Same Weekend love, new dead fish

Another semester rolls into town and another semester of the IDS Weekend has officially begun. But this won't be just another semester. This semester we have dead fish.\nThe Weekend is a growing entity, unwilling to be contained or controlled by the shortcomings of a relatively small market. Bloomington's entertainment scene thrives thanks to the support of a lot of hardworking people inside and outside IU's sample gates. The Weekend feeds off this energy. This is what we, the small but dedicated Weekend staff, love and desire, to show you what Bloomington has to offer.\nThe Weekend will be in a state of metamorphosis this semester as we continue to grow into something that is both informative and easy to read. Some of the changes you -- the loyal reader -- may have noticed and some are still to come. We want to give you more. More music, more movies, more live entertainment, more dead fish.\nAt the Weekend, we love entertainment, but we are only a small portion of what makes this magazine work. The other part is you. It's your readership that keeps us going from week-to-week, so we need to know what you think. Our e-mail is weekend@idsnews.com. We love feedback.\nThe reviews section is getting a shakeup. After four years of basically the same format, we're modifying the section to make reviews more accessible to you. CD reviews will be shorter and more concise, so you can find out the information you need quickly. Each week we'll spotlight a new artist for an in-depth, thorough review.\nThere's a brand new ratings system, detailed on Page 12. I pitty the band that recieves a "dead fish" rating from our reviews staff, or even worse, the dreaded "bomb." We hope that the consistency of one standard rating system will aid you in spending your hard earned money.\nFeatures will continue to showcase the best in entertainment around Bloomington, providing you with the information you need to get the most out of Bloomington during the day and night. Though Bloomington's bar scene provides plenty of live music, there is no dearth of opportunities for minors to find activities. Page 8 showcases an upcoming performance at Rhino's All Ages Music Club, while our cover story this week focuses on the new Preservation Records.\nWe here at Weekend want to know what you think. If your favorite band got a bad rating from one of our staffers and you're none to pleased with this, let us know. Throughout the semester we will be redesigning our website to make it more user-friendly and we encourage your comments during this process. Check back soon for those changes.\nI could go on and on about our plans, but I probably lost half my readers half-way through this article, or at the first mention of dead fish. So thanks for reading, and please let us know what you think. We'll see you out there, somewhere -- just look for people with dead fish.