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Rock out loud
Three blends of pop and rock come together in college tour 2008
By Talie Tebbi
The breaks between sets at the Verizon Wireless College Tour 2008 allowed for more than changes in equipment; they marked changes in sound altogether, as three similar bands put on very different performances at Wednesday night's concert in Goldstein Auditorium.
Boys like Girls delivers quality performance, Cute Is What We Aim For misses mark
By Daniel Bortz
Before Boys Like Girls performed its last song of the night, frontman Martin Johnson sat down on the edge of the stage and addressed his audience. "Let's have a powwow," he said. "I don't care if you've never heard of Boys Like Girls. I don't care if your friend dragged you here tonight.
Q&A with guitarist Jeff Czum of Cute Is What We Aim For
By Talie Tebbi and Daniel Bortz
Jeff Czum, one of the guitarists from Cute is What We Aim For, played the Verizon Wireless College Tour Wednesday in the Goldstein Auditorium. Afterward, Czum spoke with the Daily Orange about the band's sound and performing for colleges. On their new sound: When we recorded our last CD, I was a senior in high school, so we really didn't know much about music in general.
The feminine mystique: the ins and outs of female grooming
By Holden Fenner
I saw an old friend who I hadn't seen in a while the other day. She came running up to me, gave me a big hug and asked if I was surprised to see her. I was. In fact, I believe my exact words were: "What the hell happened to you? Did you get into a tanning booth and set it to 'radioactive'? You know you're supposed to get out once the smoke alarms start going off, right? My God, if you were any shorter, I'd have to call Willy Wonka and let him know you escaped.
Goes down easy
'Choke' redefines sex education with provocative humor and emotional lore
By Rebekah Jones
Complete with confusing plot twists that somehow work, crazy yet irresistible characters and a ton of sexual content, "Choke" is painfully fun and the ideal guilty pleasure. Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, author of the bestseller "Fight Club," "Choke" is nothing short of a demented hilarity.
