6 I The Behrend Beacon
A look at the world of music, from the obscure to the
obscene, the new and the old
Coheed and Cambria to release a new album
'oheed and Cambria readies for their new album
In 2002. music enthusiasts saw one of the greatest progressive
metal hands come onto the scene. With the release of The .S'econd
Staix turbine Blade. Cohecd and Cambria flew onto the charts and
bless most listeners away. Unfortunately. I wasn't in that group of
individuals. I found out about them only two years ago from a friend
hack home. Listening to that hand is nothing less than the most amaz
ing auditory experience you'll ever have. The first song I heard by
them \+. as — Hie Running Free, - and it was on their most recently
released album. Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV' No World for
romormt. After hearing that song. I thought it couldn't get much
better. I quickly realized that the rest of their music is much better
than that song. and now it's hardly listened to.
The thing about Coheed and Cambria that makes them so interest
ing and original to me is that all of their songs follow a storyline.
That's what most people don't know about the hand. Every one of
their songs follows a science fiction storyline called The Armory
Wars. a comic series written by lead singer Claudio Sanchez. That
was the starting push the hand needed in order to get their project on
the right track. Claudio had been practicing guitar in his spare time
between writing the comics and had actually been carrying a side
project with his friend Travis Stever called Toxic Parents. The pair
tapped into their progressive roots and really hit the studio in 2001 to
practice up for their 2002 release, The Second Stage Turbine Blade.
With tracks like "Delirium Trigger. - "Devil in Jersey City." and "33. -
there wasn't much more to expected from a first album than that.
Alter that record, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth was released
in 2003. and they finally achieved radio play with the single "A Favor
House Atlantic. - They began touring and the rest was made in histor
ically epic heaven. They released Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV
in late 2005 with a quick follow-up album. Good Apollo, Int Burning
Star IV: No World for Tomorrow. With those combined albums,
Coheed and Cambria has really exploded onto the scene. The most
famous of these songs were "Welcome Home. - "The Running Free.''
Feathers." and "No World for Tomorrow." "Welcome Home" was
even featured as a hale track for the revolutionary video game Rock
Band and was the basis behind their advertising campaign as it was
featured in a commercial
The v' e been doing an international tour for the last four months
and are starting another tour with Triyitun and Slipknot to go across
the country. A new album is in discussion and several singles have
been rumored. but there hasn't been much released other than remix
es of older songs. I lowever. they are going to he releasing a boxed set
()I all or their records called Neverender to he seen soon on the
shelves. Look for it. and check Out for yourself what an amazing hand
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Burn After Reading or burn after watching?
Burn After Reading is ti come
dy/thriller film released last
Septemher starring Brad Pitt.
George (looney. and other stars
and is playing in Reed 113 next
week. beginning Wednesday.
Is it worth your valuable dol
lar? RottenTomatoes.com. a
website that features "depend
able. objective resources for cov
erage of movies and DVITs. -
says yes. The Rotten Tomatoes
experts gave the film a 79 per
cent and anything ov er 50 per
cent is considered good. The
consensus. according to RT. is
that "the Coen brothers have
crafted another clever
comedy/thriller with an out
landish plot and memorable
characters. -
The Coen brothers mentioned
are Joel and Ethan Coen. who
Twilight fails to meet expectations
In recent months, news of a
Twilight film had put the indus
try in a stranglehold. In local
venues, tickets for opening night
sold out three nights hefore the
film was even released. Women
of all ages. the majority of view
ers, flooded theaters. eagerly ,
awaiting the sight of everyone's
favorite family of vampires.
Some dressed up and others had
to put all their will power into
themselves
restraining
However. with all of this hype.
did the movie live up to the
expectations?
Sadly. in my opinion the
answer is "no. - lye read the
entire series from cover to co\ cr.
I loved the hooks and was eager
ly awaiting Midnight Sun before
"It Is Possible" A Behrend Choirs performance
Dr. D Jason Bishop
Student tickets available at the RUB desk
Saturday, December 6 I 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7 I 4:00 p.m.
