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USC MOTO Taking a Ride

by elisa hernandez USC Moto is the official motorcycle club of the Trojans, and if you haven’t heard about it, well, I’m here to help. The 2-month-old group is looking to pick up speed and get members on board. President and founder Joel Garrison is determined to make this club one of the best on campus. “Anybody who rides or who at least is interested in riding is welcome to be a part of the club,” says Garrison, “Some of the people have bikes, and some are thinking about getting bikes. We know a lot about them, so we tell them where to go and what bikes to get. We give them tips so they can ride better and pointers on how to keep maintenance on their bikes.” Garrison rides a 2005 Yamaha R6, but riding solo was something he’s been trying to change. With that in mind, he set to work on creating his dream club at USC. “It’s more fun to ride in a group than to ride by yourself, because it makes it a social event, and I thought who better to ride with than my fellow Trojans.” The group already had its first event on Sept. 25, in Malibu, Calif., and although the weather was bad in the morning, by early afternoon it was the perfect weather. “Rock Shop Ride” was the name of their event, and it attracted about a dozen bikers from USC and Pepperdine University. “We stopped by the Rockstar, which is a famous place where bikers come to eat and hang-out,” he says. “There were

Campus Circle > Blogs > Trojan SideLines all types of bikes there: choppers, sport bikes, dual sports, Harleys and custom bikes. So we stopped, ate lunch and chatted up with other bikers.” Although it may be slightly intimidating to ride, Garrison stresses that the most important thing about riding motorcycles is not being afraid. He says he was slightly afraid, but once he gave it a chance he loved it. Taking a safety class is also important, and every ride rider must have the necessities: helmet, gloves, jacket with padding and boots. USC Moto meets once a month and hosts monthly rides. Members keep in touch through the group’s Facebook page, which Garrison encourages all interested to visit. The group is open to all USC students, and anyone can join anytime so it’s never too late Club founder Joel Garrison (left) gets revved up with other USC Moto members. to go take a ride. USC Moto is already planning its next all over California and participate in some charity rides and ride soon, keeping the pedal to the metal. “The next ride is going to be sometime in October. We’re raise money for good causes,” he says. “Ultimately, we also planning to go to Angeles Crest, it’s a fun place to ride and it’s want to start spawning other chapters at other schools and beautiful,” says Garrison. “It’s a lot closer to USC, so I think we eventually get sponsored. will have an even better turnout of riders, it has windy roads “We have a lot to get done so we’re moving fast trying to get this group up and running correctly,” Garrison continues.” which are more fun to ride down.” USC Moto welcomes everyone of all ages, students and We want everyone to spread the word, and if you can’t find faculty to ride together and share the passion they all have for us on Facebook, e-mail us at scmotorcycleclub@gmail.com to motorcycles. get on the mailing list and find out more information.” Although a young club, Garrison and his members have big plans for the years to come. Have a student group or idea for a future Trojan SideLines? “We want to get more riders, have more rides planned out E-mail editor.chief@campuscircle.net.

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Whether we are or are not religious, it is arguable that religion is a powerful force in our lives. We can look to religion to explain phenomena that capture our interest, such as love, hope, greed and evil. There are so many religions among us. At UCLA, one organization called InterVarsity Bruin Christian Fellowship calls out to everyone to learn about Christianity. InterVarsity (IV) has its roots in a movement led by British university students in the 1870s. In the United States, the first IV chapter began in 1938 at the University of Michigan. Since then, thousands of students have become part of the organization to sustain IV’s mission to enable anyone to represent God’s kingdom. At UCLA, IV has transitioned from simply an organization into a movement in which “every student is a witness (to the presence of God’s grace).” IV begins its “recruitment of new members” through its presence in the dorms. Though any student living in the dorms might be

Campus Circle > Blogs > Spirited Bruin part of IV, there is a specific floor at each building that’s abundant with IV members. IV leaders on these floors will go around and introduce IV and how one might become a part of IV. IV captures the interest and curiosity of so many people because its members are so inviting, friendly and kind. One reason someone might join IV is to find connections with others who share a common bond in God. Even someone who is a self-claimed atheist could become so curious in the workings of IV and God that he or she just might go to the meetings to see for himself or herself. IV holds a very large group meeting called Catalyst every Thursday night. At Catalyst, there is prayer, thoughtful talks and bonding time with others. Each group also has something called Small Group, which meets on different days depending on the schedules of those in the group to discuss and study the Bible. The importance of the Bible as a way to connect to God and as an ancient and significant piece of literature cannot be understated. Illusions of the Bible show up everywhere, so it is good to have an idea of this great document so maybe when we read something that alludes to the Bible, we actually recognize and find a better understanding of what the text means. In addition to Catalyst and Small Group, there are Community Rooms throughout UCLA that are assigned to be open to everyone during most days and hours of the day. One of the most life-altering events that IV holds is called Urbana, Student Mission Conference in which each student is “dared to meet God.” On the weekend of the

conference, once new IV members meet God, they will find a new sense of belief and commit themselves to living the way God would have intended. Many students say that this event changes their lives forever. Whether they do indeed meet God or they do not see Him at all, a desire for some sense of certainty is fulfilled. One of the verses that they study: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life,” will motivate them to look to the future and believe that nothing can bring them down when their minds are filled with faith. As one IV member, Kris Rattivat, claims, “Over time, God has truly proven that through Him, all things are possible. If it were not for my involvement with IV, I would not have reached where I am right now, at UCLA and in my personal life.” Have a student group or idea for a future Spirited Bruin? E-mail editor.chief@campuscircle.net.

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Campus Circle > Culture > Books Love and romance, staples for a reason, get the deluxe treatment in Marisa de los Santos’ Love Walked In. Smart and moving, this novel of star-crossed strangers pulled together by happenstance does not disappoint. Jacquelyn Mitchard’s The Deep End of the Ocean had me on the first page and her book, Second Nature: A Love Story, is no different. Fraught with drama, tension, reversals and personal courage, the author writes another tale that haunted me well after I finished reading it.

Literature Romantic and dark in a completely contemporary way, Close Your Eyes also snaps with grit. Amanda Eyre Ward writes with a keen eye for truth amidst plenty of gripping family drama. I loved this book. No one explores the dark side of suburbia quite like Tom Perrotta. In his latest opus, The Leftovers, a flight into a dystopian future, the author continues his quest illuminating the foibles of American life.

BOOKS TO FALL FOR by angela matano Action Meg Gardiner’s books keep you up at night. The author’s latest Jo Beckett title, The Nightmare Thief, begins with a rush of adrenaline and ends with a bang.

Armchair Education Described as part memoir, part travelogue and part in-depth study of global hip-hop culture, Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation by former MC and assistant professor Sujatha Fernandes profiles urban youth throughout the world and documents how the music has given a powerful and often political voice to their common and divergent struggles. Based on actual WWII events, Steve Sem-Sandberg’s The Emperor of Lies recounts the chilling tale of Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, a Polish Jew chosen to run the second-largest Jewish ghetto. This complex and indelible character portrait of a man straddling the line between good and evil delves into the nature of evil itself with insight and intelligence. Americans are still reeling from decisions made in the Bush administration, and Dick Cheney does not back down one bit in his memoir In My Time. Full of insight and next-day quarterbacking, the ex-Vice President polarizes with the best of ’em. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, written both for entertainment as well as useful information by two brothers, Chip and Dan Heath, documents stories of change and explains why change is so surprisingly difficult. Starting

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Mind-bending and ambitious are two adjectives that come to mind when trying to describe Alex Shakar’s Luminarium. After his brother/business partner lapses into a coma and the military takes over his virtual reality software company, Fred Brounian becomes a subject in a neurological experiment that promises a spiritual reawakening. Reality and virtual reality begin to blur in this smart and refreshingly of the moment novel. with the brain’s wiring and moving into other fields, like sociology and psychology, this book ingeniously illuminates a baffling flaw in human nature. Laura Hillenbrand’s fantastic Seabiscuit, turns out not to be a fluke but perhaps the first of many riveting and true stories caught in this writer’s crosshairs. Her latest tome, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilence and Redemption, about a war pilot struggling to get home after crashing into the Pacific Ocean reads like a well plotted thriller, only in this case, the story turns out to be unforgettably real. Brimming with fascinating anecdotes and tricks of the trade, Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too! promises to provide a window into the ever-elusive film business. By Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, the writers of Night at the Museum, The Pacifier and Balls of Fury, this book will amuse and inform.

Gifts My favorite cookbook writer of all time, Diana Henry’s Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day straddles the line between aspirational yet easy meals. Recipes, like Baked Lime and Passion Fruit Pudding Cake and Sicilian Sweet-andSour Tuna, keep shopping simple by using under a dozen ingredients but still impress with their startling and bright flavor combinations – scrumptious. The World History of Animation, chock full of gorgeous illustrations, will thrill anyone with the slightest interest in the subject. Stephen Cavalier’s comprehensive guide covers a hundred years of the genre, including contributions circling the globe from Europe to North America to Asia.

Girl Time Enthralled upon finishing J. Courtney Sullivan’s Maine, I decided to pick up her first novel, Commencement, and found myself smitten yet again. This moving story of unlikely friends who meet in college and stick together through thick and thin will resonate with just about everyone.

With two spectacular novels under his belt (The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex), Jeffrey Eugenides dazzles readers again in The Marriage Plot (available Oct. 11). A bit of a departure, but every bit as evocative as his previous works, the author delves into the lives of three friends as they make their way through college and beyond. Too cool for school, Adam Ross’ Mr. Peanut, begins with an improbable premise and turns you into a believer. This mélange of marriage, murder and meta propels fiction toward the next century. Two terrific titles from John Burnham Schwartz, Reservation Road and the brand new Northwest Corner work well together or separately. The intertwined tales of a family’s struggle with redemption, tragedy and violence over two generations reverberates with both grace and heartbreak. The author’s writing will leave you fantasizing about a potential trilogy. Partially based on an incident from Bella Pollen’s childhood, The Summer of the Bear enchants, intrigues and envelops with ease. The story begins with a family fleeing from a mysterious tragedy onto a remote Scottish Island only to find that a domesticated grizzly bear shares their location and unfolds in an unexpected and gratifying manner. One of our best contemporary writers, Denis Johnson delivers the goods again with Train Dreams. This novella, published in a slightly different form in The Paris Review, draws a deft portrait of both a man and a country at the turn of the 21st century. We Others offers seven new stories along with the greatest hits from previous collections by a master of the short story, Steven Millhauser. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author paints with words, creating a world where the surreal and mysterious creep into reality.

Virtual Vacation Italy + canines = two of my favorite things. Justine van der Leun marries these two disparate subjects together to perfection in her charming memoir, Marcus of Umbria: What an Italian Dog Taught an American Girl about Love.

