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ON READBUZZ.COM ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Get in the holiday spirit with special columns like Coffee Break and The Art Prospect!

FOOD & DRINK: Cranberries get a lot of attention during Thanksgiving, but Kate Fox has a few more good uses for them. Head to our section to find out what they are. Hint: You can make a mean margarita with them.

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COMMUNITY: Home for the holidays? Don’t forget to check out Marta Ortiz’s newest relationship column online at readbuzz.com!

MUSIC: Still looking for more year-end lists? Check out our Best Metal Albums, Best Local Releases and CU’s Year In Review, as well as the complete breakdown of our 50 Best Albums of 2013.

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It’s dangerously close to the most wonderful time of the year, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, the holidays are great in and of themselves, but for the last 16 years, I’ve looked forward to winter break as a whole more than any other holiday, vacation or seasonal event. Winter break is spectacular for so many reasons. I enjoy it more than summer break. It’s long enough that you can spend countless hours laying around doing absolutely nothing, but not so long that you’re clamoring for school or work to start up again just so you don’t feel useless. It’s a magical time, filled with back-to-back-to-back viewings of the Lord of the Rings extended edition DVDs, lengthy video game and Netflix binges, and of course, presents, champagne, eggnog and all that good holiday stuff. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, I will officially be on winter break. I suspect that this year will feel a bit different than others, as this is my last year of college and thus the last winter break of my academic career. I’ll have to make sure to cherish every moment of it. Last year, I made a major effort to gain weight and get in good shape over the holidays. Now, sitting here a year later, I look more like I did before break than after. Guess it’s time to start that up again. See, the beauty of break is that it’s the perfect time to start a tiring task like getting into better shape, given all the free time you’ll have to rest. With New Year’s right around the corner, I’m starting to think about the person I was at this time one year ago and where I’ll be one year from now. Everybody says that the years go by faster as you age, and it makes sense, given that each additional year of your life is a smaller proportion of the amount of time you’ve lived. December of 2012 feels like yesterday, but once I really think about it, it’s amazing how much has changed and how much I’ve done in the last 365 days. If I had to make a New Year’s resolution, it would be to do more: accomplish more, learn more and enjoy life more, so that 365 days from now I can look back fondly. You may notice that this week’s buzz cover says that it’s supposed to last from Friday, December 20, 2013, until January 16, 2014. That’s like a whole month! Make sure to budget your buzz reading time wisely to make it last. Happy holidays, readers. I hope you have a relaxing vacation, get all the gifts you want and get that NYE smooch you’ve always dreamed of. I’ll see you in 2014.

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JUMP INTO JANUARY BY LAUREN EIDEN Contra dancing is a traditional American dance similar to square dancing that dates all the way back to the 1700s and is still being practiced today, even right here in Champaign-Urbana. The Urbana Country Dancers (UCD) is a group of people who live in Champaign-Urbana and east central Illinois that upholds the historic traditions of contra dancing by offering events, mostly held on the first and third Friday of each month, as well as a few special dances, including its annual January Jam being held on Friday, January 3 and Saturday, January 4. This two-day event will be held in the Illini Union and will start on January 3 with a lesson for beginning dancers, so even if you have never participated in contra dancing, you will be able to learn. Many workshops will also be held on January 4, such as waltzing, morning yoga, swing dancing and even a fiddle workshop. As all of this is going on, traditional contra dances will be taking place in the Illini Union's ballroom. The contra dances consist of sets of dancers who interact with a partner and other dancers in the set as live string music plays in the background. A caller will first explain the movements and continue to yell out moves as the music plays. January Jam will also include a potluck breakfast on the morning of Sunday, January 5 and time for open mikes, so participants are encouraged to bring their instruments. Full-weekend tickets bought in advance are $45 for adults and $40 for students, or $50 for adults and $45 for students at the door.

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» Springfield: It took me three years, but I finally ventured out west of Neil Street. Way west. All the way to the capital of our great state, the historic, charming, Lincoln-obsessed city of Springfield, Ill. Highlights: the wax figure at the Lincoln Museum who turned out to be a living, breathing man and made me wet myself; the “Books On Books” section of Prairie Archives; the No. 4 pastrami and provolone (with the basics) on sweet bread at Head West Subs. Lowlights: the Illinois State Museum’s “Hall of Illinois Dinosaurs,” which is “closed due to lack of specimens” (OK, I get it, but bummer, man...); the National Museum of Surveying is closed (permanently?); maybe all the Lincolnthemed tourist traps are a little over-the-top, too (How about an Adlai Stevenson museum? Or a Morris Day restaurant? I would be the first in line for a Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” Day Spa & Massage Center). But Springfield, by far your best offering is the Horseshoe. It’s an absolute monster, and I can’t wait for my next one.

