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Legendary punks still 'Rock' in golden years

By JIM WALSH | October 21

Orange County, Calif., by some accounts America's most Republican county, does not come to mind when one considers the roots of punk music, but it should. This ...

T.V. news drops ball with poor coverage

By Staff Editor | October 21

CorrectionDue to an editing error, the Oct. 21 Diversions column "TV news drops ball with poor coverage" misspelled the name of Ferrel Guillory, Southern ...

'Sun' sets on R.E.M.'s reign

By NICOLE BOBITSKI | October 21

R.E.M. has been around the block quite a few times - musically speaking, at least. That said, the band's newest release, Around the Sun, hardly conveys ...

Limey crew spin own brand of blitzkrieg bop

By JACKY BRAMMER | October 21

Pop bands are a dime a dozen - especially clich

International ethicist visits UNC

By MARGARET HAIR | October 20

New York Times Magazine columnist Randy Cohen introduced himself as, at best, an accidental ethicist in a presentation given on ethical dilemmas Tuesday ...

Author proffers clip artistry

By NICOLE BOBITSKI | October 20

With the presidential election just weeks away, an enthusiastic crowd at the Bull's Head Bookshop welcomed pop culture political cartoonist David Rees ...

Loreleis sing for the fences

By Linda Shen | October 18

The Loreleis' cresting voices have carried them everywhere from local radio stations to "The Today Show." Last Wednesday, their notes swept over Yankee ...

3rd EDA candidate visits campus

By JIM WALSH | October 18

The executive director for the arts must foster enthusiasm for projects at UNC in order to boost fund raising, candidate Carole Brandt told a small group ...

Students sought for foreign film program

By KATE LORD | October 13

There's more to be learned about Thailand than what can be gleaned from Murray Head's 1984 hit "One Night in Bangkok." UNC's Study Abroad Office will ...

Eclecticism, variety mark town exhibit

By JACKY BRAMMER | October 13

A local artist whose painting focuses on "abstract, feminine themes" will showcase her work as part of an exhibition opening at the Chapel Hill Town Hall ...

Clinton and co. funk Cradle, mothas

By MARGARET HAIR | September 30

There's not much better than a truly funky show. If the music makes you shake everything you've got, then it has everything you need. For the past 30 ...

Winsome folkie creates winning avant oddities

By PHILIP MCFEE | September 30

Sure, philistine, you could write Devendra Banhart off. Sure, you could assume that Ni

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 ...