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COMICBOOKBASED GAMES by alexandre johnson

It seems the days when comicbookbased games were the ones to run away from are gone. As graphic novels have built a more adult audience, so have the games based on their stories developed. “Batman: Arkham City,” the sequel to “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” and “Spider-Man: Edge of Time” are prime examples of this new generation of graphic novel/game crossover. Both Batman and Spider-man have been featured in a number of media; including several video games. Some of these were big hits, while others were lacking. Though seemingly unlikely to go past their original print field, both characters have gained a following in the gaming world. “Batman: Arkham City” is set to come out Oct. 18. It continues the dark and intense feel of “Batman: Arkham Asylum” and builds it into a new story that takes place a year after the events of the previous game. With the former warden of the asylum becoming mayor, inmates and criminals have moved from the prison to the slums of Gotham City with resulting mayhem. The game carries on largely from were the first left off. Most of the tools in the first game will be available with improvements as well as additional gadgets, including the very useful freeze grenades taken from Mr. Freeze. As well as Batman, gamers gain the new playable character of Catwoman who features a more acrobaticbased set of combat skills. Meanwhile Batman’s combat and movement have also been upgraded allowing him to counter several enemies in the midst of combat and glide to more areas. Featuring more characters from the comics’ history – such as the assassin, Deadshot – the game enlarges the scope of Batman’s journey providing a bonus for fans who want something new. “Spider-man: Edge of Time” features another bonus for comic fans. Hitting stores this week, the title brings a spark to a series that has always gone through a lot of changes. Similar to “Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions,” players control the original and 2099 version of the famous webslinger, each with different abilities. As this game is developed by Beenox, the same group who did “Shattered Dimensions,” the crossover between the two storylines promises to work well. In “Edge of Time,” the two Spider-mans work together through their different timelines to save their lives and repair the altering of the world’s timeline caused by an ambitious scientist from the future. A unique causeand-effect system has the actions of each Spider-man imminently affecting the other. The game leaves the question of the wrong actions: Is it possible we’ll see the death of the amazing Spider-man?

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Ashlynn Yennie is back for seconds. by kristina bravo Every once in a while, a film so shocking comes out that it causes a collective jaw drop, some in extreme amazement and in many cases in revolt – or maybe even both. For this generation, The Human Centipede definitely takes the cake. Now it’s back for seconds. Dutch filmmaker Tom Six, responsible for the concept and its execution, remarks, “When I was writing the first part, I had so many ideas that I couldn’t put in the first sequence … That one played out on the psychological level, you didn’t see much. A lot of what was happening was in the viewer’s mind. For Part Two, I wanted to show everything you couldn’t see in Part One.”

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And boy, he did. “It’s a surreal thing. I can only watch the films so many times before I put a cap on it. The first one, I think I saw altogether four times. And this one I’ve seen twice now, and I think I’m good. It’s really, you know, gross. I can’t handle it,” says Ashlynn Yennie, the bubbly and sweet-spoken actress who starred in The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and is now playing herself, the starlet, in the sequel. The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) opens with Martin (Laurence R. Harvey), a mentally disturbed security guard who obsessively watches a DVD of the first Human Centipede film at the parking lot office where he works. The audience later learns that Martin plans to follow his fictitious idol’s steps, Dr. Heiter, to make a human centipede of his own. However, he lacks the surgical skill, medical instruments or even the information that you have to wash your hands before cutting open your victims so they don’t die of infection before you successfully stitch them together. What he lacks in common sense, he makes up for in scrappy PR skills, being able to get one of the lead actresses from The Human Centipede, to star in his very own creation. “I was living in New York at the time,” recalls Yennie, of when she auditioned for The Human Centipede (First Sequence). “I just got out of film school. I didn’t know what I was doing. I was doing commercials and all that stuff. Then my manager asked me if I wanted to shoot for a controversial European film. And when you’re 22 you’re like, ‘Yeah, a controversial European film, that sounds awesome!” “So I went to the audition not knowing that it was a horror film, not knowing what it was about really,” Yennie continues. “[When I found out] I was like, ‘This can’t be real.’ I can’t actually describe what was going through in my mind at that time, but it seemed like an awesome idea and

I remember having to explain it to my mom over and over again. She never got it until she finally saw a poster and a picture from the first one!” From being the last segment of the centipede in the first film, Yennie’s now at the helm of not four, not six, but a stapled row of 10 very unfortunate people. Martin was aiming for 12, but you know, with a pretend doctor in a movie as your only source, crap happens, figuratively and literally. “It’s so much better. I got upgraded so much! You’re in the front, and somebody’s back there. You’re carrying the weight of everybody, but it was fun ... I say [as my character] in the film that I demand it in my contract to get massages. In the first movie Tom and Ilona [Six, producer] were very sweet saying, ‘We have massages for all of you guys.’ During the second one it was like, ‘No massages. You guys have to stick through it.’ So we were like ‘OK fine,’” the actress laughs. The film isn’t for everyone. The concept alone is hard to grasp for many, but in today’s shock-craving culture, it will sure find its way to a receptive audience. Yennie says, “The reaction is very mixed. I think people are taking it too seriously a little bit. What he [Tom Six] was trying to do was again up himself one more notch than he did the first time. “When we were filming, I told Tom, ‘I don’t think people are going to be ready for this. This is scary, really just disturbing.’ And when they showed me the final product I was like, wow.” Having seen the film, this writer can say the same thing. Wow. Just wow.

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The Majors: Fast Five ups the ante for the longrunning franchise with the highest-octane entry yet. Dwayne Johnson joins the cast as a federal agent hot on the trail of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker’s street racing heist team in Rio de Janeiro.

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Scre4m. Now a successful author, Sidney Prescott returns to Woodsboro only to spark the reappearance of Ghostface. A crop of young stars joins the imperiled, including Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts and Kristen Bell. A woman (Mira Sorvino) travels to a secluded cabin only to become the object of obsession for a spirit there. When her boyfriend shows up things get freaky in The Presence. Also available: supernatural thriller The Caller

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Evan Rachel Wood is ready to “kick butt.” by frederick mintchell Hollywood is littered with the ghosts of child stars past. For every Jodie Foster and Jason Bateman, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of formerly precocious child actors who weren’t able to make the transition to adult stardom after they reached voting age. Evan Rachel Wood appears to be one of the lucky ones who have been able to successfully make that leap. Wood has a theory for her successful transition: “I never did young, cutesy roles. I was always kind of doing adult material, so it was easier for me to have an ‘in’ to that world. I was always playing older than I was, so I think that helped.” She started acting at the age of 5, and her breakthrough role was arguably on the critically lauded series “Once and Again.” She went on to receive more critical acclaim on the big screen in movies like Thirteen, The Upside of Anger, Running with Scissors, Across the Universe and The Wrestler. After enjoying acting success at an early age, though, Wood knew she had had to evaluate her goals when she got older. “I took time off to really get to know myself – to figure out if this is what I really wanted to do and not just something

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews I was good at. This is a weird business, and it could be here today and gone tomorrow. What would I do? I’ve been doing this my whole life. The only other thing that I was really passionate about was psychology. That’s kind of what I do – I analyze, and I pick people apart. I have to get inside people’s heads. Through that, I’ve become interested in [psychology]. I’d still actually love to go back to school to study it.” She might have to put those college aspirations on hold for a while since the past year has been another banner one for the actress with roles in the Emmy-winning HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce” opposite Kate Winslet and in another HBO production, the cult fave “True Blood.” She will soon be seen on the big screen again in the George Clooney directed The Ides of March, co-starring fellow child actor refugee Ryan Gosling (“The Mickey Mouse Club”). But don’t assume that fame is going to Wood’s head just yet. “I’m here, so I better be well-behaved so I stay here. It’s been such a great year, and I feel like I’m ready to embrace this as my life choice and stay focused on it and stay committed to the idea [of being an actor]. Now I’m just having fun, and I’m really lucky because I worked really hard to be here.” In Ides she plays an intern working on a presidential campaign. Surrounded by a cast of heavyweights that include Oscar nominees/winners Clooney, Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Paul Giamatti, hers is a pivotal role in that her actions set off a chain of events that affects everyone else in the film. As the United States is about to become inundated with the 2012 presidential election, don’t be turned off by the movie’s subject matter. “There’s no hero and no villain,” says Wood. “It makes you question. It’s not about politics. It’s about people and games and moral dilemmas. Will you compromise yourself for the greater good?”

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A BIRD OF THE AIR Jackson Hurst takes the lead. by ariel paredes After watching ‘Inside the Actors Studio,’ you hear a lot about the survival jobs that actors have had to take before becoming successful. We’ve heard it all, from being a pizza delivery boy to the stereotypical server in a restaurant. Everyone’s road to becoming a working actor is unique, and Jackson Hurst’s story is as interesting as they come. You wouldn’t guess that one of the stars of “Drop Dead Diva” and lead in the upcoming film A Bird of the Air was once a financial guy turned nightclub manager. “I got a business degree and I’d been working for CitiFinancial doing independent sales leading this double life for awhile – doing crazy independent films late night and on the weekends and then running staff meetings at work,” shares Hurst. Ultimately, he made a drastic and life-changing decision. “I quit my job, sold everything and packed up whatever I could in my car and moved from Dallas to Austin, Texas,” he says. “I was running a night club in Austin and it was a pretty crazy experience, but I managed to clean myself up and stay focused and that’s when I got Living Proof.” He adds, “The funny thing is, I’m scraping by in Austin

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Evan Rachel Wood and Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March After doing dramas and some comedies [possibly including the upcoming It Is What It Is with Sigourney Weaver], would Wood want to jump on the superhero bandwagon? “I never get offered superhero movies. People have [a preconceived] idea about me. I have a black belt in tae kwon do. I can kick butt. I wasn’t good at ballet,” she admits, “I was always a fighter I guess.” After a suggestion that maybe Weaver could pull some strings and have Wood cast as the new Ripley [from the Alien movies], she replies, “I would love to be a Ripley or a Sarah Connor [from Terminator 2]. That I would love to do, but [those roles] are few and far between.” Would you want to bet against anyone who can navigate the shark-infested waters of Hollywood? I sure wouldn’t. And with her black belt, I certainly wouldn’t want to be the casting director to say no to her for a role as a “kick-butt” action heroine. The Ides of March releases in theaters Oct. 7.

Campus Circle > Film > Interviews leading this ridiculous lifestyle, then I booked ‘Drop Dead Diva’ and they put me up in this fancy five -star hotel for six weeks, and I’m thinking ‘I’m really an important guy,’ while shooting the pilot. But after shooting, I had to give it up and go back to the grind and run the nightclub again!” Hurst was wise though and didn’t succumb to the Hollywood pitfalls. ‘“I didn’t want to be another statistic in L.A., so I gambled and stayed in Austin which ultimately paid off. I made my start in Austin with some great opportunities,” he says. “After I shot my first season of ‘Diva,’ I finally made the trek out to L.A.” After playing one character for a few seasons, it’s nice to switch things up. Hurst plays Lyman in the new film A Bird of the Air. He is a tragically introverted man who works for the Highways Department as a courtesy patroller. He holds a very sad secret that is risked being exposed when he meets a very chatty and quirky librarian named Fiona (Rachel Nichols) and a mysterious parrot that flies into his home one night. A literal and metaphorical journey begins to unfold. What drew Hurst to the role and how did he manage to get into the mind of this very quiet character? “I actually isolated myself quite a bit in order to play Lyman. He’d been through so much,” replies Hurst. “At first on paper he could seem quite boring, but I thought he was so interesting and had a lot to offer. I saw him as a guy that had no social graces but was really successful in his own way. He just always wanted to be prepared for everything.” The rest of the cast also contributed to the film being a wonderful experience for Hurst. “Rachel Nichols is great, the chemistry was there immediately. She has a strong personality and I also do, so we butted heads but in a creative way. She was so good at

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Jacksin Hurst and Rachel Nichols in A Bird of the Air playing Fiona,” Hurst muses. “We worked with three parrots throughout the film, one was like a puppy, one was middle aged and a really old, ornery one like a bitter aged man ... All of them would bite you, it was a matter of when they were gonna snap at you. I had as much fun with these birds as I did with the other actors.” This film was also Margaret Whitton’s directorial debut, and Hurst couldn’t have been happier. “Working with Margaret Whitton was great. She gave me the freedom to create the character which is what I needed to work with Lyman.” A Bird of the Air releases in select theaters Oct. 7.