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rey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal: all these shows have a number of things in common. They can all be considered “guilty pleasure� shows, they were all created by TV powerhouse Shonda Rhimes, and, as of Thursday, December 5, they all dipped from the slightly believable into the incredibly ridiculous. Warning: If you are not caught up on Scandal, spoilers follow. Scandal follows spin-doctor Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) who deals mostly with political scandals. When it comes to her job, she is the best. She’s got a crack team of individuals working for her, a valued reputation and a secret affair with the president of the United States, Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn). What was great about seasons one and two was that they were just like every other procedural: They had the engaging case of the week but mixed in the emotional heights of a Rhimes show. It was a bit dramatic, but not so far out of the realm of possibility that it was nauseating.

There were aspects of the show that I was not too keen on. For one thing, while having tremendous sex appeal, President Grant is a surprisingly weak character in almost every regard, and his relationship with Olivia often teeters on the tenuous line of emotional abuse (kidnapping her in a car and taking her to the woods to yell at her about her hanging out with her ex, anyone?). Despite the flaws, the show was compelling enough to carry it through, and make it something to look forward to. Then we got to this season. As anyone who has seen Rhimes’ past hits Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice — I count myself in that number — can attest that after a certain point, the believability of the shows went out the window. The characters’ lives got so convoluted, the plots so unbelievable, the stories verging on the mystical (dead boyfriend ghost episodes, a musical episode) that they just stopped being worth watching. I quit both shows, although Grey’s is now on its 10th season.

I had hoped that Scandal had more time before it reached the level of absurdity of its predecessors, but as of December 5, the QuinnHuck story verged too far into the extreme, and the story of Olivia’s mother blew up like an airplane shot down by her boyfriend. The show opened with a scene of Huck using his superspy torture skills on Quinn, tied up Dexter-style. It made absolutely no sense for the kind of relationship the characters had built for the first two seasons, even though the show clearly had been working toward it this season. The episode ended on the equally convenient murder of the vice president’s husband by the vice president. The most recent episode that aired did not tone down the drama, but it did not escalate the ridiculousness and allowed for a totally awesome verbal beat-down of Fitz by Olivia’s father in a speech excellently acted by Joe Morton. I can’t say I’ll quit Scandal just yet, but if it continues in this ridiculous vein, I may be forced to abandon the Pope ship.

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TWISTED HOLIDAY MUSIC BY CASSIDY WILLIAMS

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is that time of year again, when Christmas music invades airwaves, department stores and dorm rooms. I have to admit that it’s almost impossible to listen to Christmas music and be sad. Something about it adds cheerfulness to the atmosphere and brings about a sense of childhood excitement. You probably know the words to most of the popular songs, but have you ever stopped to actually think about them? Some Christmas songs are truly as cheerful as they sound; however, there are many that are actually quite disturbing. Here are my top three most disturbing Christmas songs. 1. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” I’ll admit this song is rather catchy, but it has always kind of bothered me. It’s literally a song about a boy witnessing his mother cheating on his dad. Most children don’t even like to see their parents kissing, let alone their parents kissing other people. In real life, this would be traumatizing to a child, but somehow the song sounds cheery? The boy even thinks it would be funny if his dad had been there to see it with him. Either that boy really hates his dad, or he has a really sick sense of humor. Something about this song has just never sat right with me.

2. “Santa Baby” The creepy, sensual-sounding singing notwithstanding, this song is still not very Christmaslike. The singer is one greedy and spoiled girl. She wants a convertible, a yacht, a platinum mine, a ring, decorations from Tiffany’s and blank checks. Money doesn’t grow on trees, even for Santa. I’m pretty sure no matter how creepily you sing, Santa does not have those kinds of resources. The girl justifies her outrageous demands by saying if she gets everything on her Christmas list, she won’t kiss boys again this year. Somehow, I see Santa caring more about how you treat others than your love life. Santa is not your boyfriend. 3. “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” This one is pretty self-explanatory. I’m not sure if its popularity is because it is so strange or if it’s just incredibly catchy. I want to know how the writer of the song decided a song about a grandma dying on Christmas Eve was a good idea in the first place. I can only imagine he didn’t have a very good relationship with his grandmother. You would think that the family would be more upset about a death in the family. Instead, they are mostly worried about what to do with her presents. What is even more upsetting about the

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song is that lovable Santa would be guilty of a hit and run. I would like to think Santa would have stopped and helped a nice old lady, instead of

ARE WE ICE? BY ANGELA HEADLEY

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hen you take a step back and look at the people around you in the world, there are a million different tiny aspects to take note of. Something that’s always bewildered me is the ability for someone to seem like one type person one day, and then an entirely different person the next. Dissociative identity disorder, what many refer to as multiple personality disorder, is similar to this. However, we’re not all crazy; at least, I hope not. We just have many different facets to our personalities, with some parts that come out more often than others. Another aspect of human psychology that we could dig into a little bit is the idea that beauty is only temporary. We take pictures all throughout our lives to remember something that’s just going to eventually fade away. However, there always seems to be a million more photos of you as a chubby-cheeked little princess than there are of you as a gothic tween brat. As we grow, we wrinkle. Time goes on, and beauty begins to slowly fade into the creases around our mouths. Although beauty is temporary, it’s also unique. All humans have similarities, but there are so many aspects of each individual's personality that it is impossible to truly compare one person to the next. We are all different. We are all from different

