ENTERTAINMENTpage 15 Technique • Friday, March 1, 2002 • 15 Looking for break action? It’s on his business card The Live List is your place to check out “Voice of the Yellow Jackets” is one of ENTERTAINMENT the many options for live entertain- Director of Broadcasting Wes ment if you’re staying in the ATL this Durham’s titles. Read up on this Technique • Friday, March 1, 2002 spring break. Page 16 member of the Tech family. Page 24 Morisette’s ‘Under Rug Swept’ not to be discarded Alanis Morissette has found her inner angst again with her newest single, “Hands Clean,” from her newest CD, with which she proves her growth from early releases like Jagged Little Pill which brought her fast fame. By Rob Hill and Danielle Bradley off the deep end. Staff Writers Some of the middle tracks are where listeners may become bored, Artist: Alanis Morissette distracted, or even sick of the mo- Album: Under Rug Swept notony of a “not so newly rich” girl Label: Maverick complaining about the same things Rating: yyy 1/2 we heard about three years ago. Per- sonally we got our fill back then. The angst is back. With Alanis Even the instrumentals of the fourth Morissette’s newest record, Under track, “Flinch,” remind the casual Rug Swept, we have a record closer listener of every Matchbox Twenty in spirit to her smash debut, Jagged song ever written. Fame and for- Little Pill. Well, at least that’s what tune certainly need not detract from she’s trying for. Perhaps trying a bit the value and agenda of an artist, too hard in the process. but much of the success of Moris- It is difficult to approach any of sette’s raw unflinching lyricism came these tracks without thinking of Pill, from the unpolished anonymity that which defined Morissette as a twen- comes from being a struggling emer- ty’s something woman that would gent artist. not be ignored. Pill was a break- Pill was quite literally a jagged through record for Morissette in production and frankly a stronger the tumultuous time when wom- album for it; some of the obvious en’s rock came into it’s own. Though polish in Swept does not suit Moris- never having taken part in Sarah sette’s style. We wonder if Moris- Mclachlan’s Lillith Fair, Morissette sette has fallen into a cookie-cutter is nonetheless inextricably associat- angst pattern. When we hear her ed with the empowered women of sing lines like:” soon I’ll grow up the mid 90’s. and I won’t even flinch at your name” The album starts strong with the or “somewhere along the way/ I think track “21 Things I want in a Lover,” I gave you the power to make me a rather appropriate follow up song feel/ the way I thought only my for the album Jagged Little Pill. It father could” in the seemingly sing- By Rankin / MAVERICK RECORDING COMPANY has a sound reminiscent of the 80’s song manner of “Flinch” and “So As a child, Alanis Morissette made her TV debut on ‘You Can’t Do That On Television.’ Now, continuing a one hit wonder “88 Lines about 44 Unsexy,” we are temporarily lulled musical career begun with ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ she recently released her latest CD, entitled ‘Under Rug Swept.’ women” by the Nails but in the char- into the calm of catchy rhythms some distant past for a no longer success. Classic Morissette, orating ing it more like an echo of the pas- acteristic dark and serious voice of and a sweet voice, but we are then existent rage that made her first al- about something she honestly feels sion of Pill and the introspection of Morissette. The last track, “uto- suddenly snapped back into the re- bum the hit it was. The lyrics of is worthy of writing a song about, Former Infatuation Junkie. pia” offers a captivating, almost ide- alization that these are the same lyr- these songs convey a sense of dis- “Hands Clean” provides the listen- Morissette is at her best when alistic, ballad with a guitar played ics we have heard from the seemingly honesty, an impure deception while er with the rich sounds of cynicism, she is engaging