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FFSff f f- r" r r r r -rrr ■rr-i-i Page 4 • Tuesday, February 23, 1999 A GGIELIFE People In The News Queen Latifah writes new revealing book Wonder Polar Music BY EMIT The! The Other Ones The Strange Remain Grateful Dead Records When the Grateful Dead dis banded after the death of Jerry Garcia, the question on the mind of the musical community was “who will carry the torch?” Many groups, from Phish to Widespread Panic, were touted as the new king of the jam bands. Fear not, Deadheads — the true next generation has arrived. The Other Ones, formed from • the ashes of the Dead by Bob ;Weir, Phil Lesh and Mickey Heart, have brought the music back to the people. The Strange Remain, a double disc culled from the Other One’s headlining performances during The 1998 Further Festival, is a True testament to the original spirit of the Grateful Dead. 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" Schulman Theatres College Park 6 www.schulman-theatres.com Bcs online www.lockon.com 2080 E. 29th St., Bryan 775-2463 BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 4:15 Now Showing - Today’s Times Only 4:40 7:10 9:40 SHE’S ALL THAT CD (PG13) 4:40 7:20 9:50 MY FAVORITE MARTIAN QD (PG) 4:40 7:15 9:30 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (PG13) 4:30 7:00 9:45 SHAKESPERE IN LOVE W. (R) 4:30 7:00 9:40 BLAST FROM THE PAST (XI (PG13) 4:30 7:05 9:45 “China Cat Sunflower,” all per formed with an energy that was at times missing from the Dead’s later concerts. Special attention should also be given to Bruce Hornsby, whose keyboards and vocals add a new dimension to several Grateful Dead masterpieces. In the album’s liner notes, the band says it hopes to “have a chance to see you ‘out there’ sometime very soon.” In the case of The Other Ones, that time can’t come fast enough. (Grade: A) —Riley LaGrone Asylum Street Spankers Hot Lunch CD Courtesy of Cold Spring Records Hot Lunch, the third release from the Austin-based band Asy lum Street Spankers, has a bit of something for everyone. Whether one prefers jazz, folk, salt grass, swing or blues. Hot Lunch satisfies even the pickiest of appetites. All acoustic, “the way God in tended, without the aid of demon electricity,” the Spankers are a mix of vaudeville and religious revival. Substituting the ukulele, slide whistle, bongos and kazoo for am plifiers and a mix of household re pair items for other, more tradition al instruments, the Spankers strum, play and bang out highly entertaining and very funny music. Hot Lunch showcases the wide variety of talent in the band, mix ing the humor of Mysterious John with the sexuality of Christina Marrs’ powerful vocals. The Spanker’s matriarch, Marrs, showcases her voice on “Cake walk” and “If I Were You,” a song that every guy should listen to be fore getting involved with a woman. Mysterious John and Popps Bayless, both veteran Austin musi cians, bring the kazoo, humor and a few off-color jokes to Hot Lunch in such tracks as “UFO Attack” and “Fanny.” Wammo’s deep baritone and true-to-life lyrics make “Smells Like Thirty-Something” a sure hit with the swing crowd, and his country spoof, “Sad Bomber,” is enough to make any cowboy smile — at him self. Without a doubt, this hot lunch will fill you up and leave you asking for dessert. (Grade: A) Laurie Marks Selfish CD Courtesy of Rlazma Records LOS ANGELES (AP) — Queen Latifah takes on sex, drugs and her cigarette habit in her new book. “If you see me on the streets with a cigarette, step to me," writes the 28-year-old rap star and ac tress. “I figure if the whole words gets on my ... I’ll have to quit." The book, Ladies First: Revela tions of a Strong Woman, is part au tobiography and part advice col umn. She describes her rough, inner-city childhood, stint as a drug dealer and a series of one-night stands where she exchanged sex for money. "Basically, there’s some things in the book that I felt I shouldn't discuss with people." she said. “But at the end of the day it was like, ‘what are we trying to accom plish here?’ Do we want to feed somebody a fairy-tale story about how you were poor and then be came rich?’" STOCKHOLM : , Stevie Wonder ancriij. A . , a< : won this year's Pc; l*™ 1 .^ au given by the Roys klr"! Wl 16 ^ my of Music. jUgs galaxv The prize, antic/ ; :e aiu ^ 8 eo P is endowed by the fel® r P' tinols : on. .■•hose re ol the Hi: fries. awarded to one:/ Goldin dise classical musician.iifewilI brine gets $125,000. ture safer, fa Xenakis, a : .<nmentall\ •- Greek who lives in Pf® last niglr ed as oneofeonte ASA vision, most innovative atcip-e system_ posers. neerin;; .= He once coir ianges in en work “By 2001 \Y source was air:: planets, me .ploring bh Lasorda spt“ on heart attf, able 'S |JI ■Hthe land.' Laurie Marks is a good singer to listen to as long as she is not singing her own music. Unfortunately, on her latest re lease, Selfish, Marks has written six of the ten offerings, which makes for an ear-jangling sound. Her jazzy, sultry voice is a joy to listen to on the other four songs, especially “Sun’s Gonna Rise,” which terrificly showcases her style and talent. Marks is not a good songwriter, though, and the incredible guitar riffs her band introduces on the original songs cannot make up for her boring lyrics and obnoxious vocal lines. Marks should definitely stay in the business and record another album — she just needs to sing someone else’s music. (Grade: C-) Anka believes he has lasting power -Susan Overcash Manisha Parekh GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Paul Anka puts himself in the same class with Aerosmith. The teen idol of the ’50s and early ’60s said the hard rockers have staying power—just like him. Other rockers stress "form over content," the 57-year-old Anka said Sunday. “They are actually manu factured entertainment groups. They are a product of technology. What you are listening to is tech nology." But not Aerosmith. he said, and certainly not himself. He and the ’70s band have sustained their ap peal by sticking to their roots. Anka, who is in demand in Las Vegas, wrote “Diana," “Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and “Puppy Love." 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