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ENTERTAINMENT / TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Concept is SudoKu
Concepts Sudoku By Dave Green
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3/23
Answer to previous puzzle
Difficulty Level ★★★
7 8 4 1 5 2 3 6 9
9 6 5 3 7 8 4 2 1
2 1 3 6 9 4 8 7 5
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COOL THING
Blaise Marcoux
ANTI MATTER
Sam Gharaibeh
MUSIC
Songwriter's death marks start of annual conference
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
AUSTIN, Texas — The 24th annual South by Southwest Music Conference began somberly Wednesday as word spread throughout this gathering of 13,000 artists and industry professionals that the iconoclastic singer-songwriter Alex Chilton had died. But in the early morning hours Sunday, South by Southwest came roaring to a celebratory close with some of Chilton's closest friends singing and performing one of his greatest songs.
"September Gurls," a classic song from Chilton's days leading the Memphis band Big Star, rang out at Antone's, one of this music city's most revered clubs. On vocals were Susan Cowsill, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and the Watson Twins. Jon Auer was on guitar, joined by Andy Hummell, one of the founding members of Big Star who had not played publicly in decades. Ken Stringfellow played bass, anchoring the rhythm section with Big Star co-founder Jody Stephens, who smiled wanly as he attacked the drums. The song capped a night of glorious music, the type of music _ melodic, yearning, concise _ that can transform a wake into a celebration.
It also was a signature moment in South by Southwest's history, the kind of event that serves as a poignant reminder of the role music
plays in our lives. As a multitude of voices _ including Evan Dando, M. Ward, John Doe, the Meat Puppets' Kirk Kirkwood, Sondre Lerche, Chuck Prophet _ came together to pay homage to one of their own, the tribute concert offered perspective at a time of deep anxiety and disorienting transition in the music business.
Originally divided into panels by day and music showcases at night, South by Southwest is now a four-day marathon of around-the-clock music-making, with ancillary parties all over town. With more than 1,900 bands registered at the conference, there was no shortage of options.
Sleep was rarely an option,
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long, distinguished career without anywhere near the notority of Love, but the veteran soul singer's star has been on the upswing ever since Amy Winehouse used Jones' backing band, the Dap Kings, to make her own record. Jones remains a dervish in a yellow dress and high heels, dancing up a storm while singing with wall-shaking fervor and made the case that her next album, due in April, deserves wide attention.
Also leaving a deep impression was Montreal's Besnard Lakes,
The old-school industry still uses the conference as an opportunity to roll out new projects by veteran artists. Courtney Love resurrected her '90s band Hole and performed with focus, a triumph of sorts in the face of predictions that the infamously mercurial artist would sabotage herself yet again.
But is a professionally competent Love really what the music world covets right now?
Veteran artists frequently make appearances at the conference. Courtney Love brought back her band Hole for a performance.
ing something great.
At 53, Sharon Jones has had a
whose soaring vocals and triumphant guitars signaled the arrival of a powerhouse album. "The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night." And rear the
band did, with husband-and-wife team Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas trading lead vocals over towering melodies.
In-demand producer Danger Mouse unveiled his latest project, Broken Bells, a collaboration with singer James Mercer of the Shins. The duo was part of a seven-piece ensemble that precisely replicated the songs from the band's self-titled debut album, without bringing much life to the occasion.
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Don't try to think outside the box today. Just get the work done. Don't expect it to be fun. Your partner applauds your diplomacy.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Whatever balls you have in the air, keep them in motion. The flow of communication at work needs to continue.Increase intensity later in the day.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 6 You feel boxed in when friends and neighbors make emotional demands. You'd rather stick to the practical cash decisions.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Hard work today pays off.
Don't avoid responsibilities.
Smile even if you're not
having fun. You can get
through it.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a 7
Get in gear early in the day.
Review your schedule and contact a professional who has the advice you need.
Full speed ahead until quitting time.
What starts out gloomy can turn to sunshine if you ride the horse in the direction it's going. Let someone else assert pressure.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
If you want to get anything done today, establish structure early. Consider all the angles before you reach the completion phase.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Perhaps the biggest challenge today is to bring imaginative ideas into the workplace and make them solid. Bring the new kid up to speed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
Assert your love in definite terms. State your feelings loudly and often. Others may take time to return the favor, and they may be hard of hearing.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
One of your favorite people tells you how to run your life. Put them in charge of your appointment calendar only if you want changes.
