By taking a look at the cover of Strawman's latest CD, American Idle, you get a taste of their sense of humor that is displayed throughout the disc. The title works on two levels. On one level, they're poking fun at the popular TV show. On the other, they're maintaining their "slacker" theme.
Despite being one of the most eloquent people ever to walk the earth, I sometimes have trouble understanding the meanings of basic words. On such word is "burlesque." Up until June 18, I thought it involved food, like a smorgasbord. So when I heard that the Suicide Girls Burlesque Show was coming to the Trocadero, I jumped on the chance to go.
As the temperature rises and daylight lasts longer and longer into the day, people crowd the streets of the city enjoying the beginning of summer. With shorter skirts and smaller tops, air conditioning on full blast and the disappearance of so many of the non-Drexel college students, the city has suddenly blossomed into a place where everyone is eating out.
If you are familiar with the original 1975 rendition of The Stepford Wives, you will be pleasantly surprised that the 2004 version focuses more on the comedic aspects of the premise rather than the dark, horrific side of sci-fi gone wrong.
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There seems to be a new league of comedies that are appearing in movie theaters over the past few years. Stories about underdogs overcoming ridiculous adversity by competing for their honor and place in society. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is, what I believe, the culmination of these types of movies and contains all the typical ingredients necessary for this type of story line.
If hype is an accurate predictor of quality, then Velvet Revolver's Contraband would be the album of the year. Having three-fifths of Guns N' Roses joining up with the frontman of one of the most popular hard rock groups of the 90s created an enormous buzz, which, in turn, created some rumblings from people that Velvet Revolver would save rock.
According to a May 27, 2004 article in The Pittsburgh Tribune, Actionslacks' guitarist and vocalist Tim Scanlin used to work as a rock journalist, causing him to now possess an "encyclopedic knowledge of music." Although Actionslacks primarily focuses on a basic rock sound on their latest album Full Upright Position, which they utilize well, the influence of Scanlin's vast musical knowledge can be heard on some of the tracks.
