Panic Channel CD Review/ ASI Working Hard for CSUF

Navarro’s New Band Stays Away from the Trendy Sound

The Panic Channel, the new alternative rock foursome, features Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Chris Chaney and former MTV VJ Steve Isaacs, would have been better in the ‘90s. But, the sound is quality, and at least it isn’t the same indie sound heard from so many bands these days, considering most new bands breaking out in that genre aren’t very good. We have been hearing a lot of fake classic rock around also, though, and Navarro did tell Rolling Stone that some stuff off of the album sounds like a cross between “Led Zeppelin and punk rock.” Dave Navarro’s been around the block in this business so we can expect good things from his new band.

Isaac’s vocals sound familiar, a mix of Dave Grohl in certain Foo Fighter songs and a grunge sound. I’m not hearing too much of that Zeppelin sound in anything off of this album, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In the slower songs like “She Won’t Last,” we can really hear that the guy has some talent, unlike many lead singers out there. The band even put two of their slow songs on their Myspace page instead of having the all powerful songs on main focus. The group ended a small national tour in June, which hopefully hyped some of the other stuff off of the new record as well as the slower, more melodic material. Judge the album on “Why Cry,” the best song on the album. I’m not sure I can recommend buying the album versus just downloading the few good songs off of iTunes, but either way, check it out.

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ASI Planning Ahead to Entertain CSUF Students

By Julie Anne Ines Daily Titan Executive Editor

s some students opt to hit the ground running at the beginning of this fall semester by hitting their books, they may also want to remember to enjoy the entertainment that Cal State Fullerton programs have to offer. To paraphrase a line from Jack Nicholson’s character in The Shining, all work and no play can make for a dull college experience. That’s where Associated Students Inc. Productions comes in. Each semester the members of this small production team put together programs for CSUF students to enjoy to encourage student participation and enliven school spirit. This semester’s team is headed up by Connie Moreno, the new administrative director. The administrative director oversees all the events that ASI Productions produces from concerts in Becker Amphitheatre, to events in the OffCampus Pub, to movies screened in the Titan Student Union Theatre to special events and workshops. Each event, Moreno said, will be planned by one to two CSUF students in ASI Productions. This semester Veronica Esquivel is charged with Pub Monday’s, Francis Sanchez with Pub Tuesdays, Dan Lower and Lauren Seipel with Wednesday concerts, Jessica Travis and Francis Sanchez with Pub Thursdays, Anthony Galleran with Films Thursday, Natalie Alvidrez and Jenelle Amparano with Union and Special Programming, Dyani Halpern with publicity and Oscar Martinez with the newly added end-of-the-year concert. Planning for each of the events can range anywhere from a week to a month to book bands, or to a year for the end-of-the-year concert, which will take place at the end of the spring semester, Moreno said. “[ASI Productions staff] work really hard coming up with new ideas just to entertain the campus and make the most of the student fees,” Moreno said. Ultimately, though, the goal of ASI Productions is not just to entertain students, but to get them involved and make them part of the university community, she said. To find out when ASI events are taking place, refer to the free Fall 2006 ASI Calendar of Events now available at the information and services desk in the Titan Student Union and the Pollak Library. A