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Review: Vampire Weekend puts on great show at Roseland

MONIQUE VITCHE
News Editor

There is only one band on this entire planet that I will stand almost five hours for, and that’s Vampire Weekend.

For the first time since the last time – September 2010 at Radio City Music Hall to be exact – Vampire Weekend returned to the New York City stage; this time at the Roseland Ballroom. Their performance was broadcasted on a live stream directed by Steve Buscemi and was part of AmexUNSTAGED and the TriBeCa Film Festival.

Before the band took the stage, comedian Fred Armisen warmed up the crowd. Armisen, complete with a wig and a British accent, transformed into Ian Rubbish from “Ian Rubbish and the Bizarros”- a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that recently aired. Armisen, or Rubbish, entertained the crowd with the skits “Maggie Thatcher,” “Sweet Iron Lady,” “Living in the Gutter” and “Hey Policeman!”
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Review: ‘Iron Man 3’ good start to summer movie season

JON SCOTT
Staff Writer

It’s that time of the year again. School is winding down and kids are eagerly looking forward to summer vacation. More importantly, the summer movie season is once again upon us. As it has been since 2007, the summer movie season starts every first weekend of May with a superhero film.

This season, that film is “Iron Man 3,” the first film to kick off Marvel Studios’ “Phase Two” of their Cinematic Universe (after the culmination of “Phase One,” which was last summer’s box office smash “The Avengers”).

In “Iron Man 3,” we see how Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is haunted by what happened during the Battle of New York that was depicted in “The Avengers.” Because of this, he can’t sleep and suffers from anxiety attacks. He also now spends his days in his workshop making Iron Man suits, which puts a strain on his relationship with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow).

Despite how he is feeling, Stark must return to save the day once more when two new threats show up.
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Review: ‘42,’ a baseball film

JON SCOTT
Staff Writer

I am a sucker for sports movies. Even though I go in knowing that, yes, it will be cheesy and possibly a bit overdramatic, I cannot help but get sucked into the atmosphere of the film and root like crazy during the final game.

One of my favorite types of sports movies are baseball movies. I love to watch baseball so I enjoy films like “Field of Dreams” and “The Rookie.”

When I heard they were making a biopic on Jackie Robinson, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, I was immediately intrigued.
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Review: Let’s Yo, a positive frozen yogurt experience

ALEXIS CAMARENA
Senior Editor

Being a frozen yogurt aficionado, I just had to check out Let’s Yo: A Yogurt Experience, a parlor that just recently opened its doors to the yogurt-loving public a few weeks ago.

The parlor, is located in Florham Park, just off of Columbia Turnpike and in the same shopping center as popular burger joint Smashburger and sandwich shop Panera Bread.

On April 1, Let’s Yo hosted an extravaganza for its grand opening, complete with music, games, face-painting, and balloon animals.
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Review: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer,’ is an ‘all-right’ film, kids

JON SCOTT
Staff Writer

It seems that in Hollywood these days, making classic fairy tales into a darker and grittier tale full of special effects is all the rage. With “Alice in Wonderland” starting this trend back in 2010, we can’t go a year without a darker version of a classic fairy tale. In 2011, we saw the release of “Red Riding Hood” and in 2012 we saw the release of “Snow White and the Huntsman.” Now we have “Jack the Giant Slayer,” a darker version of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
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Paramore to release new album

ALEXIS CAMARENA
Senior Editor

After a long hiatus following their 2008 album “Brand New Eyes,” alternative band Paramore is finally releasing a self-titled album, dropping on April 9.

Over the past four years, the band has undergone quite the metamorphosis, losing two of its founding members and brothers, Josh (former lead guitarist) and Zac Farro (drummer).

The Farro brothers founded the band along with lead singer and keyboardist Hayley Williams in 2002, after Williams moved to their hometown of Franklin, Tenn., according to Alternative Press magazine.

Later, bassist Jeremy Davis and rhythm guitarist Taylor York joined the band and together, the five produced three hit albums, their best-selling being 2007’s “Riot,” which featured some of their most popular singles such as “That’s What You Get” and “Misery Business.”
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Review: ‘The Following,’ a thrilling new FOX series

CHRISTI PEACE
Staff Writer

FOX recently released a new show, “The Following,” which airs on Mondays at 9 p.m.
My first impression of the show was that it would be about a serial killer who escapes prison with the help of several devoted fans.

But I was somewhat mistaken to find that was merely the plot of the first episode, as Joe Carroll, the show’s main antagonist and serial killer, is recaptured soon after his escape.

The plot instead follows multiple different characters.

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Review: Latest ‘Die Hard’ installment is dead on arrival

JON SCOTT
Staff Writer

Ever since I was young, one of my favorite film franchises has been the “Die Hard” franchise. I loved watching ordinary cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) trying to fight his way out of a situation that is beyond his control.

Many others, including myself, could fantasize that we would probably do the same thing in his situation. Now, Willis returns as John McClane in the fifth entry to the series, “A Good Day to Die Hard.”

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Review: Despite winter storm, ‘Identity Thief’ tops charts

MEGAN HEINTZ
Managing Editor

Although Winter Storm Nemo may have kept Northeastern audiences away from the opening night of “Identity Thief,” the movie took in $36.6 million in its first weekend.

The relatively inexpensive comedy ($35 million budget) directed by Seth Gordon (“Horrible Bosses,” “Four Christmases”), introduces Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman), a family-man with three children, a wife and a perfect track record.

Yet, when Patterson falls victim to Diana (Melissa McCarthy), a professional con woman, his life is turned upside down. Now with his family, career, finances and credit score on the line, Patterson chooses the only option that can save them all: taking the 2,000 mile journey from Colorado to Florida to find and catch Diana in the act himself.

This search for Patterson’s identity spawns an unlikely friendship.

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Rockstars collaborate with rappers – phase or permanent?

MELANIE ANZIDEI
Editor-in-Chief

The first CD I ever bought (besides “Now That’s What I Call Music,” remember those?) was Blink-182’s Greatest Hits album in 2005.

That CD, though bootleg, was my golden ticket into the world of rock-n-roll. The genre, back then, was filled with all sorts of rock, from crappy-punk to screamo to Christian.

Rock-n-roll basically had no limits, which is why I instantly grew to love all that is rock. However, I never thought I’d live to see the day when the rockstars I fell in love with collaborated with some of my favorite rappers.

And, for starters, I kind of love it.

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