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PT Photo by Robin Kavanagh |
Andrew WK in a action-filled performance
at the New Jersey Skate and Surf Festival in Asbury Park, April
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By Robin Kavanagh
Consulting Editor
Those who love him, you’re in for a reward. Those who don’t,
he’ll keep trying until you do.
But love him, hate him (or never heard of him) Andrew WK is masterminding
a way to charge up the world with is sound, starting the April 25th Skate
and Surf Festival show, scheduled dates for this summer’s Warped
Tour, and a new album set to hit the stores in August or September.
“What we do as a band is really simple, which is excitement and
energy and fun and pleasure and all those things,” he said. “What
we did with the first album is…to state that this is what we do.
And now with the second album, I’m not going to say that we’re
going to not do that anymore, we’re just going to try to do it better.
And that’s what every other album will do, is just find more ways
and use more things and just become better and better at making exciting
music. The goal is to just continue to find as many different ways to
communicate that feeling to make that feeling to manufacture that feeling
in the most big way possible. ”
Andrew WK came into focus last year with is debut album, “I Get
Wet,” sporting his own blood-stained mug on the CD cover. He’s
been locked in a New York City studio for months, working on the follow-up
to the enormously successful album, which has landed Andrew the notoriety
to be featured in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and even some hosting
gigs on MTV. |
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Halle Berrie as Storm in "X2" |
By Rob Salemme
Staff Writer
It looks like this summer’s movie line-up will be dominated by
the action hero. People will flock to the theaters to see movies like
“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” “The Matrix Reloaded,”
“X-Men 2,” and “The Incredible Hulk.” These four
movies are going to be the blockbuster hits for the summer.
The plot of the Matrix sequel has been kept under wraps for a while
but some details were released. Keanu Reeves is back as Neo and his main
job is to wage a war between the last remaining humans and the machines.
The machines have found the last human city and Neo must beat them to
it. “Matrix Reloaded” opens in movie theaters May 15 and will
be followed by a finale in November called the “Matrix Revolutions.”
Now how about what everyone has been waiting for. The terminator saga
is back and will open July 2. The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as
a T-800 terminator sent from the future to protect John O’ Conner
from a deadly T-X female terminator. Not only is this terminator improved
but it can change shape and disappear. Can he stop the T-X? We will find
out this summer.
Last year, “Spiderman” was the huge Marvel Comic book movie.
This time another favorite Marvel character “The Incredible Hulk”
will be hitting the big screen. Based on the comic book character, the
film will follow the adventures of scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana).
Banner is hit with these gama rays and find that his anger had transformed
him into a huge green superhuman. Trailers for this movie have been released
and audiences can expect a high dose of special effects. |
By Blaine Martin
Staff Writer
“Phone Booth,” focuses on Stuart Shepard (Colin Farrel),
an acting agent. He’s made a living lying and cheating, and now
a crazed killer is set to make him pay the price for his transgressions.
After using a pay phone, the phone rings and Stu answers a sniper, played
by Kiefer Sutherland, staring at him from an unknown location. The sniper
tells Stu what he is doing to let him know he sees him, and threatens
to shoot him if he leaves the booth.
The movie seems very simple and boring at first glance, but looks can
be deceiving. The sniper builds a fortress out of a nearly destroyed phone
booth with only a few words and a high-powered rifle. With a weapon and
a secure phone line, the sniper grips control of the lives of Stu, police
officers, and citizens on the scene and at home simultaneously. In effect,
Stu is isolated in a confined living space, much like “Panic Room”
and “Cast Away.” |
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