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Editor’s Note VOLUME 13 • ISSUE 17 APRIL 24 - MAY 7, 2014

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in explosives is how much a California teen attempted to sell on Craigslist, according to Los Angeles police. The M-80s, M-1000s and M-5000s exceeded the legal limit for fireworks.

SEVEN dead infants were found in the former home of 39-year-old Pleasant Grove, Utah resident Megan Huntsman. Police believe Huntsman gave birth to and strangled six of the babies and one was stillborn. Huntsman’s ex-husband found the remains as he was cleaning out the garage and discovered a package with a pungent odor.

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slots are open to invest in JuggaloCoin, a virtual currency similar to BitCoin for fans of Insane Clown Posse. The band cites being “down with the clown” as a mandatory requirement to buy in.

Saying goodbye also means tying up loose ends. While you’ve already tackled a degree, what are the things you forgot to do in college? We created a college bucket list that will help you leave school with a bang (P. 6). (Speaking of which, take this opportunity to approach that cute girl in class. It’s now or never, and you’ll only have to face her for a couple more weeks if she says no. But let’s be honest, she totally wants you.)

Take time to thank the parents, grandparents and teachers that helped you along the way. And if you don’t have the time, just get them a gift. We hit up local shops to find the best “thank you” gifts for those generous people in your life. (P. 11) And if you’re heading into “big boy” world totally unprepared on how to get a job, we have a bit of advice for you, coming from experience. Your parents (bless them) have no idea what they’re talking about

$10,000 is the loot the children of one Utah

mother could score if they wait until they’re 18 to have their first kiss, according to Utah’s Deseret News. They’ll get $1,000 if they wait until 16.

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or 5,250 yuan, is how much “fresh air” from France sold for at a Chinese Auction. The air, packaged in a jar, was sold by artist Liang Kegang, known for his artistic protests. The French air is said to be a statement about Beijing’s polluted air.

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when it comes to getting a job in 2014. We have practical job scoring advice for when unemployment hits. (P. 10) Now that we’ve officially caused you to spiral into a mental breakdown, unwind with interviews from the effervescent Dada Life, who will practically force you to have the time of your life when they come to town April 26. (Don’t forget the bananas and champagne.) Plus we have Gavin Degraw (P. 24), Augustana (P. 25) and Pink Mountaintops (P. 28), so there’s something for you, even if you’re not dying to get your rage on.

Good luck to you, grad! You’ve got this in the bag. And even if you don’t, there’s always grad school. College Times will be happy to have you back.

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off is how much one London salon was offering on a sign featuring North Korean leader Kim Jongun’s likeness, with a caption that read “Bad hair day? 15% off all gent cuts through the month of April.” M&M Hair Academy was then visited by North Korean officials. The police were called and the officials were promptly shown the door.

is how much a Chicago man was being taxed for a two-liter bottle of soda at a convenience store when he decided to pull out a submachine gun, police say. Authorities say Nahshon Shelton threatened to kill everyone in the store because it was “his neighborhood” and he was “tax exempt.”

is how many hand-dipped corndogs were sold at Country Thunder between April 10 and April 13, according to local public relations firm Webster & Associates. Considering the festival sold out its 25,000 capacity, that number actually seems kind of low. Turns out not everyone loves pancakewrapped hotdogs.

$108 million

is how much technology corporation Hewlett-Packard paid to settle a foreign bribery investigation. A Russian HP subsidiary pleaded guilty to paying millions of dollars in bribes to the Russian federal prosecutor’s office to obtain important government contracts.

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Welcome to the real world, kid.

Are you graduating seniors completely freaked out yet? You’re about to be launched into an unkind world.

No one is forcing you to get up and go to school anymore. In fact, being an adult is all about taking the initiative.

At time of writing, there’s only two weeks ‘til graduation. That means you still have finals to worry about, but it also means it’s the end of your college career (unless grad school is on the horizon). Say goodbye to those weekday parties and late night study sessions. You’re going to want to be in bed at 11 p.m. every night from here on out.

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Student Life >>> Tubing down the Salt River is a party on the water!

need to decide what works for you and what doesn’t. If you have yet to master Jägerbombs, it’s probably best you move on unless you enjoy spending the following morning praying to the porcelain gods. There are vodka people, beer connoisseurs, wine snobs and more.

Pick your role and make the most of it from now on.

Hit on someone out of your league It’s now or never. If there’s a certain someone you’ve had your eye on for a while, then you need to strike before graduation comes and goes. After college, there is no guarantee you will ever see this person ever again. Sure, they might be a 10 while you’re struggling in the decimals, but their bucket list might include doing some charity work.

Grab a drink with your favorite professor

The ultimate graduation bucket list Leave college with a bang!

Jorge Salazar • College Times In a matter of weeks, many of you will finally be ending your college career (unless you’ve been inspired by Van Wilder and have decided to postpone the real world and graduation until further notice). Your college years were undoubtedly sprinkled with a number of adventures amongst the countless all nighters, midterms mayhems and final freak outs.

Saying goodbye to college will hold a mixed bag of “shoulda, coulda, wouldas” for many graduates. Don’t say goodbye to school without crossing off a couple of these items from the college bucket list.

Tube down the river Tubing down the Salt River is a rite of passage for college students in Phoenix. If you’re one of the many graduates saying goodbye to Arizona altogether, then rally your best friends together, fill a cooler

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with ice-cold “sodas” and enjoy the harsh Arizona sunshine beating down on you one last time as you float through your buzz.

Campus crawl Chances are there are still parts of campus you have yet to visit during your entire collegiate career. Make an effort to explore everything your school’s grounds has to offer by visiting the buildings your curriculum never forced you to be holed up in. You can practice parseltongue with the snakes in the Life Sciences building or have one of your artsy friends take you on a tour of the dark rooms at the photo labs.

Final bar crawl Pretty soon power hours will be a thing of the past. With a bachelor’s degree comes great responsibility, or at least the

expectation that you will be blacking out in private like a self-respecting adult. The goal of an ultimate bar crawl is to hit all of the spots that shaped the weekends of your college career, so start slow because Mill Avenue can turn into a never ending walk after the fifth vodka shot.

Take a dip No bucket list would be complete without a couple of ridiculous dares.

More often than not, it’s the dumbest ideas that lead to the best memories.

Grab a pair of floaties, strip down to your pool outfit and jump into one of the many fountains across campus for a quick dip with your crew.

Find your signature drink College is rife with experimentation, but there comes a time where you

Nothing says “thank you” like treating the person who inspired you to follow your current career path to their favorite libation. Bonus points if you get them drunk enough to talk smack about the teacher’s pet.

Sabotage a campus tour Let’s be honest, we’ve all day dreamed of jumping in front of one of the countless tour groups wandering campus and making the guide sweat as visiting parents have an internal meltdown over the reality of their baby birds finally leaving the nest. If you plan it right, you will live on in the memories of the dozen or so incoming freshman being herded like sheep. You can stage a loud, overthe-phone breakup that evolves into a crazed shouting match or go for the less explosive but equally scandalous walk of shame (bonus points if you start dry heaving in front of them).

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Former ASU baseballer finds MLB opportunity as Toronto Blue Jay

My First Time ...

Natalie Long • Special to College Times Matthew Newman was once a fresh Arizona State University grad that felt the sting of not being drafted after his final baseball season.

That pain was short-lived once a phone call from Toronto Blue Jays scout, Blake Crosby, changed his future. He offered Newman a spot on the Toronto Blue Jays team as a free-agent.

This was not the first chance a Major League opportunity appeared in his life. The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Newman in the 49th round, straight from high school.

Newman graduated from Brophy College Prep High School in Phoenix with four varsity baseball letters. He was named All-American in 2007 and All-State Honors in 2006 and 2007. He was part of the 2006 State Champions and played on the Connie Mack World Series Championship team. He won a silver medal with the USA Youth National Team and the USA Junior National Team.

The Diamondbacks offer just couldn’t compare to being a legacy at Arizona State University. He respectfully declined and felt no regrets declining an offer that was less than life changing.

“My father played at ASU in 1981 and won a College World Series, so I naturally wanted to join the ASU tradition,” Newman says.

Newman played all four years at ASU. Senior year, he was given the opportunity to be co-captain of the team. He finished his Sun Devil career in 2011 by earning Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 and Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 honors.

“Honorable mention was rewarding, but being named first team All-PAC-10 in 2009 was cool,” Newman says.

Playing in the College World Series 2009 and 2010 is his favorite college memory.

His college experiences taught him how to be a leader and professional on and off the field.

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... Being VIP at Coachella Lily Lieberman • College Times

“I wouldn’t trade my experience for anything,” he says.

Newman graduated ASU with a degree in business communications and married his high school sweetheart thereafter.

Michelle was also a Sun Devil and an avid ball player like her husband, winning two softball National Championships.

According to Newman, team chemistry is a huge part of the ASU baseball experience, since players are on field with the same guys for four years, everyday and every game. In the minor leagues it’s more focused on the individuals’ professional gain. Changing teams throughout the season, if getting moved up a level, is good news because reaching the major leagues is the ultimate goal, he says.

But with goals comes a hectic schedule that’s often tough to keep up with. For Michelle, the stress is worth it.

“It’s the life that we know and the life that we love living, because life without baseball would just be strange,” she says.

His experiences have been both rewarding and significant, but he still dreams of the day when he can make a full-time living playing baseball. And he’s on the right path.

Although this technically wasn’t my first time at Coachella, it was a weekend of firsts.

My First Time as a VIP was not all it’s cracked up to be. Don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed the extra perks that come along with paying a gazillion dollars for a ticket (like the hand-rolled sushi bar inside The Rose Garden), but to be honest, I mostly felt annoyed.