with issues that speak like a mandolin with a definite Lat- endless copycat artists that sprung Morissette hints of the potential for passing the blame, as well as a non- t o her itediate experiences. Junkie in influence carried through out. up after the incredible success of a near future sell out. chalant evaluation of whatever sit- was a reflection of Morissette’s bur- Certainly uncharacteristic in in- Pill. These tracks leave the listener Luckily for Morissette and for uation it is that she is singing of. geoning the spirituality and politi- tensity and delivery “Utopia” is not wanting to scream “Grow up al- her fans, the first single off the al- The sound we have come to ex- cal agenda, and the omission of such what the typical Morissette fan ex- ready!” bum, “Hands Clean” and a few other pect of Morissette is apparent here, issues from Swept is felt. The al- pects, yet the range of stylistic influ- The angst present seems forced, songs like it on the album will be however, it lacks a bit in intensity. bum, however, is still worthy of lis- ence between tracks never ventures as though Morissette is reaching into enough driving force for it to be a So too does the entire album, mak- tening, even for non-Morissette fans. Australia’s Kasey Chambers makes bluegrass hip with latest album By Chris Webb non-American to headline Austin City Limits in Contributing Writer the show’s 26 year history. The album was award- ed two ARIA’s, the Australian version of the Gram- Artist: Kasey Chambers my. The first single from this album, “Not Pretty Genre: Bluegrass Enough” has already earned some U.S. airplay. Album: Barricades and Brickwalls Performing country music has always been a Rating: yyy 1/2 family tradition in the Chambers household. Her father plays lead guitar, her brother Nash pro- Amidst the success of last year’s O Brother duced both of her albums and her mom some- Where Art Thou soundtrack, bluegrass musicians times joins the band on the road. Chambers are breaking through with mainstream recogni- acknowledges her father as a major influence, “He tion. Kasey Chambers is the newest in a wave of probably didn’t think how weird it was that in the alt-country rockers revolting outback of Australia we’re play- from the pop-infused world of ing Gram Parsons albums in- country music. From start to stead of Neil Diamond albums finish Barricades and Brickwalls Chambers or something.” makes a strong case as to why The album is a mixture of rock- radio is taking a listen and why manages to convey abilly and bluegrass with a hint the public should too. emotional impact, of grunge. “Not Pretty Enough” Ms. Chambers grew up on a is the most pop-friendly song on dose of country hailing from such emphasizing her the album. Chambers admits the legends as Johnny Cash, Em- torn loyalties. song was directed towards radio mylou Harris and the Carson stations, but it also maintains an family. “A Little Bit Lonesome” emotional level because “every- sounds like Hank Williams could body goes through that feeling... have written it. She could just as easily yell “I where they feel like they’re invisible to some- grabbed a glass, I said ‘kiss my ass.’” from any body.” Texas bar, but this cowgirl hails from Australia This album is for the people who want more and Hank never had a voice this sweet. from their country music than country pop songs Barricades and Brickwalls may be the catalyst offer. Fans of artists like Ryan Adams and Gillian By Carlotta Moye / WARNER BROS. RECORDS for huge success in the States. Her first album, Welch might find it a good addition to their Kasey Chambers may not fit the stereotype of a bluegrass artist but with her new The Captain, was one of Rolling Stone’s “Top 50 ‘Bluegrass and Barricades,’ the Australian newcomer sets out to prove otherwise. Albums of Year 2000.” She also became the first See Kasey, page 16 16 • Friday, March 1, 2002 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

