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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Trendspotter: Laziness

DI ARTS STAFF August 21, 2009

Get off your pathetic lazy asses, college students — it’s time to get back to class. Sure, it was nice to lie around all summer and watch reruns of “Beverly Hills, 90210” on SOAPnet, but that’s...

Inside the DVD Vault: The Graduate

DI ARTS STAFF August 21, 2009

Sit back, relax, and take a trip down nostalgia lane this weekend by popping in one of the films that have changed our lives and shaped our culture. Each Friday, the DI Arts staff cracks open the DVD Vault...

This week’s best celebrity Tweets

DI ARTS STAFF August 21, 2009

It may not be Earth-shattering when that guy from Slater Seven tweets about his morning breakfast, but what’s Twitter good for if not for keeping up with every mundane thought and detail of our favorite...

Some loud debauchery

ERIC ANDERSEN August 20, 2009

The heavily bearded Chris Wiersema stands behind the downstairs bar of the Picador as he fills up a pitcher with Pabst Blue Ribbon. It is after 5 p.m. on a Thursday. Only a few people straddle the barstools,...

Free eclectricity

REBECCA KOONS August 20, 2009

If there is one band that knows the definition of “evolution,” it is Lake Street Dive. The band started its musical journey on a very different path from where it ended up, but it seems to have found...

Laughter as savior

ERIC SUNDERMANN August 20, 2009

Greasy hair, pit stains, and a tuxedo. “America’s Funnyman” Neil Hamburger knows how to impress people, although his nickname may not tell the whole truth. “That was just available,” he said....

20 years of play

CAROLINE BERG August 20, 2009

“Good time Dammit” is not just an order, it also the name of the New Duncan Imperials’ drummer. Pigtail is excited about celebrating the Chicago-based band’s 20th anniversary at the Mill, 120...

Infidelity, with lots of laughs

RACHAEL LANDER August 20, 2009

The relationships of Madonna and Guy Ritchie, Tori Spelling and Charlie Shanian, and even Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have all been plagued by allegations of infidelity. But which sex was the actually...

Into the mystics, kilts and all

NICK FETTY August 20, 2009

Slipknot wears masks. The members of KISS cover their faces with makeup. Mystic Ordinaries bass player Jake Winn wears a kilt. However, for him, wearing the kilt is much more than a mere gimmick. “Mostly...

How green was their literature

DANA JUDAS August 20, 2009

Beatrix Potter — a name usually associated with Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. But cottontails and bunny trails weren’t the only thing on this Brit’s mind. Who would have pegged her for a super...

From the Blog: Gwar’s latest

ERIC ANDERSEN August 20, 2009

Only a day after the release of Gwar’s new CD, Lust in Space, demand is so vast that riots have broken out nationwide because of the lack of supply. Crack cocaine use is up by 200 percent, and murder...

Iowa band, with international streak, recalls a more psychedelic age

RYAN FOSMARK July 30, 2009

Like an acid flashback, Story City band Radio Moscow delves into the psychedelic soaked sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, delivering a sincere blues/rock that is practically indistinguishable from bands...