Dive recommends for Jan. 28, 2010

Album from the Vaults:

Serge Gainsbourg, Histoire de Melody Nelson:  For the record, Dive doesn’t endorse pedophilia, but on this 1971 release,  Gainsbourg makes his love affair with 14-year-old Melody sound enchanting. The language barrier makes it difficult to follow, but that doesn’t change the fact that this record paved the way for pop chanteurs everywhere.

Movie from the Vaults:

“Hiroshima Mon Amour”: Alain Resnais’ 1960 interpretation of Marguerite Duras’ text bottles up the myriad evils of war and love and delivers it in one beautiful, postmodern package. Sure, it’s in French, but it’s easy to forget that you’re reading subtitles when Resnais’ cinematography and direction can create such wondrous and shocking landscapes.

Events:

Thursday

Kooley High and M1 Platoon

Mansion 462 | Two hip-hop heavyweights will hit Chapel Hill on Thursday night, bringing some of the Triangle’s best flow to Franklin Street. This will be a rare opportunity to catch some of the finest rap and hip-hop in the Triangle under one roof.  The Lazaretto Crew and Thee Tom Hardy open. 9 p.m., $5

Friday

Those Darlins

Local 506 | It’s not often that three women can get up on stage and sing a convincing account of ingesting a whole chicken, but between the Darlins’ rock ‘n’ roll chops and the blogosphere’s adoration for this band, we’ll buy it. Violet Vector And The Lovely Lovelies and Pine Hill Haints open. 9 p.m., $8

Fin Fang Foom

The Pinhook | Weaving bass, drums and guitar into tangled tension, Chapel Hill’s Fin Fang Foom is post rock at its best. Friday the band will be joined by excellent garage rock band Free Electric State and the soaring Gray Young. 10 p.m.

Saturday

Duncan Webster

The Pinhook | It’s difficult to say exactly what this show will entail. Whether it’s pared down or hard rocking, the Hammer No More the Fingers frontman will surely provide a hefty dose of great tunes. Imperial China, Gary B And The Notions, and Veelee open. 10 p.m.

Sunday

Ari Picker

Nightlight | Lost in the Trees frontman Ari Picker will join fellow Trekky Records musicians Daniel Hart (aka The Physics of Meaning) and Josh Kimbrough (of Butterflies) for a chill Sunday at the Nightlight. Things are sure to be informal, so head over, grab a cold beer and absorb the pared-down tunes that these three local heavyweights play. 9:30 p.m., $5

Tuesday

Citizen Cope

Cat’s Cradle | Call it whatever you choose — frat fodder, pot rock — but Clarence Greenwood will bring enough energy and a big enough fan base for a sweat- and contact high-inducing show. 9 p.m., $25