is a real thing of beauty, echoing the vibrant color palette of Italian giallos and visually placing the film in an almost pop art version of reality. It is truly a compliment to the almost cartoon nature of the film’s action.

If you like your movies over-the-top and your violence epic, then look no further, because Hobo With a Shotgun will entertain you … one shell at a time.

Grade: B —Nick Day Hobo With a Shotgun releases in select theaters May 6.

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“Franklin & Bash”’s Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar Elijah Wood! So glad to have you back in the spotlight after counting your Lord of the Rings money and enduring a few disappointing direct-to-DVD flicks. This comedy, from the warped mind of David Zuckerman (“Family Guy” and “King of the Hill”), is about a young man who forms a friendship with a dog he views as a guy in a costume while the rest of the world sees him as a furry canine.

“Necessary Roughness” (premieres June 29, USA) – Keeping up with their “Characters welcome” motto, USA delivers this one-hour about a therapist (Callie Thorne) who begins to treat football players and is introduced to the crazy world of pro sports.

“Alphas” (premieres July 11, SyFy) – Learning from the ginormous failures of “Heroes,” the cable network that brought us “Warehouse 13” and the Americanized “Being Human” delivers this actioner straight out of the comic books.

David Strathairn heads up a group superhumans who fight – what else – crime.

Now-May 8 @ The Pantages Theatre Directed and choreographed by Jason Gilkison, a renown dance champion and guest choreographer for “So You Think You Can Dance,” the L.A. show features “SYTYCD” alumni Anya Garnis, Pasha Kovalev, Robbie Kmetoni, Janette Manrara and Karen Hauer.

Coming off a Broadway run might give some the wrong impression – this isn’t a musical – but the simplicity of it all really accentuates what’s important: the dancers. What the show lacks in intricate set design, it makes up for with toned legs, rippling abs and scant costumes. The dancers seamlessly shift throughout a dozen different dance styles from the Cha-Cha to Waltz and Tango to Paso Doble. While most of the music is pre-recorded, the vocals – sung by Peter Saul and Vonzeli Solomon – are solid. Additionally, the drums and percussion by Joseph Malone and Henry Soriano, are just as dexterous as the dance moves and add a wonderful character touch to much of the choreography. “Burn the Floor” is a riveting show that will have people questioning the limitations of the human body. If the dancers aren’t breathless by the end of the two-act and nearly two-hour-long show, then the audience surely will be.

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

“Come Sundown” Now-May 14 @ Ruskin Group Theatre Come sundown, a couple madly in love reflect on their time in the humble abode they’ve made for themselves. The lush hills and countryside that surround their home have come into danger of being removed and replaced with gentrified condominiums and minimalls. “Come Sundown,” written by director Anthony Cronin, tells the story of the couple who have a choice to: stay and fight for what the preservation of nature, or sell their land to the “man” who cares more about a profit than the wildlife and green. What happens is a magical transformation of the couple. Come sundown is when the action begins and where inner reflections come to light.

—Erica Carter Ruskin Group Theatre is located at 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica. For more information, visit ruskingrouptheatre.com.

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Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki E.S.P. will be available May 10. Love Inks perform May 20 at the Echo.

Sassy Diggin’ Deep (Good Trouble) Hard charging Bay Area duo Sassy is an uncompromising two-woman, guitar and drums band who combines fuzzy hard rock and punk inclinations akin to the Donnas or Betty Blowtorch. Sassy’s debut, Diggin’ Deep, blasts past with one distorted-guitar number after another. There is pumped-up girl group action on “So Bad It’s Good” and punkified agitation energizes “She’s a Liar.” Muffs-like pop punk permeates “Something about You,” while a taste of the Fastbacks’ patented kick in the rear filters through “It Really Hurts.”

The cuts have a stylistic similarity, but the overdubbed guitars and hammering rhythms provide a breathless rush that has a dependably thumping brashness.

Grade: B —Doug Simpson Diggin’ Deep is currently available.

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MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE (MCT) The people of the United States and other nations have waited almost 10 years to hear these words: “I can report to the American people and to the world that the U.S. has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden,” President Barack Obama told the nation.

Bin Laden was the embodiment of evil, a medieval mass murderer who used modern technology and nihilistic suicide attackers in what ultimately will be a failed attempt to destroy this country and the freedom for which it stands. On the day that bin Laden was killed, we celebrate, give thanks, mourn and hope that his terrorist network has been dealt a serious blow. We celebrate the intelligence officers who toiled in anonymity to locate bin Laden and ultimately to kill him in a firefight in a palace outside Islamabad, Pakistan. We mourn and remember the souls who happened to be in the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001, and the firefighters and police officers who died trying to save them, 2,752 in all. We mourn, too, the 184 civil servants and others who died when a hijacked jet flew into the Pentagon, and the 40 heroes aboard United Airlines Flight 93 who foiled bin Laden’s agents in their attempt to fly the jet into some other landmark, probably the Capitol or White House.

We thank the soldiers who have fought two wars that, for better or worse, resulted from U.S. efforts to counter bin Laden’s evil. We also take time to remember the more than 4,450 Americans who have died in Iraq, and more than the 1,550 who have died in Afghanistan.

OSAMA BIN LADEN’S KILLING A HUGE BOOST FOR PRESIDENT

BY PAUL WEST OBAMA TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU A foreign policy novice when he came to office, President Obama can now claim a national security victory that eluded his predecessor for almost eight years. The caliber of his leadership, often the target of withering attacks by the Republican opposition, has now been bolstered in a very tangible way, as the image of celebrating crowds gathering spontaneously at the White House and the former World Trade Center in New York late Sunday night demonstrated.

In his speech to Americans announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, he made clear Sunday night that he had been in the driver’s seat all along, noting that he had approved the operation at its key moments. And he could trumpet that no Americans were harmed in the mission carried out by U.S. special forces.

More details are likely to emerge in coming days that could alter public attitudes. And the unexpected news that “justice had been done” after almost a decade-long hunt may not be the turning point many Obama supporters would like it to be. Similar developments over the years, such as the successful Persian Gulf war of the early 1990s or the apprehension of Saddam Hussein in 2003, did not prove to have lasting impact.

But the immediate result will almost certainly help Obama’s sagging popularity, which had returned to its lowest levels in the midst of high gas prices and even questions about the

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What has bin Laden wrought? Who would have thought on Sept. 10, 2001, that almost 10 years later we would be embroiled in two wars as a direct result of bin Laden’s actions, or that we would be holding hard-core terrorists at Guantanamo Bay? In the last nine years and seven months, we have come to know new terms, like waterboarding and enhanced interrogation, that never should have entered the lexicon.

We have become subjected to the indignities of increased searches when we board airliners. We follow rules that may be insulting but, alas, have become necessary.

We fully expect that security will become tighter in the coming days and weeks as what is left of bin Laden’s organization reacts. We will endure it, and acknowledge that the officials who carry out the security are intent on preventing future terrorist attacks.

Time will tell whether the death of bin Laden will hasten the end of the endless war on terror. All we can do is hope that it does. But mostly on the day that bin Laden is dead, we celebrate that the head of the al-Qaida snake has been cut off.

As Obama said Sunday, “The cause of securing our country is not complete. But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our minds to.

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legitimacy of his presidency.

The development is “a great boost for him, as it would be for any president,” says pollster Andrew Kohut, who directs the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.

“This is the most symbolic victory he could have,” Kohut says. “It’s not the end of the war on terror, but it is likely to be seen as a great achievement for the country.”

In tracing the roots of the successful mission back almost a year, Obama may have validated his oft-criticized reputation for caution. In combination with the military surge that Obama ordered in Afghanistan and the recent attacks on Libya, the successful operation to kill bin Laden will make it much more difficult for a Republican to employ in next year’s campaign the familiar charge that Democrats are weak on defense. Obama was able to proclaim that “the most significant achievement to date” in the war against al-Qaeda was a triumph for the U.S. military and intellige nce personnel who hunted down and killed the architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and that no Americans were killed in the operation.

By comparison, another Democratic president, Jimmy Carter, had to break the sad news to the nation that a rescue attempt to free the U.S. hostages in Iran had not only failed but had resulted in the loss of U.S. lives.

“This can be portrayed credibly as one more example of a president willing to take the long view for success and to achieve it,” says Bill Galston, a former Clinton White House aide. “It is also likely to generate a reevaluation of [Obama’s] foreign policy apparatus, which hasn’t exactly been showered in praise.”

