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SEX: When one can be
the loneliest number
MOVIE: 'House of D' touches
hearts and funny bones
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MUSIC: Louis XIV love
women, substance abuse
Dead Kennedys
Punk legends rock the
House of Blues
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Style scouts debate over fashion
Boho VS. Hobo chic
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CONTENTS
02 Entertainment Briefs—The Buzz
03 Music—Seasoned punks still
standing strong
04 Movie Review—'Horror remake
spooks with grotesque imagery
Cult classic lives on
05 Directorial debut warms hearts
Sex Column—Being single often
hinders friendships
06 Music—Brazillian girls take listeners
to paradise
Louis XIV sports glam rock mojo
Kiev constructs depth, creativty
'Phantoms' strength lies in pop
delights
07 Fashion- Style Scout
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ON THE COVER: The Dead
Kennedys performed in front of
a packed crowd at the House of
Blues on April 13. (photo/Lisa
Chung/Daily Titan)
BY NIYAZ PIRANI
Daily Titan Assistant News Editor
Limp Bizkit has slated a tentative
May 3 release date for their
new album The Unquestionable
Truth: Part One. The album,
which features Fred Durst and
company reunited with original
guitarist Wes Borland, will be
their newest release since 2003’s
Results May Vary. The album, fueled
by the Rage Against the Machine
sounding single “The Truth”
will contain seven new songs including
“The Propaganda,” “The
Priest” and “The Channel”…LFO
singer Rich Cronin, famous for his
song “Summer Girls,” has been
diagnosed with Luekemia. The 29-
year-old Cronin is being treated at
the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center in Boston. Cronin’s
bandmate Devin Lima posted a
message on the groups Web site.
“With all of your love, support and
prayers, he will pull through this,”
Lima said. Cronin is still in the final
stages of finishing his first solo
album…On tour to promote their
upcoming disc Out of Exile, Audioslave
has decided to change up
their set list a bit. When the band
took the stage at the Joint in Las
Vegas, the group performed their
versions of Soundgarden’s “Black
Hole Sun” and “Outshined” as
well as Rage Against the Machine
hits “Sleep Now in the Fire” and
“Testify”…Korn, after losing
guitarist Brian “Head” Welch to
Christianity, have decided to trek
on. The band is holed up in a Los
Angeles studio with producer Dallas
Austin to work on their seventh
disc. The untitled album is still
in pre-production, with a release
scheduled for late 2005 or early
2006, but three songs have been
completed of which one features
Compton rapper the Game…
Northern California band Dredg
have decided to release their next
album on June 21. Catch Without
Arms will feature the single “Bug
Eyes” which has been making
quite a buzz on the Web…White
Stripes members Jack and Meg
White are putting the finishing
touches on their June 7 release
Get Behind Me Satan. The disc’s
first single, “Blue Orchid,” should
be making its’ radio debut in the
upcoming weeks...Usher had approximately
$100,000 worth of
belongings stolen from him at
Trump Towers. One of the singers
many suitcases was picked up by a
thief while the singer was checking
in to the hotel. “The Donald”
has issued a statement saying that
his staff is not to blame for the incident,
although he plans to reimburse
Usher for the missing property…Sparta,
one-half of defunct
post-punk band At the Drive-In,
has cancelled the remaining dates
on its current tour. According to
the band, guitarist Paul Hinojos
suffered a ruptured disc in his back
recently. No plans have been made
by the band to reschedule the cancelled
dates but plan to make up
for them on the next tour…After
months of speculation by tabloids
as well as fans, Britney Spears is
officially pregnant. To watch the
moments that led to conception,
tune in to Spears and husband
Kevin Federline’s yet-to-be-titled
reality show that will debut with a
one-hour episode May 17 at 9 p.m.