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After eight sudsy seasons, those “Desperate Housewives” bid adieu. by hiko mitsuzuka A seemingly happy wife and mother named Mary Alice puts a gun to her head and pulls the trigger ... and an idyllic neighborhood is never the same. Not since “Knots Landing” have television viewers been so enraptured by the weekly dramas of a bunch of cul-de-sac-dwelling suburbanites. For the past seven years, Wisteria Lane on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” became a ground zero for soapy fun. It quickly became a place where secrets – along with several criminals – are harbored, where wealthy former models sleep with their gardeners, where neglected wives go off their rockers and shoot up supermarkets, where accident-prone single moms get kidnapped by vengeful ex-cons, where on-the-lam families hide out from eco-terrorists, where shady politicians get skewered by picket fences during tornados, where airplanes crash into holiday parties, where serial killers hold pregnant women hostage, where bitchy real estate agents get electrocuted by telephone poles, where ... You get the idea. Debuting on Oct. 3, 2004, “Desperate Housewives,” in a way, filled a void left by four sexy women who used to chat and gossip over lunch and see each other through some juicy trials and tribulations. If “Sex and the City” celebrated the comedic dramas of female, urban singles, then “DH” went further and celebrated the comedic dramas of female, suburban marrieds (and divorcées). Instead of sitting around a table and supporting each other while sipping cosmos at a trendy Manhattan hotspot, Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Gabrielle Solis and Bree Van De Kamp sat around a kitchen counter supporting each other over cups of coffee. However, while brushing up on the history of femme-centric television, one might discover that gathering around a table to dish about love, lies and life in general was originally an art perfected by four Miami seniors named Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia. “The Golden Girls” essentially invented the TV girl-talk forum the moment they broke out the cheesecake and sat down to vent their problems. So it may come as no surprise that Marc Cherry, “Desperate”’s creator, had been a writer on the classic sitcom during its last two seasons. The “Golden” influence on “Housewives” is evident. “DH” also filled another void in prime-time television. It brought back the nighttime soap to small screens and tweaked the genre in a way that made it more easily digestible for the savvy audiences of the 2000s. It introduced three-dimensional characters we grew to love, placed them in sudsy situations in a believable way and recognized the absurdity of some of them through delicious one-liners and tongue-in-cheek dialogue that remained consistent throughout the years. While many complain that the show never regained its mojo after that stellar first season – especially after sitting through the much-maligned second season (Alfre Woodard’s got her son locked up in the basement!) – I pity those who were quick to give up and tune out. Having learned their lesson, producers delivered a third and fourth season that reminded loyal followers why they kept coming back to the Lane (new gay neighbors, back-from-the-dead spouses and Dana Delany, oh my!). Then came the high-profiled stunt for the show’s fifth season, that five-year jump into the future. Partners swapped, children grew up and a new villain moved in (Neal McDonough’s bent-on-revenge Dave). As for season 6, fans were given a double dose of mystery when the Bolen family arrived in town (See “Torchwood”’ John Barrowman get blown up in a Prius!) and the Fairview Strangler terrorized the neighborhood (Poor Eddie!). And the writers must have been getting a little nostalgic when they brought back first-season Man of Mystery Paul Young for the seventh and penultimate season (More revenge! This time with a switched-at-birth twist!). Clearly the show is a liberal dressed in a conservative’s clothing. The fictional and picturesque town of Fairview is located in the conveniently ambiguous “Eagle State” (Anywhere, U.S.A.). It’s neither red nor blue but a bold shade of purple, maintaining its appeal to moms in Missouri as well as party boys in West Hollywood. This couldn’t be exemplified any more than in Marcia Cross’ Bree, who was modeled after Cherry’s very own mother. Bree may be an uptight, church-going, gun-toting Republican with a penchant for pie-making, but she’s got a gay son and a less-thanperfect daughter she loves with all her heart. And now that the groundbreaking dramedy’s eighth and final season has kicked off, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 >>>

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Where Soldiers Come From (International Film Circuit) Jury award winning documentary of the SXSW festival, Where Soldiers Come From provides a look into who the soldiers are that protect our social liberties. Director Heather Courtney dives head first into trying to assess the true affects that the War on Terror has had on the American people. Courtney details the journey of three friends from Michigan: Dominic Fredianelli, the creative and artistic leader of the group; Cole Smith, the comedic and lighthearted gun-toting philosopher; and Matt “Bodi” Beaudoin, the hardcore conservative of the group. We see the soldiers’ journey, from friends looking to just enlist in the National Guard as way to earn the quick $20,000 signing bonus, free college tuition and to be all they can be. The trio feels this can just simply be something to do every month. Once they start National Guard troop training, they quickly change from out of shape partiers to somewhat trained soldiers. This transition is one of the great things about Where Soldiers Come From. We get to see the reality that comes with their growing up in such a stressful wartime situation. The group’s thoughts of just being weekend warriors takes a turn for the worst as the friends are deployed and sent to Afghanistan, thrust in the middle of war sweeping for roadside bombs and investigating hostile insurgents. After repeated bombings and attacks on their convoys, the three friends are no longer carefree but have become trained warriors. Just as the group is becoming engrained in the military lifestyle, they return home with the feeling of now what? The trio falls back into normalcy at home, and this was the best part of the film, as you get to see how tough it is being a soldier in combat and then coming back home to simple everyday life. This is what I saw as the biggest problem with being a soldier: It is a career that you just can’t turn off. Where Soldiers Come From is told over a four-year time-span in which the friends truly grow up and become adults. As the film progresses, we see that with growing up comes responsibility and fear of many things, including failure, lack of economic prosperity and feeling no purpose in life. There are many fears that plague most young Americans, but in Courtney’s documentary we see these fears are only magnified when you have been fighting to stay alive in war. Where Soldiers Come From doesn’t deal with an original concept of friends going to fight in war, but it does a persuasive job examining their specific journey, which viewers will enjoy. Grade: B + —Sean Oliver Where Soliders Come From releases in select theaters Oct. 7.

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by kristina bravo Do you want to see an early screening of Johnny Depp’s latest film, The Rum Diary, before its theatrical release on Oct. 28? You could have, if tickets for the screening didn’t sell out so quickly at Film Independent’s latest collaboration with LACMA. But don’t despair, the series fittingly called Film Independent at LACMA still has other things up its sleeves. The non-profit arts organization, which also produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, has partnered up with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to present a new program that will showcase “classic and contemporary narrative and documentary films, artists and their influences, emerging auteurs, international showcases, special guest-curated programs, in addition to conversations with artists, curators and special guests.” You can no longer purchase the Hunter S. Thompson adaptation, The Rum Diary, but you can still join the party with four other events that will surely be as awesome, if not more, depending on the level of your Johnny Depp fixation.

Campus Circle > Film > Projections On Oct. 16, the series will screen Martha Marcy May Marlene, a thriller written and directed by Sean Durkin and starring Elizabeth Olsen (the twins’ younger, less publicized sister) and Sarah Paulson. Paulson plays Lucy, who struggles to reclaim the soul of her sibling (played by Olsen) from a cult leader (John Hawkes) “that seduced her away.” This is a members-only screening for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and New York Times Club members. Writerdirector Durkin and actors Hawkes, Paulson and Olsen will be present for Q&A, so there won’t be any nagging questions left in your head as you leave the screening. So The Rum Diary is sold out and you’re not a Film Independent, LACMA Film Club or a New York Times Club member (I’m sorry!), you can go see Modern Times on Oct. 18. Don’t let the 1936 release year turn you off; it’s a Charlie Chaplin classic that is as hilarious as it is potently relevant as a commentary on the swing of labor conditions. Modern Times is set during the Great Depression and follows Chaplin’s Little Tramp as he survives an “ingeniously conceived series of tableaux that display the comedian’s ability to make audiences laugh and sigh.” “How I Met Your Mother”’s Josh Radnor will be attending for a Q&A session. Is he a big Chaplin fan or a Great Depression buff, who knows? Chaplin’s long gone and a young actor, writer and director from an Emmy Award-winning sitcom will definitely make for an insightful and interesting evening. If you’re not a fan of The Breakfast Club then there is something wrong with you. The ’80s, John Hughes classic chronicles five delinquent teenagers and their time serving Saturday detention at their clique-infested high school. They all play different stereotypical characters, but guess what, they all are just trying to survive adolescent heartaches after all. No recent high school-genre film can compare.

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by sola fasehun Los Angeles is filled with actors who move out from various places all over the world to get their big break in Hollywood with the hope that they will be one of the few lucky ones to make it. There are a few lucky people who make it because they were at the right place at the right time. But what happens when that luck gets you on set and you don’t have the talent to back it up? Brea Grant was one of the few lucky ones to be at the right place at the right time in the beginning of her career. But luck has not factored into her longevity as an actress. Talent and hard work definitely have more to do with Grant’s success than luck. How did you get into acting? Brea Grant: I acted as a kid in community theater in Texas. I went to college for history, was getting my degree and decided it wasn’t the career for me. I was taking acting classes on the side for fun. I moved to L.A. and wrote my graduate thesis while I lived in L.A. University of Texas was really awesome to let me do this. It was a whim, but a good choice. It’s important to follow your heart. Not that I want to encourage people to drop out, but it’s important to follow your gut instinct. What are some projects you’ve done in the past that you see as huge stepping-stones?

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On Oct. 20, the series is hosting a live read of The Breakfast Club featuring a carefully selected cast of actors to revisit the script together for the first time. It’s an interesting and rare concept that any Breakfast Club fan can’t miss. On Oct. 27, the series will be showing the 1961 film Accattone. Directed by Pier Martha Marcy May Marlene Paolo Pasolini, it’s “an writer/director Sean Durkin absorbing view from the gutter that forever changed the definition of Italian Neorealism.” The movie follows a hustler named Accattone as he preys on one young woman after another. Pasolini discovered and picked Franco Citti to play the lead role though he wasn’t even an actor at the time. He gives a haunting performance abetting Pasolini’s creation of a somber and unforgettable tone poem – paid tribute to by Morrissey in his song “You Have Killed Me.” Attending talent will be announced. Tickets to attend Film Independent at LACMA are $10 for the general public, $7 for LACMA members and $5 for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and New York Times Film Club members.

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Campus Circle > Film > TV Time “Heroes” is an obvious one and “Friday Night Lights.” “Friday Night Lights” was great because it has a huge fan following with people in L.A. and the industry. I did three episodes of that show, and it led to other projects. When they were writing the role of Daphne on “Heroes,” they wanted to cast me based on the work I did in “Friday Night Lights.” I got a call from my agent about this, and I was blown away. I had still been waitressing when I did “Friday Nights Lights.” Another stepping-stone was this indie horror movie, Midnight Movie. Every role ends up changing you in some way. What are you working on now? I just finished a recurring role on “Dexter.” I’m always writing, and I just wrote a screenplay that I will star in and shoot in Texas. I’m also doing a motion comic book (cartoon) based on Hack/Slash. Is there a special moment during your career that you can share? (Laughing). I get a lot of advice. Adrian Pasdar who played Nathan Petrelli, the politician on “Heroes,” told me, “Remember that nothing changes you. You can get the biggest part in the world. But make sure that you are happy.” I remember I had just finished “Heroes.” I was trying to pay my bills. No matter what I’m doing at the moment if I’m not happy with me then I’ll never be happy by being on the best show. It doesn’t change your life. You still live in the same apartment and have the same friends (hopefully). Do you have advice for anyone who wants to become an actor? The biggest advice is to go for it. Treat it like a job. People

in the beginning treat it as a hobby. Once you make the decision to move to N.Y. or L.A. to be an actor, spend time and put money into your craft. Get headshots and take acting classes. Acting classes are the best things an actor can do. Take it seriously. Where can fans go to check out your work? breagrant.com where I have blog, and follow me on twitter.com/breagrant. I’m not on Facebook, there are photos but it’s not me. People are pretending to be me. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? Wow. (Laughing). Ten years from now I’ll be 40. It’s kind of freaking me out. I would like to be doing what I’m doing now – still writing, producing projects, acting and have my own TV show. I would love to be Marisa Tomei. She’s someone who does awesome movies and is smoking hot. I would also love to have a house in L.A. and somewhere else. “Dexter” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on Showtime.