Beyond that, Obama has further elevated himself above a field of Republican challengers that is remarkably lacking in foreign-policy expertise, unlike his 2008 opponent, John McCain. Initial reaction from GOP presidential candidates is, as might be expected, positive. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney calls it “a great victory for lovers of freedom and justice everywhere” and praises “our intelligence community,

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our military and the president.” Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty calls it “terrific news for freedom and justice.”

He recalls President George W. Bush’s promise that America would bring Bin Laden to justice, “and we did. I want to congratulate America’s armed forces and President Obama for a job well done.”

In the short term, the impact could reverberate across a range of endeavors, starting with U.S. relations with Pakistan and stretching across ongoing conflicts in the Muslim world.

Obama sought Sunday night to rekindle memories of the national unity that prevailed after the shock of the Sept.

11 attacks, and to use Bin Laden’s death as a reminder that Americans can accomplish that to which they set their minds.

But the partisanship of Washington may overcome the elation of the moment as Democrats and Republicans get down to the hard work of hammering out deals on national debt and the budget.

In purely political terms, the impact is unlikely to be as long-lasting as Democrats might hope, with the 2012 election still more than a year and a half away. And it is not directly linked to the public’s top priority, which remains the domestic economy and the dearth of jobs nationwide. But it may well remind Americans, and the world, of the unparalleled might of the U.S. military establishment, and of Obama’s own resolve.

Facing serious questions about his strength on military matters, candidate Obama made the hunt for Bin Laden a key priority during the 2008 campaign.

“We will kill Bin Laden. We will crush al-Qaida. That has to be our biggest national security priority,” Obama said in an October 2008 debate with McCain.

On Sunday night, in announcing that the long nightmare for thousands of victims’ families was at an end, the president reported momentous progress toward that pledge. © 2011, Los Angeles Times. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

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BY TINA SUSMAN, GERALDINE BAUM AND NATHANIEL POPPER LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) ’JUSTICE SERVED.’ ‘WE HOT HIM!’ ‘I DON’T Believe it.” “I’m glad he’s dead.”

There were joyful cries of victory. There was skepticism from those who demanded to see a corpse. There were huge crowds waving U.S. flags outside the White House, and people erupting into chants of “USA!” on the dark streets around ground zero in New York. And there were the bitter words of a mother still mourning the son lost on Sept. 11, 2001. There was no shortage of reaction across the nation to the news late Sunday of Osama bin Laden’s death, but in the city hit hardest by the attacks, joy at the news was tempered with anguish over the loved ones lost a decade ago, and the time it took to end the reign of the world’s most wanted terrorist.

There was also a tacit acknowledgment that the killing of bin Laden by U.S. forces in Pakistan could have repercussions. New York police were reminded “to remain alert in the aftermath of the announcement.” In the minutes after the announcement came from the White House, though, there were few signs of worry - not even in Times Square, where exactly one year earlier, a Pakistaniborn immigrant angered over the U.S. war in Afghanistan had tried to blow up a car bomb. On this night, passers-by clambered atop a New York fire truck as the news blazed in giant letters across the neon billboards surrounding the square.

A few miles south, the darkened streets around ground zero came to life as crowds surged toward the massive construction site, blasting horns, singing “God Bless America.” It began as a slow trickle, then grew to hundreds.

Some men shimmied up a light pole and popped corks from champagne bottles over the swelling crowd. Police blared sirens and blasted bagpipes through loudspeakers.

“There’s no better place in the country to be right now,” said David Polyansky, 40, who rejoined the Marines after the Sept. 11 attacks and served a year in Iraq. He now lives near ground zero.

The news triggered a massive emotional release in Washington, where a spontaneous celebration erupted on Pennsylvania Avenue, along the White House fence.

A mostly young crowd ecstatically waved flags, cheered and sang the national anthem, its numbers growing from dozens to hundreds and beyond as midnight passed.

People sprinted from around the downtown Washington area to join in the jubilation, which took on the air of a city celebrating a professional sports championship.

“I was watching on CNN and just the excitement, I couldn’t miss it,” said Derek Guizado, 25, a Georgetown law student originally from Los Alamitos, Calif. “I had to come down here for this. This is such a big moment.”

Participants and commentators could not avoid the comparison to the scene nearly 10 years ago, when the same streets were gripped in fear as the Sept. 11 attacks unfolded.

It also was impossible not to contrast the jubilation in the streets with the quiet contemplation expressed by relatives of those who lost their lives in the attacks, such as Jay Winuk, whose brother, Glenn, died at the World Trade Center.

“I don’t know if we’ll ever quite feel closure,” said Winuk. “It’s hard when you think about it. I don’t know what my brother’s last moments were like. We only got partial remains back. How does that bring closure?”

“There’s no such thing as closure,” said Rosemary Cain, whose firefighter son, George C. Cain, died that day while doing his job. “There would be closure if my doorbell would ring and my son would be standing at my front door,” she told NY1, New York City’s all-news channel, making no attempt to hide the bitterness at her loss. “I’m glad he’s dead,” she said of bin Laden.

Paula Berry, whose husband died at the World Trade Center, said her 17-year-old son, Reed, put it beautifully when he said that bin Laden’s death would not bring his father back or restore their lost years.

“But it does ensure that (bin Laden) will never play a role in taking the life away from an innocent person,” Reed told his mother.

Most family members reached said they were still too stunned to fully absorb the news. Some, like Winuk, said they looked forward to hearing more details of the terrorist leader’s death. Others, like Pat Shanower, whose son, Navy Commander Dan F. Shanower, 40, was killed in the Pentagon, said relief at bin Laden’s death was tinged with worry for the future.

“It’s one step, I hope, for an eventual peace for our country,” she said. But Shanower added, “I don’t think this is the end. ... I’m sure there are people that are going to fill bin Laden’s shoes now.”

Others said it would take time to feel true relief.

Outside the homes of those still mourning the loss of loved ones, though, nobody needed time to start celebrating. In Tuscaloosa, Ala., a man drove through the parking lot of the Wal-Mart with his window down, shouting at strangers.

“Osama bin Laden’s dead!” he yelled, a huge smile on his face. “We got him!”

In Los Angeles, about 25 Jewish students at the University of Southern California were just finishing a ceremonial dinner at the campus Chabad House when whispers began making their way around the table and diners became focused on their phones.

“Osama bin Laden is dead! It’s on Twitter,” one student finally said out loud.

The room erupted in cheers and high fives.

To the south in Long Beach, Calif., Del Warren, whose 28-year-old son, Kyle, was killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, said he started tearing up when his son’s widow texted him with the news. It’s fabulous,” Warren said, glued to the television set. “That’s the reason my son was over there. This is just huge.”

At an upscale Italian restaurant in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., a party asked its waitress whether she’d heard the news of bin Laden’s death.

“I thought we killed him a long time ago,” she said, and glanced at her note pad.

The diners chuckled.

“We should have strung him up,” one of them said.

Staff writers Kim Geiger and Michael A. Memoli in Washington, Mitchell Landsberg in Los Angeles, Kate Linthicum in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Ashley Powers in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Rex W. Huppke of the Chicago Tribune contributed to this report. ©2011, Los Angeles Times. Distributed by McClatchyTribune Information Services.

