Entertainment
Of Montreal: The Best Homoerotic Concert
By Connect2Mason Writer Eamonn Rockwell
I was running late trying to be one of the first people in line at the Of Montreal concert at the 9:30 club on Thursday night. As I had gotten tickets early and it was a sold out show, I figured a lot of snot-nosed punks would take my rightful place at the front of the stage. But there was no way in hell I was going to leave the show early just because the Metro closes at midnight, so I had to take my 1984 Chevy Caprice, a station wagon so beastly that it creates its own orbit. Chicks love the car, too, probably because that much pure manhood can make any woman or gay man go insane with lust, but this was not time to be trying to pick up girls. I had a concert to get to and that jagon in front of me was going five miles an hour down Constitution Avenue. Once I found the club, I desperately looked for parking in a sketchy-looking area which had four-hour-limit parking meters. I shoved some quarters in it and ran to the back of the line.
WGMU Top Albums: Week of October 13
Compiled by WGMU Music Director Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Here are the top albums played on WGMU for the week of October 13.
# Artist - "Album"
1. Goldfinger - "Hello Destiny"
2. "Juno" (Original Soundtrack)
3. Whitley - "The Submarine"
4. Mercury Rev - "Snowflake Midnight"
5. TV on the Radio - "Dear Science"
Talks With Tier: Numa Performance & Interview
This week's episode of Talks With Tier features live performances and an interview with popular local band Numa, who will be playing at State Theatre on Nov. 1.
Body Of Lies: Great Visuals, Lacks Emotion
By Connect2Mason Reporter Emily Cully
Roger Ferris (Leonardo Di Caprio) is Ed Hoffman’s (Russell Crowe) right hand man on the ground in the Middle East in the new action packed explosive Body of Lies. Hoffman controls his constantly evolving Middle East motives and plans from his luxurious suburban home just outside Washington D.C. There is barely a shot in the movie where Hoffman is not wearing his cell phone’s ear bud.
An Interview With The Influence
By Broadside Style Editor Emily Sharrer
The Influence, a band out of Virginia Beach that is influenced by 90s rock movement, has quickly been establishing itself as an elite rock outfit of today by fusing acoustic and electric sounds. Band members Matthew Stephenson, Collin Cogan, William Clarke, Tully and John Zontini have toured with major bands like Silverchair and Jimmy Eat World and now, the band is headlining their own tour. Broadside had the chance to talk with drummer Collin Cogan about the band’s upcoming Jammin’ Java show this Thursday and their new EP Dust and Sun.
Fanning’s Latest Film’s Plot Raises Eyebrows
By Broadside Correspondent Joshua Hylton
It seems like only yesterday that we were watching Dakota Fanning star in family friendly films like Cat in the Hat and Charlotte’s Web. She was adorable, irresistible, and talented. When she took on roles in War of the Worlds, Hide and Seek, and Man on Fire, she played the child in peril, but was still just as precious as before. Her new film, Hounddog, shows her maturing as an actress. She is not just a cute little girl anymore; she is a force to be reckoned with. Fanning puts on a mesmerizing performance that will shock and amaze even the most jaded movie-goers. Too bad she didn’t have a better script to work with.
Salsations Brings Latino Sketch Comedy To EFF
Story by Broadside Correspondent Adam Bishop. Photo by Molly Maddra.
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Hispanic Student Association and Program Board spiced things up at last week’s Every Freakin’ Friday event by bringing Salsation Theater Company, a Latino sketch comedy group located in Chicago, to George Mason University. Founded in 1998, the group tours college campuses throughout the United States, performing original acts with Latino-themed material.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
By Broadside Correspondent Thomas McCurdy
The Department of Theater and GMU Players will be putting on their first studio show of the year, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, written by Bert V. Royal and directed by Patrick Magill. The show will begin Thursday, Oct. 9 and run through Sunday, Oct. 11 in the Black Box Theater located on the first floor of the Performing Arts Building.
The modern play features characters from the popular comic Peanuts 10 years after the comic ended. The play begins with Charlie Brown writing a letter to his pen pal, talking about how his dog died. It is here when he asks a question that is repeated throughout the entire play: what happens when we die?
Sold-Out Shows Continue For Fleet Foxes
By Broadside Staff Writer Marian McLaughlin
Fleet Foxes, a five-piece band from Seattle, has been non-stop touring for months. They played at a sold-out show at the Black Cat this past July that was recorded and broadcasted live by NPR, and with that exposure, plus their recent self-titled album release, they have been playing sold-out shows ever since.
Despite Popular Belief, Fairfax Offers Plenty To Do
By Broadside Correspondent David Greene
We often think that all there is to do in a 20-mile radius lies in our brightly-lit neighbor to the east. But how much do we really know? Many of us who live on campus are provided with enough options that we feel we do not need to leave in many cases and those of us who commute from points in Fairfax County and beyond stay here long enough to go to class, smile at a few friends and go home. But what about those times when we are sitting around campus between classes with little to do? Or perhaps resident students are curious to spice up their weekends. Many do not know there are plenty of curiosities in and just around Fairfax to be discovered.