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BODIES ... The Exhibition coming to Tucson By Dallas Williamson Arizona Daily Wildcat Picture this: Hundreds of real organs and body parts on display for all to see. An up-close and personal look into the inner workings of the human body. Every bone, every muscle, every blood vessel. They’re so close you can almost touch them. While this may seem like an anatomist’s candy shop, only available to those who have completed years of medical school, this time everyone gets a taste of this sweet deal. The treat? BODIES … The Exhibition. Beginning May 15, Tucsonans have the opportunity to get intimate with the human body at this innovative presentation of science and technology. Housed in the Rialto Building, 300 E. Congress St., across the street from the historic Hotel Congress, BODIES will provide the public with an authentic display previously available only to the medical community. Featuring 10 full-body specimens and nearly 160 partial body specimens and organs, this spectacle may not be for the faint of heart. However, it is anything but a warehouse of parts and gore. BODIES aims to offer a compelling, eye-opening and educational experience to viewers. “What you are looking at is yourself without your skin,” said Cheryl Muré, vice president of education for Premier Exhibitions, Inc., which is sponsoring the exhibition. “As you walk through the exhibit, it is like you are taking a journey through your own body and studying yourself from the inside out.” Each system of the body is represented through the multitude of genuine specimens. The skeletal system will showcase the various bones of the body, while the full-body specimens offer a look at the body in motion, demonstrating how the muscular system works to facilitate movement. With the nervous system also on display, visitors can learn about the brain and how it surpasses the functioning capabilities of the best computers in the world. The digestive and respiratory systems will also be highlighted in the exhibit. How do they preserve the bodies? “It’s called polymer preservation,” Muré said.“Highly trained anatomists remove all the fluid from the body and replace it with silicone. The silicone then permeates down to a cellular level and hardens, so each specimen will remain like this indefinitely.” Even though it promotes a highly visual and complex education, Muré emphasizes the benefits of the exhibit for all ages. “It makes an amazing field trip for kids and teachers, but is also a great experience for adults and seniors who
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are going through so many changes with their bodies. It lets them see inside the body and gain a better understanding of what their doctors are telling them and what is truly going on with themselves,” Muré said. And for college students the experience can be particularly eye-opening. “One thing that makes BODIES so compelling is its display of organs and systems ravaged by diseased and mistreatment,” Muré said.“With healthy organs side by side with diseased organs, you can see the impact that your lifestyle choices have on your body.” Along with a lung plagued by the devastating effects of smoking, the exhibit also showcases a cirrhotic liver, emphasizing the consequences of excessive drinking. “We want people to walk away from this exhibition with a newfound commitment to their own health and wellness,” Muré says.“It’s different than seeing a model or a film, where you can say, ‘That’s not me.’ Looking at an actual lung destroyed by years of smoking truly gives you pause.” Whatever age, whatever interest, BODIES … The Exhibition has something for everybody. For tickets and more information go to www.bodiestucson.com or call (888) 263-4379. Tickets can also be purchased at The Rialto Building box office.
IF YOU GO BODIES … The Exhibition May 15- Aug. 31 The Rialto Building 300 E. Congress St. Adult $22 Senior (55+) $18 Child (4-12) $14 Student $18 Military/veteran $17
‘Othello’ misses point of tragedy By Heather Price-Wright Arizona Daily Wildcat Just before he commits suicide in the fifth act of Shakespeare’s“Othello,”the title character laments that he loved his wife, whom he just murdered,“not wisely, but too well.” Unfortunately for Shakespeare lovers, The Rogue Theatre seems to have loved the play neither wisely nor very well at all. The Rogue’s production of“Othello” could generously be called uneven. While a few actors gave admirable performances, the production was listless and dull — an impressive feat considering the nearperfect script the cast was working with. In fact, it often seemed as though the actors had not actually read that script, instead focusing on their individual roles with little understanding of how they fit into the overall plot. The most disappointing element of the production is Othello himself. In order for his passionate relationship with Desdemona to make sense, Othello should be a commanding,
worldly character, totally in control of himself, with the tragedy stemming from the villain Iago’s ability to shake that complete self-confidence. Unfortunately, Nathan Crocker’s Othello doesn’t fit the bill. He stomps and postures across the stage with a peacock-like overconfidence. Rather than command, he boasts and whines his way through his powerfully written dialogue. Sadly, although Avis Judd tries valiantly as Desdemona to rectify the dynamic of their relationship, it simply makes no sense. The audience has no reason to care whether they survive as a couple, having little idea of why they’re together in the first place. This makes the devastating conclusion befuddling and robs the tragedy of its power. Almost as disappointing is Joseph McGrath’s Iago. Shakespeare’s most compelling villain, Iago is pure, delicious evil, weaving a web of honey-tongued lies across the stage and ensnaring the rest of the players in it. However, McGrath’s Iago is less evil mastermind and more mischievous grandfather. He reveals his unconscionable plans as flippant
afterthoughts, robbing them of everything that makes them terrifying. In fact, Iago comes across as substantially more fun and likeable than Othello himself, further muddling what is meant to be a tragedy. The production began to feel a bit spoofy at times, with the audience accidentally rooting for a charming underdog rather than despising a nefarious villain. Both Judd and Patty Gallagher, as Emilia, attempt to redeem this baffling, boring production. Their scenes together capture the requisite tension as Desdemona prepares for what will soon be her deathbed. John Shartzer is quite good as Roderigo, a sniveling would-be rival for Desdemona’s love, and David Morden’s Brabantio is truly enjoyable as he laments his daughter’s marriage to the Moor. In fact, Brabantio’s offstage death is more compelling than Othello’s suicide. Unfortunately, the fine supporting cast cannot save an ultimately sinking ship. “Othello”fails to deliver, and its final scene, so rich with possibility for pathos, instead leaves the audience puzzled but relieved it’s all over.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 5
Introduce some South American culture into your life with an Argentine tango class at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Ave. Intended for beginners, the class is an opportunity to have fun while getting in shape. 7:15 - 8 p.m. Call 884-5253 or visit www.casavicente.com for more information. All ages. Free.
