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BEveryone remembers watching Dorothy’s lighthearted
romp through mystical Oz, where yellow bricks line the
way to the glistening Emerald City and horses change col
or with every blink of the eye. Now, Texas A&M students
will have a chance to see how Dorothy’s ruby
slippers glisten in the light of the dark side
of the moon.
■ Events featuring sounds that fall in
tht “alternative” side of music can be
a i irity at A&M, but, for those stu
dents waiting for such an occasion,
the Memorial Student Center Film
■ciety and MSC Town Hall will pre
sent Festival of Oz this week.
I This three-day program will put at
Mnter stage just what happens when the
cl; sic film The Wizard of Oz is merged
■th the endorphin-inducing music of Pink
Floyd.
■ The free program begins tonight at 8 in MSC 24 with
Ihi Film Society’s presentation of The Wizard of Oz and will feature
Dr. Douglas A. Brooks, an assistant English professor, who will
'speak about the movie.
m The program will follow up with the presen-
■tion of Return to OZ Wednesday. The festi-
’viil will end Thursday with Dark Side of Oz,
'which replaces the soundtrack to The Wizard
(f Oz with the Pink Floyd album Dark Side
the Moon.
I The music and lyrics of the album coin
cide with the film, but those who
work with Town Hall and to get a programming relationship established,”
Puckett said. “We knew there was a cult following to Dark Side of the
Moon, based on the Internet. We knew the program had been done in Col
lege Station, but never on campus and never free to students.”
Leslie Mebane, Town Hall coordinator for the event and a sophomore cell
and molecular biology major, said Town Hall members will be active in ad
vertising the event.
“The three movies are personal favorites of mine, so I’m excited about
it,” Mebane said. “During Town Hall’s Lunchbox hour, we’re playing Pink
Floyd and dressing up to advertise the event. I’m going to be Dorothy. I’ve
We knew the program had been done
in College Station, but never on campus
and never free to students/
— Jason Puckett
President of MSC Film Society
always wanted to buy a pair of ruby slippers. Now I have an ex
cuse to.”
But Mebane’s ruby slippers are not the only reward of this
program. Prizes will be given away Thursday. They includ
ing a Wizard of Oz DVD, a Dark Side of the Moon CD and
two tickets to Aggie Cinema events.
• Nosa Asowata, director of audience education for Film
Society and a junior computer engineering major, said
’have the original dialogue and songs memorized
’ tieed not worry. A sheet with a list of references
to the new fusion of music and lyrics will be
• distributed to the audience before the program
Agitts.
■ Jason Puckett, president of Film Society and
asenior environmental design major, said the
Inoperative nature of the program benefit-
ra the Film Society.
“This was a great opportunity to
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Fatboy Slim
Halfway Between the Cutter and the Stars, Astrelwerks/Skint
by Steve Lichtenstein
While not as sonically engaging as his million-selling predecessor. You've
Come A Long Way, Baby, largely due to lack of the surprise factor and
freshness, Fatboy Slim's latest still packs a punch bouncy enough to be
more than used CD bin fodder. Despite some missteps, like the spacey
Jim Morrison vocal track ’Sunset (Bird of Prey),’’Ha/fway manages to
keep the party going with standard-feeling Fatboy fare like Star 69"and
’Mad Flava.’ But what carries the album are the guest vocals, especially
Macy Gray's two gravelly dynamos, the gospel tinged, ’Praise You"-
esque "Demons,"and the funkafied ’Love Life." All in all. Halfway \s a
solid party effort that leaves you wanting to see Slim get all the way
there next time. GPA: 3.1
Take time to "Praise”: "Demons," ’Talkin' 'Bout My Baby," ""Love Life”
Garaceland
Do What You Want, Foodchain Records
by Steve Lichtenstein
The New Zealand band's second album. Do What You Want, owes
as much to the harmonious dissonance championed by the likes of
Pavement and Frank Black, as to the simply melodious leaning of pop
kings like the Beatles orthe Beach Boys. The influences here are
apparent and unabashed, so nothing sounds too original - which
doesn't obscure the fact that the material here is mostly excellent.
The craftsmanship on warm ballads like "Get Even’’and ’Middle of the
Evening,"and rockers like ’Burning Bridges"and 'Jean"is hard to ignore.
Good stuff. GPA: 3.4
Give a listen to: "Kiss It All Goodbye,” "Good Morning"
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