The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 3, 2005 Page: 7 of 8
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Interpol concert lights up Austin
By MARTIN STANBERRY
Megaphone Stall Water
Last Wednesday, on Febru-
ary 23, Interpol came to Austin
Music Hall and played, to say
the least, an umu/ing show.
Interpol is a. hand luilmg
from New York City. Currently,
Interpol has two CDs out Their
debut album which I strongly
recommend is called “ I urn On
The Bright lights” and was
unveiled in August of 2002.
fheir more recent release,
which is titled “Antics," came
out this past year.
Both of their CDs are really
outstanding; the band and pro-
ducers worked well to construct
two excellent products.
Interpol w;as named “best
band” in Spin's 2004 annual
reader’s pole.
The opening band for the
Interpol concert was named
Blonde Redhead The lead
singer is a Japanese woman
(she also plays keyboard for
the band), and the guitarist and
drummer are twin brothers who
were born in Italy.
I he show they played actu-
ally rebelled against my previ-
ous feelings and beliefs I had
about the band.
Blonde Redhead was actu-
ally quite energetic and musi-
cally talented. They were able
to keep my attention for their
entire set, and as they exited the
stage I felt as though I was get-
ting (o see two shows for the
price of one.
Interpol played an excellent
set, performing songs from both
their first and second albums.
Some of the songs they
played from “Turn On The
Bright Lights" included "NYC,”
“Obstacle 1," “Say Hello To
Angels,” and “PDA.”
From "Antics,” they played
“Evil,” “Take You On A Cruise,”
“C’mere,” and “Narc."
Ihe band didn’t attempt to
persuade the crowd with jokes
or running commentary, but they
their music npcsik for them_______
On two different occasions
they said “thank you” to the
crowd, but other than that they
kept quiet.
I didn’t feel as though the
band was showing contempt for
the fans but were instead way
more interested in playing the
music than talking to every-
one
The light show that Interpol
used in combination with their
music was incredible. As some-
one who doesn’t usually appre-
ciate a band's light show, 1 was
unusually attracted to the com-
plexity and precision that the
light crew used.
The light show enhanced
every song that Interpol played
and really allowed everyone in
the crowd to become absorbed
by the music.
From the start of the very
first song (“Next Exit”), I knew
that Interpol was on that night.
The band played each song with
extreme accuracy. The drums,
guitar, and vocals all matched
almost perfectly together
I had extremely high expec-
tations for this concert, and
every one of them was met.
1 was a bit concerned about
the quality of the lead singer's
voice, because on the album he
has such a distinct sound, but
even live he was able to dupli-
cate it, captivating the audi-
ence
Everyone should recogni/e
the awesomeness of living in
a place so close to Austin. 1
myself left school at 7:00 pm
and was back at school after
the completion of the concert
before midnight.
I strongly suggest anyone
interested in any type of music
to attempt to take advantage of
the proximity of the countless
Austin venues.
Revolutionary writer remembered
By PAUL HUMPHREYS
Megaphone Staff Witter
It was about S:()() p.m. on
February 20. My friend and I
were using AOL Instant Mes-
senger to converse about home-
recording music.
We were in the middle of
discussing voice layering using
multiple tracks when the conver-
sation suddenly switched tones.
Like the......sliots in Dallas
in November of 1063, the sub-
lime switched to tragedy out of
nowhere.
“OH MY GOD. HUN 1 ER
S. THOMPSON KILLED HIM-
SELF,” said the words on my
monitor. I stared in foggy dis-
belief for a moment then typed
two letters: bs.
Kmnving my friend would
not joke around about one of his
favorite authors, I followed up
the lead and continually found
the same headlines...
Hunter S. Thompson shot
himself in the head in Woody
Creek. Colorado on Eebruarv
20.
Of course, you may be won-
dering as I w'as about a year ago:
who’sTlunter S. Thompson'.'
The usual response is "he
made Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas.”
But to reduce any man's
entire life to such a minute detail
is an inexcusable oversight.
Babe Ruth didn't just make
a home run record, he was an
almost mythic character who
showed how determination, role
models, and opportunity can
change a troubled youth into a
national hero.
Stan Lee didn't just create
everyone's friendly neighbor-
hood Spider-Man, he nearly sin-
gle-handedly launched the entire
Marvel cosmos and influenced
nearly all American youth to
some degree
Now, you iv. >iill wondciing
who Hunter S fhompson was.
at least more than just one piece
of work and the fact that he is
dead.
I here are a slew of reasons
Hunter S. fhompson's legacy
will remain infused with con-
temporary American culture for
years to come.
I le will definitely be remem-
bered for Ins contributions to
literature. He wrote hundreds
of short stories addressing even
such contemporary topics as
"Janet Jackson’s wardrobe mal-
function."
His popular published, works
i ik'I tide "Hell's Angels.: The
Strange and Terrible Saga of
the ( hillaw Motorcycle (kings,”
in which he takes investigative
reporting to a new level by
living with the Hell's Angels
Ciang for a year and chronicling
his adventures.
His most recognizable w'ork
describes his coverage of a nar-
cotics convention and race in
Las Vegas, Nevada as popular-
ized through the relatively recent
of film of the same name: “Fear
and Loathing in Las Vegas.”
Portrayed by Johnny Depp,
“Raoul Duke” is accompanied
by “Dr. Gonzo” and massive
amounts of drugs as they cover
the stories in an indirect search
foi the American Dream.
Perhaps readers will trea-
sure Thompson for revolutioniz-
ing the field of journalism with
Ins renegade breed of investiga-
tive reporting: Gonzo Journal-
ism.
