Fatboy Slim-The Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder
Astralwerks Fatboy Slim has been cobbling together sample-rific singles for a decade now. It’s amazing how many of them became instant pop-culture classics: “Praise You,” “The Rockafeller Skank” and “Weapon of Choice,” fun even without watching Christopher Walken waltz his way through an empty hotel. Indifference to 2004’s “Palookaville” has rendered Slim irrelevant for the…
Visiting OKC, Slayer remains a heavy-metal favorite
Something you wouldn’t imagine to hear from Tom Araya, lead singer and bassist of thrash-metal giant Slayer: “I live in a small town out in the country close to Dallas now. I got registered cattle and a big ol’ barn out back.” “We moved here when my wife got pregnant,” Araya said. “She was…
Belvedere vehicle buried in Oklahoma courthouse lawn
CFN’s heard of buried treasure and buried bodies. But, “¦ a buried Belvedere? Yup, a Belvedere. As in a brand-new (kind of), gold and white, 1957 Plymouth Belvedere ” you know, iconic Fifties look, with wings. Buried in Tulsa. In the county courthouse lawn. Say what? According to a recent…
George Harrison’s sister joins Chickasha concert of wanna-be Beatles
Hey, Jude. There’s something in the way she moves down in Chickasha. According to the Chickasha Express-Star, George Harrison’s sister, Louise Harrison, visited Chickasha recently to promote a concert by a Beatles tribute band, the Liverpool Legends. According to the story, Harrison joined the would-be moptops, who were playing a concert at the…
He just doesn’t get it
President Bush is famous for telling other people that they just don’t get it. He lives in the bubble of entitlement and dismisses critics as unpatriotic, uninformed or just plain weird. Now the American people have turned the tables. As the State of the Union speech made painfully clear, it’s the president who just doesn’t…
Edmond’s UCO Jazz Lab thriving after five years
The University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab is doing its part to keep jazz in the public eye and foster young talent. Currently, the Edmond-based venue is undergoing renovations and continues to bring in big-name talent. It will celebrate its fifth anniversary in March. EDUCATE & ENTERTAIN”We are consistently making money on our…
R.E.M.-And I Feel Fine: The Best of the IRS Years 1982-1987
Capitol/I.R.S. This latest collection of R.E.M.’s catalogue before its jump to major label Warner Bros. has it all, from “Gardening at Night” to the always-impressive “It’s the End of the World as We Know It “¦ and I Feel Fine.” What’s most interesting is what R.E.M. defines as hits; “Feeling Gravity’s Pull” might leave one…
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
Virgin Post-Blur and post-Gorillaz, Damon Albarn has gotten ex-Clash bassist Paul Simonon out of retirement, and brings along former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti’s drummer, Tony Allen. If it’s a supergroup, it’s a low-key one; it ain’t CSNY. Albarn’s vocal and keyboard fingerprints are most prominent, Simonon plays snakily and subterranean throughout, and…
The greatest gift
The holidays are now over, for better or worse. The presents all have been unwrapped, for those of you who partake in such traditions. The incomprehensible madness of visiting extended family has been accomplished or avoided once again. The leftovers have been tossed in the garbage. Your team has won or lost. The kids are…
Oklahoma’s Idol winner not dating Dallas quarterback
It seems like just four weeks ago, Chicken-Fried News was reporting about Oklahoma’s official sweetheart Carrie Underwood getting snugly with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Oh, because it was just four weeks ago. But now online reports say the romance is kaput, assuming there ever was one at all. Said Underwood to the…
Texas man survives winter blast after Oklahoma mountain tumble
Park rangers are cautioning folks coming to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton to consider conditions, pack accordingly and tell their friends where they’re going. That’s probably an understatement to a 50-year-old Texas man who climbed the refuge’s MountScott in the midst of the recent ice storm, according to The Associated Press. …
Punk rocker The Queers plan OKC performance
Since 1982, Joe Queer has been a part of the punk rock underground as leaders of The Queers. Today, after being cited as a major influence by Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Blink-182, he wonders where the fun has gone. “Calling yourselves The Queers is a gateway to comedy,” Queer explained. “That’s…
Remington Park aids nearby OKC school with funds
hers. “Emily Jerman TIMELINE ” 1994 “? Griffin joins Millwood, amidst Remington’s tax devaluation. ” 2004-2005 “? Devaluation continued in the racing business. ” 2004 “? State voters approve electronic gaming, allowing Remington to became a racing casino. ” 2006 “? Remington feeds about $270,500 of property taxes into the district. ” 2004-2019 “? Remington will…
Sugar Free Allstars returns to OKC with new album, library tour
The duo Sugar Free Allstars is putting out its first album in two years, “Return of Dos Machos!” The songs pack a heavy punch, with Chris Wiser and Rob Martin doing more with just an organ and drums than other bands do with a full rhythm section. READY, SET, TOURMartin recently recorded with…
Rockabilly singer enjoys impersonating Elvis in OKC
At the Jan. 8 Elvis Presley impersonator contest at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill, Brian Dunning proved he was the complete package, having: ” the moves, ” the look, ” the attitude and ” the pipes of the young Elvis. His hair blown back in a tall pompadour and dressed in…
