Volume 2 Issue 10 of The Falcon

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The FalconMonday, April 1st, 2013

Volume 2. Issue 10.

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Noted speakervisits UM to speak on bullying

What went on at Jingle Recordsthis past week

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Anonymous #Operation Rohingya commences

KYLE JONESEditor-In-Chief | @TheUMFalcon

The Inter-net hacking collec-tive Anonymous is at it again. Only this time they aren’t sift-ing through celebrity cell phones or post-ing Michelle Obama’s personal information. In a statement released on their web-site the group is call-ing for action for the Rohingya people of Myanmar Burma. The Rohingya, a Muslim group in the country, are said to be under at-tack by the government and acts of genocide are believed to be ongoing. According to Human Rights Watch, “The Burmese govern-ment is systematically restricting humani-tarian aid and impos-ing discriminatory policies on Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State.” Arakan State

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is in the northwestern, coastal part of Burma on the Bay of Bengal. A n o n y m o u s cites “the media to be complicit in conceal-ing” the plight of the Rohingya along with the United States gov-ernment who, despite touting a track record of fighting for human rights, is apparently do-ing nothing about it. Human Rights Watch estimates 125,000 Rohingya and Kaman have been dis-placed since violence erupted in June 2012. Government forces are also believed to be in-volved in the violence against the Rohingya. The Rohing-ya are being forced to live in rice paddies and low lying areas in camps similar to refu-gee camps but are also being denied humani-tarian aid. These low level areas are prone to flooding during the May rainy season. The Bur-mese government has made no effort to move the people to high-er ground saying the camps are temporary. Anonymous is

calling out to everyone on the Internet to make the dire conditions of the Rohingya people go viral in the hopes

that increased aware-ness will bring this trag-edy to an end. You can watch the video from Anonymous here, and

read the article about the Rohingya on Human Rights Watch’s website.

Anti-apartheid leader and civil rights hero Nelson Man-dela,94, was hospital-ized last thursday for the third time in four months. Mandela was admitted for pneumonia and doctors are exercis-ing extreme caution due to the former president’s health and advanced age. Mandela has re-ceived treatment in the past few months for lung related illness as well as stomach prob-lems, it is believed that his lungs were damaged while work-ing in a prison quarry. There have been no details on how much longer Mandela will stay in the hospital, days ago it was reported that

Mandela was in good condition and recov-ering, the latest states that there has been "no significant change in his condition". After serving over thirty years in pris-on due to a corrupt apart-heid system, Mandela became the first black president of South Af-rica in 1994 and served until 1999. He spent his term dismantling apartheid's legacy, cut-ting racism and battling poverty and inequality. Mandela is an internationally beloved figure and has gar-nered incredible sup-port and prayers world-wide in he and his families time of strife. Get well soon Madiba.

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College stu-dents often hope to find a respite from the clas-sic schoolyard bully. The older, more mature learning environment of a university tends to attract those students that wish to focus on academics and personal development rather than prey on their weaker, smaller peers. Howev-er, as two back to back events held on March 27th and 28th show-cased, bullying is still very much an issue in the school yards that we have graduated from. The first event, held on March 27th in Comer auditorium, was a public forum to discuss and debate so-lutions to the bullying problem still prevalent in schools. The event was lead by The David Mathews Center for Civic Life, a non profit organization committed to better civic engage-ment in our society. Chris McCauley, who at times moonlights as the lead singer in lo-cal band Holy Youth, serves as the Executive Director of the program and moderator during the Forum discussion. Attendees were passed small booklets containing statistics on the effects of bullying in schools. Its primary use was for reference, as it contained three broad solutions to end grade school tormenting.

The Hermit Kingdom is in a “state of war” and South Korea isn’t taking any guff. Today South Korean Presi-dent Park Geun-hye spoke up and said “If there is any provoca-tion against South Korea and its people, there should be a strong response in initial combat with-out any political considerations.” The South Koreans even went so far as to change the rules for engagement in the event of any North Korean hostility, if a dis-pute kicks off local units are now allowed to respond immediately rather than waiting for permission. Meanwhile, north of the bor-der in “Best” Korea the country has engaged in some political shuffling. Former Prime Minister Pak Pong Ju has been appointed the country’s

VICE maga-zine, founded by Ca-nadians Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi, have seen their publication come from a govern-ment funded commu-nity project called Voice of Montreal to an amal-gamation of Playboy, Rolling Stone and Na-tional Geographic with a Hunter Thompson sized dash of drugs thrown in for good measure. Over the past two years the media company has garnered a tremendous follow-ing due to their you-tube presence and un-precedented immersive journalism. After a