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No Cinco de Mayo is complete without some good tequila, so head to the second annual Agavefest! at Hotel Congress. For $20, you get 10 different kinds of tequila, many of which are made by Southern Arizonans. 311 E. Congress St. 5 p.m. 21+. Call 622-8848 or visit www. hotelcongress.com for information and tickets.
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THURSDAY, MAY 6
With graduation just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gifts for your favorite grad. If flower, cards and balloons are a little overdone for your taste, why don’t you take a more delicious route? There are plenty of places in town to get your graduates a tasty treat to celebrate their accomplishment.
NOFX hits the Rialto Theatre with Teenage Bottle Rocket, Tony Sly and Cobra Skulls for a fast-paced, pop-punk concert. Doors open at 7 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m. All ages. 740-1000. 318 E. Congress St. $22.
FRIDAY, MAY 7
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For some laughs, go see Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed improv comedy group at Revolutionary Grounds Coffee House, 606 N. Fourth Ave.. The group claims to be modeled after the TV show“Whose Line is it Anyway?”7:30 p.m. Free. All ages. Call 861-2986 or visit www.unscrewedcomedy.com for more information. It’s that time of the month again when First Friday Shorts is hosted at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. This month features“The Golden Gongs”end-of-the-year showdown. The $1000 cash prize for the best film is handed out along with the“Golden Gong”trophy for best short film. May not be suitable for all audiences. $5. 9 p.m. Call 795-0844 for ticket information and directions.
SATURDAY, MAY 8
Speed is a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary project put on by members of the UA School of Dance and the School of Music’s CrossTalk electronic percussion ensemble. Featuring electronic technology that can “detect and react to changes in movement,” the show hopes to create a new type of art. 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Marroney Theatre. Free. All ages, open to the public. 626-6320. www.music.arizona.edu.
SUNDAY, MAY 9
No one enjoys art like your mom, so take her to see David Kish’s “Saguaro Rubbings and Other Work.” Featuring all kinds of cactus art, the work is provocative and will be shown in Tucson International Airport’s Upper Link Gallery through June 18. 7250 South Tucson Blvd. Free. Open 24 hours a day. The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd., continues its production of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” through May 16. Show begins at 2 p.m. General admission $24. Half-price student rush 15 minutes before the show begins. Visit www.theroguetheatre.org or call 551-2053 for showtimes and tickets.
MONDAY, MAY 10
Stop by Borders Chess Night to grab a coffee and match wits with all ages and sizes in a game of skill. 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. Call 584-0111 for more information.
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Ask UA students where to go for fresh cookies and they’ll surely reply “Paradise.” Why not remember your graduation with a giant, frosted cookie from a UA favorite? Made to order with personalized messages, these are a party pleaser and pretty cost efficient at that. The cookies cost $16.95 each, can be ordered through Paradise Bakery’s website and are available in round or heart shaped. Get some inspiration online from Paradise’s album of cookies designs.
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Gelato is an undeniably fantastic treat and the perfect way to celebrate a new degree. Frost offers an array of gelato cakes that are too good to be true. Pick out your flavors and
As part of their Parlor Concert Series, the Wieck Opera is performing“From Vaudeville to Verizmo” at Saint Michael and All Angels Church, 602 N. Wilmot Rd. Complimentary champagne will be served at intermission. 7 p.m. All ages. Suggested $20 donation with some proceeds benefiting the Wieck Chamber Singers and Orchestra. Call 682-9544 for more information. — Joe Dusbabek
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Large cookies from Paradise Bakery are one of the many items that can be purchased as graduation gifts from local vendors.
decorations, and then enjoy your creation. The cakes are mostly gelato with a fantastic thin layer of cake sandwiched in between. Although the prices are a bit steep, their unique look and quality cannot be beat. Starting at $29.99 and going up to $39.99 these cakes need to be ordered at least 24 hours in advance. The order form is available online in the menu section.
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Red Velvet’s sinfully delish cake treats are a wonderful way to please your grad. Order a dozen for a grad party or as just a gift and no one will be disappointed. These are a memorable way to celebrate any graduate’s walk across the stage. Freshly made and available in 12 different flavors, there is something for all tastes. A dozen cupcakes runs about $33. Mini cupcakes are also
Boston-based rapper Sam Adams is heading to Tucson for a concert this Saturday. But Adams’s fans and others are also excited about his special guests Lupe Fiasco and B.O.B., said Matt Treptow, the concert’s producer and organizer and a business administration sophomore. The concert will be held at the El Casino Grand Ballroom, 437 E. 26th St., on Saturday at 9 p.m. Treptow said that after he found out that Phi Gamma Delta couldn’t schedule the concert with Adams, he organized his own event. “I was looking to throw something awesome at the U of A that everybody would love … The average rapper sings about shooting people, robbing, drugs and all that. And that’s not what Sam Adams does. He brings a real positive image and, especially being a white rapper, he’s really changed up
Maribelle Cakery
If a party is in the works for your grad, Maribelle’s is the way to go. Owned by a UA alumnus, this bakery has won numerous awards including the 2007 Tucson Weekly’s Best of Tucson for Best Custom Cakes. It specializes in tiered cakes and has an array of graduation cake styles to choose from. Maribelle Cakery will design a cake for your specific needs and make it fit your theme. These cakes are available in your choice of flavor and frosting. The staff will work with you to meet any and all specific needs. This is the perfect way to surprise the unsuspecting grad with a spectacular cake.
