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Madonna turns to hip-hop for boost with latest 'Hard Candy'

By Rebecca Wall | May 7, 2008

The second best part about "Four Minutes"-- the first single, a duet with Justin Timberlake, from Madonna's new album, "Hard Candy" (2008) -- is that it's difficult to tell whose voice is higher, his or hers. The best part is the interplay between the brooding and brassy loop, the electro-synth beat and the repetitive, largely monotonous chanting.

Kristen Vallacher '08 and Carmen Kilpatrick '09 rock as The Razorbloodz.
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Student bands crop up across campus

By Lauren Dowling | May 5, 2008

Joanne Cheung / The Dartmouth Staff From the Collis Campus Bands Showcase to the Festival of New Music, from the Battle of the Bands to Lone Pine Tavern, Spring term has brought about not only a return from general hibernation but also an explosion of activity in the campus music scene -- and everyone from unsuspecting frat-goers to New York Magazine is taking note. Despite widespread complaints about the difficulties of forming a band, most notably the lack of spaces to practice and perform, the restrictions imposed by the D-plan, and the overall hectic nature of student life, six new bands have been making it work in a major way all over Hanover. Kristin Vallacher '08 and Carmen Kilpatrick '09 combine powers as DJ Tanner and DJ Playschool to create the madcap lyrics and catchy beats of Razorbloodz.

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Festival of New Musics hits the Hop

By Sarah Frostenson | April 28, 2008

Courtesy of cloudsandclocks.net / The Dartmouth Staff Daring to go where no percussion, wind or string instrument has gone before, Dartmouth's annual Festival of New Musics will celebrate its 30th anniversary tonight.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed Tuesday and Wednesday night in Moore Theater.
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Alvin Ailey returns after 40 years

By Marielle Battistoni | April 28, 2008

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The dancers of Alvin Ailey's American Dance Theater shook Moore Theater on Tuesday and Wednesday night with their innovative blend of classical ballet and modern dance.

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'Pathology' seeks to desensitize audience, fetishize death

By John Ternovski | April 24, 2008

Courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com There was something deeply unsettling about leaving the theater after watching the horror film "Pathology" (2008). It wasn't simply the brutal, gruesome, and largely sociopathic ending, but rather the entire endeavor, which managed to be one of the most stoic pieces of misanthropy that I have ever seen on film.

Christa Parravani's images, now on display at the Hopkins Center, are based on Masters'
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Literature influences superb work of visiting photographer

By Rahul Malik | April 22, 2008

Courtesy of Christa Parravani Even in the mornings, when the line at the Hopkins Center's Courtyard Cafe is long and tunnel-vision towards that breakfast sandwich seems impenetrable, Dartmouth students have been taking note of the arresting photographs that adorn the wall along the Upper Jewett Exhibition Corridor.

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Underdog tops again with 'Marshall'

By Allison Ruderman | April 21, 2008

Courtesy of RottenTomatoes.com Since Judd Apatow and company have become the tastemakers of contemporary comedy, audiences across the nation are going to have to endure the sight of a lot of flaccid penises.

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