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Editor's note: This is the first article in a two-part series about expanding music-related web services.
With a nod to the famed Bob Dylan song of the same name, the Dartmouth Wind Symphony will perform a set entitled "Blowin' in the Wind" Sunday at 2 p.m. in Spaulding Auditorium as part of its termly concert series.
Forget about Dave Chappelle. Comedy Central has a new comic hitting the small screen who isn't inclined to mysteriously jet off to South Africa anytime soon. Potty-mouthed funnywoman Sarah Silverman stars in a new sitcom, "The Sarah Silverman Program," premiering Thursday, Feb. 1 at 10:30 p.m. As a modern-day queen of mean, Silverman pushes the boundaries of political correctness to their limit, avoiding complete offensiveness by banking on her innocent looks and a knack for faking naivete.
For improvised music to have real aesthetic value, not just hints of earnest beauty, takes more than talent. If Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor is any indication, what is needed is a sense of the cultural and spiritual meaning of the music. This understanding was on display last Friday night in Rollins Chapel, when Kalhor, a Grammy-nominated artist and visiting music professor at the College this term, and Siamak Aghaei performed in "Persian Improvisations." The concert featured the unscripted melodies of the kemancheh, a traditional Persian fiddle-like instrument and the santur, a dulcimer played with thin mallets.
Moviegoers sure love their villains. Superhero movies, for example, have become the most bankable genre for major studios in the last few years -- thanks in no small part to the appeal of outrageously depraved supervillains like Lex Luthor and the Green Goblin. And then there are the villains that come in unexpected morphs. Last year's chick flick "The Devil Wears Prada" redefined evil with Meryl Streep's icy magazine exec. We expect villains to be defeated by the forces of good, so long as they stick around long enough to stir up some intrigue. Perhaps it's our way of vicariously sticking it to the Man. Or maybe we just enjoy the thrill of gloriously imagined villainy.
In an age when globalization and mass media have the power to connect us to even the most remote corners of the globe, the story of the Tower of Babel seems a fitting inspiration for cinematic recreation. A movie about the power of linguistic isolation bears the signs of an Oscar-baiting cultural importance. Or at least it should.
Alt-rock band Filligar has undertaken a dicey gamble by entering an already overcrowded musical niche. An excess of bands hoping to capitalize on today's baroque pop and post-punk trends has cropped up -- notably, groups like TV on the Radio and Arcade Fire. But in its latest album, "Succession, I Guess," Chicago-based Filligar projects a sweetly affecting charm that's hard to ignore -- and, curiously, hard to dislike.
Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, two turn-of-the-century magicians whose friendship sours after a botched onstage illusion results in death. Angier blames Borden for the tragedy, sparking a game of one-upsmanship that borders on insanity. As their fame and talent grow, so does their obsessive battle to injure and outdo each other.
Mira Nair, director of both "Salaam Bombay!" and "Monsoon Wedding," has achieved recognition as an exceptionally talented and provocative filmmaker whose major works focus on stories of assimilating Indian and American cultures.
Bono and his humanitarian friends may campaign for debt relief and global peace on a world stage, but are they just self-indulgent performers looking to validate their enormous fame? And, more importantly, do their actions actually ignite change?