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Events in the life of the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks: 1957 Born in Saudi Arabia 1979 Goes to Pakistan to meet CIA-funded anti-Soviet Afghan guerrillas 1984 Opens base in Peshawar, Pakistan, for Arabs arriving to fight Soviets 1986 Develops Afghan camps; helps build CIA-funded tunnel complex near Khost, Afghanistan 1988 Forms al Qaeda to overthrow corrupt Muslim governments with Egyptian Islamic Jihad and other militant Muslims 1989 Returns to Saudi Arabia after Soviets leave Afghanistan 1990 Works in family construction business; criticizes Saudi government for inviting U.S. troops to expel Iraq from Kuwait 1991 Expelled from Saudi Arabia for antigovernment activities; goes to Afghanistan briefly, then Sudan

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1993 Car bomb at N.Y. World Trade Center kills six; 18 U.S. troops in Somalia killed; Somalis trained by bin Laden supporters suspected 1994 Saudi Arabia revokes bin Laden’s citizenship, seizes much of his property

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1995 Bombing of Saudi National Guard station in Riyadh kills five Americans, two Indians

1996 At U.S. request, Sudan expels bin Laden, who moves to Afghanistan; car bomb kills 19 at U.S. military housing in Saudi Arabia; Taliban rebels financed by bin Laden control Afghanistan 1997 U.S.-Saudi commandos recruit Afghans and Pakistanis to capture bin Laden; plot later called off 1998 Bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania kill 220 people; U.S. missiles attack al Qaeda headquarters in Afghanistan 1999 U.S. presses Taliban to turn over bin Laden; he is moved to secret location

2000 Bombing of U.S.

destroyer Cole in Aden, Yemen, kills 17 sailors

2001 Four bin Laden followers convicted in U.S. embassy bombings Sept. 11, 2001 Hijackers fly jetliners into World Trade Center and Pentagon; U.S., U.K. and anti-Taliban Afghans mount air and land attacks on al Qaeda and Taliban

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Reid, a British-born follower of bin Laden, tries unsuccessfully to blow up a Paris-to-Miami flight

World Trade Center 2002-3 Broadcast of video-, audiotapes of person who purportedly is bin Laden; Feb. 2003 message urges Muslims to attack

2004 For three days in March, U.S. and Afghan forces pound mountain caves in Tora Bora in search of bin Laden, but fail 2009 Accuses President Barack Obama of planting seeds of “revenge and hatred toward America” in the Muslim world 2010 Purportedly claims responsibility for Dec. 25, 2009, attempting bombing of a U.S. plane May 1, 2010 Killed by U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan Source: PBS, Congressional Research Reports, Forbes, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Foreign Affairs, International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, “Taliban” by Ahmed Rashid, BBC, MSNBC Graphic: Elizabeth Donovan, The Miami Herald; MCT © 2011 MCT

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Scott Ian of Anthrax kicked off the metal mania at the Big 4.

DJ Quik April 20 @ Key Club Even at the age of 41, David Marvin Blake has not lost a step on the stage or the mic. And I am not just saying this because we carry the same name; this is just a fact. If you doubt me, simply catch MC and record producer DJ Quik in a concert anywhere. This guy prolifically delivered his rap verses and sounds at Key Club with no problem whatsoever.

Originally from Compton, DJ Quik brought pride to his roots for the near two-hour show. He performed tracks from the new album, titled The Book of David, and he showed why rap fanatics are enormous supporters of his entire repertoire.

He raps energetically with no fear, and even dances like a true professional.

In the summer of 1990, DJ Quik signed to Profile Records, reportedly as the label’s first six-figure signee. And now I know why. This rapper is solid and valuable as gold. His tracks “Down, Down, Down” and “Let’s Get Down” with Tony! Toni!

Toné! excited the crowd-packed venue. The hits “Tonite” and “You’z a Ganxta” completely thrilled people. “Tonite” is an upbeat tune that became popular on the Top 20 R&B singles chart during the ’90s. It features an enticingly sexy chorus from Janet Jackson.

Bizzy Bone and other rappers made guest appearances throughout the night. The public became receptive of that strategy. Each and every attendee loved it. This was a plus!

DJ Quik has been known to produce successful beats in collaborations within the music industry, including Snoop Dogg, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Xzibit, Will Smith, Jay-Z, 2-Pac and Ludacris, among others. The Book of David features appearances from Kurupt, Ice Cube and Bizzy Bone. This is the first studio album that DJ Quik has released since 2005. —Marvin Vasquez

Egypt Central April 20 @ Whisky A Go Go Tennessee’s Egypt Central, known for their high energy and very emotional performances, lived up to their reputation.

The band – made up of John Falls on lead vocals, Jeff James on lead guitar, Joey Chicago on bass guitar and Blake Allison playing the drums – considers its live show to be a secret weapon and a way of attracting new fans. This proved true at the Whisky.

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While the crowd seemed to fit the L.A. stereotype of hard to impress and hesitant to dance, the lineup was able to break through any barriers by the end of the night.

Egypt Central’s new album, White Rabbit will be available May 17 and is the band’s second release to date. —Tamea Agle

Paper Diamond/MiMOSA April 22 @ The El Rey With each new DJ that is born these days, the boundaries within electronic music are becoming more and more endless. And as the artform continues to advance at a furious rate, West Coast beat makers are prominently pushing their own creations into unchartered waters. Those in attendance at the historic El Rey Theatre on April 22 got to witness that firsthand from two up-and-coming acts who have quickly built a niche for themselves amongst the industry’s most distinguished names.

Denver-based producer Alex B, performing for the past four months under the moniker Paper Diamond, energized a room full of people with futuristic synthesizers and 16th-note hi-hat patterns in tracks that ranged from glitch hop to break beat — all through the use of an iPad. Whether it was songs off his first EP, Levitate, or his remix of Kanye West’s hit single “POWER,” Paper Diamond’s minimalist setup didn’t prevent the vibrant crowd from bouncing in every which direction during his hour-long set.

But when it was MiMOSA’s turn to press the play button shortly thereafter, the Bay Area product made sure to turn the energy level up a few more notches on the dial. Digging into his latest work from the free-to-download EP, 58 Degrees, MiMOSA mesmerized the dance floor with a heavy dose of experimental dubstep while fusing glitchy hip-hop beats with trippy laser samples that had you teleporting to another planet for a few minutes.

It’s been that unique blend of electronic subgenres that has made MiMOSA successful in the electronic music scene at such a young age, having already played in sold-out venues across country with the likes of Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Rusko and Flying Lotus. Now, with the recent launch of his own label (False Idol Music) and more digital releases on the horizon, MiMOSA’s continuous innovation and raw energy in the studio and on stage has him setting the bar high for his colleagues to reach. —Josh Herwitt

April 23 @ Empire Polo Grounds Thundering through the desert, over 50,000 fans trekked to a small town that had just been invaded by a mass of music fans. But this was a different type of show. This was something special.

A sea of black clothing made its way onto the Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif. to see a first of its kind event. Not since Guns N’ Roses teamed up with Metallica years ago, has there been this much anticipation for a hard rock show in the United States.

The lineup of New York thrash pioneers Anthrax opened the show with the most appropriate tune possible, “Caught in a Mosh,” and as soon as the song kicked off, the crowd became alive. A push of fans to the front of each barricade closed out any chance of catching a breeze. From this point on, the only way you were getting some fresh air was from the wind generated by the scattered mosh pits across the dead grass or floating across the masses in attempt to crowd surf your way to relief. A very thankful Anthrax left the stage and the sun began its fall from high in the sky.

Next up, was Megadeth, the speed metal icons who plowed through some of their most powerful songs one after another.

As their set began to close, their mascot Vic took the stage for one final look at the screaming fans.

The sun had now set, but the sky was lit with the fire of the blowing sand and dry clouds. An eerie glow took over the stage, and the main course was served up, raw and deadly … Slayer gripped the audience, now sweaty and out of breath, and managed to whip up one of the hardest pits of the night. Bodies slammed into each other and almost every fan screamed the lyrics to the songs ­– this instantly wiped the memories of Coachella from the grounds’ memory.

Blasting out “War Ensemble” right off the bat and then getting into “Raining Blood,” these men showed people why Slayer is one of the most powerful bands to ever take a stage.

Even at the end, Jeff Hanneman came up to play, despite almost losing his right arm to a flesh-eating disease from a spider bite. The final song rang out across the desert like a cry from below; “Angel of Death” blew the new fans away and rewarded those that have been with the band for years.

Plus, it’s pretty amazing to listen to Slayer in the middle of the desert as the sky turns to black.

Finally, the time had come for the main event. Metallica was ready to take the stage. A clip from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly played on the giant screens flanking the stage, then, silence. The crowd began to chant. Just as the pitch hit a fever, Metallic blew up the sky and launched into a two-hour plus set with “Creeping Death.” The chants went from “Metallica” to “die, die die!” as James Hetfield beckoned the crowd to sing along with him. This ode to Passover is one of the band’s most notorious songs, and as soon as it ended, they didn’t pull back.

The beating just kept coming with songs normally saved for encores, now placed in the main setlist: “Master of Puppets,” “Fade to Black,” “One,” and they even played the instrumental “Orion” with a very sobering moment taken for fallen bassist, Cliff Burton.

There is only one band on the planet who can pull from so many songs and perform them all this big. Metallica has grown as a band over the years, and their albums have varied in arrangement as well as reception from fans, but the one thing that has never changed: the live show. With fire bursting out of the stage and more crowd interaction than any other hard-hitting band, the place were rightfully whipped into a frenzy of gigantic proportions. Fans burning their shirts and creating bonfires and whipping up the earth in pits across the grounds are the true signs that you’re doing something right.

