THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Make more time for contemplation today and tomorrow. Take things slow and easy. Consider all options before taking action. Plan your moves. Research for bargains. Go treasure hunting.
You're taking control, with both Sun and Moon in your sign.
You're getting more sensitive.
Begin a self-confident phase.
Heart and mind are in sync today and tomorrow. You're more assertive.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
Friends have what you need. Schedule meetings for today and tomorrow. Align on shared priorities. Delegate tasks. Make sure what you build is solid. Make required changes.
Today is an 8 Career matters emerge for your consideration over the next two days. Make a power play. Expect trouble with scheduling. A change in plans opens previously-unavailable options. Prepare to make your move.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Plan your itinerary. Travel conditions look excellent today and tomorrow. The news affects your choices. Begin an intense expansion phase. A conference, class or business trip offers enticing opportunities. Study and prepare. All systems go!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Today is all 8
Follow the money over the next two days. Don't let a windfall slip through your fingers.
Changes necessitate budget revisions. Negotiate favorable terms. Collaborate for shared profit and track expenses, or deal with a mess later.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Your partner requires some loving attention. Be willing to share responsibilities more than usual over the next few days. Do some heavy lifting. You're scoring points.
Dig into a big job and work out the details. It's getting extra busy. It could get intense.
Don't skimp on providing great service. Delegate tasks. Use an outside provider if necessary.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Begin a lucky and cuddly phase. Prioritize love for the next two days. You have lots of emotional support. Don't wait another minute to make a romantic proposal. Get creative.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 9
Work from home and spend more time with family. Domestic bliss provides a seductive temptation. Plan a luxurious evening. Beautify your space, and then invite loved ones over. Share a home-cooked meal with family.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an9
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You learn voracious over the next few days. You're sharp as a tack, and see business opportunities that others miss. Write promotional copy. Talk about what you're discovering.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Your morale (and your wallet) get a boost over the next two days. It could get quite profitable. Rake in an abundant harvest from the seeds you planted earlier.
What to look for on Record Store Day
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@HardyNFL
Lawrence record stores will take part in Record Store Day on Saturday. Love Garden Sounds, 822 Massachusetts St., and Kief's Music, 2429 Iowa St., will be participating.
Each year since 2007, thousands of people have flocked to local record stores across the country on the third Saturday of April for the love of one thing: vinyl.
FRANK WEIRICH/KANSAN
This Saturday, April 18. Lawrence record stores will participate in Record Store Day, including both Love Garden Sounds on Massachusetts Street and Kief's Music on Iowa Street.
Record Store Day is the one day each year when all things vinyl can be celebrated, bringing business to record stores all over America. Many different labels and artists release exclusives specifically for the event, such as double LPs, colored vinyl, unreleased EPs, a reissue of an older album or deluxe versions of albums.
Some of the most exclusive or sought after releases are expected to be the Johnny Cash "Koncert V Praze (In Prague — Live)" 12-inch colored vinyl, a reissue of Bob Dylan's "The Basement Tapes" LP and David Bowie's "Changes" seven-inch picture disc. Those will be important to look for, but I'm here to discuss some of the records I will be looking for Saturday. Here are my four picks for Record Store Day 2015.
RUN THE JEWELS — "BUST NO MOVES" EP ON 12-INCH
"Run The Jewels" and "Run The Jewels 2" (Mass Appeal) have been two of the best hip-hop releases of the 2010s. Now, the duo of El-P and Killer Mike is giving us a bit more music. Run The Jewels is set to release a fourtrack EP on Record Store
Day. Love Garden said it has 20 copies of the EP, which features one unreleased track, "Bust No Moves" with special guest SL Jones. It's also going to have "Pew Pear Pew" (from the European version of RTJ), "Love Again" (from RTJ2) and "Blockbuster Night Pt. 2" (a bonus track from RTJ2).
group's debut album from 2000. Only 2,000 copies will be sold, and each will come with bonus instrumentals and a 24-page book. It's going to be a tough find, but well worth looking for, and Love Garden said it did order copies. The six-man Los Angeles-based group also plans to sell a limited amount of these boxes during tour dates this year.
