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Herbie: Jazz Legend Football around the ACC The Technique’s Alan Back recently The level of the conference’s ENTERTAINMENT sat down with Herbie Hancock, football play has increased over the who was in town for the Emory years in the conference, rivaling Technique • Friday, October 26, 2001 Jazz Festival. Page 21 that of basketball. Page 32 ‘Atomic’ theory for Lit’s third album success The band takes a disc filled with the kind of pop/rock music they used to attract an initial following and injected some newfound enthusiasm and energy to achieve success both critically and with their many fans. By Jennifer Schur with quick guitar rifts and heavy Lit’s latest album plays like a Contributing Writer bass alongside songs that me- work that has discovered its com- lodically flow because of the ac- fort zone: Lit has found their Band: Lit companiment of a small string sound but continues to challenge Album: Atomic section (heard in “Happy in the the bounds traditionally reserved Label: Dirty Martini/RCA for the punk/rock/pop genres. Genre: Pop/Rock “Addicted” pounds out lyrics that Rating: yyyy sarcastically quip, “I’m so ad- “We just naturally dicted to you, but you’re such a The opening chords of Lit’s dick to me.” “She Comes” slows new album, entitled Atomic, carry write poppy songs Atomic down with a distinctly with their reverberations enor- that have a heavy Beatles-esque flare while “The mous promise that the ensuing Last Time Again,” which was collection of tracks will be a set feel because that’s featured in this summer’s smash of solid hits. Their catchy beats what we grew up hit movie American Pie 2, ex- and quirky lyrics sustain an al- plodes with a mighty Metallica- bum that is best listened to in a on: heavy metal ish edge. A.Jay Popoff, Lit’s lead lighthearted mood. Atomic will and pop music.” singer, describes the song as a do no healing to the soul; but kind of sequel to “My Own Worst it’s safe to say that it’s not an Jeremy Popoff Enemy,” which was Lit’s first album riddled with sophomor- Guitarist, Lit commercial success and earned ic angst. Instead, says Lit gui- a spate of honors. “Lyrically, it’s tarist Jeremy Popoff, “We just kind of [about] the morning af- naturally write poppy songs that Meantime”). This blend is rem- ter. Wishing you wouldn’t have have a heavy feel because that’s iniscent of Green Day’s last al- done that and saying this is the what we grew up on: heavy met- bum, Warning, and also follows last time- again.” By Chapman Baehler / DIRTY MARTINI RECORDS (RCA) al and pop music.” in the musical footsteps of Third Members of Lit from left: Allen Shellenberger, A.Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff, and Atomic features tracks filled Eye Blind. See Lit, page 23 Kevin Baldes. Bush makes travels to ‘Golden State’ New Thirteen Ghosts remake and returns uninspiring disc of tunes disappoints as Halloween fare By Chris Webb me want to join a rock band. The music Contributing Writer isn’t bad, it’s just uninspiring. While “The By Chuks Ibeji ries Wings) finds himself the The object of the game be- People That We Love” has already reached Staff Writer heir of a majestic home that comes to scare you with cam- Band: Bush the top ten in Billboard’s Modern Rock was left to him by his late era tricks and unimaginative Album: Golden State chart, don’t expect the success of previous MPAA Rating: R uncle. At first, the house is a convention. Label: Atlantic Records hits like “Machinehead” or “Swallowed”. Studio: Dark Castle Enter- blessing. Upon realizing that It’s in this respect that 13 Genre: Rock Only Bush’s already strong following in tainment he would never have to wor- Ghosts is somewhat of an un- Rating: yy 1/2 the US will allow this to crack platinum Starring: Tony Shalhoub, ry about money again, Arthur derachiever. You see, half way status. Matthew Lillard, Embeth and his family are ready to through the movie, the true Is rock merely pounding drums and While noticeably better than previous Davidtz, Shannon Elizabeth start their new lives of pros- nature of the house gets re- Director: Steve Beck perity. The only problem is vealed. At this point, the movie loud guitar strumming? Bush albums, the lyrics offer little emo- yy Bush certainly appears to think so on tion that grips me. Cryptic messages such Rating: 1/2 that the house comes with gets injected with a much- their new album Golden State. If you ex- as “We need solutions we need to call this supernatural baggage. Let’s needed burst of life. And all pect to hear excellent guitar solos on this home – a brain megaphone – she