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Lansing record label showcases its roster

Dan Julian
February 26, 2002

Lansing - In front of a table of middle-aged locals celebrating a 30-year-old’s birthday and working folk kicking back Saturday at the Point After Eatery & Pub, five bands on the Lansing-based Rexrode Records celebrated its roster. Curt Micol, president of Rexrode Records, said the review went far beyond his expectations. “I thought the bands had really good shows and they had a lot of fans there,” he said.

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Professor puts poems to music for Earth Prayers

Amy Bartner
February 25, 2002

East met West in a show of pure cultural collaboration at the music auditorium on Saturday. In an eclectic fusion of musicians and instruments, music Professor John Kratus and several students from the School of Music performed about 20 songs for the concert “Earth Prayers.” “This has got to be one of the most unusual concerts the School of Music has put on,” Kratus said.

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Monsters storm Breslin

Joe Sweeney
February 25, 2002

Monster trucks ripped through Breslin Center Friday and Saturday and brought car-crushing, crowd pleasing, high-octane action for the two-day crowd of 12,000.“We come for the loud noise and to see the smile on his face,” James Morris of Waverly said, gesturing to his son Nick, 5. Nick said his favorite truck is Bulldozer, but he would settle rooting for Grave Digger since Bulldozer was not at the show.

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Damned is goth at its worst

Drew Harmon
February 25, 2002

There are few things in this world funnier than goth kids. While their closest modern likeness is the clown, and they are very rarely intentionally funny, goth kids are trying to be scary and turn out hilarious. Walking around in torn-up mesh and leather clothing with face paint, fake fangs and a bad attitude, they always brighten up a day.

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Celebrity names plague some of U

Leslie Escobar
February 22, 2002

Having the same name as a celebrity, whether he or she is beautiful and talented or ugly and boring, could be fun. Or annoying. Especially if it’s the same name as an elderly rock star with a prominent, well-publicized history of drug use. “I’ve heard it since fifth grade,” said Spanish senior Keith Richards.

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Entertainment briefs

Students put fashions on the catwalk AMY BARTNER The Student Apparel Design Association presents a fashion show entitled “Seriously.

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Check out Studiotone at Ricks

Dan Julian
February 22, 2002

Lansing band Studiotone has been going through some changes lately. “We’ve basically been working on breaking in our two new members, Jeff (Graham, guitarist) and (bass player and physiology junior) Brock (Elsesser) and working on new tracks,” vocalist Brent Nuffer said.

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Student play a must-see

Tanee Elston
February 22, 2002

Quirky characters and body parts in the freezer make “Betty’s Summer Vacation” a good choice for entertainment of a different breed this weekend. The show, presented by a student production team of MSU’s Department of Theatre, is a humorous thriller with a variety of eccentric people involved, including a serial killer, a flasher and a sex manic. Director Khalid Bhatti, a theater sophomore, said the characters in the play are a bunch of oddballs vacationing in a beach house owned by a bizarre landlady.

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Vagina to address female issues

Tanee Elston  and  Amy Bartner
February 21, 2002

A group of about 30 performers proudly belted out what many women across the world always have been afraid to say: “We are worried about our vaginas!” A generation of estrogen-powered women strike down all taboos and mention all unmentionables in the performance of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” “I hope people can understand the problems women have with violent crimes being committed against them,” director and theater sophomore Patti Wheeler said.

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Album satisfies craving for solid musicianship

Dan Julian
February 21, 2002

As with any trend in music, there are going to be leaders and followers. For emo (short for emotional) rock, the leaders are bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate and the somewhat late-comers, the Get Up Kids. Many bands try to follow the lead of these greats, but come up short. But local group Ettison Clio clearly leads as the best example of this genre to come out of East Lansing in quite a while. The band consists of interdisciplinary humanities junior Stephanie Gunther (vocals), telecommunication junior J.P.

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The Music Man

Tanee Elston
February 21, 2002

For some, the event was a new experience and a family affair. Gov. John Engler said he brought his wife and triplets to see the show. “I wanted my girls to see a classical musical with good production,” Engler said.