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      30,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      CD
      Review:
      Mr.
      Something
      Something
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tim
      Wakelin
     
     
      A&E
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Every
      now
      and
     
     
      again
      I
      will
      hear
      the
     
     
      music
      of
      a
      profound
     
     
      Canadian
      artist,
      music
     
     
      that
      is
      different,
     
     
      distinguished,
      and
      that,
     
     
      well,
      in
      this
      case,
      makes
     
     
      me
      want
      to
      get
      up
      and
     
     
      dance.
      The
      music
      Iam
     
     
      talking
      about
      is
      that
      of
     
     
      the
      Toronto
      collective,
      Mr.
      Something
     
     
      Something.
      I
      received
      their
      CD
      for
     
     
      review
      a
      short
      while
      ago
      and
      I
      was
     
     
      skeptical
      after
      reading
      reviews
      and
     
     
      descriptions
      from
      Canadian-based
     
     
      newspapers
      and
      magazines.
      Usually
     
     
      you
      expect
      Canadian
      reviews
      to
      be
     
     
      extremely
      lenient
      towards
      their
      own
     
     
      artists,
      but
      in
      this
      case
      they
      were
      not
     
     
      doing
      anyone
      any
      favors.
     
    

    
     
      The
      music
      of
      Mr.
      Something
     
     
      Something
      is
      jazzy
      and
      is
      listed
      under
     
     
      the
      genre
      “Afrobeats.”
      This
      could
      be
     
     
      so
      due
      to
      the
      fact
      that
      many
      of
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rhythms
      are
      derived
     
     
      from
      West
      Africa,
      and
     
     
      because
      they
      are
     
     
      extremely
      dynamic
      and
     
     
      up
      beat.
      Mr.
      Something
     
     
      Something
      is
      a
      seven-
     
     
      piece
      band
      that
      includes
     
     
      drums,
      horns,
      saxes,
     
     
      guitar
      and
      bass,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      vocals,
      which,
      by
      the
     
     
      way,
      are
      not
      to
      be
      passed
      up.
      The
     
     
      vocals
      flow
      beautifully
      with
      the
      music,
     
     
      and
      are
      very
      conscious,
      which
      is
     
     
      something
      that
      always
      adds
      to
      the
     
     
      overall
      composition
      and
      lets
      the
      listener
     
     
      know
      that
      the
      band
      takes
      time
      and
      puts
     
     
      effort
      in
      all
      aspects
      of
      their
      music.
     
    

    
     
      The
      CD
      I
      had
      the
      chance
      to
     
     
      sample
      was
      their
      debut
      self-titled
      CD
     
     
      which
      was
      released
      in
      July
      2004.
      This
     
     
      album
      has
      reportedly
      been
      accepted
     
     
      very
      well
      by
      campus
      and
      community
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARTS
      &
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Theatre
      Review:
      “Me
      to
      Play”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tim
      Wakelin
     
     
      A&E
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      the
     
     
      PEt
     
     
      Theatre
     
     
      Society
     
     
      has
      done
     
     
      it
      again,
     
     
      putting
     
     
      on
      a
     
     
      spectacular
     
     
      show
      that
     
     
      willmake
     
     
      you
      want
     
     
      to
      cry
     
     
      oO
      ne
     
     
      minute
      and
      burst
      into
      stitches
      just
      as
     
     
      you’re
      drying
      your
      tears.
      “Me
      to
      Play”
     
     
      was
      a
      three-day
      special
      of
      one-act
     
     
      plays.
      There
      were
      three
      plays
      a
      night,
     
     
      which
      included
      Gwen
      Pharis
     
     
      Ringwood’s
      “‘Still
      Stands
      The
      House”,
     
     
      Edgar
      Lee
      Mason’s
      “Voices
      From
     
     
      Spoon
      River”,
      Alix
      MacLean’s
      “If
     
     
      You’re
      Strong-hearted”,
      and
      “Tom
      And
     
     
      Jerry.”
      I
      missed
      the
      showing
      of
      “If
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Youre
     
