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02 News Briefs—The Buzz 03 Music—Raw energy excecuted on DVD Atmosphere riles up fans at the Glasshouse 04 Movie Review—''Fever Pitch hits a home run with viewers 'City' big on sin small on heart 05 Music Feature–Indie radio provides rock without restriction 06 Food—Seafood specialties served under the stars 07 Fashion- Style Scout Horoscopes Crossword
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BY NIYAZ PIRANI
Daily Titan Staff
Maynard James Keenan, the mysterious lead singer of the art-metal band Tool, wrote on the band’s Web site that he had found Jesus and was going to leave the band behind. The greatly sarcastic Keenan traded messages via email with MTV’s Kurt Loader throughout the week, claiming that he had found Christ. Tool fans across the world reacted in disbelief on Web forums until Friday when MJK released the fi nal word. “I was actually quite surprised people bought it. Especially considering most of the subject matter of my work. ‘Judith,’ for example. I guess when I said ‘f - - k your god,’ I didn’t mean the actual God. Just the god of sheep who lack a sense of humor,” he said…Ray “Benzino” Scott, chief brand manager of The Source magazine, stepped down on Friday, April 8. Benzino cited his ongoing feud with Eminem and the direction of The Source as reasons for the resignation…Although Blink-182 have offi - cially taken an “indefi nite hiatus,” Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker are still going to make music together. The two have been working with a female vocalist on a project dubbed Plus 44. Hoppus said the trio plans to record until Barker leaves to play the Warped Tour with the Transplants this summer. Hoppus said if the record is recorded by the time Barker departs, fans can plan on a fall release…50 Cent proves that he can’t be faded for a fi fth week. The rapper has survived an onslaught of records led by Jack Johnson, Jennifer Lopez and Game to keep the top spot on the Billboard charts…Avenged Sevenfold have decided that June 7
will be the day for their next release entitled City of Evil. The band will preview the songs May 4 in Hollywood at the Henry Fonda Theater before embarking on a European tour…Although Snoop Dogg’s current single “Signs” has been tearing up the airwaves, the cannabis-friendly rapper has already shot a video for his next single, “Ups and Downs”…To celebrate the life of Kurt Cobain, the town of Aberdeen, WA added the phrase “Come As You Are” to the “Welcome to Aberdeen” sign. The city also plans on building a park and a youth center in Cobain’s honor… “Sahara” took the top spot in the box-offi ce shuffl e this past weekend. The fi lm beat hot new releases like “Fever Pitch” and “Sin City”…Ryan Reynolds, most famous for playing Van Wilder, is in talks to don the red uniform with the little yellow lightning bolt on it. Reynolds may play The Flash in an upcoming comic book adaptation…CD releases for April 19 are Latenight Tales by the Flaming Lips, Something to Be by Rob Thomas (of Matchbox Twenty) and Province by DJ Scribble…DVD releases for April 19 are “House of Flying Daggers,” “Meet the Fockers” and “That 70’s Show: The Complete Second Season.”
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