ENTERTAINMENTpage 19 Technique • Friday, October 1, 2004 • 19 THEY GOT DA’ MONEY NOT-SO-SUPER D Learn about the Georgia Tech Ben Folds’s latest EP, Super D, plays to ENTERTAINMENT Foundation, the source of funding for hardcore fans only and may not attract Page 12 Page 21 Technique • Friday, October 1, 2004 Technology Square and more. many new fans. Ladder 49 ignites heart of cast, director By Jessica Luza describes them as those who “work Contributing Writer hard and play hard.” Travolta had positive words to say Not only does John Travolta’s as well and added that firefighters latest flick Ladder 49 entertain, but are “just good guys. Their purposes it ignites feelings of compassion are filled with real help and selfless- and respect for firefighters around ness and I appreciated that even as the globe. a child.” Told in a series of flashbacks, the For Travolta both the script and film chronicles the years of a young the role attracted him to the film. firefighter’s life from the time he “The added layer of the importance first joins the Ladder 49 fire station of firefighters, especially post 9/11, I in Baltimore as a rookie, to his most felt like there was a reality about them recent fire call, that needed to which has left be expressed and him trapped in I was very curi- a burning build- “I wouldn’t agree ous to see if the ing and awaiting to do the movie script could do rescue. it and was very In addition unless the looming impressed that it to seeing a pre- possibility of loss of did,” he said. view screening Russell had of the movie, The life was truthful.” similar attrac- ‘Nique was lucky tions, but his enough to attend Jay Russell main goal was a press junket Director to give an hon- for the film and est portrayal of sit down with these heroic men director Jay Russell (My Dog Skip, that he greatly respects. “I wouldn’t Tuck Everlasting) and three of the agree to do the movie unless the film’s leading actors—John Tra- looming possibility of loss of life volta, Joaquin Phoenix and Robert was truthful,” he said. Patrick . Russell succeeded with his master Photo courtesy Buena Vista Pictures The roundtable interview enabled plan. Ladder 49 evokes feelings of Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) battles a terrifying apartment blaze in an effort to save a young girl. Russell to explain the directing compassion and admiration for the The ‘Nique sat down with Phoenix, director Jay Russell and other members of the cast of Ladder 49 process, and gave the actors an op- people who ride in fire trucks on a and talked about the characters and why they all became involved in the film. portunity to express why they chose daily basis and risk their lives to save to be a part of this heartwarming others. Phoenix’s character, Jack, father. Both his wife and children something that involved families. heroic, he is by no means perfect. film. is the epitome of a self-sacrificing fear for his safety, yet he constantly I’ve always liked the idea of playing Phoenix noted his impressions of Director Jay Russell was the first firefighter. The thrill of rescuing reminds his family that it is his calling a firefighter and there is a real need the character of Jack the first time to openly declare “firefighters are motivates him to continue with his and duty to save people’s lives. in Hollywood to make movies about he read through the script.” [He] not saints, some are far from it,” but life-threatening job even after he Phoenix explained why he was heroic characters,” he said. that he greatly respects them and is happily married and becomes a drawn to the role. “I wanted to do Although Jack can be deemed See Ladder, page26 Pick your haunt at Flogging Molly rocks the vote at Roxy Netherworld By Jennifer Allen There were 30 minutes between Contributing Writer the Briggs’ set and the second open- Starting Oct. 3, the Netherworld ing band, the Street Dogs. If you Haunted House will be open seven Flogging Molly’s music is like like punk rock, pop punk or any days a week and expanding its hours being assaulted by drunken Irish type of music that you can jump from 7 p.m. to midnight. Currently, people singing dirty, politically around to you should check out the they’re only open weekends. With driven children’s nursery rhymes. Street Dogs. three different galleries of horror, It’s Irish punk rock at its finest, so The Street Dogs are reminiscent you’ll probably want to bring a clean it’s no surprise that when the band of MXPX with some Boston flare pair of shorts for the ride home. came to the Roxy last Thursday thrown in. Like the Briggs before Admission is $14-25. that many showed up to dance and them, the Street Dogs had fun on the drink. stage. So much The concert fun, in fact, that Rock out with got off to a slow “It’s Irish punk the lead singer start not only split his pants your ballot out in timing but rock at its finest, while doing a in the music as scissor kick. This Saturday the Roxy Theatre well. Instead of so it’s no surprise While they hosts “Rock Against Bush” featur- starting at eight, that when the band were playing, ev- ing Anti-Flag, Midtown, Strike there was an ex- came to the Roxy... eryone became Anywhere and more. You can go tra 15 minutes of so engrossed just to rock out or go to wear your watching road- many showed up to in their music political views on your sleeve as well. ies set up the dance and drink.” that the general Show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets stage. At 8:15 consensus of the cost $14.99. the festivities audience was for finally got under way as the first them to keep playing. They were able opening band, the Briggs took the to get the crowd going before they Get your game on stage. finished up their set and made way The Briggs are an average, run- for Flogging Molly. at Lenox Mall of-the-mill punk band. Every song Now, in normal concerts there is fast paced and every song sounds would be about 30 minutes in be- This Saturday Lenox Mall is the same but with different words. tween the opening bands and the hosting the 2004 EA Sports Madden While their songs are nothing special, headliner, but au contraire. This Challenge. Compete for a prize of their stage presence is amazing. The concert was put on by PunkVote. $50,000 and a trip to the EA Sports By Jennifer Allen / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Briggs are a band that when you com. Madden Bowl. The contest starts at Bridget Regan is the wind instrumentalist for Irish punk band, Flogging watch them you know that they are PunkVote.com is an organiza- 9 a.m. and you can sign up to com- Molly. The band recently played a show sponsored by PunkVote.com enjoying themselves and love to play pete online at www.easports.com/ along with fellow punk bands the Street Dogs and the Briggs. their music. See Molly, page 21 events/maddenchallenge2004. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, October 1, 2004 • 21 Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” “I would like to tell you that I have Molly from page 19 played over the speakers, ushering a hangover. We were in Disneyland the band in on the final note. There last night and what else is there to do Ben Folds releases third EP in tion that sponsors punk concerts in they were, in all their drunken glory, but drink? F—ing Mickey Mouse hopes to educate the fans and rouse Flogging Molly. made me do it,” he said. series; casual listeners left wanting them to go vote in the November They came out of the box swing- They then launched into “Wailing By Jennifer Allen to become less annoying. elections. ing, picking up the pace on the Wall,” a song off their new album Contributing Writer The most intriguing part This would not have been so bad if Within a Mile of Home. about the CD is the way that they had not decided to show a video While their new songs still have As an Ar- Folds is able to during break in between bands. The “I would like to tell the same old Flogging Molly essence ch itec t u re incorporate video told of what PunkVote.com to them, the crowd favorites were major I have a piano into was all about, which in a nutshell you that I have a definitely from the bands second a lot of time to rock music. is how to get President Bush out hangover. We were album Drunken Lullabies, which listen to CDs. This EP is of office. is the epitome of classic Flogging One CD that the third in a Their 15-minute video had Will in Disneyland last Molly. I listened to trilogy of EPs Ferrell portraying Bush as a blunder- night and what else Cell phones and lighters appeared recently is released on ing idiot trying to film a campaign as the band played “Whistles the Ben Folds’s the internet. ad. After about five minutes, the is there to do but Wind” while the crowd surfing new EP Su- The first two crowd started to get restless.