Page 8 - The Behrend College Collegian Thursday, March 19, 1998 Everything does everything well John Amorose stuff writer The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do. The same holds true in the world of music. Artists like Chuck Berry, The Beatles, and Run D.M.C. extrapolated from the existing plane of music and tried something new; regardless of how many records they would sell, or people they would piss off. That's how things get changed. Continuing in this spirit of evolution is the Virginia based band Everything, and their major label debut Super Natural (Blackbird). Everything combines modern electronic sounds with natural guitar rhythms, creating a panorama of Recording in the house was simultaneously complex and innovative, mirroring the band itself. Everything never stops searching for something that might add more texture to their music. sound that is both cutting-edge and sweet as honey. The hand began playing at James Madison University, where they first met, and later on nearby campuses like UNC-Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech. At each show their fan base increased and the buzz grew stronger, with self-distributed albums Solid and Labrador topping 50,000. Many times these energy filled performances include individually-tailored light shows, involving big screen visual projections which enhance various song lyrics and themes. Rosa Luxemburg reviewed by Jon Stubbs jeutures editor On Tuesday, Professor Ursula Davis hosted the first of three films in the Women's Films Studies program at Penn State - Behrend this month. The first feature was German director Margarethe von Trotta's film Rosa Luxemburg. Rosa Luxemburg is the true story of the early I9oo's German socialist leader and advocate of the same name. Von Trotta depicts Luxemburg as a headstrong, determined revolutionary as well as a lover and a caring mother. Luxemburg was born in Poland on March 5, 1871. She later abandoned her homeland in 1889 to avoid imprisonment and fled to Switzerland, where she studied natural science and political economy at the University of Zurich. She later moved to Germany, where she began her crusade against the Russian regime. Luxemburg became involved with the German Social Democratic Party in the early 1900's. There, she fell Everything released a full-length feature home video entitled Easy Living in 1996, and a CD-ROM promotion for their successful internet tour. Their website (http:\\www. ecolon.com) averages 40,000 hits per month. The band signed with The Blackbird Recording Company in May '97 and spent the summer recording Super Natural in a converted pre-Civil War manorhouse in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Each room was used for its specific acoustics, and the tranquillity itself was used to inspire a creativity that only the foothills of the majestic Blue Ridge mountains could. Recording in the house was simultaneously complex and innovative, mirroring the band itself. Everything never stops searching for something that might add more texture to their music. Jim Ebert, whose credits include work with Madonna, Toni Braxton, Ice Cube, and Everclear, flew in from Los Angeles to produce the mainstream debut. Super Natural starts off with the miasmic title track. The distorted guitars, coupled with beautiful horn sections and harmonized voices, overwhelms the senses and entices the listener to continue. The album next moves to in love with and had the child of Leo Tyzska, a fellow revolutionary. Director von Trotta emphasizes the stress of being a political activist as well as a mother: Tyzska expresses his concern for Rosa as well as their child when he says, "Rosa, do you want to be a revolutionary or a It is a truly inspiring film that is equal in spirit to other political movement films such as Dr. Zhivago and The Last Emperor. mother?" Luxemburg, of course wants to be both, demonstrating the feminist sentiment within the film. Another scene that von Trotta employs to display Rosa's independence is a small segment of the film in which Rosa is angry at a friend for posting bail to keep her out of prison. "You know I never like to be in debt!" Rosa complains. Luxemburg was imprisoned once Vu4SIC THE LOGAN WINTERGARDEN SERIES CROSSTOWN TRIO FRIDAY, MARCH 20 BRING YOUR LUNCH TO THE PENN STATE-BEHREND WINTERGARDEN AND ENJOY WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCES IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. ADMISSION IS FREE. PENN "Hooch," a light-hearted cut tackling the pressing college issue of casual drinking to ease the pain. Using only a simple acoustic guitar and light snare beats, "Hooch" is destined to be shouted by inebreiated voices across campuses everywhere. "Spent" is probably the most The Virginia band Eves again in Warsaw during the Russian Revolution of 1905 for her participation in the event. After she was released, she taught in a socialist school in Berlin. There she wrote The Accumulation of Capital, one of her more famous papers. Luxemburg is imprisoned a third time during the outbreak of World' War I for her opposition to the war. After her release in November 1918, she helped to form the Communist Party of Germany. A year later, however, she was arrested and murdered by German troops after the unsuccessful Communist uprising. Rosa Luxemburg is a chronicle of a revolution, a story of an individual's strength, as well as a story of two lovers. It is a truly inspiring film that is equal in spirit to other political movement films such as Dr. Zhivago and The Last Emperor. Professor Davis will also host the other two films in the series, Raise the Red Lantern on Tuesday, March 24 and Antonia's Lie on Tuesday, March 31. TAT E IF The Behrend Erie College Features amazing song of the album. It's the first time on the album where Everything puts the horns down and flat-out jam. The chorus is extremely catchy, and virtually sold the song, as well as the album for me. Super Natural as a whole is a very ACROSS; 1 Mountain passes 5 Declare bluntly 9 Quart halves 14 Touched down 15 Anderson of "WKRP in Cincinnati" 16 Honolulu farewell 17 Baloney manufacturer? 18 Family group 19 Alther and Kudrow 20 Singer Horne 21 Roman poet 22 Dillon and McCoy 23 Blizzard 25 Ms. Tubell 26 Sch. near Harvard 27 Part of TGIF 29 Inc. in the U.K. 32 Church instrument 35 Young hooter 37 Golly 38 Blessing 39 Handle capably 40 Mosaic piece 41 Black gold 42 Graf rival 43 Glowing embers 44 Mischievous fairy 45 Blow-up letters? 46 Pop 47 Fat farm 49 Inclining upward 55 Brit in India 57 "Hud" co-star 58 Lascivious gander 59 Bay window 60 English county 61 Son of Isaac 62 Obvious pretense 63 Mediterranean peak 64 Goes bad 65 Make fit 66 Acuff and Rogers 67 Pick out f ,4 4 unique combination of feelings and sounds, but should be listened to more than once to take in the skillful fusion. Therein lies the only problem with the album. There's so much going on, with saxophone solos, four voices in sweet harmonies, guitars, and so on, it's " . 1 1111 P "0" 01998 Tribune Media Services, Inc All rights reserved. DOWN Causes ranco Outsider Spinet, e.g. Paper tiger Author of "Litt Women" Swedish car Where lovers walk? Dutch sights One kind of fortuneteller Trojan War sti Bittersweet longing One singled Impudence Iniquity Emcee Mack Archer of note Poor grades Orchestra member Vex Links wear Fuel carrier 33 34 35 Little to a Scot Sebaceous cyst Recent walkers More balanced Is able River ends Part easy for the listener to become over whelmed. On my classes-I'd-skip-to-go-see them-scale, Everything receives a respectful four out of five, and I would recommend Super Natural for those true music lovers who thirst for something new. Take care of Shrewd Fabler of yore Peachy Reliance Couch Asian sea
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