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mothers and fathers and born into different environments, different races, different classes. Some of us even have the same names, but in the end, those are just words on paper. It’s beautiful to see the differences if you’re able to appreciate them. In many ways, we are ice. On the first snow of the year, people's eyes glimmer with joy as they begin to bundle up and pull out their heavy-duty snow boots, even if there’s only a measly inch of snow on the

ground. The snow is graceful as it floats to the ground and beautiful as it coats the world in a layer of white. But give it a few months. Wait for after the holidays, as the temperatures drop further into the negative. Cute hats and mittens turn into hefty snow gear and thick layers of clothing. As the cold penetrates every aspect of life in winter, the mesmerizing snow begins to turn into a sheet of cold, black ice. Frozen, dark, dangerous. We decide what we think of the snow

leaving her there to be found with “incriminating Claus marks on her back.” Let’s hope Santa has improved his driving skills this year.

when we wake up in the morning. We decide if we’re ready and excited for the adventure into a white wonderland. Or we decide if the cold is digging a little too deep into our bones, making us wish we never had to leave the house in the first place. Snow, like humans, has many facets. Or take a look at the concept of snow carving and snow sculptures. Here, we create these magnificent pieces of art. Clear, sparkling in the light, glistening as it just begins to melt. It’s beautiful in its prime, but it’s temporary. We take pictures of snow sculptures to remember them after the fact, much like the way we take pictures of people to retain memories and the beauty of the moment. Although the life of a snowflake is short-lived, those cute little specks floating down from the sky are all very different from one another. Shapes and patterns, none of which look exactly the same, but each as beautiful and intricate as the next. If you ever catch a snowflake on your glove, in such a way that it does not melt, look close and you’ll see the unique patterns that symbolize the similarities between simple little snowflakes and the complicated, diverse personalities of human beings. While we clearly aren’t actually little sprinkles of ice cascading down from the sky, we still share a likeness with our snowy friend. In the face of winter, you’re left to decide: Are you in the mood to bask in the beauty of a layer of white, or would you much rather stay inside and wait for it to all melt away? December 20, 2013-January 16, 2014 buzz 5

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ven though Burial and Beyonce have both dropped new music since we made this list, it’s still a pretty good picture of what our favorite albums from the past year are. Every buzz music staffer agrees and disagrees with this list, as I’m sure you will too, but something we all can settle on is that this year was fantastic for music. From newcomers to comebacks, 2013 did not disappoint. Make sure to check readbuzz.com for more blurbs and lists of the best local and metal albums of 2013, but without further ado, here’s buzz’z best of 2013. — Maddie Rehayem

25. The Haxan Cloak – Excavation The Haxan Cloak is producer Bobby Krlic. He’s based in London, but his music transcends the realm of this Earth. It might be more accurate to call the producer Hades-based. Not in a hell-raising, Slayer sense, but in the sense that this record sounds like what you might experience after you die. It’s apparent on the first listen, even without being told beforehand. From loud drones to hints at a house beats to the occasional startling bang, the record is minimalism at its finest: cold, dark and plain scary. It’s a real thriller. Excavation was released on Tri Angle records, frontrunner in the genre, or trend of witch house – a movement for which The Haxan Cloak may well be the final frontier. — Maddie Rehayem

24. Bill Callahan – Dream River A better name could not have been found to describe Callahan’s latest work of baritone soul. The album uses enough crisp electric guitar melodies to allow it to bounce between several genres, ending up with a sound that’s reminiscent of a folky Velvet Underground with Callahan’s soothingly deep vocals at the forefront. Dream River is not in a hurry and reminds us that maybe we don’t always need to be either. — Kevin McMahon

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23. Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze Walkin on a Pretty Daze introduced a more complex, self-aware Kurt Vile. Instead of being filled with short, wholly guitar-based and often angsty songs, half of the tracks on Wakin on a Pretty Daze clock in at six-plus minutes. He piles on layer after layer of whashy guitar sounds, producing a very full and experimental yet whimsical and relaxing result. Vile’s growth as both artist and human is apparent, notably marked by his lyrical maturation. — Anwen Parrott

22. Drake – Nothing Was the Same Nothing Was the Same is Drake’s third studio album, and he does not disappoint with this one. He gives listeners a great sense of who he is and where he’s been — it’s a peek into the honest rapper’s mind. The album has features from hiphop legend Jay-Z and up-and-coming singer Jhene Aiko. Drake ranges from delivering sweet harmonies on the song “From Time,” to showing his position in the hip-hop industry in the song “Worst Behavior.” It’s not an industry that always wants to accept him, but in the greater environment of music in 2013, this is one of Drake’s best albums yet. — K’lex Hilton