The sense of entitlement radiating from the VIP section rivaled the heat in the Valley. At one point I witnessed a man drop his empty Camels on the ground and say, “I was only littering because there are people here to pick it up.” First of all, to taint the holy sounds of Cage the Elephant with your sickening words is quite enough.

But to add the posh ‘tude of someone who can’t walk 20 feet to the trashcan makes me grimace.

There were some cool moments, though. Like the time Chromeo sat down in front of me totally nonchalant and I had a mild heart attack. Or the time I made eye contact with the lead singer of Syd Arthur. And don’t get me started on the ice cream sandwich truck.

It was also My First Time at Coachella with my dad. I’d love to brag that my pops and I totally raged all weekend and got toasty under the VIP tent, but in his own words, “that’s an experience I’d rather not have with you.” Well said, dad. Despite the tame weekend—we were home by midnight every night—I’d like to think I had a better time than most of the crop top

touting flogs of Lana del Ray fans who felt so #blessed to be there.

What I got was one more chance to spend some quality time with my dad before his annual visits turn into a discussion of taxes, serious relationships and money.

My best friend will murder me with her nose piercing if I don’t mention the rad time we had together last year. (No, Nat, I didn’t forget.) But this year was different. Instead of acting like a groupie and sweating it up in the middle of the crowd, I actually listened to the music. A novel idea, right? And who better to listen with me than my fanny pack flaunting father, who, according to some rather high experts on the subject, “like, invented it.”

This guy knows his stuff. My dad’s first show was KISS with Cheap Trick, something I will never reveal to my own children for fear they discover their cool mom was a Hilary Duff fan. He left me at Ty Segall while he went to watch White Lies. He’s kind of the coolest. We even watched The Replacements perform, a band my dad had seen when he was my age.

But the real kicker was witnessing other festival-goers firsts. I stood next to a toddler whose first concert was Lorde (and about a hundred other bands). I saw a man propose to his girlfriend during a Neko Case song. I watched bands perform their first set at a festival.

This Coachella may not have been my first time, but it was my first time experiencing something for the second time like it was the first. ecollegetimes.com

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Ana Anguiano • College Times Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, but before you go chugging Coronas like they’re going out of production, we need to get some food in your stomach. We have prepared three delicious and simple snacks to get you through whatever it is that happens to your body when you mix Tecate and tequila. Go forth and beware of tortilla chips in your bed the morning after.

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Enchiladas can be made a million ways, but these green bad boys are both spicy and delectable. Dice up half an onion and sauté it in a large pan on medium heat for five minutes.

Add two cans of chopped green chiles, 1/3 cup of chopped cilantro, and two cups of shredded chicken. Add half a package of cream cheese and one cup of shredded cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Get that hot and combined while you heat up your tortillas (we used whole wheat). Scoop a line of mixture down the center of each tortilla and roll it up. Place them seam side down in an oven proof dish. Top them off with the sauce of your choice and bake them at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Serve with sour cream or guacamole if you’re so inclined.

Pro tip: Serve these for breakfast with an egg on top. You will thank us later.

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the hiring manager says they’ll get back to you, give it a few weeks. The hiring process, especially for corporate-level jobs, is a slow one. Keep optimistic and don’t let your ego take a hit just because they haven’t responded yet.

Take the initiative

The post-grad guide to finding a job in 2014 Christina Caldwell • College Times We wouldn’t blame you if you jammed out to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Price’s “Parents Just Don’t Understand” as you read this.

Parents have gobs of advice you should take seriously, but when it comes to finding a real job in 2014, odds are they’re working with a dated set of ideas.

The 2008 dip in the economy has left long lasting affects that we will likely see for a few years to come.

Some industries are struggling harder than others, but as a whole, the economy is still yet to bounce back fully. That means seasoned workers are being laid off at the same time you graduate and enter the job market, making competition stiff.

“Entry level” jobs require an inexplicable four years of experience and concocting coffee drinks at Starbucks, while still a legitimate job, doesn’t exactly feel like an achievement when you worked four years to do something completely different.

We get it. It’s hard out there. And it’s difficult to navigate a job hunt that previous generations can’t relate to at all. Grandpa will tell it’s as simple as walking into a company, looking the hiring manager in the eye, reassuring them you’re capable and showing up on Monday morning, but the reality is that it’s much more complicated these days.

We put together a real guide that actually works, based on our own trial-and-error while finding “big boy” (aaand girl!) jobs.

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Make friends with your classmates

Hopefully if you’re graduating in a few weeks you’ve already done this. If not, it’s time to get super friendly. We’re not saying you need to be best friends with the mouth breather you sit next to in statistics, but get to know people with the same major who can help you down the road. That person could be your future boss one day, and it’s a lot easier to say “Hey mouth breather, remember me from school? Good times!” than it is to submit a full cover letter and resume and hope your name stands out from the crowd.

Even if your friend isn’t the direct hiring manager, employers are ever-increasingly looking to their own employees to bring them ideal candidates. Opening up the job search to the public means opening it up to everyone—even unsavory characters.

Employee recommendations are already vouched for and considered safe.

Refine your resume and cover letter for each job Job seekers make the massive mistake of sending out a blanket cover letter and resume every time they apply for a job.

But employers put out job listings for a reason, and they’re basically a cheat sheet in what code words to put on your resume. Assuming you have the experience required for the job, you need to expressly tell them just that in your cover letter and resume.

An extra 30 minutes of tweaking your materials could be the difference between the unemployment line and a lifelong career. If the job listing says they’re looking for experience with leadership, certain computer programs or specific industries and you happen have that experience, you need to tell them. Hiring managers won’t have the patience to comb your materials and read between the lines. Make your resume easily readable, uncomplicated and clean. A full rewrite isn’t necessary, but adding those keywords can make a world of difference, especially for corporate jobs. There, your resume is often run through a program that looks for keywords before it is even submitted to a hiring manager.

Follow up

Many job applicants make the mistake of sending in a resume, crossing their fingers and waiting for an employer’s call. But the truth is hiring managers are humans too. Maybe they’ll be in the middle of reading your resume, are impressed, but then decide it’s time to go to lunch.

Maybe they’ve been too preoccupied with things happening in their personal life to look through resumes yet. Yes, sometimes you can be skipped over, even if you’re the perfect candidate.

The key here is to show interest. A candidate that sends a follow-up email a week after submitting their application seems a lot more interested in the job than someone who submits and bails.

Be persistent, but don’t be annoying. If

Hiring managers are used to a barrage of emails when they post a job listing, but what they’re not used to is someone calling just to see what opportunities are available. If there’s a company you know you’re interested in working for, make your name known. Call or email to ask about what openings they might have available, explaining how big a fan you are of their work. Eagerness and openness are two very important qualities in a good employee, and you’re exhibiting those before a job is even on the table.

Another idea you’ll hear about these days is the “informational interview.” Even if a company isn’t hiring, you can learn a lot about your industry from a manager in it. Ask to get coffee with the owner of the company or executive of your choice.

Not only are you putting yourself on their radar for future jobs that might pop up at their company, but you’re gaining crucial information you’ll need to parse the job market.

Know where to look for jobs

College courses might do everything they can to prepare you for your upcoming career, but sometimes certain schools fail at actually showing you where to find and apply for jobs. There are job boards for different industries, as well as general job boards like Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com.

For the most part, the general job boards are virtually useless. They’re crowded with low-level jobs, scams and keyword baiting posts meant to get clicks.

Stick with job boards for your specific industry or a job posting aggregator like Indeed.com. With Indeed, you can enter a keyword like “reporter” or “engineer,” and they’ll give you listings from several job listings that fit that description.

Before you leave school, ask a professor or advisor where you should be looking for jobs online. You might still have a higher success rate when you know someone in the company, but outside hires still have a chance. The more specialized your industry is, the more specific the job board might be. Stay in the know.

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Jorge Salazar • College Times We get it. The end is near, you’re fretting over joining the work force and your student loans go in repayment about six months from now. While you may have more than enough excuses to be a bit stingy, don’t forget you didn’t get through the last four years alone. Thank those who bankrolled your life (mom, dad and the grandparents) and those who answered your stupid questions (professors and mentors) with a few gifts this grad season.

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Student Voices

Is Chipotle’s miniseries clever marketing or poignant satire?

Claire Cleveland • College Times

Product placement on TV and in movies is one thing, but now Chipotle has created a Claire Cleveland four-part online mini series called “Farmed and Dangerous.” The series is intended to strike an emotional chord with its audience as a satirical lens is set in place to ridicule the state of the food industry.

The 20 minute episodes reveal that Chipotle has the intention to not only push their agenda of sustainable agriculture, but to also start a conversation about food, as one of the character states outright in the third episode.

However, product placement is about name recognition more than anything.

Chipotle is taking it a step further, but whether it is in the right direction is up for debate. The mini series is certainly good marketing, they have put the advertisements everywhere. But instead of subconscious “buy our product” messages, they swap them for “this is why we sell sustainable products,” which is clever marketing with an ethical goal.

The mini series focuses on the struggle between a mega food production company’s

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image makers and a small farmer who gains access to footage of an exploding cow that has been fed petro-pellets (petroleum based food pellets.)

The writing is witty and almost shocking with its frankness and obvious insults to the agriculture industry. No wonder many farming groups are upset—although Big Agriculture calling the show “misleading” sounds like another attempt to brush off worthy criticism.

Whether you think Chipotle has gone too far or not, there is no debate when it comes to the state of the food industry. There are laws that protect the image of agriculture companies, a problem that needs to be addressed. Companies can hide behind these laws while leaked videos of animal mistreatment go viral.

