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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 +)
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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
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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
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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
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popular and one classical
cian.
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McCartney, Ravi ShankoL
Dizzie Gillespie.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (4
Mark Wills, fresh from
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the Academy of Country 1
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Races benefit
Joyner charitie
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road Monday to
remember Flo
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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.
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Florence was," Joyner's
said. “I wish she was heref
the love the people havef
her."
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gold medalist, ran the 5Kcf
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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;
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