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as well as his return to more upbeat grooves. The inclusion of a fifth member on saxophone gives a jazzy vibe to the whole effort and a more complete sound to the appropriately simple guitar parts. There’s not a single weak song, and the tunes themselves provide a fascinating insight into Ezra’s mind and, in turn, create a personal story for the listener. — Danny Stankus

19. DJ Rashad – Double Cup The cover of Double Cup is an aerial image of Chicago lit up in gold, surrounded by black night. Rashad’s a veteran DJ hailing from the South Side, the epicenter of the global footwork scene. The glow of the city is a hard-earned display of hometown pride — the scene has never been more vibrant. The music itself, characterized by rapid beats, repetitive samples and radiant synthesizers, absolutely glows. But the black backdrop suggests something sinister. Double Cup is 2013’s unrelenting party soundtrack with the street-toughened edge of someone who knows to keep an eye over his shoulder on the way home. — Will Carr

18. Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt

Where the band’s first record focused primarily on catchy, repetitive vocal hooks, the sophomore album II opened up a whole new side of psych rock trio UMO. Big, Zeppelin-esque guitar riffing dominates II, yet the rest of the formula remains, and the end product is a happy midpoint between the melodic pop of The Beatles and the fuzzed-out, time warp-cool of Tame Impala. — Tyler Durgan

On Cerulean Salt, her second album released as solo project, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield found something that sets her apart from the countless other female singer-songwriters with whom she shares a space. This “something” could be the merging of an acoustic, lo-fi sound with her punk roots, or perhaps the delicate balance struck between stingingly confessional lyrics and clever, almost lighthearted ones. Whatever it is, Crutchfield knows how to deliver a message, even when singing in hushed tones. — Anwen Parrot

20. Ezra Furman – Day of the Dog

17. Danny Brown – Old

A marked progression from his first solo release, The Year of No Returning, Ezra Furman goes wild with rock ‘n’ roll fury on his 2013 follow-up. Many themes relate back to his Harpoons days

Danny Brown is a rap innovator, and he continues to push the boundaries of what rap music is with his third studio album, Old. He mixes trap beats, EDM and his outlandish personality, which

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is portrayed through his lyrics. The rhymes on Old range from being really serious at some points (“Clean Up”), to the Brown we heard on XXX, with tracks like “Dope Fiend Rental.” He works with artists like Purity Ring, Scrufizzer and Charli XCX on a few tracks, showing his courage to make risky collaborations. — Taylor Odisho

16. Diahrrea Planet – I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams Opening with an all-out axe assault reminiscent of their its album, Loose Jewels, Diahrrea Planet’s sophomore record immediately turns up the fist-pumping joy felt at any DP live show. However, the subsequent twelve songs necessarily expand on that emotion, incorporating themes of isolation, frustration and uncertainty over evertasty riffage. It’s been clear that these guys know how to play, but this album is proof that they’ve learned how to write songs. On the whole, I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams shakes hands with the painful confusion of growing up then smiles as it spits in adulthood’s face. Shred ’til you’re dead. — Nick Rossi

15. Pissed Jeans – Honeys Pigfuck is the actual name of a subgenre of punk, describing sludge-caked, bleak noise with a morbid sense of humor. Pissed Jeans have been described as “pigfuck-revival,” but Honeys sounds more like “grown-up, whitecollar pigfuck.” They’ve joined the adult world that terrifies younger bands, rocking when they can escape mindless day jobs, condescending project managers, physical decline, unsatisfying relationships, subsequent adventures in online dating and further subsequent desperation and shame. At least they’re laughing. Closer “Teenage Adult” examines the alternative with some of Honeys’ sharpest barbs: “Never leave the house and you never have to make a mistake.” I’m still deciding. — Will Carr

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14. Atoms For Peace – AMOK A strangely overlooked album among many listmakers we’ve seen so far, the Atoms for Peace debut leaves behind no reason for such a treatment. Bonded by a love for afro-beat, the band clearly gives Radiohead’s Thom Yorke a medium to express his enthusiasm for more electronicbased dance music. Yorke is never one to forget his sensitive side, as “Ingenue” plays a snythlaced ballad on par with the likes of “The Daily Mail” and “Last Flowers.” Flea’s bass also weaves a funky web through the nine-track album. It certainly worthy of a re-listen if you’re one of those who may have not quite given it the attention it deserves. — Kevin McMahon

all those elements, Acid Rap is full of some of the catchiest experimental hip-hop you will ever hear. — Will Robinson