Removing the bulls-eye from our schools

The first was titled “Get Tough on Bullying”. This method consisted of ideas to harshly punish bullies and attempted to con-vey a “zero tolerance” policy in learning en-vironments. Criticism was abundant when this plan was considered, as some noted the height-ened responsibilities of teachers to report bul-lying as unfair while others noted the poten-tial criminalization of young, aggressive boys under strict policies. Proposed next was an awareness pro-gram. Instead of au-thority figures cracking down on personal issues, a school wide education on just what constituted as harassment and the effects it had on people would be implemented. Again, room wide criti-cism sharply noted the apathy of some offi-cials to implement such a program and the still wide open chance of kids getting assaulted. The most peace-ful and community ori-ented approach was saved for last. It called for parents and the community to educate children instead of put-ting all responsibility on schools. The forum picked this plan apart, with the sometimes ab-sence and differing val-ues of parents shutting the final proposal down. For conclusive purposes, Mcauley asked the Forum about the common solution types discussed. Ev-eryone agreed upon at least one common ele-ment: not enough was being done to make a dent in the issue. The next day, the film “Bullied” was

shown. The documenta-ry tells the personal and legal struggle of Jamie Nabozny, now a Nation-al Bullying Advocate. Nabozny was torment-ed in middle and high school for being gay, at one point attempt-ing suicide because of the constant teasing. After a severe beating, the young Nabozny ran away to Minne-apolis in an attempt to escape his tormentors. Nabozny, with the en-couragement of his parents, decided to le-gally pursue his school officials for failing to protect him from harm. While his case was at first dismissed, a fed-eral appeals court deci-sion created a nation-wide law recognizing anti-gay behavior as inadmissible within schools and forced the school system to pay the young boy just under $1 million in damages. After his film, Nabozny held a brief Q & A and elaborated on his opinion concern-ing the current state of harassment in schools. He believes a warped form of sexism, spe-cifically gender role re-quirements, as the main cause of negativity to-wards LGBT youth. Both events highlighted the inef-fectiveness and wasted support of “bystand-ers”, those that witness these events happening but never make an ef-fort to stop them. What are your personal expe-riences with bullying? Did you go to either of the events? If so, what did you learn from them? Let us know on the Falcon Facebook page or our Twitter page @theUMFalcon.

new Premier, this move shows that the Glorious Leader Kim Jong Un is finally attempting to do some-thing about his starving country of 24 million people, two-thirds of whom face regular food shortages. John Delury, a professor and North Korea analyst at Seoul’s Yon-sei University says that the new Pre-mier is a face of economic reform, or at least by North Korean standards. This is an interesting move considering that at a recent meeting Un said North Korea's "nuclear armed forces" are more their bread and but-ter and represent his "nation's life." The U.S. continues to support South Korea and has been running training exercises as well as sticking to its sanctions on North Korea. Is this a smart move on our part, let us know via twitter @TheUMFalcon.


lackluster VICE Guide to Everything which ap-peared on MTV in 2010, Smith and company are back, but this time with HBO to present the sim-ply named VICE, which premieres April 5th. HBO is adver-tising its upcoming pro-gram as “news from the edge” and from what we’ve seen in recent years from VICE’s you-tube channel, it will be nothing short. Based on what we can gather from the extended trail-er for VICE and HBO’s new show, we will be

given an inside look into the most prominent and unknown interna-tional hotbeds of vio-lence, controversy and all around weirdness. Founder Alvi says the show is,“VICE doing 60 Minutes” with Smith adding “The basic premise is the absurdity of the modern condi-tion, how crazy s–t is.” Tune into HBO this Friday at 10 p.m. central to catch the first episode of the se-ries. Until then you can view the trailer here.

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campusFour plays, four directors, one night

MANDY STEADMANStaff Writer

Have you ever witnessed a dolphin, a control freak, a scared actor and a depressed doctor all in one night? The Univer-sity of Montevallo Theatre Department presented all of this and more in the 2013 Spring Theatre Festival. During this festival four students in the Direct-ing Three class each directed a one act play. The festival was performed on March 28-30th in the Chiches-ter Black Box Theatre. The evening opened with the show, “Let me Hear you Whisper,” directed by Michael Tallon. This play was written by Paul Zindel and was about a custodi-an named Helen, played by Zoyla Pinacho, who is working in an animal testing and training fa-cility. She befriends a dolphin who learns how to speak, but she soon learns the company is using the dolphins for military operations.Tallon opened the show with singer, Chelsea Orr, chaining the dol-phin, played by Jona-than Evans, and singing

him a jazzy song. It was later explained that Orr is a record player that plays slow-tempoed music to soothe the dolphin and help him learn human words. The next show was a huge contrast from the first. “Control Freaks,” directed by Jenna McCown, was filled with plot twists and psychological dra-ma. The playwright, Beth Henley, cleverly and correctly explored a person who had Disso-ciative Identity Disorder. This play was mainly about the strug-gle of Sister who is strug-gling to live in a house that is run primarily by