violence in the news and claims to Kasey from page 15 not listen to the radio, but lyrics in other songs illustrate her desire to ...10101010 10 10101010100101010...... Two Bits collections. Often cited as her greatest get onto the radio. talent, Ms. Chambers’ voice is sweet, Chambers’s use of collaborations What makes a good friend? Hon- Tall, it is without a doubt within are few and far between. lightly taking a dark lyric and turn- help make the album great. “Cross- esty, loyalty, respectfulness, mon- these size couplings that the grand- In our search for answers, let us ing it into a lullaby. fire” is a number performed with ey, of course, but probably one of est friendships blossom. examine the monogamy of a Big Her impulse to make almost ev- the punk rockabilly group Living the most overlooked factors of friend- For those who are skeptical Guy-Little Buddy pair. In most of erything rhyme sometimes makes End. She also performs with one of ship is size. of the two bits man and his fac- the cases aforementioned, monog- her lyrics lack in depth. She does, her musical idols, Lucinda Williams, The two bits man has become tual basis for this claim, I en- amy seemed to be prevalent in the however, manage to convey emo- in “On a Bad Day.” Gram Parson’s aware of an unmistakable trend in courage you to observe history relationship. But exceptions do ex- tional impact. The emphasis of the song “Still Feelin Blue” is covered human companionship; an affini- and you won’t be able to refute ist, for one, consider the case of Fat album is on her torn loyalties. Ad- with back up vocals by Buddy Mill- ty, if you will, for shared company the hard evidence. The Skipper Albert who kept a junkyard gang ditionally, Ms. Chambers vents her er. Vocals are also added by Mathew between those on opposite sides of and Gilligan, Steve Erkel and full of little buddies at his disposal. political frustration on a secret track Ryan on “A Million Tears,” inspired the human size spectrum. The Big Carl Winslow, Laurel and Har- No doubt many of Albert’s buddies record “Ignorance.” She laments the by one of Ryan’s compositions. and the Small, the Short and the dy, Lennie and George, and sev- eventually became jealous of each eral others all contribute to a other and couldn’t get along on the very precise historical record that set and.. you know the story; an detail the Big Guy-Little Buddy otherwise excellent show was pre- phenomenon. maturely canceled leaving the ex- By now, you’re surely think- periment in Big Guy-Little Buddy ing, but why Two Bits man? polygamy an empirical failure. But What makes this companionship the exact answer to the question is work so well? Well, approach- still undetermined; a scientific con- ing the problem deductively I sensus has yet to be reached which can tell you this much, this find- explains exactly why the size factor ing is in no way akin to the pop- retains such relevancy. ular rumour that opposites attract. The anthropological school of After all, companionships such thinking stresses the importance of as Clean Guy-Stinky Buddy or the Dumb Guy-Smart Buddy, See Two Bits, page 17

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COTTON CLUB (152 Luckie St.) http://www.philipsarena.com (404) 688-1193 3/10 Neil Diamond http://www.atlantaconcerts.com/ 3/25 Santana cottonclub.asp 4/8 Champions on Ice 3/2 Shemekia Copeland ROXY (3110 Roswell Rd.) 3/3 The Calling http://www.atlantaconcerts.com/roxy.asp 3/5 ..and you will know us by the trail of the 3/11 Jagermeister Music Tour feat. dead Drowning Pool 3/8 Bob Schneider 3/14 Five for Fighting 3/9 Mass Influence 3/15 Angie Aparo 3/10 Dismemberment Plan 3/16 Puddle of Mudd 3/11 Starsailor 3/22 Ruben Blades 3/12 Soil 3/30 They Might Be Giants 3/13 South & Elbow SMITH’S OLDE BAR (1580 Piedmont Ave.) 3/18 12 Stones (404) 875-1522 3/19 Eels http://www.smithsoldebar.com 3/27 Anti-Flag 3/1 Soup, Moye, Leisure McCorkle 3/30 Poison the Well 3/2 Drive-by-truckers, The Possibilities 4/6 Millencolin 3/3 Fred LeBlanc, Jim McCormick 4/13 