10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 2006
ARTS
Style takes lead at
Bronze Elegance
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THE TOP OF PoP
By Anthony Baber
Daily Arts Writer
Finally, spring is almost here. The
sun will come back out and we won't
have to wear that
big-ass coat any-
more. Girls will
start wearing
those tiny shorts
and skirts we all
love again. And
we can go back
to yelling about
how unneces-
ous cultures, races and sizes serve as
models dressed in the season's latest.
"The show was initially created to
celebrate black culture," said Nurs-
ing sophomore Lauren Underwood,
one of the show's consultants. "Later,
they expanded it to celebrate all dif-
ferent cultures and diversity for the
whole community."
With an incredible cultural pres-
ence, the show has sold out the past
three years with more than 450 in
attendance. "They take a diverse
group of students who otherwise
probably wouldn't have met, and
force them to interact and make a
tight connection on stage," model
FIVE TOP
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'Dallas: The Movie' - It's been 15 years since "Dallas" ended, and
the original prime-time soap opera is poised to make a comeback
- but this time, it's on the big screen. The dysfunctional Ewing fam-
ily will come together once again to cheat, swindle and maybe even
shoot J.R. in "Dallas: The Movie," scheduled to go into production
this fall. With the curious casting of John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez
as lead couple J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing, the oil business - and all
of Texas, for that matter - will never be the same. We can only hope
Travolta stays away from the leather chaps.
PIECES OF POP CULTURE
OF THE DAILY ARTS EDITORS
Bronze
Elegance
Saturday at 8 p.m.
$10$15 at Michigan
Union Ticket Office
At the Michigan
Union Ballroom
Students on the runway of last year's Bronze Elegance fashion show.
sive performance. "(It's) being a part
of a positive image of multiculturalism
on campus, and
LSA freshman
sary Ugg boots are - not that we
ever stopped.
Even better are the new spring styles
and fashions. And instead of waiting for
your next fashion catalog with the same
woman wearing every outfit, Bronze
Elegance will present another option
- a student-run fashion show.
Alice Lloyd Residence Hall's
multicultural council MYSTIC
(Multicultural Youth Striving to
Incorporate Cohesiveness) is present-
ing its 28th annual Bronze Elegance
fashion show this Saturday. The show
comes in early spring for the student
body and features a look into current
fashion and style with a unique atmo-
sphere - different students of vari-
and LSA fresh-
man Langston
Kerman said.
What seems to
be the show's most
salient message
is the presence of
multiple cultures
working together.
The divergent
issues confront-
"They take a diverse
group of students ...
and force them to
interact and make
a tight connection
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it's a lot of fun," said
Carl Jones-Schrop-
shire, who is also a
model in the show.
This year's theme
is "Fashion of the
Elements," with the
four elements rep-
resenting different
styles. Air consists
of different glamor-
ous clothing such as
gowns and formal
from the clothing line "Primp."
"We are incorporating all the ele-
ments of the earth to make a final
product: a diamond," show manager
and Alice Lloyd Resident Advisor
Dominique Lee said. "This translates
into diversity by showing that all of
us added together creates a beautiful
thing called harmony."
The show will also attempt to
break down the constraints on what's
considered beauty and fashion.
"Fashion is a great avenue for Bronze
Elegance to build community among
differences on campus," Lee said.
"By using all shapes, sizes and colors
we are able to give a different view of
what a model is."
"The show challenges what the
media portrays as beauty," she said.
"We are able to show over 450 people
the beauty of diversity."
