Arts
Music preview a guide for teens, connoisseurs
BY ANDREW SHAW
Start saving your pizza money, it’s time for the
big fall music rush. Here’s the coming releases
from important and not-so-important music acts
from around the globe. The rating following the
short description is what I would pay or trade for
the album.
Already released:
Christina Aguilera, “Mi Reflejo": Spanish lan
guage hits from the powerful lungs of this pixie.
($10 or $9.99 for the liner notes alone.)
Barenaked Ladies, “Maroon”: Pop goes the
name-dropping Canucks. ($8)
Harvey Danger, “King James Version”:
Remember these guys’ last hit, “Flagpole Sitta?”
No? Don’t worry about it. ($4)
The Presidents, "Freaked Out and Small”: They
broke up, got back together, changed their name,
and no one noticed. (My state-quarter collection.)
Boyz II Men, “Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya”: I
loved these guys in junior high. What was I think
ing? (50 cents)
“Platinum Hits 2000”: In case your radio is bro
ken, you can just play this CD over and over again.
(I’d buy it for a quarter, then sell it to some angst
ridden 13-year-old).
Fastball, “The Harsh Light of Day”: They
showed us "The Way,” now show us “The Light."
Great follow-up album. ($20)
Madonna, “Music”: An unoriginal title for this
ever-original diva. Finally! Something to look for
ward to! ($25 and my “Bedtime Stories” CD)
Bjork, “Selmasongs: Music from Dancer in the
Dark”: The hot techno queen brings her Icelandic
accent back on the soundtrack to the Cannes hit
she starred in. (My British Literature textbook and
$50.)
Barbara Streisand, “Timeless: Live in Concert”:
Two CDs of Streisand’s Vegas concerts. (You’ll have
to maim me first.)
September 26:
Meat Puppets, “Golden Lies”: Critically
acclaimed and publicly ignored alternative rockers
are back. (My life-sized poster of Spiderman,
signed by Stan Lee.)
98 Degrees, “Revelation”: They’re just a bit
cooler than everyone else. Or that’s what their
mommies tell them. (See “Streisand.”)
Aaron Neville, “Devotion”: You know, that guy
with the thing on his face who drives your mom
wild. (A can of Caffeine-Free Diet Coke.)
Pearl Jam, 25 two-CD sets of live music: PJ’s
response to its bootlegging fans. ($20 for one, $21
for all 25.)
Aaron Carter, “Aaron's Party (Come and Get It/’:
That 12-year-old brother of a Backstreet Boy is
coming soon to a Wal-Mart parking lot near you.
($5 for the boxed set, including the album and a
lighter.)
October 3:
Green Day, “Warning”: Another step in punk’s
slow process of growing up. ($16 and the best years
of my life.)
Bette Midler, "Belle” or “Better, Bath and
Beyond”: Ugh. (I’ll pay whatever it takes to get her
show off TV.)
Duncan Sheik, “Phantom Moon”: One of the
most overlooked great songwriters of our time
returns. (My James Bond Movie collection.)
Paul Simon, "You’re the One”: Simon’s return to
pop after his stint in musical theatre. ($15)
Radiohead, “Kid A”: It’s been three years since
“OK Computer.” Where has the time gone? This is
possibly the most-anticipated album of the year. (I
would shave my body for this album.)
Robbie Williams, “Singing While We’re
Winning”: Thoughts of the tide brings back memo
ries of Chumbawumba lyrics: this one shows some
promise. ($15 and My Chumbawumba CD)
October 10:
Orgy, “Vapor Transmissions”: Their 15 minutes
are up, but these make-up wearing boys might be a
healthy change from this year’s onslaught of pop.
(All my tighty-whities.)
Tiffany, “The Color of Silence”: She got to us
when we were 7. Now she’s after our parents’
money. (An even trade for her 1987 album.)
October 17:
Everlast, “Eat at Whitey’s”: Carlos Santana
returns the favor from Everlast’s appearance on
“Supernatural” on “Babylon Feeling.” (A wife beat
er and a ham sandwich.)
Limp Bizkit, “Chocolate Starfish and the Flot
Dog Flavored Water”: Hey, Carson! Please play that
new, uninspired, commercially produced hate
song. (I still want my money back from “Significant
Other.”) d
October 24:
Hootie and the Blowfish, as yet untided: A
collection of quirky outtakes. Th€ Muskrats i
say they’re "a helluva^and.” I think they blow.
(The ticket stub from when I saw them in m
1995.)
Marilyn Manson, “Holy Wood (In the
Shadow of the Valley of Death)”: More car
nage from the genius behind the eye-shad
owed superstar. (I would repent all my sins
for this album.)
Celine Dion, “The Collector’s Series Vol.
1": We rejoiced when she left the industry to
become a mom. We should have seen this
coming. (My Kleenex: used and signed by
Leonardo DiCaprio.)
October 31:
Poe, “Haunted”: Her debut album blew me ...
away. Five years later, the sophomore set better be
outstanding. ($15 and aTwinkie.)
Youth Asylum, “We Are Young Americans”:
Quincy Jones supplies more pop. Thanks, Quince.
And, yes, one of the boys is named
Flashlight. (The dead batteries from
my roommate’s snakelight.)
U2, “All That You Can’t Leave
Behind”: The first single, “Beautiful
Day,” shows the band stripped of
their electronic phase. The anticipa
tion for this album is blinding. (My
first-born son.) ^
November 7:
Fatboy Slim, "Halfway Between the
Gutter and the Stars”: Guest appearances
by Macy Gray, Bootsie Collins and Jim
Morrison (yes, the Lizard King) make
this ambient follow-up to “You’ve Come
a Long Way, Baby,” a compelling release.