JURASSIC 5 - "QUALITY CONTROL - THE WOOD BOX" BOX SET
This will be a quad-LP with 15 tracks in all. It's going to be sold in a beautifully crafted wood box, which matches the quality of the
If it's Wu-Tang, I'll be looking for it. This release will contain both of the
WU-TANG — "PROTECT YA NECK" AND "METHOD MAN" ON COLORED 12-INCH
tracks above, as well as a combined five remixes of the two. The 12-inch record will be presented on a split black-and-yellow vinyl, with the versions of "Protect Ya Neck" on one side and "Method Man" on the other. This is a perfect song for a re-release, with eight of the nine members making an appearance on the track. "Protect Ya Neck" could be considered one of the greatest hip-hop tracks of the 1990s.
BANKS — "THE REMIXES
BANKS — "THE REMIXES PART 2" ON 12-INCH California-based singer-
songwriter Banks is still rather unknown, but at the same time, she's suddenly burst onto the scene with her 2014 debut album "Goddess," which was essentially just an assembly of singles. She released her first allotment of remixes on Record Store Day in 2014, and this time around, only 2,000 copies will be released. The contents aren't known exactly, but the Record Store Day official website says the record will house unreleased remixes of "Beggin For Thread" from Aeroplane and KiNK.
Edited by Mitch Raznick
THROWBACK THURSDAY ALBUM REVIEW
LILY GRANT
'Songs About Jane' one of Maroon 5's best albums
LILY GRANT
@lilygrant_UDK
Maroon 5 performed at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday, April 6. "Songs About Jane" was Maroon 5's debut album, released in 2002.
Maroon 5 debuted its first album, "Songs About Jane" (Octone/J Records), on June 25, 2002. Since then, the band has released four additional albums; "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," "Hands All Over," "Overexposed" and its latest album, "V." Over time, its sound has changed from soulful, jazzy pop rock on "Songs About Jane," to solely pop music on its fifth album, "V."
"Songs About Jane" was not an instant success. It was re-released twice after its initial release, and it took five singles to really get recognition for the album, including notable tracks like "She Will Be Loved." "This Love" and "Harder To Breathe." By 2004, "Songs About Jane" was a platinum record.
CHRIS POLK/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Today, "Songs About Jane" has sold over 5 million copies. Maroon 5 is now a mega-famous pop band that has toured across the world. Adam Levine, the band's front man, has made a name for himself, thanks to his unique tenor voice. He has also served as a judge on the reality talent show "The Voice."
Through "Songs About Jane," the band established itself as a sex symbol with songs like "This Love," "Shiver" and "Secret." Every single song has at least one sexually suggestive line, and this theme has continued to be a prominent and driving force in all of Maroon 5's albums, like in the songs "Animals" and "Hands All Over."
The band's 12-track freshman album is ordered in a way that may resemble the progression of a
relationship. Its title, "Songs About Jane," is quite literal. Jane was an ex-girlfriend of Levine's, and the entire album was inspired by their relationship, according to an interview with MTV in August 2002.
"There's at least one line in every song about her," Levine said in the interview. The album begins with "Harder To Breathe" and "This Love," which indicate the struggles of a relationship. The next
several tracks are either about sex or love. "Must Get Out," the seventh track, expresses a rocky period of the relationship. The last three tracks are fitting to end the album. "Through With You" and "Not Coming Home" are bitter, resentful and angry songs about the relationship once it's gone wrong. "Sweetest Goodbye," the final song of the album, has the lyrics, "I'll never leave you behind or treat you unkind. I
"Songs About Jane" is a catchy pop album consisting of borderline-cliché love songs, typical of the pop genre. What "Songs About Jane" had to offer that Maroon 5's most recent albums lack is an almost funky, jazzy vibe, which really adds a uniqueness to the pop feel.
know you understand," which describes a peaceful departure and the end of the singer's relationship with Jane.
With its latest album, "V," the modern Maroon 5 gave us a compilation of radio hits like "Sugar." While I admit the songs are undeniably catchy, I believe Maroon 5 did its best work in its earliest albums, "Songs About Jane" and "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," when it still had variety throughout the songs and incorporated many different sounds and instruments into the music.
Edited by Mitch Raznick
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