makes Halloween is almost here. just say that Arthur’s uncle of a sudden 13 Ghosts is album, don’t hold your breath. Beyond a me see God – I’m out on a line” from the Trick-or-treaters will be out was somewhat of a collector. equipped with a terrific few intro chords, the pieces are all play- song “Solution” convey the grim imagery in force. Linus will be wait- Soon, of course, things premise. able by my brother- and he’s never touched of another British rock group: Radiohead, ing for the Great Pumpkin to begin to go awry. And stuff But you can probably tell a guitar. yet the music isn’t to par. Just when the arise from the pumpkin patch. starts to go bump in the night. See Ghosts, page 23 It’s one thing if you’re the Sex Pistols lyrics are the prettiest on the seventh track, None of these activities may and you don’t know how to play an in- “Inflatable”, Gavin Rossdale’s vocals strain be of interest to you. Perhaps strument, it’s another when you are the to hold a note and almost crack. you just like to snuggle up to latest version of arena rock. creepiest movie you can find. Well, as of late there cer- This album offers nothing that makes See Bush, page 25 tainly hasn’t been a shortage of horror movies. The late 90s saw the return of teen- age-slasher flick. And for the most part, it was a swell ride. Most of us loved the Scream trilogy. And no one will real- ly complain about the other gems that were sprinkled about, like The Faculty. But too many I still know’s and Valentine’s seem to have slashed and gutted the genre. So it’s almost refreshing that 13 Ghosts, which opens Friday, is more conventional in its methods of terror. There are no slashers out for revenge. There are no teenagers; well at least none of any conse- quence. It’s basically your By Dennis Morris / ATLANTIC RECORDS run-of-the-mill ghost movie. Bush band members (from left) Nigel Pulsford, Robin Goodridge, Gavin Rossdale and Arthur (Tony Shalhoub, Dave Parsons have put together an album entitled Golden State that disapoints best-known for his role as the By Alan Markfield / COLUMBIA PICTURES relative to their previously successful recordings that gave them their large fan base. Italian immigrant taxi driver Matthew Lillard stars in Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures’ Antonio on the television se- remake of the William Castle horror film ‘13 Ghosts.’ 20 • Friday, October 26, 2001 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT ...0101010 1010101010101010...... Two Bits The Live List: Howdy folks. 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He did at Senior Staff Writer and his other recordings from the the beginning, but later on he had 1980s also put him a few years ahead his own sound and his own quality. “Watermelon Man.” “Canta- of the curve in terms of blending Some trumpeters sounded like they loupe Island.” “Maiden Voyage.” dance and hip-hop influences with grew out of Miles; some sounded “Chameleon.” “Rockit.” You know jazz and funk. like they grew out of Dizzy.” these tunes—maybe not by name, Those who know him only from Hancock is currently on a two- but you know them. They have one his acoustic recordings are in for a week tour with saxophonist Micha- thing in common: a composer who surprise if they pick up his new album el Brecker and trumpeter Roy never shies away from checking out Future 2 Future, which was released Hargrove, to celebrate the birth- new possibilities in music. on September 25. Combining days of Davis and John Coltrane. And if you watched MTV dur- elements of underground, techno, The two performers had radically ing its early years, you know his club jazz, spoken word, R&B, and a different styles—Davis was lyrical name and face as well. Both belong few other surprises, the disc will and eloquent, Coltrane rugged and to Herbie Hancock. never be mistaken for a “classic” of dense—but they threw each other Back up through the past four the old genre—and that suits into sharp relief during their work decades of jazz history and your Hancock just fine. together. chances of running across Hancock’s After Hancock finishes this tour name are very good. He learned at the end of the month, he heads to classical piano as a child in Chica- Europe for a string of dates to sup- go, performing Mozart concertos “I try to keep an open port the new album. (A U.S. tour is at the age of 11, but began to play tentatively scheduled for next spring.) jazz in high school. When he reached enough palette that I Such a change of scenery—from college, he pursued a double major can select whatever I stripped-down sets to a stage show in music and electrical