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THE BATTALION
The hunt for Blue October
Recently signed quartet stops by College Station to perja
BY KYLE WHITACRE
The Battalion
This weekend Texas A&M will lind
out if the hype surrounding the part-San
Marcos, part-I louston based quartet Blue
October is true or just another industry
gimmick.
The band raised eyebrows when it
signed a six-figure deal with Universal
Records. When Universal merged with
Polygram Records last year, the band
was put on high priority and paired with
English producer Nick Launay, who pro
duced major albums for bands such as
INXS, Talking Heads, Semisonic, Sil-
verchair and Midnight Oil.
Influences from Faith No More to
Dave Matthew’s Band can be heard in
the pure rock sound of the band.
Blue October’s album on Universal
is scheduled to he released sometime this
spring.
So far, the band has had very little
press coverage, with almost all the praise
for the band coming from its hometow n
papers, the Houston Press and Public
News, but this may change w ith the re
lease of the new album.
The band is led by singer and guitarist
Justin Furstendeld, whose brother. Jere
my Furstendeld, plays drums for the
quartet. While attending the Houston
High School for Performing and Visual
Arts, Justin met Ryan Delahoussaye,
who plays violin and mandolin for the
hand. Justin and Delahoussaye funned
Blue October in 1996, convincing
Justin’s brother, who had recently let!
Soutwest Texas State, u join Blue (Miw
WHO: BLUE OCTOBER, SLY LETTER
WHERE: SHADOW CANYON
WHEN: FRIDAY 8:00 P.M.
People in the News
DICAPRIO
DiCaprio identifies
with current role
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Leonar
do DiCaprio said his role as a rootless
backpacker in Thailand in The Beach
reflects his own
life search.
“It was the
only thing that I
really connected
with and really
thought meant
something,” he
said in Wednes
day’s USA Today.
“Not to say
that I only want to
do projects that
have some sort of message to society,
but 1 really identified with this charac
ter’s search forgetting out of a robotic
existence and trying to find some sort
of real sensation of emotion.’.’
The Beach opens Feb. Il.lt follows
Titanic, which made DiCaprio a super-
star.
DiCaprio, 25, takes his profession
seriously and said he is grateful for the
fame.
“It’s a series of much more highs
and lows since Titanic, but I think I’m
a very fortunate person,” he said. “1
don’t have a negative attitude about
fame at all. I’m not tortured or con
strained by it.... It’s given me the op
portunity to do the one thing in my life
that I know is a true passion of mine,
which is acting.”
Isley Brothers sell
catalog of songs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Isley
Brothers’ music catalog was pulled off
the auction block after an investment
group proposed a $6.5 million deal that
would let Ronald Isley retain his share
of the rights to such songs as “Shout”
and “It’s Your Thing.”
The catalog, which also includes
“Twist and Shout,” went on the auction
block alter Isley declared Chapter 7, or
involuntary bankruptcy. A large pan of
his debt is from an Internal Revenue Ser
vice claim of nearly S5 million.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Ange
les postponed the auction until Feb. 23
afVr the proposed deal was reached
Tuesday by the Pullman Group. I MI. Is
ley and his bankruptcy trustee.
The New York-based Pullman (iroup
invented the so-called “Bowie Kinds."
named after rocker David Bowie, in
which music assets are pledged to secure
bonds and the debt is repaid from royal
ties. The Pullman (iroup would issue 15-
to 20-year bonds to cover Isley's debt.
Isley or his heirs would resume receiv
ing profits from the song copyrights af
ter the bonds expire.
Isley’s most valuable property is his
one-third interest in the Isley Brothers’
catalog. He and his brothers Rudolph
and O’Kelly w rote more than 200 songs.
Henry files brutality
suit against police
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hartnel
I lenry, the master of ceremonies for Zig-
gy Marley & The Melody Makers, has
filed a federal brutality lawsuit against
police, claiming an officer roughed him
up outside a club in August and broke
his leg.
Henry, whose stage name is Sky
High, was outside the House of Blues
when two'plainclothes officers ordered
him to spread his legs and frisked him,
the lawsuit said.
After Henry asked to see badges, one
of the officers handcuffed him and a
third officer pushed through the crowd,
grabbed him and dragged him down the
street, the suit claims.
That officer, Jack Hoffman, is ac
cused in the suit of slamming Henry
against a car and throwing him against a
wall, breaking his leg.
The suit, filed Friday, seeks unspec
ified damages.
“It is a shame we had to file a laxx-
suit to obtain a resolution to the most un
fortunate incident,” Alan Goodman, an
attorney for I lenry and the Kind said.
Lt. Marlon Dcfilfo, a police
spokesman, said the department had not
seen the suit and had no comment.
Michael J. Fox to
leave “Spin City”
LOS ANGI LI S (AP) “Spin
City” star Michael J. Fox said Tuesday
he is leas ing the ABC sitcom, but not
show business, because of his fight
against Parkinson’s disease.
Fox. who revealed in 1998 that he
suffers from the degenerative neurolog
ical disorder that affects movement,
said this will be his last season xxith the
highly rated series.
"1 could not he more proud of the
show ... and all that we have accom
plished over the last four years, yet I feel
that right now my time and energy would
be better spent w ith my family and xxork-
ing toward a cure for Parkinson’s dis
ease," the 38-year-old actor said.
“This does
not mean I am re
tiring from act
ing. producing or
directing, only
that I want to re
lieve the strain of
producing and
performing a
weekly network
series,” he said in
a statement.
ABC, which
had no comment
on the show’s future, called “Spin
City” a "labor of love” for Fox.
“Clearly there arc more important
things in life and we w ish Michael and
his family our heartfelt thanks and sup
port," the network said. “We look for
ward to working with Michael in his fu
ture endeavors.”
Fox, who is up for a Golden Globe
award Sunday, plays a hard-charging
deputy mayor on the series now in its
fourth sear. His co-stnkB
Bostxxick and Heather UcfS
joined the cast this seasoc §
The former star of the ss#'’
il\ Ties' and the Backk-mk
mox ics told of his meunr fs
the December I998is«:p
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cause he thought he couldiq
ily and other sufteren o( spy
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daughters, xx ith actressTijrp|
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the little linger on his letter
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though a doctor told hnkafil
lion for many years, the«®
grossed and he suffered ^
entire left side and violcr- r
Children's auD'
to take timec
BOSTON (AP) - Be 2-|
children’s Kniks about
vark is putting the beloved.Mf
character, his sister I).W ad3
friends on the shelf. *
Marc Broxxn, 53, w hoc
25 years ago. said he lus i
“give myself permission top
paint." I lis contract with pubis
Brow n calls for two morebewf
ter that he plans to takeabre^
"Oh. I’ll still be involved |
gixmg myself a hiatus lof<p>
Brown told the Boston Henk k
Arthur, whose standardgi' :
a sweater and eyeglasses,to?
lessons about problem solviiy f
specting others.
Brown has written 51 him
that have sold more than
copies. I lis characters also IIS'!
to popularity with the succe|
Emmy award-winning show''
telex ision. A stage version. "4
Live Adventure," started onif
tour last fall.
Brown said he plans tocotMi •
as the creative producer of the
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