The show focuses on many aspects of agriculture, like the abuse of animals, the genetic engineering of those animals (they feature an eight-winged chicken) and the modification of crops like un-bruiseable rock hard tomatoes. When the satire is stripped away, real and prevalent issues that are hidden by the actual companies that market these foods to the American public come to light.

After a recent read of a book by Dana Goodyear, “Anything that Moves, Renegade Chefs, Fearless Eaters, and the Making of a New American Food Culture,” the conversation about sustainably raised and

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When paired with the knowledge of the issues that are put forth in this series and documentaries like Food Inc., eating bugs seems more appealing. Going vegan or vegetarian isn’t an option for me—the health benefits of meat are too good to give up—but the current condition of animals raised as food in today’s system isn’t

something that I can consciously support.

I am, admittedly, an avid fan of Chipotle and an eater of meats and veggies that are sustainably raised. This made me the perfect audience for “Farmed and Dangerous,” but the appeal is there for the average guy or gal looking for a quick funny watch—one that will (hopefully) later set in and make he or she think about what food they put in their bodies.

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Deep discounts and cult classics make Pollack Tempe Cinemas a unique movie-viewing experience Jorge Salazar • College Times Going to the movie theater these days can seem like a clinical affair, and it’s not just because of the outrageous amount of money you spend during a single visit. Overpriced tickets, stale food and uncomfortable seating are a staple of the modern movie-going experience.

Pollack Tempe Cinemas is looking to change that.

“I designed everything to be different,” says Michael Pollack, owner of the $3 discount theater. “This isn’t like a normal business that you would see. There’s nothing that I know of like it, and I’ve traveled all over the world.”

It takes just walking through the doors of the venue to understand what Pollack means by different.

The lobby area of the theater is a bona fide blast from the past, with life-size replicas of movie stars and characters lining the walls. From Spider-Man and Forrest Gump to Pirates of the Caribbean-inspired displays, it’s a walk down memory lane for visitors.

Elsewhere in the theater, glass displays showcase wax figures of U.S. Presidents, vintage movie playbills and collectible metal lunchboxes on loan from Pollack’s memorabilia museums.

Pollack, a Valley based real estate entrepreneur, has made it his mission to provide a unique experience for Tempe film buffs since purchasing the once-failing venue and its adjacent shopping center ten years ago.

“Sometimes people think of discount

cinemas and they think of them as sleazy and not kept up,” Pollack says. “And yet when they come here they are treated first class and they experience first class for a price they can afford.”

First class includes new state-of-the-art digital projectors equipped with digital sound and the installation of over 1,400 new highback theater seats with ample legroom.

Pollack says the theater holds special events that are perfect for college organizations, like clubs, fraternities and sororities. Aside for being able to rent the screens for private group showings, Pollack Tempe Cinemas has recently started hosting Sing-A-Longs.

“It’s something that really wasn’t going on here in the Valley,” he says.

For the serious movie buffs, the theater frequently runs special showings of old classics.

Pollack says the improvements and amenities he has provided for his customers is not about money, but the experience.

“Just like when I do my projects in real estate, I want to leave something in that corner or project that the whole community is going to welcome and be proud of,” he says. “And I’m the same way with this theater.”

Pollack Tempe Cinemas, 1825 E. Elliot Road, Tempe, 480.345.6461, pollacktempecinemas.com Watch Michael Pollack on A&E’s “Barry’d Treasure” on Tuesday, April 29 at 9 p.m.

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Is it dessert or breakfast? Truthfully, it could be both.

Small business owners with a passion for promoting healthy habits are offering healthy alternatives to the frozen yogurt and gelato craze. Brad Olsen, owner of Thrive Acai Bowls and Smoothies, which has locations in Tempe and Gilbert, says the demand for his business stems from interest in health and wellness. People are realizing the importance of what is put in their bodies.

“It’s a market segment that is growing and will continue to grow as people become a little bit more aware,” Olsen says.

He does not believe big business will change the path America is on regarding obesity rates.

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Calendar >>> EVENTS Sushi 101, Take a hands-on sushi class where a top chef teaches you how to cook sushi rice and rolling techniques for sushi-maki, rolls, and nigiri.

Beer and wine are included because hey, that’s just how you roll. Classic Cooking Academy, 10411 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road, Scottsdale, ccacademy.edu, 480.502.0177, Thursday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., $55

Mike Birbiglia breaks the clean routine ... sort of Lily Lieberman • College Times Ever since Mike Birbiglia leapt from a second floor window, his comedic career has taken off. Birbiglia plays a version of himself in 2012’s “Sleepwalk With Me,” a one-man Off-Broadway play and movie he wrote and directed that chronicles his nightly adventures suffering from REM Sleep Behavior Disorder.

One night in a motel in Walla Walla, he jumps from a window, resulting in 33 stitches and a damn good story. The film has garnered critical acclaim from over ten film festivals.

In recent years Birbiglia has guest starred on “Girls,” shot several short films and toured the country. Catch him at Mesa Arts Center on May 2 to see “Thank God For Jokes,” his latest shtick that promises to keep audience members wide awake.

College Times: How’d you get the idea for movie? Do you actually sleepwalk?

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How was guest starring on “Girls?”

I played Lena’s perspective boss. That was probably my most fun day at work I’ve ever had. Well, Lena is my friend and so it was us kind of riffing and improvising and that show’s just got a great vibe. The set

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and cast and crew are fun and really cool people and I think it’s just a really special show—it’s very much capturing a moment in time.

What are your ties to Arizona?

The first time I played in Arizona was when I opened for Nate Ruess’ band The Format at the Orpheum in Phoenix. And after the show, Nate took me for authentic Mexican food in one of those places that from the looks of it, you would not think that it’d be good, and then it was the best Mexican food I’ve ever had. So I’m a total convert on the Mexican food of Phoenix. I was at the Mesa Arts Center like two years ago for [the] My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend [tour] and it’s when of my favorite theaters I’ve ever played. It’s absolutely stunning. It’s one of the best theaters I could imagine playing in.

Is it hard to keep your material clean?

Yeah, it is. It’s something that I work on.

The new show is actually the first time I have any cursing in my show, period. I’ve released four albums and three specials and a movie and nothing has any cursing on it. In the new show I kind of discuss cursing—because the new show is all about jokes and why they offend people, why they can make us feel closer to people—kind of the risk and reward of jokes so to speak.

So I talk about cursing, although I don’t gratuitously curse, I mostly just reference when people cursed or I cursed by accident…without giving away too much.

Mike Birbiglia performs “Thank God for Jokes,” Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main Street, 480.644.6500, mesartscenter.com, Friday, May 2, 8 p.m., $30-$42

Modern Margarita First Anniversary Party, With their “very drinkable margaritas,” Modern Margarita has proven itself a fine drinking establishment over the past 12 months. Celebrate its birthday with swank and style with happy hour pricing all day long. Your first drink is on the house and the first 50 guests get access to the VIP area for small bites. Modern Margarita, 5410 E. High Street, Phoenix, modernmargarita.com, 602.795.8111, Thursday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., free Scottsdale Community College Diversity Fair, SCC has launched a campaign to celebrate April as inclusiveness month. The campaign is called “Be IN: Informed, Involved and Inclusive,” speakers, film screenings and panel discussions will culminate all day. There will also be opportunities to learn Chinese calligraphy and origami paper folding, as well as sign the “Not On Our Campus” pledge.

Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E. Chaparral Road, Scottsdale, 480.423.6000, scottsdalecc.edu, Thursday, April 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free Udderly Sweet Vintage Boutique, The uber popular “pop up” sale is back. There will be some of the Valley’s best local vintage, shabby chic vendors selling a variety of industrial, farm fresh, rusty, upcycled, recycled, perfection. Superstition Farms, 3440 S. Hawes Road, Mesa, superstitionfarm.com, 602.432.6865, Friday, April 25, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., free Kinetic Connections at SCC, Original compositions of athleticism and artistry in many dance genres will be created by the largest dance program among all of the Maricopa County Community Colleges. The shows are open to the public and free, but are sure to be a riveting evening of entertainment. Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E. Chaparral Road, Scottsdale, 480.423.6000, scottsdalecc.edu, Friday and Saturday, April 25 to April 26, 8 p.m., free Sparky’s Next Great Public Speaker Competition, Compete against fellow ASU students for the title of Next Great Public Speaker.

The top four teams return Saturday for the final round and the presentation of the winner. ASU West Campus, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road,

Glendale, newcollege.asu.edu/sparkys-call, Friday and Saturday, April 25 to April 26, times vary, free Intertemporalist Steampunk Art, This artistic movement was initially inspired by Victorian science fiction writers like H.G. Wells for its reinterpretation of steam-driven technologies.

Local artists juxtaposed histories and technological fantasies to create fantastical props, sculpture, illustrations, and paintings. Alwun House, 1204 E. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, alwunhouse.org, 602.253.7887, Friday, April 25 to Friday, May 9, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., free “And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little,” A good dark comedy is hard to come by, especially when you expect equal parts of both. This touching and often wicked funny play examines the relationships of three sisters: the married sister, the drunk sister, the crazy sister, and the dinner that ends in a shattering conclusion. Theatre Artists Studios, 4848 E. Cactus Road, Scottsdale, thestudiophx.org, 602.765.0120, Friday through Sunday, April 26 to April 27, times vary, $10-$20 Edgar Allan Poe’s Modern World of Tomorrow, The famed Master of Horror has a lighter side. Witness Poe’s lesser-known works of humorous futurism, science fiction, and time-bending adventure. An original score and champagne reception enhance dramatic readings by costumed actors. Alwun House, 1204 E Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, alwunhouse.org, 602.253.7887, Saturday, April 26, 8 p.m., $10 Tempe Music Revival, Music is important to Tempe’s vibe, and what a better way to add to that vibe than a 15 hour concert experience on Mill Avenue? Free before 4 p.m., the concert will feature local up-and-coming bands, as well as some we already know. Ten bands will play during the 15 hour stretch and proceeds after 4 p.m. fund the free concert series in November. Sixth Street and Mill Avenue, Tempe, tempe.gov/ tempemusicrevival, Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., free before 4 p.m., $5 after 4 p.m.