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Receives Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography There’s no doubt that conservation photographer Ian Shive has tremendous passion for his craft, but his influence reaches far beyond the realm of just one art form. His photos and articles have graced the pages of hundreds of publications and with the release of his first conservation photography book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape, Shive has become the leading chronicler of America’s National Parks. Earlier this year, Shive teamed with “One Tree Hill” actors Stephen Colletti and James Lafferty for a fascinating web series that encourages shedding technological comforts to adventure in the American wilderness. It’s no wonder that the Sierra Club recognized Shive with this year’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. Campus Circle catches up with Shive shortly after the award announcement. What does it mean to you, being given an award named for Ansel Adams? It is humbling (and surprising!) to be awarded anything that

Campus Circle > Culture > L.A. Faces stems from such a luminary as Adams, but also by those who have been awarded this before me, photographers whose images sat as books on my shelves and hung on my walls as a teenager serving subconsciously perhaps as glints of the experiences I would one day seek out myself. The true reward might be to know that my images inspire the same one day.

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you most hope to inspire with your work? The truth is, change comes from within each of us as an individual. I hope that I can inspire people to seek out the experiences our wild places lend us and that, in turn, those experiences cause each individual to action. I don’t want to tell people what they should do; I want them to feel inspired to seek the answers themselves. Our environment needs a conscious, smart-living society but that must begin with a respect that is only discovered by exploring places on your own. What advice would you give aspiring photographers on the path to discovering their passion? Do what you love! Some people only focus on insects, others on baby animals. If you are a photographer – and this is true for any profession – you must first love what you do, and the rest follows. It sounds like a cliché, but it’s worked for me and many others before me. Do you have any plans for another photo book or project like “Wild Life”? Yes, definitely. I’ve shot literally thousands of new images

Photographer, author, film producer and environmental advocate, Ian Shive including many images in national parks since the publication of the paperback in April. I am working on a new volume of wild places all over the U.S. as well as continually updating the national parks volume. I’m also working on new videos and documentaries along the lines of “Wild Life” – stay tuned! For more information, visit ianshive.com.

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More bands, deejays and surprises are coming our way on behalf of the blossoming Culture Collide Festival. This week, the annual Culture Collide festival takes over Echo Park with performances by artists from 24 countries. The eclectic musical soiree kicks off at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 closing at midnight on Sunday, Oct. 9. This year’s musical soiree will feature CSS (Cansei der Ser Sexy), the brash Brazilians whose name translates to “tired of being sexy,” most known for the hit “Music is My Hot Sex.” This new wave outfit will be performing new tracks, and if they’re anything like their last tunes, we are in for a sonic treat. Another band to be on the lookout for is Israel’s Electra. Their ear-bending ability to turn a classic into something unique and contemporary is truly amazing. Fuse that with a bit of Brit-pop, and your results are nothing short of spectacular. If you’re feeling like something a little more techno, then Datarock is the way to go, a Norwegian five-piece outfit who can offer up all the tonguein-cheek electro rock you can handle. This might be a baby festival, but it has more than enough to keep you entertained. Aside from amazing music from across the globe, Culture Collide offers happy hours, free giveaways, a plethora of food selections, easily navigable venues and last but certainly not least a super economic wristband for only $20. The festival includes film screenings and Culture Collide’s pop-up art gallery, Composition: Visual Notes on Music, curated by the Lucie Foundation. The festival takes place at several venues including the Echo, Echoplex, Taix, 826LA, the Church, ReForm Academy, Co-op and Origami Vinyl. Wristbands are available at ticketweb. com for a limited time. For more information, visit culturecollide.com.

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Reunited and Ready for the Long Haul by kevin c. johnson

st. louis post-dispatch (MCT) Patience is finally paying off for Blink-182 fans, who have been waiting – and waiting – for new music from the pop-punk rockers. The long-dormant band – frontman Tom DeLonge, bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker – resurfaced at the 2009 Grammy Awards, reuniting on stage to present an award. Fans were giddy about seeing the fellows again (They hadn’t released a studio album since 2003’s self-titled effort.) and even giddier about what they had to say. “We decided we’re going to play music together again,” DeLonge told the Grammy audience, going on to hint at an album and tour for summer 2009. Now, more than two years later, fans finally have an opportunity to check out all the new things Blink-182 has been up to. The band is touring with My Chemical Romance as part of the Honda Civic Tour. Blink-182’s new album, Neighborhoods, just hit stores on Sept. 26. Getting comfortable again as friends and band mates was part of what took so long for this reunion effort to happen,

Campus Circle > Music > Interviews Hoppus says. “I think it took awhile to get to that point,” he says. “I think it took, first of all, reconnecting as friends after not having spoken for about five years. And then it took getting back into the studio as well as getting back out on the road.” Adds DeLonge: “It definitely took time for us to kind of put all of these different pieces back together to run the business appropriately.” When the band hits the stage, fans will get a good mix of the new stuff from Neighborhoods and the songs that helped make Blink-182 famous, Hoppus says. “I think that all of us know that when people come to a Blink show they’re going to want to hear ‘All the Small Things’ and ‘The Rock Show’ and ‘Stay Together for the Kids’ and the singles we’ve had over the years,” Hoppus says. Being back together has reminded DeLonge what made him want to start the band in the first place. “I remember the very first time we played the songs when we got back together, and it made me feel exactly the same way I feel the hour before I go on stage,” he says. “It makes me feel the way I felt when I started played guitar and my whole reason for wanting to break out of suburbia and go do something bigger.” Hoppus says that now the band is “our priority” and that fans don’t have to worry about members’ side projects derailing the main event. And they don’t have to worry about seeing the band disappear again anytime soon.

MUSICREPORT by kevin wierzbicki Fay Wolf: Spiders You were probably taught as a child not to “cry wolf,” but now as an adult you can feel free to cry “Wolf ” all you want in celebration of the impending release of Fay Wolf ’s Spiders album. Some have compared the L.A.-based singer’s style to that of Ani DiFranco, and Wolf herself describes her work as “sad song funny joke music.” But it’s likely that you already have an idea of what Spiders sounds like since Wolf ’s music has recently been featured on lots of television shows including “Covert Affairs,” “Pretty Little Liars” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” Similarly, as an actress Wolf has many appearances on popular shows under her belt but you would never guess that she’s also a professional organizer who owns a company called New Order (yes, named after the influential English synth-pop band.) So if you need a few tips on straightening out your space try to corner Wolf after her Nov. 3 show at Hotel Café; Spiders drops a few days later on Nov. 8.

Murder in the Front Row Bazillion Points Books has announced a December release for Murder in the Front Row: Shots from the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, a large-format 272-page hardcover sure to thrill fans of the early thrash-metal era. The book contains over 400 color and black-and-white photos of acts like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Exodus that were shot in the early ’80s by photographers Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew in Bay Area nightclubs like the Old Waldorf, the Stone and Ruthie’s Inn. Death Angel, Testament, Legacy, Possessed and Violence are among the many other groups featured in this early

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“Blink will last as long as we enjoy what we’re doing, and recording this album has been a lot of fun,” he says. “I think there’s something in the madness and in the creative process between the three of us that can be so frustrating at times, but it can also be a massive joy. “And somewhere in that tension I think is where the good work from Blink-182 gets done. So I can see us lasting for many years.” ©2011 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Distributed by MCT Information Services. Blink-182 performs Oct. 8 at the Hollywood Bowl. For more information, visit blink182.com.

Campus Circle > Music > Music Report thrash scene time capsule. Gary Holt of Exodus, Robb Flynn of Machine Head and Alex Skolnick of Testament are among those contributing personal accounts, and if you pre-order now your book will come with an exclusive limited edition two-sided poster-size dust jacket. murderinthefrontrow.com.

Popa Chubby: Back to New York City On the eve of the release of his Back to New York City album, the prolific (more than 20 albums so far) and slightly menacing looking (300 pounds, shaved head, lots of tattoos) blues-rocker Popa Chubby has a bit to say. “If there’s one thing I want people to know about me it’s that I’m a survivor. My dad died when I was 7; I was abandoned and raised myself. I moved to New York City at 18 and started playing music, but I got a huge heroin habit and ended up strung out on the streets. When I got away from drugs I never went back; I got into the New York blues scene of the early ’90s, and here I am today.” The guitarist cites the Stooges, Motörhead, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Robert Johnson as some of the influences audible on Back to New York City. Popa believes the work to be a “career album;” find out if you agree when it drops on Oct. 11.

Hey Hey They’re (Still) the Monkees! For the first time in over 10 years the two complete seasons of “The Monkees” television show are available on DVD. Eagle Rock Entertainment has just released two separate DVD boxed sets. The Monkees Season No. 1 contains 32 half-hour episodes from 1966 along with bonus features like commentary from the band and the show’s directors, trivia for each episode, a 16mm version of the original pilot and vintage Monkees Kelloggs commercials. The Monkees Season

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Fay Wolf isn’t afraid of Spiders. No. 2 presents 26 episodes from 1967 and bonus material; the show won an Emmy Award for this season. “I’m a Believer,” “Daydream Believer,” “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,” “Last Train to Clarksville” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” are some of the big hits that the Monkees had during their brief television career, and performances of all can be found on various episodes throughout the sets.

Throwdown to Headline Brawloween Tour Throwdown will headline the first annual Brawloween Tour, a brief 11-date tour of California, Arizona and Nevada. Carnifex, First Blood and Suffokate will also be on the bill when the Brawloween Tour makes local stops at Chain Reaction on Oct. 23 and at Cobalt Café on Halloween.

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Oct. 6 & 7 @ Avalon While I would much prefer to be seeing Little Dragon at one of the more dive-y venue establishments Los Angeles has to offer, there comes a point where every music fan has to accept that the precious indie band they’ve held in their pocket for so long just isn’t going to play the Echo ever again. Sigh. Be that as it may, the members of Little Dragon have at least worked their collective asses off to work their way up to bigger Little Dragon takes over the Avalon stages and have paid their dues on those Oct. 6 & 7. aforementioned seedy club stages playing to disinterested hipsters – truly, a worthy trial for any band to weather these days. Also commendable is the fact that the band has earned its way to big venues via word of mouth from that extensive touring, rather than by any concerted media effort to make them a “Next Big Thing” or whatever. Frontwoman Yukimi Nagano’s ethereal crooning brings to life the dreamy pop instrumentation of her band mates and can be as catchy as it is haunting. Given that the band’s latest work is some of its best yet, maybe we can let the bigger venue thing slide.

Kevin Devine Oct. 6 @ The Troubadour Kevin Devine: The single man who wrote the album Brand New should have written. The Brooklyn native singer-songwriter employs precious few instruments for maximum emotive impact in each of his songs, told with a lyrical intelligence that doesn’t shy away from dishing out real talk either. With his signature shaky-voiced vulnerability, Devine can make even the biggest venues feel small and intimate. Although, having him actually play a small and intimate venue like the Troubadour takes things to a whole new level in terms of how much of an experience he’ll give you.

Circa Survive Oct. 7 @ Fox Theatre Circa Survive frontman Anthony Green’s voice is the stuff that myth and legend are made of. He’s only one of the greatest – and also most criminally underrated – vocalists in all of modern rock and also one of its most engaging frontmen. Despite a bit of a penchant for general onstage artsy-weirdness, Green knows how to work a stage for masterful effect to match his band’s atmospheric post-hardcore intensity.