The lineup for this show was perfect. And seeing all the bands come back out on stage to throw down on a cover of “Am I Evil” was the icing on the cake to this devilishly good time. Thanking the crowd over and over again, Hetfield and the rest of Metallica let the fans know how important they are in keeping one of the purest forms of music alive and thriving into the future. —David Tobin

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by drew vaeth As youthful a genre as it is, hip-hop has been around. It has circled the globe since its New York roots to become one of the most compelling schools of music.

Today it’s firmly planted in the mainstream. With heavily textbook pop influenced productions topping the charts, there is no question that hip-hop has been commercialized.

And that is exactly why it’s so refreshing when a hip-hop group comes along that can fit into the commercial industry while representing the old school.

The 87 Stick Up Kids are doing just that with their new album, Car Keys and Rabbit’s Feet. Comprised of Nashville, Squish, Deacon Trillionaire and DJ Rockwell, the Stick Up Kids formed together over the common interests of music, women, and getting their swerve on in L.A. house parties.

Now in league to take on the scene, they are doing hiphop proper with a mass appeal flavor fit for the mainstream.

Their album is a fresh take on an impacted genre that exhibits catchy party ballad hooks, clever punchy verses, and modern beats, all organized with high production values. According to DJ Rockwell, the album’s main producer, the sound of the entire album was designed around a single theme based around the first track on the album “Lights, Camera.”

“Even though there’s a lot of different songs and soundscapes on the record, they all tie in some way and have some touch to the opening track,” he says.

The beats themselves are hard-hitting head bangers that sound a little bit rock and a little bit gangster, but hip-hop through and through. Indeed claims Rockwell, the sound has its influences from other modes.

“It’s just rap music. It’s definitely taken a big injection from rock energetic influences, but there’s no back up band, no drummer, just production, DJ, and rappers.”

“It’s golden era derivative. It’s what we grew up on as kids, it’s what inspired us,” adds Deacon.

Although they are firmly rooted in hip-hop style, the 87 Stick Up Kids got off the ground catering to a very nontraditional crowd. They started playing to hipsters and indierockers in areas like Echo Park and Silver Lake where hip-hop is scarce, but they got a buzz going.

“Nobody was representing East Los Angeles,” says Deacon.

The Stick Up Kids did, and do, and rightly so because they’ve built a dedicated following. They’re not scared to use a few gimmicks to put on a show either, but the focus is still good old-school wordsmithing.

“The meat and potatoes are still there, but we confetti it up with confetti launchers, and stripers, and a hops holster, which is like a bullet [belt] which holds a 12-pack of beers, so we can throw out beers to the audience,” says Rockwell.

I don’t know anybody who’s going to complain about free beer at a live show.

The Stick Up Kids are bringing crowd control to a new level by inviting their fans to the party, while at the same time showing love for the poetry. For Deacon Trillionaire, who is the only member of the 87 Stick Up Kids not from Los Angeles, hailing out of Decatur Atlanta, the love of the

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beastie BOYS Still Going Strong by eva recinos Still able to have a recognizable name after more than 20 years in the music world, the Beastie Boys can be credited for having created one of the most timeless party anthems and fusing rock and hip-hop seamlessly like hardly any other group can.

If you’ve never heard of them, you’re missing out. Rapping about everything from galactic experiences to Paul Revere to the challenges of a home life to girls, this trio is something like what your annoying little brother would form with his other rapping friends – except they’re really good at what they do. Listening to them, you get waves of classic rap nostalgia thrown in with authentic rock guitar chords, entertaining asides and lyrics that show a characteristic humor.

Back with Hot Sauce Committee Part Two after four years since their last album, this rebellious trio is proving that not every music career that makes it over the decade-long threshold is doomed to sell out or become washed up. The Beastie Boys are still going strong.

The group’s latest track, “Make Some Noise,” with its music video, has just the right amount of carefree, rebellious Beastie Boy flavor blended with a simple but effective beat to make it yet another installation in a solid career. The Beastie Boys have got enough humor, honesty and fresh beats to keep them afloat without having to give in to the dubstep craze or trading in their crisp sound for the norm of over-production.

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words is what brought him into hip-hop and emceeing in the beginning.

“That’s what I fell in love with from the jump ... I feel like it the difference between the simile and the metaphor, I mean you become the thing that you talk about, you’re not saying I’m like a hurricane, you’re saying, mother[expletive], I’m a hurricane!”

They are all big fans of the art as well. Listing artists such as NAS and A Tribe Called Quest as a couple of the greats, and also giving props to mainstream artists like Kanye West. For them it’s just about speaking about where they’re at, making it clever, and making it dope, all while rocking out with a punk rock spirit. With their new album set to drop and some highenergy videos on youtube, the guys are making moves to blow up, and so far it sounds like they’re holding it down.

Car Keys and Rabbit’s Feet is currently available. For more information, visit the87stickupkids.com.

Campus Circle > Music > Music Notes The fact that they’re old enough to be the parents of some of the coming-of-age middle schoolers who might start listening to them just now is absolutely to their advantage.

Having already conquered music listeners from the ’80s to today with empathetic tunes about stifling parents and horridly strict households, the Beastie Boys can now extend their fan range to new listeners.

And the fact that their sound doesn’t mold to the changes that have occurred in popular music today only solidified their reputation. For a trio with so much character and such a distinct sound, the smart choice was to stay within this identity. For fans of the Beastie Boys, their new album is good news not only because it is their first in years, but because it serves as a welcome retreat from other mainstream artists whose identities sometimes change with each new album.

Not that the Beastie Boys won’t experience growth, either.

Any artist must know that with each new album comes the task of topping the one before and that music fans aren’t necessarily happy with more of the same. The Beastie Boys have to show not only that they can stack up against new artists but that also have something to offer to the generations after the fans that originally danced and rapped to them.

The Beastie Boys have to prove that they can continue to evolve. They have the daunting task of showing that they can expand upon a career that has lasted more than 10 years. But as is obvious with the cameos of current movie stars and the use of stars Elijah Wood, Seth Rogen and Danny McBride to play the Beastie Boys themselves, the group is in tune with the times and fully aware of the place it can occupy within the current music scene.

They bring the nostalgic ’80s persona but also the timeless party life. It doesn’t matter that new technology and unique musicians have arisen on all genres of the music world.

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The Beastie Boys have created a flawlessly nonchalant image and a sound so distinct that knowing it’s their song on the radio is hardly a difficult task. Because of this, the band stands a chance no matter the competition and basically stands in command of when it wants its career to end. If they had not gotten their persona and sound down so well, they would not be so successful today.

Strict parents and wild parties will always be around, and thankfully the Beastie Boys, whether you choose to listen to their old or new tunes, will be around to help you get through it with a few suggestions of their own.

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All work and no play make Title Fight a great band. It’s a simple enough formula. The four-piece band from Kingston, Pa. has fought and clawed its way into the ears of punk fans nationwide. Their first full-length, Shed, was released this week on SideOneDummy Records, and they kick off their first ever headlining tour starting May 19.

With a median age around 20 years old, the band’s youth is almost shocking in person.

The band’s small stature is in sharp contrast to its quick, seasoned hardcore sound that is refreshingly simple in rhythm and structure.

The band brought Walter Schreifels on board to produce Shed. Schreifels has been a true veteran of the scene, writing and performing for numerous bands over the years including Rival Schools and Quicksand, as well as legendary hardcore act Gorilla Biscuits.

“Growing up 15 or 16 years old and really getting into hardcore and punk music, Gorilla Biscuits were at the forefront of that,” notes guitarist Shane Moran.

It became immediately clear that it was an extreme honor to have Schreifels involved.

Ned Russin, who handles bass and vocal duties for Title Fight, comments that “when we hit him up, the first thing he said is that he doesn’t work with a lot of bands because he’s a full-time touring musician himself. He said, ‘I only work with bands I really like.’ So, hearing that was just really flattering, to say the least.”

Though Title Fight has been around in some shape for form for around eight years, Shed is their first full-length. After countless demos, the band took a different approach towards the album.

Russin says, “We wrote the album as a fluid full-length. I feel like so many records that I listen to have real solid first four or five songs and then I’ll fall asleep listening to the second half. We tried to keep the energy and excitement throughout and have the whole thing finish as a fluid piece, a fluid thought.”

Though only at the forefront of their recording career, Title Fight have already paved their way touring with some of the biggest names in the scene. They wrapped up their first international tour with genre vets H20.