($40 and my favorite Nintendo 64 con
troller.) ^A
Jennifer Lopez,
“A Passionate Journey”: Another big rump
shaking album from this "actress” turned
“musician.” (My Puff Daddy replica handgun.)
Donna Summer, as yet untitled: Disco is back.
Just kidding... (My Dad’s sequined bell-bot
toms.)
November 14:
Ricky Martin, as yet untitled: The Latin ^H||
craze is phasing out, but Martin hopes ^k
shaking his buttocks will bring it back.
Scan’ thing, it might work. (A box of bon
bons.) V
“Totally Hits”: Another compilation
to prove that our younger siblings
have no taste in music. (The
“Platinum Hits 2000” album.)
November 21:
Tupac, as yet untitled: While
mourning his death, those who he
left behind found the strength to ^^^B
produce a double album of his origi- i ij™il!ii»
nal music. (MyTinkyWinky dolls.)
Backstreet Boys, as yet untitled: .
This album will carefully approach ^||fBB|
the tender subjects of teen-age
crushes, careless sex and how to sing
crappy music without laughing. (My ^B „
Backstreet Boys commemorative ear
ring/pendant set.)
November 23:
Dave Matthews Band. “Listener \|3i
Supported”: A double album and video of 'JB
live music from this insanely overrated
jam band. (My high school letterman jack
et and plastic derby hat.)
And remember, kids, I’m not a role model.
I’m just a writer. So if you like a band that I hate,
buy its album anyway.
Walks fill artistic appetites |
■ the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery is once again offering
"Wednesday walks."
BY MELANIE MENSCH
Let’s do lunch.
To satisfy the hungry appetites
for art, the Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery is offering short tours dur
ing lunch time for the artistically
starved.
Beginning today, the
"Wednesday Walks” invite
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
students, faculty and local busi
ness people to get to know the
Sheldon on a more personal level.
Janice Driesbach, director of
the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery,
12^ and R streets, said the walks
allow visitors to ask questions
about the artworks and artists in
an informal way.
“It’s educational and enter
taining,” she said. “We want peo
ple to not be passive, but to learn
and actively participate in the
museum experience.”
The free, informal tours last
from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on the third
Wednesday of each month.
matrons can enjoy iree coiree,
cookies and conversation after
wards in the gallery.
Each month, a Sheldon staff
member will lead the tour through
the gallery and explain the
gallery’s choices in the exhibits.
Driesbach, who will give
today’s tour, “Impressions of the
New Director,” said this was her
chance to meet some members of
the UNL community.
“I want to show that I’m acces
sible, and that I’m interested in
their thoughts and participation
in the Sheldon,” she said. “This is
my first time doing this at the
Sheldon, and I’m excited to work
with the college community.”
Driesbach will talk about the
paintings in the current exhibit,
“American Impressionism from
the Permanent Collection,” as well
her new position as director.
Each walk highlights pieces
and promotes discussion about
the Sheldon’s exhibits. Upcoming
exhibits include contemporary
art, printmaking, African
American quilts and Latin
American art.
Sheldon curator Dan Siedell,
who will lead a tour in November
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on contemporary artist Robert
Mangold, said the walks personal
ized die exhibits.
"People don’t get to see the
staff here at the Sheldon,” he said.
“Visitors often don’t get to ask
questions about the artists and
artworks we chose to display. It’s
an opportunity to ask what we do
and why we do it.”
This is the Sheldon’s third year
for giving lunch time tours.
“It’s something different,” said
Siedell. “It’s a chance for people to
utilize their lunch break and get
out of the office.”
Iowa rock comes to local house
BY MAUREEN GALLAGHER
House of Large Sizes, a
power trio based out of Cedar
Falls, Iowa, will be giving
Nebraskans a look into the Iowa
music scene tonight at Duffy’s
Tavern, 1412 0 St.
Though often called alterna
tive, band member Dave Deibler
rejects that term; instead he calls
the type of music House of Large
Sizes plays simply rock ’n’ roll.
The band has been compared to
AC/DC and The Minutemen.
House of Large Sizes formed
during the summer of 1986 at
the University of Northern Iowa
in Cedar Falls. During the band’s
early days, its only goal was to
someday tour the United States.
The band features Deibler on
vocals and guitar, Barb Schlif on
bass and vocals and Brent
Hanson on drums.
House of Large Sizes, which
takes its name from a clothing
chain, reached that goal, having
toured the U.S. several times.
“One Big Cake,” the first of
six albums by House of Large
Sizes, was released in 1989 by
What Are Records?.
The band released its other
five albums with various record
labels throughout the 1990s.
Deibler credits the band’s
success to its members’ deter
mination.
"We worked really hard,
practicing everyday,” he said.
House of Large Sizes’ con
stant touring helped them
develop a devoted fan base
throughout the country and
contributed to its success.
"They’re not a household
name, but they’re fairly well
known amongst those into live
music. People come to the
shows because they want to,”
said Andy Fairbairn, Duffy’s
entertainment director.
Some fo the band’s greatest
success stemmed from last fall’s
Idiots Out Wandering Around
tour.
The band’s most recent
album, also titled “Idiots Out
Wandering Around," is a collec
tion of 22 live tracks recorded
during the 19991.O.W.A. tour.
House of Large Sizes is cur
rently on a tour throughout the
Midwest to support its latest
work, a 7-inch release from The
Tyros Label.
When asked the reason for
the vinyl, Dave Deibler respond
ed, “We continue to do vinyl
because we believe it is good for
music to have a variety of for
mats.”
The limited edition 7” fea
tures one new song, entitled
“North Pole,” and a cover of
“Sade’s” 1986 hit “Smooth
Operator.”