Yellowcard/Every Avenue/Go Radio Oct. 8 @ House of Blues Anaheim Since there’s a lot of serious business happening elsewhere in Frequency this week, you’re going to need something that’s a little more unashamed fun for balance in your everyday life. The dudes of Yellowcard, Every Avenue and Go Radio will be happy to supply, I’m sure. All three of these bands know how to masterfully write an infectious pop song, but all three know just as well how to create a well-written melodic rock song that isn’t age-restrictive either. And though all three bands are at very different career stages right now, they’re all great proof that pop-punk doesn’t have to pander to lowest common denominator appeal.

Anberlin Oct. 11 @ The Wiltern Kind of like with Jack’s Mannequin last week, it’s really hard to listen to Anberlin and not feel inspired to go out and do something important and benevolent with your life. Like, really hard. Trust me, I’ve tried. The pop-punk-turned-legit-grown-up-rock band is catchy and intelligent, which, despite a heavy abundance in the column this week, is terribly rare elsewhere in this scene of music.

Frank Turner/Into It. Over It. Oct. 11 @ Glass House Oct. 13 @ El Rey Now what better way to close out this week’s picks than with a show that will unequivocally get you stoked on life again. For those purists who think that folk and punk are two mutually exclusive genres that neither can nor should overlap in any way, Frank Turner is everything your favorite punk bands wish they were. The English-bred singer’s whiskeysoaked howling over acoustic guitar thrashing makes for some of the best storytelling music to throw back a round of drinks to. While raw and gritty in his approach, Turner brings a realness and authenticity with his music that is relatable above all else. Though slightly more on the subdued and mellow side, opening act Into It. Over It. will still have much of the same emotive effect that Turner has, similarly armed with little more than an acoustic guitar.

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It’s nothing new that the Internet has changed the music industry. But the Internet’s influence is not letting up. In fact, it’s continuing to change the music world in the manner that we share and discover new music. With the coming of Spotify, the accessibility of music – in a completely legal way – has changed drastically. But there is another game-player coming to the table when it comes to shaking things up in the music and Internet worlds: our beloved Facebook. The social networking giant is now teaming up with companies like Spotify and Ticketmaster to make your sharing and music experience completely different from how it was 10 years ago, or even a few months ago. You can now do things like check where your Facebook friends are sitting at a Ticketmaster concert or see what your friends are listening to on Spotify. Suddenly, a scene that was mostly isolated in terms of Internet use – you bought iTunes tracks on your own, and if you wanted to share them, it was mostly done illegally – has become much more communal. You can now see other friends’ posts, photos, videos and everything in between and know exactly what song they are listening to as they browse Facebook. And it’s not uncommon to see a friend start a band page for their newest project.

Campus Circle > Music > Music Notes The Internet might not necessarily help out artists financially, but it creates a completely different platform and ease for spreading information quickly. Though you aren’t actually required to purchase any of the tracks on Spotify, it makes it extraordinarily easy to check out new music quickly. You see a friend of yours listening to a band, and you can check that band out with a couple of clicks at the most. Suddenly, you’ve got the music world at your fingertips, and artists have every Facebook user working as a PR person pro bono. But though it’s easier for artists to be discovered, it’s also more challenging. Hundreds, maybe even thousands or millions, of musicians are posting music on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and any other social media network possible. There has to be something defining in their sound that catches someone’s attention. In a virtual world where we’re used to getting things quickly – pressing enter gets your status published, a click tags someone on a photo, a Tweet communicates your feelings succinctly and quickly – our attention spans are much, much shorter. There isn’t the excitement of opening up a CD or LP and actually owning the tracks. There is only the intangible clicking on a track to hear perhaps a few seconds before we move on to the next one. Having Facebook as a tool to market and identity is useful, but there is much out there now that it will likely create even more competition, even in the smallest of things. If a Facebook friend sees a song title, is it intriguing enough for them to want to click it? Developments like these are only going to continue to blossom. Ticketmaster is even discussing the possibility of selling tickets on Facebook. The payoff, then, will also be large for Facebook, which will only continue to be an open window in laptops and computers across the world and for music

CDREVIEWS Jack’s Mannequin People and Things (Sire) It’s no secret that Jack’s Mannequin frontman Andrew McMahon has leukemia and that his medical condition contributed significantly to the tenor of the last Jack’s album, The Glass Passenger. People and Things is also informed by McMahon’s battle with cancer but in a back-to-business way; “My Racing Thoughts” is positive and soaring, and you can imagine that this is exactly the way McMahon wished he could be while undergoing treatment. You can read all kinds of things into song titles like “Release Me” and its lyric of “take another piece of me,” but the truth is McMahon has moved on and listeners need to also. “Release Me” has a joyous buoyancy that mirrors the Toto hit “Hold the Line,” while “Television,” also upbeat, deals with the relatively mundane subject of distracting oneself from bedtime loneliness by sleeping with the TV on. McMahon’s current attitude is probably best summed-up with the mid-tempo piano and violin number “Hey Hey Hey (We’re All Gonna Die.)” Considering McMahon’s recent past you wouldn’t expect him to come up with such a title but the song is, surprisingly, a sing-along that like the rest of the album is more a celebration than it is a dirge. Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki People and Things is currently available.

Various Artists The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams (Columbia) When legendary country performer Hank Williams died in the back of his Cadillac in 1953, one of the few things he

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lovers tied to a spectrum of genres. It makes discovering music easier, but it also makes it even more unlikely that you’ll ever walk into a CD store again. As has been said time and time again, the world in which we purchased CDs and held them in our hands is slowly ending. And the newest features on Facebook are only likely to add to that. So don’t forget to maybe buy a track or two when you check out a cool, new artist. The industry has to survive in order for you to keep sharing your favorite tracks.

Campus Circle > Music > CD Reviews had with him was his ratty leather briefcase, inside of which were notebooks containing lyrics for songs that had yet to be finished and recorded. Now more than half a century later a dozen songs have come to fruition out of the notebook material, brought to life by a who’s who of artists whose own careers have been highly influenced by Williams. “You’ve Been Lonesome Too” by Alan Jackson and “The Love That Faded” by Bob Dylan layer on pedal steel guitar liberally to replicate Williams’ weepy style of country music near perfectly, but it’s Jack White’s “You Know That I Know” that through emotive, tremulous vocals better captures Williams’ spirit. Surprisingly almost half of The Lost Notebooks is performed by women with “You’re Through Fooling Me” by Patty Loveless sounding like pure Hank, while Lucinda Williams’ “I’m So Happy I Found You” is barely distinguishable from her self-penned work, a compliment to her own writing for sure. The prize for sounding like Hank vocally and musically goes to Levon Helm for “You’ll Never Again Be Mine;” the song will make fans want to break out their original Williams recordings. Merle Haggard, Jakob Dylan and Norah Jones are among others contributing to this very interesting project. Grade: A —Kevin Wierzbicki The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams is currently available.

Wilco The Whole Love (dBpm/Anti-) Wilco’s eighth album, The Whole Love, is bookended by a seven-minute snarl of sound collage and battling rhythms (“Art of Almost”) and a 12-minute folkie epic that tackles life and death (“One Sunday Morning”). So, yeah, a lack of

ambition is no longer a problem. After the three pleasant but increasingly settled al– bums that followed the breakthrough Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco has once again reasserted itself as a rock band filled with wild ideas and loads of issues to work through. As the title suggests, singer-guitarist Jeff Tweedy has opted for a more holistic approach, tackling issues of love and life from a variety of vantage points, both lyrically and stylistically. He can be straightforward and playful, as he is in the upbeat single “I Might.” He can be moody and contemplative, as he is in the orchestral folk of “Black Moon.” And he seems on the surest footing with the clattering defiance of “Born Alone,” driven by churning guitar that gradually gets increasingly more agitated as Tweedy declares, “I was born to die alone.” The Whole Love is overflowing with cool twists and unexpected turns – like the bloopy synths that invade the otherwise Tin Pan Alley-era “Capitol City” – meant to confound conventional thinking. Is Wilco an experimental rock outfit or an alt-folk group looking to tell interesting stories over pretty backdrops? The Whole Love suggests the answer to both questions is “Yes!” Grade: A—Glenn Gamboa, Newsday (MCT) © 2011 Newsday. Distributed by MCT Information Services. The Whole Love is currently available.

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CHAPTER 10: AT FIRST CONTACT Adventures of a Club Doorman by politus Its 1:05 a.m. in Hollywood. Silver Medal Girl is visibly pissed that I actually made her pay to get in as she begrudgingly utters something under her breath before she is suddenly almost knocked down by Glitter Girl and Androgynous Boy, both of whom are getting escorted quickly out of the club by a bouncer. “Byyyeee … Glitter Girl waves to me as she goes out the front door still smiling, still out of her mind on the Xanax that she, if she’s still looking, will now easily find outside on the streets of Hollywood at this late night hour. “What was she on?” Silver Medal Girl sarcastically asks. “Well, now she’s on the street!” I sarcastically answer. “Now you’re the shiniest thing in here.” “Is that a compliment?” she asks. “Well, with you and the girl with all the glitter on her face who just got kicked out here together, for that brief second I thought I was going to need to put on my sunglasses,” I jokingly reply. “The lights aren’t that bright in here,” she answers back. “Neither are most people who wear their sunglasses inside a club,” I say. “Not that bright to you?” she asks as she pretends to be genuinely interested in what my answer may be. “Not really. It’s not really a bright idea to wear sunglasses in a club at night, unless you’re in an ’80s music video, or any hip-hop video ever made, for that matter.” “Not even if you’re trying to be the ‘shiniest thing in there’?” she says, as if she were winning a gold medal with the callback in this particular question. “Usually the shiniest things in here do wear sunglasses with their shiny clothing: anything for the attention. There’s a big difference between the ‘shiniest’ and the ‘brightest’,” I say. Its 1:06 a.m. in Hollywood. “Just because someone wears shiny and bright clothing and sunglasses in a club doesn’t mean they’re not too bright in the head,” Silver Medal Girl states as she firmly adjusts her own sunglasses to coincide with statement. “I’m not saying that. I’m not here to judge peoples IQs. I’m not even here to judge their IDs – their photos – the way they used to look and dress before they ever came here to Hollywood, before they ever came to this club, before they moved here from small town wherever or whatever and decided to get a new look and a new attitude to play the game. I don’t judge these people; I don’t know these people. I’m just saying most of the people who wear the sunglasses at night and the bright and shiny clothes in the club obviously want people to notice them. They want to be seen, and if I wanted that so badly I’d make sure my light didn’t dim after first contact.” “After first contact?” she asks puzzlingly. “Are you using another sports reference or a sexual reference here?” “Neither,” I say. “I’m referring to first contact like the first steps on another planet, like a walk on the moon or something. Most of these people – these shiny, attention seeking people – want others to notice them first of all, then when and if they meet, they want the person they’ve met to think they are different than all the other shiny things on this planet we call L.A. And ultimately they want something new; something out of this world.”

