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Oregon Daily Emerald Thursday, April 7, 2005 “You must thank the gods for art, those of us who have been fortunate enough to stumble onto this means of vent ing our craziness, our meanness, our towering disgust. ” R. Crumb | Artist BY RYAN NYBURG PULSE EDITOR Like some kind of lunatic carnival, "Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Anima tion" returns to Eugene every year, filling the Bijou Art Cinema screens up with an FESTIVAL, page 15 Eugene gets animated with t ’Spike and Mike'^' annual c ne cartoon festival Photo illustration by Wendy kieffer ■ In my opinion RYAN NYBURG BUDGET RACK Nothing ‘Rejected’ at ‘Spike and Mike’s’ What with the release of the latest "Spike & Mike" festival, I've decided to do an examina tion of the work of animator Don Hertzfeldt. Don't know who Don Hertzfeldt is? He's the guy who does the psychotic little stick figure car toons that make you cringe with bittersweet de light. Yeah, that Don Hertzfeldt. I was first introduced to this man's work at my first "Spike & Mike" fest back in 2002.1 was just a lowly freshman with no friends and nil in the way of social life, a pathetic dorm rat who spent every available moment watching movies (by myself) or feeding my "Diablo 2" addiction (for which I have since entered a 12-step program). I had been hitting the Bijou pretty often, getting to know the insanely large cat who lives in the lobby and NYBURG, page 14 PULSEMUSIC PULSEMUSIC Audra Kubat, "Since I Fell in Love with the Music": It took just a week for Au dra Kubatto record the album "Since I Fell in Love with the Music" near her hometown of Detroit, Mich. It was there she developed and honed her skills in the| folk music genre early in her life. With obvious influences from fellow folk artists, such as Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, Kubat uses her voice as a instrument to complement the other instruments featured throughout the compact disc, such as the guitar, flute, violin and piano — all of which Kubat plays herself. She also penned every one of the 11 tracks, which include "Garden" and "Already Gone," two of the best songs on the CD. Most of the other songs sound similar to each other, with Kubat's smoky yet smooth croon slurring the majority of the lyrics. It serves as a great CD for background music while cleaning the bathroom or conversing with friends, but it isn'tthe best choice to sit down and listen to. The experience borders on boredom when listening straight through. "Since I Fell in Love with the Music" will be available April 19. flr^' —Amy Lichty INSIDE PULSE CD World supports the Eugene music scene with in-store performances. Joe's Bar and Grill attracts a diverse crowd with its wide range of theme nights. Brad Land's debut memoir, "Goat," is a haunting and visceral piece of literature. MUSIC Today Cheryl Wheeler w/ Kenny White Cafe Paradiso 8 p.m., $19 Folk singer/songwriter Friday SoundAsylum John Henry's 9 p.m., $3 Dance/electronic Saturday This Day's End WOW Hall 7:30 p.m., $5, $15 at the door Rock'n' roll show Sunday The Clumsy Lovers Sam Bond's Garage 8:30 p.m., $8 Canadian Celtic rock iHllli TOP 5 MOVIES 1: "Sin City" 2: "Beauty Shop" 3: "Guess Who" 4: "Robots" 5: "Miss Congeniality 2" NEWYORKTIMES BEST-SELLERS 1:Dan Brown, "The Da Vinci Code" 2: James Patterson, Howard Roughan, "Honeymoon" 3: Ian McEwan, "Saturday" 4: Time LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, "The Rising" 5: John Grisham, "The Broker" BILLBOARDTOP 5 1:50 Cent, "The Massacre" 2: Various Artists, "Now 18" 3: Frankie J., "The One" 4: Green Day, "American Idiot" 5: Queens of the Stone Age, "Lullabies to Paralyze"
