Classic movies part of tradition
December 5, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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‘Tis the season for time off from work and sharing time with loved ones — so why not spend it at home in front of the television watching holiday movies? First and foremost comes “A Christmas Story,” the infamous tale about Ralphie and his quest to convince his parents that he needs a Red Rider [...]
Wilco : ‘the band to end all bands’
November 4, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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I saw God at The Classic Center Friday night, and his name was Jeff Tweedy. As lead singer of the band Wilco, Tweedy plays the kind of music that makes you think of faded blue jeans with holes in them and lazy Sunday afternoons. Hoping to catch a snippet of this music live, I sucked [...]
Kazoos and a bed of nails
October 16, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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Whoever thinks there’s never anything to do on a Monday night in Athens should check out the Caledonia Lounge more often. For example, where else could you play “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” on a kazoo while sitting on top of a woman lying on a bed of nails? Such was my night with The Autonomadic [...]
Smell that? It’s sex and candy
October 16, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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Marcy Playground “Marcy Playground” I don’t know if anyone ever said that simplicity is bad, but if they did, man, are they wrong. Marcy Playground is a testament to this very point. On the band’s only well-known album, the eponymous “Marcy Play-ground,” it works the power of simple songs into a force to be reckoned [...]
Come on and pluck me
October 11, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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What’s the best way to pass a lonely Sunday night? You guessed it — Porn ‘n Chicken. At least Comedy Central would like you to think so as their first full-length movie, “Porn ‘n Chicken,” makes its debut this Sunday at 10 p.m. Based on real events that occurred at Yale University several years ago, [...]
Something to talk about
October 10, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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“Talking With … ,” the Thalian-Blackfriars’ newest production, takes the stage this weekend in The Fine Arts building’s Arena Theater. A collection of 11 monologues performed by 11 different actresses, “Talking With …” explores a variety of different topics. “The 11 monologues show a series of 11 very different women: a Broadway actress, a housewife, [...]
Love, hate equal to Toadies
October 2, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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Whoever said there’s a fine line between love and hate needs to meet Todd Lewis. Released in August 1994, “Rubberneck,” the band’s first and only real hit album introduced the world to the bent and spent mind of Toadies lead singer and guitarist, Todd Lewis. Throughout this album, Lewis masterfully weaves together songs about two [...]
‘Ray’ of sunlight in ‘azure’ sky
September 25, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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A little red rocket will be hitting the 40 Watt tonight — at least the remnants of one. Formerly of Athens band Little Red Rocket, lead singers of Azure Ray Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor decided to pursue a different path. “We just started Azure Ray as a side project and decided that that was [...]
Tasty World celebrates its fifth
September 12, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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When some people remember their fifth birthday, they might think of birthday parties at McDonald’s or falling asleep in your cake. Tasty World, however, plans on ringing in the big five with an explosion of sound. According to Murphy Wolford, the self-proclaimed “host” of Tasty World, it wasn’t always known for its hot variety of [...]
How pop could pop really get? Lincoln might have the answer
September 4, 2002 by KYLE WEHREND
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There comes a time in every reviewer’s life when the question arises: How pop can pop be? Pulling one of the greatest disappearance acts since Houdini, Lincoln can answer that very question. Back in 1997, I heard the single “Blow” (no, it’s not about drugs) and thought these guys had a little something special, combining [...]