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Belanova Sept. 22 @ The Conga Room Experiencing a show of Latin synthpop can surely result into an unforgettable weeknight. But Belanova’s music concert at the Conga Room represented that and much more. Of Jalisco, Mexico origin, this trio implanted strong energy and a vibrant performance to each of their performed tracks. Composed of lead vocalist Denisse Guerrero, programmer and keyboardist Edgar Huerta and bassist Ricardo Arreola, Belanova appeared on stage with no surprises whatsoever. Each band member and the supporting cast stepped foot with no rush, with ease and with their profound humility that have made them known throughout the world. Eventually, the adorably dressed Gerrero reached the platform while the crowd reacted lively with much enthusiasm and happiness to see this unique voice sing her lungs out. This group hit stardom in 2005 with Dulce Beat (Sweet Beat), which carries the popular “Rosa Pastel.” Belanova delivered with this tune, which was performed second to last after the audience demanded the encore. “Rosa Pastel” (Pastel Pink) is an electropop but romantic song detailing the ideals of a woman’s relationship struggles and rewards with her significant other. “Baila Mi Corazon” (My Heart Dances) and “One, Two, Three, Go!” were other melodies that Belanova, who have been together over 11 years, performed. Both come from the 2007 record titled Fantasia Pop (Fantasy Pop). After having showcased their repertoire for a little over an hour, Belanova finished with an up-tempo track to dance the night away. Once at the L.A. Coliseum, Belanova performed in front of more than 50,000 fans at a musical festival. This time around, they performed with much less than that and they show that pleasing the public is a priority regardless of the amount present. Belanova, who have over 637,000 fans on their Facebook fan page, is currently on tour in the United States. —Marvin Vasquez

Marc Anthony Sept. 24 @ Gibson Amphitheatre From the start of this music show, I definitely got to know more of the incredibly talented Puerto Rican salsa singer Marc Anthony. Dressed in a black suit, shirt, shoes and dark sunglasses, Anthony came to the stage with a hunger to deliver the performance of a lifetime. “I Need to Know” was the first track he performed on the night of his first of two L.A. based concerts at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Studios CityWalk. Filled with a contagious upbeat tempo that even the Greek gods could easily dance to, Anthony got the crowd jumping, screaming, singing and dancing with the opening song. But everything seemed to pause in between the first and second tune. And that was Hector Lavoe’s “Aguanile,” a legendary melody that Anthony performs to pay tribute to the already deceased Lavoe. “Aguanile” is intense and rather fast-paced, and Anthony’s vocals resulted in excellence on the number. After a segment of romantic salsa, Anthony performed “Valio La Pena.” Arguably his most recognizable song because of its unique beat, profound lyrics, and distinguished vocals, the display of “Valio La Pena” (It Was Worth It) was beyond magical. When “No Hay Nadie Como Ella” (No One Like Her) was played, a time for romantic reflection was called upon. This song details the story of a guy cherishing a woman who is affectionate, driven, beautiful, and almost nonexistent to the degree of her perfect description. Although Anthony did not hand out performances of a lot of well-known songs, he saved two of his best for last. “Mi Gente” (My People), another Lavoe track, came second to last before the grand encore of “Tu Amor Me Hace Bien” (Your Love is Good to Me). There could not have been a better song to close out the night of great and pure salsa music. —Marvin Vasquez

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Campus Circle > Culture > Food like to serve, usually about eight to 10 dishes. The best sushi I’ve had so far has been the butterfish from this place – an absolute delight! Sugarfish 11640 W. San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood (310) 820-4477; sugarfishsushi.com Even greater sushi, with a higher price point, is found in Brentwood, namely the famed Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa. Campus Circle has covered this spot before (It’s the one where the only fish served is what was caught that day, really ensuring that you get the ultimate in your dining experience.). House-made soy sauce and ponzu are served, but you won’t find California or spicy tuna rolls here. The beauty of Sugarfish is that you completely put your “trust” in what Chef Kazunori Nozawa has in store for you on any given evening. From Oyster Sashimi to Blue Crab rolls, Sugarfish is an adventure for those of you who really take the art of sushi seriously.

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Sushi Masu 1911 Westwood Blvd., West Los Angeles (310) 446-4368 If you’re looking for sushi, not sushi rolls, pay a visit to Sushi Masu. Another heavy hitter with the highest of high fish standards, the Sweet Shrimp is completely memorable. Sushi Masu’s skills with seared items like snapper and salmon will most likely keep you coming back for more. Sit at the bar as it’s a great experience, and if you get talked into ordering the omakase, you won’t regret it.

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SUSHI NEAR UCLA AND USC by erica carter Whether you live on or off campus, it’s good to know that you can have an excellent meal nearby. If you’re just going for dinner with friends, taking a break from studying or celebrating passing finals, there’s great sushi to be had less than 10 miles from UCLA and USC. Here are some spots worth paying a visit to.

NEAR UCLA Ami Japanese Restaurant 1051 Broxton Ave., Westwood (310) 209-1994; mybestsushi. com Another two-story lushly decorated sushi spot, Ami has the best Japanese snapper, scallop, maguro and fatty yellowtail in town. Everything is 50-percent off during Happy Hour – you’ll notice most of the sushi spots near campus are really inexpensive. This is especially evident at Ami, where you can find two additional pieces to bring the total roll of eight pieces for under $5. The bed of seared albacore with crispy onions and sauce may not be sushi, but it’s definitely an Albacore Jungle worth entering. Asuka Restaurant 1266 Westwood Blvd., Westwood (310) 474-7412 Offering huge portions and reliably delicious, Asuka has great options that are kind to your wallet like the Tuna Plate. I’ve never been to a restaurant where I can order a plate of tuna with a spicy tuna roll, albacore, white tuna and my favorite, maguro. I couldn’t believe how such a large plate of

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fresh fish was under $30. Bravo, Asuka. Also try the Nomo and Matsui Rolls. Echigo 12217 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste 201, West Los Angeles (310) 820-9787 Should you venture down a little to the heavily traveled Santa Monica Boulevard by Bundy Drive, the best kid on the block is Echigo. The sushi rice is served traditionally – in the warm way – with a few splashes of vinegar thrown in. Nothing is cooked or served in rolls here, and it’s like stepping into an authentic spot in Japan. If you’re looking for edamame or your typical roll, look elsewhere. This is no frills, back-tobasics sushi. Saketini 150 S. Barrington Ave., Brentwood (310) 440-5553; saketini.com Saketini is a girl’s night out type of spot. The menu really focuses on healthy options, and many of the bento box dishes are cooked on lava, yes lava, rocks. The Jade Scallops are pretty big, perfect for a party of four to share, along with an order of Spicy Tuna Over Crispy Rice. The sushi ranges from Lobster rolls to Crispy Whitefish and Crispy Calamari rolls that all pack a punch of flavor. Go for the sushi, stay for the dessert, like the perfectly fried Tempura Ice Cream. Sasabune 12400 Wilshire Blvd., West Los Angeles (310) 820-3596; trustmesushi.com One place UCLA students should experience at least once is Sushi Sasabune, right on Wilshire Boulevard. If you don’t have a car, you can take the No. 2 bus to this tiny spot on the corner of Wilshire and Centinela Avenue. Like Sugarfish, Sushi Sasabune employs a strict rule of “no soy sauce on sushi.” Proper sushi takes great skill to prepare and cut, and a lot of these items should not be spoiled with the likes of the wasabi/soy mix. You’ll find Chef Nobi Kushuhara behind the bar serving up omakase, which is the most popular menu choice. This means you will be trying whatever he would

SushiStop 2053 Sawtelle Blvd., West Los Angeles (310) 473-3999; sushistopusa.com UCLA favorite Sushi Mac is now closed, but SushiStop quickly filled the void. SushiStop’s Aburi Salmon Belly is really the star here; you can order it with white truffle oil or black caviar. For hot items, I love the Baked Whitefish Roll (baked whitefish smothered with dynamite sauce served on top of a California roll) and Dynamite Roll – go figure, I don’t like California rolls at all, but topped with scallops and dynamite, we’ve got a deal! Takao 11656 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood (310) 207-8636; takaobrentwood.com If it’s date night – sushi style, I recommend Takao. Another Brentwood gem off San Vicente, Chef Takao Izumida’s whimsical yet substantial sushi pairings are unique. The visual presentation is one thing, like the Toro Tartare with Caviar and the New Style Sashimi with Truffle, but the taste is on a whole other level. The Halibut Carpaccio is almost like butter, and the yuzu provides a nice palate cleansing balance. It’s literally a “party in your mouth” with all the options Chef Takao has included on the impressive menu. Tomodachi Sushi 10975 Weyburn Ave., Westwood (310) 824-8805; tomodachisushila.com Fifty-percent off during Happy Hour helps things immensely at Tomodachi Sushi, but it’s really not the inexpensive meal that is the draw. Billed as “Global Fusion Cuisine” Tomodachi has healthy and delicious offerings. The Tuna & Salmon roll is colorful and appealing to your taste buds. The Garlic Albacore Roll and Popcorn Lobster Tempura Roll are very popular. Add a made to order lemonade with green tea mint or ginger or strawberries, and you’ve got a really guilt free meal. Tomodachi has been a UCLA favorite for years, and they even have a roll named the Bruin: sashimi tuna and tomatoes on a spicy tuna roll with a spicy sauce below. If you’re going to order this, make sure you’re visiting Tomodachi on an empty stomach – it’s very filling! Yamato 1099 Westwood Blvd., Westwood (310) 208-0100;

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yamatorestaurants.com A charming space with high ceilings and a view of the sushi bar from the top floor, Yamato offers sushi from the hands of Chef Katsu Hanamure, formerly of famed Matsuhisa. Start off with Black Cod Saikyo Miso Yaki, broiled to buttery perfection with a side of pickled vegetables for a nice sweet and sour contrast. Chef Hanamure’s specialty rolls, like the Soft Shell Crab Roll and the Rainbow Roll, are fresh and surprisingly light. You can’t go wrong with the Yellowtail Sashimi with Jalapeno atop tangy ponzu. *An honorable mention goes to UCLA’s own Hedrick Residential Restaurant. Served twice a week, students come in as soon as the sushi menu is setup. Have you tried this place? Please write in (e-mail food.editor@campuscircle.net) and let us know what’s the scoop on scoring the sushi during the week.

NEAR USC If you drive about five minutes (or if you don’t have a car, you can take the DASH and get there in 10 minutes) to Downtown, namely Little Tokyo, you will find a maze of sushi spots that are so good, you won’t want to go anywhere else. Arashi Sushi 1111 S. Hope St., Ste. 100; Downtown (213) 749-1900; arashisushi.com One happy hour that’s a must try at least once, is at Sushi Arashi, (Mon-Fri, from 5 p.m.-8pm). Arashi is all about beautiful food through beautiful art. The Lemon Roll, with spicy tuna and avocado wrapped with tuna and sliced lemon, and the robata-yaki are the best. For those of you unfamiliar with robata bars, it’s literally food on a stick. A single bite of goodness ranging from Japanese eggplant to sea bass to chicken and green onions, you can get full off a plate of these, especially during Happy Hour when they’re only $1. Hama Sushi 347 E. 2nd St., Little Tokyo (213) 680-3454

Now, Hama is fun. If you sit at the bar with the chefs, you get to yell our your order and have it hand delivered to you. The roast seaweed that envelops your warm sushi rice is a nice touch, as are the hand rolls that have a nice snap to them. Red snapper and albacore sashimi are really top notch here. Make sure to check the board for the daily specials!

Sugarfish 600 W. 7th St., Downtown (213) 627-3000; sugarfishsushi. com Downtown is home to another branch of Sugarfish by Sushi Nozawa, so Trojans, you too can delight in the wonderful flavors there. (See Sugarfish under UCLA for more details.)

Mako Sushi 123 Astronaut E. S. Onizuka St., Ste. 307, Little Tokyo (213) 613-0083; makosushi.com On the third floor of the Weller Court Shopping Center – home of the popular Orochon Ramen and Curry House – lies one of Little Tokyo’s hidden gems. The service is exceptional, and all of the selections are simple, yet fresh and delicious. Serving traditional omakase meals that range in price and volume of food, Mako offers a truly Japanese dining experience with dishes like chawanmushi and the heavenly Scallop Grill.

