After Watching a recent Japanese
movie (Death Note [1 and 2]), both
movies ended with a song from '
the Red Hot Chili Peppers. “Dani
California” at the credits in the first
and “Snow” for the second. Both
of these songs can be found on the
album Stadium Arcadium. Stadium
Arcadium is the ninth studio release
for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the
first two disk album (excluding
their live album), and is a Grammy
Award winning album to say
the least.
The album was released in May
of last year. In the past year it has
reached the number one spot on
many nations billboard charts which
include but is not limited to, Austria,
Argentina, Italy, Israel, Croatia, US,
the UK, Canada, and many many
more. Over one million copies of
the album were sold within the
same month of release in Europe,
The title has gone gold or platinum
in 16 countries across Europe, and
has sold over 7 million copies total
worldwide to date, making it the
best selling album of 2006. Rolling
Stone named Stadium Arcadium
the second best album of 2006 and
Billboard named it the eigth best
album of the year.
The album was nominated for
seven Grammy Awards in 2007:
Album of the Year, Best Short Form
Music Video (“Dani California”),
Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song
(“Dani California”), Best Rock
Performance By A Duo Or Group
With Vocal (“Dani California”),
Best Boxed Set or SpbDi&liJftrfted
Edition Package, and Producer
of the Year (“Rick Rubin”), all of
which it won except for Album
of the Year and Best Short Music
Video. Stadium Arcadium has
gone on to become the band’s most
nominated album of their
24-year career.
According to an interview with
frontman Anthony Kiedis in New
Musical Express, Stadium Arcadium
was originally scheduled to be a
trilogy of albums each released six
months apart, but was condensed
into one 28 track double album (the
first in the band’s career so far), and
that the remaining 10 tracks would
be released as b-sides.
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By JOHN FOX
Staff Reporter
JTFIS3OfSU.EDU
Band: The Ataris
Album: Welcome to the Night
Label: Sanctuary Records
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Rating: Easy Listening
The Ataris are back with a new album,
Welcome to the Night. Their last CD,
So Long Astoria, sold over one million
copies worldwide and yielded two top
ten hits.
This being the case, Welcome to the
Night has a lot to live up to. This CD
could sustain their status and continued
respect or become a career disaster.
In my opinion, disaster will be averted.
However, I am not sure that Welcome
to the Night will sell quite as well as So
Long Astoria.
I would call the entire new album
New School Emo: full of emotion,
ambient and existentially charged
music, and lyrics straight from the
heart. They do seem to over-dose on
their own emotions on this release,
which is not a bad thing.
For New School Punk fans, you
will not be disappointed. I played this
CD many times in the car and while
I was working, studying, or drinking.
Definitely a solid release for what it is.
Look forward to my interview with
The Ataris lead singer, Kristopher Roe,
in the next issue.
MoviE-town: just a town away
By WILLIAM POWELL
Staff Reporter
WMPSOO6@PSU.EDU
Taking over the Hotspot review, I
wanted to give everyone on campus a
glimpse into life outside Middletown
and even Harrisburg. Being a native
of this area for all my life, I know
of quite a few “hotspots” that should
be given some recognition. For this
week, I’m going to introduce you to
Movi-Etown, a movie theater located
in Elizabethtown, not far from Penn
State Harrisburg.
Movi-Etown is located in
Elizabethtown (E-town for the rest
of us). A fairly new theatre, it has the
most recent movies and fair ticket
prices. It’s VERY easy to get there.
Leaving campus, turn left onto Route
230 and continue straight.
That’s it! You’ll arrive in E-town,
turn left onto Route 743 and Movi-
Etown is on the left. Otherwise, take
Route 283 towards Lancaster, get
off the Hershey Exit, and taking a
right, stay straight until you see the
theater.
Now, the theater itself is something
else. After entering, the ceiling is
done to look like there are stars
above you. Cardboard stand-ups and
posters line the walls and windows,
previewing movies to come.
The theater itself has a small arcade,
as well as refreshment stands and
other theater necessities. The seats
are comfortable (as far as theaters
go, anyways) and it has the newest
titles for your viewing pleasure.
