THE BEHREND BEACON
New releases double as stocking stuffers
by Douglas Smith
staff writer
A Christmas list can be so hard to
compile sometimes. For the college
student clothes and money dominate
it. Wait, one crucial selection was
left out and that was music. There
are a lot of heavily touted releases
in the upcoming months and those
are listed with this article.
The new release from Korn en
titled Issues is a highly anticipated
cut that collies out on November
16th. The founders of the Family
Values Tour took this year off to pro
duce a new album. It k th, fourth
on the Immortal/Epic record !dick
The first single, "Falling Away From
Me," aired on the October 27th
showing of South Pork, which was
the Halloween-themed show. The
hand appeared in the cartoon, sup
plied their own voices and was a
major part of the plotline.
Korn will never change their trade
Meet Train and Angry Salad: A chat with the bands
Train pulls in
In Leanne Acklin
\‘ Filer
So I'm in the sticky weight room
of Erie Hall wondering what I can
ask Train when they walk through
the doors. I has c to laugh a little at
the anxious fans bouncing oft the
exercise equipment in excited an
ticipation, waiting for their chance
to meet this incredibly passionate
hand. As I sat hack and watched
the five member, of Train meet,
greet, and calm the apprehension of
their loyals. I knew this interview
would he smooth sailing.
This band is truly passionate from
the inside out, and you need nut look
farther than the name for proof .
"Train" Was the band's response to
a statement that boldly suggested
there is nothing romantic about
America. The group opted to dis
agree, and instantly the name game
was WOll
Train's songs arc full of the same
soul and heartfelt inspiration that
their name takes on. Lead singer
and Erie native Patrick Monahan
generously supplied me with some
background info on their current
For Sale:
One House on
Haunted Hill
by Kristin Grudowski
staff writer
House on Haunted Hill may he
creepy, but it failed to creep me out.
Now mind you, this is coming from
the girl who cannot sleep after watch
ing Nightmare on Elm Street and
Child's Play movies or any episode
of-Unsolved Mysteries. What I'm try-
ing to say is, it ain't scary.
The basic story of the movie begins
with a group of strangers, played by
Famke Janssen, Geoffrey Rush, Lisa
Loeb, Ali Larter, Peter Gallagher,
Taye Diggs, Chris Kattan and
Bridgette Wilson, who are invited to
a birthday party held at an abandoned
insane asylum that was recently reno
vated into a house. Many patients
died at this location and, as ghosts,
they're still pretty upset with the
whole situation. These spirits feel the
urge to take their aggression out on
the visitors. The guests want to sur
vive the night, not only for their lives,
but also for the one million-dollar
prize promised to each individual.
So maybe I did sleep fine after see
ing this movie, but it did offer some
mark sound and the fans that some
how stumbled upon them after the
release of Follow The Leader will
probably still embrace the band.
Those who have been life-long fans
will be forever loyal. In the case of
Korn, there is never a worry about
the quality of the album. You either
like them or you don't.
The Dave Matthews Band, a peren
nial college favorite, will release the
second in a series of live albums on
the 23rd of November. Four such live
albums are scheduled for release, as
suming that the band will continue
to tour. This album will feature the
entire hand with a collection of songs
from their 1998 tour. The last live
album was an acoustic jam session
of sorts that featured only Dave
Matthews himself and his touring
partner, Tim Reynolds, at Luther
College in lowa. No doubt, this al
bum, entitled Listener Supported,
will he a hest-seller.
DMX has released It's Dark and
smash, "Meet Virginia," stating that
the song- is actually a compilation of
the diverse characteristics of different
N\ omen. For instance, the line "wears
hi-heels when she exercises" was in
spired by a woman who the band saw
playing softball in a black dress and
114_th heels.
While this song seemed to he the
crowd fa\ e at Erie Hall, a couple of
weeks ago, Train had different favor
ites. - Blind, - a ballad that inquires,
"Where is time taking you?", keeps
the hand's poetic nature in check, and
happened to he what Monahan men
tioned as their preferred song off the
self-titled album. You can choose for
yourself, hut it would only he fair to
select from all the music available.
That would happen to include some
live acoustical pieces from their pro
motional CD, available now over the
net. Give those a listen at www.
trabiline.condinderv2./tim/. This hand
put on a rockin' show here on cam
pus, and I definitely suggest getting
their latest album, Train. If you're
searching for fresh rock that dares to
dig below the surface, then look no
further. Train has arrived.
impressive computer images, which
did succeed in making me jump out
of my seat. These images appeared
when I least expected them, and I had
truly never seen anything quite like
them before. However, somewhere
in between seeing the commercials for
the film, and actually seeing the film,
the effects lost their edge. I never
reached the point where I was ready
to bury my head in my neighbor's
shoulder.
