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(Ehr Daily (Ear Hrrl With ‘Shine a Light/ Scorsese gets ‘Stoned’ BY JORDAN LAWRENCE STAFF WRITER As decrepit and gnarled as they might seem, the claim still remains true: once you start up The Rolling Stones, they never stop. The only problem is that it takes a little longer to get them going these days than it used to. Mick. Keith and the boys start their 2006 performance at the Beacon Theater in New York, fea tured in the Martin Scorsese docu mentary “Shine A Light," on a thor oughly lackluster note. As the band opens with a lifeless version of “Jumpin'Jack Flash." the only member of the band who pos sesses any zip or bounce is Jagger. The aging frontman dances and saunters around the stage as he did 40 years ago, bringing sass to the otherwise uninteresting number. The band trudges on in this vein until Jack White ofThe White Stripes joins them on stage for a countrified version of“l/>ving Cup." STAR S VS TFM if POOR ★★ FAIR ★★★ GOOD irkirk excellent ★★★★★ CLASSIC DIVESMFF Bryan Reed, Editor 843-45291 dive@unc edu Jamie Williams. Assistant Editor Edwin Amaudin, David Bemgartt. Rachel Brody. Melissa Brown, Jordan Lawrence, Rachael Oehnng, Benn Wmeka, Cathenne Williams, staff writers Abby Jeffers. Design Editor Cover Design Jillian Nadeli SPIRIT OF UGANDA **2lZXi ■L | ■ I ‘ Merce Cunningham I 'UmaKm l \ J Dance Company 1 X':. \ / W Mitsuko l chi da i X ' IXI E-■-” # m h r 9, t J )ii r ' $, W {•] 1 2008 Susan Steinfirst Memorial Lecture Sarah bessen Sarah Dessen UNC alumna and The New York Times best-selling author of eight young adult books talks and reads from her upcoming novel. Lock and Key. Book j*, signing and reception after the lecture. Imijjß**? Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m. Hanes Art Auditorium at UNC at Chapel Hill t£j|' 1% moreinfoatsils.unc.edu • ** v i a unc ——i U'LL | school or information " | AND UIIARY NCIINCI MOVIEfffWFW SHINE A LIGHT Though visibly starstruck. White shows up the elder statesmen, injecting the song with a vivacity the Stones had yet to reach. From that point on, the band uses White as an example, dig ging into the songs with added vigor. The hit machine, starting with “Sympathy for the Devil," that ends the concert shows Jagger and Richards strutting with every bit of their famous wrong-side-of-the tracks personas. Scorsese puts his focus squarely on the band, ignoring the crowd almost entirely. The result is that the film audience gets an otherwise unattainable ultra-front-row seat to watch the band's infectious person alities blaze in full glory. What one discovers when put ting The Stones under such a microscope is that the band that sells out stadiums as no other really doesn’t play music meant for such arenas. Combining the concert with an introduction featuring hilari ous miscommunication between Scorsese and The Stones, along with interviews of the band from throughout their career, shows the band to be a group of ordinary guys thrust into the limelight. They're a group of country -and blues-influenced bar-rockers who are better seen up close where their charming character flaws can be seen clearly. When a band becomes so big that it can play only for gigantic crowds, the best way to see them is looming large on the big screen. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu Diversions Beloved Binge’s ‘Blender Theory’ mostly charming BY JORDAN LAWRENCE STAFF WRITER Beloved Binge is a hard band not to like. The Durham-via-Seattle duo of Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge invests its songs with a sense of wondrous adventure that’s ridicu lously charming. On the band’s second album. Blender Theory, the two come oft' as zany, ironic court jesters as they caper and joke, bent on bringing a smile to the listener's face. And in this vein, the record is quite successful. On tracks such as the nonsensi cal put-down "Pumpkin in a Tie," Beloved Binge uses cute one-lin ers and catchy melodies to create quirky, entertaining garage rock. But the band's mastery of charm ing wordplay isn't strong enough to hold up for the album's nine-song duration. Despite gems such as the hilari ous mock-confessional “Miso (I Don't Like People)" and the deli cious organ-propelled groove “Recall," much of the album is utterly forgettable. Beloved Binge would have been better suited to break the pattern Joseph Megel Saturday Patrons: Please use Public Piirkinv on Rosemary Sired and The Morehead Planetarium Lor ! Complimentary • l reception after the ; ; show, Sunday, I ’ April 6th. * -\dults sls, Students/Seniors sl2 Tickets available at the door. www.TheJusticeTheaterProject.org HoLfl www.Carolinacreativecampus.org M USIO? FVIFW BELOVED BINGE BLINDER THEORY MCI a little more often, as the one time it does results in the emotionally affecting guitar balladry of “Sunday Stopped Honking" —one of the best songs Blender Theory has to offer. As it stands, the band’s strengths would have been dis played better on an EP. on which they would not be watered down by the lackluster material that makes up parts of the record. But the end result of Blender Theory isn't so much an album to be grabbed off the shelf and lis tened to on its own. but instead one ably used to break up listens to other, more weighty material. The non-invasive charm of the album makes it an entertaining way to cleanse one’s musical pal ate. Contact the Diversions Editor at dive(a unc.edu. FANTASTIC VOYAGES r . g jcH & ff? 0 Jgjdj DTH/BRYAN REED | \ aleigh's Colossus opened a Wednesday night Cat’s Cradle metal showcase with a triple-axe onslaught of soaring harmonics and falsetto vocals owing to metal legends such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. The band’s humorous theatrics make for a rapturous, entertaining set. tom CORNERS 175 E. Franklin St. • 919-968-3809 35c Wings S6 Import Pitchers $2.50 Jager Bombs $4 Miller Lite Pitchers 35c Wings $3 * 34 oz. Miller Lite & Yuengling $2 Miller Lite Bottles $5 Moose Juice $2 Bud & Bud Light Bottles $3 • 34 oz. Domestic Drafts $5 * 34 oz. Import Drafts Kitchen open until 2am every night Specials subject to change on Carolina Home Game Days FREE PLAY on our 2 Beer Pong Tables! TUTOR FOR CREDIT Peer Tutoring is an E E. and A PPL E S, service-learning course Applications now available for the Peer Tutoring Program Receive 3 hours of pass/fail credit for tutoring on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 6-9 p.m. in Dey Hall during the Fall 2008 semester Tutors are needed for introductory and intermediate courses in: Accounting Astronomy Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Computer Science Economics Geology Languages Math Operations Research Physics Statistics Applications are available in the Learning Center (0118 SASB North) and by e-mail (cp@unc.edu) Return applications in hard copy or electronically no later than 5 p.m., Monday, April 21 Sign up for an interview when turning in your application Questions? Please call or drop by the Learning Center 962-3782 thursday, april 3,2008 9
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