THE BEHREND BEACON Teibele and Her Demon Matt Parson and Thad Esek rehearse their roles for Behrend's production of Teibele and Her Demon. Esek plays Alchonon and Parson takes on the role of the rabbi. This mysterious and seductive play opens November 12th, and runs until November 21st. Reservations can be made starting on Monday, November Ist, by calling 898-6106. Lee's Best debut by Jermaine Hard Stall NA Till Malcolm D Lee. cousin ail Spike Lee, makes a remarkable debut a, a writer/ director with his film I he Best Man. The movie (elk the \tor\ of an aspiring V. ricer. Harper. Played by Tay, e Diggs w ho reveals the details of his secret lo‘e affairs in his new hook. Harper sparks in tense conflict amongst his gawp I II close friends who are inwl cd in this love rectangle. As the hook floats from reader to reader, its con tents become responsible for the ruining of a wedding reunion planned by the friends. It is up to Harper to fix things for his hest friend's wedding. Taye Diggs and costar Nia Long. who plays an intricate part in the secret love rectangle, both display a significant amount of versatility in their acting with their roles in The Best Man. Neither Long or Diggs were previously seen in such conservative roles. While Diggs B b•t es happens to be built right over the liellmouth, the main breeding by Mike Frawley managing editor Well, with Halloween just around the corner, this is the perfect time to talk abou the newes cult hits on television Warner Brothers new net- work, the WB, is home of the two newes cult pro- grams Buffy the Vampire Slayer which is in its fifth sew spin-off, whi While ma remember Slayer mov, and Luke M rible movie sion show c. basic concept ofßtrffy is to kill vam pires. Buff)/ lives in a nia town called Sunnydale which just plays a miter \V II() is acclaimed by the likes of Oprah Winfrey. Long plays .lordan. a producer 10r13.E.T. (Black NnterLiinment Television). Both ;tie usliall% kno\\ n for stand- 111 II)111,tIllIC 11l (hell in o\ Ltclor kin Nires,e. L .l in tin it West \\ ork. In H ie Rest .11an the two h,t‘e it more inechani cid influence on the unfolding of the plot. Their gioundbreaking - success in this um\ is foreshadow.; leading roles ith a different tone for the The Best Mali is nut a 11111 st see, but I suligest that you go see it. It has a serious theme presented in a hilarious way. It is not the sexual carni \al that is advertised. It deals wnh the complicated iSt.leti of sex and relationships in a slay that all should relate to. Director Malcolm Lee may currently find it difficult to match the acclaim of his cousin, Spike, but his first effort hints that with development and experience he is likely to attain exceptional credibility as a film director. ground fur vampires. Pretty conve nient huh? While many people felt that this Sarah Michelle Geller stars as Buffy Boreanaz as Ange FEATURES STP rebounds rock relapse by Douglas Smith stall writer Stone Temple Pilots arc hack with a very unusual objective. The band's powerful music has to overshadow the highly publicized drug problem of lead singer Scott Weiland. Die hard SIP fans are sure to he happy. but the critics will still wonder about this hand's ability on their new re lease, simply titled No. 4. The album isn't groundbreaking. hut the quartet hits fans with an ag gressive sound filled with emotions. This record is strong, but hardly com- pares to the others as far as commer cial hits go. A couple songs, "At- lama" and "I Got You," seemed to come straight from the 60s as though • • • me • Buffy kills vampires, gets beat up by demons, and still has to get to her 8 a.m. class. This show appeals to people of our generation; college might he had, but vampires arc worse. New this season is a Buffv spin off cal led Angel. Buffy's boyfriend last season was a good vampire called Angel. Well most of you will be able to figure out how well that worked out. So Angel moves to Los Angeles to save his soul and help people. While Buffv always seems to have a bright side to it, Angel is a very dark show. Angel, played by David Boreanaz, is a dark and brooding person which puts a dark spin on the show. Dark humor is prevalent through out the show. Even though there have only been four episodes, this show has great potential. I know that most of my friends think that I watch the show just to watch Sarah Michelle Geller, hut even with another star, this would be a great show. Killing vampires make a cool show, and the sarcastic humor that is thrown into the mix, keep these shows two of the more OCTOBER 29, 1999 performed by the Doors. The hand's calendar seems to he wrong when these songs display their dreamy mood. There is heavier fare with the riff-infested first single "Down" and the winning hut not-so-subtly titled "Sex and Violence.- STP does not change its style to conform to the sounds of today's heavy hitters like Limp Bizkit and Korn. They continue the tradition of mixing up their sounds from a metal sound to a classic rock heat while av eraging the lighter tone they appeared on the scene with. Being a part of the Seattle ;lard rock movement in the early 90s had allowed many critics to pick on the lighter tone. Still STP has compiled many fans over the years with a sound that propelled Blood Hound Gang : Most likely Nope, most likely to rock! to suck? "Whoever can get up on stage and drink this whole case of Dr. Pepper and not puke gets 100 dollars!" And so the concert began. The two-hour drive to Pittsburgh last Thursday was completely worth it when I got to see The Bloodhound Gang perform at Metropol. Not only does the hand play great music; they also have a great stage presence. You can always tell this by the amount of bodily flu ids that are on stage after the con clusion of the concert. And this con cert had it, in abundance. Even though the hand opened up with a song called "Most Likely to Suck", off of their newest album, it was clear by the crowd's reaction that this hand did not suck, but rock. And rock hard they did. Performing old hits like "I Wish I Was Queer, So I Could Get Chicks" and "Fire, Water, Burn" united the audience into one big conglomeration of screaming, crowd surfing maniacs. And the tztiv drink.