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zZz's musical hybrid works in new album

Zzz isn't a sound you'll be making when you listen to zZz's "Sound of zZz." The duo of Bjorn Ottenheim and Daan Schinkel create a high-energy mix of trance, electro wave, garage grunge and rock 'n' roll on their full-length debut album "Sound of zZz." Ottenheim plays drums and provides dark sensuous vocals, while Schinkel plays the organ.

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Play returns after successful fall run

Tom Dudzick's "Over the Tavern" is back for another run at the BoarsHead Theatre after sold-out showings last fall. The play, which opens May 18 and runs through May 29, was such a success that the full cast is back to revive this comedy.

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'Monster' not funny, only mediocre

J. Lo is looking for a relationship, but this time it's in the movies. The only difference is she and Mr. Right aren't having problems - it's Lopez and her future mother-in-law battling it out. Charlotte "Charlie" Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) is your average city girl, working as a receptionist at a doctor's office, and has dreams of becoming a fashion designer.

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Superkollider's latest CD creates headaches

Hard rock and heavy metal lace all the tracks on Superkollider's new release, their second album, "Atomic Clock," out May 27. The CD may have a message to be heard about self identity and how we figure out who we are, but it's hard to understand with the overbearing sound of electric guitar and drums beating in your ears. From the first song to the last, the disc has 12 tracks that are virtually the same - with the exception of different lyrics that don't enhance the quality of the band's music. The listener is distracted by all the unnecessary musical elements added to the production.

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Comedy group Your Mom Improv to split sides at Arena Theatre

With story-telling, people-molding and ad-libbing games, the student group Your Mom Improv is shaking students out of the study doldrums this weekend. Your Mom Improv has three shows this weekend, but each night has a different layout of games, and culminates with a roast of three senior members on Sunday. "Improv is about coming and seeing something new," said Phil VanWagoner, a telecommunication, information studies and media senior.

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Trading hats

Thousands of students are graduating next week, and if you're one of those students, chances are you don't know what will happen after you walk across that big stage. Some of you might go home and chill for a while.

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'The Interpreter' follows U.S. foreign intervention

Watching director Sydney Pollack's latest film, "The Interpreter," is like walking down a street where you hear a dozen languages, and not one of them your native tongue. It's this notion of incomprehension, lost translation, and mystique that propels Pollack's film, but also leaves it feeling slightly rough around the edges. Nicole Kidman is African-born U.N.

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New music releases

It's Tuesday and you know what that means - brand new albums. There are plenty of goodies coming out today, including debuts by new artists and fresh material by old favorites.