her brother, Carl, played by Evan Brock. Carl is an aggressive and con-trolling character who uses charm and fear to get what he wants. The play ends with murder plots between Carl and his wife being foiled and Sister learning the truth of how Carl hurt her many times. The third play of the night had a lot of truth behind it’s hilar-ity. It was called “Ac-tor’s Nightmare” and was directed by Frank Deming. The play was written by Christo-pher Durang and took place at the Palace The-atre in New York City. This show was

about a man named George, who is hav-ing a dream that he is an actor, but he does not know who he is, what his lines are, and which play he is acting in. Dazed and confused, George, played by Billy Chapata, finds himself facing his greatest fears and confronting his past discrepancies through the chaotic and bus-tling world of the stage. The last show of the night was called, “Night Visits.” This

play was directed by Marietta Lunceford and written by Simon Fill. The storyline followed a doctor, Tom, who is still in mourning over the passing of his fiance, who died a year ago in a car accident. Tom, played by Mi-chael Cleary, has been awake for 36 hours and is asked to see one more patient and to play coun-selor for this patient so she can choose to go home. The patient is Emily, played by Kayln

Chiglo, and she ends up helping Tom with his own inner battles with himself and his loss. The night was filled with laughter, tears and silence as these four Directing Three stu-dents shared their skills with their audience. If you would like to learn more about the Uni-versity of Montevallo Theatre Department and it’s next performances feel free to visit the department’s website.

Evan Brock and Alix Black in Control Freaks

Melissa Lawler, Billy Chapata and Anna Beth Shelton in Actor’s Nightmare

A new produc-tion company is form-ing on the small campus of Montevallo. Korey Wilson, A junior, is the father to Awk Produc-tion Company. Awk is a student-run production company that will serve as an outlet for students to broaden their creative minds and work togeth-er on common projects. “I have had the idea of collabora-tion ever since I came here. Awk Production Company came to me, I would say, the sec-ond week in March. I was preparing to go to SETC, and I asked myself what I want to leave behind on this campus,” said Wilson. Wilson began by brainstorming with fellow students, Sam Phillips, Ahmad Jack-son and Brandon Ca-

Things are about to get awk...ward.MANDY STEADMANStaff Writer

ruthers. “Then I started searching for a name...and Awk productions was born,” said Wilson. The name Awk comes from the word “awkward.” Wilson said he got the idea from the Huffington Post, who named the University of Montevallo one of the best colleges for so-cially awkward students in one of their articles. The first meet-ing was held on Wednesday, March 13th in Commer Hall. In this meeting, Wilson said he and interested students discussed whether Awk should become a rec-ognized organization. “I have turned in the paper work and we have our Campus Life Advisor Coun-cil meeting on [April] 12th. We are going to incorporate and become a recognized organi-zation,” said Wilson. Currently, Wil-

son is working on hav-ing interest meetings for specific productions Awk will produce. Wil-son said this meeting is for interested danc-ers to put together new dance material for films, theatre and more. This particular meeting will be April 3, 2013 in Bibb Graves Hall at 5:00 p.m. Wilson has in mind, however, even bigger ideas for Awk and for Montevallo. “One of the things that I would like to do is a web series based on people’s ex-perience here. We actu-ally created a short film. It’s 10 min-utes long and it is just a lampoon of campus life on Montevallo’s campus. So that will be one of my pet proj-ects,” said Wilson. Events and ex-hibitions are also in the works for Awk. Wilson said he would like to have a faculty appre-

ciation gala or dinner hosted by Awk, hope-fully by Spring of 2014. Another idea is to have play readings and, eventually, stagings and found space pro-ductions of these shows. “So we are go-ing to start looking in the public domain for good plays we could stage ourselves with limited resources. So those are just a few things we have coming down the pike for this next year,” said Wilson. The structure of Awk Production Com-pany will be made up of an Executive Board of Directors and the body of members who make up Awk as a whole. The members of Awk will have a chance to nominate their favor-ites to fill the positions in the Board of Directors. Wilson said the Executive Board of Directors will include

a President of Opera-tions, V.P. of Opera-tions, V.P. of Business Affairs, Secretary, V.P. of Planning and Events, V.P. of Public Relations and V.P. of Legacy. Awk Production Com-pany is ready to collab-orate and work with any organizations that have ideas to create and bet-ter the campus. Wilson said, “I am not going to turn down a chance for collaboration,ever. We will collabo-rate with whom-ever and whenever.” If you are inter-ested in learning more about Awk and want to become a member or collaborator, feel free to come to the next Awk Production inter-est meeting on Wednes-day, April 10, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. The location is still to be determined. The first short film created by Awk can be found on here.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YobDCdmFp0Q&feature=youtu.be

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lifestyle We’ve all been in line behind that coupon queen in the grocery store, but what if you were the coupon queen? You can be with a little know-how! All it takes is some time and patience, and you’ll be on your way to saving like pro.

ClipWhat’s the most impor-tant part of couponing? Gathering coupons of course. Many news-papers offer coupon inserts for their custom-ers. Take advantage of this and any other opportunities to gather coupons. There are also several magazines that like to throw in a few coupons for their readers such as All You. This magazine pays for itself, and then some.