Chandler Craft Spirits Festival, This festival is shaking things up (pun intended) and introducing its guests to the cast world of beverages beyond beer and wine. Premium cocktails, liquors and handcrafted spirits will take center stage amidst the live local music. This occasion allows not only industry insiders but also avid fans to come together to taste, learn and celebrate the unique spirit culture of Arizona. Dr. A.J. Chandler Park, 3 S. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, chandlercraftspiritsfestival.com, Saturday, April 26, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., $35-$75 Pat’s Run, Commemorating the ultimate sacrifice of ASU football player and US army soldier Pat Tillman, this annual event is a 4.2 mile run/walk for adults and a .42 mile kids run. The proceeds of the event benefit foundations established in Pat’s honor after his death. Sun Devil Stadium, 500 E. Veterans Way, Tempe, 773.360.5277, pattillmanfoundation.org, Saturday, April 26, 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., $10-$50

CALENDAR >>> Arizona’s Ultimate Women’s Expo, Explore your personal style, renew your soul and uncover your passion. Join thousands of women at this one-of-a-kind event with guest speakers, a martini and nail bar, the best boutique shopping in Arizona and so much more. Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N. Third Street, Phoenix, 866.618.3434, azwomensexpo. com, Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., $10 “Spaceballs” at Film Bar, In this hilarious scifi salute, the evil Dark Helmet tries to steal the air from planet Druidia when a gang of mishap heroes try to stop him. A light saber battle will commence on Saturday the 26th and Pizza The Hut will be crowned after a pizza eating contest on Sunday the 27th. Film Bar, 815 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.595.9187, thefilmbarphx.com, Saturday, April 26 through Monday, April 28, times vary, $10 Fit Fest at CityScape, Spring is here and our beach bodies are in need of some reshaping.

This is your opportunity to get into a good habit for free. Monday Insanity and Wednesday Zumba will be the perfect combination to get your bod toned and ready for the bathing suit weather. Another perk? Participation gets you 20 percent off at Lustre Rooftop garden and complimentary access to the rooftop pool.

CityScape, 1 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, cityscapephoenix.com, through Monday, April 28, 6:30 p.m., free Arizona Special Olympics Summer Games, 2,000 athletes compete in track and field, powerlifting, gymnastics, softball skills, tennis and other events. A dinner and victory dance will conclude the games on Friday. Grand Canyon University, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, specialolympicsarizona.org, 602.230.9135, Thursday, May 1 through Saturday, May 3, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., free One Year of Love at Tongue Tied, Expect the usual Tongue Tied shenanigans, cheap drinks, Jell-o shots for charity, hotdog food truck, roaming photos and a crazy fun dance party!

However, at this celebration of their one year anniversary, Tongue Tied will have lots of free stuff from the usual candy and condoms to gift cards from Zia Records and a raffle to win all kinds of concert tickets. There will be photo shoots and costume contests. Per usual Tongue Tied will be the dance-costume party of the month.

Apollo’s Lounge, 5749 N. Seventh Street, Phoenix, 480.666.8601, facebook.com/ TongueTiedPhoenix, Saturday, May 2, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., free before 9:30 p.m., $5 after 9:30 p.m.

Taste of Greece Festival, Greek fries are a gift from the gods. Taste your way through Greece and its heavenly cuisine at this festival of food and fun. “Like” them on Facebook and receive free admission for two. St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, 2716 N. Dobson Road, Chandler, atasteofgreeceaz.com, Friday, May 2, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, May 4, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., $3

Second Arizona Improv Festival, Paul Brittain from “SNL” and Jet Eveleth grace the stage with their humorous presence at the Second Arizona Improv Festival, a show that uses “SNL”–like skits and sketches. Outliars Comedy Club, 1666 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, outliarscomedy. squarespace.com, 480.784.7258, Friday, May 2 through Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., 9:30 to 11 p.m., $24 Salt River Tubing’s “Rocking Rodeo Roundup!”, Enjoy a unique Lower Salt River rapid adventure through the Tonto National Forest. The event offers live entertainment including only races, lasso contests and free giveaways! Salt River, 9200 N. Bush Highway, Mesa, saltrivertubing.com, Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., $14-$20 Talk Cinema, Critic Harlan Jacobson will choose award winning indie and foreign films that have not yet been released widespread and sneak preview them with guests. There will also be discussions afterwards with special guests. Indie comedy to provocative drama and everything in between, this event may just showcase the next big hit. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8587, scottsdaleperformingarts. org, Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m., $19 Kathy Griffin, The two-time Emmy winner, Grammy-winner and New York Times bestselling author has a habit of making her audience laugh, cry and sometimes both. Turn the color of Kathy’s signature hairdo as the always entertaining comedian spits her fiery game. Ovations Live!

Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Boulevard, Chandler, wingilariver.com, Friday, May 9, 8 p.m., $65-$125 Avenue Q, The dirtiest puppet show on Broadway, “Avenue Q” tackles adult topics with felt and human actors. The wacky musical has won multiple Tony Awards and is pure, unadulterated fun. Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, phoenixtheatre. com, 602.254.2151, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday until May 31, 8 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday until June 1, 3 p.m., $30-$70 Release Pool Party, Talking Stick’s legendary party poolside is back with Chicago genrebending DJ Dig-Dug. The pool party is super easy on the eyes, which means the pool gets crowded fast. Get there early to claim a spot in the water.

Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale, talkingstickresort.com, 866.877.9867, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday through summer, free with hotel stay Kentucky Derby Party, “The greatest two minutes in sports,” The Kentucky Derby deserves a grandiose celebration full of big hats and brand name sport apparel. Sip a mint julep or two and watch the races, southwest style. Turf Paradise, 1501 W. Bell Road, Phoenix, turfparadise. com, 602.942.1101, Saturday, May 3, 8 a.m., $5-$65

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No need to utter the phrase, “Donde esta la cervesa?” because we’ve rounded up a list of the best of the best.

Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival This two-day festival celebrates its 21st year in downtown Phoenix with music, traditional food and boxing. There will be Grammy award-winning musical performers and local bands, background carnival rides, the Junior National Boxing Tournament and Ballet Folklorico. There’s even a free viewing of a World Boxing Championship Title bout.

200 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, cincophx.com, Saturday, May 3, 2014 2 p.m. to 12 a.m., Sunday, May 4, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., $5-$10 Pre-Cinco De Drinko Party Hop on a double-decker party bus and embark on a Mexican-themed pub crawl through Scottsdale and Tempe. You’ll be hitting four bars, all of which are cutting some special deals for the occasion, so pace yourselves. Make sure to wear traditional Mexican-themed garb. Sombreros encouraged! Dos Gringos Scottsdale, Dos 4209 N. Craftsman Court, Scottsdale, eventbrite.com Saturday, May 3, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., $20-$30 Aunt Chilada’s Squaw Peak Cinco de Mayo Find out why Aunt Chilada’s fest calls itself the most “notorious Cinco de Mayo” in Arizona. Four days of music, drinks and giveaways will commence on Friday and salsa its way through Monday. Pabst Blue Ribbon will sponsor a Russian Roulette

Table on Sunday. Aunt Chilada’s, 7330 N. Dreamy Draw Drive, Phoenix, auntchiladas.com, 602.944.1288, Friday, May 2 through Monday, May 5, times vary, Free Cinco de Drinko at McFadden’s You could win a three day two night trip to Mexico with airfare included. The only catch? Drink a Corona. Sounds like a pretty good deal. Phoenix’s very own Lucha Libre superstars from Club Diportivo will be making a guest appearance and they’ll have piñatas filled with cash and prizes and $3 dollar beer. McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, 9425 W. Coyotes Boulevard, Glendale, 623.872.0022, Mcfaddensglendale.com, Saturday, May 3, 6 p.m., free Chandler’s Cinco de Mayo Festival BYOC (Bring Your Own Chihuahua) and watch as these feisty pint-size pups race to the finish line. The festival itself will offer Latin and mariachi bands, folklorico troupes, food and drink vendors, live art, a health fair and a low rider show.

Chandler Downtown Public Library Courtyard, 100 E. Commonwealth Avenue, Chandler, 480.855.3539, Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free Cinco de Mayo at Salty Senorita Head to Old Town for some good ol’ fashioned live music on the patio. The Hourglass Cats, Vinyl Station, Sarah McCallister Duo and Elvis Before Noon are among the artists attending the festival. $3 street tacos sweeten the deal when you wash it down with a $6 Margarita. Salty Senorita, 3748 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480.947.2116, Saturday, May 3, 6 p.m., Sunday, May 4, 5 p.m., Monday, May 5, 4 p.m., free ecollegetimes.com

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Crizzly brings his blend of dubstep and hip-hop to the Valley! Crunkstep, as it’s referred to, is his specialty. With two worlds of music combined the possibilities are endless. Crizzly has huge support from producers Diplo and Skrillex and has play at various festivals including Electric Daisy Carnival.

