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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
Playlist: songs to listen to this homecoming weekend
TOM DEHART
tdehart@kansan.com
DUNCAN MCHENRY
dmchenry@kansan.com
Tom's Picks
Title: My Mind Is Ramblin'
Artist: The Black Keys
Album: Chulahoma: The Songs of junior Kimbrough (2006)
This Black Keys track features the band's classic guitar style. Pulling for a more rhythm and blues style in this song, the group drive home a strong, emotional ballad of a wandering, vacant and dangerous mind that was originally composed by Junior Kimbrough, an influential guitar player and bluesman from the second half of the 20th century. The song has wonderful instrumental breaks and smooth, soulful guitar solos.
Title: The Boys Are Back In Town
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Album: jailbreak (1976)
Album: Jailbreak (1976)
One of the better-known singles of the Dublin-based rock band of the '70s and '80s, "The Boys Are Back In Town" is a snug-fit for homecoming week. Isn't what that
this week is all about, anyways? The alumni will be back in town this weekend, and this track is a great choice for a welcoming song—other than the Alma Mater, of course.
Title: Layla
Artist:Derek & The Dominos
Album:Layla and Other Assorted
Love Songs (1970)
A song written and composed by the much younger version of Eric Clapton, "Layla" is a classic rock track that gets the blood moving from the opening riff. Other versions of this song have been performed over the past 40 years, including an acoustic version by Eric Clapton that received notable recognition. The original version includes an easily recognizable piano part, as well as the trademark long jam session.
**Title:** In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
(Live)
Artist: The Allman Brothers Band
Album: At Fillmore East (1971)
"At Fillmore East" was recorded only six months before one of the band's guitar-players, Duane Allman, died in a motorcycle accident This song is a great example of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts
as a guitar-playing duo. The song was written and composed by Betts, and although there are no lyrics to "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed," the song is incredibly full of rhythm.
Title: Doot Doot
Album:Doot Doot (1983)
The first of the early 1980s electronic group, "Doot Doot," is a track that is composed of a simple beat with vocals dubbed in echo effects. The song is rather minimal, but the space that it uses in between each note works incredibly well with the tone of the song.
Title: Tonight, Tonight
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collise and the Infinite Sadness (1996)
"Tonight, Tonight" is a song that is double-dipped in hope and coated with a small amount of sadness, and doesn't fall short of anything that Billy Corgan has ever written. This song was the fourth single off of the Smashing Pumpkin's third studio album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness."
Title: My Mind Playin' Tricks
Artist: Geto Boys
Album: We Can't Be Stopped.(1991)
Scarface's original rap group, Geto Boys, which may be best known for their single "Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster", was always known for its strong, lyrical expression, and this track is close to one of the band's most poetic tracks. If you haven't already heard this song and are a fan of 90s hip hop, I would recommend a good listen.
Title: It Was A Good Day
Artist: Ice Cube
Album: The Predator/1989
Album: The Predator (1992)
Another older hip-hop track, "It Was A Good Day" is one of his most successful songs as well as one of the better-recognized hip-hop songs of the 90s. The song tells the story of the positive things that happened on a single day in South Central Los Angeles.
Artist: Lil' Wayne
Song: Best Rapper Alive
Album: Tha Carter II (200
Duncan's Picks
sample brings a more diabolic attitude than many Cash Money beats.
**INCLUDES** The Carter, 2008.
"It is Weezy F. Baby, got these rappers in my stomach." Need I say more? This is Wayne at his best, and the grinding electric guitar
Artist: Dr. Dog
Song: Heart It Races
Album: Heart It Races - EP (2007) This song is actually a cover of the song by Australian band Architecture in Helsinki. Pennsylvania natives Dr.Doak take the weird playfulness of the original and infuse carefree harmonies along with a bouncy bassline.
Artist: Daft Punk
Song: Lose Yourself To Dance
Album: Random Access Memories
(2013)
Artist: Metallica
Song: Enter Sandman
Album: Metallica (1991)
Slap bass, Pharrell, the Daft Punk robot voice and funky rhythm guitar — I don't know about you but my disco ball is on already. Lose yourself to dance!
Artist: Metallica
If this one doesn't get you pumped up, you're probably just hard of hearing. The slow buildup of thundering drums along with heavy metal guitar and the vicious vocals of James Hetfield is perfect for
blasting before a basketball game.
Artist: Grimes
Album: Visions (2012)
Grimes is a Canadian electro-pop artist whose music packs a punch at high volumes. Turn the speakers up to fully hear the contrast between her shrill voice and the deeper synthesizers.
Artist: 2. Chainz featuring Big Sean
Song: K.O.
MOVIE REVIEW
Album: T.R.U. Realignion (2011)
This is a chilled out, early morning-type beat that's a bit of a different feel for 2 Chainz. He and Big Sean both deliver rhythmically varied verses and entertaining ad libs. Nod your head to this one.
Artist: Beach House
Song: Walk in the Park
Album: Teen Dream (2010)
There's no other way to describe this song than as flat-out dreamy. Beach House is a two-person band from Baltimore with a love for subdued melodies and intricate sound effects. This is a good track to put on during an afternoon stroll.
Edited by Sarah Kramer
Gordon-Levitt throws away cuddly persona for 'Don Jon'
MADDIE MIKINSKI
mmikinski@kansan.com
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a cute and cuddly person at first glance. In movies such as "10 Things I Hate About You" and "(500) Days of Summer," Gordon-Levitt plays the downtrodden, unlucky character we've come to sympathize and associate with him. Last Friday's "Don Jon" ended that cute and cuddly phase with the delicacy of an I-70 wreck. The film, written by, directed by and starring Gordon-Levitt,
takes a sudden departure from Levitt Land.
The movie, set in suburban New Jersey, follows the story of Jersey Shore wannabe Jon and the problems associated with his porn addiction. He watches it all the time and thinks about it even more. He starts to think of it as something that alters his mind, like Internet meth. To him, it's the only way to escape a world full of subpar women and bad drivers, whom he never misses an opportunity to yell at. He only hope for normaly.
His only hope for normalcy
comes in the form of Barbara, played by Scarlett Johansson. Jon meets her at a club one night after a tough day of Internet browsing and working out his biceps.
Barbara seems to be the only person who has the power to change things. Even though he's dating Barbara, Jon can't seem to kick his addiction and it begins to complicate things.
The way Gordon-Levitt deals with Jon's addiction and its consequences is one of the movie's strengths. The script and his character provide
an enthralling look into the mind of someone with a destructive addiction who has no way of controlling it. Jon's situation, though cast in a humorous light, shows the seriousness of addictions in general.
Adding to Gordon-Levitt's performance is Johansson's fantastic portrayal of Barbara. Barbara doesn't understand Jon's addiction and thinks that he'll snap out of it just by hearing the word "no." Johansson plays the role of capricious girlfriend to a T — complete with an obnoxious accent and crazy
eyes. From the beginning it's obvious that Johansson gives Barbara her all and has fun with it.
If "Don Jon" has one drawback, it's the amount of nudity. A bit of nudity goes a long way, and the movie doesn't seem to get that. Instead of adding to the movie, the nudity detracts and steals the focus from a well-developed script and characters. In a theater full of a hundred other people, it can get uncomfortable. The bottom line: don't bring your mom.
the nudity can be forgiven when the rest of the movie is taken into consideration. The script is clever and sincere and only enhanced by the standout performances of Gordon-Levitt and Johansson. Gordon-Levitt's directing and screenwriting debut is stunning, and hopefully there's a lot more to come.
In the grand scheme of things,
— Edited by Jessica Mitchell
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