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Punk stalwarts tune acoustics

By JACKY BRAMMER | September 30

Rarely does a band get better with age and more commercial releases, but that may be just the case with Green Day and their latest album, American Idiot. ...

Collins' 'Old' top-notch, jury out on weak 'New'

By ROBBIE MACKEY | September 30

Before you read this review, please: 1. Get a permanent marker and an old white T-shirt. 2. Sit down at a nearby table and write "Reconsider Phil!" ...

Empire records

By Kristen Williams | September 30

In the early '90s, amid a sea of teeny boppers such as New Kids on the Block, a rock revival known as grunge emerged. To many music aficionados, it was ...

Blues artists to grace terrace

By MARGARET HAIR | September 30

The Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence will host blues musicians John Dee Holeman and Billy Stevens today as part of the "Thursdays on the Terrace" ...

Lamontagne LP faces 'Trouble' standing solo

By Kemp Baldwin | September 30

Folks, it's folk. Like "Puff the Magic Dragon" but without the fire-breathing drug references, Ray LaMontagne softly slides onto the scene with - what ...

Dive Recommends

By Staff Editor | September 30

- "The Devil Wears Prada," Lauren Weisberger - This book is a hilarious portrayal of Andi, a recent college graduate and an aspiring writer for "The New ...

'Exhibit A' touts varied Features

By SALEM NEFF | September 30

You won't find any Dollywood or Graceland here. The Features' new album, Exhibit A, flaunts the emergence of a new Tennessee sound marked by the spirit ...

Internet provides glorious diversion

By Staff Editor | September 30

On Oct. 4, 1957, as countries around the world battled for technological dominance in the height of the atomic era, the USSR launched Sputnik I. Even ...

Green Day sharpens political consciousness

By TOM PREVITE | September 30

Green Day has experienced growth eerily mirroring puberty. Dookie and Insomniac's lively, yet juvenile, ranting was reminiscent of foul-mouthed youth, ...

Chuckles drive red 'Shaun'

September 30

Zombie movies just refuse to die. The resurgence of these films, however bland, in the past few years is a testament to that fact. Thankfully, writer ...

Art gallery offering gets up close and personal

September 30

If you've ever ridden on a public transportation system, you might be familiar with the awkward intimacy felt between strangers. This concept was part ...

Thriller dodges tired genre form

September 30

Most people, when they've lost their car keys, naturally blame aliens. Or at least that's what screenwriter Gerald DiPego would have you believe with ...

2nd EDA hopeful lays out arts goals

By JIM WALSH | September 27

The Executive Director for the Arts should reach out to the community and foster dialogue between diverse groups on campus, candidate Emil Kang said Friday ...

Events aim to help Starlite shine again

September 27

Durham community members and out-of-towners joined together Sunday afternoon to help raise money to restore a part of the Bull City's history. The benefit ...

Justice's legacy looms large

By PHILIP MCFEE | September 27

Novelist Chuck Palahnuik read from an upcoming collection of his stories last week at the Bull's Head Book Shop. His selections were provocative, edgy, ...

Damaged drive-in gets help from bands, locals

By NICOLE BOBITSKI | September 24

Many wish to raise money, but few are willing to resort to rock 'n' roll to do it. But on Sunday, more than a month after fire destroyed its historic ...

Incorporation Affects Radio Broadcasting

By Tacque Kirksey | January 23

There was a time when commercial radio had its pleasant surprises. It can be said that the only surprise now is whether the song of the moment will be ...

Zoom Culture Ends Production

By Brandon Whiteside | January 23

The three-year run of Chapel Hill's Zoom Culture ended Tuesday when the media production company officially ceased operations. Zoom Culture's CEO Kip ...

Dive Recommends

By Staff Editor | January 23

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Lee Struggles With Scope, Character in '25th Hour'

By Tacque Kirksey | January 23

"25th Hour" 3 Stars Director Spike Lee, for better or worse, has made most of his professional name by cinematically dissecting race relations on film. ...