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the game … coming out of Boston. There’s no the concert. He then chose B.O.B., whose appearance would include Lupe Fiasco since rappers, even black rappers, that come out of they are on tour together. Boston, really,” Treptow said. The 22-year-old Adams is Treptow said because Fiasco and B.O.B.’s scheduled known for “I Hate College,” an answer song to Asher Roth’s “I appearances are a favor Miller’s uncle and not Love College.”Adams’s singles Sam Adams with Lupe Fiasco to done through agents and “Driving Me Crazy” and and B.O.B. “Coast to Coast” have caught managers, no formal contracts on at college campuses along were signed. Instead, Treptow El Casino Grand Ballroom the East Coast, and his first said, Miller’s uncle sent him a 437 E. 26th St. album Boston’s Boy debuted at photo of Fiasco and members Saturday, 9 p.m. of B.O.B. as confirmation no. 1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop Albums chart in March. for their appearances at $20 until Friday, $25 at door Treptow said a Sam Adams’s concert. Visit www.hottestcollegeparties.net Treptow said he is looking Adams fan, Jenny Miller, for tickets and information provided the special guests. to bring more acts to Tucson Miller contacted him on for UA students in the fall. the concert’s Facebook page, saying her uncle Tickets for the Sam Adams concert are wanted to sponsor the event, according to $20 until Friday, $25 at the door. They can be purchased at www.hottestcollegeparties.net. The Treptow. Treptow declined and she countered with an offer to bring a special guest to website states that a college ID is required.
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Lupe Fiasco, B.O.B. to appear with Sam Adams By Steven Kwan Arizona Daily Wildcat
For your electro-pop fix, check out Fight Fair with Kill Paradise and Honor Bright at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All ages. 6 p.m. Call 622-8848 for more information.
TUESDAY, MAY 11
Beautiful and tasty treats from Edible Arrangements are a no-fail. The arrangements always feature fresh fruit that is in season, and are perfect for pleasing a crowd. They also make a great centerpiece. The arrangements, which feature pineapples, apples, strawberries, marshmallows and more, start at $40 and go up with an additional fee for shipping. Despite the price tag these are perfect for celebrating your grads once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment. Edible Arrangements has two locations in Tucson and offers online ordering as well as delivery.
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By Marisa D. Fisher Arizona Daily Wildcat No horror movie junkie could fail to recognize the burned flesh and flicking knives belonging to the star of director Samuel Bayer’s feature film debut. The iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger makes his reappearance in the retooling of the 1984“A Nightmare on Elm Street.” This time around, Krueger is brought to life by Jackie Earle Haley of “Watchmen.”The vile, rasping voice with which he threatens the small town high schoolers in the film is creepy, grating and spot-on. Unfortunately, that single feature is the only thing that creates enough discomfort to consider this a “horror”film. Twenty-six years have passed since the first“Nightmare,”but the big budget and special effects are the only improvement. The fear
factor of the original is lost completely, along with all of the charm and the likability of the characters. Suspense, tension and surprise make scary movies scary. In the 1984 version, these elements were achieved with subtle transitions between reality and dreams. Bayer manages to remove them entirely. The dream sequences are clearly defined and delineated with such painful transparence that there is no room for surprise. However, the film allows plenty of room for exposition. The audience spends most of the 95-minute film is watching the characters unfold Krueger’s story for him. The problem
here is that it’s a story that everyone already knows. There’s something to be said for keeping integrity in a remake, but this film goes so far as to rehash the story of a villain with whom the audience is plenty familiar. The one meager attempt to add a twist to his character further hinders the film. A darker, perverse photographergone-torturer take on Krueger adds to the darkness of the film without adding anything else. Fans like the Freddy Krueger franchise for different reasons; the classic ’80s feel, the familiarity, the sheer creepiness or the camp. However, the newest“Nightmare”has none of these things. If you grew up watching the Samuel Bayer man with knives on his hands, or A Nightmare on Elm Street simply love all things horror, you will be sorely disappointed with this flat, Warner Bros. Pictures unimaginative remake.
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‘Oceans’ no splashier than Sea World By Marisa D. Fisher Arizona Daily Wildcat
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said,“and I felt this was the best way to really get into their world and see the world through their eyes.You are suddenly, for 90 minutes, being able to get in a point of view that you had like 20, 30 years before.” Balmès used another technique to ensure his film came across accurately and with as much purity as possible. In his 20 years of filmmaking, he has never shot in his native France. “Things which are too close from you — and you know exactly like from when you take a piece of paper and you try just to put it five millimeters in front of your eyes, you can’t read — in the same way I feel … that distance is very interesting and not knowing almost anything of all of these cultures can allow you to look at them differently with no agenda.” Really, Balmès said,“BABIES”started with the goal of revealing universality among children and families worldwide. The point was never to shed light on the nuances of different types of people. “I wanted them to be speaking for their environments more than for their culture,” Balmès said.
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Released April 22, 2010 stunning. So it’s a shame that Pierce Brosnan’s benign and oft-redundant narration actually manages to detract from the visuals. The voice of the man who made women swoon in “Mamma Mia!” and various Bond flicks acts as a sedative over the awkward classical soundtrack of “Oceans.”While the brief eco-friendly “help the ocean!” message toward the end of the film isn’t as heavy-handed as might be expected, it is still so broad and sweeping that it winds up falling as flat as the feigned storyline within the film. People who knew nothing of the ocean would come away from the film with the impression that 1) nearly all sea creatures are mammals, 2) the ocean isn’t actually much deeper than a sandy bottom or a coral reef and 3) they need to stop pollution and general oceanic abuse singlehandedly. That’s a lot to digest in a single matinee. “Oceans” looks pretty and unusual enough to inspire some “oohs” and “ahhs,” but the average viewer would find it much more enjoyable from their own couch in high definition. On mute.