Russin comments on the tour: “Going over with H20 was a good look for us. All those Japanese kids are into the New York scene. It let us mesh with H20, so it was a good spot for us to have for our first time over there.”

Though the band has opened for many larger acts including New Found Glory and aforementioned giants H20, the band stresses the importance of playing smaller venues.

“Going and playing the House of Blues is just weird to us. It’s cool playing big shows so I can send a picture message to my mom and dad, but I’d rather just be in a basement playing,” notes Russin.

While other kids their age are busy ripping beer bongs and dating sorority pledges, Title Fight has a no bullshit attitude to their work ethic.

Russin has some interesting things to say about the financial burden of college saying, “I wish people would just dump that money into something they loved. If I had a hundred thousand dollars to put into Title Fight we’d be able to tour anywhere and have amazing opportunities. I’ve seen the most success of my life just dropping out of school and touring in a van with my friends.”

Though young in stature, Title Fight are refreshingly wise for their ages, no doubt a result of relentless touring and hard work.

“We don’t have a gimmick. We just go out and bust our ass and tour as much as we can and write music.”

The band knows their audience and their audience knows them. The band’s No. 1 priority is passion; connecting with their crowds and putting on the best punk show possible. When the lights come up and the dust settles, it’s all that matters.

Shed is currently available. Title Fight performs June 9 & 10 at Chain Reaction. For more information, visit myspace.com/titlefight.

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May 5 @ Fox Theatre Because no one does snarky, sarcastic, cynical real talk as good as Slug of Atmosphere. When he’s mad, he breathes fire, and he spits venom with his anti-mainstream approach to being a big name in hip-hop. And when he’s not mad, there’s still a dark, twisted, not quite what it seems side to his more whimsical sounding rhymes and beats.

Though Slug brings his unique bravado Dessa spits the truth at the Roxy May 6. with him on stage, there’s an unspoken roll of the eyes and tongue in cheek attitude underneath it that says all you need to know about how much the Atmosphere team breaks the traditional mainstream hip-hop mold.

May 5 @ Hotel Café And now, an open letter to Frank Turner: Dear Frank, you’re punk rock. Likewise, so am I. I think. No, no, definitely am. The rules of punk rock clearly state that the acceptable emotional states one can exhibit while maintaining their punk-rock-ness are as follows: socially-fueled anger, optimistic nostalgia and drunken elation. Heart-wrenchingly emotional is not a part of that shortlist. Incongruity is detected, and this is unacceptable.

It is really hard to not get a little misty when listening to you strum away at your acoustic guitar. Just so you know. Yes, there is a good portion of your songs that cater to that last of the three approved categories, but please stop rocking the boat with this whole “emotive and poignant” thing, OK? It’s making me look bad in front of the other dudes, having to feign allergies when your songs come up on the iPod’s shuffle. Thanks so much for the consideration. Yours, Bri.

Dessa/Sims/Lazerbeak May 6 @ The Roxy So, what’s better than one member of the Rhymesayers clan playing a show this week?

Two Rhymesayers shows for a sum total of four Members of Awesomeness. Maybe more.

Point being, if Slug doesn’t give you your weekly quota of certified real talk, Dessa Darling should be more than willing to fill in the gaps. Not that Slug ever comes up short with dispensing the real talk, but really, there’s no such thing as too much of it.

Dark, haunting and uninhibited, Dessa spits out the unfiltered truth of what she sees, void of sugarcoating. While still bringing a soft and poetic femininity to the underground hip-hop scene, Dessa doesn’t hesitate to spit acid with her words when necessary, whether introspective or externally pointed. Harkening back to the more soulfully infused days of early hip-hop, Dessa can effortlessly reach back generations earlier for musical and rhythmic inspiration while still being 100 percent avant garde and envelope-pushing with her lyricism.

Likewise, another fellow Minneapolis native, Sims brings a yet more real talk to the stage with him, though his is of a slightly more stream-of-consciousness style of execution. Fluid and controlled with his introspective and emotive lyrical delivery, unlike even some of his label-mates, Sims doesn’t need to raise his voice to get his point across or to create atmosphere in his song. With just the slightest change in his vocal inflection, Sims manages to speak volumes.

And like termites, where you find one member of the Doomtree collective, you’re sure to find five to a thousand more in close proximity. Granted, very awesome, very badass, very legit termites, but Doomtree members always travel in packs. Real talk. Anyway, who better to further represent the pack’s DJ side than Lazerbeak? Put the dude behind turntables ,and he’ll make magic happen, especially when he’s got the likes of Dessa and Sims on the mic.

Take Action Tour May 10 @ House of Blues Anaheim May 12 @ House of Blues Sunset Strip While I originally thought the theme this week would be “real talk,” instead it’s “too much awesome for one tour,” apparently. The post-hardcore-punk answer to the aforementioned Doomtree triumvirate is this year’s Take Action Tour, featuring the likes of Silverstein, Bayside and Polar Bear Club, who all bring their brand of badassery to the stage. Continuing the dark and moody theme, the Canadian fivesome of Silverstein match it with furious guitar shredding and infectiously catchy sing-along vocals. Pulling from a more classic punk style, both Bayside and Polar Bear Club match that same intensity effortlessly. While Bayside may go the more melodic punk path as Polar Bear Club opts the take the grittier, piss-and-vinegar path, both East Coast-bred bands manage to infuse a little intellectualism with their hard-rocking emotionality. Maybe this week’s theme is actually “smarter than the rest of their genre mates.”

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May 5 @ Mayan Theater by zach hines Back in February 2008, a friend invited me to something called Lucha VaVoom playing at the Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles, and adamantly insisted that I wouldn’t be sorry if I came. Being the adventurous type that I am, I bought a ticket right away. With very little knowledge of what I was getting myself into, other than it had to do with wrestling (which was never my thing), I went along with it. I figured at the very least I was going to see something clever.

Boy, does it pay to be adventurous. When the show came to its glorious conclusion, and I had finished picking the pieces of my mind off the floor, I had an epiphany: Over the course of human history, many incredible triumphs have been created out of the pairing of two seemingly unrelated things. Moving images and sound. Needle and thread.

Lennon and McCartney. Chocolate and peanut butter. And such is the case with the combination of Mexican wrestling (lucha libre) and burlesque dancing. That is what Lucha VaVoom is all about: sexo y violencia.

The basic structure of the show is you get masked wrestlers of all shapes and sizes fighting each other, and then in between each match there are exotically choreographed

Campus Circle > Culture > Get Up, Get Out dance numbers by scantily clad women. On top of that, there are guest commentators who do comedy play-by-play on the action, some of which have been the likes of Patton Oswalt, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Ross, Fred Armisen and Brian Posehn. It’s one of those things that is so awesome, you really need to see it to believe it. I’ve been going for three years now, and it never ceases to disappoint.

Like I said before, at no point in my life was I ever interested in wrestling. I always had respect for the physical side of it, but it just didn’t do anything for me. But all that changed. While I do have more respect for the aerobatic feats that the wrestlers are capable of in all wrestling, lucha libre is the better experience.

In regular wrestling you pretty much just get a bunch of dudes in Speedos with long hair doing more talking than fighting. A lot of the time is spent developing these boring storylines that see the wrestlers spending more time on the microphone talking trash. The fact is, in regular wrestling, the characters are just not that exciting. Lucha libre is all action.

What Lucha VaVoom delivers are the incredible characters with outrageous costumes that have become the signature of the show and keep people coming back. Each character has his/her own special mask and/or costume: There’s Chupacabra, a hulking green man with spikes running down his back; the Poubelles Twins, deadly female twin wrestlers; El Presidente, a presidential wrestler parody of Barack Obama who never fights without the help of his secret service agents; Dirty Sanchez (I’ll let you finish that one); and my personal favorites – Cassandro, the most badass cross-dressing wrestler ever, and the Crazy Chickens, men in chicken costumes that need to be seen to be believed.

On top of that, a lot of the audience (including myself)

MUSICREPORT by kevin wierzbicki Golden State: Division Los Angeles-based rock band Golden State has racked up some amazing credentials, all without the help of a major label. The band’s songs have been heard on a myriad of TV shows including “Private Practice,” “The Gates,” “Flashpoint,” “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant.” Some of the songs heard on TV will appear on the self-released Golden State full-length Division, set to drop on July 19.

Don’t worry about seeking out reruns to hear Golden State though; it’ll be a lot more fun to see them live at the Viper Room May 18 or at the Silverlake Lounge May 24.

