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Radiohead Doesn't Creep on Kid from RADIOHEAD, Page 12 Reminiscent Of, Dare I Say, the Beatles PAGE 20 THE RETRIEVER WEEKLY FEATURES October 3, 2000 Radiohead Doesn't Creep on Kid from RADIOHEAD, page 12 reminiscent of, dare I say, the Beatles. single from the Indeed, once you "get" this album, every­ album, is definitely Brian Eno-esque ambient interlude thing does seem to be in its right place and the standout, but "Treefingers," beats in "Idioteque" that it goes from being appealing to downright songs like "How to sound straight out of an Autechre song and addictive. After I first got this album, it Disappear even some harps in "Motion Picture di-dn't leave my CD player for a good three Completely" and Soundtrack." or four days. Mter countless listenings, "Morning Bell" could Mter first listening to this album, I was I'm still not sick of it. probably succeed on sort of overwhelmed by all of the strange­ Forgetting all of the weirdness for a commercial radio as ness, but after the second or third listen, minute, there are a few tracks on this disc well. Despite their everything started to click. Kid A has a very that will appeal to the casual Radiohead appealing nature, strangely appealing quality to it, almost fan. "Optimistic," the moog-flavored first however, these songs do feature some of the same quirkiness as the more experimental tracks. It's the suc­ dazed bee falls to the ground and dies. cessful combination Love hurts. of these two· types of Before I go, here's one final really styles - eccentric from CURIO SHOPPE, page 18 bad bug joke. and appealing - that Two flies are sitting on a piece of greenplastic.com make this album truly plain about. After copulation, a black manure, having lunch. A third fly lands, Boys in the Band: Radiohead's eclectic rock style isn't lost unique. widow female is wont to eat her mate in sits down and farts. The other two flies on Kid A, the acclaimed group's fourth studio album. order to nurture herself and the look at him in disgust and exclaim, onslaught of babies that will follow the "God, that's disgusting! Can't you see act. Praying Mantis females are said to we're eating?" turn cannibalistic from five to 31 percent Want to tell me how you totally lost of the time after luring the male to her by your lunch reading this article and had excreting attractants and then mating. recurrent nightmares about giant head­ What a gal. less roaches eating your face? Well, When the Queen is ready, Drone write me at [email protected]. Bees will chase her in midair until one is successful in catching her and putting DISCLAIMER : I credit the entry of that last joke to the her into the "dorso-ventral" position. Retrievers own Jamie Peck, who thinks poop is really (Sounds knky !) After intercourse, the funny. And for one final piece of information, the species end of the drone's endophallus will name of the largest cockroach in the world is Megaloblatta remain inside the Queen to ensure suc­ Longpennis. I don't think I need to explain why that is cessful fertilization. Unfortunately for utterly, knee-slappingly hilarious. Any scientific word that the drone, the loss of his so-called "mat­ includes "mega" and "pennis" deserves to be in a college ing plug" causes the tip of his endophal­ newspaper. Especially when it's referring to a Big lus to explode, after which the spent and Cockroach. It doesn't get much better than that. Thesday, Oct. 3 The Baltimore Visionary Rubber Band Museum is hosting the exhibit Remember that chick band Elastica? "Treasures of the Soul: Who is Yeah, you remember, don't you? They Rich?" which features art produced had that one music video with all by the homeless, hermits, the impov­ those naked guys. I even watched the erished, religious penitents and polit­ whole video, just hoping they had ical refugees. The exhibit focuses some naked chicks, but, alas no naked on those who transformed a life at chicks. Anyway they're playing at the the edge of despair, poverty, isolation 9:30 Club, so go see them, they might or illness into works of art that are have naked people. For more informa­ hopeful and transcendent. Hmmm, tion call 202-265-0930. kinda has me intrigued. For more information call 410-244-1900. Wednesday, Oct. 4 Poison, Poison, Ah, Tasty Fish Sunday, Oct. 8 Kawasaki, often voted the best sushi Now, Where's My Thermos? restaurant in Baltimore, lends owner Come to the Boordy Vineyards for and chef Tzu Yang to the Roland Park the Autumn Wine Fest, where you'll Country School for an evening all learn all about wine, especially about about sushi. Yang teaches participants drinking it. And for all of you who the history of sushi before teaching aren't alcoholics there will be wagon them how to select fish, distinguish rides, picnicking, grape-pressing good sushi from bad sushi and make demonstrations and harvest foods their own thanks to some of and crafts. Also, the Federal Jazz Kawasaki's other chefs. The evening Commision will be playing some tra­ concl~des with a sushi party, though ditional New Orleans Jazz. So go, I'd be a little wary of trying any of the bring a date, she'll think it's roman­ student's creations. For more infor­ tic, and even if she doesn't, you can mation ca11410-323-5500. always get her liquored up. For more information call410-592-5015: -Eli Saturday, Oct. 7 Zukowski Art With Vision .
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