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M A K WA Blightobody prepares Rv FRir IA MRS ST AMR V Staff Writer On a cold November night, I headed to th Coliseum to interview one of Columbia' most popular bands, Blightobody. In the depths of the Coliseum, the ban was filming a video for one of its single: "Party Snout." As the filming begtin to win down, I sat down with the band members an asked them a few questions about themselvi and their new 7-inch single that will b I i KT i 1 ? ur_i . . n reieaseu mov. o, uaucai waters. Blightobody has played together for lot years. Brian McCarter (vocals/guitar), Tod Godd (drums), Bryan "Big Horse" William (vocals/bass) and John Furr (guitar) hav released two self-produced albums and scvei al singles since their start. The band has enjoyed success in Columbi and other Southern towns such as Athene Ga., Chapel Hill, N.C., Greenville an Atlanta. This past summer, the band opene for the Butthole Surfers and Stone Tempi Pilots in Atlanta. Blightobody's music is hard to categoriz since its sound ranges from soft, lively tern pos to more hard, laden styles. The bam claims not to have any specific influences bu rather a respect for every kind of music. Thi band's sound is nroof of this ? x ? ? ? "I think our music is completely unique ii that we do not sound like anyone, and no oni sounds like us," Godd said. "Badcat Waters" contains the title tracl and the "Party Snout," the song for whicl USC student Bryan McGee is making , video. McCarter said, "If I had to describe tin songs on the 7-inch, I might put it this way: Nickelodeon; By ROB PUSLEY Staff Writer Since 1979, the Nickelodeon Theatre has p needed artistic outlet for the Columbia commi The Nickelodeon, located at the comer o Main streets across from the State House, is the Columbia Film Society," and it's the the? movie lover. The Nickelodeon brings to Coh won't be found at local cinemas or hardly a the state. Commonly called an art house or an altcnu Nickelodeon presents smaller, independent I have the broad-based appeal that's needed fc The movies are usually not the typical Holly wins-anu-geis-giri seriais. Instead, the Nickelodeon shows motion pi with imagination and artistic vision and not n : i n g VES to test 'Badcat Waters' spend increasing amounts of time amusing myself at Eddie Vedder's expense. In a very e indirect way, this can he said to have s informed the sound of these songs. We aren't like Petirl Jain, and thank God for that." d At this point in the interview, the band s, seized my notebook, and each member began d to write outlandish quotes: "USC girls know d how to rock!" (Godd) and "It's OK to set S high goals, but dreams are primarily for e sleeping" (Williams). As everyone was laughing and writing down quotes, I asked the 11 band a few more questions about its upcoming release party. At 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Blightobody win nave a icluiu ihcum: paiiy ai i\ocK.aieilas'. Muthafist, a band from Charleston, will open. Blightobody is trying to negotiate with a 'j couple of smaller record labels, but the band said no matter what, it will release a full\ length CD this spring. "We feel it is important to have new music for people who come to see and listen to us," C Ciodd said. j As I sat watching the band laugh and joke |t about a Halloween incident when Williams e dressed up like Gene Simmons and vomited blood on some girls in the front row wearing n new white silk blouses, I could tell the band e members really get along. Egotism doesn't rot the band's integrity, k Furr sums up the relationship of the band: h "Four vears into this, we've developed a fel ei lowship as strong as any sports team." Blightobody has grown immensely over the z years, and at this rate, success shouldn't be I lar from its hands. attracts alterni The results are stupendously some of the best films ever rovided a much- released in 1992, began its lc inity. Nickelodeon, f Pendleton and The films shown at the N the "Theater of adaptations, dramas and histo iter for the local mentaries and more violent f jmbia films that most refreshing aspects of son nywhere else in trepidation in tackling normal! icucc anu scAuaiuy. itive llicatcr, the The Columbia Film Society, films that don't is a non-profit organization de ir a blockbuster, cinematic arts in the Columb wood good-guy- workshops and frequently he guest speakers at the theater, ctures produced Monday, Oct. 18, David K; terely tor profit, film "The Panama Deception o do his taxes but he finds Jfl ilt tn hnlH a npnril t ir help, he may not be able >dy has to file taxes, but not I T o it on their own. Volunteer and eone's taxes less taxing. Call ril.s| KrT?V %b;w ^.^h hi Blightobody, clockwise from top, an McCarter and John Furr. USC Snout," which is from the band's itive film fai unique and original and are winner made. "The Crying Game," Ross S >cal run in theaters such as the which Men." ickelodeon aren't all literary ities C< rical pieces. Comedies, docu- The are are standards. One of the managi le of the films is their lack of wages, ly taboo subjects such as vio- aid in decides which owns the Nickelodeon, dates, voted to the cultivation of the Start ia area. The society sponsors acclaii >sts regional filmmakers and deman< The asper spoke and presented his ings at " the 1993 Academy Award days. . _ - J MP m ^L M w Sean Rosa/The Gamecock is Todd Godd, Bryan "Big Horse" Williams, Bristudent Brian McGee films the video for "Party new 7-inch record, "Badcat Waters." re to Columbia for Best Documentary. Monday, Oct. 25, filmmaker !pears presented his documentary "To Render a Life," is based on James Agee's "Let Us Now Praise Famous Spears appeared through a grant from the S.C. Humanauncil. Nickelodeon has one salaried employee, the general sr, and two assistant managers who are paid hourly About 70 volunteers from the Columbia Film Society the running of the theater. A programming committee > which films are shown and determines their running Ling today and running until Tuesday is the highly ned "Olivier Olivier," which returns by popular J. Nickelodeon operates seven days a week with show7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Films are also shown at 3 p.m. Sun