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4 PASS BEN PILLOW Assitant Features Editor Riding the wave sDurred bv their first full-leneth CD release, "Excessive Use of the Passive Voice," Treadmill Trackstar continues their tumultuous fall touring schedule at Rockefellas' tonight, following up vocalist/guitarist Angelo Gianni and cellist Heidi Brown's acoustic performance Wednesday at the Courtyard Coffee House. Rounded out by Chris Gregg on bass and Tony Lee on drums, Treadmill Trackstar was "thrown together" in 1994, Gianni said, a situation that lended itself to establishing immediate chemistry. "As soon as we got together, we got on the road," the founder of the band said. "We gelled pretty quickly because we had to." After taking their "acoustic-based melodic alternative rock" sound into the studio, Gianni said the band loved the end result of their October release. "We thought the album came out very well, especially with the money we had to spend," Gianni said. Released under Gianni's own independent Raging Rose Records, "Excessive Use of the Passive Voice" was aided in production by Hootie and the Blowfish's Mark Bryan. In support of the album, the band has consistently spent most of this year on the road, providing occasional backing for Matthew Sweet, Hootie and the Blowfish and Dillon Fence. WUSC goes back to the da1 i STEPHANIE SONNENFELP Features Editor Turning the dial to 90.5 this weekend might put in shock. Imagine listening to WUSC-FM and hearing Du Duran or Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Take a double t and realize that WUSC is having their first annual 'J weekend this weekend and if s time relive your past. "I came up with the idea because last year during all request annual fun raiser, most of the songs requ ed were '80s songs," Kerry Mitchell, WUSC promoti manager, said. "We want to pay homage to a decade of music w< remember," said Mitchell. WUSC will begin its "homage" to the time when! Johnson was king and "Purple Rain" was a cinematic i terpiece at 6 p.m. on Friday and will end at 12 a.m. S day, Nov. 5. IHf 111 if iWTTiT I B 'J f 11 IJ I I 11' m 11J' B E l' GAR THIS WEEI ME 1st tOOfctnsy ;y ,; } igr AU home For Tk For More Details ' : siltllliitll Did You Plasma is an esser goodlfuality plasr Plasma-based mec community. Just a few hours ol in someone's e. Bayer compensate you donate, you o Bayer is seeking S wim people in nee requirements you < For more information call 803-254-6 Notice: Plasma donors are subject * m TRF I V El "We play anywhere from three to seven shows a week," Gianni said. "Ifs been really busy lately though. Booking has been going really well and we're getting out there. We've put 60,000 miles on our van since January." As a result, each member of the band has made Treadmill Trackstar their first priority. We've all quit our jobs," Gianni said. "Heidi was actually working as an attorney a month ago, but this is all we do now." Because they rarely get to just go out to their practice space and jam, Gianni said their process of coming up with new material has taken on a variety of forms. "Ifs always different," he said. "Someone will usually have an idea and we'll just take it and work with it." In searching for the lyrics to the album, however, one may be surprised when what is found inside the booklet is not the words to the songs, but rather short stories or poems that go along with each song. The lyrics, though, are there somewhere. A hint: look behind the Native American. As if this was not an artistic enough effort, Gianni has also released a book of short stories and poems by the album's same name, meant to be a companion to the CD. Tve always written, and ifs been piling up," GiUAUBUDED 1 a A m'm w v m * mi w -* Y WEEKEND | ran W U S C F M 9 O qIta Mitchell sees the weekend as an opportunity tc dents know that the WUSC deejays grew up list< M? the same music listeners did. our egt. Personal favorites Mitchell plans on playing th ons end come from a wide array consisting of The Ci Smiths, Depche Mode, New Order and Duran > ^ In addition to playing all '80s hits, WUSC wil giving away CDs and posters. The station will als< Don tioning off REM tickets this weekend, nas- "This is going to be an annual promotion. Tb Sun- need to reflect on the '80's every week," Mitch "Once a year is enough." njj^^ 1ECOCKS Sports Calendar k in Gamecock athletics iNlfjfagjjgER Sj^UNPA^ v nIOVEMBPR 5, sge of Charleston at 2 pm recieve G<3^cockj^|^^^^lrts free " k /ttkm Dfir^eli gtemm nuvtrndtrv nspp vs Ersfcfne fan appreciation nlgftt gameime at The Graveyard cket Information Caul 777-4274 contact: usc sports