Instead of objective, third-
person portrayals of events,
Thompson believed that by put-
ting oneself in the midst of the
story, a more accurate depiction
of the event can be found.
Exact details are forfeited
for capturing the mood or feel-
ing of the story.
In other words, Thompson
would have -objected to nearly
all of the stories covering his
death due to their compromised
neutrality and lackluster (hope-
fully not this one).
Or maybe future generations
will see the importance of the
man behind the typewriter.
A controversial character,
drug and alcohol abuse are
nearly synonymous with his
name as illustrated through his
books and personal testimony.
“I hate to advocate drugs,
alcohol, violence, or insanity
to anyone, but they’ve always
worked for me," Thompson once
said.
Ilis son was surprised he
lived as long as he did.
A supporter of many seem-
ingly sliangc positions, he iuii
for sheriff of Pitkin County,
Colorado, hoping to tear up
the streets to make bike paths,
decriminalize drugs and make
their sale legal, and renaming
Aspen, Colorado “Fat City."
Needless to say, he did not
win (though he came close).
He w'as also an outspoken
enemy of many political figures
like Richard Nixon
He reportedly wrote that
Nixon's body should have been
“burned in a trash bin.”
Many speculate that Thomp-
son shot himself on purpose,
not on a whim or influenced by-
drugs.
Fans and family members
believe that his worsening phys-
ical condition made him decide
to take his own life than rather
wait for mortality to get the best
of him.
"Honestly, I think it’s better
this way. I wouldn't want to see
him grow old and feeble,” said
Trey Dahly, a fan.
One of Thompson’s final
wishes was to have his remains
shot from a cannon, as strange
as it sounds.
Family members and close
friends are trying to fulfill the
proposal.
“If that’s what he wanted,
we’ll sec if we can pull it off,”
said Douglas Brinkley, a friend.
Hunter S. Thompson was a
writer whose life and experi-
ence was just as important as
his literature.
And to all those who still
dwell on the suicide: “We can't
stop here; this is bat country.”
Smith is a sweet sensation at the Cove
By CHUCK RIVAS_
Megaphone Staff \Writer
i\ "
Sitting on a comfortable
couch, surrounded by people
sipping coffee while seeing
someone perform alone was
actually something I hav e never
done before, believe it or not.
But. for inv first time to
sec a live performer in an inti-
mate coffee house type setting.
1 was blessed to hear someone
remarkably refreshing. ■ •
Lauren Smith, a first year
student from Grand Prairie,
I c\as. stood w ith a guitar in her
hands and began to play.
At first I didn't recognize
Cody f nlk | Megaphorm
First-year Lauren Smith graced the Cove Concert Senes last Wednesday
night with an inspired performance of original and covered songs
the music.
It was slow', smooth, and
rrfmtrU—transcendent.—trapping
me into a lull which I had not
felt since times of artists like
A lards MciriSsefte and Jewel.
With her Lisa Locb look
defined by the glasses she wore,
she began to strum out chords
with a voice I was not expect-
ing.
T he way she vocalized could
only be described as what I call
a screaming whisper.
She wasn't really raising her
voice, but the intensity of the
lyrics she sang were so moving
that it was loud enough for
everyone to hear.
It was light yet beautiful
with a touch of understanding
that madedhc music completely
transfixing.
As she played, a sincere
expression came across her face,
a little earnest with a mix of
intimacy.
The slow, mellow melody
spurred from the girl's true, raw
talent.
In between songs, Lauren
would make the crowd laugh
with elevet—banter about her
everyday life to lighten the
mood, but then the next song
would" 'come ' on and capture
every one's attention again.
Lauren played a total of 26
songs that evening, a mix of
cover songs as well as her own
creations.
“I think my favorite song I
played would have to be Eye-
sore Ether.
“It actually is interesting
because the song is sung by a
character in the novel my friend
just finished, and the character
is based on me.” she went on to
explain.
Some of the songs were her
own while others were covers
like “Love Song” by the Cure,
which was performed unbeliev -
ably well.
“I think it was a pretty good
show; it's always nice to have
some friends there cheering you
on,” she explained
Lauren has been playing for
about two to three years in
coffee shops now and was not
nervous about the experience at
all.
“It was nothing too new' to
me,” she reassured me.
Around seventh grade,
Lauren bought a guitar and has
been playing ever since.
When Lauren is not jam-
ming out for her fellow South-
western students, she goes to
class like the rest of us.
She is currently a double
major focusing on Philosophy
and French Language and Lit-
erature. Her MP3 player holds
tunes from all kinds ofbands but
the most listened to would have
to be Death Cab for Cutie, the
Postal Service. Ben Folds, Flam-
ing Lips, and Modest Mouse.
However, being a starving
musician and all, she has to put
in quality time at her job at
Chipotlc.
She has probably served you
a burrito or two. if you Jiave
ever come in.
Lauren also enjoys things
like reading Harry Potter,
sewing, and crocheting.
-She is also obsessed, to put
a term loosely, with ice cream
"My favorite is chocolate
fudge with strawberries and
crushed Oreos right now, hut for
awhile it was rainbow sherbert
with margarita ice from Baskin
Robbins.” Lauren said.
She went on to elaborate.
“It changes a lot. but my all
time favorite is mom s choco-
late chip cookie."
She described it as being
cookie flavored ice cream with
chocolate chips and chunks of
baked cookies.
It almost started making me
hungry during the interview./*
So. if you ever get a chance
to see this remarkably talented
student around campus, be sure
to say hi or just give her a
wave.
She is sure to rise in star-
dom faster then a fat kid devour
mg cake, so it might even be a
good idea to get her autograph.
Believe me. I already have
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