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Mixed thoughts on fine increase

By Jennifer Johnson · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12:07 a.m.

A five dollar increase in the price of parking tickets has been proposed to the Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee (TPAC), Bruce Jacobs, associate vice chancellor of administrative affairs for Residential Programs and Services said. Jacobs proposed the increase at the Nov. 16 TPAC meeting. Revenue generated from the increase would be incorporated into the IU Auditorium budget.

Bloomington entertainment is adding a few twists to the scene

By Kenneth Durril · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Most bands are not made for a primetime television show and have nothing to do with Orlando. Often, they are composed of your friends, siblings or neighbors. You have always wanted to hear them play, but question whether they are making music or just sitting in a garage, guitar in hand.

'Orange' and Black are good combo

By Mike D’Avria and Mike D’ Avria · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Lately there have been several new spin-offs of comedy. One film starts a trend and many more follow in its footsteps. Recently, there's a new comedy genre that is increasingly popular and can be called the "sympathetic comedy." These are funny because of all the horrible things that happen to the main character. We laugh at these things but feel bad at the same time. "Meet the Parents" started this, and "Orange County" follows right on its heels.

McNally hints at future potential

By Jessica Halverson · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Shannon McNally must be wallowing in good luck. Whether it is good luck to be signed to a major label is a matter of preference. But to latch on to Capitol at the tail end of Lilith-Fair-girl-frenzy and receive three and a half stars for her first widely-released album in Rolling Stone isn't too shabby for a 27-year-old artist.

Complaints about Carlin's 'Complaints'

By Mike D’Avria · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

George Carlin is the father, now grandfather, of the complaining, tell-it-like-it-is comedics. He basically just stands up before an audience to bitch and complain about everything that is annoying him. After hearing him insult people who wear visors and gun enthusiasts once, you will laugh, but hearing it over and over again you will grow tired of the moaning.

Changes

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Daniel Duncan and Nate Dotzlaf sat on a back porch with a few drinks and a dictionary. It took hours of flipping through the pages to find the perfect name for their new creation: Vertigo. Their business first opened its doors in September 2000 and became a local hot spot for college students 18 years and older.

Do-gooder charms audience

By Lizz Giordano · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Skipping stones, cracking the crust of a crème brulée with the back of a spoon and sinking her hand into a sack of dry grain. It is the moment the narrator describes Amélie's likes and dislikes that the audience becomes mesmerized by her. It's the warm smile that appears on her face throughout the movie that really shows just how much she enjoys life. But, the audience discovers, she enjoys it from a distance.

No Doubt about it: this album rocks

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

The Billboard Top 200 has Rock Steady listed as No. 13 for the week for Jan. 12. People are listening to No Doubt and becoming new fans, and it's easy to understand why with their new album, Rock Steady.

A haunting and memorable tale

By Jason Kramer · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

"In the Bedroom" is a truly haunting tale that sincerely and genuinely eats at the emotions. There are no contrivances here. Nothing is forced as things are played out subtly and gradually. We experience the life of a perfectly happy family in the wonderfully light town of Camden, New England. But lurking under the surface is a tragedy waiting to erupt. And when this shocking yet very believable disaster occurs, what unfolds before us is the absorbing, involving deterioration of this once wonderful family in this once wonderful town.

Crowe excels in schizo math flick

By Sam Shahrani · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Beautiful Mind," directed by Ron Howard ("Apollo 13," "The Grinch") tells the true story of John Nash (Russell Crowe), as he goes from a fresh faced graduate student in mathematics at Princeton to the winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994.

Latest Britney clone disappoints

By Rachel Kipp · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Add Lindsay Pagano to the list of young, female singers producing albums that try to prove how efficiently they can imitate Britney Spears. Pagano isn't as well-dressed and perky as Mandy Moore or as annoying as Jessica Simpson; in fact she doesn't really try anything with her image or music to even minutely distinguish herself from her fellow clones. This is unfortunate because it proves yet again that record execs haven't realized that dressing up a teenage girl in slinky outfits and giving her obsessively perky songs to sing isn't going to sell millions of copies the way it did for Britney.