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Maybe you don’t like babies. But if a film that gets at the heart of place and what it means to grow and develop in a changing world piques your interest, then Thomas Balmès’documentary“BABIES” should still strike a chord. “BABIES,”according to the film’s press release,“simultaneously follows four babies around the world — from birth to first steps.” And though the children are rooted in specific cultures and locations worldwide — Ponijao with her family near Opuwo, Namibia; Bayarjargal with his family in Mongolia; Mari with her family in Tokyo, Japan; and Hattie with her family in the United States — the selection process had less to do with the where and more to do with their commonalities. In casting the mothers and children, Balmès said the idea was“not so much connected to where they were coming from … the idea was much more to find something in their relationship with the environment. … So (he) wanted to find something universal in their relationship with what it means to raise a kid in a Western environment.” Additionally, he was interested in “the relationship they had with technical things, technical tools and modernity, more than anything specifically connected to the country itself.” With three children of his own and four families to film, Balmès was exhausted by the time the filming — 80 percent of which he did himself — was complete. “It was like running a marathon. It was like two years of my life,”Balmès said.“(I was) spending more time with these four kids than my three kids.” During his time with
each family, Balmès tried not to be too disruptive, a courtesy that proved challenging in Mari and her family’s tiny Tokyo apartment. “We had to be sure that any of these families for a reason or another didn’t change their mind in the process of shooting, so I had to keep on having the best relationship with them,”Balmès said. While he was flying from place to place, traveling almost, as his doctor put it, as strenuously as an astronaut, Balmès tried not to intrude on his subjects’lives and attempted to capture the humanity and connections between the four babies. Throughout it all, Balmès took the time to reflect on himself as a father. “I could see myself when I was looking at the Japanese father taking care of his baby and at the same time doing a phone call to someone … and almost never really being with your child and just being so much surrounded by these tools, these TVs, these cars, these phones and all that.” In many instances, Balmès said, “the kids were just left by themselves to just see the world, feel the grass, feel the wind and being able to play with virtually nothing else than the flies … and nevertheless how they were growing up and developing themselves in the most beautiful way.” Balmès hopes his decision to leave the film free of narration will guide the viewer into a perspective as old as it is unique — that of a baby. “All of the film is being shot on the level of the babies,” Balmès
In honor of Earth Day, Disneynature takes audiences under the sea with “Oceans,” the aquatic follow-up to last year’s “Earth.”This time there are no mermaids and no tentacled sea-witch. Instead, audiences get an introduction to the watery communities that make up approximately 72 percent of the planet’s surface. Unfortunately, the 90-minute film hardly makes more than the most superficial of introductions. I’m no marine biologist, but I was already familiar with most of the flora and fauna discussed in the film. Sure, everybody loves dolphins and sea otters are pretty cute, but they’re also visible at Sea World. That’s not to say that the footage included isn’t worthwhile; it absolutely is. The cinematography is absolutely breathtaking, and the angles and motion the videographers capture are unbelievable. They managed to capture swarms of sardines forming wildly spinning hurricanes and spheres. The camera nuzzles in for an intimate portrait of a mother whale with her baby calf before zooming back out to catch throngs of crabs squaring off for an underwater battle royale. One of the most impressive scenes was a short, simple segment following the rippling, curling, silky movement of the unfamiliar blanket octopus. Adults and children alike would have benefitted from a slightly more representative slice of the biodiversity of the ocean. The images playing across the theater screen are
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Guide to an American odyssey of music By Zachary Smith Arizona Daily Wildcat The summer road trip to a music festival is a modern-day rite of passage. Nothing says brimming adulthood like a car full of intoxicants and a busted-up tent. Your parents had Woodstock, but you have nine festivals at your disposal. The following guide will help you decide where to chart your course.
Summer Camp Music Festival
Where: Chillicothe, Ill.; 150 miles from Chicago When: May 28 - 30 Price: 3-day pass is $170, includes camping on festival grounds Who: Umphrey’s McGee, Gov’t Mule, G Love & Special Sauce, Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa, Victor Wooten, Rebelution, Rev Payton’s Big Damn Band and others. Why you should go: Because you absolutely love folk, funk and psychedelic music. Expect long, woozy jam sessions and an unforgettable performance from the greatest bass player of the last 20 years, Victor Wooten.
Movement Electronic Music Festival
Where: Detroit, Mich. When: May 29 - 31 Price: 3-day pass is $50 Who: A-Trak, Cassy, Ida Engberg, Josh Wink, Kid Sister, DJ Sneak, Magda and others. Why you should go: Because you want to attend a three-day rave and think your adrenal glands can handle such pressure. Despite economic problems in the past, Movement celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a robust selection of electronic musicians.
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Sasquatch! Music Festival
Where: Quincy, Wash., at The Gorge; 150 miles from Seattle When: May 29 - 31 Price: 3-day pass is $210, camping pass is $99 Who: My Morning Jacket, The National, Deadmau5, Vampire Weekend, The Hold Steady, Massive Attack, Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Public Enemy, The xx, MGMT, Ween and others.
Why you should go: Because The Gorge is quite possibly the most beautiful music venue in North America. Located above the Columbia River Gorge, the amphitheatre is surrounded by Northwest beauty of no equal. Oh, and the musical lineup isn’t too bad either.
