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Page 2 • Tuesday, June 1, 1999 The Bat Aggielife Carlos Guedes Toda America Heads Up Records It is unfortunate the average American mall rat reflexively sputters out “Ricky Martin” when the subject of good Latin music comes up in conversation. These same people would probably not give a second listen to Carlos Guedes or his brand of Latin jazz, which blends the best of American jazz improvisation and Afro-Venezuelan percussion. From the opening screams on “Halloween” to the final cover of a 50-year-old classic “Toda Ameri ca,” Guedes leads the listener through a series of grooves that never get tiring because each bar of each piece is performed with a subtly different flavor. This is home-cooked fajitas, not Taco Bell. This is music designed to be mellow and intoxicating — the complex tapestries woven by Guedes and his cadre of elite mu sicians provoke thought and in spire the listener to drift off into lucid daydreams. At the same time, the album leads listeners into a no-man’s land crafted masterfully for the sole purpose of learning how to enjoy the real Latin music, not the one stop pop singles lined up like so many CD cases at Sam Goody. (Grade: A) —Stephen Wells Various Artists Music From the Motion Picture Go Sony Music If you have seen the movie Go and you like it, then chances are that you will like the music from the movie as well. The word best describing the soundtrack is. diverse. With bands ranging from the popular No Doubt and under ground faves BT and DJ Rap to the kitschy sounds of Jimmy Lux ury, this is a compilation heavy on diversity. By now everyone has probably heard No Doubt’s “New,” but it is far from being the best cut on the soundtrack. Philip Steir’s remix of “Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf is notable because it mixes in hints of new music while still staying true to the original. Len’s “Steal My Sunshine” has also been making the rounds on modern rock stations with it’s catchy hook. While the movie leans heavily on techno and dance tracks, there are only a few songs like this on the album, most notably “Good To Be Alive” by DJ Rap and “Gangster Tripping” by club fa vorite Fatboy Slim. Both are ap propriate for the central themes of the movie. One of the pleasant surprises is Lionrock’s “Fire Up The Shoe- saw” which recalls the opening scenes of the movie. This CD is good for everyone who enjoys going to clubs and hearing different types of music that can make you want to shake your rump. (Grade: B +) Mike Maddux mililteiiiiiniiiiU'ni lnriu«*«w HU* TPtvtm Or. Or*? F»M Ostmm J of P’aln Snoop Oo^cjy Oogty Nil tight y Oy N^ttr* party Various Artists Millenium Hip-Hop Party Rhino Entertainment To steal a line from Saturday Night Live’s Goat Boy, “Hey, re member the eighties?” No one will have this problem after being taken back to 1989 with Millenni um Hip-Hop Party, a solid compi lation of late eighties rap and dance hits. With artists ranging from House Of Pain to Arrested Development to PM Dawn, no one should have trouble finding a song that they once grooved to if they were a hip-hop fan. There are a few tracks that don’t really fit the mold here, most notably “What’s My Name” by Snoop Dogg and “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” by Dr. Dre. But the album still reaches it goal of tak ing you back to the still develop ing stages of hip-hop with classic cuts like Run-DMCs “Walk This Way” and Grandmaster Flash’s “White Lines (Don’t Do It),” per haps one of the groundbreaking early tracks in hip-hop. The best thing about the al bum may be what it does not have on it — no Vanilla Ice any where to be found. Junior high will come quickly to mind with songs like Digital Underground’s “The Humpty Dance,” “Baby Got Back,” from Sir Mix-A-Lot, and the ever-fresh “Bust A Move,” by Young MC. For any true hip-hop fan, this is a definite must have. It is easy to throw a party, pop in this CD, and watch people bust out with the Cabbage Patch or the Electric Slide. It’s almost certainly guar anteed to have everybody keeping it real. (Grade: A-) — Mike Maddux Elliott Smith xo Dreamworks Records On his fourth solo album, El liott Smith has established him self as a melodic genius while at the same time entrancing his lis teners with the vulnerability of his voice and his brilliantly intro spective lyrics. “Sweet Adeline” is about heartache in a world where peo ple are too afraid to show their true selves. Lyrics like “Make it over/Make it stay away/Or hate will make the ending/Love start ed to say” drive his point home rather effortlessly. The beautiful “Waltz #2” is based along the same lines, deal ing with a man who sounds like he has lost his true love. This album is perfect for some one who likes poetry and likes to delve into their own soul to re flect on their true feelings. There are a few lighter songs, like “Baby Britain” and “Bled White” that, while they are not exactly cheery, do seem to make foot tapping a possibility. For a perfect example of what this album is all about, listen to “Pisteleh.” This song captures the essence of Elliott Smith and his songwrit ing style brilliantly. (Grade: A) — Mike Maddux Bomb scare stops Rogers concert LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of more than 3,000 people at a Kenny Rogers concert at Royal Al bert Hall in London, his publicist said Monday. No bomb was found and no in juries were reported Sunday night, publicist Cheryl Kagan said. The concert was supposed to be the last for the country singer during a 10-nation tour, but it will be rescheduled. “I’m extremely disappointed,” Rogers said, who was about to take the stage when police rec ommended the evacuation. “I don’t understand who ben efits from this. It’s an unpolitical