Regardless if you’re a dubstep fan or hip-hop fan, this music will keep you going “Hard in da Paint” all night.

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Wet Electric

Wet Electric returns to Phoenix for their annual water park festival. If you thought last year was crazy, wait until you hear this year’s line up. Not only is the festival bringing HUGE names like Morgan Page, The Chainsmokers, Thomas Gold, Dash Berlin and plenty of others, but it’s also a two day festival. Saturday, April 26 will be held at Big Surf Waterpark and Sunday, April 27 will be held at Talking Stick Resort. Get ready for one of the biggest pool parties of the season!

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Bro Safari @ Monarch Theatre

Bro Safari will no doubt bringing some of the freshest moombahton and trap beats to Phoenix!

With support from artists like Knife Party and Diplo, he won’t disappoint. Already established in the music industry under the alias Evol Intent, he knows how to get the crowd pumped for a full night of dancing and grindin’!

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Cinco de Mayo? How about Cinco de Maya!

You won’t want to miss Tiesto’s Club Life debut at Maya Day + Nightclub on May 3. If his Soundwave set was electrifying and moving, you can only imagine his first time at Maya. He is sure to bring some of the hottest songs on the Beatport Top 100. Apart from DJing, Tiesto produces some of the biggest hits in the dance scene. Don’t miss out on the biggest party of the weekend.

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Audien can’t get enough of Scottsdale and Scottsdale can’t get enough of Audien! If you missed him on New Years Eve, here’s your chance to catch him spin. With huge hits like “Leaving You” and “Wayfarer,” he’s only going to blow up even bigger! Celebrate the start of the weekend with modern trance and progressive house music.

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Break out the bananas and champagne: Dada Life is ready to rage Alicia Castro • College Times Get your champagne bottles and bananas ready! Swedish DJ duo and producers Dada Life are returning to the Valley, playing at Maya Day + Nightclub for the first time. The duo is made up of Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom, who can turn any regular day into one of the best nights of your life.

Join them in Dada Land on April 26, where there are no rules but the Rules of Dada. With rules like, “Art should be loud as f**k,” “Arriving beautiful, leaving ugly,” and “Never bring your brain to the club,” you know that it’s going to be a wild night. There’s no better way of proving you were Born to Rage than by joining the kings of crazy themselves in their natural habitat. Even Dada Life said it themselves—“Find that rage in you and go crazy.”

College Times: What are the most important rules of Dada Land?

Dada Life: Hard to say. Some of them are really important on a practical level, like “don’t have BBQ before a gig.” Very important! Some are important when it comes to how to live your life, like “Never trust us.” Also a very important rule.

Which track is your “go to” to pump up the crowd?

That changes from gig to gig, but it’s usually a mash-up of two big songs. I mean, it’s like pouring ketchup on your ice cream. More of everything! Mmmmm.

What inspired you to produce “Born to Rage?” Why do you think the USA, of all places, was born to rage?

Everybody was born to rage. You just

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Which festival are you looking forward to this year? Which festival would you suggest to someone that is new to the electronic scene?

There’s so many you can’t keep track of them. We always love playing EDC Vegas since it’s so big and everybody is there. All the fans, all the DJs, all the industry people. Also Electric Zoo in NYC is amazing to play!

Is there a different vibe when you guys play at day club or pool party versus a nightclub or music venue?

Which atmosphere do you prefer?

It’s really different. The pool vibe makes us play a bit happier while a dark club makes us go a bit harder and darker. We love both!

Is there any other genre of music you listen to when you’re outside of the studio? Does it influence you when producing new tracks?

We listen to everything. Actually we don’t listen to dance music that much. You hear it all the time anyway. It definitely influences us. Everything with a hard attitude: punk, old rave, rock.

Should we expect to hear new music from Dada Life this year?

Of course! I can tell you about the single after Born to Rage for example—it’s happy! We want to bring happiness back to dance music.

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Music festival season is upon us and crop tops, shorts, sandals and flowing dresses have become the staple garments at local boutiques like Divaz and Pitaya. Each boutique has stocked up on the season’s essentials in bright colors and fun designs. Stop by to check them out on Mill Avenue and at Tempe Marketplace.

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Custom design your grad cap Jorge Salazar • College Times Let’s get real for a moment: graduation ceremonies are a tedious. Unfortunately, your family and friends expect you to sit through an hours long ceremony to validate the countless times they experienced second-hand stress from all of your midterm, final and last-minute research paper breakdowns.

But sitting around as hundreds of names are called out alphabetically doesn’t have to be a complete bore. If there’s one thing to look forward to it’s the sea of tricked-out graduation caps that make their appearance year after year.

If you don’t want to blend into the background, take these helpful tips in consideration to help you pimp out your cap.

Dry erase cap

Live-tweeting is so passé. Don’t spend the entirety of your grad ceremony glued to your smartphone. Instead, grab a can of dry erase paint from your nearest Home Depot and slather it across the top of your cap. Bring a marker with you and let the auditorium know what you’re thinking with your very own portable white board.

Pop up book

Just because you’re crossing the doorway to full-fledged adulthood, it doesn’t mean you should let go of your childhood completely. Create a DIY pop up book with images of your college journey and keep turning the pages during the ceremony.

Bling out

We don’t have anything against maroon and gold, but the graduation getup can get a little boring on its own. Grab a glue gun and some rhinestones and go crazy.

The gaudier, the better.

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Graduation weekend is going to be chock full barbeques and bar crawls. Stay ahead of the pack and get the party started early by designing a personal light show on top of your hat with a flashing LED display.

Novelty stores like Spencer’s sell an array for LED items ranging from strobe balls to flashing led wires. If you want to save a pretty penny, just tape on a set of cordless Christmas lights.

Degree in 3D

Let everyone know what you spent the last four years of college striving toward by creating a 3D display on your cap representing your degree. If you’ve graduated with a science degree, stick a beaker and a test tube on your hat. If you got a degree in communications, pile on some beer cans and red solo cups.

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At the risk of sounding cheesy, graduation is not just the end of your college career.

It’s also the start of the rest of your life.

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Paste pictures that represent your goals and dreams of where you see yourself posthigher education.

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Pop Culture >>> James Minchen III

Gavin DeGraw turns up pop music’s masculinity

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski • College Times

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski • College Times With its revolving stage, Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix has been the brunt of jokes since the now-historical building opened.

But pop singer Gavin DeGraw— don’t call him a “singer-songwriter”—is intrigued by the whole idea of a stage that turns 360. Unfortunately, the set up for his gig is a three-quarter house, so he won’t have to hang on for dear life.

“I’ll have to bring my nausea pills,” DeGraw says with a laugh. He’s set to headline the venue on Wednesday, April 30, with openers Parachute and Rozzi Crane.

“Does it turn only one direction or does it turn back the other way? Will it spin me fast enough to pin me against the outer walls of the venue like the Gravitron at the county fair?”

Those comments are indicative of an interview with DeGraw, who can turn serious on a dime, but likes a good wisecrack.

Phoenix last saw DeGraw when he opened for Train and The Script at Ak-Chin Pavilion last summer. He has since released a new album, Make a Move, on October 15, and served up two singles, “Best I Ever Had” and the title track.

It’s the first album that DeGraw co-penned in its entirety, having been inspired by the writing process for “Sweeter,” from the album of the same name. As a result, he collaborated with the likes of Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, Kevin Rudolf and Butch Walker on Make a Move, leading to an album that varies stylistically from the ballad “Who’s Gonna Save Us” to the racing “Best I Ever Had” to the testosterone-fueled album

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closer “Leading Man.” “It’s funny,” DeGraw says of “Leading Man.” “That’s also one of my favorite songs on the album. It’s one of my favorite songs I’ve ever made. I think it’s one of those songs that really breaks down the expectations of the incredibly boring label of ‘singer-songwriter.’ It’s the absolute worst title for an artist possible.

It doesn’t mean anything at all.

“I felt like ‘Leading Man’ gives you an opportunity to play that role. In every dude, there’s a piece of him that feels like that before he goes out at night. He’s looking in the mirror psyching himself up.

‘I’m this guy.’ The way everybody psyches themselves up to do something, whatever that is.”

He co-wrote the song with Kevin Rudolf, who has had a successful pop career in his own right.

“When me and Kevin Rudolf were down in Miami—we both kind of have houses down there—we were sitting at his place on the beach looking out at the

water, playing some riffs and things like that,” says DeGraw, who will also open for Billy Joel at US Airways Center on June 1.

“We started making something that sounds kind of funky kind of dirty. I said, ‘Check out this idea. How about a song that will be the kind of song that Tom Jones will sing?’ The type of song that could be the theme for a James Bond movie, ‘007’ flick. A leading man—the kind of thing where he walks out of a place and he just detonated the building and it explodes behind him and he adjusts his tuxedo. That song’s going over so great at the shows. It gives people the opportunity to feel sexy. It feels sexy.

That’s one of the things I love about the song. It’s masculine.”

Gavin DeGraw w/Parachute, Rozzi Crane, Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 602.267.1600, celebritytheatre.com, Wednesday, April 30, 7 p.m., $38

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Dan Layus has an urgent need to create “important” music for Augustana.

“I was a month into being 22 when we had our first daughter,” Layus says. “It’s been a massive learning experience. I want my daughter—and all my kids, really—to be able to listen to daddy’s songs and be happy with them, not (say) ‘Why would you say something like that?’

“I want it to be a real extension of who they know as their dad and be a positive influence on them and really anyone who’s listening.”

The 29-year-old’s latest attempt at achieving this is Augustana’s latest album Life Imitating Life, which hit stores April 22, three days before the band’s April 25 show with Chris Carrabba’s Twin Forks at Crescent Ballroom.

