1 1 THE1 ARKANSAS II ---~~ I I I_ =' w11 KENO 11 DITION ► ► !ursday, Nov. 1, 2012 University of Arkansas Student-Run Newspaper Since 1906 Vol. 107, No. 45 Alex March genre almost inde#nable. !e 2005 documen- Even if your tolerance for weirdness is low, ing a KXUA session for a demonstration of not tary “Fearless Freaks,” available on Net$ix In- the concert will be an unrivaled visual spectacle only their impressive musical talent, but also Sta! Writer stant, details the band’s early years and musical with a hypnotic soundtrack. !e Flaming Lips their convincing storytelling ability. experimentation. For instance, the Lips intended are their own kaleidoscopic experience, and the !e Flaming Lips are bringing their bizarre, “Zaireeka” to be played on multiple stereos si- sights and sounds of the concert will be com- RAZORBACK BASKETBALL psychedelic concert experience to Barnhill Are- multaneously. Some of their song titles are even pletely and ridiculously fun. A%er an all-around disappointing football na Sunday. !e Lips’ freak show is not the only outlandish creative works, like “Guy Who Got season, basketball season has mercifully arrived. game in town this weekend, however. Arkansas’ a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World” TYRANNOSAURUS CHICKEN !e #rst men’s exhibition game is Friday night own Tyrannosaurus Chicken will be at Smoke & and “Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell.” For a more folksy music experience before against Division-II Southwest Baptist University Barrel Tavern on Saturday night, and the Razor- Although the 1993 song “She Don’t Use Jelly” the Lips storm Barnhill, check out Tyrannosau- in Bud Walton Arena. back men’s basketball season kicks o" with an is the band’s only major-chart hit, they have con- rus Chicken Saturday night at Smoke & Barrel Junior economics major Hayden Lovelace exhibition game against Southwest Baptist. Fay- tinued to produce solid albums like “!e So% Tavern on Dickson. Arkansas’ own Smilin’ Bob has been looking forward to basketball, even etteville promises blues, basketball and a man Bulletin,” “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” and Lewis and Rachel Ammons make up the band. before the frustration of football. crowd-sur#ng in a giant in$atable hamster ball. “At War with the Mystics.” “Do You Realize??” Lewis looks like what you’d think an old blues “I think we’ll make the tournament this year o" “Yoshimi” is a well-known song, even if it is a guitarist would look like, beard and all. Am- now that Coach Anderson has more of his play- THE FLAMING LIPS little depressing, and “!e W.A.N.D.” and “Free mons is much younger and gives the band some ers,” Lovelace said. !e Flaming Lips are nothing if not original. Radicals” on “At War With !e Mystics” have interesting dynamics — young and old, male Lovelace will be attending Friday night to For only $35, you can buy an edible gummy can- heavy guitar ri"s. and female, blues and folk, all at the same time. see things kick o" a%er a long o"season. He is dy fetus with a $ash drive inside containing three Recently, the band put out a collaborative !eir 2011 album “Attack of the Chicken” waiting to see what Mike Anderson has done unreleased songs. Lead singer Wayne Coyne di- record entitled “!e Flaming Lips and Heady showcases traditional Arkansas music. “Movin’ with the starting lineup for the year. Lovelace, rected “Christmas on Mars,” a sci-# #lm that was Fwends,” with contributions by Bon Iver, Edward to Mexico” and “No Whiskey in !is Town” like most Razorback fans, expects sophomore #lmed at his Oklahoma City home. Every New Sharpe, Ke$ha and Jim James. !ey even re- have an old-school blues sound with Lewis on BJ Young to have a crazy season. Year’s Eve, the Lips perform Pink Floyd’s “ !e corded a song for “!e Spongebob Squarepants vocals. Ammons’ vocals give “Feathers In My Over the past few years, exhibition games Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety. Movie” called “Spongebob and Patrick Confront Hair” and “Block out the Sun” a laid-back earth- (and regular season games) have felt less like All the weirdness goes into the live shows, the Psychic Wall of Energy.” mama vibe. Tyrannosaurus Chicken sounds something to look forward to and more like an and Sunday night, the Lips will be in Fayetteville. !e lyrics are out there, and Wayne Coyne like what the state of Arkansas recording an al- obligation, but the buzz this team is creating is !e Headliner Concerts Committee is bringing can sometimes come o" as the loveable weirdo bum would sound like — some old, some new, starting to change that culture. Southwest Bap- in Wayne Coyne and the rest of the Lips to Barn- wandering around the bike trails somehow blending perfectly. tist isn’t Kentucky, but the speed and tempo of hill Sunday night. