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42 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Entertainment Harold and Kumar for the holidays Emily Wood The Chronicle The movie opened with the cheery tinkling of Christmas bells and music, and the familiar bustle of a shopping mall during the wonderful holiday season. Enter Kumar. Directed by Todd Strauss- Schulson, what followed was a ridiculous medley of a monstrous father-in-law, a druggedup toddler, claymation hallucinations, a run-in with the mafia and of course, a classic appearance by one Neil Patrick Harris. In the third of the Harold and Kumar series, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas begins under the premise that the two friends have grown apart. But with the delivery of a giant joint, their journey to reunite begins. Having matured more quickly than Kumar, played by Kal Penn, Harold, played by John Cho, is drawn back into his old ways on Christmas eve, during a quest for the perfect tree. With this, he hopes to win the approval of his father-inlaw, played by the terrifyingly hilarious Danny Trejo. Though it induced eye rolling from time to time, the plot was not overly predictable. Writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg had the events escalating from scene to scene to a colossal crescendo which, although far from realistic, was entertaining nonetheless. The 3D aspect of the movie was not so impressive. Yes, of course, certain parts were undeniably cool, but catering to 3D simply for the sake of catering to 3D hype is unnecessary. It would have been just as entertaining without Kumar blowing smoke rings directly into my face. In fairness, it was mocking 3D to a certain extent with added slow-motion during an egging on Wall Street, but the amount of 3D effects was tiresome. For a group of 18-yearold guys however, it might not be. The maturity level of these films doesn’t seem to age with its audience, but instead continues to cater to the teenage (and primarily male) psyche. The humour is undeniably there, it just fails to reach a variety of demographics. For a night of silly fun and mindless laughs, this movie delivers. Harold and Kumar is rated 18 A. Breaking barriers with Hello Beautiful Amanda Darrock The Chronicle A unique blend of hip-hop, alternative and rock is the factor that sets Hello Beautiful apart from the rest. This local band from Whitby started out in 2006 as a trio. As time passed the trio attracted the attention of bassist Dan Bradimore. After the release of their first EP, self-titled Hello Beautiful, in 2006 they gained even more attention, this time from Charlie Royal, a local M.C. who, after hearing the band’s unique sound, contacted them and helped them fully enter into their hip-hop, rock and alternative sound. With their creative mixture of diverse genres setting them apart from others in the Durham Region scene, they have accomplished what they set out to do. “We set out to not sound like anyone, “said Cole Kidd, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. “When we started out a lot of our friends were doing rock music and rock bands, and we were kind of thinking that for us to start a rock band. We would have to battle it through all the other bands that were out there. We just created our own kind of thing, so that we didn’t have to compete. We created our own genre, try to make our own scene with it.” Their unique sound helped them gain much success in 2007. Not only did they realize their full-length album entitled Soundtrack for Scenario, they also had the ability to share the stage with bands and artists such as Hedley, Swollen Members, Mariannas Trench, Juelz Santana and Hot Hot Heat. 2007 also brought about opportunities such as winning the Ernie Ball Battle, playing at the 13 th Annual Vans Warped Tour, through The Durham Music Society, and winning best rock album of the year for 2007 were only a few of their accomplishments. “My defining moment in our music careers were when we were able to pay a few of our bills by rocking out,” said Kidd. Not only did the album allow doors to open for the band, but it allowed them to project themselves through their music and share intimate experiences with listeners. “In our first album, we focused a lot on every song, and it had a specific topic we were talking about, which was pretty cool. We also just have fun with it.” Their song Toxic in the City meant the most to lead guitarist/vocalist Cole, as their former guitar player at the time was battling cancer and going through chemo, while working on the recording of the song they received a phone call that their guitarist was doing really poorly and was possibly going to die that night. “Now the song has a trippy meaning to it after going through that experience.” The band, which includes Cole Kidd on lead vocals and guitar, Kit Walsh on drums/ backing vocals, Dan Bradimore on bass, keys, and backing vocals, Charlie Royal on lead vocals and Darrell Wallace on lead guitar, will being playing in Southern Ontario till the new year. Their next show will be at Hamilton’s Pour House on Dec. 3. As well as performing they are buckling down and recording for their third album. Come the new year, Hello Beautiful will be working on a college tour and performing for students.
Entertainment The Chronicle November 29, 2011 43 Down With Webster returns Kait Tarrant The Chronicle It had been two years since Toronto-based band Down With Webster released an album, and fans have been patiently waiting for their new music to hit the airwaves. With tracks She’s Dope and Big Wheels gracing the radio and music TV stations, fans had something to taste before Time to Win Volume II officially hit the shelves November, 1st. And It was well worth the two-year wait. The album was originally set to be the second of two seven-track mini albums, as an attempt to get as much of their music as possible out in a shorter time frame. But with the surprise great success of Time to Win Volume I, the bands original idea was put on the back burner due to multiple video shoots and upcoming tours. After the physical release of the band’s sophomore album, it became the sixth most purchased album at HMVs Canada-wide by the end of its first week, and since then jumped to #9 on the Canadian album charts. And for good reason. With bigger beats, stronger guitar riffs and drums, the band has carefully crafted their best album yet. Collaborations with hip-hop guru Boi-1da on tracks Professional and I Want it All, have helped Down With Webster establish a new sound. Both songs are guitar driven with excellent beats and vocals. A sound that one could hope will continue to stay with the band. Also, a noticeable collaboration on the album is that with electro hop quartet, Far East Movement on the track Work. The two bands mesh well lyrically and musically on the hit song. The album shows great maturity and growth from the Juno-nominated group, with heavy hitting tracks like White Flags and Staring at the Beat boxing lives in Toronto Sun you can feel the emotion through the lyrics. Sure, there are classic Down With Webster songs about girls with a pop sound, but their growth is evident, both sound and lyrically. The band has clearly spent more time incorporating guitar and keys on this album compared to their last. All songs are extremely well written and executed for their first full-length album. It’s an album I honestly can say I can’t get enough of. Mike Ryckman The Chronicle The second annual Canadian beat boxing championships were held at the Mod Club in Toronto Saturday, Nov. 12. Many battle rappers, including former Durham College advertising student Rich PoRich Moss from King of the Dot were there to support their fellow Canadian artists. “I was going buck wild,” said PoRich. “ There was so much Canadian talent in the building that night.” Last year’s beat boxing champion from Toronto, KRN- FX (pronounced Korean FX) was competing again as a heavy favourite to win the tournament, explained PoRich. His opponent in the finals was another crowd favourite, Scott Jackson. Both of these beat boxers have received international praise for their own TV commercials, according to a fan in the crowd, Kevy Loe. With KRNFX in a Taco Bell commercial and Scott Jackson in the beat boxing owl commercial for Telus wireless, PoRich said there was no wonder why these two were the favourites to win. “The heavy favourites going into the finals that night were last year’s winner KRN- FX, and finalist Scott Jackson, both known from Toronto’s hip hop scene as phenoms,” said PoRich. In a rematch from last year’s beat boxing championship, KRNFX and Scott Jackson put on quite a show for the crowd, according to PoRich. He said the crowd seemed to be focused solely on the two artists. At the end of the night it was KRNFX who won top honours and again walked away as the Canadian beat boxing champion for the second year in a row even though some people from the crowd, including PoRich, thought that Scott Jackson had bested his Canadian opponent. “I felt like Scott Jackson should have been the victor,” said PoRich. “ Better performance and it also seemed like I had seen KRNFX’s third round before. It seemed that Scott had as well as he was mimicking every movement KRNFX was making throughout his final round.”
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