The high point of this movie would
have to be Kattan's performance. His
strange character, Watson Pritchett,
the owner of the house, made me
laugh and proved to be extremely hu
morous. The accompanying music is
also notable. Manson's "Sweet
Dreams" seemed to fit right into story
line and set the scene on Haunted Hill.
But besides the fact that Hallow
een is over, this movie is a waste of
your time. I felt like I knew what was
going to happen as I watched the film.
If these people had stayed in one room
together, rather than roaming all over
the house, the small plot that exists
would have deceased much sooner.
Too bad!
FEATURES
Hell is Hot and Flesh of my Flesh,
Blood of my Blood. Both were very
successful and were filled with a
wide variety of messages. The
songs ranged from the typical rap
party songs to heartfelt messages
about avoiding the life of the streets.
"Slippin"' was the widely known
single of the second release that told
the life harsh life story of Earl
Simmons turning into DMX.
The rumored title of the
next release, which is scheduled for
release on December 21st, is
Darker. The title itself promises
more of the same exquisite
songwriting that is often absent
from rap music. Little information
has been released on the new record,
as is the case with everything asso
ciated with DMX.
These are just a couple examples
of the good music that is coming out
just in time to he a stocking staler.
by Leanne Acklin
stall \vritei
All right, so you thought the name
"Angry Salad" was the result of an
other drunken escapade, the way so
many bizarre hand names evolv e.
didn't you'?
Shame on you for not showing up
to this concert, judging a hook merely
by its cover!
A fan receives an autograph from Bob
Whelan, lead singer of Angry Salad
Demon is a story of romance and mysticisni
by Rehab Elzeney
staff writer
A cluster of people gathered in an
ticipation in the Studio Theatre on
November 10th. In the considerably
tiny theatre, an extraordinary perfor
mance of Teibele and Her Demon was
put on between 8 and 10 p.m. The
play starts off with a few enticing
notes of music and the very dim, hair
raising glint of lights on the stage.
The play takes place in the 1880 s in
Frampol, a small Jewish village in
Poland. Only two small, but elabo
rate sets are seen. Almost the entire
play takes place in Teibele's bedroom,
complete with a bed, window, table,
candle, and even wine. Above that
The X-Files: The truth is still out there in season seve
by Katie Galley
editorial page editor
We were left dangling last May only
knowing that Agent Mulder had been
hearing voices in his head and having
psychotic fits of anger. And Scully had
traveled to Africa in search of the ob
ject that was causing the voices. We
found out that oue time friend, Assis
tant Director Skinner, was now a foe
working as a double agent for the FBI
and that men who planted a nanovirus
in his blood stream are constantly
threatening his life. And Special Agent
Diana Fowely was last seen shedding
her shirt as she went into Agent
Mulder's bedroom (blech).
That was last season. Last Sunday
NOVEMBER 12, 1999
What's in a name, anyway?
Those of us who decided to chill in
l'ffie I lall in the midst of this rock hand
were greatly rewarded. And the re
ward was well received, evident by
the jumping, shouting, singing, grind
ing and grunting that resulted from
Angry Salad's "guitar driven melodic
rock and roll - (a description the hand,
security, and I took minutes to create
together). These boys put on one hell
of a show.
set is the portion of the street with a
well in front of Teibele's house.
The story is about Teihele, a beauti
ful woman who was deserted by her
husband. Alehonon, a poor unem
ployed scholar tries to seduce her by
disguising himself as a demon. Being
cradled by a world of superstition,
mysticism, and religion, Teihele devel
ops a passionate love for this "demon."
The performance of this play beauti
fully included elements of love, sexual
desire, suspense, fear, and passion.
Seven cast members roamed on and
off the "stage," fully becoming their
characters. Teihele is played by
Wendy L. McGaughey, with a com
plete demonstration of loneliness,
longing, and guilt. Thad Esek, play
during the season premiere we found
out that Agent Mulder is now catatonic
and Scully is still in Africa piecing to
gether rubbings from a spaceship that
washed ashore(and apparently was
causing the voices in Mulder's head).
Only on the X-Files could that hap
pen. And apparently after seven sea
sons, we should still be Trusting No
One. That is fine by me. The season
premiere was everything that I had
hoped it would be. It had evil villains,
all the good guys and yes, even the
seven plagues from the New Testa
ment. It was a tie between the swarms
of locusts and the sea of blood for my
vote for favorite plague.
Unfortunately, we were left in sus
pense once again and we will have to
Upcoming Releases
November 16
November 30
Korn-Issues
Ghostface Killah-Supreme Clientele Pink Floyd-Is There Anybody
Big Punisher-Endangered Species Y2K Out There?