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
Where: Ozark, Ark.; 120 miles from Little Rock When: June 3 - 6 Price: 4-day pass is $159, camping pass is $79 Who: Widespread Panic, STS9, Umphrey’s McGee, The Black Keys, John Butler Trio, Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, The Machine (performing Pink Floyd) and others. Why you should go: Because you want to see some of the most impressive live acts of this generation. Widespread Panic and STS9 are festival legends and the tickets are too cheap to pass up. Pro: The festival also has free yoga lessons and a lake to swim in. Con: You are in Arkansas.
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National, Against Me!, Clutch, The Black Keys, Jeff Beck, She & Him and others. Why you should go: Did you not read that lineup? Beg, borrow and steal your way to Tennessee for the best lineup of the summer. As if seeing Stevie Wonder live isn’t enough incentive, The Flaming Lips — one of rock music’s most original live acts — are performing Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety.
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
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Where: Manchester, Tenn.; 60 miles from Nashville When: June 10 - 13 Price: 4-day pass is $250 and includes camping Who: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Conan O’Brien, The Flaming Lips performing “Dark Side of the Moon” featuring Stardeath and White Dwarfs, LCD Soundsystem, Damien Marley & Nas, The
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Health & Harmony Music and Arts Festival
Where: Santa Rosa, Calif.; 50 miles from San Francisco When: June 11 - 13 Price: $120 for the whole weekend, $150 for the weekend plus camping Who: Lauryn Hill, Steel Pulse, Galactic, Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa, Rebelution, The Expendables, Fishbone, Beats Antique, Delhi 2 Dublin and others. Why you should go: Because it is the one summer festival that actively promotes a greater sense of musical living. With a techno-tribal rally, an eco village and wellness sanctuary, Harmony 2010 furthers the festival’s pursuit of a stronger ecological and unified lifestyle through music.
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Where: Mariaville, N.Y.; 25 miles from Albany When: July 15 - 17 How much: 3-day pass is $155 Who: The Disco Biscuits, LCD Soundsystem, Girl Talk, Major Lazer, Diplo, Wu Massacre, Holy Fuck, The Album Leaf, Caribou, Pretty Lights and others. Why you should go: Because you want variety in your electronic music. Not to diminish the artists at Movement Electronic, but they are all cut from the same computergenerated cloth. Camp Bisco revels in a more eclectic group of electronic artists. Not sure what Wu Massacre is doing in the mix, so don’t miss them.
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Where: Chicago, Ill. When: July 16 - 18 Price: $40 per day Who: Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Pavement, Raekwon, Broken Social Scene, Liars, Beach House, Surfer Blood, Titus Andronicus, Panda Bear, jj and others. Why you should go: Because you’re an elitist and read Pitchfork, so their favorite bands are, in fact, your favorite bands. Snarkiness aside, this is one of the best indie rock festivals in the world and takes place in an urban city, so you can sleep in a real bed and shower if that sort of thing matters to you.
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Where: Chicago, Ill. When: Aug. 6 - 8 Price: 3-day pass is $210 Who: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga , Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, 2ManyDJs, MGMT, Jimmy Cliff, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Frightened Rabbit, Minus The Bear, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Frank Turner and others. Why you should go: Because you couldn’t get to Bonnaroo and must settle for the second-best lineup of the summer. What Lollapalooza lacks in diversity, it more than makes up for in consistent talent. This year’s lineup has collected the hottest visionaries of experimental rock music and bands ready to break into superstardom (see: Phoenix). Lady Gaga’s outfit is worth the ticket price alone.
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Non-required summer reading list an international fleet trains young prodigies in the art of annihilation. Set up for failure and ostracized due to his brilliance, Ender must survive the trials of the school and become the greatest commander Earth has ever seen. “Ender’s Game”is not just for the acne-riddled teenager or Trekkie. It doesn’t alienate — no pun intended — the average audience that doesn’t regularly peruse the science fiction section. Once you fall in love, there are a slew of sequels and parallel series to dive into as well.
While you may cringe admitting it aloud, there can be such a thing as too much TV; too much videogaming; too much time spent growing as a spud between the couch cushions. “Impossible!”you scoff now.“Never!”But just wait as May bleeds into June and then the stickiness and utter drudgery of August settles in. Prepare yourself now, and your brain will thank you later. Three books: a classic, one published within the past year, and one to keep to keep your eye on.
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Recently
“All the Pretty Horses” by Cormac McCarthy, published 1992
101 Luminaries Ponder Love, Death, Happiness and the Meaning of Life”edited by Graydon Carter, published 2009 Luminaries — also known as Jane Fonda, Allen Ginsberg, Giorgio Armani, etc. A little background information: Marcel Proust, considered one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century made famous the Proust Questionnaire — namely, a series of intimate questions designed to poke and prod into the deepest, darkest, most cavernous spaces of a person’s character to reveal what makes them tick. There’s 101 of them! And if the idea of becoming privy to the innermost thoughts of Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t the least bit enthralling, take heart that it’s a light 216 pages filled with vibrant illustrations, courtesy of Robert Risko.
This should be fun — you can have a McCarthy marathon. “All the Pretty Horses,”“No Country for Old Men” and “The Road” have all been made into feature films so you can read the books and check out the movies later. Be that person who’s done both — I guarantee you will like the feeling. Besides, McCarthy is as badass as they come. He received many a prestigious grant, including the MacArthur Fellowship, aka “the genius grant.” His 2006 novel,“The Road,” received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. So why “All the Pretty Horses,” then? Because this little number was responsible for making McCarthy, McCarthy. It’s a New York Times bestseller, winner of the National Book Award for fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.
