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The Chimes

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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Dashboard’s release showcases broad musical palette

Band rebounds after last year's mediocre CD
October 4, 2007

There’s something inherently special about a guy singing his heart out over the strumming of an acoustic guitar. It took me several years before I arrived at this realization, but there is no denying its powerful ability to convey emotion. Over the last decade, few have been more successful with this...

“Into the Wild” a profound, literary adventure tale

A listless college grad finds his flaws -- and forgiveness -- on the open road
October 4, 2007

There’s a part of me that wants to be like Chris McCandless. “Into the Wild,” the recent film adaptation of the nonfiction book of the same name, follows an unstoppable college graduate, hungry to live life on his own terms. Sean Penn, through his direction of the film, both celebrates and offers...

Office fever spreads across campus

office party
September 28, 2007
The hit NBC show premiered its fourth season with an hour-long special episode filled with its signature humor. The event was so highly anticipated that Biola students attended and planned numerous Office parties.

FashioNOsta: Man capris and other male faux pas

September 27, 2007

So I am standing there talking to a group of people when I look over and see little hairs peeking out of one of the boy’s V-neck T-shirts. What is that?! As if that weren't bad enough the shirt was so tight it didn’t leave much to the imagination. I could see almost every rib God had put in his little...

Concert review: The Academy Is, Rocket Summer, Sherwood

September 27, 2007

Fresh off their opening stint for Fall Out Boy during this summer’s Honda Civic Tour, The Academy Is… is now in the midst of the first headlining tour in support of their second album, Santi. Boasting three very good opening bands, all of which were solid live, last Friday night’s stop of the Sleeping...

Alumni art fills campus gallery

September 26, 2007

When you enter the on-campus art gallery, your first move will likely be to simply stand in the center of the room and take it all in. As Biola's Art Department continues to celebrate its 35th anniversary, the second alumni art display currently available for viewing in the gallery is an eclectic sensory...

Motion City Soundtrack slows tempo, not creativity

"Even if it Kills Me" released Sept. 18
September 19, 2007

Motion City Soundtrack Even if it Kills Me By Jon Bautts Word Count: 464 Motion City Soundtrack returns with another dose of their patented style of pop punk. Fueled by the quirky yet deeply personal lyrics from frontman Justin Pierre and a penchant for crafting addicting melodies, the band’s third...

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

September 19, 2007

“But man is not made for defeat,’ he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” These famous words come from “The Old Man and the Sea,” a classic examination of humanities’ quest for meaning and achievement written by renowned American author, Ernest Hemingway. “The Old Man...

“Across The Universe” a visual epic

Across the Universe based on the Beatles music.
Beatles-themed musical is artsy, poignant
September 19, 2007

There are times in every film genre that things seem to look and feel the same, even in the visually cinematic genre of musicals. A number of good musical films have been released lately, yet with the ever-growing presence of asinine Disney pictures and substandard remakes, quality and originality can...

Silly ending mars “Brave One”

Jodie Foster stars as a woman on a personal mission
Jodie Foster thriller is flawed
September 19, 2007

In a flawed legal system amid an imperfect world, can true justice ever be attained? Can an individual, exacting justice in ways in which the system has failed, fulfill it? Or is no single person capable or even worthy of a responsibility of this magnitude because of the risks of inevitably turning into...

Foo Fighters’ album revisits stale style

Foo Fighters releases their latest album
"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" forgettable
September 19, 2007

The Foo Fighters have been rocking out and fighting foo for over twelve years now. From pop rock sing-alongs (“Learn to Fly”) to head-banging anthems (“All My Life”) to tear-jerking love songs (“Everlong”) and emotion-driven intricacies (“Aurora”), Foo Fighter frontman David Grohl has...

Una invades Chain Reaction

Brandon Burch rockin the keyboard
Biola students' band can both reflect and rock
September 19, 2007

The lights are down, and the band begins to play. As the band Una, composed of current and former Biola students, plays their first song at popular Anaheim venue, Chain Reaction, the sound mixing is off, the vocals are turned too far down, and the bassist can’t hear himself in the monitors. However,...