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Show Monday ^June 2, 2008 A6 • * * • A L B U M 1 R E V I E W S i ffbm REVIEWS - A4 ••• V Underground hip-hop albunf4iits streets Courtesy of Warner Bros. Hirsch has a need For speed Speed Racer ATMOSPHERE- The vision and style that the Wachowski Brothers have applied in Speed Racer is one that defies the bandwagon mentality. Because it does, nobody has seen it. Speed Racer is a family friendly adaptation of the classic cartoon brought to life in a live action C.G. hybrid. Though " live actors portray the characters, the action (the racing) and world are almost completely computer generated int a retrocartoonish style. What else would you expect from the brothers that wrote and directed The Matrix trilogy? - ,* While Speed Racer is a PG film open to every ag^group, a large chunk of it is created for adults and will pass right over the heads of youngsters. The film opens with the main character, Speed Racer (yes, that is his name), in an amateur auto race some time in the future. This opening seqnence is packed full of backstory and character development and lasts what feels like twenty minutes. If the story is goinejo leave ! anyone behind, it will happen here. 1? After Speed blows the world away with an amazing finish, every big racing team is looking to sign him. ft isdiere that the conflict begins for Speed, his family and his loved ones. The road that follows is filled with backstabbing, vengeance, lots and lots of action packed racing, and a little romance for the chicks. 4 Like every other Wachowski project (The Matrix and V For Vendetta), Speed Racer also packs a subtle moral punch about something they feel to be a problem with our current society: the problem that exists between art and goipg comand actions for him. Chancmercial. % es are you've never heard an Speed Racer is a movie fit for anyone. Parents bk warned Atmosphere song on the ra- that, although it is PG, they somehow got away witfi showdio. They may as well be the ing a child give the finger and a chimp throwing-poo into the diamonds in the rough Vhen face of a bad guy. Adults, see it. Just because it looks weird it comes to hip-hop. They doesn't mean it's not good. ']. still stay to their original style while exploring new avenues that will catch your attention. It's the roses that people don't stop to smell that Atmosphere magnifies and forces you to take a look at - like a comedian that says what everyone is thinking but no one dares to talk about. Slug admits their Courtesy of ftogue Pictures faults and victories over the Completely screwed. band's own personal genre of music while vivid honThe Strangers esty shines through. Try to When most new scary movies have to use gore and shock find a Dave Matthews Band to terrify their audience, The Strangers takes a step back of hip-hop with more contoward the classics by deliver the heebie-jeebies by hardly troversial topics and Atmoshowing you anything at all. sphere will top the list. Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman play the leads in The Strangers. While the two are vacationing in his dad's secluded cabin, masked strangers show up at four in the morning and begin playing games. From banging on doors, leering in windows, destroying their cars, and cutting off all outside communication, the strangers begin playing with their helpless prey. In horror movies, we're accustomed to seeing groups of people get picked off one-by-one. Whereas in The Strangers, we only see two people — we know they've got to last the entire movie. Because of this, you never shake that frightening, intense and uncomfortable feeling. And that's where The Strangers really stands out. Considering how little we see of the strangers because of their disturbing masks, The Strangers relies mostly on Tyler and Speedman. And while Speedman is good, it is definitely Tyler that goes above expectations and brings you right into the hopeless hiding spots with them. Though rated R, The Strangers is one of the mildest suspense-horror movies. There is very little swearing and only a few brief moments that are barely more violent than any given episode of C.S.I. If you like creepy movies like Vacancy and you're ready for a truly terrifying 90-minute experience, then check out The Strangers. I Atmosphere's new album, When Life Gives You Lemons/ You Paint That Shit Gold .* daily grind of dealing with bossy customers in order to survive financially. The overly honest emcee spills his guts about his struggles with drugs and alcohol on the dark cut "Your Glasshouse." "Hangover ain't a strong enough word/ it don't describe what just occurred," he informs us. Slug has always fed off his personal dramas and nothing is new this time around. It's still the same old Atmosphere that fans have grown to love, and it appears the duo is only getting better with age. The acoustic rhythm and blues feel of the song "Guarantees" shows the growth and musical prowess of the long time partners. Slug sings/raps what may as well be a normal day of thoughts tional honesty and passion. He rides the highs and lows of life to the extreme, just so If you don't already know he can tell us about the exabout the band Atmosphere perience. Every word has meanit's about time you do. It's a pair of Midwest ing and is extremely poetic, natives that have steadily but Slug pulls no punches. been supplying classic hip- Every song tells a story or hop since 1997. They are six conveys a distinct theme. studio albums deep in their Whether it's a song about career, and so far there's hope or one about despair, no stopping them. They've Slug always gets his point paid their dues and are final- across loud and clear. The ly getting some commercial track "Me" is a showcase success, but probably not by of his knack for mixing and choice. They stick to their matching rhymes and patoriginal style and have been terns to amplify the meanperfecting it for more than ing. The upbeat and comical 11 years now. Atmosphere has an un- track "You" is a song every canny ability to make you waiter or waitress should relate to the struggles of life. appreciate. Slug must have The band's lyrics are thanks been a server at some point to Slug, who explains his before hip-hop became his point of view with excep- career. He talks about the Erik Frederickson g Life writer North Platte Records' latest release See RuRu this Friday at Velour Mel SundquistH RuRu, also known as Isaac Russell. RuRu was only fifLife editor teen when they recorded it, Joshua James is argu- but the label swears by his ably the most popular mod- innovative, mature sound. ern musician that calls Utah If seeing a new artist isn't home. The label behind that enough motivation to make success is North Platte Re- it to the release party, you cords, which is co-owned by should know that local greats UVU alum and adjunct pro- Colby Stead, Marcus Bentfessor McKay Stevens. ley, and Joshua James will The label's most recent also be playing - Stead and endeavor was an album with Bentley will open RuRu's act, and James is included in his band. "Elizabeth," RuRu's first album, will be released on June 6 at Velour, which Is located at 135 N. University Ave in Provo, at 8 p.m. Cover is $5, and if you fancy the album, you can grab It for $10. classifieds help wanted Excellent Nannies Wanted East Coast. Save S's while watching kids. Top salaries. Paid airfare. Use of car. Reasonable hours. 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