LL Cool J-G.O.A.T. The Wall Live
D'Angelo Voodoo Guns-N-Roses-Live Era 1987-93
-
Marilyn Manson-The Last Tour on Earth (live)
December 21
November 23 DMX-To be Announced
Raekwon-Imobilarity (possibly Darker)
Beck-Midnight Vultures
Nas-Nastradamus December 26
Dave Matthews Band-Listener Supported (Live) Jay-Z-There Can Be Only One:
Beastie Boys-The Sounds of . Science Volume 3
Led Zepplin-The Best Of Led Zepplin Volume I
Third Eye Blind-Blue
The Salad's website, www
.angrysalad.oolll, states that the scoop
behind the hand's eccentric yet un
doubtedly memorable name is to be
discovered by a trapping of the mem
bers at a live show. Is that a chal
lenge I sense? I emerged victorious
that Friday evening with the story of
the name in hand. Here's the deal as
it was fed to me by lead singer Bob
Whelan: one night at a bar in the Vir
gin Islands, the band was debating a
name for their group. Someone from
the end of that bar boldly slurred the
suggestion "Angry Salad." The words
happened to come from none other
than the Queen frontman himself,
Freddie Mercury. Since the hand did
not feel compelled to challenge the
great one, the name took hold. So
there. take that, all of you who mock
that which you do not understand!
Along with the name, this band has
sonic extremely entertaining stories to
offer. Whelan was quick to discuss a
show in Lincoln, Nebraska, at a rock
club that doubled as a strip joint--
something about having to share a
dressing room. Well, log onto their
website to find the rest of this story.
ing Alchonon's part, takes on the two
challanges of acting out a meek,
shabby scholar and a grim, seductive
demon. Another actor is Ed Gabrys,
who plays the part of Menasha, a ped
dler and friend of Alchonon's. Other
members of the cast include Lori
Frietze, who takes on the role of
Teihele's friend, Genendel, and Mat
thew Parson, who is the Rabbi.
Whether in skirts and shawls, or rug
ged jackets and ritual garments, the
characters were realistically depicted.
They had no trouble expressing cul
ture, atmosphere, and emotion to the
audience.
A few things to take note of, though:
several unfamiliar Jewish terms are
mentioned throughout the play. Not to
wait until Sunday to find out what hap
pens (don't you hate those To Be Con
tinued things). That's okay though, be
cause this season, allegedly the last,
of the X-Files is shaping up to be one
of the best in its seven year run.
So far the line up for the first half
dozen episodes looks promising. My
pick for the first half of the season goes
to the long anticipated sequel to the
episode 'lrresistible', where Agent
Scully was abducted not by aliens, but
by a necropheliac madman who tried
to kill her. In the sequel, he escapes
prison to find Agent Scully and finish
off the job.
The other highlight of the season
will surely be the episode 'Millen
nium' where the X-Files will do a
So what does a Salad do when not
singing? Life on the road for Angry
Salad includes the norms--supper at
Subway, fierce combat on Super
Tetris, and the occasional viewing of
This is Spinal Thp, the rockumentary
for anyone brave enough to "go to
eleven." In between times, the band
kicks back and dreams of the dav
when they can return to play Erie
again. Well, maybe not "dream," but
with a clinched fist Whelan made it
very clear that this is a favorite lo
cale of the crew. "We reall . like
Erie," he said, citing how respopsive
the audience always is (and last
month was no exception!).
The Angry Salad concert was one
of the most lively and rhapsodic.
shows I've ever had the chance to
attend. See for yourself--Angry',
Salad will continue their tour with a
stop at Sherlock's on December
16th, as part of WJET's Christmas
show. For info call Sherlock's at
(814)-453-7760, or visit Angry Salad
on the web. And to sum up this possl
in one phrase, well, Stacey Erzen, 051
POLSC7I, nailed it when she saic
they're just "cool as hell."
worry! A glossary of' terms on the png
gram will explain everything you neck
to know. Another thing, the play wil
be performed all ten times in the small
but-cozy Studio Theatre. About 1/
people will be watching the play eact
night. Although it will be a tight fit.
there is lots of leg room and breath*
space. So get comfortable and you wOl
enjoy an absolutely enchanting play.
It is a very mysterious and sexual plf,
that is well worth watching.
Teibele and Her Demon will be pe -
formed on November 12, 13, 16, 1 ,
IS, 19, and 20 at 8:00 PM. On N -
vember 14 and 21, it will be at 2:_ tt
p.m. For tickets, call the box office ft
x 6016.
crossover show with Chris Carter's
other brainchild, Millennium. The epi
sode will also have a much anticipated
kiss between Mulder and Scully. This
episode is set to air on November 28th.
Don't miss it!
Even though the show is contracted
by Fox through at least one more sea
son, one of the stars of the show, David
Duchovny, is only contracted through
the present one. So this season will
most likely he the last.
"Flow will the show end'' is the main
question on everybody's mind no‘‘
Will Mulder find his missing sister?
Will he and Scully ever get together?
Or will it be a typical Chris Carter end
ing, with the truth still out there? Stay
tuned!
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