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The Drop (4/10): Chronicle’s guide for the music store

By and • April 11, 2008

Cut Copy makes electronic music sound new again. When the new wave youth unwrapped its shiny new synths in the early '80s to jam out classics such as Depeche Mode's Some Great Reward and Duran Duran's Rio, originality took a catchy lead and a cool delay effect.

Street Kings’ follows Ayer’s cookie cut style

By By Sam Potter • April 11, 2008

Spring just wouldn't be complete without a David Ayer movie. Responsible for histrionic displays of machismo such as "Training Day," "Dark Blue," "The Fast and the Furious" and "S.W.A.T.," Ayer has come to embody everything that is phony and superficial about cop drama.

Bailey: Support peaceful protests in China

By By Ben Bailey • April 11, 2008

Ah, the Olympic Games, a time when not just people but even countries can put aside their differences and just appreciate the beauty and capability of the human body -- or not! Actually, the Olympic Games have a history of controversy and boycotting, because some countries believe that other countries' actions are just not tolerable.

Ute Briefs (4/11)

April 11, 2008

Volleyball The U women's volleyball team added another piece to what head coach Beth Launiere hopes will be a rebuilt contender for a Mountain West Conference championship. On Wednesday, Launiere announced that Cinthia Silva, a juco All-American at Salt Lake Community College, will be joining her team for the 2008 season.

Cartoon: Success in Iraq

By By Jeremiah Daraius • April 11, 2008

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RSL: Unity needed to beat D.C. United

By By Tim Haslam • April 11, 2008

Real Salt Lake (0-1-1) continue their 2008 campaign on Saturday when they take on D.C. United (1-1-0) at Rice-Eccles Stadium. RSL have fared well against D.C. United when playing at home, winning the last two home matches, 2-1. The first RSL win of the 2007 season came against D.

Writing in metaphor

By By Adam Fifield • April 11, 2008

Whenever author Aimee Bender talks about her writing process, she usually uses a metaphor to elaborate her point. Bender relies on her unconscious dream life for material. The unconsciousness, she said in an interview with Pif Magazine, "is like a teenager.

Shattuck: Saving to stimulate the economy

By By Ryan Shattuck • April 11, 2008

What do the following three items have in common? A piggy bank made of granite and filled with a tinier piggy bank made of porcelain and filled with pennies and broken promises. A copy of Jimmy Buffett's single Margaritaville, autographed by Jesse Ventura for some reason.

Kamrani: Outlook for next year is Boylen hot

By By Chris Kamrani • April 11, 2008

"We're planting the seeds right now," said Johnnie Bryant, recently-departed senior captain of the U men's basketball team. "But I won't be there when it grows." It's a damn shame, too. With the conclusion of the Runnin' Utes' first year under the reign of steamin' genius Jim Boylen comes hope and a potential false sense of propriety.

The Word (4/10): Chronicle’s guide to the SLC music scene

By By Makena Walsh • April 11, 2008

April 12 Why? Urban Lounge (241 S. 500 East) 9 p.m. $10 Why? is composed of three visionary men who compensate for their lack of "virtuosic masturbatory shredding ability on the guitar" with the best indie-hop/psych-rock/folk-pop to ever grace the ears of this tickled Redux writer.