on UPN…Team Sleep – featuring
Chino Moreno of Deftones and
Rob Crow of Pinback - will finally
White Stripes
awake from its slumber after being
shelved since 2001. The group’s
self-titled release will see the light
of day this summer…Nine Inch
Nails fans will have the chance to
be Trent Reznor – at least when it
comes to arranging music. Reznor
has made available a 70 MB version
of “The Hand That Feeds,”
featuring 64 sections of the song in
six sound libraries. Mac users can
use GarageBand 2 to create their
own version of the band’s first single
from the upcoming album With
Teeth…“The Amityville Horror”
left Sahara in the sand this past
weekend at the box office. The
film grossed approximately $23.3
million to take the top spot…Staying
with the trend of remaking old
horror films, Focus has decided to
remake “The Hitcher” for wide
release. The film company has
said, though, that the plot will be
upgraded with some twists…Jodie
Foster has signed on to join Clive
Owen and Denzel Washington in
the Spike Lee joint “Inside Man”
about a cop tryng to successfully
negotiate a hostage situation…CD
releases for April 26 are All or
Nothing by Fat Joe, Devils and Dust
by Bruce Springstein and Pretty in
Black
by the Raveonettes. DVD
releases for April 26 are “Lemony
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate
Events,” “Blade: Trinity” and “Survivor:
The Austrailian Outback–
The Complete Season.”
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REVIEW MUSIC
Seasoned punks still standing strong
Photos by Lisa Chung/Daily Titan
BY LISA CHUNG
Daily Titan Staff
Minutes before the Dead Kennedys
took the stage at the Anaheim
House of Blues, the notso-diverse
crowd chanted, “Is
my cock big enough; is my brain
small enough...,” which made me
wonder if the show I was about
to witness was going to have any
sort of quality to it.
Surprisingly, however, through
the sold-out sea of studded leather
and colorful mohawks (circa
1985), a decent sound came
through.
It might not have been a sound
diehard DK fans are accustomed
to since the original lead singer
and drummer were replaced with
youngster Jeff Penalty and friend
of the band, Steve Wilson. However,
despite Penalty’s age, he
carried the show with a charged
energy and a certain charm.
Of course, the crowd was most
into the show when favorites like
“Kill the Poor” were performed,
but because of the generally
young average age of the audience,
B-side tracks and other less
popular songs received only confused
looks from the front row.
Overall, the show had a little
bit of a high school backyard party
feel to it; complete with fights,
mosh pits and guys with lots of
tattoos taking their shirts off. You
know, typical modern-day punk
show activities.
It was only when I really started
paying attention to the instrumental
work of East Bay Ray and
Klaus Flouride that I was taken
with the unique superiority of the
band.
The highlight, for me was
“California Uber Alles,” because
you could hear the actual guitar
riffs that set this punk band apart
from most.
Also, the crowd as a whole, not
just in the pit, seemed to really
feel the energy of this song. Even
though the vocals (which were
pretty excellent overall) reached
a low-point in this song, the four
band members really pulled it off,
especially in the last five seconds,
to make it sound like the four of
them had all had a part in writing
it.
Other interesting moments,
included the opening of “Nazi
Punk Fuck Off,” which was basically
a speech by Penalty promoting
individual thought and
non-violence.
It was only fitting considering
the political nature of most
of the lyrics.
He also took this time to give
some words of respect to Jello
Biafra, the original lead singer.
Ray and
F l o u r i d e ’ s
refined talent
shined
through, despite
their increasing
age.
That’s why
I think that
having such
a young new
lead singer in
Penalty is a
smart move.
His theatrical
stage presence
shined
through as he stage dove during
“Holiday in Cambodia.”
He then brought his mom on
stage and introduced her to the
audience, all the time wearing
a shirt with Mickey Mouse on
it and the words, “Our President.”
Overall, it was a good show.
The young crowd got what it
came for, while the older crowd
had another chance to see Ray
and Flouride rock together like
only they can.
DISCOGRAPHY
1980 Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
1982 Plastic Surgery Disasters
1985 Frankenchrist
1986 Bedtime for Democracy
1987 Give me Convenience or
Give me death
2001 Mutiny on the Bay
2004 Live at the Deaf Club
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MOVIE REVIEW
Horror remake spooks with grotesque imagery
BY ANNA LOUSTAUNAU
For the Daily Titan
A house full of demonic
creatures and a history of mass
murder. "For God's sake get
out!"
MGM’s “Amityville Horror”
reared its spooky head into
theaters this past weekend,
successfully chilling audiences
with its graphically grotesque
imagery and teeth-clattering
true tale of historic terrors.
An important note of warning
to all: five minutes of this
film’s beginning is guaranteed
to leave one shaking at night
for two weeks straight.
