the other press Culture April 9, 2003 rry Evans Longer the Culture Editor ell friends it’s been a slice. My stint as the Culture Editor is er. It’s been great serving you these past two semesters. My sistant, Amanda Aikman, has finally shoved my name off e masthead, but wot entirely. I will now be taking over as the pinions Editor. Believe me when I say that I have a lot of inions and I think I can get the job done. I look forward to aring your opinions each week and also your suggestions for e section as I plan to revamp it for September. I hope you are kind to Amanda and keep sending in your bmissions. As a student paper we look forward to seeing ur names and thoughts down on paper each week. There e many free movie tickets, passes to plays, and other oppor- nities to be taken advantage of. This means you would have put down your studying for a night but it’s all worth the me and fortune that the Other Press can offer you. he End Has Come DOUGLAS COLLEGE Douglas College League of Composers: An Evening of New Music with Special Guest The Douglas College Composition Class Date: Friday April 25, 2003 Donation at the door (suggested $5) Doors open @7pm Show Starts @ 7:30pm Catering after the Show COM PO os & a Ss http://otherpress.douglas.bc.ca CD Reviews fimanda Aikman Assistant Culture Editor The highly anticipated fourth album, Elephant, from hipster Detroit duo the White Stripes, admirably lives up to its own hype. And with NME proclaiming it “one of the 100 best albums ever” a month before it was even released as fans wildly competed for advance vinyl copies on eBay, there was certainly plenty of hype to live up to. Once again the Stripes enlist their winning formula of stripped-down gui- tar, drums, and vocals to create straightforward rock that gets the job done. Exactly how long they will be able to keep this up and still manage to create interesting and original music is debatable, but they certainly show no signs of slipping with this latest offering. From the insanely catchy “Seven Nation Army” and “The Hardest Button To Button,” to the softly intense “In the Cold, Cold, Night” and “You've Got Her In Your Pocket,” Elephant is the most fully realized Stripes album to date. Yet again we are treated to the primitive and exciting drumming style of Meg White, and taken aback by the killer punch of Jack White's kickass guitar solos. In addition to its energizing and raw musicianship, Elephant is no slacker in the lyrical department. Dedicated to “the death of the sweetheart,” the album traverses the usual territories of love, sex and insecurity, but viewed from the twisted, honest, and humorous perspective of Jack White's songs this well-traveled ground manages to feel new again. As he spits out the line, “It’s quite possible that I’m your third man girl, but it’s a fact that I’m the seventh son,” on the album’s most blatantly bluesy track, “Ball And Biscuit,” you just can’t help but smile. The fun doesn’t stop there either, other stand out tracks include a cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself,” the sprawling “Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine,” and the tambourine-laced hoe-down of a closer, “Well It’s True That We Love One Another.” This last track features Holly Golightly (Thee Headcoatees) in a tongue-in-cheek response to the much ballyhooed Jack and Meg relationship con- troversy. Are they a couple, or are they brother and sister? Who cares? As long as they keep releasing inspired albums like Elephant, Jack could be Meg’s illegitimate great-grandson for all it really matters. 3 Trevor Hargreaves OP Contributor This band must be stopped. If there were a musical axis of evil, Theory of a Deadman are the first lieu- tenants of the Saddam Chad Kroeger army. What kind things are there to say about this band? Well, the lead singer has a nice moustache reminiscent of the policeman from YMCA or possibly a low budg- et 70s porn star. As for their music, like most things that come from Langley, they're just not as good as the big city version of the real thing...namely Nickelback. This pathetic album should be sent directly to the $2 bin at the used CD store. I am still considering suing them for suckiness. Paparazzi Kim Meier fissistant Photographer Name: Mahyar Saeedi Program of study: General Studies Year of program: first Status: Single Age: 18 What are your plans for the summer?: Chillin’. What do you want to do when you grow up?: Video game development and design. ~ Name: Michelle Anderson Program of Study: University transfer. Year of program: first Status: Single. Age: 18 What are your plans for the summer?: Im going to my cabin in Winnipeg and working at Coast Mountain Sports. Plus hanging out with friends, going to parties and stuff like that. Things that I don't get to do during school. What do you want to do when you grow up?: Nutritionist or registered dietician. A page 11 ©