9. Deafheaven – Sunbather San Francisco-based Deafheaven formed in 2010 and has truly found its sound with Sunbather, an album that refutes any claims that metal must be melodramatic. The tracks range from the robust soundscapes of opener “Dream House” to the gentle, introspective melodies of “Irresistible” and then into the eerie and dusky sounds of “Vertigo.” Sunbather represents a range of emotions, giving fans of heavy, aggressive music a common ground to meet with fans of indie and pop-rock. — Fergus Lynch

barren minimalism. In many ways, R Plus Seven feels unfinished, leaving tracks like “He She” and “Zebra” left open to vulnerable gaps in sound that are, at first, jarring. But the entire album’s deliberate lack of cohesion is what makes it resemble a mysterious jigsaw puzzle without looking to be solved. — Austin Gomez

6. Grouper – The Man Who Died In His Boat Liz Harris has got the copyright on the softspoken ambient breeze that is her music. She’s your grandmother’s grandmother, singing you a lullaby from the ether. Her voice is nothing short of angelic, but she grounds it with the comforting strum of her acoustic guitar, the strings of which occasionally squeak. On The Man Who Died In His

13. HAIM – Days Are Gone Days Are Gone is a masterful debut and lived up to the hype it garnered after the band’s extensive touring in 2012 and early 2013. While the record reels you in with its happy-go-lucky dance feel, it’s the intricate vocal patterns between the three Haim sisters that leave you most in awe. Six of the first seven tracks could’ve been singles, while the remaining four songs stand nearly as tall — reminding the world of music that this is just the beginning of HAIM’s indie-rock reign. — Sean Neumann

12. The National – Trouble Will Find Me Vocalist Matt Berninger delivers a full-bodied listening experience in Trouble Will Find Me. Berninger’s rich baritone matches his unique and crestfallen lyrics. The instrumentation is clean and relatively minimal, built around softbut-clean drum beats and an elegant use of the piano but also incorporating violin, harmonica and drifting guitar. Trouble Will Find Me is sulking and bitter, yet inexplicably warm, making clear that The National isn’t cruising along on fumes but is still evolving its subtle vitality. — Fergus Lynch

11. Darkside – Psychic Nicholas Jarr and Dave Harrington’s progressive microhouse project produced one of the year’s most sublimely mellow releases amidst a sea of other experimenting electronic acts. Between Jaar’s mixing and Harrington’s spacey guitar, Psychic uncovers a lucid depth that grants mesmerizing tracks like “Freak, Go Home” and “Heart” the most comforting sinking feeling imaginable. In the spirit of the opening track “Golden Arrow,” the record builds minimalist anticipation until it hits like a melodic runaway train. — Austin Gomez

10. Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap On his first project, 10 Day, Chance The Rapper foreshadowed a perfect summary of his 2013 mixtape: “Here’s a tab of acid for your ear.” Sonically, listeners are prone to catch a contact high from the mind-bending flows and psychedelic production sprinkled throughout the mixtape, but Acid Rap is more than just a soundtrack to an LSD trip. With the unofficial track “Paranoia,” Chance paints a chilling picture of his hometown, Chicago. “They murkin’ kids, they murder kids here/Why you think they don’t talk about it? They deserted us here,” he explains. By blending

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Listening to a new My Bloody Valentine record is like biting your lip and it tasting like sugar: it happens unpredictably, but suddenly greets you with unexpected sweetness. To say this feeling was long-awaited would be an understatement. Luckily for MBV, their last release, 1991’s Loveless, left such an impact on shoegaze fans that they were welcomed back into the picture with unhesitating, open arms. The signature MBV shoegaze sound hasn’t been abandoned in 2013 by more recent musicians, either, with groups like Whirr and Beliefs making music that clearly bows down before the returning king and queen of shoegaze, MBV’s Kevin Shields and Bilinda Butcher. — Maddie Rehayem

7. Oneohtrix Point Never – R Plus Seven Some fans of Daniel Lopatin’s Replica LP in 2011 were taken aback by the plunderphonic artist’s latest release and its attachment to almost-

What were the robots to do after releasing album upon album of electronic dance anthems? Create another upbeat record full of awardwinning singles or take us back in time with a moody, disco-inspired compilation? The French duo, known for its unpredictability, obviously chose the latter. Featuring artists such as Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams, Animal Collective’s Panda Bear, and Giorgio Moroder, who are all leaders in their respective genres, Random Access Memories has very few technical flaws. Using live instrumentation, RAM recalls individuals’ past stories while incorporating electronic elements to associate human memory storage to a computer’s hard drive. Thomas Bangalter (the one with the silver helmet), in an interview with Pitchfork, conveyed the thought behind the album best: “In a computer, everything is recallable all the time, but life is a succession of events that only happen once.” — Danielle Janota