gathering of people who are out for a night of good fun." Royal Albert Hall confirmed the concert was canceled be cause of a security alert. They wouldn’t say whether anyone claimed responsibility for the threat. Lipinsky hosts skating camp TROY, Mich. (AP) — Tara Lipin- ski knows a thing or two about figure skating and doesn’t mind sharing her secrets. The Olympic gold medalist helped with a session on jumps Sunday at a skating clin ic attended by about 300 skaters of all ages. “There’re tons of kids (here),” Lipinski said, who turns 17 on June 10. “Without them, I would n’t be able to do what I love. “For them to be able to meet me makes me feel happy that they’re happy about it.” Ms. Lipinski turned pro after winning the gold in Japan. Kravitz collapses during concert HOLMDEL, NJ. (AP) — Lenny Kravitz collapsed back stage dur ing a concert, allegedly from heat exhaustion. Kravitz played four songs Sun day night, then walked off stage and collapsed while the band LIPINSKY PEOPLE IN THE NEWS continued to play at the PNC Bank Arts Center. The show was cut short, and an announcement said the cause of the collapse was heat ex haustion. Kravitz, who has been touring with the Black Crowes and Ever- last, was the final act in the first concert held at the arts center this season. Messages left Monday with the arts center and Kravitz’s pub licist weren’t immediately re turned. Mathison plays in golf tournament BERMUDA RUN, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Mathison has some re assuring words for fans of his character Ryan Lavery on “All My Children.” “I would love to move into prime time and films," Mathison said. “That’s a long-term goal for me. “However, I consider myself very lucky to be working as an ac tor and on ‘All My Children.’ “If I had a long career in day time, I would consider myself very lucky.” Mathison was in town to play in a golf tournament that also at tracted actor M. Emmett Walsh, figure skater Scott Hamilton and “Entertainment Tonight” co-host Bob Goen. Mathison said he hadn’t ex pected to fulfill his dream of be coming an actor. “I come from a professional family,” Mathison said. “Being an actor wasn’t in the cards. But I would go to the movies and think, ’I could do that.”’ Eight months after his first au dition, he landed the role on “All My Children.” Wonder receives music award STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Three years ago, Stevie Wonder sang “Happy Birthday” to Swe den’s King Carl XVI Gustaf for his 50th. On Monday, the king gave Wonder the Polar Music Prize and a check for $125,000. The Royal Swedish Academy of Music picked Wonder and com poser Iannis Xenakis as this year’s winners. The prize is endowed by the late Stikkan Andersson, whose record company release:! songs of Swedish supej ABBA. It is awarded annually! popular and one classical cian. Xenakis, a Romania! Greek who lives in Paris.v able to attend the cereir Berwald concert hall bee illness. His daughter accep: prize check. _ Former winners inclyde| McCartney, Ravi ShankoL Dizzie Gillespie. Country singei reflects on cai# NASHVILLE, Tenn. (4 Mark Wills, fresh from the new male vocalist awaj the Academy of Country 1 says his love of countrym.i gan with a Conway Twittyi and a Fisher-Price record:! He was 3 at the tiri: played the record over aT- on his multicolored plastj “Mom and Dad finally* me other (country) record'l quit playing that one," I* Country Weekly magazine! June 8 issue. Wills is known for his I "Wish You Were Here.’ ; Races benefit Joyner charitie LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. I Three-thousand runners Y road Monday to remember Flo rence Griffith Joyner, including the late sprint er's husband and daughter. The 13-mile and 5K races, named for the Olympic medalist who died Sept. 21, raisec| than $100,000 for the! Memorial Community Err! ment Foundation and Saddi Memort^IMedical Center. “It was breathtaking—if Florence was," Joyner's said. “I wish she was heref the love the people havef her." Joyner, who also is anCl gold medalist, ran the 5Kcf The couple's 8-year-old daT Mary, ran in the IK Mary* Children's Race. Friends and family pay last respects to Hi CALGARY, Canada (AP) — Politicians and singers joined professional wrestlers and fans at a funeral Monday for wrestler Owen Hart. Hart, 34, known as the Blue Blazer, plunged 70 feet to his death last Sunday during a dramatic entrance for a match in Kansas City, Mo. Some 1,300 mourners packed the invitation-only service Monday. Among them were pro wrestlers Hulk Hogan, Road Dogg, Gorilla Monsoon, Paul Bearer, Sgt. Slaughter and Stone Cold Steve Austin, who arrived on buses bearing a banner reading “Owen You Will Always Be In Our Hearts.’’ Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and his wife, Colleen, also attended the funeral. Singer Collin Raye opened the service singing “One Boy, One Girl,” Hart’s favorite song, and “Amazing Grace.” Hart’s six brothers were to serve as pallbearers. Hart’s wife, Martha, told mourners sheluf nearly half her life with the wrestler. “I didn’t sleep at all last night because I doi[ how to say goodbye,” she said. “1 don’t wi him go.” Outside, some 1,000 fans stood listeningto vice over loudspeakers in a drizzling rain. Bonnie Carpenter, 16, and a few of her!* skipped school for the funeral. “We lost a great man — he was a great rol for me and a great Canadian who spoke his mi said. Hart, the son of former Olympic wrestler? launched his career with the World Wrestling! tion in 1989. Police said Hart’s death appeared accident may have inadvertently unhooked a harness# ing lowered from the arena rafters, police saii; Life isn’t that hard. It’s Just those damn tests that make it so difficult. 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