PrintWith today’s world, everything is going electronic. This is also true for coupons. You can find millions of coupons online simply by searching for them. Smart Source offers several coupons online. Although there is usual-ly a limit when it comes to printing coupons, it’s still a great thing to take advantage of.

OrganizeNow that you have col-lected all these coupons it’s time to organize them. This is a very important step to cou-

Ballin’ on a budget: 10 Tips to save your $$$MEGAN ROBERTSContributing Writer

poning. A great way to do this is by purchasing a binder or photo album to put them in for quick and easy access. You can create categories such as food, cleaning products and pet sup-plies to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. If you have a lot of coupons you may want to break it down further by hav-ing a place for canned foods, frozen foods, and breakfast foods to simplify it even more. The better your organi-zation, the more likely you will use your cou-pons, and be successful at couponing.

SalesKeep an eye out for good sales. Pairing coupons with sales can help you save a lot of money. Many stores run specials on the same items that have coupons on them as well. This is a great way to take full advan-tage of a coupon and its savings.

BundleLot’s of stores are catching on to the hype over coupons and want to be a part of it as well. Therefore, you will be able to find many store coupons in their sale circulars. Most stores allow you to use a manufacture coupon and a store coupon on the same item. This allows you maximum savings!

Know the PolicyEach store has its own set of rules for using coupons. It’s very important before you begin couponing to ask the store about their policy. This will make couponing easier, and will help avoid any problems later on. Most stores have a copy that is readily available for their customer’s convenience.

Double DealsAs if using a coupon isn’t good enough, some stores allow you to double your coupon. That’s right! You can double your savings by shopping at par-ticipating stores. This

information can also be found in the stores coupon policy. Some stores double only one day out of the week, where others double all week long, up to a certain amount.

RewardsLots of stores are real-izing that by rewarding their customers they get more business. There-fore, many stores offer reward cards that allow additional savings. The best part about this is that you can still use your coupons for even more savings. Sev-eral websites such as www.iheartwags.com or www.iheartcvs.com help you pair up cou-pons with store rewards

for even better deals!

SortAt least once a week you need to sort through your cou-pons and weed out the expired ones. This doesn’t take very long, but it will save you time in the long run. Keep your coupons neat and sorted in order to optimize your shop-ping experience. Also, you will need to take the time to add new coupons to your collec-tion in order to continue successful couponing.

SwapThere is no way that you will use every coupon that you find. A great way to find coupons that you will

use and to get rid of the ones that you won’t use is by swapping. Maybe you have some friends that enjoy couponing so you get together for a coupon swap. Another great idea is a coupon train such as www.stockpilingmoms.com/coupons/coupon-train/. This is a wonderful way to swap with people from other places. By following these sim-ple steps you will be on your way to becoming an expert at couponing. The time you invest into couponing really pays off when you get to the register! Be the coupon queen and save money!

Outsmart the pumpMEGAN ROBERTSContributing Writer

With gas prices averaging around $3.65 in the United States, it is difficult for many to see an end in sight. The high gas prices are affecting everyone from student commut-ers to the everyday workforce. People are trying to cut back any way they possibly can. Many people are turn-ing to alternate methods to save a little money at the pump. With these helpful tips anyone can outsmart gas prices. Carpooling is something that has been around for a very long time. It’s a wonderful way to not only help you out, but others as well. A great way to take ad-vantage of this fantastic opportunity is to visit www.commutesmart.org. Here, commut-ers can find local peo-ple who are going the

same direction so that they can share a ride. Also, most com-munities have a bus or van to pick residents up and take them where they need to go for a small price. Check with your local transporta-tion department to find out more information about public transporta-tion in your community. In te res t ing ly, the best time to get gas is in the morning and mid week because it is cheaper. Although they are constantly changing the price of gas, the best deal is during this time frame. Unfortunately, the weekend is the time when gas prices are at their peak due to the increase in travelers. Next, a simple way to save on gas is by limiting the amount of unnecessary trips taken each week. Try to get everything, such as groceries, in one visit to the store. Mak-

ing a list of everything you will need helps out as well. Try to keep this in mind the next time you go shopping. Finally, when it comes to buying any-thing it is always im-portant to shop around before you settle on the first thing you see. This is very true when it comes to gas as well. Try to find the best price that you can. You can visit www.fuelmeup.com to com-pare the gas prices in your area. There is no need to pay more when you can get it for less somewhere else. The great thing about this is you don’t have to ride around burning extra gas trying to find where the cheapest gas is! C o m p l a i n i n g about high gas prices won’t change them, but there are plenty of things that you can do to prevent your-self from paying more

than you should. Most people don’t have ex-tra money to throw

away. No longer look at gas prices and shud-der in fear. Try out at

least one of these help-ful tips and see if you can outsmart gas prices!


