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Former 'U' football player relates story: Elwood Reid
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Ullman opera opens week-long celebration
All this week, the University is playing host to a series of events to celebrate the centennial of the 1898 birth of composer Viktor Ullmann. Saturday night, the undertaking began with a performance of Ullmann's one-act chamber opera, "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" ("The Emperor of Atlantis").
Paltrow aims for perfection
For eons, people have searched for ways to commit the perfect murder. Some have tried slingshots, some have used thermonuclear warheads and some have used scissors. In "A Perfect Murder," Mike Douglas schemes to flawlessly polish off his wife, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, in this modern remake off Hitchcock's "Dial M For Murder.
"Introducing Cadallaca" announces the feisty trio, which joins forces of two great Northwest bands. The Lookers' Sarah Dougher works the Farfisa organ and STS stakes out drums, while Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker takes on guitar duties. Their collective sound may be 30 years past its heyday, but it is a refreshing knock in the chops to the hordes of musicians peddling electronica as the wave of the future.
Throughout the album, the group gives the appearance that it wishes to be perceived as clever and hip. It wants to be an important band with profound songs about life alluded to in a deep fashion. Even the art work for "Bring it On" was done using the sort of paintings you would find in only the most hip of coffee houses.
What do Thug Life, FaceMob, Junior Mafia and The Clique all have in common? These all are rap groups full of lesser-known rappers who lean on the presence of their established frontmen (Tupac, Scarface, Biggie and E-40 respectively).
Breaking down the sonic walls that typically confine young white males, Soul Coughing has once again delivered a record full of delicious samples, acoustic bass lines, rap, keyboard snippets and the often-overused electric guitar. Since its formation in New York five years ago, Soul Coughing has been anything but your typical band. "El Oso" (The Bear) is the band's third record for Warner Bros., and follows its tradition of creativity to the letter. The band's last record, 1996s "Irresistible Bliss," was an album that brought Soul Coughing a small amount of well-deserved stardom.
While the band's unique combination of bluegrass and jazz influences is not the most in-your-face sound in music, the group has built up a loyal following around the country based on its intense live performances (the band plays the Michigan Theater Oct.
Buffalo Tom kicks off its sixth effort with the lead vocal debut of bassist Chris Colbourn on "Rachael." Offering a soft youthful twist, Colbourn's vocals keeps this experienced band fresh and compelling. But Buffalo Tom enforces Bill Janovitz's coarse voice on the rest of the album. The first single features Janovitz and Colbourn's near perfect balance singing "Wiser" together.
It's the band's certain flair for silliness coupled with hard rocking ska/punk that has made LTJ's name. "Hello Rockview" carries on that tradition. This record doesn't mark a stylistic change for LTJ at all. The band sticks to what it knows best: mixing punk rock guitars, a powerful horn section and the occasional ska beat into an unending sonic frenzy.
10-06-98
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