Based on the factual nightmarish
night of Nov. 13, 1974,
“Amityville” opens with the
famous mass murder of the Defeo
family (father, mother, two
brothers, and younger sister
Jodie) in their sleep by fellow
family member Ronald Defeo
claimed that “voices” in the
house were telling him to murder
his family.
Exactly one year later, the
innocent Lutz family, consisting
of newbie husband George
(Ryan Reynolds), wife Kathy
(Sarah George), and three
young children (two boys and
a girl), establish their permanent
residence at the famous
Amityville home in Long Island.
They are fully aware of
its past occurrences but decide
to ignore it.
Soon thereafter, George
becomes overwhelmed with
horrific homicidal thoughts
and satanic voices concerning
the future state of his family,
which literally transforms him
from a sweet father figure to
psychotic killer in just a few
days.
After George rapidly losing
his mind, Jodie haunting her
past bedroom, and an unforgettable
babysitting dilemma, the
Lutz family struggles to find
a way to escape their frightful
home before it’s too late.
As a remake of the 1979
thriller, “Amityville” remains
a classic with the same screenwriter
Sandor Stern, but adds
the modern characteristics of
snapshot filming, sped-up images,
and producer Michael Bay
(also producer of the recent hit
“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”)
in the new freaky flick.
Along with re-telling the
spine-tingling mystery of the
Lutz’s future, “Amityville”
also has bonus footage of the
house’s immoral origins preceeding
centuries to the Defeo’s
horrendous habitations.
Whether the myths are true
or false, it is a confirmed fact
that 412 High Hopes St. in
Long Island is an area to be
avoided.
Starring as the scary man in
the story, Reynolds is triumphant
in his attempts to scare
the death out of the audience,
all the while making them laugh
at his sarcastic sense of humor.
George isn’t bad herself, resembling
Naomi Watts in “The
Ring” with her innocent alluring
gaze and her smart ability
to save herself whenever necessary.
All in all, “Amityville Horror”
is nothing short of bloodcurdling
and violent fun
throughout its one hour and 40
minute running time it is full of
memorable faces as creepy onthe-edge-of-your-seat
moments
pop up to test your fear factor
skills.
Although, while an excellent
weekend murder bonanza for
many to enjoy, one should leave
the kids at home or risk sleepless
nights for the next month.
Flashback
Favorite
Cult classic lives on
BY NICK COOPER
Daily Titan Staff
David Bowie in tights.
What else can you say?
Many women adore him,
and in the mid-80s many
men wanted to be him.
Long-haired musicians and
flashy make up was all the
rage.When Bowie became
Jareth, king of the goblins
and Jennifer Connelly
played Sarah, a somewhat
whiney little girl forced to
babysit her younger brother.
It was the year when
“Labyrinth” was introduced
to its now mass audience.
Directed by Jim
Henson, the movie utilizes
live actors and a myriad of
costumed people and puppets.
After all, what would a
Jim Henson film be without
a puppet or two?
The graphics were crappy,
with cheesy blue screen
effects and visible wires,
but it's the story that has
made “Labyrinth” last the
test of time. Viewers are
still instantly drawn into
Henson’s world of puppets
and fantasy.
Given 13 hours to solve
the labyrinth, Sarah befriends
a dwarf by the name
of Hoggle, a large hairy
MGM
A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder.
Ryan Renyolds stars in the 'Amyitville Horror,' now playing in theaters.
monster named Ludo and
a small guard dog named
Sir Didymus. Together
they traverse the labyrinth
in search of Sarah’s half
brother Toby.
Braving large trash
heaps, goblin armies and,
of course the Bog of Eternal
Stench, the misfit group
of travel-worn adventurers
arrive at the center of the
labyrinth, the Goblin City.
Sarah must confront Jareth
and her own materialistic
self to rescue Toby before
he is turned into a goblin
forever.
Full of imagination,
this movie has entertained
viewers for nearly 20 years.
It draws its appeal from its
simplicity and brilliance in
entertaining both child and
adult.
And yes, “Labyrinth” is
a musical full of memorable
lyrics and songs such as
“Underground” and “Magic
Dance.”