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Rocking on the Woozy Plains

Album Review:

Hangout Music Fesitival in Gulf Shores, AL

by Mandy SteadmanStaff Writer

New this week

The Black Angels-”Indigo Meadow”

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TEDDIE TAYLORStaff Writer

So Long and Goodnight

BleachedRide Your Heart

Dead Oceans RecordsPOP/ROCK

Imagine DragonsIt’s Time

Interscope / PolydorPOP/ROCK

Tyler, the CreatorWOLF

RAP

Rilo KileyRkives

POP/ROCK

Alkaline TrioMy Shame Is True

POP/ROCK

A Hawk and a HacksawYou Have Already

Gone to the Other WorldPOP/ROCK

Performances at Jingle Records are normally intimate, packed affairs. While owners Mary and Cody clear space by remov-ing a few record racks, both the band and the audience are walled into tight pockets. The space dur-ing Plains set was full of familiar faces. If you’ve been to any of Jingle or Eclipse’s shows, a certain group of people is often there. Travis Swinford, the “show booker” at Eclipse and bassist of Holy Youth, leads Plains as singer and guitarist. Bandmate and fellow Eclipse em-ployee Stuart Norman plays rhythm as well. Virginia Phil-lips, normally thudding the bass for Mobilians 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea lent her hand to Plains. Head of local la-bel Happenin’ Records and drummer extraordi-naire for several Mon-tevallo bands John Paul Foster rounded out this small town supergroup. Luckily, there was no clash of styles between the mem-bers. The band’s sound was typical of the type played around here: a

mix of bleary garage and punk with vocals buried by the clang of guitars and stomps of drums. Swinford was quirky as a frontman often taking his time between songs to an-nounce strange non-sequitur thoughts. Despite the per-ceived looseness, Plains was actually a tight band. Swinford is a de-cent guitar player, often turning from the crowd to do what sounded like fleshed out solos. Phil-lips and Norman didn’t add much to the clamor, fulfilling their much needed roles as musi-cal backbones as they do in their main bands. Foster is a hell of a drummer. As I’ve mentioned in other re-views, his enthusiasm in his playing carries over to what the audience hears. The man tumbles out of fills only to meet his snare to bang out the main rhythm with controlled confidence. His eyes were often locked onto Swinford, his lead-er in this ruckus. At their best, Plains sounded like Guided By Voices, their loose rock n’ roll playing like a perfect storm. At their worst, the band at-

tempted too many shifts into whimsical indie pop territory. Because of Swinford’s obscured and rough vocals, it could become grating. The band’s final flourish was the best moment of the entire show. The loudest song of the group’s short set, Swinford released him-self from all constraints and just rocked out on his guitar, his body contorted and his head banging with intensity. Woozy, as the name implies, wasn’t quite as intense. The band hails from jubilant New Orleans, though you would never guess it from listening or look-ing at them. The burly frontman John St. Cyr possessed a tiny and thin voice reminiscent of

his namechecked influ-ence The Microphones. Guitarist Kara Stafford looked the part of typical record store clerk, a scowl seemingly permanent on her face. Lamb-chopped drummer Ian Pain looked the part of a young Jack White, his lamp shade of black hair parted to reveal a constantly serious face. The band at-tempted to reach the lofty indie/prog sound of ‘90’s royalty bands like Modest Mouse and Built to Spill at the peak of their powers. Stafford and St. Cyr finger picked rather than strummed. With no bassist, one would often play at a lower register than the other to attempt some form of grounding.

The real ground-ing was done by Pain. A drummer of tremendous skill who was crimi-nally underused, the curtain haired player gave attention to his en-tire kit. Pain’s true skill was shown early in the set after a frenetic solo. Sadly, he was often relegated to playing small rhythmic pat-ters that the rest of his band’s overblown and over-pretentious music called for. While long, multi movement indie rock can be interesting, it requires an extremely tight band to pull off. Often, Woozy’s attempts were sloppy and out of tune. St. Cyr and Stafford traded vo-cal duties, their soft voices attempting to reach an emotional lev-

el. Their voices were poor and scratchy, per-haps from being on the road for so long. Ambition is fine if it can be achieved. However, sometimes good, sloppy rock n’ roll is far better than planned and con-structed musical ideas.

Alternative-rock band My Chemical Ro-mance seems to have lost its chemistry. Con-sisting of Gerard and Mikey Way, Frank Iero and Ray Toro, MCR announced they were breaking up on March 22. Formed one week after the 9/11 attacks, the band released four studio albums and re-ceived numerous Ker-rang! and MTV awards. Throughout their career lead singer Gerard Way professed his struggles with depression and al-cohol; the band always encouraged fans to seek help and resist self harm. Three years fol-lowing their inception the band released songs such as “The Ghost of You,” “Helena (So Long and Goodnight)” and “I’m Not Okay (I Promise” on their second album Three Cheers for Sweet Re-venge. Those who fre-quently watched MTV and Fuse will remember the funeral video for