* the Dr. Pep- by Katie Galley editorial page editor Woodstock revisted with new CD by Deanna Synioski features editor As many of you might remember from the Beacon's first issue of the semester. I have appointed myself (and anyone who isn't Kurt Loder) an authority on Woodstock '99. And while the frenzy and mayhem have seemed to quiet. a two-CD set was released October 19th to rendsh (no pun intended) the events of the festi val. Now ordinarily I would he all for anything that has come out of the three-day concert, but this compila tion-disk set is a feeble attempt at me morializing those three days. Yes, I bought it, but I also bought every magazine with Woodstock articles in it, and taped every Woodstock special I- 0X chose to air. Why? Well. I was there. However, that doesn't mean necessarily pleased with the prod uct, and you might not he,eithcr. The set is divided into one CD as riotous as the night shows were, and another, inore mellow CD to calm you down. Red and Blue, respectively, have their moments, hut they are not really Woodstock moments. For ex ample, The Offspring's contribution to the red CD is "The Kids Aren't Alright." "The Kids Aren't Alright???" No, we're not alright because "Get a Job" was the most energetic song of the show and incited -ME, a quiet girl from the suburbs -to throw plastic bottles at complete strangers. I don't even remember them up the mainstream rock charts. A lot of hype still surrounds this al bum despite the band's inability to tour for awhile due to of Weiland's jail sen tence for violating his probation. The hand says that the last thing Weiland needs is to he out traveling from city to city while battling his heroin addic tion. The anxiety for the album's collies from the acceptance of the aforementioned single "Down." A video featuring live hand footage from a few months ago is scheduled for re lease on MTV after many stations na tion wide embraced the single. It has been tough for STP the last three years. Shortly after the 1996 re lease of Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, Weiland skipped a court-ordered rehab date and his re- per kept drinking. After playing for 20 minutes the lead singer and the bass player de cided it would he fun to 'hawk luggies' on each other while singing. The audience loved every minute of it, screaming and rushing the stage whenever possible. The band could not have been happier, requesting only that, "We want all the ladies up here!" And the ladies complied. Girls from 14-45 ran to the stage to get a chance to dance with Jimmy Pop, the lead singer. One especially lucky lady, the 45 year old, got to grind with Jimmy Pop while everyone sang a song that has the same title as a female body part (figure that one out for yourself). And the guy drinking the Dr. Pepper kept drinking. After a few more songs including "Get Up, You're Asleep At The Wheel", the bass player announced that he was tired of 'hawking luggies' on Jimmy Pop and that he wanted the audience to spit on him instead. The audience was more than thrilled to comply. On the count of three about five gallons of saliva was launched hearing — I - he Kids Aren't Alright! As for Bush's contribution: no, every thing is NOT Zen because I don't remember hearing that song, ei ther! In three days there was no More passionate moment than those during Gas in's rendition of - Glycerine," And finally, Limp Bi,.kit may he show in' us what they got. but this was not the background music that accom panied Fred Durst at his crowd-surf ing hest. Where's "Faith?" Where's "Break Stair Aren't these the songs that all the critics cited when they \Acre tearing apart the crowd for tear ing apart the plymiood fence? I think o Jar, the saving grace seems to he somebody's enlightened decision to include Kid Rock's "Bawitaba." I still get chills as I know my voice is somewhere in the melee. However, the medley of bluegrass songs Rock initiated would have been a strong second choice. My other complaint is that the songs simply begin and end without any of the witty banter of hand mem bers. They talked to the crowds, the crowds shouted lewd obscenities at them...where's that stuff? Where are the spontaneous moments that made Woodstock '99 so unique? The good news is that anyone can enjoy this CD set. The had trews is that you may not enjoy it very much. Since the music was the backdrop from which memories were made, it only makes sense that a tribute include the most memorable sont2s. Better luck next time, guys! from lapse caused the cancellation of the upcoming tour. He was arrested in New York last year for buying $lOO dollars worth of heroin and is now in jail because he violated his probation for the third time this year. The re maining members put out a short lived record under the name of Talk Show with a replacement lead singer. The mandated jail time is eleven months and some say that with help Weiland will come out clean and with a hit record. Overall, the impact of No. 4 should he very big in this year of hard rock. The only thing really wrong with the new album is that at 42 minutes in length it is not quite satisfying enough. onto the stage, all of it flying directly at Jimmy Pop. He simply stood there letting the spit cover him. And the guy drinking the Dr. Pepper kept...oops; nopc he had puked on the stage as predicted. He left the stage just as poor as he had been when he accepted the challenge. The bodily fluids count rose higher still. The highlight of the evening came during one of my favorite songs, "Why's Everybody Always Pickin' On Me?" when Jimmy Pop climbed some of the speakers to the rafters and dove into the crowd. A hundred arms delivered him safely back on stage just in time to sing the refrain from the song; "The drummer from Def Leopard's only got one arm!" The hand closed the show with an N' Sync parody from their new al bum, Hooray for Boobies, which is due out in late February. So, if The Bloodhound Gang ever comes to Eric or hack to Pittsburgh I highly recom mend going. If not for the music, then only to see if the fluids count can get higher than the nine gallons they had to clean up at Metropol. PAGE 9
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