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Chix Rock

By Brett Wallace · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

Three shows in three days. An estrogen-powered festival with local bands and touring regional acts. Country, electronica, opera, folk, hardcore and rock -- lots of rock. Certainly enough to name a festival after. Bloomington's own Chix Rock festival kicks off tonight and continues through Saturday. While the festival is certainly an opportunity for some of Indiana's most talented ladies to flex their creative muscles, it is also an event centered around nurturing -- a community of care.

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Shaping a new medium

By Joseph S. Pete · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

Some artists are just lucky: in the right place at the right time with an opportunity to thrive. Others have no choice. For them, the arts become an obsession dictated by a will greater than their own. It appears to be a damning incident until you stop to think about it. Remember Luke Skywalker: no choice, just forced to go on. Gotta go with the force.

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Band of the week: Blue Moon Revue

By Ryan Hildebrandt · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

They call themselves an original jam band, taking roots from a variety of musical influences like soul and rock. Blue Moon Revue takes its unique jam style to the City Grille Friday, kicking off a string of shows in October. "Jam bands are moving in different directions," sophomore guitarist Andy Salge said. "I feel with the variety our members bring to the band, we've developed our own original style."

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Rock and roll all night

By Yahya Chami and Yayha Chami · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

The summers are long and rather boring in Bloomington. Not too many people are around, and if you are not 21 or do not have a fake, your options are limited. The only way to survive is to be very creative and be willing to try new experiences.

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'Cecil B. DeMented' a few rewrites shy of great

By Martin Tsai and Martins Tsai · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

John Waters has brought us many definitive cult classics such as "Pink Flamingos," "Hairspray" and "Polyester" -- films guaranteed to be extremely campy. While his latest, "Cecil B. DeMented," is unmistakably a John Waters film, it will likely be considered by most as an interesting failure made during the infamous auteur's transitional period.

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Beauty and the 'Bots

By Jeff Schogol · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

It's 4:55 p.m. and I'm dialing a secret number. I tell the person on the other end the secret word, and presto, I'm on hold, waiting to talk to Donna D'Errico, feature interviewer on Comedy Central's "BattleBots." It's a show where elite tinkerers come to fight their robots to the death Spartacus-style in front of a crowd that cheers as their creations get ripped to shreds, spewing gears and buzz saws.

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Repossessed

By Kate Lewis · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

It has been 25 years since a little girl named Regan was possessed by the devil. Now "The Exorcist" is back, and there are some things viewers haven't seen.

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WIUS Pick of the week

By David Rosenstein · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

There must be something about the year 2000 that makes bands want to write songs for other bands to play. Maybe these bands are just happy the world didn't end as a result of the millennium bug and therefore are feeling generous. Whatever the case might be, Metroschifter's Encapsulated is the second album this year, following the 6ths' Hyacinths and Thistles, with the premise that other bands would be doing all the work except actually writing the songs.

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Virtual Hieroglyphics

By Joseph S. Pete · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

Though it just rolls off the lips, the phrase "virtual reality" is an oxymoron. It's something Margaret Dolinsky never hesitates to point out. But it's not just some random crack from her conversational repertoire. It's a subject Dolinsky is constantly mulling over -- she's spent most of her adult life working with virtual reality as an art form.

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Kristine W's talent needs to be 'Stronger'

By Jason Gaddis · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

When reviewing an album like Kristine W's Stronger, one must solely concentrate on lyrics and looks. The music, a disgusting blend of pop and dance beats, is a non-factor. Kristine W has a good voice going for her, but whatever DJ is mixing her music should be dragged out of the studio and beaten with a large blunt object.

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'Remember the Titans' scores, but barely

By Ryan Hildebrandt · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

"Remember the Titans" takes, a strong look at racial equality, using football as the backdrop in Virginia in the early 1970s. Not only does director Boaz Yakin put the points of racial equality on the board, he runs up the score.

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Black eye

By Kenneth Durril · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

The Black Eyed Peas fall into a sophomore rut with Bridging The Gap. They write about being new to the music industry, neglecting the listeners by writing about what is familiar to them.

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'Grosse Pointe' shoots blanks

By Jeff Schogol · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

The WB's new comedy "Grosse Pointe" (8:30 p.m. Friday) tries hard, really hard, to spoof teen dramas like "90210." It should be easy for Darren Star, the show's creator/executive producer, since he was co-producer on "90210" and "Melrose Place" before doing "Sex and the City." But just like John Wayne Bobbit, "Grosse Pointe" seems too short and unable to rise to the occasion.

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Fuel's latest doesn't 'shimmer,' but solid

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

Following-up its platinum, hit-spawning debut, Sunburn, Pennsylvania-based Fuel returns to form with its new album, Something Like Human. Many listeners know little of Fuel, aside from the fact they churned out the heavily rotated hit "Shimmer," in addition to other radio friendly tunes such as, "Bittersweet" or "Jesus or a Gun."

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Soundtrack unearths songs that are 'Almost Famous'

By Rachel Kipp · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 12 a.m.

For those of us who didn't live through them, decades are often defined by songs from the era that are well-known enough to have stood the test of time on radio playlists and movie soundtracks. For example, "My Girl" by the Temptations represents the '60s, or "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees is the trademark of the '70s. But most people never think of songs that maybe have been on the radio every day during their decade but have since fallen into semi-obscurity.

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Fall movie preview

By Martin Tsai · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2000 11:56 p.m.

The year 2000 so far has truly been a disappointing one for movies. Of course, the triumph of television's "Survivor" in the midst of the summer season doesn't help. Now the television's reality craze has finally come to an end and the Oscar race has officially begun, there are a number of fall films that look just promising enough to renew the faith of moviegoers. Although it's unlikely most of these films will be played in Bloomington thanks to the generally tasteless and always greedy Kerasotes Theatres, these films still give us something to look forward to on the shelves of Classical Film & Music.

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Shaping a new medium

By Joseph S. Pete · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2000 11:09 p.m.

Some artists are just lucky: in the right place at the right time with an opportunity to thrive. Others have no choice. For them, the arts become an obsession dictated by a will greater than their own. It appears to be a damning incident until you stop to think about it. Remember Luke Skywalker: no choice, just forced to go on. Gotta go with the force.

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