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CHRISTINE ERNEST A&E EDITOR CME722@CABRINI EDU

Destroyer“Destroyer ’s Rubies”

Vancouver ’s Daniel Bejar started Destroyer as a solorecording project in the midnineties. Many people know Bejar as a contributor to the New Pornographers, but Bejar definitely does not consider himself an official member of the Porns.

He did join the New Pornographers on stage for a few songs while he was on tour with them last year, but as far as his explanation on why, he said he likes to blame it all on the consuming of wine backstage.

Destroyer has just released its seventh album, and it is one that deserves plenty of spins in one’s CD player.Its witty, yet whimsical feel will put every listener at ease.

Entitled “Destroyer’s Rubies,” the album is already a contender for my favorite albums of 2006.

“For the most part, it’s kind of ambling, like more or less heldtogether afternoon rock,” Bejar said. “But I’m sure the band will hate that description.”

For more on this Canadian and his friends, check out www.mergerecords.com.

Elefant“The Black Magic Show”

One thing I will never shun is a good pop song. Elefant won over my heart by not only creating pop songs, but pop songs about love. Their highly anticipated sophomore, full-length album delivers a hint of glam rock in the vein of David Bowie, plus a splash of a much dancier version of Interpol.

Entitled “The Black Magic Show,” the album features Diego Garcia carrying out his lovelorn lyrics in a seductive way that would make your mother blush if she thought he was singing about her

Just for the record, the Argentine singer is really named Diego Garcia, and no, it is probably not in any relation to the island of the same name.

The album was produced by Don Gilmore who has worked with the likes of Linkin Park, Duran Duran and Dashboard Confessional.

Their first single “Lolita” features an irresistible guitar hook, courtesy of guitarist Mod that is certain to provide some variety to your playlist in all the right ways. Coming up next for Elefant is a tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club that kicked off earlier

Cabrini’s beloved radio station WYBF “The Burn” decided to start up fundraisers to develop an expense account for future WYBF projects. According to Wayne MacDowell, the stations assistant operations manager and the events co-sponsor, this is the first idea of many to come.

The event started at noon on the day of love with a table set up in Founder’s Hall lobby where people could choose a love song and write a one-line dedication to their valentine for just $1, according to the event’s co-sponsor Amanda Popovitch. She stated that sign-ups where stopped at 4 p.m. and later that night the songs were played along with the dedications. Popovitch also mentioned that this event was broadcasted through the radio station’s website, www.wybf.com.

The most requested songs of the night were K-Ci and Jojo’s “All My life” with four requests and The Police’s “Every Breath You Take.” this month. Check out the tour dates and come see them when they come through your town so you can see for yourself why people are calling Garcia the sexiest man in rock ‘n’ roll right now For more information on Elefant check out www.theblackmagicshow.com or www.hollywoodrecords.com or www.kemado.com.

MacDowell said that “a lot of the dedications ranged. Afew were very poetic but a lot of the funny ones [went out] to friends and loved ones. We think it was a good and solid way to promote the radio station and also a way to ensure that people were listening,” MacDowell said.

Both sponsors of the event thought the response was roughly around what they wanted and was a success overall.

MacDowell said that he would like it to be an annual thing because he felt that it was fun and helped bring the spirit of love into the air at Cabrini. As far as other fundraising and similar events, MacDowell said that the station is planning more events for the future. No dates have been set yet but ideas are in motion.

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