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Alien Ant Farm

Michael Jackson has been defiled. The self-proclaimed King of Pop has apparently fallen into such disrepute that he's licensing his songs to second-rate rock bands.

You might have missed!Maceo Parker

At 58, Maceo Parker still has it going on. Spinning funk, R&B, jazz, rap and black-suit-and-tie style into an eclectic yet flowing mix, Dial Maceo is one CD that is worth the purchase.

Johnny Socko, The Aurelians, Chris Coolidge

Sock it to me -- three times. Not only does Johnny Socko put the fun into ska and rock, but the band has friends who do the same thing.

WIUS AM 1570 Pick of the Week BIS

Some of us WIUSers have spent the past several weeks plowing through thousands of pieces of vinyl from the '80s and '90s looking for stuff that might be of interest to today's modern disc jockey.

Turning the pages of History

DVD Review

Bringing an animated series based on Kevin Smith's movie "Clerks" to ABC early last year was a mistake.

Rekindling the fire

The Blake Babies are back. After a 10-year hiatus, vocalist Juliana Hatfield, guitarist John Strohm and drummer Freda Love are all grown up -- sort of.

Finley Quaye

I cannot help but compare every reggae album I hear to Bob Marley. It is an unfair and unnecessary comparison, but I find myself doing it nevertheless.

Monkeybone

Monkeybone," now here's a gamble of a movie. Hollywood has held a brief history in the combination of live-action and animation.

Way of the Gun

American Hi-Fi

You might have seen American Hi-Fi's quirky video for its song "Flavor of the Weak" on MTV.

Various Artists

Flybanger

Vancouver-based metal rockers Flybanger return to form with their new album Headtrip to Nowhere, a follow-up to the indie debut Knottskull and the recent Outlived EP.

The Kiss Offs

Following their 1999 release Goodbye Private Life, The Kiss Offs get their rocks off in Rock Bottom.

Abercrombie performance not for casual jazz fans

Jazz guitarist John Abercrombie's set Tuesday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre was not for the faint of heart or even the casual jazz fan.

'Rigoletto' features superb performances

Perhaps the reason it's called "Grand Opera" is because the sensation one feels when watching a Verdi opera is so aesthetically powerful, it can only be described as grand. At 8 p.m. Friday at the Musical Arts Center, the first and only Verdi opera to be played at IU within the last three years opened -- the tragic "Rigoletto."

Texas Festival features independent artists, films

What do Quentin Tarantino, Jurassic 5 and the Black Crowes have in common? Right now, absolutely nothing -- but in two weeks, they will all be in Austin, Texas as a part of the South By Southwest Festival.

Institute unites different art forms

The African American Arts Institute has all the components of a good musical. Singers, dancers and musicians from three troupes unite under this title and create performances unlike any other.

Exhibit opening features culture

The exhibition of two new photographic galleries at the Mathers Museum created a scene of feast, culture and celebration Tuesday.

DVD Review

Bringing an animated series based on Kevin Smith's movie "Clerks" to ABC early last year was a mistake.