Sushi Gen 422 E. 2nd St., Little Tokyo (213) 617-0552; sushigenla.com Rounding out the parade of sushi on 2nd Street is Sushi Gen, which is hands down the go-to spot for Trojans looking for the freshest fish this side of Hollywood. I’ve never had a bad meal here, from the Spanish mackerel to the ankimo (monkfish liver). Make sure to try the octopus sunomono and ask for the specials.

Octopus Japanese Restaurant 729 7 St., Downtown (213) 402-1500; octopusrestaurant. com Just off Flower Street, lies Octopus. One thing I like about this spot is the fish is served cold and with really good accoutrements. Octopus is known for their fusion-style specialty rolls like the H.O.T. Roll with spicy tuna, cream cheese, and jalapenos all fried in tempura batter. I like the Ichiban Roll – with spicy tuna and asparagus, wrapped with tuna and shrimp – and the Mexican Roll – spicy crab, avocado and jalapenos. It’s not traditional sushi by any means, but it’s solid and won’t set your pocketbook on fire. Restaurant Komasa 351 E. 2nd St., Little Tokyo (213) 680-1792 Second Street in Little Tokyo is home to at least three amazing sushi bars, one being Komasa. This tiny restaurant gets filled up very quickly, but the staff is really nice when telling you how long your wait time will be and taking down your phone number. Once you do get seated, order the uni and yellowtail. You can cheat a little and get the beef teriyaki/ sashimi combo … it’s worth it.

Sushi Go 55 333 S. Alameda St., #317, Little Tokyo (213) 687-0777; sushigo55.com Up on the third floor of an unassuming mall called the Little Tokyo Marketplace lies Sushi Go 55. You’ll want to visit this spot during Happy Hour time for a bit of a price break. If you choose to splurge though, get the omakase, personalized just for you! Chirashi bowl and the Kaki Fry Lunch are the ones to try. The Kaki Fry is panko-crusted oysters over rice – so delicious! Wokcano 800 W.7th St.,Downtown (213) 623-2288; wokcanorestaurant. com Just when you thought you had to go out for your sushi, here comes Wokcano with quick delivery! The menu is similar to Octopus with the fusion style, and they take it up a notch with Spicy Crabmeat Tempura rolls and striped bass sashimi with fried garlic ponzu.

As you can see, there’s almost no end to the sushi that abounds from the neighboring cities to UCLA and USC. You really don’t have to travel far from your campus to get the best!

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Metrosexuals The difference between a good day cream and a good night cream for me often comes down to whether or not an SPF is involved. Absolution’s La Crème du Soir made a believer out of me from the first evening, as I woke up with skin that looked refreshed and plump. Anthony Logistics for Men, with sophisticated yet neutral packaging transforms the shaving experience with their terrific Shave Gel. The combination of aloe beads, slippery elm and glycerin commands loyalty after only one use. Dr. Singha’s Mustard Bath, butch enough for the manliest man, uses an Indian, Ayuvedic formula to relax muscle stress and joint soreness. Men deserve pampering as much as the next girl, and the simple packaging promises not to embarrass. Organic Male’s Soothing Herbal Shaving Emulsion lathers well for smooth shaving and, as a bonus, uses coltsfoot and comfrey to calm skin. Combining all of your personal grooming needs into one convenient package, Remington’s Precision Power Haircut & Beard Trimmer eliminates expensive trips to the barber shop. With 15 length settings, self-sharpening blades and a quick wash system, this is the Rolls-Royce of manscaping gadgets. Le Mieux’s Moisture Infusion Mask will exceed your expectations.

PUT YOUR BEST FaCE FORWARD by angela matano Au Naturel My new favorite thing, Josie Maran’s Magic Marker Lip and Cheekstain in Quickstep imparts just the right amount of color. The texture – so light you don’t even know it’s there – makes lips eminently kissable, especially for anti-makeuptype boyfriends. Iris butter, suede cord, atlas cedarwood and hawthorn blossoms meld to create Keiko Mecheri’s Cuir Cordoba. This original perfume, both androgynous and comforting, creates the perfect scrim for those craving subtlety. For those that like their beauty footprint light, Miller Harris’ Terre de Bois Shower Wash provides the subtlest hint of woodland fragrance after leaving you squeaky clean. The sophisticated packaging only adds to the allure.

Gifts Iskander’s Parfum d’Empire, exotic enough to be surprising yet soft enough to please most noses, makes an attractive and thoughtful present. The scent is unusual enough to be dedicated to Alexander the Great. One of those mysteriously adaptable colors that flatter all, Jane Iredale’s Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain is one in a million. The better-than-natural color is just enough, with a tinted moisturizer and a great mascara, to make you feel

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ready to face the world without overdoing it. Almost too beautiful to break open the packet, Ortigia Sicilia’s Bath Salts use local ingredients like, Melograno (pomegranate) and Mandorla (almond) to exotic effect. Once opened, the experience of a hot bath plus Sicilian Lime will transport even the most literal minded on a virtual vacation. Toothpaste may not present itself as the most obvious gift, but an interesting and cool version can spice up a dull washbasin like nobody’s business. VMV Hypoallergenics’ Essence SkinSaving Simple-Gentle Toothpaste has the added bonus of serving those prone to acne and rashes around the mouth, perfect for men and women alike.

Glamour Beautiful hair begins with healthy hair, and sometimes a little TLC goes a long way. EVO’s Mane Prescription Protein Treatment makes you love your hair, no matter its ills. Rumored to be Audrey Hepburn’s perfume of choice, Krigler’s English Promenade 19 smells instantly of glamour and beauty. One whiff of this delicious combination of orange blossom, neroli, ylang-ylang, grapefruit and musk conspires to make you feel like a million bucks. Who doesn’t dream of a miracle mask that will transform tired, dried out skin into plumped-up rejuvenated skin in 15 minutes? Le Mieux’s Moisture Infusion Mask, with cutting edge ingredients, like magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, hyaluronic acid and palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 will exceed your expectations. The animal print packaging let me know I was in for some serious fabulosity, and Lip Savvy’s gloss and sparkle did not let me down. The VooDoo Baby, a glorious color caught between grape and raspberry, made my pucker ready for a night on the town. POP’s lip stain provides an understated elegance with just the right amount of color for those who prefer their lip sans gloppyness. The Petal Pout, a soft and juicy shade of pink,

Great for both sexes, Rusk’s Deep Shine Oil Advanced Marine Therapy Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner will please men with its simplicity and women with its wow factor. Made with incredibly moisturizing argan oil, these products clean and polish hair by removing build up and boosting bounce.

Perfect Affording the spa experience without the spa is a dream come true with Lather’s Bamboo Lemongrass Foaming Body Scrub. The rough texture sloughs off dead skin leaving behind the soft skin of a newborn. Novo Solutions’ wonderful Brilliant Face Exfoliant transforms skin without an overly harsh texture. Gentle and effective, this scrub combats everything from debris to aged cells and is culled from purified human umbilical serum! Between the frequency of shaving, the pain of waxing and the expense of laser hair removal, sometimes it feels like there is no good option to smooth legs. Remington’s Smooth and Silky Body Curve Epilator offer a better way to hairless limbs and a completely affordable price. The scalp, a sadly neglected body part, endures wear and tear from blow dryers, goop and even too much sun. Shea Moisture remedies this with their amazing Organic Africa Black Soap Purification Mask. The results extend all the way to the ends of your hair.

Posture Just like your mother always told you, standing up straight makes you look more confident, attractive and, of course, tall. Some of us have trouble remembering this and the EBA Posture Shirt serves as a comfortable and gentle reminder. It’s shaped like a form-fitting T-shirt but with the added feature of being a “neuro-muscular” garment. The back has four-way stretch materials crisscrossed through the shoulder area to force the body into an overall balance that is truly transformative. After a few days, I felt my body relax into a new, more comfortable stance putting less strain on my usually sore neck – genius!

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“Garbo’s Cuban Lover” Now-Oct. 23 @ Macha Theatre Celebrating its 10th year with the Macha Theatre Group, “Garbo’s Cuban Lover” opened with a strong performance. A depiction of the life of screenwriter Mercedes de Acosta, the play follows a story of obsession and rejection set in the grandeur of the classic Hollywood era. With passion and vigor, playwright Odalys Nanin provides an impressive portrayal of the spicy and well-written Latina heroine her show calls for. Sucking the viewer back into the golden age of cinema with the sights, sounds and politics of big studio life in the 1940s, de Acosta’s struggle is a seemingly epic journey of triumph, lust and heartbreak. For any who understand the sting of facing an unrequited love, Nanin’s performance as de Acosta is one to empathize with. Opposite Nanin is de Acosta’s fleeting love interest, the great Greta Garbo, played by Lina Hall. Hall nails the film star’s Swedish accent as she serves to perpetually tease the tormented protagonist. The exchange between the two is often affectionate and often comical, but more than anything it is a powerful attraction that comes to life on stage and stays with the audience, even after the show has ended. Aside from the overwhelming romance between the show’s two leads, “Garbo’s Cuban Lover” jumps from the stage with a number of unexpected characters who serve to move the show along. Fans of film noir will receive a surprise when meeting de Acosta’s fast-talking MGM film producer. But perhaps more entertaining is the use of Erin Holt, who plays Isabela, de Acosta’s muse, as the whimsical and ferry-like prop master who gracefully rearranges set pieces, making a show out of a task that is normally kept hidden. With little surprises like these that add to the pre-existing intensity afforded by the story of “Garbo’s Cuban Lover,” it seems as though for its 10th year and a row, the Macha Theatre is on to something good. —Patrick Meissner Macha Theatre is located at 1107 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood. For more information, visit machatheatre.org.

“The Tempest” Now-Oct. 28 @ Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre It’s definitely different. “The Tempest,” now playing at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater in North Hollywood on Friday nights at 11 p.m., is a well-acted play. Derived from the William Shakespeare masterpiece, this near one-hour, nointerruptions show features love, deception, fantasy and great laughs. “The Tempest,” directed by Denise Devin and produced by Zombie Joe himself, details a mystical fantasy of forgiveness, redemption and freedom. But the wonderful thing about it is the vigorous magician who was exiled to an island; this magician has plenty of tricks and puts them to use against his enemies. Prospero (the exiled Duke of Milan) plans to restore his daughter’s place; she is Miranda, who falls in love with Prospero’s enemy’s son, Ferdinand (played by Wallace Bruce). Bruce gives a true acting treat as Ferdinand, who first enters the story dancing in an extremely comical manner. One of the other performances that caught my eye was from Neysa Lozano, who plays Trinculo in the story. Including her solid character and beautiful ways, Lozano delivers a mystical aspect to “The Tempest,” which was originally written by Shakespeare in the early 1610s. Micah Cover as Prospero is magnificent from beginning to end. Ideally situated in the NoHo Arts District, “The Tempest” at Zombie Joe’s Underground is the perfect way to cap off your Friday nights. —Marvin Vasquez Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre is located at 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. For more information, visit zombiejoes.com.

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TROJANS REGROUP, BRUINS SUFFER

by marvin vasquez USC: After suffering their first loss of the season, the Trojans delivered quite the offensive performance against the visiting Arizona Wildcats at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Now, USC is 4-1 overall and 2-1 in Pac-12 play. Meanwhile, Arizona dropped to 1-4 and 0-3, respectively. Junior quarterback Matt Barkley and sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods have led the offense for the Trojans all season, and that continued against the Wildcats in the team’s 48-41 win. Barkley threw for a school record 468 passing yards and four touchdowns on 32-of-39 attempts with one interception. He connected with Woods 14 different times for 255 yards and two scores. What a duo, right? After one quarter, the Trojans held a comfortable 17-0 edge. However, Arizona mounted a comeback when they posted 12 points in the second quarter. What really kept the game from reach was USC’s 10 points in that period. USC led 27-12 at halftime, particularly because of kicker’s Andre Heidari’s 31-yard field goal converted attempt.

