Friday September 12, 2003 www.michigandaily.com artseditor@michigandaily.com RfgtftgfTS 5A Disney classic still a 'Beauty' By Douglas Wernert '.'.e> ...>°.interactive games and short movies Daily Arts Writer devoted to the design, music, story and production, Disney has gone the V RV Eextra mile to give the viewer a com- pelling history lesson on the making "Sleeping Beauty" is the latest Walt of a family favorite. Disney classic to be remastered and Walt Disney himself has called this released in special edition DVD form. r..<,.Fthe most inspirational of all his leg- With the compelling story of an evil endary movies and with good reason. vengeful fairy named Malificent try- I The story is well-paced and well-told ing to kill a teenage princess named . and will entertain young and old Aurora who has alike. With both widescreen and just met her true fullscreen viewing options provided love, the film is a Sleeping on disc one accompanied by a wealth great rendering of Beauty of information and fun found on the good versus evil. Special second disc, Buena Vista creates a The three good Edition beautifully constructed DVD. The fairieschosen to Disney only down side is a music video by an watch over the unknown teen pop group, proving that young beauty pro- no piece of work is entirely perfect. vide humor and good-natured fun, and However, "Sleeping Beauty Special the dramatic finishing sequence with the old-school (by today's standards) Edition" sure comes close. the prince and Malificent lead to a clas- drawings are still well-appreciated. sic film that has stood the test of time. The second disc of the two-DVD set Movie: ***** The digital remastering of the 44- makes this one for your collection. Picture/Sound: **** year-old movie is crisp and clear, and With sing-alongs, painting activities, Features: ***** Don'ta' say o no to Beulahs Yoko By Alex Wolsky organs and other subtle intricacies. Daily Arts Writer After their smash, When Your Heart- rte . strings Break, they entered the studio MUSIC REVIEW ***and recorded The Coast is Never Clear, an album that brought the entire As I get older and my musical tastes band to a new level of lyrical maturity, . begin to swing toward the radical sides especially Kurosky. of the spectrum, but something in my Their latest, Yoko, only seems to con- heart stays dear to simple pop songs. tinue that trend into the catacombs of Simple, low fideli- heartbreak and despair, all topped off ty songs that are with a pretty pop glow. Upon listening, :3L as catchy as a bad Beulah it seems almost awkward to bear wit- rash at a Michigan Yoko ness to such emotional flooding by fraternity are easy Velocette Records Kurosky backed by such bright music. to find, yet the Yet after all is said and done, it seems trouble lies in finding songwriters who right. In fact, there's no other way that Moreover, "Hovering" is an instant are as confident in their lyrics as they I'd rather hear it come out. Beulah classic. are in being nothing more than a pop "Landslide Baby" takes us on a tour Throughout "Hovering" Beulah group. of an afterthought, a tour through gives way to a breaking heart. Sulking Miles Kurosky and Bill Swan have Kurosky's mind; dripping of bittersweet and wistful, the theme works beyond found a happy medium. For years, they sorrow and regret, we immediately feel its measure and encapsulates the were comfortable with being leaders of devoted. The reflective, almost earnest entire feeling of the album and its cre- the pop group Beulah, nothing more, posture taken by the band is shockingly ators. It's the subtle bliss found deep nothing less - writing simply addic- beautiful. We see the same lyrical ideas within the heartbreak and anxiety that tive hooks layered upon driving gui- continue into "Your Mother Loves You makes Yoko stand out as one of the tars, horns and strings, backed by Son" and "Don't Forget to Breathe." year's best. AILY As. WE KNOW WHO MILES MAYHEM iS. U. through a close-knit community. Last year, Kasher's struggles con- tinued, as a collapsed lung brought into sharp focus the lack of money and benefits available to an under- ground musician. Cursive perse- vered, however, and it's no surprise that The Ugly Organ, released earli- er this year, carries the sound of a band still licking its wounds. The band's catharsis, however, lies on the dirty stages of indie rock clubs across America. On the eve of the band's second major tour this year, they still exude all of the con- fidence, dedication and optimism of a much younger band. "We are all fairly happy and fun- loving people," says bassist Matt Maginn, as if he's used to people not believing him. "We try and just have a really good time and express energy through the music. (Gui- tarist) Ted (Stevens) likes to say, 'We try and bring the party.' It's counter to our sound, but it's more true to our lifestyle." The band, which now has four albums and countless EP's to draw from, will be mixing in older tracks with some of the The Ugly Organ's less familiar tunes. "It's funny though - no mat- ter how much we mix it up, people get mad at us because we don't play the same ones." No one is complaining back in Omaha, however. The band that kick-started the entire scene are respected amongst their peers and revered by their fans. Maginn says it's all part of a cycle. "We had 'par- ents' before us too, bands that we grew up watching and learning from." The band sowed the seeds for a thriving scene by correcting the mistakes of the bands that came before them. "We try and keep all our shows all-ages. There were too many bands that came to Omaha that I wanted to see when I was 16 to 20. Growing up I couldn't see anything, unless it was in an arena." This strategy has landed the group fans all over the country, their private dramas projected through rickety speakers and shredded throats. As Maginn explains though, not everyone needs to relate directly to the emotional material. "The energy is there. I definitely connect with it at points, whether it's direct or a vicarious nature." The band brings that energy to the Majestic Theater on Friday night, and fans of spirited, soulful punk rock should have no trouble connecting. cortsyo smecre Indie rock band or english GSIs? You decide. UNSCRIPTED WRITING' S ON THE WALL FOR CURSIVE By Andrew M. Gaerig Daily Arts Writer CONCERT PREVIEW The underground music scene has precious few publicized dramas. There are no shootings, no high- profile collaborations and virtually no nationally tel- evised girl-on- girl eroticism. Amidst a com- munity that breeds so few headlinesf,.you'd Cursive Tonight at 9 p.m. At the Majestic Theater Clear Channel Scene-stealing press monger Con- nor Oberst - he of Bright Eyes fame - is romantically linked with garment-stealing groupie Winona Ryder, and the Faint's Todd Baechle was arrested for dancing nude onstage with Gwen Stefani. Add to this a stream of major label talent- seekers, and write ups in some heavyweight music rags, and you've got a bona fide explosion. Not lost amid all this confusion are Cursive, a blistering, angular, post-punk quintet that are undeni- ably the scene's backbone. Though many of their compatriots have found turmoil in newfound fame and the temptations of the majors, Cursive's problems have remained internal. 2000's Domestica carried the burden of bandleader Tim Kash- er's painful divorce, and sent waves hardly expect Omaha, Neb., to shake things up. Lately.,._however, the scene, spear- headed by grassroots label Saddle Creek, has stirred and rumbled like the sweaty dives it so often fills. IMERMINUMINIAIMMAMM 9.0L069,9J I8 Q~~Ufl _..... I 1.}:rl7W'J GVWwAiIl 7= 17Vt ;L'3'11 1.7' IyWW. V luliltil[ 7 I S215 SState ar .Above Mi, Greeks Coot Clothes, CheaptPrices! IF YO UENOY TEA C I CILDREP.Pris IF YOU ENJOY TEACHING CHILDREN... 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