Far East Movement’s Next Gig: Your Dorm Room!

To celebrate the release of their new single “If I Was You (OMG)” from their debut album, Free Wired, chart-topping group Far East Movement has launched a contest that challenges college students’ artistic creativity. The electro-pop quartet is encouraging students to upload an “If I Was You (OMG)”-inspired video to YouTube, then message the group a link to the video on their Web site fareastmovement.com.

The video should be 30-seconds long and the winner will be selected randomly from the top five highest view count submissions.

What’s at stake? The multi-platinum hit makers will arrive at the winner’s college dorm room with pizza and host a private show for the winner and 10 friends.

“Take a break from the books and let the creativity flow,” says the group’s Kev Nish. “We’re excited to invade the winner’s dorm room and get the whole campus Free Wired!”

Videos must be submitted by midnight May 20.

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dresses up in costume while attending Lucha VaVoom. Oh, and I almost forgot. Another one of the single most awesome things about Lucha VaVoom, the Minis: Miniature wrestlers who can throw down, sometimes even better and harder than the big boys.

Now that I’ve got all that out of the way, I can get to the real point, which is to build excitement toward this year’s special Cinco De Mayo show at the Mayan Theater. Lucha VaVoom travels around the country and makes four stops a year in Los Angeles. There’s the Valentine’s Day show in February, Cino De Mayo, Summer Nacionales in June and the Halloween show.

Cinco De Mayo at Lucha VaVoom is always a blast, and if you’re considering making this your first time, you owe it to yourself. If you come and sit close to the ring, be ready to move. I may have also forgot to mention that the wrestlers come flying out into the audience.

Mayan Theater is located at 1038 S. Hill St., Downtown. For more information, visit luchavavoom.com.

Campus Circle > Music > Music Report Church Protests at Less Than Jake Show Ska band Less Than Jake ran into some unexpected turbulence when they arrived for a recent show in Pensacola, Fla. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church were picketing the venue where the band was playing, holding signs referring to “whore mongering, adultery and sin.” The show went on, and band members have no idea why the controversial religious group targeted them.

“Let’s face the facts,” says a perplexed Vinnie Fiorello. “Less Than Jake doesn’t exactly send parents running for cover. We do have a certain amount of obscenity and are fairly liberal; obviously that ruffled some Christian feathers. But grouping us with recent targets like Lady Gaga is like comparing apples to oranges.”

The drummer further comments that, “They have a right to say what’s within their rights as long as I’m allowed to create whatever art I want.”

April 26 to complications suffered during a previous brain hemorrhage. Best known for her hit single “Poetry Man,” Snow was 60.

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The music community has lost three members. TV on the Radio issued this brief statement about the death of bass player Gerard Smith: “We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and band mate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer. Gerard passed away the morning of April 20. We will miss him terribly.” Smith was 36.

Cancer was also the cause of death of legendary punk singer Poly Styrene of the X-Ray Spex. Styrene’s (real name: Marianne Elliot Said) work on the Spex album Germ Free Adolescents is considered a seminal influence on Britpop and Riot Grrrl, and her album Generation Indigo has just been released. Styrene died on April 25 at the age of 53.

Pop singer Phoebe Snow has also passed, succumbing on

UK band/DJ collective Dirty Vegas has released a new album called Electric Love in coordination with a brief American tour. The last show of the tour is at Bardot in Hollywood May 9, where the trio will play a DJ set.

San Fernando Valley act Culprit has just released an EP called Analogue, and you can download the song “Strangers” for free at absolutepunk.net. Then see the band live in the Plush Lounge at the Key Club June 16.

Laura Stevenson & the Cans are offering their justreleased, Sit Resist, album for free download during the month of May. Grab your copy at laurastevenson.tumblr.com.

Brooklyn’s Neighbors are also offering up free music; download your copy of the four-cut EP August at neighborsmusic.com beginning May 24.

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Campus Circle > Culture > Special Features these products bring the spa right into your home.

Modern Mother (Malin+Goetz) makes products for clean, unfussy types with flair to spare. The brand’s SPF 15 face moisturizer uses upto-the-minute fatty acid absorption technology in a sleek package.

Mother with a Conscience By donating $2 from each sale of her Phoenix Sugar & Butter lip treatment to Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Jane Iredale enables you to give a great gift and pay it forward. The twosided applicator sports a brown-sugar exfoliator on one side and a pale pink color on the other for the creation of a perfect pout.

Multitasking Mami Chock full of the hot new ingredient, Josie Maran Organic Argan Oil moisturizer works for just about every beauty need. From moisturizing your hair, skin and cuticles to transforming your bath into an at-home spa service, this Moroccon super ingredient is a near miracle worker.

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GIFTS FOR MOM by angela matano The perfect gift for Mother’s Day: a little bit of pampering! Why not treat your mom to a gift basket of delight as a small token of your appreciation? It’s the least you can do.

Artsy Thymes’ packaging defies gift-wrap, already stunning and colorful, while their Wild Ginger Foaming Bath Powder defies exhaustion, delivering a pow of mood-altering delight.

Classic Mom Just the perfect amount of scent for those who like to smell like spring, Atelier Perfume’s Honey Blossom radiates fresh honeysuckle without being too sweet. It’s an old-fashioned yet classic take on a perennial favorite.

Krigler’s perfumes promise to stay in style with timeless scents, like Extraordinaire Camelia O9, which suits generations of women. The swanky New York perfumerie dates back to 1904 and stands up next to the best French scents by mixing exotics, like pink peppercorn with more traditional flavors, like bourbon vanilla.

Epicurean Good enough to eat, Dirty Girl Clean’s Organic Sugar Scrub polishes rough patches and leaves skin gleaming. The charming packaging demands to be placed front and center on the tub and the scents, from Anise to Evening Aphrodisiac are delightful.

Exotic Juara’s products, from their candlenut body crème to their sweet black tea and rice facial moisturizer, blend new world results with old-world charm. The Tumeric Antioxidant Radiance Mask transforms skin as well as a mini-vacation.

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Experimental Gorilla perfume’s amusingly named scents, like “the Smell of Freedom,” and “Breath of God,” are like a whiff of fresh air for your pressure points. They come in spray and solid form, and I promise you that one will not be enough, especially with options like the violet-infused “Tuca Tuca.”

Fashion Forward Brought to you by supermodel Elle Macpherson’s make up artist, Rose-Marie Swift, RMS intrigues right out of the gate.

This organic line of beauty products delivers exhilarating color, like the cream eye shadow in shades like “magnetic” which make any eye color pop.

Hip Mama One of those brands that’s everyone’s best-kept secret, Aesop produces products that deliver. Their Camellia Nut Facial Hydrating Cream with chamomile bud, sandalwood and rosemary leaf drenches the skin with welcome moisture.

One of the best nail polishes on the market, full of upto-the-minute colors, OPI manages to stay on trend with a continuous stream of new colors and finishes. One gorgeous such shade, Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees, a cloudy, dark grey, brings a hint of sophistication to even a pair of flip-flops.

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A little something for a pregnant friend or sister, BABYBEARSHOP’s line of 100-percent organic baby friendly products promise to delight. The Wishy Wash doubles as a shampoo and soap; the “earthy” scent combining rosemary and orange somehow conjures up a day at the beach.

No-Nonsense Momma For Jennifer Aniston’s glossy locks, try Aubrey Organics’ Jojoba Oil. While this all-natural product works for a myriad of troubles (scalp moisturizer, skin repair), it will simply transform your hair when used as a treatment.

Some mothers, reluctant to indulge, prefer a more acetic lifestyle. Pharmacopeia’s organic bodycare resembles the simple packaging of an old-school pharmacy but with significant improvements. The Citrus Bath Salts promise to reform even the most austere by working therapeutically (relaxing sore muscles) while still pampering.

Outdoorsy Suntegrity’s line of moisturizing sunscreen with an SPF of 30 makes protecting your skin that much easier. Natural and easy to apply, UVA/UVB broad-spectrum protection takes the fear out of being outside on a bright day.

Overworked Most moms have too much to do and not enough time to do it. Sometimes the perfect under-eye brightener can transform a tired person into a well-rested one like magic.

Mally’s Concealer performs just that trick with perfect shades to suit any complexion.

One of those industry secrets, Weleda’s Baby Calendula Oil works miracles on parched skin. Especially right out of the shower, still damp, your body practically drinks it in, leaving behind silky limbs.