     
      Strong-
     
     
      hearted”,
     
     
      but
      had
     
     
      toh
     
     
      pleasure
     
     
      of
      viewing
     
     
      the
      other
     
     
      ree,
      2
      =
      2
     
     
      I
      was
     
     
      1),
      oct
     
     
      familiar
     
     
      Ww
      ith
     
     
      “Voices
     
     
      from
      Spoon
      River”
      before,
      but
      found
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "quite
      enjoyable,
      being
      a
      mixture
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      spectacular
      acting
      that
      was
      heart-
     
     
      warming
      and
      comical.
      In
      this
      play,
      the
     
     
      actors
      take
      on
      various
      rolls
      as
      they
     
     
      portray
      the
      spirits
      from
      past
      occupants
     
     
      of
      Spoon
      River,
      who
      re-account
      their
     
     
      days
      of
      glory,
      anger,
      and
      love
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Movie
      Review:
      The
      Ring
      Two
     
     
      Starring:
      Naomi
      Watts,
      David
      Dorfman,
      Simon
     
     
      Baker,
      Elizabeth
      Perkins,
      Sissy
      Spacek
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Directed
      by:
      Hideo
      Nakata
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tim
      Wakelin
     
     
      A&E
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      always
      enjoy
      a
      movie
      that
      can
     
     
      appeal
      to
      my
      senses;
      vivid
      images
      to
     
     
      catch
      my
      eye,
      sounds
      so
      moving
      that
      I
     
     
      remember
      them
      for
      months
      to
      come,
     
     
      and
      camera
      work
      that
      uses
      surroundings
     
     
      in
      a
      way
      that
      I
      can
      almost
      feel
     
     
      them.
      ”The
      Ring”
      was
      a
      movie
      that
     
     
      appealed
      to
      me
      in
      all
      of
      these
      ways,
     
     
      but
      does
      “The
      Ring
      Two”
      pack
      the
      same
     
     
      punch?
     
    

    
     
      Recently,
      Dream
      Works
     
     
      Entertainment
      released
      a
      Special
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Edition
      DVD
      of
      “The
      Ring”,
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      included
      a
      short
      15-minute
      video
      that
     
     
      is
      supposed
      to
      bridge
      the
      gap
      of
      what
     
     
      happens
      to
      the
      infamous
      black
      tape
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      between
      the
      ending
      “The
      Ring”
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      where
      “The
      Ring
      2”
      picks
      up.
      In
      this
     
     
      short
      video,
      we
      see
      that
      the
      tape
      falls
     
     
      into
      the
      hands
      of
      some
      daring
      youth,
     
     
      who
      experiment
      with
      the
      tape
      in
      an
     
     
      almost
      underground
      cult
      fashion.
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Who
      the
      F*%#
      is
      AudioChrome?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Band:
      AudioChrome
     
     
      CD:
      In
      Pieces
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mark
      Cameron
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      might
      be
      wondering,
      (or
     
     
      not)
      “Who
      the
      hell
      is
      AudioChrome?”
      I
     
     
      asked
      myself
      the
      same
      question
      when
      I
     
     
      found
      their
      new
      CD
      buried
      in-between
     
     
      mail
      and
      old
      newspapers
      last
      week
      in
     
     
      the
      Cadre
      office.
      At
      first
      I
      thought
      I
      had
     
     
      stumbled
      upon
      the
      new
      Audioslave
     
     
      record,
      but
      damn
      it,
      it
      wasn’t
      to
      be.
     
     
      Despite
      sharing
      the
      same
      first
      part
      of
     
     
      their
      name,
      AudioChrome
      has
      nothing
     
     
      in
      common
      with
      the
      Chris
      Cornell-
     
     
      fronted
      band.
      AudioChrome
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      comprised
      of
      three
      college
      graduates
     
     
      from
      Winnipeg,
      Manitoba;
      vocalist/
     
     
      guitarist
      Marc
      Mollot,
      bassist
      Darren
     
     
      MacDonald
      and
      vocalist/pianist
      Marlo
     
     
      Campbell.
      I
      tried
      to
      find
      outmore
      about
     
     
      the
      group,
      but
      their
      web
      site
      is
      still
      under
     
     
      construction
      (Blast!).
      What
      I
      can
      tell
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      is
      that
      their
      sound
      is
      more
      pop-rock
     
    
   
   
    
     
      than
      hard-rock.
      Their
      first
      album,
     
     
      2002’s
      mini-LP
      Fears,
      received
      critical
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      16