engineer- with plenty of bells and whistles— ing—both of which would serve want to from it. That is easier than it might seem, at least him well down the line. palette is available for for him. It was in the early 1960s that he “I try to keep an open enough got his first breaks; Donald Byrd both kinds of music palette that I can select whatever I invited him into his band, and he [jazz and electronic].” want to from it. That palette is avail- started recording for the legendary able for both kinds of music. It’s Blue Note label as well. Next to Herbie Hancock, like classical music; the aesthetics Courtesy of Isobel Allen-Floyd / SHORE FIRE MEDIA come calling was Miles Davis, who on musical versatility there is different from those for jazz, Herbie Hancock has left his share of marks on the jazz/pop landscape was starting to explore jazz/rock or for a setting of Japanese music. over the past 40 years. He celebrates the legacy of former bandmate and blends (“fusion”) and the use of elec- It’s not like I have different pal- fusion innovator Miles Davis with a Sunday show at Emory University. tronic textures. ettes—this one is for jazz, that one After five years in Davis’ band, “When you say ‘classic jazz,’ there is for the electronic stuff.” poll victories. Recent albums (in- admitted. “It happened when I did Hancock entered the 1970s with a might be a tendency for people to Being able to adapt has its unex- cluding a collaboration with Short- Headhunters, for example. People few new ideas to try out. What he think that it’s a direct offshoot of pected perks as well; the Headhunters er) that switch easily into and out of who had been listening to my ended up with was a new group, the bebop, which has really been at the reunited for a string of shows in the mainstream. And five MTV Vid- straight-ahead jazz before were Headhunters, and a 1973 album by core of the majority of jazz. People 1998. Who were their tour mates? eo Music Awards and one of those wondering, ‘What was that?’ And the same name that turned the jazz like Bird [Charlie Parker]—but there The Dave Matthews Band. It may Grammys for “Rockit.” some people liked it and some didn’t. and pop worlds on their collective were different approaches from that. seem like an unusual pairing, but Anybody still doubt Hancock’s The same thing happened when I ear. Even after the outfit broke up There was an avant-garde move- considering the fact that the man in versatility? did Future Shock and ‘Rockit.’” at the end of the decade, he kept ment; this is more an offshoot of charge has won his share of acclaim His willingness to explore has Future 2 Future is one answer to revising and overhauling his approach that period of jazz, rather than what from both jazz and pop critics, it helped bring jazz into places it might the question of where music could to jazz and pop. most people conceive as classic.” starts to make a little more sense. not otherwise go—funk and fusion go in the 21st century. Hancock One of the most memorable prod- Saxophonist Wayne Shorter and Think about it. Eight Grammy on Headhunters, hip-hop on Future and producer Bill Laswell (who ucts of that reinvention has been drummer Jack DeJohnette, both of awards, counting three for his 1998 Shock, African rhythms on 1995’s worked with himon Future Shock) “Rockit,” from the 1983 album whom turn in fine guest appearanc- album Gershwin’s World (a salute to Dis Is Da Drum. Have fans of old- looked back at past albums and re- Future Shock. The video for that es on Future 2 Future, stand well the work of George Gershwin). An school Hancock been surprised by alized that few of them had vocal single put his face (and a houseful of outside that mainstream. “It’s like Oscar for his score to the 1986 film these efforts? dancing robots) in the living room this: Miles didn’t sound like [bop Round Midnight. A long list of jazz “Sure, it’s happened,” he See Hancock, page 25 22 • Friday, October 26, 2001 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Since the plot doesn’t create a Onward and Crossword Circle-ympics DOWN Ghosts from page 19 creepy atmosphere, director Steve 1. Take out, to an editor Beck resorts to using jerky camera 12345 678 91011 2. Company that’s always calling where I’m going with this. The movements to fake one. This tech- 3. Naked movie instead remains humdrum. nique nearly works once or twice. 12 13 14 15 4. & 5. General of Chinese Chicken Part of it has to do with bad acting. But the movie never really scares. It 16 17 18 Most of it has to do with catering to may gross you out here and there. 6. 