Mining for Twilight MUSIC by Celebrity
The second release from Celebrity, *Mining For Twilight* can be described in one word: BOR-ING. It's a wonder, because Celebrity boasts an impressive list of influences such as The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, U2 and Radiohead. Instead, the album sounds like it was influenced by people falling asleep.
Take "The Dangerous Kind," with its awkward vocals and dull music. Or, how about "Hellbent," with its corny hard-rock riff. Mining For Twilight just is a very interesting album. You'd have more fun studying trigonometry on a Friday night than listening to it.
Chris Brower
55:12 BY GREGOR SAMSA MUSIC
REVIEWS
★
Gregor Samsa plays a SIGur Ros-type blend of slow-building anthems and long instrumentals. Unlike SIGur Ros, whose music builds to extreme emotional heights, Gregor Samsa peters out mid-way.
Maybe it's wrong to compare the two bands, but there are similarities. Slow instruments, quiet dynamics and simple melodies make up the majority of both bands' songs. Whereas Sigur Ros will leave you in awe of the power they possess, Gregor Samsa just leaves you knowledge of bored.
It's not to say the album is bad, because there are some good tracks such as "Even Numbers," which features some good male and female vocals and a powerful ending. But it's not enough to make the album worth hearing.
Chris Brower
★★
The Benchwarmers
MOVIE
Take one Napoleon
Dynamite.
Add one cheesy plot, 468 fart jokes, 20 stereotype-typical side characters and two washed up comedians.
Drain out excess charm and uniqueness.
The result is The Benchwarmers.
Heder, playing a mac-and-
David Spade,Rob Schneider and Jon Heder (hell, just refer to him as Napoleon from now on) headline this potty comedy about giving nerds a chance to play baseball. The three of them take on Little League teams, and because of Gus's (Schneider) bizarre talent, they're horribly successful against their 12-year-old competitors.The movie gets some spice when Mel (Jon Lovitz), a billionaire super-nerd and father of another clichéd super-nerd, decides to start a tournament around the nation — with a million-dollar stadium as the prize.
cheese-loving
mama's boy
named Clark,
makes absolutely
no attempt to
remove himself
from the character
of Napoleon
Dynamite. He's
just a more
disgusting
version, but I
will admit to laughing at some points in the movie because of him.
The third part to this pathetic trio is Richie (Spade), the manager of a video store with the worst bowl cut in existence, aside from the one sported by his brother Howie (comedian Nick Swardson), who fears the sun and hasn't left a closet in six months.
Gus, Clark and Richie begin to create a fan base, thanks to the other nerds watching the tournament games via Web cast. (Get it?) Nerds are on the
Internet all the time.) And with just one game separating the befuddled big boys in pinstripes from the elusive stadium, things once again get "interesting."
The Benchwarmers has some humorous parts. But for me, this movie lacked something. Ok, a lot of somethings. Unless you're a 13-year-old boy, don't bother seeing it.
South Wind 12
Rated: PG-13, 80 minutes
★
Ashley Thompson
★ You'll wish you were dead ★★ You'll want to leave the theater early ★★★ You'll say "eh" ★★★★ You'll have to everyone who asks ★★★★★ You'll have a religious experience
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