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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

‘Live from Montreal’ is a delicious musical blend

"Live from Montreal," Ben Harper's second live album, is fueled by raging slide guitar and hearty bass lines that blend rock, folk, soul and blues into flavorful and tantalizing sounds that cross national, racial, and generational tastes.
Ben Harper's second live album documents his band's July 12, 2009 performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in Canada.
Staci Bell, Writer • March 23, 2010
Ben Harper's second live album documents his band's July 12, 2009 performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in Canada.

‘The Pacific’: Beautiful horror

HBO's miniseries "The Pacific" follows the story of real-life Marines who fought in the U.S. Pacific campaign against the Japanese in WWII. It was produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
HBO's miniseries "The Pacific," produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, stunningly captures the raw realities of the U.S. Pacific campaign against the Japanese in WWII.
Andrew Oxenham, Writer • March 17, 2010
HBO's miniseries "The Pacific," produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, stunningly captures the raw realities of the U.S. Pacific campaign against the Japanese in WWII.

Sit back, relax and worship

“Passion: Awakening” by sixsteprecords, is the latest installment of the Passion series of albums featuring eight brand new songs from artist favorites like Chris Tomlin and the David Crowder Band.
"Passion: Awakening," which contains music from well-known Christian artists, is an easy listening, heavy worshipful kind of album.
Staci Bell, Writer • March 10, 2010
"Passion: Awakening," which contains music from well-known Christian artists, is an easy listening, heavy worshipful kind of album.

“The Crazies” delivers jumps, thrills and gore

“The Crazies,” starring Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell, is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name by George Romero of “Night of the Living Dead” fame.
How do you get audiences to pay $11.50 for a movie, which, at least initially, appears to scream sub-par? "The Crazies" can answer.
Andrew Oxenham, Writer • March 1, 2010
How do you get audiences to pay $11.50 for a movie, which, at least initially, appears to scream sub-par? "The Crazies" can answer.

The Workday Release pushes the ordinary

The Workday Release's new album "Farther from Familiar," is based on the book "The Dream Giver" by Bruce Wilkinson. The band recently performed at the House of Blues in Anaheim.
The Workday Release, which has close ties to Biola, releases its new thought-provoking album "Farther Familiar."
Amy Ortega, Writer • March 1, 2010
The Workday Release, which has close ties to Biola, releases its new thought-provoking album "Farther Familiar."

“Percy Jackson” falls short of Mt. Olympus heights

"Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" fails to do more than fall in place with a long line of children's books adapted for the big screen.
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” reaches for the heights of Mount Olympus, but only makes it as far as the great mountain’s entrance gates.
Harmony Wheeler, Writer • February 17, 2010
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” reaches for the heights of Mount Olympus, but only makes it as far as the great mountain’s entrance gates.
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