3. Iceage – You’re Nothing As you probably heard, “selfie” was declared Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year. Iceage rebuts that supposed cultural signifier. “You’re nothing/ feel the void grow!” roars Elias Ronnenfelt, the band’s 21-year-old singer. Like the band’s debut, You’re Nothing is noisy, frigid and atmospherically violent. The wounded hearts within these songs explode with dizzying beauty, doused in youthful anxiety. “Ecstasy” is ecstatic but claustrophobic. Ronnenfelt’s gasping for air, singing about temporary highs to escape from the pressure of daily existence faced when coming of age. Youth culture outside the social network is alive and kicking, screaming, sweating, bleeding and starting bands. — Will Carr

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Boat, she diversifies her signature sound, delicately layering vocal tracks on “Cover the Long Way,” incorporating alien bleep-bloops at the end of “Vanishing Point” and even simplifying to the point of plainly heard lyrics on the closer, “Living Room.” And “It’s getting harder to fake/acting like everything’s in it’s place” is one lyric most of us can’t help but relate to. — Maddie Rehayem

5. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City These guys get a ton of very undue hate from the buzz Music staff, but getting their latest record on this year’s list was my final, defiant defense of their bright, Ivy League pop. Ezra Koenig and company have dropped the Afro-Caribbean grooves and themes of collegiate angst, trading up for more existential concerns (and less postcolonially problematic sonic appropriation). Biblical allusions and a Souls of Mischief reference only sweeten the deal. — Tyler Durgan

2. Arctic Monkeys – AM AM brings you back to the most happening bar in Sheffield where it all began. It’s the triumphant return of a band that was thought by many to have taken a dive into mediocrity. The record takes you through the full range Arctic Monkeys has to offer, from the already-classic riff on “R U Mine?” to the modern funk of “Arabella” and the Lou Reed nod “Mad Sounds.” Frontman Alex Turner has re-asserted the band’s role as the pre-eminent rock stars of 2013. — Kevin McMahon

1. Kanye West – Yeezus Kanye West makes a declaration so strong with Yeezus that it almost feels wrong to write anything about the album. One thing’s for sure: with Yeezus, Kanye has reclaimed his own narrative. The media may think that it can craft a perfect story for Kanye, one where he is a villain or an A-list celebrity or a narcissist, and as Kanye declares on Yeezus, he is all of those things and he is none of those things. He is whatever he wants to be. He is in control. If Kanye says he is a god, then he is. So be it. From possible Marilyn Manson samples (“Black Skinhead”), to observations on new forms of oppression (“New Slaves”) and an honest-togoodness love song (“Bound 2”), Kanye’s meta opus is a schizophrenic look into the brain of a genius artist. It’s scary, abrasive, nasty and yet somehow still entirely listenable and pleasing. Maintaining that kind of balancing act is something that must be applauded. — Dan Durley December 20, 2013-January 16, 2014 buzz 7

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HOLIDAY STAPLES GET A BACKGROUND CHECK Just how long have we been tolerating fruitcake? BY SHRUTI SRIKUMAR

Traditional holiday desserts include gingerbread cookies and candy canes. Photo by Ally Macey

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he holiday season is in full swing. Across the globe, home kitchens and restaurants host the familiar aromas of warm spices and sugary goodies. Though I’m sure many of us find infinite pleasure in simply gobbling up the holiday season’s scrumptious food and drink offerings, it may be interesting to take a closer look at how some of these iconic dishes became holiday staples. Below are the origins of gingerbread, candy canes, fruitcake and eggnog. Enjoy, and happy holidays, everybody! Gingerbread Without a doubt, gingerbread is one of North America’s most recognizable Christmas traditions. Each holiday season, mass quantities of the spicy cookie mix are baked into crispy gingerbread men or constructed into adorable, confectionary housing units. Either way, gingerbread always seems to be an irresistible holiday staple that actually has rather ancient origins. In fact, the earliest relative to gingerbread dates back to 2000 B.C. in ancient Greece, where opulent citizens would occasionally splurge on “spicy honey cakes.” A variation of these honey cakes later made an appearance in 11th century Europe. At this point, crusaders would bring home an abundance of exotic spices from their journeys to the Middle East. These spices were often incorporated, along with citrus and almonds, into sweet breads and soon became common offerings in Catholic churches, where monks imprinted religious depictions on

