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Artist Spotlight - Black Stone Cherry |
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Written by Art Michalski
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
 One of the better
surprise stories to come out of the rock world a couple years ago
came from the great metropolis of Edmonton, Kentucky. Ok, the dry county the band hails from isn’t exactly Louisville or
Lexington, so the fellas in Black Stone Cherry were forced to try their luck at success
outside of their small hometown. After some extensive
touring behind their self-titled debut, the band is back on the road
in support of their upcoming release Folklore and
Superstition, due out August 19th. The band follows
up their southern-style rock, which yielded the rock radio hits
“Lonely Train” and “Rain Wizard” with the new
record. The new record doesn’t deviate from the path set out.
With tracks like the lead-off single “Blind Man” and
“Reverend Wrinkle” deliver the same high octane bluesy
rock that the band has been giving us since their arrival on the
scene. The band does take it down a notch for soulful ballads such
as “Peace is Free” and “You,” in which singer
Chris Robertson proves he can sing his ass off. Not bad at all for a
group that is no older than 23 years old and just finding their way
in the music scene today. The band toured extensively in ’06
with Buckcherry just as the band was making their way back up the
top. The touring with Buckcherry gave the band a strong work ethic,
which lead them to numerous tours throughout the past years.
The band has ventured
out on the first tour for the new album, with Shinedown and Theory of
a Deadman in tow. The tour started recently and will be heading to
the Fillmore in Detroit this Saturday (July 26th). Don’t be late,
because the probable best of this lineup will be on first as Black
Stone Cherry gives you a flavor that keeps the traditions of southern
rock proud.
Black Stone
Cherry opens for Shinedown and Theory of a Deadman at the Fillmore
Detroit on Saturday, July 26th. Tickets are $25 and are
available at www.ticketmaster.com.
Additional dates can be found at www.blackstonecherry.com.
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TC Film Festival Announces Additional Screenings of Sold-Out Shows |
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Written by Beth Milligan
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
Traverse
City, Mich. (July 24, 2008) – After experiencing record-setting box
office sales its first week, the Traverse City Film Festival has
announced the addition of three more screenings of sold-out films to
the festival's roster.
"Up the Yangtze," "Idiocracy" and "The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly" will each have second screenings at the festival after
initial screenings sold out before tickets went on sale to the public.
Friends of the Festival were able to purchase their tickets five days
in advance of the public, resulting in sold-out shows for many festival
screenings.
"Although we are thrilled that nearly 50
screenings have already sold out through Friends and public ticket
sales," said festival president Michael Moore, "we felt it was only
fair to make additional screenings available. We want everyone to have
an opportunity to see as many films on their wish list as possible."
Moore
added that many popular titles still have tickets available and that
"there are still plenty of seats left at the festival, even if they're
going fast." The festival has offered the use of its State Theatre
Forum (http://statetheatre.ning.com) for the first time this year for festival attendees to buy, sell or swap festival tickets with other moviegoers online.
Tickets
to the additional screenings go on sale at noon Thursday first to
Friends of the Festival, then will be available to the public at noon
Friday. Tickets can be purchased online at www.traversecityfilmfestival.org,
by phone at 231-929-1627 or at the TCFF Box Office located at 300 E.
Front St. in Radio Centre in downtown Traverse City. Tickets for all
regular screenings are $9; opening and closing night films are $25.
Opening and closing night party tickets are $50.
The fourth
annual Traverse City Film Festival will be held from July 29 to August
3, 2008. For more information, please contact the Traverse City Film
Festival office at 231-392-1134 or visit www.traversecityfilmfest.org
About the Traverse City Film Festival
The
Traverse City Film Festival is a charitable, educational, nonprofit
organization committed to showing "Just Great Movies" and helping to
save one of America's few indigenous art forms – the cinema. The
festival also owns and operates a year-round, community-based,
mission-driven art house movie theater, the State Theatre. Founded by
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and co-founders local
photographer John Robert Williams and New York Times best-selling
author Doug Stanton, with filmmakers Larry Charles and Terry George
rounding out the Board of Directors, the festival brings films and
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Time Stamps |
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Written by Bohb
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
 I was looking at an email I received recently from a friend in Detroit, it is important to note for relative spatial placement and contextual story following that I live and received this email in Chicago. I noticed something that I found a bit odd that began in me a pondering of the actual and proverbial rates of ‘success’ in our modern world.
