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s b___ ■■ _--•» --- The Bouncing Souls ■■ “Hopeless Romantic” Epitaph Records Grade: B+ This May, Epitaph records is releasing three of the more anticipat ed punk records of the year with Pennywise’s “Straight Ahead,” H201s “FI IW” and the Bouncing Souls’ “Hopeless Romantic.” Moreover, all three bands will be headed out together on this year’s Vans Warped Tour, which is slated to begin in June. Being part of such a long tour, where each band plays for a short half-hour, shows the blue-collar atti tude of The Bouncing Souls. In fact, “Hopeless Romantic” is the band’s second release in five months. The band previously released the live “Tie One On,” which featured the act’s signature crunchy guitar, pounding chums and hilarious lyrics. Nobody should let the title of the new Bouncing Souls release fool1 them. The New York City-based act hasn’t suddenly picked up Celine Dion’s attitude for their newest album. . -: ’ With “Wish Me Well (You Can Go to Hell)” presented as the record’s main love song, “Hopeless Romantic” picks right up where the 1997 self-tided album left off. '*«;• If anything, die new record occa sionally sounds a little too close to the self-titled release, as the title song sounds curiously familiar to “Say Anything.” Regardless, this is a solid album that never lets down throughout its 13 tracks. Fueled with Ramones-pattemed rhythms, the listener will enjoy the record as long as the instrumentation is taken lightly. A similar light-minded attitude goes for the album’s lyrics. Lines such as “Bullying the Jukebox/ Because we rule/All the songs we like are realty cool” may seem child ish at first listen, but it is all part of the appeal ofThe Bouncing Souls. Basically, Tori Amos fans need to take heed of songs such as “You’re So Rad,” “Ole,” and the lover’s quar rel “Wish Me Well.” In the end, what is left is exactly 40 minutes of testosterone-fueled punk rock. After all,<we all need to lighten up sometime. ‘ —Patrick Miner www.dailynel.com CASH FOR BOOKS • ' ; ' 1300 Q Street • Unprin, NE 68508 V ' -. •+ . **■ i s-, * -fHji • ' " *" ' v 1 V ■" V ' ;^. v"■ ; .*«»•-■■• . ', ,:11 ,.v‘ j*?if]1 ■' _ - _."*u " i ■ -g;‘ ■- •■••■-'* ■ Chieftains perform ing tonight at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. - By Diane Broderick Staff writer ---... - ..... Stanley Kubrick, Elvis Costello and “Friends.” There is a tie between these, three seemingly unrelated names in pop culture, and the connection rests with one band - the Chieftains. , , • •. Tonight at 8, the Chieftains will bring their lyrical Irish sounds to the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The group found* its big break when its music was used as a soundtrack to Kubrick’s 1975 film “Barry Lyndon,” and work in films such as “Rob Roy,” “Circle of Friends” and popular television show “Friends” rounds put the Chieftains’ soundtrack experi ence. " . " They have collaborated with artists including Elvis Costello, Sting and the Rolling Stones* as well as others on their newest .album. * ;r/ ; TheChieftains, whose style is steeped in Irish and Scottish tradi tion interlaced with jazz and pop, are internationally known - the most famous traditional Irish musicians in the world. With instruments/including Uilleann pipes, a Bodhran (a hand-held Irish drum), tinwhis tles, a flute, fiddles and a harp, die six-member band has been pro ducing music for mere .than 30 . years. . "' ’ . ' More than 30 albums accom ? pahy fhat aChievement, and in those Wofks the group has been ’ preserving lyrical Celtic tradir tions through jigs, marches and slides that form the cornerstone of traditional Irish music. The Chieftains’most recent album, “Tears of Stone,*’ released in February, includes perfor THE &HIEFTAIN& have garnered internati ona! attention for theiPoriginal lrish music, which lias appeared inthe souadtracks of sudi films as “Roll Rpy.” . ..—:-:-r--— "'j ■-—. - — r^~* —■ - , . ?„ mances with Natalie Merchant, , Loreena,, MclCsnpitt, John Osborne and Sinead O’Connor. their 1995 release,, “Th$ Long Black Veil,” was. the band’s ntbSt successful albiifn. Time ;s magazine named if album of the yearj.itearned a.Graptmy ajid^ went gold. . t ^ .fn addition to the strains of. Irish song, tonight’s show wUl fea ture byo traditional Irish dancers, Cara Butler and Donny Golden. f Perhaps it will add a touch of Riverdance to the thoroughly Irish band. . ’ , K;?.r. ' •' " ■~':r »' ' ' /. :-‘q Conceit Preview j . The Facts : - 1 Who: The Chieftains P Cwter^PertoiriwArts, 30TN. -12th“St. J " r - h When: today atjB p.m. Cost: $32, $28, $24 and half-price for students The Skinny: An evening of traditional Irish music ^ V>:’- - -/■- >- r; - ' ! - 1 I m’ A ' ^B'" I recycle your BN don’t worry, you might see it again . ■ \C,% . in • A\l % >■' ■ LOAN. If you're stuck With a (federally insured) student ArmyTiiightpay if oft If you qualify, we’ll reduce your debt—up to $65,000. Payment is either 1/3 of die debt or $1,500 for each year of service, in a choice of skills aid enough self-assurance to last you the rest of your Hfe. Get all the details from your Army Recruiter. differ?*?8® <402)46*3221 ■ ,... . * • u>|n>'iL, ' ARML BEAU YOU CAN BET „ www.goarmy.com -' *1: Theater is REPERTORY from page 15 duce “Sylvia,” a romantic-comedy ' about a dog: «. “• r: - - Greg, a financial trader on the brink of a mid-life crisis, finds a dog named Sylvia at the park. He decides j to take the lab-poodle mixture home, ; much to the displeasure of his wife, Kate. Before long, Sylvia and Kate are competing for Greg’s attention. The play shows what insights a dog could give if he or she could talk. Continuing with its family-ori- * ented programming, the Rep will present the children’s show “The Princess arid the Pea.” • The season closes with “Division Street.” In this farce, Chris, a burnt out sixtiesradical, is besought by unwanted new and old acquain tances. 1116 cast of eccentric charac ters includes, a left-wing militant reborn as a female cop and an ex wife Who speaks in ’60s rock lyrics. ' This Summer’s shows, which all lean toward the light-hearted, are an effort to introduce the Rep to new 1 "audiences. 5 Along with its four shows, the Rep has initiated an audience devel opment plan called “Discover the Rep.” The plan includes special two for-one ticket prices, pre- and post- , - performance talks and Creative Drama for Youth workshops.