With the exception of
one short scene concerning
the Fireys, a group of
muppet-like monsters who
take their heads off for fun,
the movie has a genuinely
good flow and enough creative
'umph' to remain in
the hearts of old fans and
find a home in the hearts of
new ones.
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Directorial debut warms hearts
BY MELISSA BOBBITT
For the Daily Titan
Before you accuse David Duchovny
of overt arrogance by naming
his film “House of D”— the D
stands for “detention,” not Duchovny.
“House of D,” directed, written
and performed by the former
“X-Files” star, is a charming tale of
unconditional love and exploration
of the human condition.
Duchovny plays Tom Warshaw,
a bemused American artist in Paris
who must reveal to his French family
his true identity as a New Yorker
who ran from his past. His story, as
he narrates, “starts where all boys’
stories start: with their mom.”
Viewers are welcomed into
Tom’s childhood home in the
1970s, a quaint apartment complex
with his bereft chain-smoking
mother (Tea Leoni), and the quieting
somberness left by her recently
deceased spouse. Young Tom (possibly
the next Patrick Fugit, Anton
Yelchin) assumes the position of
man of the house by delivering
meat around town with his mentally
disabled buddy Pappas (Robin
Williams).
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Tom is on the brink of teen hood.
Whereas he once sought refuge in
the Oedipus complex his mother
so carefully forged between them
(her intrusion on him urinating
and showering is unsettling) Tom
soon turns to a female inmate at
the House of Detention near his
neighborhood. Though not a flawless
film, “House of D” is a valiant
effort on Duchovny’s behalf. His
own acting is too one-dimensional
and his script sometimes drowns
in its syrupy sweetness. But his
directorial skills are the apex of
his triptych of talent. A sky-bound
shot where Yelchin’s tears drip on
the camera offers a unique and stirring
perspective of heartache. On
the other hand, a simple straighton
shot of the Reverend Dean of
Tom’s alma mater (the venerable
Frank Langella) solemnly carrying
a disco ball to the school dance is
laugh-out-loud amusing. The truth
is out there, and it is that imagery
is everything in Duchovny’s film.
“House of D” recreates the uneasiness
of adolescence divinely.
Whether Tom is owning up to
the fact that he has “small balls”
(Lady assures him women prefer
his type) or is trying to get his
French teacher to say dirty words,
you will squirm and smile because
you’ve been there.
The script is heavy on sentimentality
but also on humor and honesty.
It’s courageous because it tells
it like it is—“Life is hard!” And
with its keen understanding of the
perils of puberty, a cohesive cast
and a promising directorial turn by
Duchovny, it is hard not to adore
“House of D.”
REVIEW MOVIE
Being single often
hinders friendships
BY ALICIA ELIZARRARAS
Daily Titan Columnist
Have you ever noticed how within
minutes of meeting someone new or
reuniting with an old friend, the topic
of your single status will come up? I
call it the “single status walk-by.”
The only people who ask you if
you're dating someone are those who
are dating someone themselves. And
once they are done telling you how
“someone will come along when you
least expect it,” you feel obligated to
ask them questions about their relationship.
As if you really care how
this person's significant other makes
their living.
Not only do singles have to be
ready for the “single status walk-by,”
they also have calendar days and
special events to worry about. For
instance, having to find a date for a
wedding can be tedious for a single.
And if you don’t find a date in time,
you get cast to the single table.
The “single situation,” becomes
especially hard when you stop receiving
invitations all together, due
to the fact that you’re not in a relationship.
Not only do singles have to struggle
with weddings and holidays, it
can also become frustrating on a day
to day basis, due to those couples that
only hang out with other couples. It
had me wondering if once you become
a couple, do you lose all interest
in hanging out with singles? Perhaps
it’s just that people in couples
feel obligated to involve their mate
in all activities.
I have a friend who only invites
me to do things when I’m dating
someone. Why is my presence
not enough? If my single presence
makes my friend’s boyfriend uncomfortable,
why can’t just she and I do
something? I know, it’s because once
you become a couple your priorities
change and all of a sudden you have
to schedule a time to see the friends
you used to see every day.
It shouldn’t matter whether you
are with someone or not. Remember
it’s not who you’re bringing that matters,
it’s what your bringing. Singles
can bring just as good a time alone
than most who bring their significant
others.
