Thursday, May 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6 Thursday, May 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Keys evove M^ _ Blu The1 roll duo rick Car great a{ mainstr ularity 1 consider For tho concern the lon quality rather t own hip shouldl With th Decemb marked blues jar ing to ar widespr ics were Black K the-whol ever, wh in the than lift obscurit band do malcy!" their ne May 12, cal reac - the ge the Blac doned t of somet I list and gue have 1w and go Any ban artistic and eigi ing ban( boring. is a for dishone sions th product unique1 Black K( there ar the suc rough p album,t disconti sound,1 es duo builds on sustained their reputation for pro- ducing good music. essful sound with Where an older Black Keys album, such as Thickfreakness new album tended to open with the audi- tory equivalent of a bottle of Jack By NICK BOYD Daniels and a cigarette, Turn Blue Daily Arts Writer opens with an LSD-infused Wood- stock-vision quest in the form of Black Keys, Ohio rock 'n' "Weight of Love." Dan Auerbach Dan Auerbach and Pat- adopts an eerie guitar tone that ney, may have achieved too persists throughout the album, and degree of bass is given a new level of promi- eam pop- nence previously untested by the to still be Black Keys. Ghostly bells and synth red hip. The Black tones debut on this track, which se more K can probably be attributed to the ed with band increasing collaboration with gevity of Turn Blue producer Danger Mouse (No, that's music not Anthony Weiner's new alias). han their Nonesuch Danger Mouse also works closely ness, this with other acts such as Portugal. be cause for celebration. The Man, Beck, and Broken Bells .e release of El Camino in - all of which are trippy in their er of 2011, the Black Keys own right. It's no surprise Danger their transition from a Mouse's signature touch is now m band with a cult follow- surfacing in the Black Keys' work. more diversified sound and The sixth track off the album, ead fame. At the time, crit- "Bullet in the Brain," reinforc- quick to heap praise on the es the dreamy trajectory of the eys, in a we've-been-fans- album. The verses transport you Ie-time sort of way. How- to the Atlanta Pop Festival circa hat's the only thing cooler 1970 while the choruses are remi- world of music criticism niscent of a hard-driving Tame Ting a band out of relative Impala. Synthesizer, bells (look- y? Tearing an established ing at you, Danger Mouse), bass, wn for regressing to-"nor- and Auerbach's riffs harmonize The Black Keys released seamlessly. west album, Turn Blue, on "Turn Blue," the track for which 2014. The immediate criti- the album is named, is a blues tion was less than positive song - but in a different style than eneral consensus was that the Black Keys usually produce. k Keys had somehow aban- A muddied bass line and rasping heir original sound in favor chord changes create a more dis- hing less honest. sociated, ethereal tone than a tra- ened to the new album, ditional blues jam. "In Our Prime" ss what? The Black Keys marks a further deviation from st their original sound - the Black Keys norm with a piano od thing that they have! intro and keyboard solo. The vari- d that maintains the same ety of instrumentation is one of goals for twelve years the best parts of the album and ht albums is a really bor- much credit has to be given to the d. The Black Keys are not refreshing touch Danger Mouse Artistic experimentation has lent the duo. m of growth rather than The Black Keys are not the sty. The innovative deci- same band that released "The Big at went into the album's Come Up," in 2003. If they were, ion render Turn Blue it would be an artistic failure. A within the context of the band needs to evolve not only to eys' greater work. As such, maintain the interest of its audi- e a few growing pains, but ence, but also to keep things inter- cesses far outnumber the esting for themselves. Turn Blue atches. With their latest marked an artistic challenge for the Black Keys may have Auerbach and Carney, and with nued their traditional the help of Danger Mouse, they but they have definitely pulled it off to great effect. ,, ' : . ! y .. .;- . ..