ENTERTAINMENTpage 19 Technique • Friday, April 18, 2003 • 19 Zelda’s back! Gym Jackets Nintendo brings us another version of After only two years of existence, the ENTERTAINMENT Zelda, complete with past favorite Women’s Gymnastics Club took third features as well as new graphic place at Nationals last weekend in Technique • Friday, April 18, 2003 enhancements. Page 21. Austin, TX. Page 30 Matt Sharp brings a softer sound than days with Weezer By Bryan Basamanowicz of occasional routine reserved for nessee countryside where Sharp and Senior Staff Writer certain tour dates. But sure enough, his conglomerates spent several as Matt and his two compatriots months together working on the Maybe it was because he had long took the stage, they threw the back- new solo album. since tired of being in the midst of stage door open and told everyone The set was intimate and felt the chaotic Weezer glam, or maybe who could fit to come on stage. genuinely unpretentious. The af- it was because he spent too much So I’m tucked away comfortably termath was of comparable quality. time in Spain nonchalantly passing on the corner of the stage as Sharp The last song ended and the fans days sipping wine with his friend, steps off with the opening number. filed off the stage, some of whom but whatever the case, Matt Sharp “Every Time in Blue” is the aptly paused to congratulate Sharp on the has acquired a taste for the soft- named opener for the show. Like new sound as he began to pack up. spoken, the soft-strummed and the many of the songs to come, it’s a But not too much packing and soft-hearted. slow-paced, slightly moody affair, putting away got done as Sharp was Matt Sharp is surely best known quickly down on the main floor be- for being the original bass player for hind his humble t-shirt stand ped- Weezer and the front man and cre- dling his likewise humble t-shirts ator of the Rentals. The career path Having left while he enjoyed the finest three has been a long and winding one for dollar brew of the Echo Lounge— Sharp. Weezer...and then Pabst Blue Ribbon. I managed to Having left Weezer for interper- deciding to lay the work through the crowd to remind sonal reasons shortly after the re- him about our scheduled interview; lease of their second album, Pinkerton, Rentals to rest..., we then agreed to meet in about 15 and then deciding to lay the Rentals Sharp is now re- minutes. to rest in early 2000, Sharp is now Fitting in appropriately with his re-emerging gently with a sound all emerging gently with laid-back, hyper-relaxed disposition, his own. a sound of his own. it was about another 30 minutes His new endeavors in music fea- before Matt and I left the empty ture an ambient acoustic sound com- floor and t-shirt stand to go up to posed of three acoustic guitarists, the guest room to conduct the in- Sharp’s falsetto-ready vocal talents, indicative of his new solo musical terview. Along the way, the Echo and the occasional implementation style. Lounge manager, thinking I was an of some experimental sounds from Matt’s two musical counterparts overzealous fan, yelled something the xylophone or other live music are both obviously talented. Each at me like I should be leaving. After novelties. of them during the set seems some- Matt cleared my name, we finally The title of his Atlanta show was what drawn to Matt’s musical lead- made it to the guest room and the “An Intimate Evening with Matt ership—it’s almost eerie. interview began. Sharp.” I had heard that at other The set continues with more new He asked politely to borrow one stops along his tour route, the fans Sharp originals and a few calm and of my cigarettes and of course I were allowed to sit up on the stage shadowy renditions of some Rent- obliged, not knowing at the time during the performance. als favorites. A projection slide show that this would be one of several As I wandered around exploring complements the performance as cigarettes I would lose that night to Courtesy of Matt Sharp the Echo Lounge—it was my first the backdrop, changing once for Mr. Sharp. I expressed to him the Matt Sharp, previously of Weezer and the Rentals, will release his first solo trip—I figured that this stage-sit- every song. Among them is one de- effort next month. Sharp recently played in Atlanta at the Echo Lounge. ting idea must have been some sort picting the old house in the Ten- See Sharp, page 23 Hoffman, Burns face off in a heated game of Confidence By Art Seavey ing April 25. The all-star cast alone, Staff Writer including Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Paul Giamatti and Rachel Title: Confidence Weisz, is enough to warrant a ticket Starring: Edward Burns, Dustin purchase. Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Rachel Jake Vig is a grifter, with a tal- Weisz ented team at his side. The movie Director: James Foley begins as his team has just pulled a Rating: R con on a person who turns out to be Runtime: 98 minutes an accountant for the maniacal crime Score: t tt1/2 out of 5 stars boss, “The King,” played by Hoff- man. To repay “The King,” Vig has “At no point is this guy for real. I to pull the ultimate heist, with the tried to be as detached and cool, but mark being the president of a large calm as possible at all times. As though national bank with strong ties to this guy almost organized isn’t a caring, feel- crime. ing person, “ said The movie Edward Burns, “Usually every other contains a mul- describing his lat- titude of twists. est character film I’ve done...there’s The ending is when visiting last a bit of my personality deceitfully shad- month. owed, as the ul- Eddie, as he in the characters.” timate mark of likes to call him- Edward Burns the con is ironi- self, first appeared Actor cally the audi- 1995 with the ence itself. Sundance Grand Explained Courtesy of Lions Gate Publicity Jury Prize-win- Burns, “There’s Edward Burns co-stars with Dustin Hoffman in the new suspense-thriller Confidence. Burns plays con-artist Jake ning film The Brother’s McMullen, really very few moments in the film Vig, who has to pull off a heist to repay “The King.” He recently visited Atlanta to promote the film. which he wrote, directed and starred where he’s actually present as Jake in. He has also been in such other Vig. So many scenes in the film we choice to sort of allow him to intim- stories and good storytelling. And if the Sundance Film Festival and had films as She’s The One, Saving Pri- are putting on an act for someone idate my character are all part of the the storytelling uses these devices a thrilling reception. “They loved vate Ryan and Life or Something Like else in the film. You just kind of bigger con.” that Confidence or Basic or Memen- it. I haven’t been to Sundance since It. have to remember very rarely in the The plot is smart, and it’s pre- to, being one of the more famous ’95 and there’s a new theater there. Burns stars as Jake Vig in the film is this character acting honest- sented in a quick entertaining way. examples, [did], that’s fun.” upcoming film Confidence, open- ly. Even the scenes with Dustin, the “I think [people] are hungry for good The film was recently played at See Burns, page 23 20 • Friday, April 18, 2003 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Original Comic Incoherent Scribblings ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, April 18, 2003 • 21 Wind Waker carries on Legend, introduces new graphics By C. Jason Mabry presents an extremely cartoonish ap- Waker at times border bewildering. scope. Gameplay technique is es- identify and label each island. Fur- Contributing Writer pearance, almost leaning toward an Though older players will have an sentially unchanged, as players still thermore, the endless search for sunk- anime depiction of the characters easier time playing through the game, undergo combat with en and otherwise hidden treasure Game: The Legend of Zelda: The and environs. At first a bit unusual, the less-seasoned will, with a con- evil forces while seek- is almost a game within Wind Waker the representation becomes almost certed effort, at least manage. ing elusive trea- itself, as some objects System: Nintendo GameCube comical, an interesting departure Time is the main aspect of the sures in only appear at cer- Score: tttt out of 5 from many games to- game. Especially in the beginning, conspicuous tain times under day. all goals take large amounts of time, locations. specific condi- The Legend of Zelda: The The puzzles, in- not just in figuring out the objective tions. Wind Waker, the newest creasingly prev- and a canonical solution, but actu- Numerous Wind Waker is a installment in the Zelda alent in the ally performing the task. As with side mis- superb achieve- series, is a welcome addi- collection, are previous adventures, expect inordi- sions break ment. While per- tion to the collection. Sea- even more nate amounts of backtracking. This up the of- haps not high on soned players and rampant in can make for frustrating game play, ten-mo- repeat play, it will newcomers alike will en- Wind Waker, but the adventure is somewhat en- notonous undoubtedly en- joy the game’s interface much to the trancing.