“Helena” being played multiple times a day. The Black Pa-rade is possibly the fin-est production by My Chemical Romance. A certified platinum record in the United States, this third album, a rock op-era focusing on a man dying of cancer, was a modern alternative homage to the epic clas-sic rock albums of Pink Floyd and David Bowie. Though the band’s last album Dan-ger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys was less of a commercial success than its predecessor, it reached the top spot on the U.S. Alternative and Rock charts. Ge-rard Way announced that a comic book se-ries, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, will release its first is-sue on June 16, 2013. Even with the band’s breakup, Way seems intent on continu-ing with the project. The band kept their breakup rela-tively quiet, leaving

only this short state-ment on their website: “Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true bless-ing. We've gotten to go places we never knew we would. We've been able to see and experi-ence things we never imagined possible. We've shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.” The Way broth-ers and Iero have been active on Twitter and seem amicable with no negativity toward one another. A twelve year career and four albums behind them, the future is unclear for the mem-bers. With Gerard’s comic book extension of Killjoys the sole fu-ture MCR related proj-ect, it is apparent that the band’s reactions are now most unromantic.

Austin psych-rockers The Black Angels (named after the famed Velvet Un-derground song) have always favored the droning, bad trip side of psychedelic music. On “Indigo Meadow” (out April 2), the band furthers the straighter rock direction they were heading in with 2010’s excellent “Phos-phene Dream”. Lead single “Don’t Play With

Guns” marries stories of revolver toting tempt-resses with chugging guitar riffs. However, tracks like the melodra-matic “Holland” and boring “The Day” hint that the band has shaken off whatever substances they were on before. While hazy cuts like the riff bursting “Twisted Light” and “I Hear Col-ors (Chromasesthesia)” are worthy additions to the band’s catalogue, they are rare respites of

druggy creativity com-pared to the other elev-en tracks. Unfortunately on this album, lead sing-er Alex Maas focuses more on trippy descrip-tions of love rather than the dark hallucinations and war torn lyrics that made his band’s past albums so interest-ing and seductive. As noted in “Always May-be”, “Indigo Meadow” fails to “do anything for your mind”. 5/10

REED STRENGTHArts & Culture Editor| @ReedStrength


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I’ve spent a lot of time in Scandinavia as a whole, the people and the music they create makes me feel like when I’m not there the whole region is a magical place where nothing bad happens and everyone rides majestic animals to their 1 hour workday. A frozen secluded wonderland where fairy tales still exist and smiles are currency. The worst part is I don’t think they even know how cool they are.

I fell asleep about halfway through and dreamt of dragons and shipbuilders. I woke up wearing acid wash jeans, a black Judas Priest wife-beater and had a cold Budweiser clutched in my hand. Before long I found myself weeping for the death of falsetto rock, El Caminos and mullets in pop culture. But most importantly, it’s still a better lovestory than Twilight.

Imagine Nine Inch Nails with a female vocalist. The group’s sound is signature Reznor, but with a more modern electronic feel than the industrial grit of Nine Inch Nails. With Maandig performing vocals on all tracks, “Ice Age” is an especially clear and fresh addition to Reznor’s repertoire.

I’m honestly not sure how I found this al-bum. It starts with weird dubstep mixes, followed quickly by a strange British rap/pop singer talking about being sucked into a vortex. Weird...but kind of cool. I then started my workout as I contin-ued listening. The sound of the single “Levitate” makes me feel as if I’m playing Pokemon for some reason, which makes a workout more...interesting. The teenage-ish anthem sounds like a prototypical radio hit. The next few songs ran together, and the vocals receded as the dubstep took over. This album gets a C for effort.

Just off the top of my head, the words crap, uninspired, indulgent and painful come to mind. It speaks volumes that, even though the album is less than half an hour long, it feels like one of the longest releases of the year so far. Mumbly, inco-herent vocals are spewed over power chords that sound like they’re being played through a Fisher Price amp. Add to that an asinine set of lyrics, even by punk rock’s standards, and you have what easily makes up one of the worst records of the year so far. Remarkably, this album is getting rave reviews. Let it be known that at least one writer disagrees.

I feel like I just listened to a one man band of a “Backstreet Boys” song. It repeated the same phrase and it had the usual overdone boy-band rhythm and feel to it. What is weird though, is the end of the album sort of switches genres from boy-band to hip-hop. I do admit that the album is catchy and the last bit is now stuck in my head so I guess the song is fulfilling its purpose.

Justin Bieber’s new acoustic version of his album believe is, well, pretty unbearable. The fact that without auto tuning he sounds even more like a prepubescent child is almost amusing for a few moments. The lyrics are horribly cheesy and pure bubblegum pop. They remind me of something that a thirteen year old would write to his first crush in his note book. A few tracks into the album I considered playing in traffic, or just poking out my eardrums. Every single song is a love song, each as crappy as the last. I have no idea how the hell he has fans above the age of twelve.