Layus explains that for this album, he and the rest of Augustana, best known for its willowy hit “Boston,” focused on their storytelling techniques.

“This is our fourth record. You’re telling this personal journey of the last 10-plus years and, for this chapter, I wanted to push myself harder to say what was on my mind in a more interesting way. I’m not sure if it worked or not.”

He’s introducing fans to Life Imitating Life with its debut single, “Ash and Ember.” “‘Ash and Ember’ definitely felt like the best sort of re-entry into the atmosphere, on a personal note,” he says.

“Ash and Ember” will be prominently featured in the live show, which Layus calls “career spanning.”

“I know some of our fans are younger, some are a bit older and having kids, like myself and I know what that entails— getting a babysitter, going to dinner, parking. It turns into an expensive night.

I want to be sure that if you haven’t seen the band in five years, you’re going to get 25-plus songs ...I want to make sure everyone gets a full invigorating experience—including myself.”

Augustana w/Twin Forks, Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Avenue, Phoenix, 602.716.2222, www. crescentphx.com, Friday, April 25, 8:30 p.m., $18 to $20

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Chiodos refines teenage angst into classically-inspired new record Christina Fuoco-Karasinski • College Times Craig Owens is at a happy place in his life. Long reunited with his bandmates in the Michigan-based Chiodos, he considers the act’s latest album, Devil, its best.

“I just think we’re more focused,” Owens says. “I think we have more of a focused vision and we don’t get as ADD. We don’t need that young, aggressive payoff. When you’re younger and you listen to heavy music, all you want is the payoff, the heavy part, the half time. We still do that stuff on some of our songs, but that’s not the complete focus of our songs. We’re able to focus more and nail out good, well-rounded songs.”

Those songs include the tender piano in “U.G. Introduction” that opens the album, and the cellos in “Ole Fishlips is Dead Now.” “The songwriting process was half of the old-school Chiodos way of all six dudes getting in a room and making it happen from beginning to end, right?” he says.

“The other half was a lot more like the songwriting process for (Owens’ side project) D.R.U.G.S. We start with acoustic guitars. We write as much as we can and then we bring it to the band with a focused vision.”

Most fans would probably be surprised to hear that the post-hardcore band writes song on an acoustic guitar, Owens acknowledges.

“It’s funny because I think a lot of artists do that,” Owens says. “They start off with that. I did that in the past with other Chiodos records and I’d come up with something and we’d bring it to the band and they’d make it happen.

“This album shows that we’re capable of writing songs from any angle. There was a piano piece that was a classical piece that turned into an entire song. It takes one person to champion it, have a vision and explain it to the guys and everybody else helps me get there.”

Owens explains his creative juices begin flowing when keyboardist Bradley Bell brings songs like “U.G. Introduction” to the band.

“Classical music is amazing and always has been a part of us and what we do,” Owens says “It’s something that defines us in a way and separates us. It helps make us timeless, I believe. I am always stoked. I love listening to that. When Brad brings a classical piece and says ‘I have an idea for a song,’ I hear it like it’s a rock song when he’s playing it. I hear different parts. I get creatively excited.”

Chiodos is going to spend the next year promoting Devil, so he better be excited about it. The band plans to hit Japan, Great Britain, Europe and Australia with U.S. dates in between.

“We have all these dates set up and we’re going to go everywhere,” Owens explains. “We’re going to stay sane and play online shows for fans once a month, which is awesome, via this website called Stageit.

It’s like busking and just making tips. We do it to connect with the fans who have some sort of anger. We’re just touring and promoting the record and trying to show everyone in the world that Chiodos is back.”

Chiodos w/Emarosa, Our Last Night, Nile Theater, 105 W. Main Street, Mesa, 480.559.5859, www.niletheater. com, Friday, May 2, 6 p.m., $17

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The taco-eating, bike-riding, Zen philosophy of Pink Mountaintops Ana Anguiano • College Times We’re not going to lie; Stephen McBean is a pretty odd dude. The Vancouver-turned-Los Angeles resident is the front man for Pink Mountaintops and Black Mountain, among other projects.

McBean is the kind of guy who seeks out inspiration and looks to work with people that suit his fancy.

It was a perfect storm that led to the rebirth of Pink Mountaintops, and their new album, Get Back, which will be released on April 29 via JagJaguwar. We got a chance to chat with McBean about his music and what he’s been up to, and the ever-Zen musician hit us back with plenty of weird and interesting food for thought. Check them out at The Western on May 8.

College Times: What’s shakin’, man?

McBean: I’ve just been getting ready to go on tour for this record. Right now I’m just riding my bike around and eating tacos.

What was it like moving from Vancouver to L.A.?

I like it a lot. I never planned on moving here. I just kind of did it spur of the moment. If you like the sun, it’s definitely nicer here that way. It doesn’t rain the way it does in Vancouver. Vancouver is a really beautiful city, it’s where I was born, but sometimes you want to pack up and leave home. I think it’s cool down here.

Just stay out of Hollywood mostly.

Why did you want to bring back Pink

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I think I just had a group of songs that had a bit of a story. [The songs are] kind of based on youth and being young and wild but trying not to be too sentimental about it, just the celebration of “that was cool” or “that happened.” When I met Joe Cardamone, the producer, he was good at reassuring my faith in my gut. I would be like, “This song is kind of schmaltzy” and he had this way of putting it, like, “As long as you deliver it from the heart it’s all good. Johnny Thunders’ stuff is all schmaltzy out of context but the way he delivers it, he just owns it.” He tried to lead me in that direction and leave it all out there.

That’s a nice outlook on life.

I go through it and friends go through it and people go through it all the time. You break up with your girlfriend or boyfriend or something bad happens, but if you have strength in yourself, everything will work out. I was reading like a top ten Charles Bukowski quotes and one of them was something like, “Sometimes you just gotta piss in the sink.” It’s kind of like that. Life is beautiful and can be super depressing and heavy, but it’s also what it is. Sometimes you just got to believe everything happens for a bit of a reason.

It builds your character. I don’t know what I’m getting at.

Pink Mountaintops, The Western, 6830 E. Fifth Avenue, Scottsdale, 480.947.3585, www.thewesternaz. com, Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m., $10-$12

Cunninlynguists w/J-Live, Sadistik, Nemo Achida, Pub Rock Live, April 24, 7:30 p.m., $15-$17 Yonas w/Pell, The Specktators, Trace, AC Music Group, McAvery, Red Owl, April 24, 7 p.m., $10-$15 The Howlin’ Brothers w/ Whiskey Shivers, The Rhythm Room, April 24, 8 p.m., $10-$12 The Black Lillies, The Western, April 24, 8 p.m., $8-$10 Trampled By Turtles w/Spirit Family Reunion, The Marquee Theatre, April 25, 8 p.m., $22 adv, $25 dos Augustana w/Twin Forks, Crescent Ballroom, April 25, 8:30 p.m., $18-$20 Factories w/The Nix, The Morning Theft, Tierra Firme, Yucca Tap Room, April 25, 9 p.m., free Amor, Joe’s Grotto, April 25, 6 p.m., $10 The Freeze w/Reason Unknown, No Gimmick, Black Thoughts, The Venomous Pinks, Pub Rock Live, April 25, 8 p.m., $5-$7 Moon Honey w/You, Crystal Radio, The Ricardos, Trunk Space, April 25, 7:30 p.m., $6 Hemlock w/Scattered Guts, Play For Blood, She Murdered Me, Cry Evil, Club Red, April 25, 6:30 p.m., $10$13 Neato w/No Gimmick, Pinner, Gomi, Yucca Tap Room, April 26, 9 p.m., free 3 Moons w/Amnesia Quartet, Country Sun Visors, Trunk Space, April 26, 7:30 p.m., $6 Prove It w/Angel, A-Train, Eddie Wellz, Jonny Kage & Lucid Dream, Dank Boyz, Psycho Krew, Dysfunctional, J-Kaged & D.C.E., D. Meads, Elijah Young, Red Owl, April 26, 7 p.m., $10-$15 St. Paul and The Broken Bones, Last Exit Live, April 26, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15 Old Man Markley w/ Hashknife Outfit, Chip Hanna, Pub Rock Live, April 26, 8 p.m., $12-$14

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Drive-By Truckers w/ JD McPherson, Crescent Ballroom, April 27, 8 p.m., $32$35

Shakey Graves w/Whiskey Shivers, The Western, April 27, 8:30 p.m., $10-$12 Night Beats w/Cosmonauts, Dahga Bloom, Last Exit Live, April 27, 8 p.m., $10-$12 The Dillinger Escape Plan w/ Tera Melos, Vattnet Biskar, T.O.A.D., Pub Rock Live, April 27, 7:30 p.m., $17-$20 Combichrist w/William Control, New Years Day, Club Red, April 28, 7:30 p.m., $16-$18 The Underachievers w/ Denzel Curry, Dillon Cooper, Pub Rock Live, April 28, 7 p.m., $17-$19 The Dandy Warhols w/The Warlocks, Crescent Ballroom, April 28, 8 p.m., $25-$28 Loudness, Club Red, April 29, 6 p.m., $20-$60 Leonhardt w/Junkyard Amy Lee, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Yucca Tap Room, April 29, 7 p.m., free Kim Lenz & the Jaguars w/ Trailer Queen, The Rhythm Room, April 29, 8:30 p.m., $10 Tobie Milford w/Rising Sun Daughter, Crescent Ballroom, April 29, 8 p.m., $5-$7 Gavin DeGraw w/Parachute, Celebrity Theatre, April 30, 7 p.m., $38 Sin w/Bellows, Black Mountain Moonshine, Clay Martin, R. Turner, Trunk Space, April 30, 7:30 p.m., $7 Beth Bombara w/The Sunpunchers, Yucca Tap Room, April 30, 9 p.m., free The Sumner Brothers w/ Hashknife Outfit, Barefoot & Pregnant, DJ Dana, Crescent Ballroom, April 30, 8 p.m., $4-$5 George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic w/ Captain Squeegee, The Marquee Theatre, April 30, 8 p.m., $20 Iced Earth w/Sabaton, Revamp, Club Red, May 1, 6:30 p.m., $23-$25 Howler w/Vision, The Rhythm Room, May 1, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Vinyl Station w/Avery, Crescent Ballroom, May 1, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Goblin w/Pinkish Black, The Marquee Theatre, May 1, 8 p.m., $25-$28, VIP &65 The Wanted w/Midnight Red, Cassio Monroe, Comerica Theatre, May 2, 7:30 p.m., $35 Wishbone Ash, The Rhythm Room, May 2, 5:30 p.m., $25$28