On the Horizon
“Promise Me” by Nancy G. Brinker, to be published Sept. 14 A hybrid tearjerker and spirit-lifter, “Promise Me”is an autobiography detailing Brinker’s close relationship with her sister, Suzy, before and after her breast cancer diagnosis. It makes real the palpable quiet and ignorance that surrounded the disease in the social and medical communities at large when Suzy was diagnosed, adding to the heartbreak surrounding her shocking death at 36. — Kim Kotel
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“The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver, published 1999
published 2009 While it’s no“High Fidelity,”this novel touches on many of Hornby’s favorite themes: obsession meeting ennui and the weird dynamics of young love growing stale in adulthood. Hornby’s postmodern protagonists are appropriately befuddled by their emotions and at turns blasé and overpassionate. While the novel isn’t his best, it’s a fun, rewarding read, perfect for a hot Tucson summer.
On the Horizon
Try modern classic is the devastating story of a Southern missionary family’s life in the heart of the Congo. The novel is narrated from the perspective of the family’s four daughters and mother. The Congo itself is a character here, presenting the family with both the romanticized adventure of a foreign land and the danger of a wild, unstable, often violent nation. ”The Poisonwood Bible”is an unabashed criticism of self-centered American culture as well as the ability of organized religion to taint, rather than save, the soul.
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“Juliet, Naked” by Nick Hornby,
“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson, to be published May 25 While you wait with bated breath for the release of the eighth Harry Potter book — I know, right? — pick up the latest installment in another popular series. The late Stieg Larsson’s“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,”the last of the “Millennium”series, hits shelves later this month. For fans of truly excellent crime fiction, this will be a must-read. Before you read it, check out the film based on the first book of the series, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,”now playing at The Loft Cinema. —Heather Price-Wright
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“Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card, published 1985 In the not-too-distant future, Ender Wiggin is the third child in a family of geniuses, chosen to attend Battle School far in space. With an alien fleet posing a threat to human existence,
“Under the Dome” by Stephen King, published 2009 It was an average October day in Chester’s Mill, a small town in Maine. Then suddenly it wasn’t. When a semi-permeable barrier separates the town from the rest of the nation, total mayhem rocks Chester’s Mill. Opposing factions spring up to take control of the thousand or so citizens, with manipulation and fear the currency of choice. The result is a desperate race to bring down the dome before the people tear each other apart. Mix a detective story with a western and throw in some extraterrestrial flavoring and you essentially have the addictive book that is“Under the Dome.”
On the Horizon
“Beachcombers: A Novel” by Nancy Thayer, to be published June 22 Emma Fox is not doing too well. She just experienced a sudden breakup with her fiance, on top of the recent loss of her lucrative job as a stockbroker. Needless to say, life is pretty damn terrible. When her two sisters, Abbie and Lily, come to visit her in Nantucket after a two-year absence, they don’t exactly get the rest and relaxation they need. Each of the Fox women encounter some drama in various forms: a steamy married man, the search for a new definition of success, their father finding a new love and the collective acceptance of their mother’s death. Overall, it should be a fairly decent guilty pleasure from this New York Times bestselling author. Not too intellectually stimulating,“Beachcombers”looks to be poignant enough to merit some worth. Picture the scene: You’re sitting by the pool, margarita in hand, diving into the lives of these three sisters. — Kathleen Roosa
Vanishing Point’s ever-banging ideas duty in Michigan. The judging experience was a downer, to say the least. “Reading all these unpublished manuscripts, I got a little bit depressed about the sameness of many of them,” Monson said. Meanwhile, jury duty gave the nonfiction expert a fitting subject to ponder. In listening to one particular defendant tell what boiled down to a false narrative, Monson had a concrete reason to engage with the question of storytelling. “I started thinking about the ways in which we … think about ourselves,” Monson said. He also said the book found its
By Christy Delehanty Arizona Daily Wildcat “It’s about memoir; it’s about Doritos … it’s about Michigan; it’s about Dungeons and Dragons; it’s about a lot of things.” Ander Monson, assistant professor of English at the UA and accomplished writer, recently returned from a series of readings promoting his new book, “Vanishing Point.” According to Monson, the book was a result of two experiences: acting as a preliminary judge for a national nonfiction prize and being called to jury
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focus as “the problem of memoir (and) the American desire for memoir,” and why we as readers crave stories that are truer than fiction and, sometimes, truer than nonfiction. In light of recent scandals such as James Frey’s“A Million Little Pieces” being“exposed”as not entirely factual, Monson said American society has become skeptical of memoir. He attributes this skepticism to how common hyped-up representations of “reality”have become. “There’s been a push in the last 20 years — the last 10, especially — where things that purport to be true try to jack it
up because reality’s pretty boring most of the time,”Monson said. Ironically, Monson noted, though the“truth”of a piece often emerges in the process of writing and is not indivisible from the actual events, the riskier moments in nonfiction writing come in the form of personal detail. He cited changed relationships and legal ramifications as a few of the possible results of such personal divulgences. But as a man whose profession and passion is writing, and who has more recently become known for his nonfiction work, Monson said the question of honesty in his work boils down to
upholding his“obligations to the world.” All in all, the book came from“these ideas (that) began to bang against each other,”Monson said. This is not an unusual way for a book to emerge. What is unusual is that these ideas — and others of his — will be allowed to continue banging. Monson published portions of his book online and intends to continue changing them as his story progresses. “The press has talked about this being half book, half e-book,” Monson said.“It’s part printed artifact … but also has all these portals to this electronic, unstable place.”
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Fichot set for Tucson By Emily Moore Arizona Daily Wildcat
You may not know about Jessica Fichot (yeah, that rhymes) but she’s playing a show at Solar Culture on May 13. This will be her first time in Tucson, and the first time her two-year tour will hit the Southwest. This French-Chinese-American singer-songwriter and her backup orchestra produce a very unique type of music, what Fichot describes as “French chansons, influenced by gypsy jazz and funk.” She uses instruments from a toy piano and the accordion to a conventional clarinet and upright bass Fichot grew up in France, but was mainly interested in American music. When it came to her creating her own, she wanted to do something different. “Everyone wants to be Tori Amos,” Fichot said.“So I thought, ‘What can I do that’s different?’” She said she prefers writing in a group and works best with a percussion track. “We experiment with percussion and everyday objects, like silverware and matches, to make a groove,”Fichot said.
