C o n c e r t B e e a a t t s s

Fri.,March 17

V for Vendetta at the Tropicana Casino

Bland ringtones turned stylish

HOWARD ASST. NEWS EDITOR SRH725@CABRINI EDU

Cellphones are a huge part of not only professional people’s lives but also the daily lives of the average college student.

Here at Cabrini while walking to and from classes, you constantly see people on their phones or using their phones to send text messages. But the most interesting thing about a person’s phone is the various ringtones they add to make their phone stand out from the rest.

Many students like freshman elementary education major, Brittany McGonagle stated her ringtone “Outrageous” by Britney Spears is representative of her personality because she is energetic but she only chose that particular song because she likes Britney Spears. Another student Deborah Williams, a sophomore psychology major has several ringtones on her phone like “SOS” by Rihana, “Bring out the Freak in you” by Lil Rob and “Check on it” by Beyonce. Williams stated that she’s fun and outgoing so her ringtones definitely say something about her personality Williams further said “she chose the ringtones because of the beats and the flow of the music.”

Several Cavaliers like sophomore psychology major, Courtney Moore said, “They have a special ringtone for certain friends and family.” Moore has “Whenever you call (I’ll be there)” for her mom, sisters and best friends because it reminds her of them. Freshman education major, Nancy Whelan has several ringtones for friends and general ones as well. Whelan has songs like “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson, “The Ghostbusters Theme song and “Don’t Cha” by the Pussycat Dolls because they all remind her of certain friends.

Students like sophomores psychology major Dominique

Maugeri and elementary education major Lisa Lorusso have distinctive ringtones for the special men in their lives.

Maugeri has numerous ringtones on her phone and all are according to her “fast songs because I’m very energetic” but she does have the theme song to Cinderella for her boyfriend.

Maugeri stated further that the Cinderella theme song is the only slow song she has which makes it special. Lorusso also a sophomore but an elementary and early education major has several ringtones as well like “You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt, “Stick wit you” by the Pussycat Dolls, “You and me” by Lifehouse and “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson. Lorusso states that although none of these songs described her personally most of them do describe her relationship with her boyfriend.

Surprisingly, all the students I interviewed stated that they brought their ringtones from their phones. Another surprising fact was that out of the eight people I interviewed only one mentioned actually using Verizon ringback tones and three had verizon service.

Just as there are many students with music ringtones on their phones several students stated that they stuck to the ringtones their phones came with or just always had their phones on vibrate. These students replied that they’re always on the run so what their phones are on are the very least of their worries.

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I’ll be the first to admit that I was never a NOFX fan, not because I didn’t like them, just because I never really took the time to listen to them. I constantly hear positive things about them, but I just never took the time to listen to their albums. I was introduced to their music about two years ago with “Franco Un-American,” which I was immediately impressed with. I never listened to politically charged music before, and I loved it. After that though, I never listened to anything else. Now that I’ve listened to this EP, I feel that I let myself down. Every song is religiously and politically charged, and they will have you both nodding your head and laughing at each cruel joke.

Every song is as energetic as the next and will keep you coming back for more. There is one song that is an exception. It is the acoustic ballad “You’re Wrong,” which is one of the best on the EP. It could easily be used as an anthem for today’s youth and their fluent anti-Bush beliefs. The one let down about “Never Trust a Hippy” is that it runs for only 15 minutes.

For current members Eric Sandin, Eric Melvin, El Hefe and Fat Mike this is their first work that’s been put out since 2004’s “The Greatest Songs Ever Written (by us),” and it is looking pretty promising.

Catch a Rising Star at Resorts in Atlantic City

Sat., March 18

Fall Out Boy at the Tweeter Center

Motion City Soundtrack at the TLA

Sun., March 19

B.B King at the Kirby Center

Dilated Peoples at the TLA

Matisyahu at the Electric Factory

NIKKI SABELLA ASST. SPORTS EDITOR NS722@CABRINI EDU

Talk about late ’90s revolutionary hip-hop with the chillest melodic beats imaginable. You can find the best-of-the-best all-stars wrapped into one live CD; all brought to you by Dave Chappelle.

Titled “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” the CD is based off of Chappelle’s identically titled documentary with the tagline of “You’re invited to the party of the decade!”

Chappelle, the stand-up comedian, invites all of his favorite artists to join him at a block party where live performances are interspliced with comedic skits and stand-up. This is all captured in one live, unpublicized, concertdocumentary-style film by Michel Gondry, also director of “Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind.”

The actual concert took place in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Sept. 2004, while the documentary hit theaters March 3, 2006.

“This is the concert I always wanted to see!” Chappelle said.

For any hip-hop lovers you can find at least one of your favorite singles in this album from artists Dead Prez, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Common, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.

The tracks are slightly remixed, live and with different instrumentation to give new flare to old favorites. They include “Hip Hop,” “Definition,” “The Blast,” “Umi Says,” “You Got Me” and “The Way” just to name a few.

The film shows Chappelle traveling around Brooklyn generously handing out free concert tickets to locals so that they can join the artists and him at the block party.

If you are looking for a blast from the not-so-distant past with comedic connections or a CD that lets you cruise the streets with jamming vibrations on a warm spring night; this is it. Be the lucky one to witness the awesome array of classic hip-hop talent by checking out “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” album.

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Mon., March 20

Billy Joel at the Wachovia Center

Stereolab at the TLA

Tues., March 21

30 Seconds to Mars at the TLA

Ray Davies at the Tower Theatre

Wed., March 22

Relient K at the Crocodile Rock

Animal Collective/ Nix Noltes at the Starlight Ballroom

Thurs., March 23

Kid Rock at the Sovereign Center