Whiskey Kiss w/Pat Roberts and the Haymakers, Last Exit Live, May 2, 8 p.m., $5-$8 Marchfourth Marching Band w/Diegos Umbrella, Crescent Ballroom, May 2, 8:30 p.m., $15-$17

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The Bellwethers w/Above The Love, The Outlaws Inlaws, Last Exit Live, May 3, 9 p.m., $5 My Body Sings Electric w/ Kiven, The Royals, Pub Rock Live, May 3, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Master w/Fisthammer, Nervo Chaos, Hate Storm Annihilation, Red Owl, May 3, 6 p.m., $10-$12 Warner Drive w/Nomada, Club Red, May 3, 7 p.m., $12$15 Mr. Atomm’s Bombs w/ Saba-Oats, Nerdzerker, Trunk Space, May 3, 7:30 p.m., $6 Bathless Bastards, Wrath, The Darts, Lenny Lizzard, April Bird, Chris J Kane, Rose Tatar, Cosmic Delta Radio, Rae, The Rhythm Room, May 4, 6:30 p.m., $8-$13 Fayuca w/Ritmo Latino, Crescent Ballroom, May 5, 8 p.m., $3-$5 Needtobreathe, The Marquee Theatre, May 5, 8 p.m., $26$31 Japanese Game Show w/ Banshee Speak, Buried for a Day, Psywave, Trunk Space, May 5, 7:30 p.m., $6

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Yoni Wolf w/Serengeti, Mega Ran, Pub Rock Live, May 6, 8 p.m., $13-$15 Why? front man and indie hip hop artist is coming at you solo style.

Twenty One Pilots w/No No No, Hunter Hunted, The Marquee Theatre, May 6, 7:30 p.m., $20-$25 Justin Currie w/The Mastersons, The Western, May 6, 8 p.m., $22-$25 Jacco Gardner w/No Volcano, Flower Festival, Yucca Tap Room, May 6, 8 p.m., free Riff Raff w/Grand Theft, Crescent Ballroom, May 6, 8 p.m., $28-$30

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Nile w/Lago, Splatterkill, Genocaust, Unholy Monarch, Club Red, May 7, 6 p.m., $20 Kikagaku Moyo w/ The Myrrors, Static Announcements, Trunk Space, May 7, 7:30 p.m., $6 Tab Benoit, The Rhythm Room, May 7, 8 p.m., $22-$26

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Manchester Orchestra w/ Balance and Composure, Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band, The Marquee Theatre, May 7, 7:30 p.m., $18 adv, $22 dos Atlanta’s Manchester Orchestra just put out a new album titled Cope and are sure to rock The Marquee.

Mirror Travel w/Sun Cult, The Western, May 7, 8 p.m., free The Shady Rest w/Pick and Holler, Barefoot and Pregnant, Last Exit Live, May 7, 8:30 p.m., $5 Old 97’s, Crescent Ballroom, May 7, 8 p.m., $25-$28 Aesthetic Perfection w/ Panic Lift, Surgyn, Pub Rock Live, May 7, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Lisa Doll & The Rock ‘N’ Roll Romance w/Scorpion Vs. Tarantula, French Girls, Yucca Tap Room, May 7, 9 p.m., free Jenna’s Arrival w/!Alert!, Last Exit Live, May 8, 8 p.m., $5 Chuck Ragan & The Camaraderie, The White Buffalo, Jonny Two Bags, Crescent Ballroom, May 8, 8 p.m., $20-$22 Pink Mountaintops, The Western, May 8, 8 p.m., $10$12 Through The Roots w/New Kings, The Steppas, Pub Rock Live, May 9, 7:30 p.m., $10-$15 Skid Row w/Black Star Riders, Horsepower, Cactus Chainsaw, The Marquee Theatre, May 9, 7 p.m., $25-$27 Dead Hot Workship w/ Ghetto Cowgirl, Last Exit Live, May 9, 9 p.m., $5-$8 The 44s, The Rhythm Room, May 9, 9 p.m., $10 Saint Vitus w/Sons of Huns, Club Red, May 9, 7 p.m., $18$20 DS Yancey w/Brain Cagle, Happy Plaza, Trunk Space, May 9, 7:30 p.m., $6 Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta w/Pork Torta, Crescent Ballroom, May 9, 8:30 p.m., $8-$10

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The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Crescent Ballroom, May 10, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Banana Gun w/CooBee Coo, Corey Golden, Explosion, Last Exit Live, May 10, 9 p.m., $5-$8 Snake Burner, Yucca Tap Room, May 10, 9 p.m., free Grant Ferguson w/Alice Tatum, Justin Stewart, The Rhythm Room, May 10, 5:30 p.m., $10 Hed PE w/Soil, Sunflower Dead, Serum Psyphen, The Marquee Theatre, May 10, 7:30 p.m., $18-$20

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New Gods, Trunk Space, May 11, 6 p.m., $6 Burning Palms w/The Rebel Set, Numb Bats, Man Hands, Crescent Ballroom, May 11, 8 p.m., free New Young Pony Club w/ Bogan Via, Crescent Ballroom, May 12, 8:30 p.m., $10-$12 Christina Perri w/Birdy, The Marquee Theatre, May 13, 8 p.m., $25 Say Hi w/Big Scary, The Western, May 13, 8 p.m., $10$12 Cow Bop, The Rhythm Room, May 13, 8 p.m., $10 Kishi Bashi w/Plume Giant, Crescent Ballroom, May 13, 8 p.m., $13-$15 Something Went Awry w/ The Brothers Cosmos, Woodsplitter, Last Exit Live, May 13, 8:30 p.m., $5 Je Double F. w/HotRock SupaJoint, Dadadoh, The Linecutters, Trunk Space, May 13, 7:30 p.m., $6 The Eels, Crescent Ballroom, May 14, 8 p.m., $38-$42 Nikki Hill, The Rhythm Room, May 14, 8:30 p.m., $10 A Minor Forest w/ Underground Cities, Last Exit Live, May 15, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Bizarre Ride Live w/Slum Village, Very G and DJ Organic, Writers Guild, DJ M2, Fact 135, Club Red, May 15, 7 p.m., $15-$18 Blessthefall w/Silverstein, The Amity Affliction, Secrets, Heartist, The Nile Theater, May 15, 6 p.m., $17 Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon &

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Crescent Ballroom drag night bridges gap between LBGTQ and downtown scenes Ana Anguiano • College Times Crescent Ballroom is best known as the spot for great live music, but they’ve got the hottest new drag show in Phoenix. Rather than have to venture to various bars and clubs to get your drag fix, SWAY Events and Crescent Ballroom are bringing the fun to downtown Phoenix.

True. Drag. Dare. is the name of the night and it is hosted every Thursday by the lovely Olivia Gardens with a special guest every week. We got a chance to chat with the hostess with the mostess herself to get the skinny on this new night.

College Times: Tell us a bit about yourself.

Olivia Gardens: I’ve been a part of the drag scene here in Arizona for about four years now. I actually got my start here and I’ve been a resident of Phoenix for 11 years.

I just sort of built up my drag network just doing pageants and shows and networking with all the different drag queens in town, and we have a ton. There are a lot of performers in Phoenix.

I’ve been Miss Phoenix Gay Pride, Miss Gay Phoenix America, and now I’m just focusing on hosting shows around town. I have a show at Kobalt Bar on Wednesday nights, I have the Crescent show on Thursdays, and then I do a show on Saturdays at a bar called Ice Pics.

How did this night get started and what can we expect?

The genesis of it was just that SWAY and Crescent wanted to work together and have partnership. This is a way to bridge downtown Phoenix and the greater Phoenix LGBTQ community, and it is something different for the downtown crowd to see.

It’s very interactive. It’s not your

typical drag show where it’s all about the performers and they’re the center of attention. It’s myself and a different special guest each week. The real stars of the show, we like to say, are the audience. We have a wheel of games that volunteers will spin and do different challenges. We have truth and dare, obviously, and then we do a dragoff, where we get volunteers to dress up in pseudo-drag and lip sync for a prize.

What’s the vibe like at Crescent Ballroom?

It’s definitely a fun, downtown crowd. I was very surprised because I had been there for special events but I had no idea if people even knew what to expect from drag queens.

But the crowd has been very supportive.

They’ve been interested, and people have come down specifically for the show to have fun with their friends.

It’s different from going to a drag bar, where they might not be regulars at or might not be comfortable at, because they don’t know anyone and don’t know what to expect.