Fichot also experiments with languages. Although she mainly speaks French and English, with some Spanish and Chinese, she explores languages she doesn’t know as well. “I’m interested in foreign languages for the sound of it,” Fichot said. “There’s this musical aspect to foreign languages that I love to explore.” Her show will highlight tracks from her album Le Chemin, as well as new tracks from her next album, due later this year. She will also play some folk music covers in different languages. Fichot will be joined by Robby Marshall on clarinet, sax and flute, Michael Papillo on the upright bass and Antoine Salem on guitar. “I just want to share my songs with as many people as possible and travel the world playing my music,” Fichot said.
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Local band Brazen Stir has played at numerous venues around town, including this year’s Club Crawl. Their album will release with a bang at O’Malleys on Friday. The quintet has been playing together for about a year and a half. The band, once known as Ethos, changed their name to be less cliché, and to set themselves apart from another band of the same name that released an album on iTunes. Brazen Stir isn’t something you hear every day. The sound is unique,
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a smorgasbord of each member’s favorite style. “It’s hard to put a finger on our sound because we all listen to various forms of music,” said Darius Artiola , the lead singer of the band. “Individually we all listen do different forms and it translates to our music.” From bluesy, jazz guitar licks to new age, hard-hitting, driven beats, the band definitely has a sound all its own. Bassist Kyle Craft started as a guitarist and his playing is more melodic. The music is a very mixed form. “I guess you could maybe call it
groove rock,”Artiola said. For a group that started playing in their room “screwing around with chords,” according to Artioloa, they seem to be making music that is catching the ear of Tucsonans. “My favorite thing about thing about music is the release, I love performing,” Artiola said. “There’s just something about it that’s very pure and spontaneous. I enjoy it most when it’s chaotic and doesn’t make sense.” Their CD release party is at O’Malleys on Friday at 9 p.m and is 21+. The $6 cover includes a copy of the new album.
Le Chemin plays off Fichot’s mixed roots with musical buffet By Emily Moore Arizona Daily Wildcat A clarinet, saxophone, flute, trumpet, toy piano, glockenspiel, double bass, accordion, drums and guitar aren’t just instruments you would find in a small, whacky orchestra. They’re all instruments Jessica Fichot, a French-ChineseAmerican singer-songwriter, and her band, use to create their music.
Fichot draws from her background in creating her music, down to the very cover of her album Le Chemin, which at first glance appears to be a Little Red Riding Hood scene, with pagodas in the background. The album cover reflects a morphing of Fichot’s two major cultures. The album Le Chemin came out in 2007. The album opens with“Le Grenier” (or“The Attic”) which sounds like a French pirate/gypsy“Chocolat”song —
Jessica Fichot Le Chemin Self-released
Released March 28, 2007 sorry no Johnny Depp this time. The album continues the almost carnivalesque feeling through“1,2,3.” The songs on the album are sung in French and English with some Chinese
and Spanish thrown in. The track“Le Velours et la Soie”flip-flops between Chinese and French, with Fichot’s gypsy, Asian-inspired sound, proving to be a unique mash-up of the two languages and sounds. “Los Peces en el Rio”is sung in Spanish, but the instrumentals lend a Greek-sounding twist to the song.
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When Fichot shifts into singing“I Will Wait for You”or“Dream / Les Yeux Ouverts”the tempo slows in comparison to her faster, dance tunes. They aren’t as exciting as her French tracks. Fichot’s album might be fun to listen to if you feel like pretending you know French … or Spanish … or even Chinese. But her French tracks are the most interesting musically, even if you don’t know the language.
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Craig Robinson’s grinning face has been plastered all over campus on posters promoting“S.I.C.K.,” the annual comedy festival organized by the UA’s Comedy Corner. The event, held Friday and Saturday, was worth seeing. While Robinson, the actor and comedian made famous by his roles as Darryl on“The Office” and most recently as Nick in “Hot Tub Time Machine,”drew a massive crowd as the headliner, the rest of S.I.C.K. was equally worth the audiences’ time. The Friday improv was the highlight of the student-run performances. Comedy Corner performed with Tucson group Dick! Dick! Dick! in addition to ASU’s troupes Barren Mind and Marvin’s Room. The mix made for a diverse and outrageous night. When
all four groups did an “improv jam” at the end of the show, they complemented each other wonderfully, but the troupes did just as well individually. Barren Mind and Marvin’s Room proved that our rivals to the north know as much about comedy as we do. Their group dynamics were fantastic and everyone played off of each other with inventive ideas and expert timing. Comedy Corner showed exactly why it is the king of all collegiate Arizona comedy. Sarcasm, slapstick and satire were all integrated to make something truly funny. With a cast of diverse talents, they were a great end to the night. ASU’s Farce Side put on a set of clever sketches that started Saturday’s comedy off right. While the humor didn’t leave me laughing as hard as the improv, the sketches were clever, well thought out and relevant to college students. Comedy Corner performed
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By Zachary Smith Arizona Daily Wildcat
White Crosses by Against Me!
White Crosses leaked in early March, so of course I … heard it at a friend’s house. Welcome to the era of journalism where I can review a preview. Crosses marks a logical and promising progression for the once anarcho-punk group. Continuing in the footsteps of 2007’s New Wave, Crosses has most in common with the canon of the legendary The Replacements. It is a marvel of late ’80s alternative rock with punk tendencies. While it often pursues anthemic choruses over subtlety, Crosses showcases impressive songwriting by the band and haunting lyrics from the typically aggressive Tom Gabel.