information 777-5204 Know.... itial fluid of life and there is an on-going need for r?a. iicines save thousands of lives, some right here in P your time each month can help make the differer s you each time you donate. Depending on how c n receive up to $155 a month! TUDENTS and others to help share their good hec d. If you're at least 18 vears old and meet our he can start saving lives wnile you earn! 683 Bayer to medical screening and testing prior to acceptance, and at all times. jn ETC. ^DMILLTRACKSTAR: i X C E anni said. "I just decided to put it together and see if p anvone liked it." Assisted by the Cultural Council, Gi- | anni is planning to release another such publication in December. As far as the band's current direction, Gianni said the band is leaning toward a harder edge, thanks to their inability to find the right electric guitarist. "I haven't been playing acoustically much lately, which means a lot of songs are getting more aggres- 1 sive," Gianni said. "That's not necessarily bad, though, I because we definitely want to change and mix it up." While Gianni said Treadmill are always looking for that perfect missing link, "we're happy with what we have and don't want to mess things up." Certainly not ? the band's touring routine is firmly in place (their booking is set a couple of months in advance), and Gianni said their next step is getting a booking agent and major label. "We're getting a lot of good radio play in Columbia, and now we're working on ways of sending out the CD and getting signed by a bigger label," Gianni said. "If we don't, well just record again in three to four months on our own." Sound of Mind will open for Treadmill Tracks tar tonight, a show that Gianni hopes will get everyone E out. "We always have fun at Rockefellas'," he said. 1 *5 'The Changelin PAIGE HAGGARD Staff Writer ij ^ Sex, murder, deceit...it's all there in P USC Theatre's "The Changeling," and Al all set in the 15th century. ; Opening night for Thomas Middle- r ton and William Rowley's "The ? Changeling," directed by Ann Dreher, " _ was Friday, Oct. 27. There was a mod- 11 ? erate turnout for the show. a > let stu- The play first appeared in 1622. It 0 ening to deals with the moral decay of a noble woman, Beatrice-Joanna. She has one is week- of her father's servants, DeFlores, mur- * ore, The der her fiance so that she can many an- 8 Duran. other man, Alsemero. From there on, * I also be DeFlores becomes not only her partner a > be auc- c 116' but in lust as well. The entire space of the theater-in- ^ ere is no the-round of the Long Street Theatre 1 was completely transformed into a dark, I dank castle. Three of the corners were t columns, one corner was a balcony. The 1 center of the stage was a pit, surround- I ed by many levels of steps and platforms; * the pit seemed to foreshadow the hell- 1 I I 1 Student Media 3rd Floor Russell House Engagement Rings 10-15% OFF! Official Wholesale ys Price List! S.A. Peck & Co. 55 E. Washington, Chicago, 1L 60602 _ For a Free 32-Page Color Catalog tv ii r? /onn\m-> noon cay /117 \Q77.07dK J i IVllTfCC lWU/7Ai-W7w jr. . - . 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The acting was astounding. Eliza- c >eth Taheri played a passionate and cun- c ling Beatrice. Not only did she effectviely c wrtray the dark aspects of her characer's nature but she even provided mo- * nents of humor. DeFlores, Beatrice's c lartner in crime, was played by Jayce 1 r. Tromsness. He made the character ippropriately repulsive, and somewhat i lathetic, because of DeFlores's love/ lust i "W"-" -W A. ine Lowest jti YIEINSM"' OlfpUJTH Furniture Clothin * t- C ; ? " ' ? 3300 *Iwo 754 ?re Manager Train jbles Department Store, as our commitmen lues to grow into the next century, we will lidance. We'll also look to our people. 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Chris McCormick and Frank Malarajh, Jr. were entertaining as a madnan and a fool, repsectively. Everyone lid a wonderful action job, although Nate Vhitworth's Vermandero was sometimes l bit too stiff. The directing was clear and very rell-done, aptly manipulating the darkLess of the play. Only the last scene, the lumb show of Beatrice and DeFlores's lescent into hell, seemed counterproluctive; it was rather anti-climatic. Overall, the performance was amazng. Don't let the blank verse and Ja:obean speech intimidate you. Go see JSC Theatre's "The Changeling." "The Changeling" will run through 3un., Nov. 5 at Longstreet Theatre. For nore information, call 777-2551. 2 4 ices Everyday vefefea$S Carolina sP|RE g and Appliances... 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