We’re bringing what they want to see in a venue that people might be comfortable at. It’s a very laid back vibe. I’ve been so embraced and I love it there.

Do you have any advice for first-timers?

You may be picked on, you might be made fun of, but you always have to have an open mind and be open to diving in and participating. That’s what causes people to have the most fun. When they come in with an open mind and are ready to get crazy, act silly and embrace it. And they should bring lots of dollar bills. [laughs] Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Avenue, Phoenix, crescentphx.com, Thursday, April 24, 10:30 p.m., free

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Locke

Staring Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott Directed by Steven Knight Opens May 2

If you think you’ll never get tired of staring at Tom Hardy’s beautiful, rugged face, “Locke” is definitely the movie for you.

Hardy plays Ivan Locke, a man at a turning point in his life with a lot on his mind.

Locke is a construction man. He deals with concrete, to be precise. He’s also very good at what he does. He’s a respected man with a heavy amount of responsibility on his shoulders, but he carries it well.

From beginning to end, you are in the car with Locke. He’s driving from Birmingham to London and the audience is right there with him for the entirely of the ride. Locke takes calls from his family and his coworkers throughout the drive, each with a completely different outcome.

Throughout the drive, Locke struggles with the idea of masculinity and what it means to not only be a good husband and father, but to be a good man. As he races through heavy traffic at night, the lights wiz by him and car headlights flash in his face.

He’s almost hypnotized on the road as he deals with a “mistake” that he has made and is now going to rectify. It seems that this “mistake” hasn’t even been dealt with emotionally and it takes this car ride for everything to sink in.

Locke is a big, gruff man with a massive beard and a soft voice. His Welsh accent may or may not be accurate, but Hardy commands the screen well and you can’t help but hang on his every word.

During the drive Locke calls his wife, played by Ruth Wilson, and his coworker, played by the amazing Andrew Scott. You never see the people on the other line of the phone call, but their performances are still powerful and tangible.

Scott delivers some much needed humor to the film and lightens the load a bit for Locke. As the film goes on and you spend more time with Locke, you can’t help but feel for him and everything he’s going through.

The film was written and directed by Steven Knight, who was inspired by late night drives and the swarming lights of a lit up highway. It’s mesmerizing and brings back plenty of feelings of being on the road yourself, although you hopefully have less pressing matters to attend to while driving.

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‘Locke’ director breaks from the conventional Ana Anguiano • College Times Driving is a part of life for most folks, but what if your life was completely altered after one long-distance drive?

The new film “Locke” explores one such story. College Times had the chance to chat with writer and director Steven Knight (“Eastern Promises,” “Dirty, Pretty Things”) about the film and learn about what it takes to make a film as unique and delicate as “Locke.”

Knight often describes the film as a play. The film starts Tom Hardy who plays Ivan Locke, a concrete man who has to drive from Birmingham to London in one night while his life is thrown into chaos.

It was all filmed sequentially over several nights. The actors were all interacting live. The result is a thrilling film unlike any other.

College Times: You could have made this story a play or used any other form of storytelling. Why did you want to make it a film?

Knight: I had just finished making a film in the conventional way with Jason Statham, and I enjoyed it, but I wondered if there was another way of shooting a film and try to take it right back to basics.

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Where it’s almost naïve to say “I want to put an actor in front of cameras and shoot the whole film,” which is exactly what we did.

We put three cameras in the car on a low loader, we had an autocue script, we had real actors in a hotel conference room with a real phone line into the car.

I would cue the actors to do the call and we shot the whole thing from beginning to end with no takes or cuts. Just to see if it works. In that way, the actors enjoy it because they can calibrate their own performance and know where they are in the drama. Effectively, we shot 16 films and then cut the best bits together. It wasn’t until we went to the Venice Film Festival that we knew we had something.

It could have been nothing. We didn’t even know if it would be a film.

How was it shot?

We were on a low loader, a large truck with a flatbed, and we took the wheels off the car and strapped it to the flatbed so it was at the right height to be in traffic.

I was on the back of the truck, under a cover. So it was cold and wet but I had a monitor. I could speak to Tom on an ear piece and also speak to the hotel conference room where the other actors

were. We would set off, I would say action once and I would cue the first call so that actor would go to the microphone and make the call. And we just shot it all the way though much to the horror of people who are accustomed to shooting things in the conventional way.

It’s hard work. The actors love it, fortunately. But it’s quite grueling. Tom really did have a cold but we used it.

Instead of putting makeup on his nose and doing his voice again, he had a cold.

The whole way through we really wanted to use what was going on as part of the drama.

Did the actors get more comfortable after several nights of shooting?

We did five days of read through before we went out on the road and discussed the characters and did whatever direction needed to be done then. It changed every night and every night was different. Sometimes it was really up and sometimes it was really down, but in the edit I found myself returning to the same takes often when the mood was just right and everyone was in the groove. It’s a very delicate thing.

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My latest foray into the realm of mediocre films further strengthened this notion, as it involved the unknown sequel of one of my favorite early 2000s dance movies.

Dance movies are arguably an American guilty pleasure. They’re generally formulaic and cheesy, but there’s a certain type of comfort in knowing that you’re getting a happy ending, sappy dialogue and some sick dance breaks.

Thankfully, “Center Stage: Turn It Up” has them in spades.

One of the best things about dance movies is the cliché protagonist. From the “Save the Last Dance” flicks (yes, there was more than one) to all of the “Step Ups,” the protagonist is always a laughable rebel that shakes up the status quo.

Rachele Brooke Smith stars as Kate Parker, a girl from Michigan who enjoys dance-offs in shady parking lots, spray tans and unnatural shades of maroon in her hair. She also has a wrist tattoo, which in this genre makes her super edgy and original.

Kate moves from her home state of Michigan to New York City. Her plan is to arrive in the city, get accepted into the American Ballet Academy and become a

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Unfortunately, our protagonist has actually never studied ballet in her life.

She learned everything from taped performances of recitals. She shockingly doesn’t get into the academy and is forced to sleep in her car.

Yes, you’re reading that right. Somebody moved to a new city without money, apartment hunting or any real semblance of a plan. It’s beyond stupid, but Smith plays Kate with a baby voice and a facial expression of perpetual confusion, which makes you a bit more sympathetic to a character when you realize they’re not all there.

Thankfully, Kate meets Tommy (Kenny Wormald). Tommy is a male ballerina who’s also really edgy. He has spiky hair, ear piercings and speaks in a very distracting accent that at times sounds like a Jersey Shore impersonation. He likes Kate because she’s not like the other girls (she drinks beer and eats Snickers bars during auditions).

The remainder of the film revolves around their budding love story. Kate teaches Tommy about sexual chemistry and hip-hop and he teaches her the ballet basics that the VHS tapes never could. Somewhere in the background is a third lead that gets no screen time but apparently is trying to break them up or whatever.

Compared to other dance flicks that can let a little overdramatic over the repercussions of the dancing life, “Center Stage: Turn It Up” is a breath of fresh air.

It puts dancing front and center and the cast carries the saccharine material well enough.

“Center Stage: Turn It Up” stars Rachele Brooke Smith, Kenny Wormald and Peter Gallahger. Netflix users rated it 2.5 stars out of 5.

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Just when you thought all of the vampire tales had been told, “Only Lovers Left Alive” comes in and flips the entire thing on its head. The vampires in this film are unlike any other creatures of the night you might encounter, and they certainly do not sparkle.

Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston play undead lovers mixed up in a bleak world they have seen change tremendously over the centuries. Their names are Adam and Eve and they are everything you could ever want out of vampires.

They definitely live in the shadows and survive by drinking blood alone, which is a great start. They hide their identities and try to survive at all costs, making them very animalistic in their ways. But they are also incredibly cultured. They are passionate about music and literature and each other.

They love uncontrollably and it’s almost shocking to see just how Adam and Eve interact with one another as if they were a single being.

There isn’t much of a plot to be exact in “Only Lovers Left Alive.” It feels more

like a quick glimpse into the eternal lives of two creatures that have been through wars and plagues together. The way they interact and speak to one another is very at ease. They discuss long-dead inventors and famous writers and then get pumped about Jack White not too long after.

The film is also set largely in Detroit, which is the perfect backdrop for a vampire film. They live fully and discretely in the abandoned corners of the city and rule as if it were their own land.

Immortal angst is always an issue though, and Adam struggles with his existence after seeing “zombies” (aka living humans) contaminate their planet as well as their blood. With an ever dwindling blood supply, these two lovers navigate their world cautiously, albeit with a seemingly never-ending fortune that has been accumulated over the centuries.

Despite the fact these two characters are blood sucking monsters, their story is quite beautiful. Jim Jarmusch wrote and directed the film, which is also stunning to watch. The sets, backdrops, wardrobes and city views are all beautifully dilapidated, much like the main characters themselves.

This film won’t satisfy anyone’s need for action or drama, but it does leave you with plenty of chuckles and a warm fuzzy feeling in your blood-filled heart.

Fans of character driven stories will be delightfully surprised to see Adam and Eve together.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Patience might still be called for until you’re sure you finally have the full story that eluded you up till now. A trusted associate could offer valuable guidance.

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CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Bouncing back from a disappointing incident isn’t easy, but you should find a welcome turn of events emerging. Spend the weekend with someone special.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Easing up on your social activities allows you to focus more of your energies on a long-neglected personal matter. You can get back into party mode by the weekend.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) An incomplete project needs your attention before someone else takes it over and uses it to his or her advantage. There’ll be lots of time for fun and games once you get it done.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Doubts involving a potential career change need to be resolved quickly so they don’t get in the way when you feel you’re finally ready to make the big move.

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