You get a lot more work accomplished when you dip just below the surface of consciousness to grasp creative images and language.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 7
Get in the mood to break the ice at a social gathering. Others may mask feelings, so prime the pump by engaging them with questions about themselves.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
ACROSS
1 Hook point
5 Conclude
8 Data, for short Concept
13 Hawaiian garland
14 Harvest
15 Favorable spots for viewing
17 Slime
18 Bart, to Homer
19 Put in cans
21 Wan
24 Mata —
25 Urban disturbance
26 Melodic jewelry holder
30 Carte lead-in in Kinds
31 Sports page grid
35 Small
36 Oodles
37 Gladiatorial venue
38 Actress Hedy
41 Palin-dromic Turkish title
42 Addict
43 TV, slangily
48 Squad
49 Turf
50 Sharpen
51 Wild and crazy
52 Ram's mate
53 Raced
DOWN
1 Tucker's partner
Solution time: 21 mins.
OFF PATHE SPY
PAL IBSEN QUA
SQUANDERS UMP
RIO BICEPS
CUSTOM SLOE
ESQ NEW EAGLE
DEUS NOT TEEM
IDIOM WEBEAU
GLEE CLASPS
WAGONS HUP
ILL SQUI RELLS
DUE CURER LAP
EMS HEENRY MBA
2 Commotion
3 Tyrannosaurus —
4 Hound type
5 Verve
6 Badminton barrier
7 Aversion
8 Kind of funny
9 Night light?
10 Disconcert
11 News-paper page
16 A billion years
20 Rainbow
21 Bedouin
22 Missile shelter
23 Welles' "War of the Worlds," e.g.
24 "Step on it!"
26 Twilight occurrence
27 Naked
28 Tournament format
29 TV's "Warrior Princess"
31 Wound reminder
34 Smugly ingratiating
35 Angers
37 Past
38 Figure skating jump
39 On the briny
40 Intend
41 Staffer
44 Part of DJIA
45 Jazzy style
46 Inseparable
47 Crossed (out)
L NFZ Y F: "I HP ' F HQM K B P. " Yesterday's Cryptoquip: SINCE I TOTALLY MESSED UP THIS PIE CHART I AM CREATING, YOU COULD SAY I MADE A GRAPH GAFFE.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: M equals T
MUSIC
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said several protesters against the Akon concert were taken into custody after throwing rocks at the headquarters of the Majaraja Organization, the broadcaster sponsoring the concert scheduled for April in Colombo.
Akon concert draws protesters in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Protesters outraged at an upcoming concert by R&B singer Akon hurled stones at a Sri Lankan private broadcaster's headquarters Monday, injuring four workers and damaging the building.
About 200 people suddenly gathered outside the office in
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the capital Colombo and threw stones at the building, said Shevan Daniel, an employee of Maharaja Organization.
Four workers suffered injuries that were not serious, he said. The stones shattered some of the office's windows and damaged several vehicles parked outside the building.
Placards left at the scene read, "Stop Akon's show"
Some Sri Lankans accuse Akon of desecrating an image of Buddha in a music video. The video "Sexy Chick" features scantily clad women dancing at a pool party with a Buddha statue visible in the background. Sri Lanka's ethnic majority Sinhalese are mainly Buddhists.
TELEVISION
'Food Revolution' challenges fattest town in America
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — In the film "We Are Marshall," the town of Huntington, W.Va., reels, then regroups after most of Marshall University's football team is killed in a plane crash. Forty years later, Huntington is at the center of yet another potential turnaround tale. Only this time, rather than a phoenix emerging from the ashes, the image is more of a grilled chicken
breast rising from a landfill of deep fryers.
Oliver seems just the man for the job.
In "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," the British food guru known for a while as "The Naked Chef" because of his penchant for simple food, comes to Huntington in the hopes of transforming the unhealthiest town — i.e. the fattest town — in America. After overhauling the menus for the British school system, and with half a dozen TV shows to his credit,
The schools are just the first step in Oliver's revolution. He also
Many of the people Oliver meets in the first episode are, of course, skeptical, bordering on hostile. This being TV, it's difficult to know how much of the tension is scripted — obviously Huntington invited Oliver and his experiment — but that doesn't mean the issues Oliver is dealing with aren't real.
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plans to teach the community how to prepare healthful meals that "don't cost the earth." As a first step, he takes over the kitchen of the Edwards family, cooking the food they had eaten the previous week_a table-buckling assortment of fried, refried and heated junk that stands before the mother in greasy accusation. "This food will kill your kids," he tells Staci as her eyes fill with tears.