Michael Douglas circa 1989 - He's the luckiest old guy that side
of 60. With the "highly anticipated" debut of "Basic Instinct 2" upon
us, it's time to give the wrinkly sex symbol his due. The man did hot,
fetishistic movies with all the top actresses of the '90s - Demi Moore,
Glenn Close, Sharon Stone and Kathleen Turner, to name a few - and
now is married to Catherine Zeta-Jones, the hottest Welsh export since
... ever. Whatever he's doing, he's doing it well. Besides, we're partial
to anyone with his record who'd chide Brad Pitt's marital choices.
ing each separate on stage." wear. Earth pres-
social group are no - Langston Kerman ents tht preppy look
longer important ton frman and business attire.
on the stage, and LSA freshman Water is swimwear
Bronze Elegance and fire is club
is refreshing in its incorporation of clothing and lingerie. The show also
many different cultures into one cohe- includes a special designer section
3
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction - What's an awards cer-
emony without a little controversy? The Sex Pistols refused to be
inducted into the Hall of Fame, instead sending an expletive-filled
letter, then angry metalheads bitterly accepted Black Sabbath's
induction after they had been rejected seven other times. The high-
light of the night, however, was Blondie's Debbie Harry refusing her
former bandmate's pleas to perform one last time with her. Ah, bitter
old musicians. It's almost as if they're still relevant.
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Strange' a departure from
rap duo's successful formula
'V for Vendetta' - The long-awaited adaptation of Alan
Moore's graphic novel finally hits
theaters this weekend (or tonight
if you came to pick up a pass
this week at the Daily) after
it skipped out on its fall date,
because of touchy subject mat-
ter (terrorist subway bombings
in light of London's tragedy>
this summer ... not funny). Or
so the producers claim. We like
to think the change had more
to do with letting the luminous
and divinely perfect Natalie-A G
Portman grow her hair back
for the press circuit. That or the
movie sucks.
By Daren Martin
Daily Arts Writer
The trials and tribulations of a stereotypical black man
recently released from prison would appear to be a win-
ning plot for the next box-office hit
- but as Kno, the production half Cunninlyn-
of Cunnilynguists explains, it's actu- guists
ally the theme of A Piece of Strange,
their third release. It's already gar- A Piece of
nered significantly more attention Strange
than Kno and Deacon's previous L.A. Underground
two releases, as fans everywhere
attempt to decipher the meaning behind the album. Even
a website, "What is a Piece of Strange" (www.whatisa-
pos.com), has been created to aid the efforts. Christian
references have led other fans to describe the album as a
parable for sin and salvation.
After two previously underappreciated efforts on Will
Rap For Food and Southernunderground, the duo decid-
ed to change their style. Cunninlynguists dropped their
comedic undertone and faced the inner-city problems
head on. The group has also begun to divide duties: Kno
has taken over the production aspect, while Deacon has
moved solely to rapping. Though each member gravitat-
ed toward his biggest strength, the stunning lyricism for
which the group gained fame has been all but lost.
Initially, the shift to a production-driven style draws in
the listener, and provides the perfect background music
for any low-key atmosphere as Kno strings together head-
nodding rhythms and catchy hooks. But these aren't club
beats. When they become the focus, the beats don't serve
to accentuate Deacon's verses, which even occasionally
fail to materialize.
That's not to say there are no gems on the album. "The
Gates," which is about a man at the door of hell, gives a
perfect example of what the group has accomplished in
the past and still holds the ability to achieve.
Deacon, flowing back and forth with guest MC
Tonedeff, displays his unique ability to alliterate his
way through quick rhymes. Hitting each syllable in har-
mony, he replies to Tonedeff, the keeper of the gates,
"Vanity? Man you're sadly mistaken / Either that or
your sanity's shaken / If you'd examined me patiently /
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You'd retract on your statement." Kno's work doesn't
overshadow the clever rhythm scheme, and the lyrics
shine through.
Yet unfortunately, though a few tracks like "The
Gates" will live on beyond the popularity of the album,
the beats cannot stand alone. Each artist fine tunes his
best skill, but the balance of the album is thrown off. Kno
shines as the star of a group that should have none.
The beats and hooks are superb, but in a group with a
reputation built on lyrical ingenuity, A Piece of Strange
just doesn't live up to its potential.0
Celebrating the Irish holiday the
way it's supposed to be done -
It's not about being wasted when
you see the local schoolbus drive
down Packard. It's not about flood-
ing your body with green food-
coloring and alcohol. It's not about
perpetuating a gross stereotype of
an entire country and people. It's
about some crazy old Irish saint
who drove out all the snakes. And
he wants you to drink.
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