Janet Neff Sample Center
for Manners 6' Civility
"Civility
doing anything to
or cause harm to a fellow human
Financial Executives Assoc. of the l'hilippines
both directed the film. Their pre
\ ions work includes No Country
for Ohl Men, The Big Lebowski,
and hirgo
The film's plot begins with
CIA analyst Agent Cox (John
Malkovich ) discovering that he
is going to he ousted from his job
and reacts by returning home to
his cheating wife. his memoirs.
and his drinking. Agent Cox's
memoirs become misplaced and
land in the hands of Linda kitzle
(Frances McDormand) and Chad
Feldheimer (Brad Pitt), both
employees at Hardbodied Fitness
Centers. Upon finding the disc.
Chad and Linda become deter
mined to find out everything
about it. As the movie continues.
the plot begins to go out of con
trol for the two coworkers in a
very dark and hilarious way.
The aist q'Twilight
it was leaked and scraped.
Unfortunately, the him left
something to he desired.
From a story aspect. the film
was dead on. It closely followed
the story of Bella Swan (Kristen
Stewart). a 17-year-old girl who
moves to Forks. Wash. for a
change of scenery. Upon arrival.
she is welcomed into a group of
friends and begins to assimilate
into Forks life. Soon after. she
meets her Biology lab partner.
Edward Cullen (Robert
Paulson). He is attractive and
suave, yet mysterious and slight
ly odd. Bella falls for Edward
after he saves her life, and she
subsequently discovers his fami
ly's supernatural secret.
The Cullens are funny and
is the virtue or
By Emily Reichert
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Peter Travers. a reporter for
Rolling Stone. states in his
review on the movie. "The broth
ers have conjured a crazy-quilt
comic thriller that takes on our
growing national stupidity in the
form of a sex farce. The result is
wildly funny. hut just as wildly
uneven. - This unevenness he
speaks of refers to the contrast
between No Country For Old
Men to this film.
Other critics have also pitched
in their two cents. J. R. Jones, a
reporter for the Chicago Reader.
praised the film saying. "After
the portentous No Country For
Old Men. Joel and Ethan Coen
return to their trademark brand of
cruel. misanthropic farce, and for
dark laughs and hurtling narra
tive momentum this spy caper is
their best work since Fargo."
By Neil J. Peters
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bright, with the exception of
Rosalie. Edward's sister. The
Nomads arc heartless and you
can't help but hate James with
every fiber of your being.
The problems lie not in the
story. but in the direction. There
were several scenes that were
not necessary at all. They just
seemed like time that could have
been easily put to Netter use.
Instead of showing Edward
jumping though trees for the
third time, why not go into
Carlisle's hack-story? The
majority of the Cullen's only had
what seemed like brief cameos.
They hardly brought up
Edward's origin, let alone the
rest of the family's. In the bock
Carlisle, Edward's father, had an
intentionally harm
being"
Friday, December 5, 2008
If you are looking for well
chreographed vampiric combat.
then Twilight probably is not
your hest bet. In a time where
super-human films are flooding
the theaters, it falls flat on its
face in comparison.
Granted, no cinematic adapta
tion of a hook is going to he per
fect. However, The Twilight
Saga swept the nation with
Harry Potter-like hysteria.
Speaking as a man who went to
the midnight releases for both
phenomena, Edward seemed to
generate an even bigger reaction
then The Chosen One. So, One
would think that Twilight would
he given the same treatment of
care in its production. Fans can
only hope that the film's creators
will see such flaws and make the
proper adjustments for the
sequels to come.
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trait of not
Other critics were not so
impressed. Tom Long from the
Detroit News called it, "A thor
oughly disposable comic romp
made by a hunch of people who
probably should have been work
ing on bigger and better things,
Burn After Reading is sure to
frustrate just about anyone who
goes to see it...
Despite some opposing views,
one thing is for sure, Burn After
Reading is perfect for anyone
who is looking for a way to
unwind and have a good time
after a long day of classes. The
film will he playing Wednesday
and Thursday night at 8 p.m., and
Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m.
The admission price is one dollar
per person.
entire chapter devoted to his ori
gin. Whereas in the movie, he
only had about 15 minutes of
face time.
Another issue with the film
was the ridiculous lack of special
effects. In a movie where spe
cial effects would have been a no
brainer. Stephanie Meyer,
demanded they use as little CGI
as possible. This means that the
movie was filled with out-dated
wirework and lame CGI that has
worse production value then
most pri meti me television
shows. Seriously, One Tree Hill
has better effects than Twilight
did. The fight scene in the end
was entertaining, but it had so
much more potential. Two vam
pires with super speed, strength.
and regenerative capabilities
could do so much more that toss
one another around a room.