Jazzy cop rock album satisfies

By Seth Forster · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

The idea of playing a whole album of TV cop show themes probably sounds a little strange but kind of cool. That's Him Officer actually is an instrumental disc made up of these theme tunes, but it's also a lot more. The mood and overall theme of the album are obvious from the start. On top of that, you can immediately hear the band's ability to create a pocket to groove in.

Super films from beyond the mainstream be the mainstream

By Jack M. Silverstein and Jack Silverstein · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Director Wes Anderson and co-writer Owen Wilson have become masters at creating awkward situations for their characters and their audiences. Their movies are filled with moments that would be funny if only we were sure they were a joke. But we're not sure, and that makes the moment funny and sad at the same time.

Can't please everyone

By Seth Forster · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

After seven years of hard work studying an instrument and a year and a half of learning to compromise, I've found out that being in a band is a little harder than I had imagined. Well, at least it's a little more like taking care of a child than I thought. Hundreds of dollars have to be invested. You have to give up some of your space. You go around introducing it to people and talking about how proud you are, thinking of a catchy name, talking about its interests, future plans…The rest of the time you spend justifying the choices you make on its behalf: "No, we don't play any Elvis Costello, but it's the drummer's fault, I swear! No, I don't have any leather pants. I can't help it that I'm not British, but Americans can rock too." But when you first start a band, one of the biggest choices you make is what image you want to put forth.

The Epic: Taking frat rock beyond cargo pants

By Jessica Palmer · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Frat Rock? The concept seemed laughable at first, almost oxymoronic. A mental image is conjured of guys in cargo pants trying to perfect Dave Matthew's songs so the girls would dig them at the next formal. The Epic is Bloomington's newest, up and coming frat rock band, stemming out of the greek subculture here on campus. With six members in the band, they represent four of the campus' fraternities, and are enjoying a large fanbase within the greek community. Although the band credits much of their success to their involvement in fraternities, they are looking to broaden their horizons and their audience.

This cellar's GONE UNDER

By Vallerie Aquila · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Pool tables, dart boards, a pinball machine, a bar and a stage. All are lying empty and unused. The Christmas lights and neon signs have no one to illuminate with their glow. The posters on the wall remain overlooked.

Playing with emotions in only 30 minutes

By Ryan Whirty and Ryan Wirty · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

In many ways, I am a very stubborn man. For years, when asked to name the best rock albums of the 1970s, I would give the same three answers: Who's Next by the Who, Exile on Main Street by the Stones and Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young. That's it. Period. I would consider nothing else. I was without pity or remorse.

Sex and dying in high society

By Daven Kolderup and Davin Kolderup · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

Robert Altman has been a filmmaker for 50-some years now, and a potent force in American cinema for at least 30. The latest from this 76-year-old plays to his strengths while simultaneously expanding his horizons -- one of the few giants from '70s cinema still striving for new ideas.

Saying goodbye

By Jessica Halverson and Jesscia Halverson · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

A shattered glass door now bars the way to an empty Bloomington venue, a home to all styles of music and political leanings. Where once there was rocking loudness, now there is the echo of empty walls. Where once there was Secret Sailor -- a collective of mostly liberal learned B-towners who hosted Pages for Prisoners meetings, shelves of zines and puppet shows -- now there is a dusty floor.

'Coming together' for 'I Am Sam'

By Frank Valish · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2002 12 a.m.

The Beatles will probably always be the most influential band in music history. But despite their incredible legacy and the industry's ever-willingness to capitalize on a sure thing, cover albums of the Beatles have been almost nonexistent. Some have said it's too hard to remake something that's already perfect; the songs couldn't possibly be improved upon and mixing one's own voice with such recognizable staples might be akin to paraphrasing the Constitution. Nevertheless, I Am Sam collects some of the biggest and most interesting figures in music today in tribute to the greatest band of all time.