I was there recently reliving my
childhood memories by seeing
TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles). I’ll leave it to the movie
reviewer to talk about this movie,
but essentially movie tickets go two
ways: you can get matinee prices ($5
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a ticket) or regular prices, which is
$7. Now, I don’t know the Hershey
◄ Geek's Corner ►
By LISA STONE
Columnist
LCSI67@PSU.EDU
Yet another two weeks have passed
and we slowly wind our way down
towards the end of yet another
semester. If you are anything like me,
the twitches have begun to set in. So,
in the spirit of stress, I bring to you
geeky random trivia. What we have
here is the random topics my sleep
deprived little brain
managed to come up
with to entertain you
for this fine edition
of Geek Comer.
First up, we have the
Church of the Flying
Spaghetti Monster.
Their gospel, which
includes The Eight
“I’d Really Rather
You Didn’ts”
and the theory
of Unintelligent
Design, was outlined
by the founder of
the religion, Bobby
Henderson, in protest
to a court decision to
require intelligent
design to be taught
as an alternative to
evolution in schools.
If you haven’t
figured it out yet
this is an internet
gag. Should you be
curious as to learning
more about this
particular parody
religion, you have
two options. Do what
the rest of us cheap
college students do and look it up
on Wikipedia. Or, you can pick up
the book (yes there is a book) “The
Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti
Monster.”
Be warned, the followers of the
Spaghetti Monster, who refer to
themselves as Pastafarians, tend
to be just a wee bit sarcastic. So
area, so I don’t know the prices they
charge at their theater(s). But being
close to campus, I recommend Movi-
Etown as an option (plus, Pizza Hut
and Rita’s are not far from the theater
location either!). Pizza Town is also
right up the road, so there are many
options for the casual
moviegoer as to what to
indulge in after or before
a show time
My main gripe with
Movi-Etown is the
snack prices. Compared
to what you’re charged
at a gas station or
supermarket,theseprices
are horrendous. Having
to pay nearly $3 for a
small bag of popcorn
seems to be a bit much.
That same price applies
to small sodas and boxes
of candy
Nearly every food
item there has a high
price tag, and on top of
that, they do not allow
outside food or drinks.
This is understandable;
if they did, food would
have literally NO
business. However, as I
have done (secretively),
if you are a young lady
(or are accompanied by
one), the purse provides
an easy and secure way to sneak in
Turkey Hill snacks or things to get
around the food prices. Not that I
recommend such heinous actions,
but being college students, most of
us don’t have the luxury of spending
$lO on snack items for one movie.
In comparison, Regal Movie
Theater (located off Columbia Pike,
too far from Campus but used for
dramatic emphasis, and effect) is
much worse; they charge $B, and
if you have delicate sensibilities,
I would recommend ignoring
the whole thing.
The topic of sarcasm actually
segues nicely into the next chaotic
spin in this edition. The now off
air masters of sarcasm. The terrible
trio feared by B movie directors
everywhere: Crow, Tom Servo, and
Mike Nelson, the robots (and man)
of Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
Mystery Science Theatre 3000, more
Photo courtesty of Google Images
This picture titled, "Touched By His Noodly Appendage," is a popular picture associated with the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. More
information on the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and its followers, the Pastafarians, can be found in the book, "The Gospel of the Flying
Spaghetti Monster."
commonly referred to MST3K, was
a show that started out with a loose
plot based around a man who was
subjected to horrible B flicks by a
mad scientist in an attempt to see
when he would finally snap. Mike and
his two robotic compatriots would
retain their sanity by making fun of
whatever cinema sin they were being
the food is far more expensive. But I
digress with this. The point is Movi-
Etown is a close theater that in terms
of new movies has everything you’ll
ever need. Every major movie that
Hollywood releases finds its waydnto
Movi-Etown, so major block busters
MoviE-Town Cinemas brings the latest films to Elizabethtown. The theater offers comfortable seating
and several screens at an average price.
aren’t too far from home
Now the theater itself is plain. The
walls are adorned with posters of
coming and future attractions, but
the walls are otherwise
\ordinarily designed. While pointless,
it’s humorous to see the restrooms
labeled as “actors” and “actresses”
separately. Aside from these small
quirks, the theater otherwise does not
attract attention to itself.
\The inside of each theater is plain
forced to watch. It enjoyed a run of
about 11 years from November of
1988 until its series finale in August
of 1999. It was played on stations
such as KTMA-TV in the Twin
Cities, Comedy Central, and finally
Sci-Fi Channel. It was a wonderful
show and is fondly remembered
by many.
