Highly listenable, it’s an interesting take on prog-rock classics like “21st Century Schizoid Man,” adding the Lips’ patented fuzzy squawks and reverbed squeaks to songs only the geekiest of us know by heart. That said, Ghosts is also a maddeningly frustrating disc for fans desperately wanting a return to the brilliant, pop-psych form of The […]
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Still swinging, swinging
Tyson Ritter Ten years ago, The All-American Rejects were wide-eyed kids fresh out of Stillwater, just inking a deal to rerelease their self-titled debut album with DreamWorks Records after a limited release through an indie label. The humble pop-rock act had a standout single in “Swing, Swing” on its hands, and the rest is history. […]
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Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel: So
To Classic Albums newcomers, the franchise delivers the “definitive authorised story” of a culture-shaking disc in feature-length form, relying on video clips, concert footage and many a talking-head interview from the talents who were there, on both sides of the studio glass. In this case, that includes Gabriel, other musicians, members of the tech team […]
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Reid all about it
Lots of guys get in trouble with their girlfriends for eating in bed. Norman singer-songwriter Kyle Reid was in the doghouse for building cigar-box guitars there. “Sawdust would get everywhere, including in my bed,” he said. “It didn’t bother me very much, because the sawdust reminded me of the work I had done that day, […]
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Owens’ field
Yet, in partnership with the Paseo Arts Association, the Skirvin announced last week that local artist Romy Owens is to be its first artist in residence. As such, she will work and exhibit at the downtown hotel for the next year. Her studio space is already created and accessible from within the Skirvin, open to […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
—from an Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum press release announcing plans to welcome its 2 millionth visitor
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In a Better World
The Danish drama is staggeringly good, rich in character and emotion. And in a better world, it wouldn’t be relegated to the single screen on which it opens locally Friday, exclusively at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24. I suspect “Danish drama” conjures up the most boring of images among the minds of moviegoers, but director […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
—Former mayoral candidate Steve Hunt, at a Feb. 24 “meet the candidates” event for Ward 2 of the Oklahoma City Council. Mayor Mick Cornett won reelection with 58 percent of the vote.