I received the email at 9:53pm, but the header showed that it was sent at 9:34pm. It took nearly 20 minutes for a message that I think of as instantaneous to travel to me. 20 minutes is not instant. Detroit is not far. When one compares the first forms of distance communication of the stagecoach, it would take about 2 weeks to get a letter that was going regionally between 2 cities. There was then the Pony Express. Two cities in the same region (such as Chicago and Detroit, which were pelt trading posts at that time) could share communication letters in 2 days. Obviously stagecoach through US Postal system didn't improve on that much until FedEx introduced premium costs to get communication there in one day. But email travels instantly, yet it doesn't. It takes 20 minutes. In all this time we have only improved the speed of communication by a factor of 144. Sure, 144 is progress, but we are not in the instantaneous future we’ve been sold quite yet.
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Artist Spotlight - Cavalera Conspiracy |
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Written by Alex Therrian
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
 Most metal fans have
been waiting for the reunion of brothers Max and Iggor Cavalera since
Max left lead singer duties in the highly influential 90s
metal band Sepultura. Max’s breakup with the band was due to
internal strife within, as well as haggling over management issues. Max went on to form his new band, Soulfly (still going
strong; new album out July 29th), while Iggor stayed as
the drummer in Sepultura with a new lead singer. As the years went by,
fans dug the new Sepultura, but most of them wondered what would happen
if there was a reunion with Max, or at least for the two brothers to
join back up. One of those scenarios have been played out as Max and Iggor have put out their debut album as the Cavalera Conspiracy, Inflikted, easily one of the best
metal albums of the year so far.
The tracks on Inflikted are not a latter-era Sepultura retread, which the fans would wag their tongues for. The tracks, such as
“Sanctuary” and “Black Ark” are more
punk-rock infused in their delivery. It looks like the guys have
taken some of their earlier influences in this latest record. But
don’t think that the new record totally abandons the Sepultura sound. Songs like “Ultra-Violent” and “Hearts of
Darkness” keep the old sound alive. But with bassist Joe
Duplantier and Soulfly guitarist Mark Rizzo, the band mix the old
with the new to create something fresh.
After initially not
sure about if the project was going to tour or not, the band recently
wrapped up a European tour and now have their sights set on their home turf.
The band started a tour with Dillinger Escape Plan and Throwdown on
July 17th, and head to Pontiac for a show at Clutch
Cargo’s on July 22nd. The tour lasts through early
August when the band is a part of the one day OzzFest in Dallas this
year. Early set lists show that there is some Sepultura sprinkled
through the list, so this will be a chance to see a good mix of new
and old from Max and Iggor Cavalera.
Cavalera
Conspiracy plays at Clutch Cargo’s on Tuesday, July 22nd.
Tickets are $25 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com.
They also play the Orbit Room in Grand Rapids on July 24th
(Tickets are $25 as well). Additional dates are available at
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Tour Rundown - Vans Warped Tour 2008 |
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Written by Art Michalski
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
 After 14 years, 2008's
edition of the Vans Warped Tour was most definitely one of the most
diverse bills in the tour’s existence. It ranged from full on
metal to pop-leaning groups that strayed more and more from the bread
and butter ska and punk that made Warped a household name. But
somehow, it all seemed to work for the estimated 18,000 in attendance
down at a warm but not insanely hot Comerica Park. Here is a rundown
of the sights and sounds of Warped ’08, in case you missed it:
Most unusual surprise
music movement of the day: Dance pop has found its way onto the
Warped stage. Most fans are already familiar with Cobra Starship, who
plowed through their set with ultra-catchy tracks like “The
City Is At War” and “Guilty Pleasure.” The group,
lead by former Midtown singer Gabe Saporta, is leading the charge
with this music. Also notable was Colorado group 3 OH! 3 (that’s 303), whose dance stuff was full of out of left field lyrics (“Do
The Helen Keller” as the hook for “Don’t Trust Me,”
what does that even mean?) and toe tappers throughout their set.
Most Bizarre Cover
Song: Imagine Gym Class Heroes covering Lamb of God’s “Laid
To Rest?” Yeah, I know it's tough. During GCH’s set, which
was heavy on a lot of new stuff from their upcoming album The
Quilt, Travis McCoy went into an impromptu cover of the fierce
metal song. Actually, the band didn’t do too badly with the
song and scared every single 15 year old girl with big sunglasses and
a crappy emo band shirt on. Much respect guys! Also: Honorable mentions go to the Devil Wears Prada with their cover of Big Tymers’
“Still Fly” and A Day To Remember’s cover of Kelly
Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone.”
Most unusual band
entrance song: Both Relient K and the Devil Wears Prada came out to
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