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Common grounds present Rocky
The Rocky Horror Picture Show made its silver screen debut in 1975 to moderate success after it was adapted from the original stage play.
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Broken melody
In an increasingly competitive music industry, bands must have more than a popular song or the right look to sign with a major record label.More and more record executives are looking at a combination of live performances, song writing and the band’s ability to sell its own records when deciding whether to offer it a contract.Members of mid-Michigan’s Domestic Problems, 19 Wheels and the Verve Pipe know first hand the stresses of competing for a major contract and the opportunities it provides.MSU alumnus and 19 Wheels guitarist Scott Owens said the band traveled and performed for different record companies this summer.“We’ve started doing a lot of showcasing for labels,” he said.
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Ballet company to perform at Wharton Center
Possibly no one pulled themselves back together after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks quicker than the members of the Ballet Folkl?rico de México. The company was scheduled to perform for U.N.
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Tossing and turning
Andy Campbell has battled insomnia since he was 15. He sometimes walks by the Red Cedar when he can’t sleep; the sound of water soothes his night anxiety. After unsettled nights, the 21-year-old accounting senior says he feels loopy, unable to concentrate and downright groggy.
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School of Music to feature concerts
Musical talent from far and wide is visiting the MSU School of Music this week. Contemporary and avant-garde styles are highlighted.Clarinetist Roslyn Dunlop of Sydney, Australia, and flutist Katherine Kemler of Louisiana State University are coming to East Lansing to share their expertise with music students.
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Album is riff-rock at its best
Default “The Fallout” (TVT Records) Sounding like Alice In Chains with a heavy influence from Creed, Default’s debut album “The Fallout” is a meaty, in your face, head-thrashing rock album.
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Mummy DVD shows shameless promotion
It would be pretty easy to critique “The Mummy Returns” as shallow, meaningless and devoid of value - it is.
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Artist abandons talent on latest
Abandoned Pools “Humanistic” (Extasy Records International) Poor Tommy Walter.
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Film lacks depth
Like many movie fans, I’ve probably seen 1994’s “The Shawshank Redemption” and 1986’s “Stand By Me” about five billion times.
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Album doesnt live up to hype
Meet Travis Meeks. Travis Meeks likes the name of his band so much that he made its first two albums self-titled. Travis Meeks wasn’t happy with his band, so he dismissed many of the original bandmembers and put himself in the sole spotlight.
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String quartet to perform Thursday
Wharton Center will host a “wild, wide mix” of musical genres Thursday night when the Turtle Island String Quartet performs, violist Danny Seidenberg said. The ensemble, which plays at 7:30 p.m., mixes an array of styles with classical, the traditional chamber music fare. “It ranges from folk to bluegrass to R&B,” Wharton spokesman Bob Hoffman said.
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Vega doesnt show her age
Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray (A&M Records) Suzanne Vega has been making records since 1985.
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Ben Folds awes Clutch Cargos
Pontiac - It had been almost two years since Ben Folds Five played at a Michigan venue. On Sunday night at Clutch Cargo’s in Pontiac, Ben Folds returned, minus the five. It was the same sold-out place, the same Baldwin SF-10 piano, mostly the same fans. The Folds faithful started showing up about 2 p.m.
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Thrills lacking in Dont Say a Word
Michael Douglas has got it pretty well figured out, I’d say. Why? It’s quite simple - he’s married to Catherine Zeta-Jones, and he does a movie where he gets to fool around with Famke Janssen and hang out with Brittany Murphy.
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3 Doors Down fly into U
Kryptonite might be crippling for Superman, but 3 Doors Down simply turned it into platinum. Then the band took it on the road and turned it into a high-energy show for people with different tastes. An estimated 2,100 fans filled the floor and the lower bowl of Breslin Student Events Center on Saturday to see the band play its unique style of pop and mellow rock, among other things.
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Manplanet to bring unique style to Lansing tonight
For those looking to have a good time tonight, look no further than Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., which will be hosting the Minneapolis band Manplanet. The average bar-hopper should be in for a treat because it’s not what the band says, but how it says it.
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Zoolander saved by Stillers comedy
It’s popcorn, all right? Over and over again, I get asked what the globs are that mark how I rate the movies on a scale of one to five.
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Weekend Guide
Friday The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse will present Nashville singer/songwriter Stacey Earle at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St.. She will be joined by Mark Stuart on lead guitar and vocals.
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3 Doors Down to perform at Breslin
3 Doors Down will be just down the road from MSU students when the national rock band plays at Breslin Center on Saturday night. The band is currently touring in the wake of their debut album “The Better Life,” which spawned the hit singles “Kryptonite,” “Loser” and “Life of My Own.” 3 Doors Down didn’t have an opening act scheduled for the show, so promoters scoured the area and invited local band Aventine to perform. The band hasn’t played recently because drummer Chris Ploeg left the band for unknown reasons.
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Writer to speak Friday
Add Gary Gildner to your list of accomplished people to visit your campus during your college careers. Sure, this accomplished writer and MSU alumnus doesn’t draw attention like Bill Clinton or Elie Wiesel, but his work speaks of itself. The MSU grad, who’s work includes “The Second Bridge,” “The Warsaw Sparks” and the 1996 Iowa Poetry Prize-winning “The Bunker in the Parsley Fields,” will make a stop Friday.