Superchunk Comes Home for Show
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CD Alley was still mostly empty a half hour before local music group Superchunk was set to play Tuesday night.
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>CD Alley was still mostly empty a half hour before local music group Superchunk was set to play Tuesday night.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Acoustic Syndicate Cat's Cradle Friday, Sept. 14 3 Stars
Twenty-two years after it was first released, "Apocalypse Now" returns 53 minutes longer and is still as haunting and compelling as ever. Maybe more so after a summer of mostly mindless dreck.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>If Woody Allen's new noirish comedy proves nothing else, it's that he is still hilarious at 65. If only he could write something more than ordinary for himself.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Shakespeare always attracts the best talents of theater, and PlayMakers Repertory Company's upcoming production of "All's Well That Ends Well" is no different.
UNC graduates normally shoot for the big time by heading to New York or L.A. Troy Griffin, on the other hand, decided to stay home and bring the big time to Chapel Hill.
The Flaming Lips' dedication to all things unconventional sets the Oklahoma City natives apart from other musicians. Their distinct fusion of pop and acidic soundscapes sets them apart from all other artists in general. But after 17 years and 10 albums, the bold experimentalists have become indie music's elder statesmen - faithfully simplistic and against the technological trappings of the new age they once reveled in. The group is appearing at the Cat's Cradle tonight in support of its 1999 effort, The Soft Bulletin. A cinematic work of psychedelic symphony pop, the album topped the best-of lists in music magazines such as New Music Express. The acclaim was garnered for an album Flaming Lips bassist Michael Ivins called a great innovation for an experimental band - a return to the basics of song. "We worked a lot harder in actual song crafting and songwriting," Ivins said. "We actually took the time and did a lot more songs than could fit on the album." The Lips' extra effort on The Soft Bulletin created a complex dichotomy, Ivins said. Despite its simplified music, the album showcases the band's most engaging, emotionally complex lyrics, placing melody and meaning before impressive sound effects. "We were conscious to simplify, because as you simplify, things get more complicated," Ivins said. "That's the real power of a song, it can transcend . right off the bat you're confused by it, but as soon as you hear it, you know exactly what's going on." The trio may be the most successful and brilliant one-hit wonder of the current rock landscape. When the absurd single "She Don't Use Jelly" found a Top 40 life in 1993, few knew that the band's 15 minutes of fame had followed a long, tumultuous existence. The group had already seen three members come and go, watched six albums fall below the commercial radar, and toured like war horses. However, in the wake of their success, Ivins noted, the group felt a desire for a change. "The format (of the early albums) had run itself dry," he said. "As bands progress through their time, the band will get to a comfortable point when they do the same thing." Once fearless for always striking out in unexplored sonic and technological directions, the Flaming Lips can now be considered fearless for rebuking technology for the song, for the emotion. On the "Bulletin" tour, they use just a big tape player for playback, no extra instruments, no network of computers or sequencers. They are even known to hand out archaic transistor radios and headphones during concerts so that the audience can listen more closely. Technology, the group has learned, has its limits in music and life. "We're in the year 2000 and it's still taking a week and a half to paint my kitchen - I mean, do people still use the microwave to pop popcorn?" Tickets are available at Schoolkids Records for $16. The Arts & Entertainment Editor can be reached at artsdesk@unc.edu.