Campus With a Dream Week
January 18 - 2J, 2003
Kweisi Mfume
President and CEO of NAACP
Will be speaking on Tuesday,
January 21, at Rudder Theater
7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by:
The Department of Multicultural Services
The Vice President of Student Affairs Admission is free
The Memorial Student Center
Tuesday
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Tuesday, January 21, 2003
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THE BATTALI
Lil' Kim, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee
Zellweger, Richard Gere
Chicago: The Soundtrack
Epic Records
While the movie has not yet opened nationwide, the sound
track to the much-talked-about musical “Chicago” has already
hit music stores. The album gives a glimpse into a production
that has already earned three Golden Globe awards.
Featuring the original cast recordings from the movie, the
album reveals that lead actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee
Zellweger, Queen Latifah and lead actor Richard Gere are more
than just pretty faces. A pleasant surprise is the vocal talent of
Zeta-Jones. Her full voice will make listeners wonder why she
has been missing from their stereos for so long.
The soundtrack includes songs not featured in the movie as
well. “Class” is a slow, smooth number with Zeta-Jones and
Latifah that was (unfortunately) cut from the movie in the final
edit. The other two bonus tracks, “Cell Block Tango” (recorded
by Latifah, Lil’ Kim and Macy Gray) and “Love Is A Crime”
(recorded by Anastacia) were simply inspired by the movie and
could have easily been left off the album without having lost
much. With its 1920s flavor, “Chicago’s” jazzy soundtrack is
one which will find a welcome audience among musical lovers.
expect.
McMurtry is not an artist that will be found on any popu
radio station, but he is one that should be found in any indis
criminate music lover’s collection.
—Denise Sd
Matchbox Twenty
The String Quartet Tribute to
Matchbox Twenty
Vitamin Records
It seems inevitable that once a group gets popular, a tribe;
album will soon surface. Matchbox Twenty’s tribute comesi
form of a string quartet performing nine songs randomly chos
off the group’s first two albums. Yourself or Someone Like)
and Mad Season, as well as one original piece.
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Sugar Hill Records
how much better the original works are than the remakes.As
beautiful as the music is on the tribute album, it accentuates:
Matchbox Twenty is a rock group. Songs such as “Bent" and
“Busted” rely on heavy electric guitars to bring them powerr
emotion. The songs “3 a.m." and "Leave” need the soulful hr: 011 l h e Horr
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Those who prefer quality over popularity should not miss
James McMurtry’s newest album, “Saint Mary of the Woods.”
Texas singer/songwriter McMurtry can’t be called country, nor
can he be called rock. He lands right in the middle, creating
music that tells a story backed with a beat that will make the
listener want to play the disc and drive.
Partially recorded in Austin, Texas, the album has an unmis
takable Texas flavor. Each track tells a story; yet, these are not
the typical fall-in-or-out-of-love songs most artists reply upon.
Instead, McMurtry’s stories have real meaning and invite the
listener to pay close attention. The rhythmic guitars and under
lying percussion help build the songs’ emotional appeal, making
the album hard to forget.
For a quick sample of what to expect on the album, go
straight to the final track, “Choctaw Bingo.” With the opening
rhythm and lines “Strap them kids in / Give ‘em a little bit
vodka in a cherry coke / We’re goin’ to Oklahoma to the family
reunion,” there is no doubt what kind of a ride listeners should
liner is incorrect. While all the songs are present on the disc,
are not performed in the listed order. This can be deceivinga;
frustrating to listeners searching for a particular track.
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a fun album for a die-hard Matchbox Twenty fan. it’s not one
which the casual listener will have much interest.
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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Robert Downey Jr.
understands the public's curiosity with his
past drug and alcohol troubles. The self-dep
recating actor even beats people to the punch
to toss out a wisecrack.
"Thank you, I'll be drunk by 10,
told an audience at the
Festival over the weekend,
after a viewer asked him
what he drew from his
own life to help play the
title character in "The
Singing Detective," his first
film since completing pro
bation and rehabilitation
that followed years of sub
stance abuse.
'The Singing Detective"
DOWNEY JR.
marks an edgy comeback for Downey, 37,
an Academy Awards nominee for 1992's
"Chaplin" and an Emmy nominee for "Ally
McBeal," a TV gig he ultimately lost
because of ongoing drug arrests.
Adapted by Dennis Potter from his 1986
miniseries, "The Singing Detective" is a
film-noir musical fantasy about a mystery
writer afflicted with a disease that attacks
the joints and causes agonizing skin psori
asis. Potter, who died in 1994, suffered
from the same disease.
Downey's character flits from bedridden
reality, to fantasies where he's a tough, croon
ing gumshoe, to painful recollections of child
hood trauma.
The actor said his own experiences gave
him inspiration to tackle Potter's deliciously
cynical character.
"Sure, there's that whole idea of being able
to use an affliction as a weapon, and there's
nothing better for someone who's abused
drugs as frequently as I," Downey said in an
interview at Sundance, which runs through
Sunday. "The best defense is a good offense."
"The Singing Detective" co-stars Robin
Wright Penn, Katie Holmes, Jeremy Northam
and Mel Gibson, whose company produced
the film. The producers premiered it at
Sundance hoping to land a distributor to put
the film into theaters.
Downey's legal troubles began in
when police found cocaine, heroin anda:
tol in his vehicle. Years of probation, i5
treatment and periodic arrests followed!
summer, Downey ended probation afteii
isfying a judge he had been clean andsh
for more than a year.
For much of that time, Downey manage!
land roles in movies, among
"Bowfinger" and "U.S. Marshals," thouf
has been three years since his lastt
"Wonder Boys."
"He's a very sweet man. That's why pee
wanted to give him so many chances:
why they've stuck with him," said
Gordon, director of "The Singing Detetf
who co-starred with Downey in Rod
Dangerfield's 1980s comedy "Back to Sdif
"He's a goodhearted soul. Whatever hisf
sonal demons and struggles, he seems'
he's doing great. Clean and clear-eyed:
focused. Enjoying life and feeling free oft
past."
The 2003 Bridal Show & Benefit
Sunday, February 2nd *11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Reed Arena
Tickets are $ 1 0.00 and are available at TicketMaster,
MSC Box Office & Reed Arena
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