The heat of summer usually brings with it a slew of cinematic blockbusters, hot on the public’s tongues. With Hollywood in most everyone’s sights, it’s easy to forget that summer also marks the release of many high-profile albums. This summer is no different, as a diverse group of artists will be releasing highly anticipated music.
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Infinite Arms by Band of Horses
After releasing two albums on Sub Pop, Band of Horses bring their country-leaning brand of pop music to major label Columbia Records. If first single “Compliments”is any indication, Band of Horses may be leaning even heavier on fuzzed-out guitars and an alt-country sound. Details remain relatively sparse about the album. Singer Ben Bridwell’s voice is as crisp as ever, with generous overdubbing, suggesting a more produced sound that explores the band’s roots without abandoning them. After the near-genius of Cease to Begin, look for Infinite Arms to raise a lot of eyebrows in the coming weeks.
How I Got Over by The Roots
When it was announced they would be taking over as the house band on“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,”The Roots seemed to be done for. However, in April, they released a mixtape of J Dilla covers called Dilla Joints and found time to record a new full length. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, How I Got Over features guest appearances from John Legend and Jim James, as well as a cover of Frank Zappa’s classic“Peaches en Regalia.”With a back catalog of classics, The Roots won’t get a free pass for their busy schedule, but I doubt they’d ask for one.
June 15
Brothers by The Black Keys
America’s shining blues-rock duo is set to drop their sixth album Brothers. Their previous album Attack & Release was solely produced by the eternally active Danger Mouse, who returned to do production duties on first single“Tighten Up.”On the track, the traditional Black Keys sound remains evident, as Dan Auerbach’s crooning howl dances across guitar licks. With the duo producing the rest of the tracks, Brothers has every reason to be a straight-up blues-rock album with filthy guitar work and hot, nasty grooves that make you want to get up on some strange.
This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy, the one-man impetus behind LCD Soundsystem, made two grand claims about the upcoming release. First, he called it“definitely better than the other two”albums he has released. Second, he stated it would most likely be the final album released by LCD Soundsystem. After two incredible and damningly indescribable dance albums, both of his statements are hard to digest. Murphy has a penchant for bafflingly
While not the greatest performer, Eminem was great for music. He was exciting, uncompromising and mercurial. He was the greatest rock star who hated rock. I’d love to see him visit us one last time, but I don’t think he has any left in the tank.
American Slang by The Gaslight Anthem
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem innovative yet catchy tunes along with a sophisticated palette of lyrical gems. Lead single“Drunk Girls”has been popping at my pool parties for the past month.
May 25
Stone Temple Pilots by Stone Temple Pilots
After a nine-year hiatus, is the world ready for a new album by Stone Temple Pilots? Does the world care? Despite an overwhelmingly positive early response from ARTISTdirect.com, whose editor called it“the rock record of the decade … a masterpiece that will officially solidify STP alongside the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones as one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time,” I remain skeptical as the first single “Between The Lines” sounds like all of the terrible bands who emulated
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STP for the past decade. Besides, nobody wants to wear flannel in May.
June 1
The Bride Screamed Murder by the Melvins
Cocktail party trivia: Kurt Cobain auditioned to play bass for the Melvins but was so nervous he forgot all the songs. Instead, he became great friends with the band and started Nirvana. Despite constantly being lumped in with the grunge rock of early ’90s Seattle, the Melvins are more of a sludge-rock band that leans toward bizarre song structures. Their music is inherently difficult to get into, but continually surprises, as the band’s style mutates with each release. The Bride Screamed Murder will be their 17th full-length release.
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After the critically lauded The ’59 Sound, The Gaslight Anthem’s third full-length has a lot to live up to. My friend, who immorally downloaded it, told me it is a great advancement for the band. With stronger guitar work and the actualization of singer Brian Fallon as the rightful heir to Bruce Springsteen’s crown, The Gaslight Anthem have captured the essence of American rock. Furthermore, the band continues to be an unbelievable selling force of vinyl records, as they sold out online store Vinyl Collective’s pre-order of the album in one hour, as well as record labels No Idea and SideOne.
June 22
Recovery by Eminem
After the incredibly tepid work on 2009’s Relapse, buzz for an Eminem album is at an all-time low. With Eminem even dismissing his previous album as “just rap records,”and this new release as “more emotionally-driven,”I yearn for the Marshall Mathers who pushed people’s buttons because he didn’t know any better.
M.I.A.
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June 29
(Untitled) by M.I.A.
If first single“Born Free”and its accompanying ginger-kid massacre music video are any indication, M.I.A. does not want to write another“Paper Planes.”After lighting up clubs with her misinterpreted immigration anthem, M.I.A. fired back with the edgiest music video in two decades. Rejoice! M.I.A. is at her best when she holds a microphone against the sounds of the disenfranchised. As a student of world music, her indecipherably regional harmonies tear across the globe, infantilizing the xenophobia of the world. With a mid-summer release, look for this album to make your Fourth of July barbecue really cool.
Sometime in June
Good Ass Job by Kanye West
The rumors circulating about this record claim West is in Hawaii recording with Pete Rock, DJ Premier, RZA and Q-Tip, with his influences including Maya Angelou and Gil Scott-Heron. Sure, those are just rumors, but could you possibly create a more exciting palette for West to work with? As one of the few remaining students of the Golden Age of hip-hop, West pushes the game harder than any other mainstream rapper, so a return to the roots could be just what the stagnant genre needs. Besides, it can’t be worse than 808s and Heartbreaks. That’s just science.