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Wu-Tang Clan Experiences Resurrection; The Good Life Gets Too Complicated

By Staff Editor | January 17

Wu-Tang Clan Iron Flag 4 Stars Although it feels like a lifetime ago, the Wu-Tang Clan first burst upon the scene with Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ...

Twinkle Toes in a Row

By Maggie Kao | January 17

After 14 years of tenancy at Carrboro's ArtsCenter, the Carrboro Senior Program has found a new home -- and a new name. A Nov. 28 press release announced ...

Awards Honor Superb Undergrad Artists

By Michelle Jarboe | January 17

Eighteen UNC studio art majors will be honored tonight at the opening reception of the Undergraduate Award Winners exhibit at Hanes Art Center. The ...

Tenenbaums Tread Fine Line of Ingenuity, Satire

By Allison Rost | January 17

"The Royal Tenenbaums" 3 Stars The photographic rule of thirds states that a picture should be divided into three both horizontally and vertically, and ...

Grammy Winner Brings Soul, Funk Mix to Cradle

By Graham Parker | January 17

Robert Cray Band Cat's Cradle Sunday, Jan. 13 4 Stars Robert Cray didn't simply walk onto the stage Sunday night -- he sauntered. In front of a packed ...

Ferlinghetti Exhibit Highlights Elements of Beat Generation

By Caroline Lindsey | January 16

In dimly lit Wilson Library, dozens of smiling faces gathered around a historical and literary compilation commemorating beat generation poet Lawrence ...

Exhibit To Open In Wilson

By Joanna Pearson | January 15

In the beat writers' world of the 1950s, Chapel Hill is hardly associated with San Francisco or the "angelheaded hipsters" of Allen Ginsberg. But a new ...

Merritt Helps Ring In New Year With Full Scale Southern Rock

By Russ Lane | January 10

Tift Merritt and the Carbines Cat's Cradle Thurs., Dec. 31 4 Stars Dec. 31, 2000, marked the last night that alt-country singer-songwriter Tift ...

Milo Rocks on First EP; Dreis Struggles Toward Success

By Staff Editor | January 10

Milo Even If You Knew The Language 4 Stars Textured and grungy, Milo's first independent EP sounds like grinding early 90s rock but with an attitude ...

Lord of the Rings Captures Magic, Mystery

By Nick Parker | January 10

Lord of the Rings 5 Stars The next Star Wars Trilogy has been born. The first in a series of three films to be released over the next two years, ...

'Fresh Prince' Dances Way Out of Corner With 'Ali'

By Nick Parker | January 10

Ali 3 Stars Will Smith has come a long way from his days rapping the theme song to "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." In the turnaround performance of his ...

UNC Alumnus Returns as Resident Director

By Russ Lane | January 10

Ted Shaffner has always put work before furniture. By age 28, the '97 UNC graduate already had served a two-year term as the resident directorial assistant ...

All in Good Company

By Russ Lane | January 10

Mention modern art to most people and you'll get a response similar to a one-liner in the British comedy "Absolutely Fabulous:" "and what the hell is ...

Dive Recommends

By Russ Lane | January 10

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Brit Band Leaps Onto American Music Scene

By Sarah Kucharski | January 10

Starsailor love is here 4 Stars Often called Britain's next big thing, alternative rock band Starsailor reached its homeland's Top 10 with its single ...

Pistols Aim For True Country Grit

By Sarah Kucharski | January 10

Two Dollar Pistols Cat's Cradle Thursday, Dec. 13 4 Stars In the days of overcommercialized mass-marketed alterna-country, it's refreshing to find ...

Comedian Displays Photographic Flair

By Brooks Firth | December 7

Altered images decorate the Union Art Gallery, familiar photographs precariously bordering on the absurd. One image is a businessman shoved into a urinal. ...

Local Director Reinterprets Casting of 'Romeo & Juliet'

By Russ Lane | December 6

Director Heidi Jacot likes to take overlooked Shakespeare works and polish them until they shine or dust off old favorites and put them into a new context. Last ...

Strokes Almost Live Up To Hype, Prove Talent

By Brian Bedsworth | December 6

The Strokes Cat's Cradle Tuesday, Nov. 27

Scatterbrained Phi Previews Upcoming LP; Groban Falters on Pop-eratic Debut

By Staff Editor | December 6

The Rat Pack Live at the Sands