When people say “endless summer” it makes me want to vomit, summer’s hot and sticky and generally feels like we’re going nowhere, but then the appeal of car rides with the windows down, a cooler full of beer and months of bad decisions creeps its way in. Yeah this EP is a lot like that, but with more fist fights, love stories and running on foot from danger.

Have you ever had the urge to slather ricot-ta cheese all over your body, roll around in bread crumbs and run down the street humming Uptown Girl by Billy Joel? Rest assured this album will not dissuade you from embarking on that adventure. But it will make you tap your foot for no damn reason.

As with I’m With You the tracks all feature new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer who replaced John Frusciante in 2010. The new lineup is distinctly Peppers however, as with their latest album, they seem to echo their 2002 album By The Way in that they focus on clean vocals and melody rather than the funk rap they are so well known for. Per-haps what is missing is the distinct Hendrix-esque guitar of John Frusciante...

Fellow aging rockers The Who have the benefit of saying that half of their band is dead as an excuse for the poor quality of their recent work. Bowie is a solo act and has no such out. Poor guy. It’s been twelve years since his last album, and he just wanted to make another classic. Here’s to twelve more years of silence.

You ever get the idea of starting a band or record-ing an album by yourself for only you and your friends, but you’re untalented of course and life distracts you? Yeah me either...

I don’t think Tunechi even knows what he’s doing anymore, and I’m pretty sure he’s just repeat-ing himself now but none of us have caught on. I think what I’m more angry about is the fact that he’s a better skateboarder than I am now, it’s per-sonal, I’m starting my rap career and coming for the “Greatest Rapper Alive”, I’ll trade heelflips for hooks, look I’m already on my way.

YOUNG DREAMSBetween Places

SAXONSacrifice

HOW TO DESTROY ANGELSWelcome Oblivion

HADOUKEN!Every Weekend

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERSI’m With You

CHVRCHESRecover EP

TEAM SPIRITTeam Spirit EP

JUSTIN BIEBERBelieve-Acoustic

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKEThe 20/20 Experience

DAVID BOWIEThe Next Day

TYLER, THE CREATORWOLF

LIL’ WAYNEI am Not A Human Being II

ICEAGEYou’re Nothing

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I got to see this band at a Norwegian extreme sports festival I was night-guarding at. When I asked what the name meant a friend sim-ply put his hands around his neck and said “Like this.” Unlike their counterparts Young Dreams, this band goes theVarg Vikernes route, but less church burning and more I’m gonna kick your ass in a dumb t-shirt.

Who listens to OneRepublic? I think my mom used to have one of their CDs, is this music for moms who thought they were hip in the 80s and are trying so desperately to connect with their kids in the twenty-teens? If you know the answer please hit me up on myspace. Mood: confused.

What happens when a nerdy kid who loves video games gets gifted an old macbook pro...Kavinsky. A man whose alter-ego is a letterman jacket rocking zombie who drives a Ferrari Tes-tarossa. When Disney inevitably gets around to making TRON 3.0 or whatever I hope this is the man they call first, anythings better than listening to our fallen electronic Jesus’ Daft Punk try.

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ONE REPUBLICNative

KAVINSKYOutRun

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“Spring Break-ers”, the latest film from cult favorite director Harmony Korine, de-fies description. It is simultaneously a he-donistic romp, social commentary, art house film and crime drama but ends up not truly being any of the four. This is, of course, not necessarily a bad thing as “Spring Breakers” carves for itself a new territory within the realm of film that fits snuggly some-where between the work of David Lynch and Judd Apatow, if that’s possible. In the end it might have been dis-turbing and bizarre, but it has also been quite the compelling experience. The film centers around four college-aged girls played by Rachel Korine, Ashley Benson, and former Disney teen stars Van-

Breaking back into the spotlight

JAKE SMITHStaff Writer

essa Hudgens and Sele-na Gomez who are now taking their first proper leap into adult cinema. The movie documents their rather insane jour-ney to go on the fabled spring break trip of leg-end and its subsequent devolution into some-thing entirely different. That something I will not spoil for you, but it revolves around the introduction of the egomaniacal rapper Alien who is played by James Franco in what just might be the best performance of his ca-reer so far. Reportedly based on the real-life rapper Dangeruss but also drawing many comparisons to the well-known meme rap-per RiFF RAFF, Franco is simply entrancing as he lures the four into his underworld with vary-ing levels of success. Even greater than Franco’s perfor-mance, though, is the film’s attention to detail in the editing room. For example, scene changes are regularly triggered by the sound of a hand-gun being cocked, and as the situation gets more out of hand, those cuts

