Oregon Daily Emerald
Thursday, February 10, 2005
“The basis of optimism
is sheer terror. ”
Oscar Wilde | Writer
BY RYAN NYBURG
/’ PULSE EDITOR
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j \J ver the years, Eugene has
gained a reputation as a good
JlV music town. Nothing expresses
iflH thisbetterthanthe annual
Eugene Record Convention,
^ which will be held for the 17th i
^%/| time on Sunday in the Eugene A
VsJm| Hilton ballroom. ®
Bringing together dealers from 1
Up all over the northwest and buyers 1
m| from all over the world, the conven- I
3BF' tion packs an average of 1,500 people
fr a year into the ballroom for seven
■ hours of binge shopping. And according !
I to convention founder and professional
I music dealer Bill Finneran,the event gets
bigger With each passing year.
"We used to take up only a quarter of
the ballroom space; now we've expanded 1
to fill the whole thing," Finneran said. m
"We started with about 20 dealers and are M
nowuptolQO."
According to Finneran, dealer tables
sold fasterthisyearthan ever before, in 'i|f
part due to the good word-of-mouth
the convention has received in
j record-dealing circles.
| "Word is out that this is the
CONVENTION, page 8
■ In my opinion
AMY LICHTY
POP ROCKS
Bright lights, big stars
cannot replace books
Has Hollywood made reading a thing of the
past? With screenwriters adapting novels
from "Requiem for a Dream" to "Ella Enchant
ed" into visually stimulating bright lights and
big stars, it sure seems like it. Whatever hap
pened to sitting down and reading a good
book? Take Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code."
Although it still sits nearthetop of the New
York Times Best-seller's list, a movie is already
underway for those who don't care to actually
read the 454-page account of Robert Langdon.
I mean, why waste the time reading and ex
panding your mind if you can sit on your ass
and have Tom Hanks tell the story of Langdon
and his struggle to uncoverthe mystery behind
Da Vinci's mostfamous pieces of work? I'll tell
LICHTY, page 11
PULSEMUSIC PULSEMUSIC
Kaddisfly, "Buy Our Intentions; We'll Buy You a Unicorn": And emo takes another step up the ladder
to true cultural relevance with "Buy Our Intentions; We'll Buy You a Unicorn," the debut LP from Port
land's Kaddisfly, a group of cleveryoung bastards with echo-driven guitarsand a panache for smart
literate lyrics.
While the group doesn't work in an entirely original style—and often resemble nothing so much as
a younger, hipper U2, in content if not in sound—it does manage to stretch the boundaries some,
throwing in odd pieces of funk and metal with the standard "4/4 beat+melismo" emo sound.
The lyrics are the real strong point, taking highly original and poetic concepts and turning them into something a little
easier on the brain than most rock lyrics. Its love lyrics deal with love as a philosophical concept rather than as just a
driving force. They often speak of it in the same terms Marvin Gaye used during his "What's Going On" period, as not so
much a relationship between two people but as more of a transcendent experience felt between us and the rest of the
world. Buddhism never rocked so hard.
"Unicorn" is a solid first full-length effort from these boys, and one of the best so farthis year. This is a band to watch.
The LP will be hitting the shelves March 8.
— Rvan Nvhurn
INSIDE PULSE
The Samurai Duck offers a
community atmosphere for
punk and metal fans.
Sweet Basil has a fine selection
of Thai cuisine, good for any
special occasion.
An in-depth tour of the best
places for paranoid students
to hide out on campus.
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EVENT:
Thursday:
The Shiftless Rounders
Sam Bond's Garage
9 p.m., $3
Acoustic music
Friday:
The Dave Andrew Band
John Henry's
9 p.m., $5
Singer/songwriter
Saturday:
Sun Bossa
Luna
8:30p.m.,$6
Brazilian Samba
and Bossa Nova
Sunday:
Falling Up
WOW Hall
7:30 p.m.,$12 advance,
$15 at the door
Christian rock
TOP 5 MOVIES
1: "Boogeyman"
2: "The Wedding Date”
3: "Are We There Yet?"
4: "Hide and Seek"
5: "Million Dollar Baby"
NEWYORKTIMES
BEST-SELLERS
1: John Grisham,
"The Broker"
2: Dan Brown,
"The DaVinci Code"
3: Mitch Albom,
"The Five People You
Meet in Heaven"
4: Richard North
Patterson, "Conviction"
5: Michael Crichton,
"State of Fear"
BILLBOARD TOP 5
1: Kenny Chesney,
"Be As You Are"
2: The Game,
"The Documentary"
3: LeAnn Rimes,
"This Woman"
4: Green Day,
"American Idiot"
5: Eminem, "Encore"