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the dough via intricate “cookie boards.” Eventually, gingerbread’s popularity peaked around medieval times, during which people started regularly attending “gingerbread fairs.” Gingerbread became ever more plentiful after the discovery of ginger’s preservative properties. Since then, each country has created its own variation of gingerbread with Nuremberg, Germany, actually becoming the gingerbread capital of the world. Candy Cane Another sugary dessert heavily associated with the holidays is, of course, the candy cane. You may be surprised to learn that these iconic, red-andwhite-swirled delights did not start out having their recognizable appearance. Originally, candy canes were entirely white and were straight, rather than hook-shaped. Additionally, like gingerbread, the history of candy canes was firmly anchored in religious practices. In fact, it is believed that candy canes were first invented by French priests around the early half of the 15th century. Later, around the 16th century, candy canes became a common ornament used to embellish Christmas trees. Then, about 200 years later, the candy cane adopted its current shape in a rather curious manner. Allegedly, during the year 1670, a choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany created a batch of candy canes in the shape of shepherds' crooks in order to quiet any noisy children during a long church ceremony. Since then, the custom

of sharing treats like candy canes has spread, and eventually, around 1900, candy canes incorporated the classic red swirl and peppermint flavor that we all know and love today. Fruitcake There’s always one dish at the table that everybody tends to avoid, and come holiday season, that dish is inevitably fruitcake. Despite all of our complaints regarding this often bitter and downright unappetizing dish, it has steadfastly remained a component of any traditional holiday spread. The question is why, and the answer to that question may lie within fruitcake’s rich history. The earliest recorded cousin to today’s fruitcake came about in ancient Egypt and Rome, where cakes were more of a “barley mash” and included regional ingredients such as pomegranate, pine nuts and raisins. These cakes were usually made as offerings to deceased friends and family members and were often placed upon graves or coffins. Fruitcakes became more prevalent in the Middle Ages, when the old “barley mash” recipe underwent some major upgrades. During this time, fruitcakes became the holiday dish that we are familiar with, containing things like honey, dried fruits and large amounts of sugar. Then, around the 1700s, Europeans started baking fruitcake at the end of nut harvests. Because the dense, sugary cakes boasted a fairly long shelf life, people would delay eating them until the beginning of the next

harvest in hopes of having another bountiful season. However, later in the 18th century, fruitcakes were deemed “sinfully rich” and were ludicrously outlawed in Europe. Thankfully, the Victorian era reintroduced fruitcakes, and they became a convention of British tea time. Cakes became so popular that Queen Victoria herself developed a fondness for them. Additionally, many unusual English customs involving fruitcake took root around this time. For instance, one custom dictates that unmarried wedding guests should sleep with a slice of fruitcake under their pillow in order to dream of their future spouse. While we don’t follow such traditions today, the holiday tradition of giving fruitcakes has remained strong around the world, with the United States purchasing nearly two million cakes each year. Eggnog Eggnog is another common holiday tradition with an interesting origin. Though there are many clear connections between today’s modern eggnog and the frothy egg-based concoction that early Europeans enjoyed, eggnog has risen to fame as a predominantly North American holiday staple. In fact, the origins of the term “eggnog” can most likely be traced back to colonial traditions. Settlers would often head down to the local tavern, craving a cup of spicy, alcoholic “egg 'n’ grog in a noggin.” In this rather cumbersome phrase, “noggin” refers to the type of mug in which the eggnog was served, while “grog” refers to the rum used to make the beverage. Additionally, it should be noted that early European versions of eggnog originally used wines and Sherries in eggnog, whereas North American recipes generally call for hard liquors like whiskey, vodka, brandy and rum. Naturally, with such an alcohol content, eggnog became a standard social drink around the 1700s and 1800s in colonial America. In Baltimore specifically, it became a tradition to become sufficiently inebriated from the 'nog not only on Christmas, but also on New Year’s Day. Adding to the beverage’s alcohol-laden history was our own founding father, George Washington. Apparently, Washington wasn’t one to mess around and actually enjoyed nog that combined sherry, rye whiskey and rum. Nowadays, the social aspect of eggnog has remained as countless Christmas parties feature the spicy holiday brew to help liven up spirits and encourage Christmastime merriment. Sources: http://ingestandimbibe.com/Articles/ginger.html http://altogetherchristmas.com/traditions/candycane.html http://www.catalogs.com/info/holidays/historyof-fruitcake.html http://www.indepthinfo.com/eggnog/history. shtml

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FUTURE WITH FELLERS Lee Fellers talks about her psychic, tarot card and palm readings

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Lee Fellers does tarot card readings at Beads N Botanicals in Urbana on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Photo by Ally Macey