13 ACROSS, as an 34 DOWN the usual clichés. But that’s it. 19 20 21 (abbr) Rapper Rah Digga (in her fea- 13 Ghosts does have its bright 7. Author Roald ture film debut, though she appeared spots—most notably, the house it- 22 23 24 8. Was rude while talking, perhaps 9. Turner of “Madame X” in MTV’s Hip Hopera: Carmen) is self. The designers did a spectacu- 25 26 27 28 29 30 cast as Maggie, a family nanny who lar job. And ironically, the best 10. What 27 DOWN is on is supposed to provide some comic performance comes from Matthew 31 32 33 34 35 11. Paramedics (abbr) relief as she gets caught up in the Lillard, who gained teen slasher- 14. “______just crazy?” (3 wds) terrifying journey. Most of her lines film experience starring in the first 36 37 38 39 17. Truth 18. “______trouble.” (2 wds) are cheesy one-liners and miss the Scream. He was absolutely hilari- 40 41 42 43 mark. The rest of the cast is made ous in this movie. Compared to 22. You can jam it or get jam from it up basically of cardboard cutouts him, the rest of the cast was dead. 44 45 23. Famous hallucinogen (abbr) that do nothing but venture down No pun intended. 24. Attempt dark hallways alone while the mu- So in the end, you have an inter- 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 25. Number of things (abbr) 26. Roi’s law sic plays eerily. They also “split up esting back-story, but no follow- 53 54 55 56 so they can cover more ground”. through. Not that it’s a terrible 27. Real estate word Geez. You’d think that studios would movie. But I’d recommend dig- 57 58 59 28. Clip’s contents start casting sheep instead of people ging that old copy of your favorite 29. Aztec temple, today for this sort of thing. horror movie and watching that. 60 61 62 30. She married your Pops 34. Non-profit grp. 35. Narcolepsy cause, perhaps (abbr) I literally didn’t pick my guitar up Lit from page 19 By Kit FitzSimons 31. Spoken like a true bovine 37. AKA dalton (abbr) for three months because we were Staff Writer 32. Wholely, to Jose 38. Sober A.Jay’s voice in the band is joined running ragged for two solid years. 33. Mythological ornithological sight 39. Get to come back on Jeopardy by the strumming of his brother Everybody just needed to unplug [Editor’s note: This puzzle is re- 36. “Shop _____ you…” 41. Slushy with a polar spokesbear Jeremy’s guitar, Kevin Baldes play- and recharge their batteries. But printed from the September 29, 37. French friend 42. Not together ing bass, and Allen Shellenberger once we got the wheels turning it 2000 edition of the Technique.] 38. Fairy tale shorty 43. College course abbr. for musi- on drums. The playing lineup for was like, ‘Wow! This is rad!’ Now ACROSS 40. 54 DOWN’s reasons for taking cal movement this ‘fantastic four’ has remained we’ve got this record that we’re so 1. Politely use a napkin on (2 wds) up baseball? (2 wds) 46. Popular papal name the same for twelve years, since their proud of,” said guitarist Jeremy 6. Ore-_____ 44. Computer’s brain 47. XIX x III debut release Tripping the Light Fan- Popoff. 9. English Market? (abbr) 45. Author Rand 48. Prince of “Rinkitink in Oz” tastic on their own record label, Dirty The time off is evident in the 12. Bob of breakfast fame 46. Request 49. The base of all cultures? Martini. band’s refreshed sounds and refor- 13. Summit-holding grp. 48. Magneto portrayer 50. Rapper-gone-actor (2 wds) Atomic is similar to Lit’s sopho- mulated stage show. Lit is busily 15. Goal 50. Believer suffix 51. ______-Q more album, A Place in the Sun, in promoting Atomic with hopes of 16. 54 DOWN’s head? (4 wds) 53. Alias for 54 DOWN’s final prod- 52. Russian office of yesteryear its foot-tapping, intriguing songs, achieving their previously high lev- 19. Organic chemistry suffix uct? (3 wds) 53. Fen-Phen banner (abbr) but is different enough that the al- el of success. They will be perform- 20. Every one 57. License violation (abbr) 54. Board in charge of this cross- bum beckons its listeners back for ing on CBS’s Late Late Show with 21. “Walk like ______” (2 wds) 58. Roman hamper find word? (abbr) further exploration of the band’s Craig Kilborn on October 31, and 22. “Waterfalls” group 59. Talk show host Gibbons 55. Those guys, in Nice ‘new-and-improved’ sounds. have already launched an ambitious 24. “I didn’t need to hear that!” 60. “______was saying…” (2 wds) 56. SAT prep text writers (abbr) The foursome toured relentless- national tour. It would be definite- (abbr) 61. Auto ly in support of A Place in the Sun, ly worth your while to check out 25. 54 DOWN’s added pentagram? 62. Pan, for one The answers can be found on page performing over 286 shows world- one of Lit’s live performances and (2 wds) XX. Sorry if you can’t get it right. wide. “Then we had to take a break. their new album Atomic; your ears ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, October 26, 2001 • 23

