Sep 14-20, 2005
The Handicapped Travel Club Rolls Into Colchester; Getting it On When You’ve Got a Disability; Rethinking the Meaning of Autism
Astrology 09.14.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Something we were withholding made us weak,” wrote poet Robert Frost. I hope you will consider the possibility that this describes your current predicament. It’s my astrological opinion that your strength is being compromised by a feeling you’re not exploring or an experience you’re denying yourself or a gift you’re refusing…
News Quirks 09.14.05
Curses, Foiled Again Avis Pilcher, 78, called police to render aid after she was awakened by screams for help in the middle of the night and found Joseph G. McQuade, 29, in the bedroom of her home in Fort Smith, Ark., bleeding badly from his left wrist. Officers arrested McQuade when they determined that he…
Silo, Prequel
(SELF-RELEASED, CD) While “eclectic” is an overused term, it would be difficult to describe the jazzy-jam sound of Vermont’s Silo in any other way. The trio’s debut effort, Prequel, which features four studio jams and two live cuts, isn’t quite an instant classic. Still, it’s a solid introduction to a band brimming with enthusiasm. Silo…
Wolf Eyes, Burned Mind
(SUB POP RECORDS, CD) Ann Arbor, Michigan-based noise terrorists Wolf Eyes eschew nearly every aspect of popular songcraft. There are no discernable melodies, and anything that could pass for an “arrangement” is subverted in a hailstorm of post-industrial aggression. The trio’s latest disc — their first for renowned indie label Sub Pop — is called…
Minimus, Minimus. EP
(Self-Released, CD) Progressive metallers Minimus are one of Vermont’s under-the-radar hard-rock acts, but that status might change with the release of their latest eponymous EP. Comprising most of the members of local “smartcore” legends Five Seconds Expired, the band’s biomechanical rhythms and twisting riffs stand out among the atonal thrashers crowding the underground. Loaded with…
FEAR AND TREMBLING****
Sylvie Testud is featured in Alain Corneau’s cross-cultural comedy about a woman who moves from Belgium to Japan to advance in her career, but finds her unfamiliarity with local customs resulting in a series of unexpected demotions. Based on the novel by Amelie Nothomb. (107 min, NR)
