| Kung Fu returns in Quentin Tarantino's
movie |
by
Kevin DeLury
Senior Staff Writer |
Wow.
That’s all I can really say about
“Kill Bill: Volume 1.” Quite frankly, I don’t
even know where to begin on the unmitigated radness of this
movie.
Well, for starters, let’s borrow
an excerpt from a review of “Kill Bill” by Paul
Arendt:
“It is as if Tarantino has taken all the comic book
glories that fuelled his 14-year-old self and thrown them
at the screen in a masturbatory frenzy without a thought
for drama, suspense or even coherence. The result is a barely
watchable mess, a tangled montage of fashion.”
How cool is that?
If you take the time to sift through Arendt’s
review, you’ll find his main gripe is the lack of cohesion.
Wake up pal, it’s volume 1. That being established,
I will say that if you can’t wait to find out what
happens in volume 2, don’t see this movie until February,
when the second installment hits theatres.
So what’s the big deal about ‘Kill
Bill?” For me, it was the absolute over-the-top insanity
that director Quentin Tarantino delivered with the fight
scenes.
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Program keeps Appalachian roots firmly
planted
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by Dusty Teng
Staff Writer |
Mountainhome Music,
which originated in Boone in 1994, is a program designed
to preserve traditional Appalachian music and culture. Executive
director Joe Shannon founded the non-profit organization
so the general public could appreciate the talent of local
performers.
“People with deep roots here provide an
authentic slice of mountain culture that isn’t just
a production,” Shannon said.
Mountainhome Music operates under the
maxim: “we present world-class Appalachian performers
you’ve probably never heard of.”
If the musicians truly are “world-class,”
then why hasn’t anyone heard of them?
“These performers don’t get
the recognition they deserve because they don’t seek
it. They made the lifestyle decision to not live on a tour
bus,” Shannon said.
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| New skate park shelters Boone-area boarders,
pro shop |
by Kevin DeLury
Senior Staff Writer |
For years, Appalachian
State University students have been testing their skill,
as well as their luck, by taking their skateboards, bikes
and roller blades to the streets. Despite the penalties of
fines or having their equipment confiscated, students have
persisted, perhaps even more determined, in their love for
extreme sports.
Now, with the grand opening of Paradox
Skate Park a month behind, more students throughout Boone
have found a place to skate without the hassle of watching
out for police.
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| Music fraternity celebrates inductees |
by Stephanie
Marshall
Staff Writer
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Phi Mu Alpha holds
their annual pledge student recitals tonight in the Hayes
School of Music Recital Hall. The performers are part of
the largest music fraternity in the world.
“Phi Mu Alpha is a professional music fraternity
that separates itself from other social fraternities by centering
their focus around music,” Faculty Advisor of Phi Mu
Alpha and Associate Director of Bands Scott C. Tobias said.
Phi Mu Alpha is a national music fraternity,
founded in 1898 at the New England Conservatory of Music.
The fraternity turned national in 1900, growing into the
largest music fraternity in the world, according to the Phi
Mu Alpha Web site.
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| Discover Appalachia at The Orchard at Altapass |
by Dusty
Teng
Staff Writer |
Music at the Altapass Orchards
hosts Randy Flack, one of the most popular bluegrass musicians
at The Orchard along with storyteller Bill Carson Oct. 18
and 19.
The weekend’s performances are part
of a series held by The Orchards at Altapass on the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
The Orchards provide entertainment with
storytelling hayrides conducted by Carson’s husband,
Bill. The Orchard also hosts live music every weekend until
Nov. 1.
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