A cut above a washcloth yet not as cringe inducing as a pumice stone, Spongeables’ Pedi Scrub Foot Buffer takes calloused, dry feet and transforms them into blank canvasses ready for a fresh pedicure. They come in different aromas, like lavender/tea tree oil and citron/eucalyptus to tickle your tootsies.

A terrific alternative to petroleum jelly, like Vaseline, Waxelene works for countless beauty-related tasks. The allnatural beeswax formula removes make-up, protects and moisturizes skin and smells faintly of rosemary.

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The simplicity and allure of k. hall designs’ “milk” bath salt/ soak cannot be overstated. Like epsom salts with a little vroom, this product is the perfect accompaniment to an hour of peace in the tub.

If your mom rejoices at a little pampering, give her the full royalty treatment with Duchess Marden. From the rich Damascena Foaming Cleanser to the velvety Face Crème,

So Elixir by Yves Rocher make you feel like a million bucks with their streamlined yet elegant packaging and heady notes of bergamot, Damask rose, jasmine, patchouli essence and Tonka bean. Especially great are the silky Perfumed Body Lotion and Shower Gel – which together make a thoughtful gift.

Stylish For moms with that certain je ne sais quoi, Diptyque’s line of candles, fragrances and skin care is sure to please. The Pommade Exfoliante pour le Corps, or Smoothing Body Polish, buffs the skin to a satiny finish.

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NAIL SERVICE 244 E. 1st St., Los Angeles by erica carter I’ve come to the realization that some things can and cannot be found easily in Downtown.

Sushi? There’s an abundance. Japanese/Korean spa service? Not so much. How about bottomless mimosas?

Think again!

OK, what about an affordable nail salon that is actually a nail salon, not a hair salon moonlighting as a nail salon?

So far, I’ve found only three. One is cheap, but you get what you pay for. And the other I’ve yet to visit, but it looks really expensive. The third? Jackpot! Nail Service will not break the bank, guaranteed.

Nail Service in Little Tokyo is the go-to spot for all things nails and waxing for USC students. You get the plush massage chair, sterile utensils and just an all-around feelgood experience here. Located off San Pedro, steps away from the Dash bus stop, you walk in to sky blue walls and white leather chairs on either side.

The nail station, complete with this season’s Essie and OPI colors, has every spectrum of the color chart you can think of. Nail Services specializes in nail design – we’re talking Gucci colored, stencil design, bejeweled nails … big time. These are not run-of-the-mill acrylic and natural nails; Nail Service’s attention to detail is impeccable. Want Trojan

Campus Circle > Culture > Beauty colors? How about 3D nail art? Ask, and you shall receive.

The owner Emily and veteran esthetician Lana are so nice to interact with. They really go the extra mile to make sure you are happy with your services.

Lana did my eyebrow and underarm wax on my visit, and I have to tell you ladies (and gentlemen!), it was a breeze.

Usually anything involving wax is painful, especially under the arms, but I literally laughed at the quickness and virtually pain-free experience.

Perhaps it was the ocean breeze sounds in the room that provide the relaxation or Lana’s bubbly demeanor, but it was one of the most relaxing experiences ever. Lana took the time to explain the procedure she uses, how the hair grows and why it’s best to avoid shaving, and told me about the special honey wax Nail Service uses.

The wax is honey based and is formulated to leave your skin moisturized. That’s probably why I wasn’t in as much pain, and my skin actually felt soft afterwards.

For those of you new to the gel experience, this is an overlay of color on your natural nails that lasts up to two to three weeks without so much as a chip or a nick. The only concern is when you have to remove the product, because it requires you to soak in acetone, which is not pleasant.

But Nail Service’s gel products are gentle on your nails, and they are used to protect the health of your nails. They use organic and high end products including Brisa Gel System, a hypoallergenic nail cover that really looks natural on your fingertips.

In addition to fabulous nails and waxing, Nail Service also does facials. I noticed plenty of Dermalogica products at the front desk; I’ll have to come back to experience one, as Dermalogica is one of the best skin products on the market, with prices under $40.

Nail Service offers chic nail design that won’t break a student budget.

Nail Service caters to men as well. So, guys, don’t be afraid to go … I promise no one will give any disapproving or assuming looks.

Afterwards, be sure to walk across the street and grab a mochi or some delicious ramen so you can make a whole day of visiting Little Tokyo.

For more information, visit nailserviceusa.com.

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At the Sassoon Cosmetology School, we prepare you for a career in the real world. For this reason, hands on learning with male and female clients are a key part of the curriculum. This includes consultation, cut and color, finish and product recommendation.

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THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS by erica carter

From the times of ancient Greek Thespis of Icaria to the megastars of the industry today, acting has always been a part of human nature. The art of acting is integral to our ways of life. We act when we read stories out loud, sometimes when talking about an experience and for some of us who have been bitten by the acting bug, acting is even a profession. Just like any trade, it’s important to have a strong educational background, as well as experience. That’s why the American Academy of Dramatic Arts works hard to make sure students are provided with all the tools needed to succeed in this business.

With impressive alumni – including Paul Rudd (Role Models), Black Swan’s Toby Hemmingway, Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall, Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”’s Danny DeVito – the AADA holds students to the highest of standards, and has even been called the “Cradle to the Stars” for their strict mission of providing students with a practical education. In turn, those

Campus Circle > News > College Central students have become some of the industry’s biggest names.

The AADA’s Summer Programs in Los Angeles, intensive fast tracks to get you started on your conservatory training, are two weeks or four weeks in length and begin July 5.

Acting Director of Instruction Theresa Hayes explains, “At the Academy, we give students the foundation to realize their dreams. There are key benefits to the Summer Program.

For one, you get an overview of what our school can provide to you, it’s a snapshot of what the Fall Program will offer.”

Core classes during the summer – including voice, speech and vocal production, among others – give you the basic tools all actors need. “If you add an elective, like improvisation, you really get an even deeper understanding. If you are a transfer student, this is a great way to enhance concepts and even learn new techniques,” says Hayes.

Enrollment in the Fall Program’s First Year gives you 24 weeks of education on comedic exploration, theatre history and the Alexander technique. This technique instills proper posture and movement, and will help you learn how to effectively use your muscles in an efficient manner.

While it may seem like it’s a lot to take in at once, AADA stresses the need for total commitment, as these courses are the building blocks to success. The student to faculty ratio is about 16-to-1, so you can expect a hands-on, vested interest in your studies and great support from your instructors.

AADA’s curriculum is progressive, with many of the faculty and administrators having worked with veteran theater professionals.

Hayes says, “Our instructors are focused on their intent to help students become more in tune with themselves, they work hard to create a interpersonal experience so the students came achieve full self realization.”

Work hard, and you’ll be invited to enroll in the second

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Even Affects When You Will Get Married by denise guerra It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. No, Mr. Charles Dickens. Right now, fiscally, it is the worst of times to be paying for college.

The perfect storm of federal and state budget deficits, the ongoing impacts of the recession, oil prices and unemployment means drastic cuts in spending for education.

And the news doesn’t get any better.

April saw many news outlets and blogs covering the state of financing higher education. Maybe it’s because this is the time when freshman are receiving their acceptance letters, continuing students are applying for financial aid or the looming prospects for 2011 graduates.

The news has become so prevalent recently that I wanted to focus this blog post on the overall national conversation happening on this topic.

Overall, the New York Times reports that student loan debt outpaced credit card debt at a trillion dollars this year. For students across the United States, this early debt can mean longer wait times for life choices such as having children, buying a home and even marriage, showing that the transition to adulthood is becoming longer and longer.

A New York Times interview with Mark Kantrowitz, the

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year courses using Shakespearian, stage combat and camera techniques. “Once you have the foundation, now it’s up to you to prove it, the second year really separates the motivated from the non-motivated,” explains Hayes.

You will be exposed to even more imaginative facets of your craft and rehearse scenes adapted from literary greats like Anton Chekhov and prolific writer Johan Strindberg.

The AADA accepts students from all over the country and provides excellent merit-based scholarships based on your application and audition.

“We accept all ages and students. In fact, our Summer Program often has quite a few professionals returning to brush up on their techniques. We even have lawyers, psychologists and advertising executives attending the summer program, as our classes help instill confidence in presentations and studying behavior,” says Hayes.

If you’re really serious about your acting career, check out the programs the Academy of Dramatic Arts has to offer. Your audience is waiting for you!

For more information, visit aada.edu.