Next, we come to a topic much
more likely to snap the mind than a
bad B movie. I speak of the dreaded
L33t. L33t is short (and twisted) for
elite. It refers to the internet language
used by the ‘internet elite’ which is
based roughly on the replacement
of certain letters with numbers or
symbols and...l will just be honest,
the terrible spelling skills of some
of the technical majority of internet
users. Should you ever run across
THE CAPITAL TIMES
as well (which makes sense, since
most of the time the inside is dark
anyways). There are floor lights to
guide you when you’re running late,
and the people who work there are
generally nice. However, it is the
main lobby that stands apart from the
rest of the theater.
The lobby is by far the most
aesthetically appealing part of the
theater. There are also lounge chairs
and a couch for those who are either
early, waiting for their ride or just
enjoying themselves. This is easily
the most attractive and comfortable
part of the theater. The rest of the
theater, however, isn’t bad. Sure, it is
plain, but it still suits if Well, serving
to add to the casual atmosphere.
someone typing a series of what
seems to be nonsense, try running
it through the L33t translators
found at www.albinoblacksheep.
com/text/leet.php. It may be able to
translate the message into a more
recognizable form.
Another internet fad is the flash
movie craze. Entire sites such as
newgrounds.com host nothing but
flash cartoons and games. Please be
warned that some of these sites have
definite adult content. I wouldn’t go
browsing them at work if 1 were you.
If you want to a good place to start,
some of my favorite flash authors
include Legendary Frog and Metal
Maverick. Foamy ofillwillpress.com
is also another example of the flash
genre. There are literally thousands
of flash videos out there; the type
April 16, 2007
All in all, it is a nice place with a
hometown feel to it.
So why Movi-Etown? Well, the
main reasons I go there are because
of the low ticket prices, location,
closeness to campus, and the general
atmosphere. This isn’t rundown or
dirty; this theater is well
maintained and up to date.
They clean the theater
after every showing.
In terms of the movies
themselves, they get
them pretty quickly, and
depending on the movie’s
popularity or turnout, a
movie could be there for
two weeks or two months
(Lord of the Rings: Return
of the King was there for
3 months!). As mentioned
before, the tickets are
cheap and the theater is
in a good location mainly,
with Pizza Hut up the
road, Rita’s a bit farther
down the road, and Pizza
Town nearby as well. It’s a
fifteen minute drive from
campus, and depending
on which way you go (or
how fast you drive) you
can get there easily. And
the atmosphere of the
place is very easy going.
It has a “home style” feel
to it, and because of that,
it remains comfortable as a small
town theater.
It’s strictly casual, and because of
that, Movi-Etown is a great place to
go to see a movie or spend a Friday
or Saturday evening. Sure, the food
prices are bogus and it isn’t the most
hip theater to go to, but it is close
enough to home,. and because of
that, Movi-Etown is good enough to
satisfy the casual
\moviegoer’s appetite.
you enjoy depends on personal taste.
Go looking around; just be sure to
use basic internet security common
sense when you do.
Finally, I will cover what is perhaps
one of the most vastly overdone
internet cliches out there today. The
Chuck Norris jokes.
They have appeared everywhere
from forums to television, with
entire websites devoted to nothing
but listing them. There are more
than I would ever want
to know about, but
the majority of them
are based around the
following facts:
1) Chuck Norris can
kick through titanium
plating,
2) Chuck Norris always
beats the bad guys.
3) He just can, he’s
Chuck Norris.
Accept these facts and
move along mortal.
The sheer power
of the Chuck Norris
joke fad has even been
immortalized in the
song “The Ultimate
Showdown of Ultimate
Destiny” by Lemon
Demon. Please note
that most people need
to listen to this song a
few times before they
understand the lyrics.
Chuck Norris is
everywhere, and will
likely be remembered
better than many of the
presidents we have had
in our lifetimes.
At least part of
the reason for this is the huge
volume of jokes made at this poor
man’s expense.
And so, with that brief glimpse
into the topics a sleep deprived geek
mind can come up with, I bid you
farewell for this edition. I go to seek
that elusive quarry known as sleep.
Until next issue my geeky brethren.