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MUSIC REVIEW
Brazilian girls take
listeners to paradise
BY DESDEMONA BANDINI
Daily Titan Staff
Picture this: The sky is a soft
blue and the warm sun is beaming
upon the turquoise colored ocean.
You are at a cool beach bar in a
tropical paradise, surrounded by
hot men and topless women.
The wind gently rocks your
hammock as you sip on a tall blue
drink that is topped with a pineapple
wedge.
In the background you hear an
original blend of dreamy, danceable
lounge music from a band
called the Brazilian Girls. You
think to yourself, in this moment
everything is perfect.
Okay, well maybe you aren't
on a vacation in a foreign tropical
paradise, but if you throw on
the new self-titled CD from the
New York-based band the Brazilian
Girls, you will find yourself
exported to a delightful and hypnotic
new world of exotic sound
fusions that are so perfect you can
almost taste the sea salt.
The Brazilian Girls sultryvoiced
lead singer, Sabina Sciubba
is the only girl in the band
and she is Italian but grew up in
Germany.
Keyboardist Didi Gutman is
from Argentina, bassist Jesse
Murphy is from California and
drummer Aaron Johnston is from
Kansas City, leaving no Brazilian
girls to be found.
However, the Brazilian Girls
take their international influences
and translate it into poetic electropop-dub-punk
with ambient beats
that are layered with horns, percussions
and features 12 diverse
songs in five different languages.
If you have not caught their
music, go to the store, pick up the
CD and impress your friends with
how you have your finger on the
pulse of the latest hipness. You
won't regret it.
Kiev constructs depth, creativity
BY JAIMEE FLETCHER
Daily Titan Staff
If you like Muse and Radiohead
then you will love the clean, melodic
sounds of Kiev.
Its self-titled album will be a
must-have for those who love
music with depth and creativity.
This album combines upbeat rock
songs with a few ballads to hold
the interest of any rock-lover.
With a sound that is radiofriendly,
yet complex, Kiev’s
music has the ability engross its
listeners. Kiev’s sound is young
and catchy but uses a keyboard element
that opens up its music and
takes it above typical rock-pop.
Numerous key changes make
the songs melodic but not monotonous.
Simple drum beats make Kiev’s
songs easy to listen to, but creative
transitions give the music depth.
The lead singer, Bobby Brinkerhoff,
has a vocal tone that is similar
to Muse’s lead singer Matthew
Bellamy or solo artist Jeff Buckley,
but at the same time he has his
own flavor. His voice has a nice
tone, with strong dynamics.
Currently unsigned, Kiev is
Orange County’s newest up and
coming band and is catching the
attention of various labels.
No matter where this band
plays, the venue is packed with
fans.
Places like the Key Club in
Los Angeles and Chain Reaction
in Anaheim hold sold-out shows
for this band on the rise to stardom.
Kiev’s album is not yet available
in stores, but it is available
for downloading on the Internet
and can be bought at one of its
shows.
Louis XIV sports
glam rock mojo
BY RYAN TOWNSEND
Daily Titan Managing Editor
Packing for spring break road
trip: cell phone, PDA? Check.
Keys, wallet, sunscreen, Jack
Daniels? Check. Glam-inspired,
raucous and unapologetic partytime
record by formerly unknown
band? Check.
San Diego’s Louis XIV revel
in the kind of vacuous rock n’
roll that celebrates grimy hijinks,
naked women and excessive
substance abuse. Recorded
in France and Southern California,
The Best Little Secrets
are Kept should be a tongue-in-
cheek delight for anyone who
feels that life was much better
during Ford’s presidency. Analog
production suits Louis XIV
just fine, as the band rips through
ten concise, balls-out odes to
the joys of pilfering 1970’s AM
catalog rock for inspiration. It
would all be a joke, if the band
wasn’t so damn good at it.
“A Letter to Dominique” demands
attention with its Bowiederived
background wails and
golden power chords while
“God Killed The Queen” rolls
with the charged energy of a
single worth its weight in gold.
Of course much of the band’s
early buzz has been directed towards
“Finding Out True Love
is Blind,” which is every bit
as good as you read it was in
SPIN.
And yet, a glowing recommendation
is still not in order.