At 12:57 in the third quarter, Barkley connected with Woods for a 28-yard touchdown pass and reception; this made the score 34-12. Game over, correct? No. Arizona did its best to compete until the end. With less than five minutes left and within a span of a little over three minutes, the Wildcats recorded two rushing touchdowns behind the efforts of Ka’Deem Carey. After three quarters, USC led 34-27. Barkley also got into the mix with a rushing touchdown of his own at 14:39 in the fourth quarter after a one-yard rush to the left of the field. The Trojans and Wildcats really did fight until the end, as they exchanged two scores each in the final period. Nick Foles’ passing touchdown to Austin Hill with one minute left was the last score the game would see. Foles finished the match with 425 passing yards on 41-of-53 attempts, including four touchdowns and two interceptions. Carey posted 34 rushing yards on 12 carries and two scores, while Keola Antolin registered 87 yards on 15 carries. For USC, Curtis McNeal’s seven rushes led to 74 yards and one touchdown. Marc Tyler, arguably USC’s most talented running back, collected 35 yards on 11 rushes. The other two USC players to have receiving touchdowns were Marqise Lee and Xavier Grimble. Lee recorded eight catches and 144 receiving yards. The Trojans next face the California Bears in San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. UCLA: The Bruins suffered a 45-19 defeat against conference foe Stanford, but UCLA could have had that game. With the loss, UCLA is now 2-3 overall and 1-1 in conference action. Stanford, on the other hand, improved to 4-0 and 2-0, respectively. Currently, the Cardinal is ranked seventh in the nation in the AP 25 while coming it at fourth in USA Today.

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The Galaxy cheer after Chad Barrett’s (right) goal.

A score from Chad Barrett and an own goal lifted the L.A. Galaxy over visiting Real Salt Lake, 2-1, over the weekend at the Home Depot Center in Carson with 27,000 in attendance. The victory improved the Galaxy record to 18-3-10 on the season with a league-best 64 points. Los Angeles remains with the best mark in Major League Soccer, while staying atop of the Western Conference. “I thought it was a good game by two good teams. It was nice to have our team really challenged to come from behind. They weren’t the prettiest of goals. We were aggressive. We kept our composure. It’s obviously a really good win for our team,” Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena says. Off a Javier Morales assist, Real Salt Lake’s Fabián Espíndola gave the visitors the 1-0 lead in the 45th minute of play. Down by one goal, it was not until the second period where and when the Galaxy embarked on a comeback. Fourteen minutes into the second half (59), Barrett equalized the score. His sixth goal is second on the team. Midfielder David Beckham received credit for his 15th assist. “I talked to Beckham and told him that if he would send it up the field that I would start running, and it worked out that way. He played a really nice ball into me,” Barrett comments. The Galaxy gained the lead and eventual game winner in the 72nd minute off an own goal, deflected by Real Salt Lake’s Nat Borchers. Los Angeles has three games remaining, including their season finale at home against Chivas USA on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m.

UCLA quarterback Richard Brehaut ac– knowledges that the Cardinal is an intense and prolific team. “Yeah, that’s the best team we’ve played as far as physicality and getting after us,” Brehaut points out. Brehaut finished with 202 passing yards on 18 completions in 33 attempts. He threw for two touchdowns and USC’s Matt Barkley celebrates was sacked once. On the his four TDs against Arizona. running end, Johnathan Franklin led the group in rushing with 96 yards on 12 carries. Josh Smith had UCLA’s lone rushing touchdown. “We’re going to look at film and kick ourselves on so many things we left out there against a very good defense,” UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel states. On the other side of the ball, Stanford’s quarterback Andrew Luck collected 227 passing yards and three touchdowns. Luck also had a wonderful catch. He is the projected No. 1 pick in next year’s NFL Draft. “There’s about five positions the guy can play,” Stanford head coach David Shaw confesses. “We kind of like what he does at quarterback.” About his catch, Luck sounds humble. “I’m sure it was incomplete at the next level,” he says. “Glad we’re playing with the one-foot-in rule.” The Bruins host the visiting Washington State Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Rose Bowl at 7:30 p.m.

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Kings’ fans are relieved Drew Doughty’s staying.

Heavier in the wallet, and lighter on the ice ... L.A. Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, proving again that you can be richer and thinner, was getting reacquainted with his usual line of work in El Segundo on Friday after signing an eightyear, $56-million contract with the organization. Before a session on the ice, Doughty met with a handful of reporters and disclosed that he is 203 pounds, about seven pounds under his usual playing weight. Now back to those other, well, important numbers, more meaningful than the Kings’ 3-1 victory against the Ducks at Honda Center on Friday night. Although Doughty is the Kings’ highest-paid player – by average annual value – teammate Anze Kopitar will receive more in actual payments over the next five years, by design. The first five years of Doughty’s deal are worth $33.3 million to Kopitar’s $35.6 million. The ending might have been sweet, but the journey pretty much stunk, according to Doughty. “I didn’t plan being back home in London [Canada] for that long,” the 21-year-old says. “I’m not happy that I had to go through all that. But it’s done and I’m happy I’m here. I apologize to all those who had to patiently wait for me to get here.” Count Kings coach Terry Murray among the patient ones. “There shouldn’t be any animosity whatsoever,” Murray says. “This is just business in pro sports today. He was not [saying], ‘I don’t want to play.’ He wants to be an L.A King.” The Kings won’t be using a light touch with him. “Gas pedal right to the floorboards,” Murray says. It was offered that it sounded like a sports-car approach. “Lamborghini approach,” Murray says, smiling. © 2011 the Los Angeles Times. Distributed by MCT Information Services.

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WEDNESDAYOCT. 5 For the Record – Tarantino in Concert Show at Barre, 1714 N. Vermont Ave., Silver Lake; showatbarre.com This 25th anniversary retrospective com– bines Broadway theatrics with the style and spectacle of Tarantino films including Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 and Inglourious Basterds. Enjoy California cuisine, inventive cocktails with Mr. Pink and don’t be afraid to twist with Vincent and Mia.

THURSDAYOCT. 6 Taste of Downtown Burbank tasteofdowntownburbank.com What better recipe for success than to give food lovers the chance to sample every flavor under the sun and save the planet at the same time? That’s exactly what organizers had in mind by uniting Burbank’s finest restaurants, a Beer and Wine Garden, chef demos, live music and the Burbank Recycle Center. Proceeds benefit the Burbank Community YMCA. 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

FRIDAYOCT. 7 Moulin Rouge! Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.; americancinematheque.com John Leguizamo will be onhand for a discussion of the film that received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) and Best Picture. The film won the awards for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction. 8 p.m. $11, $9 w/student ID.

SATURDAYOCT. 8 Taste of the Pier Redondo Beach Pier, Torrance Blvd. & PCH; redondopier.com Enjoy a variety of small bites, live music and strolling entertainers while you tour the pier. Noon-4 p.m. Also Sunday.

SUNDAYOCT. 9 The Best in Drag Show Orpheum Theatre, 824 S. Broadway, Downtown; bestindragshow.org The legendary, celebrity-supported annual drag show supporting the nonprofit, Aid For AIDS that mimics a beauty pageant from swimsuit and evening gown segments to a “talent”; section and a heart-

felt Q&A. A roster of notable celebrities vote on the contestants to award the title, Miss Best In Show. 6 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

SUNDAYOCT. 9 CicLAvia ciclavia.org CicLAvia is 10 miles of car-free streets, filled with art, performances, music and interactive activities. From dance troops to yoga workshops, a mobile DJ booth and a life-size chess game, CicLAvia is a citywide festival celebrating Los Angeles’ creativity and diversity. Neighborhood guides highlight the many architectural, cultural and culinary gems along the route. The route runs from East Hollywood to Boyle Heights. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE.

’60s Craze Lately, the fashion world has been more nostalgic than ever: After the flared denims and microprints of the ’70s swept the runways, designers shifted their attention to the ’60s, a decade marked by mod and pop colors. Take a look at Aquilano Rimondi, for instance. Their entire collection was dominated by ’60s-inspired pieces, from Audrey Hepburnesque balloon coats to midi skirts and H-line dresses. Blumarine also paid homage to the famed decade with their bright-colored, cleancut ensembles. So this fall, toss those microminiskirts to the side and revive your ladylike vibe with modest yet tasteful items from the ’60s.

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MONDAYOCT. 10 Spa Week

Perhaps it’s all about the Freudian theory, but menswear-inspired trends always find a way to sneak into the fall season, as oversized coats, cropped trousers or even oxfords. This year, the designers took the basic structure of a tuxedo jacket and spun it around according to their own tastes to make it more wearable for women. Some decided to take the traditional tux collars and add them to a jacket with a more feminine silhouette, while some took fancy of the tail detail and applied it to a silky evening blazer. Since primary colors are in the center of attention, make your going-out outfit more fun by choosing tux jackets in deep red, blue or green, like this one by Haider Ackermann.

spaweek.com Select spas in the area offer spa treat– ments for just $50. Indulge in anything from massages and facials to manicures and pedicures that normally range from $100$450. Runs through Oct.16..

Colorful Fur

SUNDAYOCT. 9 L.A. Oktoberfest Olympic Collection, 11301 Olympic Blvd., West L.A.; laoktoberfest.com Put on your lederhosen and get your stein ready. Sample traditional foods, beers, wines and spirits with the hottest buxom beer maidens. Bavarian bands play lively tunes and lead sing-alongs of old-time drinking songs. Admission includes one 1-liter glass stein and one beer. 1p.m.-5 p.m.

TUESDAYOCT. 11 Duff McKagan Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; booksoup.com The founding member of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver shares the story of his rise to, and typical fall from, the pinnacle of fame and fortune, It’s So Easy: And Other Lies. 7 p.m.

For more events, visit campuscircle.com/calendar. To submit an event for consideration, e-mail calendar@campuscircle.net.

Yannis Vlamos; style.com

Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale; jokoy.com His infectiously explosive energy on stage, insightful jokes and family-inspired humor has made him one of the hottest entertainers working today. Koy can be seen as a regular guest on E!’s “Chelsea Lately.” 7 p.m. & 10 p.m.

I know, I know, it’s barely cool enough to walk around in long-sleeve shirts, and definitely too soon to be talking about fur-dominated, crazily layered fall fashion. While our fashionable friends on the other side of the continent are rocking fall trends on their way to fabulous fashion shows, us Angelenos are still lounging around in our cutoff denim shorts and flip-flops. But fashion is always about looking ahead, and it’s always never too early to start planning your cold weather ensembles! Here are some top trends from the F/W collections so that you can stock your closet with awesome must-have pieces..

Monica Feudi; style.com

Jo Koy

Every winter, after musing over countless different ways of fur styling in glossy magazines, I bravely march to the mall to find the “perfect fur” and always return home empty-handed. Maybe it’s just me, but those soft, luxurious fur coats that seemed so elegant on models seemed to add at least 10 years of age when I put it on. If such was the case for you, too, then rejoice! This fall season is filled with youthful fur items in vivid colors. Colors range from our usual black and white to yellow, blue, green and even pink – yes, pink, circa Legally Blonde. If coats and jackets are too over-the-top for you, then take a look at vest and accessories options that can bring a pop of character to your outfit.

Monica Feudi; style.com

SATURDAYOCT. 8

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