Some elder statesmen of jazz have Describing himself as a human technology to address those?” he Hancock from page 21 become so firmly entrenched in their being first and a musician second, asked. One of the foundation’s key Bush from page 19 styles of playing that they sound he looks for ways to apply his talent projects is BAYCAT, a center for parts. Instead of only calling on sing- like dinosaurs when pitched against toward issues that matter both pro- technology and the arts that will be A few notable songs exist to give ers, they chose to work in spoken younger stars. Hancock, though, does fessionally and personally. He serves built in the San Francisco Bay area. this latest Bush release two and a word (“Tony Williams”) and quotes his best to keep himself open to new on the board of trustees for the The- Everyone runs into less-than-ideal half stars. The punk inspired tracks from Buddhist texts (“Wisdom”). styles and other points of view—an lonius Monk Institute of Jazz, a pro- circumstances now and then; deal- “My Engine Is With You” and “Rea- One of the guiding principles approach refined gram designed ing with them in a positive manner sons” send a spike through the al- behind this music, he stated, is that through practic- to give promis- is the big challenge. “I want to pro- bum to liven up an otherwise people are constantly immersed in ing Buddhism for ing young play- mote what I believe to be a better monotonous sound. But, when so sound: traffic, machinery, birds, air- almost half his “It’s just scratched the ers a chance to way of looking at those situations, much punk is about destroying com- planes, even the weather. Much of life. surface. This is the learn from the which is to try to figure out how to mercial rock does Bush honestly stand this is the result of accelerated de- “The mean- masters. In ad- turn them into something construc- up? After years of being called rip- velopments in technology—so why ing of life, of my beginning of new dition, he fre- tive rather than destructive…so you offs at least they can claim that they’ve not do the same with a recording? role, where do I approaches that I quently leads can use that circumstance as a spring- never succumbed to placing a DJ “It’s the sound of today, except fit? In a way, it college master- board for your own growth.” on a track. nobody’s doing it! Everybody’s try- gets shaken up so intend to explore.” classes, such as Wherever the future and Han- If you are a devoted Bush fan, ing to sound like yesterday. What’s I can examine Herbie Hancock, the one at Em- cock’s personal growth may take you’re probably going to be happy wrong with today? Are we trying to them during this on his new CD Future 2 Future ory on Sunday him, his listeners can be sure of one with Golden State. It is a decent say yesterday was better? In many practice of Bud- afternoon be- thing: expect the unexpected, and rock record, but the only reason ways, it was, but it’s our responsi- dhism,” he re- fore that night’s then some. that it will achieve any popularity bility to make today and tomorrow flected. “There’s show. or critical acclaim is the reputation better than yesterday.” a tendency for most people to look The Rhythm of Life Foundation, Herbie Hancock will be performing preceding the band and Rossdale. He continued, “To me, it’s just at things from one perspective. I which Hancock set up in 1996, is with Michael Brecker and Roy Har- If I were at the music store, I’d walk scratched the surface. This is the believe there’s an infinite number dedicated to finding ways to use grove at Glenn Memorial Auditori- right by this one and pick up some beginning of new approaches that I of ways to look at them…What that technology to address pressing social um (Emory campus) on October 28. real punk like the Sex Pistols’ “Nev- intend to explore, and I hope others takes is a creative search for those issues. “That’s not a normal way He will also conduct a master class er Mind the Bollocks.” intend to. You don’t just want to perspectives, and getting outside the that people look at it; they see it that afternoon at Emory’s Perform- hear the same thing all the time. If box that keeps you looking at things primarily in terms of business and ing Arts Studio. Call (404) 727-5050 Bush’s Golden State is available now you want to do that, be my guest.” in only one way.” office machines…Why not use for more information on both events. in record stores everywhere.