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Tim McGraw

A departure from southern style

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:27 p.m.

Although Tim McGraw’s newest album, “Southern Voice,” seems to suggest that he has compiled an assortment of lyrical ballads that touch on his southern roots, this album focuses more on human identity than regional affiliation.


Doing Kerouac justice

By Kevin Kearney · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:21 p.m.

The mad-cap, frantically-kicking-and-dodging imagery of Jack Kerouac’s writings inspired some of the greatest literary/lyrical minds of the last half-century (from Alan Ginsberg and Tom Wolfe to Bob Dylan and Conor Oberst), testing them to constantly reconsider their own self-imposed boundaries of written creativity.


Melody, noise converge

By Thomas Miller · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:14 p.m.

After 20 years, Converge is still pissed off. Few bands in the current metal scene have been as influential as Converge or as consistently unflinching in their sound. Converge’s newest, “Axe to Fall,” is 11 songs of discordant, noisy hardcore driven by speed-metal drums and two songs of spacey atmospherics.


Conchords get ‘Freaky’ for sophomore album

By Adam Lukach · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:09 p.m.

After Season 1 of their television series catapulted them into the spotlight, Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement had to sit down and grind out new material for the first time in years. They had spent almost the last 10 trying to break onto the scene.


Cycling back toward quality

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 4:04 p.m.

Music fans are damn fickle. On top of the pop-punk world with its widely respected debut, “Chroma,” Cartel saw fans turn away when the band recorded 2007’s follow-up in a bubble sponsored by Dr Pepper and broadcast on MTV.

The BQE

The bizarrely quixotic eccentric

By Mickey Woods · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 3:58 p.m.

From the working-class hero that made us “feel the Illinoise” in 2005 comes another musical time capsule fit for the soundtrack of our dreams – that is, if you have the dreams of a Disney princess.

The Vampire's Assistant

Freaks are main feature in ‘Cirque’

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 3:53 p.m.

If you can’t already guess, this movie, based on the first three books in the “Saga of Darren Shan” series, is about a boy (Chris Massoglia) who becomes a vampire’s assistant.


TV Surveillance

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 3:39 p.m.

Since a tiny version of my face is found next to the word “TV” once a week, the first thing random people ask me is, “What shows should I be watching?” Seriously – this isn’t just me posturing or creating a false sense of importance. People ask! Thus, the following paragraphs discuss the three shows you should absolutely be watching, even if it means going back and catching up on DVD immediately. Plus: a must-see newbie hits the airwaves this week.

Pumpkin

University Eats

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 3:32 p.m.

I might think pumpkin is great now, but I didn’t always like it. In fact, my first encounter with pumpkin as a food and not as a candle-lit holiday decoration came when I was six, and the end result was a lot of vomiting.

Where the Wild Things Are

Cin'e'cism

By Brian Welk · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 3:26 p.m.

I must concede that discussion on “Where the Wild Things Are” is above me.   It is a film that has been met with such high praise as well as ambivalence, and in that vein, its criticism has transcended film and become a daunting Freudian psychoanalysis of which I understand little.

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Lotus dazzles Bluebird with color and melody

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 12:54 p.m.

The band Lotus played to an enthusiastic crowd at the Bluebird Nightclub this Tuesday. Lotus, a band that formed while attending Goshen College in Indiana, played their usual instrumental mix of funk, jazz and rock. Accompanying them was Oxford, England’s own “The Egg.”

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Lotus Dazzles Bluebird with Color and Melody

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 12:53 p.m.

The band Lotus played to an enthusiastic crowd at the Bluebird Nightclub this Tuesday. Lotus, a band that formed while attending Goshen College in Indiana, played their usual instrumental mix of funk, jazz and rock. Accompanying them was Oxford, England’s own “The Egg.”

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Hoosiers face Hoosiers in wrestling intrasquad scrimmage

By Connor O'Gara · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:12 a.m.

The IU wrestling team squared off against each other in their intrasquad meet at Bloomington North High School on Tuesday. While all starting spots were up for grabs, the two most competitive battles were in the 141- and at 157-pound weight classes.

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2 astronauts donate papers to Purdue library

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Two astronauts will donate their personal papers to a Purdue University collection that already contains papers from astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Myles Brand Obit

IU naming cancer research post for Brand

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 10:49 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — IU will recognize former NCAA president Myles Brand by naming an endowed faculty position for cancer research for him.

IU-Virginia Football

IU Athletics Director: Bill Lynch will stay

By Sean Morrison · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 10:37 a.m.

IU Athletics Director Fred Glass confirmed today that football coach Bill Lynch will remain in his position as head coach of the IU football program at least until his contract expires in two years.

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