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he terms psychic or fortune teller can often invoke images of women who stare into crystal balls in order to find the unknown. However, this description is the exact opposite of Lee Fellers, an employee at Beads N Botanicals, located in Urbana. At the shop, Fellers gives psychic, tarot card and palm readings. buzz recently sat down with Fellers, whose warm personality and inviting smile were anything but mysterious. » buzz: So what do you do at Beads N Botanicals? » Lee Fellers: I was hired here to give palm, psychic and tarot card readings to customers. » buzz: What exactly is the difference between the three? » LF: I can deduce libraries of information about the customer through each method. The real difference is how I do it. For instance, tarot card and palm readings are a little more concrete for customers because they can see the card and they can look at their palm. Psychic readings are different in that, instead of reading the card the customer chooses, I am channeling the information through a connection I make to the universe. They can all give me the same information, though. » buzz: How did you get into readings? » LF: I first started reading tarot cards in the mid'90s. However, I did not practice it for many years while I was working and starting a family. When I retired — I’m a former nurse — and the kids moved out, though, I was able to get back into it. » buzz: Has your family been supportive of you? » LF: Oh, yes. My children have always grown up with it, so they are used to it. My husband still maintains that he is a nonbeliever, but that doesn’t stop him from referring his friends to me. It’s gotten to the point that one time we had a man working on our plumbing and my husband told me I needed to talk to him because he had some problems that he needed help with. » buzz: That’s amazing. Now, how can one become a reader? Is it a gift that someone is born with or a skill that can be learned? » LF: I always like to think about readings like a piano. Anyone can take lessons and learn to play the piano, but unless you have a true gift, you will not go on to write symphonies. Reading is like that. I think that anyone can learn to read tarot cards or palms, but

those who have a gift have more options of what they can do with it. » buzz: Do you think that people often come to you with unrealistic expectations of what you can tell them? » LF: All the time. Many customers believe that I can give them definite names or dates. Another misconception is that people often believe that what I tell them is set in stone. It’s not. What I’m reading about a person is what is happening at that time. People always have the ability to change their circumstances. » buzz: What sort of advice would you give to someone coming in for their first reading that may be nervous or skeptical? » LF: It’s important to keep an open mind. When people believe in the reading, it produces much better results. It’s hard to get information from a person who is shut down. Also, I would say that it is important to know that readings do not always make sense at first. I have had a couple readings myself I had no idea what the reader was talking about. But then a couple days later, something would happen and it would all click. » buzz: So even readers get read? » LF: (Laughs) Yes, even readers get read. » buzz: What would you say to people who do not believe in what you do? » LF: Nothing. There was a time, when I first started reading, when I felt like I had something to prove. Now I’ve come to realize that I don’t have anything to prove, and since then, I’ve stopped trying to persuade people to my way of thinking. If tarot card readings are not your thing, Beads N Botanicals is still worth the visit. When owner Catherine Novak opened the store in 2008, she wanted her store to give customers opportunities to learn and grow. This is reflected in Novak’s mission statement: “Beads N Botanicals offers occasions for self-discovery, self-improvement and just sheer fun." In addition to readings, the store sells hand-crafted jewelry, hand-blended oils, and incense. It also offers a variety of classes, including an introduction to aromatherapy and necklace making. Another important aspect of Beads N Botanicals is its selection of culinary and medicinal herbs. Novak is a certified medicinal herbalist and can help anyone looking for an alternative way to treat illnesses.

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COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION FOR KIDS Sunday, December 22, 9:30–10:30 a.m. First United Methodist Church of Urbana free

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NORDEN and Dear Home are setting up shop and featuring special modern and vintage furnishings, decor and accessories for the home, all specially designed and inspired for the holidays. Check it out!

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COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER Wednesday, December 25, 12:30-2:30 p.m. First Christian Church, 3601 S. Staley Road, Champaign Free

The First Christian Church will be hosting a community dinner for those who don’t have a special holiday meal or people to share one with. Appetizers and a traditional, sit-down meal will be served, along with a gift distribution for those aged 12 and under. Reservations must be made by December 22 by calling 217-722-6317 or emailing christmasdinner@fcc-online.org.

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ELSINORE AND FAUX PAW NEW YEAR’S EVE Tuesday, December 31, 9:30 p.m.–1 a.m. Big Grove Tavern $25 in advance, $30 at the door for the show, free popcorn and a champagne toast at midnight.

HOME ALONE Various times starting Friday, December 20 at 10 p.m. at The Art Theater

Home Alone comes to the Art this week! Come watch a pre-Pizza Underground Macaulay Culkin thwart the dastardly plans of two robbers in this wintertime classic.

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MUSIC MORGAN ORION, REBECCA REGO & THE TRAINMEN Mike ‘N’ Molly’s Saturday, December 21, 8 p.m. $7, 19+

EARTH WITCH, LARK’S TONGUE, JEREMIAH FISHER, CORKSCREW, LAUGHBOY, CHAIN’S GANG, WOLF LUV Thee Death Tower Friday, December 20, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation Message Facebook event admin for address

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Local sludgy dudes Earth Witch made an EP called Earthbound, and this is their record release show. They’ll be joined by a lineup of local favorites including Laughboy, Chain’s Gang, Jeremiah Fisher and furry friends Wolf Luv. Peoria’s Lark’s Tongue will also play.

Error Records Thursday, December 26, doors 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. $5, all ages

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NYE 2013 HOSTED BY COMEDIAN ANDREW VORIS, WE THE ANIMALS, BOOKMOBILE, WITHERSHINS, DJ JOHN HOEFFLEUR Mike ‘N’ Molly’s Tuesday, December 31, 8 p.m. $8, 19+

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