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sLowlife plant/art exhibit presented at SoFA Gallery

By Matt McNabb · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12:24 a.m.

Five planters sit in one corner. Each planter contains the same plant at various stages of its growth. On the wall behind the plants are a collection of shelf fungi. In the adjacent corner, a plant sits inside a terrarium on top of a laboratory bench.

Christmas comes early with 'Elf'

By Alex Toombs · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Sometimes Christmas cheer can come at surprising times from rather unexpected people -- Elf is one such example. Forget that it's not even two weeks past Halloween and that the picture stars hot comic of the moment Will Ferrell (big after streaking his way through the rollicking campus caper that was Old School) and is directed by Swingers/Made alum Jon Favreau. Elf's head and heart are unabashedly in the right place.

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Dog puppet comedy album a Triumph

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Fans of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will be elated to know that his foulmouthed, cigar-chomping puppet foil has finally been given his just due. As such, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voiced and created by renowned "SNL" staple Robert Smigel) has released his own comedy record, titled appropriately enough, Come Poop with Me.

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Teach your children the bass well

By C. Warner Sills and Doug Evans · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

In order to be a good musician, or a good anything for that matter, one must have a great teacher. In my early adventures with the bass guitar, I was very fortunate because I had the best bass teacher there ever was. He was the Mr. Miyagi of bass playing. It's not that he is the world's greatest bass player, and he's no Mr. Holland's Opus, but simply put, the man loves to play. And he made me love playing.

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Against some fans

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

About six months ago, I picked up Crime As Forgiven by, an outstanding EP of raw angst (mainly political) as interpreted through an acoustic guitar and drums (no cymbals). Tom Gabel (guitar/ vocals/ songs) screams into a microphone and strums with all his might over a snare drum that marches better than Sousa. It was the stripped-down basics of song.

LFB Women to Rock

By C. Warner Sills and Doug Evans · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

With the recent surge of women in rock, females are firmly establishing their position in music history. Singers such as No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, hip hop artists Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott and Grammy winner Norah Jones are just some of the female musicians dominating the charts. But it doesn't stop there. Women are influencing the local scene as well, introducing a new flavor to a variety of musical styles.

Great Nemo DVD swims into stores

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

A children's movie based on the adventures of a cute little fish became the top-grossing summer movie of 2003. Now, Disney/Pixar presents a 2-disc DVD set that includes both the widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film, commentary, documentaries, games and various educational tools for younger viewers.

Not just another Guitar Player

By Erin Revtyak · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Even before the commercial success of musicians such as John Mayer and Jason Mraz, finding a young, struggling acoustic guitar player to listen to was as easy as finding a rapper with "Lil" in his stage name.

Celebrating LIFE

By C. Warner Sills and Ben Warden and Meghan Dwyer · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

The sign above the door reads "Closed temporarily due to illness." But if passersby only knew ... this store isn't just any store. It's TD's CDs and LPs -- a local record shop widely known for years as the center of Bloomington's local music scene.

Hey, at least Tolcher was good

By Ronnie Moore and Kehla West · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Friday night's Jim Beam Live Concert Series in Indianapolis could've been great. Sadly, though, it left the audience with a good sound in their ears but a bad taste in their mouths. Maroon 5, the concert's headliner, was celebrating the recent news that their album, Songs About Jane, has been certified gold, and Indianapolis was introduced to up and coming stunner Michael Tolcher.

Catch some air off this Ride

By -Mitch Nelson · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Any snowboarding video game played since approximately 1997 will automatically be compared to the legendary Cool Boarders 2, and the new SSX3 is certainly up to the challenge. This new arcade style game from EA Big hits the slopes with all the action-packed courses and crazy tricks that have been standard on snowboarding games for the past few years.

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Classic rockers Plant a 'Hit' or two

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

A growing trend in musical anthologies is that bands and artists are splitting the difference between the usual greatest hits and box set arcana as the following sets prove.

If it makes you happy, buy Crow's Very Best

By Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

She is one of the few that hasn't sold out. And even though back in 1994 all she wanted to do was have some fun, Sheryl Crow apparently had a blast and a number of hit records without selling out and turning into an ass-shaking sex symbol.

Rapper 'rules' with street rhetoric

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

It's ironic Ja Rule and Louis Farrakhan's interview based on the overblown battle between Ja and 50 Cent aired on MTV the same week Blood in My Eye dropped, since Ja's main direction is assaulting back at hip hop's hottest act, 50 Cent.

Music from the back of a car

By C. Warner Sills and Greg O'Neill · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Sitting in the back of a car/ music so loud, I can't tell a thing/ Thinkin' about what to say/ But I can't find the lines." Shakespeare would drink Clorox to have written something that sincere. As it stands, those lines belong to Alex Chilton, chief songwriter for the '70s rock band Big Star.

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P.O.D. hardly on deathbed

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Following its second album Satellite, the Christian-minded rock group P.O.D. has released another album that is surprisingly heartfelt and melodic. Using their traditional style of rap-metal-hip-hop-reggae, the band raps and sings melodies that preach morality over corruption.

Dear Iggy Pop: stop releasing records

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

Even street-walking cheetahs with hearts full of napalm get old and desperate to remain relevant. If it wasn't cringe-worthy enough to hear Iggy Pop's 1977 ode to heroin addiction "Lust for Life" used in a Royal Caribbean commercial, perhaps his new album (which features collaborations with Green Day and Sum 41) will succeed at invalidating all of Pop's past credibility, something he's been trying to do since he sang "Candy" with B-52's singer Kate Pierson in 1990.

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English comedy attempsts spaghetti western

Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12 a.m.

To say Once Upon a Time in the Midlands is a western would be a stretch, but throw in some horses and guns and all the elements would be there.

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