Unfortunately, the band’s attempt
at balladry, “All the Little
Pieces,” sounds like your kid
brother’s Beatle’s cover band
and the stoner-folk of “Ball of
Twine” elicits nothing more than
a casual “so what?” Also, Louis
XIV’s somewhat disconcerting
and one-dimensional attitude towards
women will likely attract
the type of fraternity fanboys responsible
for the Woodstock ‘99
debacle.
True, The Best Little Secrets
are Kept
sports three monumen-
tal singles but it will take a more
cohesive album to prove that
Louis XIV is not just a one-trick
party machine.
Phantoms strength
lies in pop delights
BY RYAN TOWNSEND
Daily Titan Managing Editor
Clearly aiming for global
megastardom, Acceptance held
out six years for a major label deal
instead of taking the indie route.
On their Columbia Records debut
Phantoms, the boys from Seattle
represent for aremo, that is arenaready
emo, in much the same way
their peers from The Juliana Theory
did on Love. Unlike that godawful
album though, Phantoms
only occasionally veers into overthe-top-production
hell and when
it does the songs acquit themselves
enough to be tolerable.
When Acceptance sticks to its
strengths, the band churns out
smart-pop delights that are immediate
and effective.
The album opener “Take Cover,”
melds Knapsack indie-pop
melodies with big-budget sheen
and buried deep in the track list,
the brooding “So Contagious,”
snaps and pops with sugar-rush
intimacy. When the bands gets too
ambitious for its own good, missteps
like the Jimmy Eat Worldmimicking
“In too Far” remind us
that this kind of shit is jamming
the airwaves like the new Puddle
of Mudd. Still, it must be taken as
a good sign that label executives
supported the band’s choice to
put its most substantial song, the
moving, three-minute-epic “Gloria/Us
Appearing,” last. They, like
us, believe that Acceptance shows
promise.
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ARIES (March 21 to April
19) Don’t be put off by a
seemingly too-tangled situation.
Sometimes a simple
procedure will unsnarl all the
knots and get you in the clear
fast and easy, just the way the
Lamb likes it.
TAURUS (April 20 to
May 20) It’s a good time to
go through your work space
-- wherever it is -- and see
what needs to be replaced
and what can be tossed (or at
least given away) without a
second thought.
GEMINI (May 21 to June
20) Someone who disagrees
with your position might try
to intimidate you. But continue
to present a fair argument,
regardless of how petty
someone else might be while
trying to make a point.
CANCER (June 21 to July
22) You might find yourself
exceptionally sensitive to
family matters this week. An
issue could come to light that
you had overlooked. Ask other
kinfolk to discuss it with
you.
LEO (July 23 to August
22) You might have more
SALOME’S STARS
questions about a project
(or perhaps someone you’re
dealing with on some level)
than you feel comfortable
with. If so, see which can be
answered, which cannot, and
why.
VIRGO (August 23 to
September 22) It’s a good
time to clean up and clear out
what you don’t need before
your tidy self is overwhelmed
by “stuff.” Then go celebrate
the Virgo victory over clutter
with someone special.
LIBRA (September 23 to
October 22) You might feel
a mite confused about why
something you were sure
couldn’t go wrong didn’t go
all right either. Be patient.
Things soon move into balance,
exactly as you like it.
SCORPIO (October 23 to
November 21) At this decision
point, you could be moving
from side to side, just to
say you’re in motion. Or you
could be considering making
a move straight up. What you
choose is up to you.
SAGITTARIUS (November
22 to December 21) Although
your finances should
be in an improved situation at
this time, thrift is still the savvy
Sagittarian’s smart move.
Advice from a spouse or partner
could be worth heeding.
CAPRICORN (December
22 to January 19) Taking on a
new challenge brings out the
Goat’s skills in maneuver-
ing over and around difficult
spots. Best of all, the Goat
does it one careful step after
another. (Got the idea, Kid?)
AQUARIUS (January 20
to February 18) Your wellknown
patience might be
wearing thin because of a
disturbing (and seemingly
unending) problem with
someone close to you. This
could be a time to ask for
help. Good luck.
PISCES (February 19 to
March 20) Be careful about
a new venture that lures you
into a “just-look-and-see”
mode. Be sure that what
you’re being given to see
isn’t hiding what you should
be seeing instead.
