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Friday, April 23, 2004
Volume 8, Issue 30
Edge is the Western Courier's arts and entertainment magazine and is published every Friday during the regular school year, excluding holidays, finals week and semester breaks.
Address all correspondence to the Western Courier, P.…
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'Titanic' stays afloatTouching performances make musical a success
A sudden hush fell over Hainline Theatre April 15 as the orchestra began playing. The soft, melancholy music was accompanied by a huge blueprint backdrop of the R.M.S Titanic. Before the first actor appeared on stage, the audience understood the sadness of what could have been for the unfortunate passengers.…
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FALL OUT BOYPOISED FOR ATTACK
Fall Out Boy defies convention. The Chicago-based quintet displays hardcore influences that resonate with twinges of punk and pop. Not only does the band refuse to conform to the bland‚ formulaic standards of current emo/screamo acts‚ but it also goes on the offensive‚ attacking all that fails to push the limits of creativity.…
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SUPERJOINT RITUALA Lethal Dose of American Hatred
uperjoint Ritual's April 16th performance at Peoria's Expo Gardens did not disappoint. The group demonstrated its awesome power as a live unit and left its rabid disciples in a state of satisfied exhaustion. The metal champions delivered an explosive hybrid of thrash‚ old-school hardcore and acid-laced doom with unmatched vehemence and force‚ making it clear to everyone in attendance that Superjoint Ritual is the most brutal band currently in existence.…
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A weekend in the life of Macomb favorite GroovatronJam band returns to Café tonight for first of two shows
Walking into the Café Feb. 13‚ the first thing I heard was Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" playing over the speakers. If my life had its own theme music‚ that song would have been playing at that moment.
It was featured in "Almost Famous‚" the Cameron Crowe film about a young Rolling Stone reporter who follows a band during its tour‚ all the while taking notes for a story.…
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A little slice of 7th Heaven
Dan Miller seemed uncomfortable doing the interview alone. I'd gotten to the Change of Pace at 10 p.m.‚ hoping I might get to interview the band prior to its first set. The only band member in the Pace was Miller‚ 7th Heaven's drummer. I asked the soft-spoken man for a few words‚ but he insisted I talk to Richie Hofherr.…
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Kill Bill Vol. 2Movie Review
Grade: A-
Quentin Tarantino should quit making movies and earn a living by charging people to watch him brainstorm. Fans know him just as much for his hilariously passionate love of pop culture that comes out in mile-per-minute verbal outbursts as they do for his cinematic tales.…
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FLASHBACKRAY CHARLES
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume Two (1962) Over his long career‚ Ray Charles has been deemed a jazz singer‚ a soul legend and a rock 'n' roll pioneer. But his art is the kind that should not be discussed simply in terms of genres. Long after Brother Ray passes‚ people who hear his creative output will remember him simply as a gifted musician.…
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