-. Intelligent'Neighbors' both witty and raunchy PHOTOSTORY BY ADAM GLANZMAN Irene Butter is more than a Holocaust survivor. As a former University professor, she often visits classrooms to teach about her experiences and to educate school children and college students alike about the importance of never being a bystander. In addition to her work in schools, Butter stays active by exercising, planting in her garden, and volunteering at a local food pantry. She is one of the founding members of a group of women who call themselves Zeitouna, an Arabic word for olive tree and a symbol of peace. Zeitouna hosts dialogue groups between six Jewish women and six Arabic women. They discuss topics in their meetings ranging from the conflict in the Middle East to the meaning of identity, loss, displacement, and forgiveness. According to Butter, "just because you grow up thinking someone has to be your enemy doesn't mean it has to be that way." These photos give a very brief look into the expansive and remarkable life of Irene Butter. By NATALIE GADBOIS Senior Arts Editor When the credits began to roll at the end of "Neighbors," Nick Stoller's ("The Five-Year Engage- ment") ribald but surprisingly sharp satire on college Greek life, the college boy sitting next to me (I would say bro but I've been told I use that term too derogatorily) guffawed to his friends, "Yo, this Neighbors movie got me inspired. Let's get At Rave and crazy tonight!" Qualityl6 I don't think he Universal Pictures entirely under- stood the point of the film: a penis- laden, crass, over-the-top, but ultimately smart send-up of the value placed on wild youth. Mac (Seth Rogen, "This Is the End") and Kelly (Rose Byrne, "Insidious: Chapter 2") are the archetypal young modern couple: he works in an office while still slipping out for an occasional joint, she stays at home with their baby daughter, feeling under- whelmed with the role life has handed her. They move into a pretty, colonial house in a pretty, colonial neighborhood, envision- ing a Pleasantville-esque future. That's when the Delta Psi broth- ers, led by their seemingly affable President Teddy (Zac Efron, "That Awkward Moment") begin mov- ing their bongs in next door. In typical s the film Kelly's i their "c kids, bef wage wa in the n schedule to prove those wi The fi done se micks (C has a ma Si friend is him!), bi from th of the c is const unique s Byrne w viding t furious d cal plots. calls out seems to Mac of c the wom one, to n adulthoo goofy, i in his w seen a K refreshir lapstick comedy fashion, the overdone "hot, supportive then follows Mac and girl and funny but dumpy guy" nitial attempts to prove pairing, and this kind of thinking oolness" to the college rings throughout the script. Even ore they decide to instead Efron, while aptly (and "ab"ly) r on the frat - supposedly portraying the chant-leading, ame of their baby's sleep shirtless-grilling alpha male ste- , but really in an attempt reotype of a frat boy, lends Teddy they aren't missing out on more complexity - he knows he's ild days. already peaking in life, but throws ilm trudges through over- parties to avoid engaging with cups and revenge gim- that knowledge. As he attends a Thristopher Mintz-Plasse job fair, where the more ambitious assive penis! Teddy's girl- Delta Psi vice-President (Dave Franco, "Now You See Me") is successfully schmoozing with urprisingly the best, he realizes that his cul- tivated talents don't stretch far complex beyond throwing weed-themed ragers and selling homemade dil- dos. "Neighbors" knows it's audi- tricked into cheating on ence, and seems to often toe the ut the real laughs come line between outlandish humor e surprising frankness and outright offense, but all haracters. While Rogen the moving pieces are smarter antly barking with his than the eventual combination. toner-schlub bravado, it's Certain minor characters steal -ho steals the show, pro- scenes, like Lisa Kudrow as the he brains and most of the PR-obsessed university dean, rive behind their diaboli- or little Stella, the most ador- . In a sharp move, the pair able baby to ever grace the sil- the very trope the movie ver screen (not an exaggeration), buy into: Kelly accuses but unlike many comedies the constantly expecting her, film isn't outpaced by cameos or an, to be the responsible diversions. Anchored by Byrne, ot resent their inevitable "Neighbors" nearly hits that d, while he gets to be sticky spot between farce and mmature, irrational - meaning - the center between 'ords, "Haven't you ever immature frat boy antics and the {evin James movie?" It's steady realization that growing ng to see a film recognize up isn't so bad.