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April 12, 2026
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Iranians' political fury on stylized "300" misplaced

By Joe Indvik | April 9, 2007

In the touchy world of today's international politics, even 2500-year old issues can become ammunition for cultural outrage. "Hollywood declares war on Iranians," read a headline in Iran's Ayende-no newspaper soon after the release of "300," a stylized action flick based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller which depicts the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

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Kings of Leon lose their trademark twang -- and appeal

By Caitlin Kelly | April 9, 2007

Despite press peppered with adjectives like "deep-fried," influences in the rock realm of Lynyrd Skynyrd and a back story as American as apple pie (the three Followill brothers crossed the country with their preacher father, spread the Holy Word and listened to classic rock until forming a band with their cousin), Kings of Leon never struck me as a "Southern" band.

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DFS bends laws of time and space with new film series

By Allison Ruderman | April 4, 2007

Photo Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes In movies, time can take on a flexibility that just isn't possible in the real world (if you just forget about the little time trip we all took a few weeks ago called daylight savings). Through editing and simple dramatic license, moviemakers can do whatever they want with temporal construction.

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Trio Mediaeval bring new grace to international repertoire

By Caitlin Kelly | April 3, 2007

"American Idol" has exposed us all to the horrors of the diva-inspired vibrato and those monstrous stretches of crooning that run through more pitches than Major League Baseball announcer's play-by-play. This weekend offered a break for those lucky enough to be seated in Rollins Chapel, where the Trio Mediaeval gave two performances unadulterated by pop "virtuosity" or distracting dramatics.

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Ted Leo mixes old and new with varying success on 'Living'

By Chris Barth | April 2, 2007

On March 20, America's favorite vegan rocker Theodore Francis Leo, backed by his bandmates, returned to the indie-punk rock scene with his fifth album in eight years, "Living With The Living". Like previous records, "Living With The Living" combines punk grooves and brash guitar riffs with intelligent lyrics and interesting vocals to create a sound that, despite not varying greatly over the course of the album's hour-long run, manages to keep the listener engaged. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, who played at Dartmouth two springs ago, have managed to capture hearts and slowly build a fan base over their short existence.

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Shoutmouth.com offers unique online music community

By Jilian Gundling | March 6, 2007

Editor's note: This is the second article in a two-part series about expanding music-related web services. The concept of Shoutmouth.com was born when Phil Frost '04 and Pete Kennedy, who graduated from Harvard in 2003, found that there was no music news site on the Internet that spanned every music genre. "We found the demand for music-related information to be huge on the Internet," Kennedy said.

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CD-swapping site Lala.com caters to artists and fans alike

By Allison Ruderman | March 5, 2007

Editor's note: This is the first article in a two-part series about expanding music-related web services. Like any girl who grew up during the heyday of the boy band, I have a collection of old CDs that I wouldn't mind parting with -- groups like O-Town, Soul Decision, Dream, Lyte Funky Ones (LFO's full name, go figure) and the Spice Girls just aren't my idea of good music anymore.

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