Accent from May 1, 2008
The Groovy Tunes Ice Cream truck kept dancers happy at last year's Musefest in Enfield, N.Y.
Emma Strachman/The Ithacan
Festive season
Musefest, Ithaca Festival and Grassroots
Accent
Helicopters are flying overhead. Explosions from grenades can be heard
in the distance. Soldiers gather in a fort and engage in battle against
the enemy. Bullets blaze through the wind and hit their targets
effortlessly. The battle ends and the good guys are left standing. Then
the credits begin to roll and the professor turns on the light. Read »
Accent
Senior Ithacapella president Christopher Rossi has been performing with
the group since he was a freshman. The group placed fourth in the world
in the International Championship of Collegiate A Capella, held last
month at New York’s Lincoln Center. Assistant Accent Editor Patrick
Doyle spoke to Rossi about the group’s performance. Read »
Live Music
It’s not every day that the opportunity comes to sing and dance with a legend, but when Frederick “Toots” Hibbert graced the stage at The Haunt on Tuesday night the audience got to do exactly that.
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Film Review
In late 2006, The Rolling Stones took a break from playing arenas and stadiums for two theater shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre. The result is “Shine a Light,”
directed by Martin Scorsese and named after the group’s 1972 soul tune. Scorsese rids the band of props and video screens in turn for intimacy, as the band unearths
forgotten classics.
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directed by Martin Scorsese and named after the group’s 1972 soul tune. Scorsese rids the band of props and video screens in turn for intimacy, as the band unearths
forgotten classics.
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Film Review
When audiences last saw Harold and Kumar, the stoner duo was returning triumphantly from a lengthy excursion to White Castle.
“Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay” wastes no time, picking up the very next morning as Kumar (Kal Penn) sits on the toilet, crapping out what’s left of the meal. If you freeze-frame at the right moment, you can see him crapping out the script for this movie as well.
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“Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay” wastes no time, picking up the very next morning as Kumar (Kal Penn) sits on the toilet, crapping out what’s left of the meal. If you freeze-frame at the right moment, you can see him crapping out the script for this movie as well.
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CD Review
The latest release from throwback funksters Lettuce is a tour of your dad’s old record collection, minus the mildew and mouse crap. “Rage!” is a decade-trotting encyclopedia of grooves and textures that makes pit stops at the altars of past greats without losing any of its own forward momentum.
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CD Review
“Hard Candy” is Madonna’s 12th studio album of original material, but it sounds more like the featured artists’ latest disc — a Justin Timberlake album backed by Timbaland.
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Spotlight
Despite consistent failure and a petition against him to stop cinematic
travesties, Uwe Boll continues to make films. Staff Writer Ryan Bryant
walks through the director’s history and the current controversy around
him. Read »
Multimedia
Here are some of our recent features:
- Reel Big Fish The ska band played at The Haunt on April 24.
- IC Break The breakdance contest was held April 18.
- Hard-working Slackers The Slackers played at Castaways on April 10.
- Rustic Overtones at Ithaca The band played April 4 at The Haunt.
- Campus fashion Capture the Dream, an annual student-run fashion show, was held April 4.
- The Pilfers “Climbing [Live]” was one of the songs they played March 7 at The Haunt.
- Foo Fighters at Binghamton Their sold-out show was on Feb. 22.
- Get more on our Multimedia Page »
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