Strange Folk 3/4 Breck Alan, The Interstellars, FM 4/26 Mary Prankster 3/5 Laughing Dragon, Comedy Haha Show 4/28 Dave Weckl 3/6 34 Satellite, RS3 ECHO LOUNGE (551 Flat Shoals Rd.) 3/7 Donnell Hubbard, The Enigmatics, (404) 681-3600 Candiass http://www.echostatic.com/echolounge 3/8 Clem Snide, William Topley 3/1 Holy Smokes, Caroline & The Ramblers, 3/9 Emma Gibbs Band, Cast Iron Filter Kate & The Retreads 3/10 Divinity, Blackbeard 3/2 Tom Collins, The Forty Fives, The Hiss TABERNACLE (152 Luckie St.) 3/7 The New Kenny Howes Quartet w/ (404) 659-9022 special guests http://www.tabernaclemusic.com 3/8 The Mendoza Line/ Summer Hymns 3/7 Bad Religion (members of Elf Power and Of Montreal), 3/14 RatDog The Holy Smokes 3/15 Nelly Furtado 3/9 Crooked Fingers, Kelly Hogan, Alison 3/16 Buddy Guy Kendra Hunt 3/17 Jars of Clay 3/11 Demons, Dragons, The Helgas 3/18 311 FOX THEATRE (660 Peachtree St. NE) 3/21 Bush (404) 881-2100 4/1 Tenacious D http://www.foxtheatre.org 4/2-4/3 Pat Metheny Group 2/26-3/3 Swing 4/11 Gov’t Mule 3/5-3/6 Gerald Levert & Babyface 4/19-4/20 Willie Nelson 3/8-3/9 Hank Williams, Jr. 4/24 Rob Zombie 3/10 Boney James 5/6 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 3/12-3/17 Rent 5/13 Belle & Sebastian 3/18 Robin Williams UNDER THE COUCH (Couch Bldg.) 3/21-3/24 Hearts of Men (404) 206-0985 3/25 Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Sleeping http://utc.gatech.edu Beauty) 3/3 The Anchorite Four, 32 Forty, I hate Julie 3/29 Steven Curtis Chapman 3/8 Unsung Zeros, No Cigar, Curbside 3/30 Jerry Seinfeld Service, Urban Disturbance GEORGIA THEATRE (Athens) 3/9 Bloodlet, 12 Tribes and more http://www.georgiatheatre.com 3/10 A cappella Show: Sympathetic 3/1 Umphrey’s McGee with Moonshine Still Vibrations, UNC Tarheel Voices 3/2 Kinchafoonee VARIETY PLAYHOUSE (1099 Euclid Ave.) 3/8 Jupiter Coyote (404) 521-1786 3/9 Leftover Salmon http://www.variety-playhouse.com 3/13 Zoso 3/1 The Samples, Cheryl Wheeler 3/14 Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ 3/2 Umphrey’s Mcgee 3/26 Bob Mould Carnival of Light and 3/7 Leon Redbone Sound 3/8 Leftover Salmon, Danny Barnes, John 3/28 Club D’Elf Prine 4/3 Nickel Creek 3/9 Dave Matthews Cover Band, Paul Thorn 4/5-4/6 Soundtribe Sector 9 3/10 Remy Zero, Death and Dismemberment 4/18 Gran Torino 3/11 Beatlejam MASQUERADE (695 North Ave.) 3/12 Indigo Girls (404) 577-2007 3/15 Joan Baez http://www.masq.com 3/16 Larry Keel, Hackensaw Boys 3/1 Dennis Quaid 3/18 Stanton Moore 3/8 Vanilla Ice 3/22 Rhonda Vincent, DaVinci’s Notebook 3/9 Pissing Razors 3/23 Norah Jones 3/10 NOFX 3/24 Micheal Brecker Quartet 3/13 Agent Orange 3/27 Bob Mould 3/19 Mushroomhead 3/28 Steve Smith’s Vital Information PHILIPS ARENA (1 Phillips Dr.) 3/29 Jump Little Children (404) 878-3000 3/30 Cubanismo ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, March 1, 2002 • 17

give Fred his Fruity Pebbles hassle Two Bits from page 16 free, neither one is secure nor hap- py. Barny needs the pebbles to eat prehistory in the analysis of the ques- and thus survive, while Fred needs tion at hand. And the two bits man reassurance that he indeed is capa- ACROSS wds.) was lucky enough to catch up with a ble of getting back his pebbles from 71 Actress Ruby leading anthropologist who is cur- Barny and more importantly, from 1 Cosmetic- 72 Zones counter name 73 As expected: 3 rently developing this prehistoric any other real foes that might come 6 Sheltered wds. hypothesis. around to threaten the pebbles, like 10 IRS employee 75 Cadaver Here I have posted a transcript Bowser king of the Koopas. 