6 A&E Chimes november 1, 2002 A&E 7 'Outside the Bubble' Tom Petty mourns trends in music 'The Truth About Charlie' about telling people what’s on his and says what he wants to say/ hey, people are after her, and who should revelation comes new questions. The MTV crosses the line DANCE BY BOB DE VRIES mind. In the song “Joe,” Petty at- hey, hey/ There goes your freedom BY BARBARA PEZET come to her aid but a handsome only one we can really trust Regina changed so has the entertainment Guest Writer tacks the CEOs of record labels. Joe of choice/ there goes the last human BY JOSH GHENA Staff Writer stranger by the name of Joshua Peters, herself—but she keeps on trusting industry; or is it as the entertain- Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker the CEO brags how he can create a voice/ there goes the last DJ.” played by the dashing Marky Mark. everyone else, even when she learns Guest Writer ment industry changes, so does TheMoscow Ballet proudly presents the Great Russian Nutcracker for one spectacu - Conventional wisdom states, star out of anyone: “Bring me a girl, There has been a considerable According to an article in He’s always there when she needs help, they lied to her. Newton valiantly society? Does society determine lar performance only. The ballet is on Nov. 3 at the DeVos Performance Hall at 3:00 p.m. “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” they’re always the best/ You put ‘em amount of backlash towards Petty “Entertainment Weekly,” Jonathan no matter where she might have run tries to take over for Hepburn; she is Only after watching “Jacka**: entertainment or does entertain- Tickets range from $18.00 to $38.00 and for more information please call 456-3333. But Tom Petty is pissed off, so he on stage and have ‘em undress/ Some since he released the album. Many Demme, director of such wonderful off. She could be in the middle of a so graceful, unusually beautiful, and The Movie” would three guys and ment determine society? doesn’t care much for conventional angel whore who can learn a guitar radio stations refuse to play “The Last MUSIC films as “Philadelphia” and “Silence deserted flea market, and just when elegant, it’s not really surprising that one girl have the guts to urinate Not too long ago, I remember wisdom. The latest album by Petty lick/ Hey, that’s what I call music.” DJ” because they feel that their DJs of the Lambs,” once showed an old she’s a bit frightened, he appears out of Demme chose her for the role in this right outside the theater on a cin- watching the ever-popular Bob and his band, titled "The Last DJ," is Petty also attacks musicians who are being wrongfully attacked. When William Tell Overture movie to his friends and family and, nowhere. I find that a bit creepy. dumbed-down version. derblock wall. Saget host “America’s Funniest a direct attack on the commercializa- sell out in the song “When Money asked about his song being banned in The Symphony will perform the music of Adolphus Hailstork. Plus, a rare treat for all upon viewing it, decided that no one Also aiding Regina through these Which it most certainly is—it has All day I could feel the excite- Home Videos.” What could be bet- tion of music. Wasn’t King.” He tells a story of a a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Beethoven fans, hear his lively Triple Concerto, the only piece of its kind. Also, audience would mind if he remade it. difficult times is Mr. Bartholomew of to be, if Mark Wahlberg thinks he has a ment build up inside me. As the ter than watching a man getting hit Musically, "The Last DJ" is the same young musician who changes from Petty said, “I don’t really give a fly- members can see if they can listen to Rossini’s William Tell Overture without thinking Well, he was wrong. some made-up U. S. agency, played by chance of stepping into Cary Grant’s evening drew near I found this in the groin with a golf ball? Is this old Petty that has released 13 albums an underground rock and roll star to ing f--- about any of it. I’ve tuned out. of a masked man on his white horse shouting ‘Hi ho, Silver, AWAY!’ Performances are Labeled as “the greatest Hitchcock the well-cast Tim Robbins. Robbins shoes. He tries to be suave and debo- glee begin to overflow into my not the essence of “Jacka**”? It is since his 1976 debut. Throughout his a mainstream sellout who sings com- But I was elated when my song was Nov.1 through Nov. 2 at 8:00 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall. Admission ranges from movie that Hitchcock never made,” obviously saw the original and gives us nair, and fails so totally and com- dinner conversation, leading us nothing more than a super, over- career Petty has stuck with the formu- mercial jingles. banned. I mean, nothing could have $10.00 to $52.00. For more information please call 454-9451. “Charade” was as stylish and eternally his very best Walter Matthau impres- pletely. (And I had pure hatred for his into a food fight. My anticipation the-top, testosterone-fed “America’s la that has worked: Blues rock guitar To the uneducated music fan, this complimented me more than to hear Billy & The Hillbillies classy as its two stars, the incom- stupid black beret. Yecch.) Even for our evening plans was brought Funniest Home Videos.” Such riffs and his trademark high-pitched, might seem slightly hypocritical. they just banned it at such-and-such GrandRapids Symphony presents Billy & The Hillbillies with John Varineau, Conductor parable Cary Grant and Audrey when he’s not trying to emulate to a head by the time the last car- a harmless show has now been whiny-sounding voice. Petty has been a major label star for a station because it’s anti-radio. Now, as part of it’s Pops Series. Billy and the Hillbillies isn’t your average bluegrass band Hepburn. The only movie that Grant, Wahlberg has never been rot landed. turned into one of most controver- Lyrically, “The Last DJ” is noth- his whole career. He has made hun- in 2002 to have a song banned that - it’s a comedy act by four guys who happen to have extraordinary instrumental chops these two perfect icons ever did this bad. He’s at least been be- We filed into Studio 28, I with an sial things on the boob tube. With ing like anything that Petty has ever dreds of millions of dollars selling doesn’t have a dirty word, doesn’t and a goofball front man. The symphony runs from Nov. 8 through Nov. 10 at the DeVos together, it is considered a clas- lievable in past roles. He must empty popcorn bucket on my head, each passing year there is a war recorded. Petty has no reservations his records. He still tours and concert advocate violence -- it’s fascinating, P e r f o r m a n c eH a l l8 : 0 0p . m .o nF r i d a ya n dS a t u r d a ya n d3 : 0 0p . m .o nS u n d a y .T i c k e t sr a n g e sic by many film buffs. And now be somebody’s nephew, because only to learn that the final show raging between the different groups t ic ke t s reg u l a rly you know. Like, what are you afraid from $15.00 to $52.00 and for more information please call 454-9451. it’s been remade into a film star- there’s no other way he got the was quickly selling out. Luckily within the entertainment industry, sell in the $40-$60 of?” He went on to say that his album Evening of Serenades ring those two equally perfect part. Talent had nothing to do one of us made it to the front and each trying to outdo the next, and range. How then, you wasn’t anti-radio, but anti-greed and Grand Rapids Symphony presents Evening of Serenades with David Lockington, mega-stars, Mark Wahlberg and with it—although it may have bought the last ten tickets. “Jacka**” is the direct result of such ask, can Petty rip on anti-commercialization. Conductor, Suzanna Dennis on the Clarinet, and Martha Bowman, Bassoon as part of Thandie Newton (of “Mission: to do with looking great without As I walked down the red flow- ferocious competition. artists who sell out The message in “The Last DJ” it’s Casual Series. It takes place at the St. Cecilia Music Society, on Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Impossible 2” fame). a shirt. ing carpets in the hallowed cin- I’ll admit that I thought the when he has made rang true to me because I can see and Nov. 15 at 8:00 p.m. Admission prices are to be announced. For more information on Hmm. I am a hardcore Audrey ematic corridor, I could taste the movie was absolutely hilarious. more money then what Petty is complaining about. He the event cal (616) 454-9451. “The Truth about Charlie” Hepburn fan, and “Charade” nostalgia of the great film comedies No doubt about it, it’s one of the most musicians can is talking about radio stations such as Europe, North by East is a mystery/thriller that takes is a favorite of mine, so any surrounding me.