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Even 14 years later, New Kids on the Block still suck.

No longer hangin’ tough

By Danielle Fleischman · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 7:48 p.m.

After a 14-year long absence the five members have reunited and recorded their new album The Block. This latest album is a calculated attempt to break back into mainstream with a concentration on club anthems, but as can be expected The Block is just an example of five ex-stars who should have never made a comeback

Brian Wilson hasn't been this cool since Barenaked Ladies wrote a song about him.

Wilson celebrates living

By John Barnett · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 7:42 p.m.

 For those fixated on genre, That Lucky Old Sun unfolds with a combination of the pop songcraft and harmonies of the Beach Boys’ early hits with the aged wisdom of Wilson’s late 60’s compositions, without so much as a hint of the grandiosity that made Pet Sounds one of the best albums ever recorded

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Robot rock

By Wes Jakacki · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 7:31 p.m.

In the past two decades, few musical groups have reached the elite status among their peers and fans as Daft Punk. The group is as equally entrancing for their mystery as for their music. Daft Punk is known by many as just two French guys in robot suits who make great dance music, but they’ve been so much more than that.

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Sidetracked

Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 7:21 p.m.

WEEKEND reviewers rate three of music's newest tracks.

"It's okay Seann, your career could be in worse shape. At least you're not Chris Klein."

The comedy here is not promotion-worthy

By Jordan Greenberg · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 7:05 p.m.

“The Promotion” is an average film. It leaves a feel-good taste in your mouth, but it goes away within an hour, because that’s as long as it takes to forget this movie.  

Terrence Howard is cool, and that's all you need to know.

Howard Shines

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 6:50 p.m.

The deeper Howard digs and the louder he gets makes him sound all the much better, but the quiet moments on Shine Through It are very sexy. And this sexiness is riddled with Spanish tinged guitars, lustful background vocals and a singer who knows how to seduce women.

Young Jeezy finds himself in a bit of a career recession.

Gangster recession

By Wes Jakacki · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 6:42 p.m.

Although Jeezy brings the heat on a couple great hits like “Amazin’” and “Put On,” at 18 tracks, The Recession is mostly filler and places Jeezy into a recession of his own.

Luckily, Underoath's music is better than their haircuts.

Underoath is not lost

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 6:36 p.m.

Lost in the Sound of Separation is a watermark for any other band in the metalcore genre and absolutely Underoath’s best work to date. They’ve clearly weathered internal storms and separated themselves from everyone else.

The success of "Hamlet 2" could lead to other sequels like "Return of Macbeth" or "Another Midsummer Night's Dream."

Shakespeare would be pissed

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 6:32 p.m.

Confusing, inconsistent and attempting (unsuccessfully) to mix dry wit and slapstick, “Hamlet 2” is almost entirely worthless, minus the 30 minutes involving the play itself.

Nicholas Cage looks down upon anyone who didn't enjoy "Ghost Rider."

Dangerous but dumb fun

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 6:27 p.m.

The Pang Brothers succeed somewhat in their attempt at exhibiting Joe’s struggle between being a killer, being human and falling in love in "Bangkok Dangerous."

Chris Pickrell/Weekend Amaury de Siquiera demonstrates tango moves with IU junior Elise Boruvka.

Step to impress

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 5:41 p.m.

One of the easiest ways to discover different types of dance is through ballroom dancing. Though students might think of stiff-necked WASPs in black ties and cocktail dresses when they imagine ballroom dancing, that perception is far from true. Ballroom dancing provides a lot of diversity in terms of the styles learned, said junior Steven Torres. Torres started dancing the summer before his freshman year at IU. He’s now a junior and the captain of the group’s Dancesport competitive dance team. “I find Bloomington to be a very multicultural town,” Torres said. “Ballroom seems to fit right in with people trying to figure out what cultures they want to study.”

The 'ultimate' dance mix tape

By Craig Shank · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 5:39 p.m.

WIUX's station manager gives a rundown of dance music's most influential tracksIf there is one thing I hope people get from WEEKEND’s look at the dance scene, it’s that dance music not a monolithic glob of four-on-the-floor kick drums with noodley synth lines, big personalities and musicians using electronics as a crutch. Dancing and music are universal.

"Urban Growth" is on display Tuesday afternoon in the SoFA Gallery.

Behind the art: Urban sprawl

Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 12:51 a.m.

On the back wall of the School of Fine Arts Gallery hangs LaRinda Meinburg’s “Urban Growth,” a piece for one of this fall’s shows, “HUB: A Collaboration of Art and Space.”On Oct. 3, the show’s pieces will be moved into trucks and transported to the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of 10th Street and Indiana Avenue. Meinburg said the moving trucks inspired the idea of her work and the materials she chose: paint and phone books.

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Seinfeld Campus Tour encourages students to act

Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 12:50 a.m.

The Seinfeld Campus Tour will take a pit-stop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation as the cross-country tour nears the half-way point of its 10,000 mile-plus trip.

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Theater provides shows, outreach programs

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008 12:49 a.m.

Cardinal Stage Company seeks to not only provide quality shows but to enrich the community with educational programming and providing free tickets to underserved members of the community.

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