(c) 2005 King Features
Synd., Inc.
STYLE
SCOUT
Google "bohemian chic" (or boho
chic in short) and you're sure to find
well over 11,000 pages dedicated to
this year's hottest style.
It's so hot in fact, fashion mavens
Sienna Miller, Kate Moss and Kate
Hudson have mastered the look, fashion
mags both national and international
are raving about it, and nearly
every designer and label from Prada
to Bebe to the GAP has incorporated
the style into their spring, summer and
fall lines. Here are five easy-to-follow
ways on how to add some bohemian
chic to your wardrobe.
Rule #1. Master the mix—It's all
about learning to mix vintage pieces
with the new. Incorporate your designer
pieces with your no labels.
Moss pulled this off when she was
seen wearing a pink designer minidress
with a vintage rope belt.
FASHION
PITSTOP
Looking poor has never
been so cheap and chic
BY KELLY HICKMAN
Daily Titan Columnist
BY RYAN TOWNSEND
Daily Titan Managing Editor
Rule # 2. Embellishment is key—
Boho chic, a.k.a rich hippie, requires
you to have a certain luxe to your look
without looking overtly dapper. You
can get the best of both worlds by
wearing one embellished piece with
your outfit.
Add a beaded belt to a simple cotton
skirt or a pair of embellished ballet
flats with slouchy jeans and a tee.
Rule # 3. Make sure it's imported-
Ethnic-inspired pieces are essential.
Your outfit isn't boho if it doesn't have
at least one ethnic piece. The earliest
bohemians dating to the 19th century
sported ethnic garments that showed
off the distant lands they traveled.
Pair a long, cotton gauze skirt with a
Moroccan leather disk belt.
Rule # 4. Pile on the accessories—
In this case, the more the merrier.
Layer necklaces with precious stones,
wood pieces and beading. Wear anything
from bright-hued chandelier
earrings to big wooden bangles, and
to earthy-ish cocktail rings.
Rule #5. Stand-out and be creative-
Your outfit should be just as bright as
your accessories.
Don't be afraid to mix your teals
with your corals or your purples with
your greens. Be creative with mixing
the colors and schemes. Remember,
the outfit should look effortless, but
not be so.
ANSWER TO CROSSWORD WILL APPEAR
IN NEXT WEEK’S FULL EFFECT
Hobo chic is more a lifestyle than
it is a well-defined list of fashion dos
and don’ts. Unlike grunge, which declared
with its early-90s flannel, tiedye
and long, unkempt hair that it did
not care about what people thought,
hobo chic recognizes that no one is
immune from pursuing some kind of
identity through clothing. One exception
to this would be my friend Jeffrey,
who is in fact, homeless, and therefore
much more concerned with daily survival
than with his attire. I’ve been
informed that I seem to have a decent
grasp on this particular, post-modern
fashion identity, so I’ll do my best to
explain what hobo chic is, at least so
far as I understand it.
Rule #1
The key to successful hobo-chicness
is accessories. Let me explain
what I mean by this.
Since many who ascribe to this lifestyle
could in fact be mistaken for actual
vagrants and hobos, they must take
care to identify themselves with little
details that are more Urban Outfitters
than Under The Overpass. Examples
would include cowboy belts, skinny
ties, dirty designer jeans (from a secondhand
store or Ebay of course) and
vaguely punk-rock bracelets. A good
jacket also goes a long way here.
Rule #2
Unruly hair and beards are good.
Unfortunately, one can only take this
so far and my wife, growing weary of
constant facial hair, occasionally requests
that I shave.
The key is to let yourself go, as if life
has beaten you down, but care enough
to shower every once in a while.
Rule #3
If you drive a late-model car, foreign
or otherwise, you are not hobo chic.
Posers beware, one should only pilot
pre-1995 American automobiles.
Muted colors like brown or faded gold,
and widespread rust are a key.
Rule #4
If you are not below the poverty
line, you can still legitimately dress
hobo chic, but if over half of your
wardrobe came from Southcoast Plaza,
then I would assume that you are
not one of the debt-starved, educated
poor and should just stick to wearing
Abercrombie.
Daily Titan April 14, 2005 FULL EFFECT 7