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the talking about aliens (check Look up Tyrannosaurus the Razorbacks will be entertaining enough. show starts at 8 p.m. out Coyne’s Twitter Chicken cover- “I want to see them score triple digits,” !e Flaming Lips account for more ing Mississippi Lovelace said. have been around proof). John Hurt dur- since the ’80s and have evolved from punk to psychedelic rock to a Flaming Lips Come to Arkansas’ Barnhill Arena Bailey Deloney awesome concerts, but many of the are excited about seeing this band unique performances, involve cos- reservations had been open, $oor artists who have come to campus come to Arkansas as well, Flanagin tumes, balloons, confetti, puppets seats were completely gone, Flana- Sta! Writer in the last couple of years have been said. and even a space bubble for crowd gin said. rap or country, Flanagin said. “I am really excited to have a sur#ng during their shows, Burch- Public tickets cost $35 for gener- American rock band the Flam- “I think it’s awesome that the band like the Flaming Lips come to #eld said. al admission and can be purchased ing Lips will perform live at 8 p.m. university is bringing a di"erent Arkansas,” Flanagin said. “I’m especially excited to hear at the Walton Arts Center, begin- Nov. 4 at Barnhill Arena. style of music out to Arkansas,” said !e Flaming Lips really don’t #t their opening,” said Ahjah Johnson, ning Oct. 26. !is will be the #rst time the uni- Jenna Burch#eld, senior kinesiol- any mold, but rather they belong to sophomore nursing major. “I have !e Headliner Concert Com- versity has put on a concert during ogy major. “I’ve been listening to the their own genre, Flanagin said. heard that they put on a fantastic mittee, a student-led committee Homecoming weekend, said Scott Flaming Lips for a number of years !e Flaming Lips are an alterna- show.” created by Associated Student Gov- Flanagin, director of communica- now and I can’t wait to see them live, tive rock band that was formed in Students had the opportu- ernment, organized this show, along tions for the Division of Student Af- right here in Fayetteville.” Norman, Okla., in 1983 according nity to reserve free tickets online with various other past performanc- fairs. Students aren’t the only ones to their website . Oct. 23 through Oct. 27. es including Blake Shelton, Snoop !e university has had some awaiting this event. Faculty and sta" !is band, known for their Within the #rst hour that online Dogg and Kid Cudi, Flanagin said. Courtesy Photos, Graphic Illustration by Sarah Colpitts Lead Designer Android or iPhone? Exhibition Game Today’s Forecast That is the Question Showcases Razorback Talent Students weigh in on whether or not tech-savvy !e Razorbacks will play 73 / 47° shoppers should spend their Southwest Baptist University hard-earned dollars on an 7 p.m. Friday at Bud Walton Tomorrow Android or an iPhone. Arena. Clear Full Story, Page 5 Full Story, Page 7 79 / 58° NEWS Page 2 !ursday, Nov. 1, 2012 !e Arkansas Traveler Newspaper Analyst Halloween Costume ContestIi Winners 1 Predicts TTRAV.1HI ARK ~SASR Election Outcome Nick Brothers Companion Editor In the heat of a “toss up” election race between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, a national political election analyst told UA stu- dents that he “would be sur- Contact prised” if the challenger wins the Electoral College. Mason Carr Contributing Photographer 119 Kimpel Hall Charlie Cook, the author of !e winners of the bookstore Halloween contest were (from left to right) Miss America, Em- University of Arkansas !e Cook Report and MSNBC ily Chase (3rd), Wilson, Cristiana Cooper (1st), and Pinhead, Eric Stamps (2nd). News correspondent, spoke Fayetteville, AR 72701 about the potential outcome of the 2012 presidential election Main 479 575 3406 and how the Electoral College votes could help each candi- From a Galaxy Far, Far Away Fax 479 575 3306 date. [email protected] “If you don’t live in a swing state, this election is not about facebook.com/uatrav you,” Cook said. “!ere are two di"erent worlds. You’re only twitter.com/uatrav seeing the tiny tip of the iceberg here in Arkansas.” Hurricane Sandy and the candidates’ responses to it prob- ably won’t a"ect the election votes much because the swing Editorial states haven’t been e"ected by the storm much, Cook said. Sta! “If God told me one of the toss up states would vote Re- Chad Woodard Brittany Nims publican, I’d say North Caro- Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor lina. If he said two, I’d say Vir- 479 575 8455 479 575 8455 ginia, too.