become more frequent highlighting the suicid-al nature of these four party girls gone wrong. Additionally, the film liberally cuts back to shots of anonymous college-aged spring breakers living it up on the beaches of St. Peters-burg in all of their hedo-nistic (or more appro-priately nihilistic) glory which serves as a strong point of comparison between “the dream” and the reality of the girl’s experience in this brave new environment. The film does stumble on its own ambition occasion-ally as Gucci Mane’s drug lord character is poorly scripted in an attempt to make him seem more threatening. As it happens, this char-acter tends to be jarring and takes the viewer out of the otherwise transfixing experience. The social com-mentary aspect of the film seems to be a strong focus at the beginning of the film as the viewer observes a youth culture rampant with an over-abundance of freedom. However, this commen-tary is drowned out later

in the film by the more personal story it tells once Franco’s charac-ter is properly intro-duced. Both are valid tales to tell, but it seems like a waste to squan-der such a good satire for the sake of add-

ing personal intrigue. Nonetheless, the film remains an utterly transporting example of fine, left-field film-making. While it may not be the film many expect it to be or de-sire for it to be, “Spring

Breakers” is a mighty intriguing piece of work for any and all willing to stare into the depths of this bleak yarn. The Falcon gives “Spring Breakers” a 7 out of 10.

The Bible-A look at the TV phenomenonNEAL EMBRYStaff Writer | @nealembry

The History Channel’s series “The Bible” did a lot of great things, though covering the entire Bible obvi-ously presents its chal-lenges. From my per-spective, the show met expectations, and is a great way for Christians to use their talents for God. However, there were many inconsis-tencies, and it could have been much better. The show start-ed with Noah in the ark, who recounts the creation story and the story of man’s fall to his family. It contin-ues to go through Abra-ham, Isaac and Jacob. The first epi-sode did a pretty good job of sticking to Scrip-ture, with the exception of Moses’ appearance, which changed drasti-cally from his Egyptian upbringing into his role as leader of the Israel-ites. His Hebrew heri-tage would have been noticeable on his face, but again, I didn’t find this to be that big of a deal. I wish they would have done the story of Joseph, as it shows God’s faithfulness to those who are hum-ble and wait on Him. One of the ma-jor concerns I had early on was the way David

was anointed as king. In the TV series, Sam-uel finds David by the creek and simply pours the anointing oil on his head. In the true bibli-cal account, David is selected after God tells Samuel to pass over his brothers. There’s a lesson not learned when we miss that: Man looks on the outside, but God looks at the heart. Moving on, the episode with Samson was well done, but I still wonder why so much time was given to Sam-son, biblically. I under-stand the appeal from a cinematic standpoint. Samson was the strongest man in history, and he ravaged the Phi-listine ranks for years. Pretty sweet ac-tion film, but in pay-ing so much attention to Samson, they lost their ability to fo-cus on other things. When we get to the story of Jesus, we start to see some inconsistencies. First, the wise men weren’t at Jesus’ birth, con-trary to popular belief. It would have taken them two years to get to Him, and the Bible tells us that they visited when Jesus was a boy, not a newborn. One of my big-gest concerns was at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. The narrator

states that the Pharisees “value the law above all else,” and that Jesus came to “show a new way.” This is partly true, but dangerously misleading. Jesus came to fulfill the law, so that we can be counted righ-teous in Him. The Old Testament believers had faith that God would send someone to keep the old covenant on their behalf, and Jesus is that someone, and in Him, our relationship with God is through Jesus, not the law. However, the law still matters for us, not as a means of salvation, but as a way of honoring God and living our lives. The show gave the impres-sion that Jesus doesn’t care about the law, when in fact He does. The problem

with the Pharisees is not their strict observance of the law, for that is what kept them in right relationship with God, but their extra-biblical additions to the law that burdened people and led them away from God.I have a problem with Satan being physically present in Jesus’ last hours. This happened in Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ, but I don’t understand why it’s being done. There is no biblical evidence (to my knowledge) of Satan being physically present at that time. Evil was most certainly there, and demonic forces were definitely at work, but I don’t buy the evil cloaked figure lurk-ing about in the crowd. Also, why did Jesus straight up force

feed Judas at the Last Supper? Judas wanted to betray Jesus, and he dipped the bread in ac-cordance with the Scrip-tures. I don’t know why they changed that, and it makes no sense. The rest of the series after the res-urrection was good, and showed impor-tant stories from Acts and wrapped up with John on Patmos, writing Revelation.Obviously, acting out Paul’s letters to church-es might have been difficult, so I think they handled it well. In the end, the show does an adequate job of representing God’s Word and a pic-ture of the gospel. For those who have never heard the good news, I believe Mark Burnett,

the producer, does a fantastic job of nailing the basics, as much as possible in a TV show, and honors the Lord with what he does. My hope is that people see the show and want to read the book. It’s better, trust me. My advice for any-one that watched the series is this: Check the Bible and make sure the show lines up with what Scripture said. The Scripture is the origi-nal, infallible (accord-ing to our faith) text. I’ll give the se-ries a seven out of ten.If you watched “The Bible” series, what were your thoughts on it? What questions did or did not get answered for you from the series? Let us know on Twitter @TheUMFalcon or check us out on Facebook.


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