13 Polished 76 Sot of the interview; the anthropologist TBM: I assume this analysis also 19 Steak cut 78 Vanished bird 20 Courtroom en 79 Family member asked me to grant him anonymity holds true in the case of Cocoa Peb- cores 82 World War II as is very common with those savvy, bles? 22 Infuriate agcy. classy types. Anthropologist: It does. 23 Misrepresent- 83 Ken or Lena ation: 2 wds. 84 Scat! TBM: What evidence do you TBM: What about in the rest of the 25 Stay out of sight: 86 King of Crete find the most compelling that sup- animal kingdom outside of homo- 2 wds. 88 Savings in Sap- ports a prehistoric origin for the Big sapiens, are there similar survival 26 — Maria poro Guy-Little Bud- based size relat- 27 Inca’s domain 89 Abortive begin- 28 Helsinki native nings: 2 wds. dy phenome- ed connections 29 Picky 93 Very much so, in non? to be observed. 30 Come clean music Anthropolo- If you take Barney out An- 33 Choices 94 Around the bend 34 Assistant 96 Make diverse gist: Well Two of the picture and thropologist: 35 Go in 97 He defeated Bits Man, it Absolutely, I 36 1993 Tarantino Cleopatra’s army comes down to give Fred his Fruity submit Yogi comedy: 2 wds. 99 _-frutti a question of se- Bear and Boo 41 Actor Linden 101 Destiny Pebbles hassle-free, 44 Tuscan town 102 Lofty perch (var.) curity and em- neither one is happy Boo, once sus- 45 Strays 104 Belief powerment, the pected by many 46 Jamaica exports 105 Mali’s continent Big Guys and the to be homosex- 47 Whitney or 107 Fabulous experi- Wallach ence: 4 wds. Little Buddies ual bears, were 48 LP successors 111 Entangled, as a that were a part of our primitive in fact, according to my analysis, 49 Quarterback rope ancestry were primarily concerned just a case of Big Guy- Little Buddy Flutie 112 Made of rawhide with survival, their social compan- affinity that spilled over into the 51 Kentucky pio- 113 Exploits 12 Org. 40 Cloistered one 63 “Open Secrets” 91 Old Persian neer 114 Dangerous fly 13 — canto 42 Used up; 2 wds. author overnor ionships served as a means of suste- animal kingdom nothing more. 53 Math subject, 115 Egytian cobra 14 Joins together 43 Traffic cop’s re- 65 Beseech 92 Lamour’s cos- nance and a confidence builder. Now, Bogey Bear and Yoo Yoo, for short 116 Cozy 15 Early psychoan quest 66 Knights tume TBM: I don’t think our audi- that’s a different story. 54 Dangerous 117 In a few words -alyst 49 — Warbucks 67 Virtuous 95 Inclined prank: 2 wds. 16 Deceitful: hyph. 50 Mixture 69 Knocks out 98 Workout site ence is following; could you maybe And it will have to be a story for 57 Chasm DOWN 17 Subjects for 15- 51 Jordan’s target 70 On the move 99 William elaborate a bit or two more clearly? another time because, sorry fans, 58 Business con Down 52 Scraps 74 Scent Howard — Anthropologist: When Barny we’re out of space for this week. So glomerate 1 Wipes away 18 Moist in the 53 Twine 76 Narrow board 100 Elusive sights 61 Ms. Adams 2 Czech or Polish morning 54 Touches 77 “Lorenzo’s —” 101 Former White Rubble stole Fred Flinstone’s Fruity until next time, this is the Two Bits 62 Distant view 3 Able 21 Construes 55 Fifth, for one 79 Yes indeed, Jose House pooch Pebbles, I believe Barny was basi- wishing for peace in the mushroom 63 Jelly Roll — 4 Annapolis grad. 24 After-after- 56 Loyal subject 80 One who en- 102 Last word cally performing a prehistoric cul- kingdom and reminding you that 64 Underwater 5 Get by, barely thought 57 Man-made courages 103 Grayish yellow tural ritual where the little buddy whether your pet is gay or not, it is missile 6 Bust 31 Bogs monster 81 Froth, of sorts 106 Summer cooler 66 Hunts for 7 Look silly 32 Age 58 Obstetrician’s 83 Workplaces 108 Expressions of carries out certain antics to get a rise still a good idea to have it spayed or 67 Dutch money, 8 “— —, Brute?” 33 Debussy’s announcement: 84 Main, perhaps delight out of the big guy. The big guy gets neutered. With that thought, that once 9 Before “La—” 3 wds. 85 Fodder 109 NYC hours annoyed and soon after chases and will inevitably stay in your minds 68 Like some ice 10 Gambler’s hang- 34 The best 59 Skier’s line 86 Damage 110 Intersection cream out 37 Recycle 60 Tested by time: 87 Some cats yells at his little buddy. But if you for the next two weeks, the Two 69 Scorch 11 Important meet- 38 Egg on 3 wds. 90 Escapes take Barny out of the picture and Bits Man says “have a good break!” 70 Top rating (2 ing 39 Bakery lure