Campus Circle > Blogs > D-Day publisher of FinAid.org and Fastweb.com, Kantrowitz states, “In the coming years, a lot of people will still be paying off their student loans when it’s time for their kids to go to college.”

Now, that’s scary. But let’s backtrack from the future and see what’s happening now.

On the state level, the UC’s are facing a grim reality in having to reduce $500-million from the collective University of California budget. This news came from an Op-Ed piece to the Los Angeles Times written by Chancellor Gene Block of UCLA. The piece starts off… “Early this year I was asked, as the chancellor at UCLA, to prepare the campus for nearly $100 million in budget cuts. It was our share of the $500-million reduction proposed for the University of California system in Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal.”

The Chancellor goes on to relate how the proposed tax extensions would help to pre-empt budget cuts but that not enough legislators support putting the extensions up for a vote on the June ballot.

Then, in an unprecedented move, the Chancellor starts to call people out (and rightfully so) saying: “Overall, two-thirds of the Assembly and Senate members attended a community college, Cal State or UC, many of them two or three of these institutions. These leaders, in other words, built their careers in public service upon the foundation of the state’s esteemed Master Plan for Higher Education — now in tatters — that assured an education to every qualified student in California. Of the 42 Republicans in the Legislature — none of whom has yet to provide one of the two GOP votes needed in each chamber to put the tax extension on the ballot — 29 are products of the state’s higher education system. They include the Senate

and Assembly minority leaders — who attended Los Angeles Valley College and Fresno State, respectively — as well as the vice chairman of the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee, who went to UC Irvine.”

Most likely, without this needed tax extension, thousands of UC students may face another hike in tuition. But when many students start to cry foul at their University for such an atrocity, I hope they recognize the situation that lead to its effect.

And fees are not the only things increasing.

The Huffington Post recently reported “numbers show that out-of-state and international admissions are at an alltime high… For the UCs, that means accepting more nonCalifornian students who will pay about $23,000 more in a year than resident students… That comes at a price for California’s own students, who are finding it tougher to find space at their top state school choice.”

So what other options do California students have?

Ironically, private schools.

As reported by the Press-Enterprise, “private universities have been more aggressive in offering generous aid packages that eliminate or greatly reduce tuition for a range of students from low-income, middle-income and even some high-income families.”

Public schools are of course cheaper, but the article points out that tuition is increasing at almost twice the rate of private schools.

Yet, even with private school aid packages, every Californian is feeling a tight squeeze on their finances.

Therefore, it is equally important to keep up to date with the news happening on this subject, because in or out of college, the consequences of these fiscal times go beyond simple repayment.

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WEDNESDAYMAY 4 Conejo Valley Days Conejo Creek South Park, 1300 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks; conejovalleydays.org Now in its 55th year, Conejo Valley Days is the largest, all-volunteer festival on the West Coast and features carnival rides, commercial vendors, arts and crafts, community organizations, games, food, motocross, rodeos, contests and more. Runs through Sunday.

The biggest buzz in THE fashion world right now is undoubted– ly the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Well, judging from the everso-abundant paparazzi photos (thanks, British photographers and free gossip sites!), the new princess has already been a royal for a while when it comes to fashion. Donning graceful two-piece suits, signature hats and classic accessories, Kate shows us all that, with a little effort, anyone can be an elegant princess even without a royal heirloom or a tiara.

Now the only question is, where is our prince and when is he coming to swoon us in his Armani suit and shiny Ferragamos? Sigh, sigh.

The Midi Skirt

Antonio’s on Melrose, 7470 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles; antoniosmelrose.com Celebrate Mexico’s victory over France with the traditional Mexican Cinco de Mayo meal, Chiles en Nogada (cubed beef in mole sauce and beef tamales) and wash it down with one of Antonio’s exclusive tequilas. There will be live mariachi music and giveaways throughout the evening. 7 p.m.-11 p.m.

art and environmental workshops, food and merchandise booths, an eco-zone and more. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE.

SUNDAYMAY 8 Mommie Dearest Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.; americancinemathequecalendar.com When Faye Dunaway utters one of cinema’s most famous lines ever, “No. Wire. Hangers. Ever!” you instantly gain greater respect for your own mother. 7:30 p.m. $11, $9 w/student ID.

I bet most of you have complained at least once whenever your parents said “less is more” to your micro-mini shorts and skirts. But guess what?

Less skin really is more in the fashion scene today.

Just take a look at skirt lengths at every major runway show – it’s all about over-the-knee skirts and floor-sweeping maxis. Embrace the longer trend with midi skirts and glow in the ladylike aura they bring to you. Finishing the look with ballet flats make you appear more relaxed, while Mary-Jane pumps maximize the girly, feminine vibe. (Chloé Spring 2011)

Monica Feudi; style.com

THURSDAYMAY 5 Antonio’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration

THURSDAYMAY 5 SUNDAYMAY 8 Guitar Center’s King of the Blues Mother’s Day Brunch Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Preliminary Rounds

Barnes & Noble, 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles; barnesandnoble.com The E! Channel mainstay and current “Dancing with the Stars” contestant signs her book, Sliding into Home. 7 p.m.

SATURDAYMAY 7 Laugh Your Ass Off and Save the World Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand, Glendale; in-sightyouth.com Dana Carvey, Billy Gardell, Kevin Nealon and Christopher Titus headline an evening of comedy benefiting abused and at-risk children at Olive Crest. Jillian Barberie from Good Day LA will be the evening’s special host. 8 p.m. Tix start @ $35.

SATURDAYMAY 7 Santa Monica Festival Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica; arts.smgov.net/events/ santamonicafestival.html Features an eclectic array of traditional and contemporary music and dance on several stages, demonstrations of traditional crafts by local artists, hands-on

MONDAYMAY 9 Reel Talk with Stephen Farber The Regent Theatre, 1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood; landmarktheatres.com/reeltalk/ reeltalk_spring2011.htm See this spring’s most exciting movies – top offerings from the indie film scene and festival circuit, the best in foreign cinema, even a classy studio film or two.

Then meet the stars and filmmakers in revealing discussions after the screenings. 7 p.m. $20 per screening.

TUESDAYMAY 10 Demetri Martin Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; booksoup.com TThe Comedy Central host discusses and signs This Is a Book, his collection of essays, musings and drawings that gently skewer contemporary social trends, conventions and insecurities, taking on topics from social hotlines to family to relationships. 7 p.m.

For more events, visit campuscircle.com/calendar.

To submit an event for consideration, e-mail calendar@campuscircle.net.

The Cardigan If you thought that cardigans were reserved for boring women over 40, then you better get your unfashionable butt to the nearest department store. There, you will find an array of this season’s adorable cardis that will keep you warm during chilly mornings, fit perfectly in your bag during the day and give you a classy, “ladies who lunch” kind of air when tied around your shoulders.

If you’re really not a cardigan person, then opt for a tweed jacket or a cropped blazer – equally fashionable and perfect for the “afternoon tea” dress code. (Marc Jacobs Resort 2011)

Courtesy of Marc Jacobs; style.com

FRIDAYMAY 6 Kendra Wilkinson

Way, Long Beach; aquariumofpacific.org Sure, you can take your mom to brunch almost anywhere, but where else can you take her to brunch AND explore the wonders of the Pacific Ocean? 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Accessories One simple strand of pearl necklace? So Bunny MacDougal, so 1990s. Multiple layers? Very Blair Waldorf, very 2011. The key to becoming a truly stylish lady like our Upper East Side princess is to keep everything clean and classy: think square mini totes, mono-toned flats, wide-brimmed hats. If your outfit is simple and neutral, then go for bright colored accessories, the biggest trend of the season. Bows and ribbon details are also charming. (Moschino Cheap and Chic Resort 2011)

Courtesy of Moschino Cheap and Chic; style.com

gc.guitarcenter.com/kingoftheblues The nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player is back with players competing at Guitar Centers across the country to find out who moves on to the store finals June 2 for the right to move on to the district competition. Also May 12 and May 19.

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UC Riverside Summer Study Abroad Program

Spain England

All UC and Visiting Students are Welcome to Apply!

Deadline to apply: May 9, 2011 Challenge your senses and open your imagination while you explore and discover the far-reaching influences of Spain’s Past and Present, or spend five weeks walking in Shakespeare’s World in England.

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.)

Students earn 8 units of UC credit by taking two classes during the five week program. Check out the website for more information and to download your application today!

www.summerstudyabroad.ucr.edu