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This Week in USC History Feb. 23, 1972 - A bill to dissolve USC Student Government was considered today by the student senate. j| Page 5 jx The 2001 Grammy Awards Grammy Awards stretch approval to more diverse music, make surprising selections for certain categories • by Michelle Pittman The Gamecock The 43rd annual Grammy Awards were held this week without much of a hitch. The initial uproar caused by the announcement of Eminem’s performance of “Stan,” featuring Elton John, proved to be unfounded. The artistry of the song was well displayed, despite the censor’s general lack of timing that left many viewers with an earful of four-letter words. Despite the uproar that the show seems to cause, not much changes from the format on a yearly basis. The audience has come to expect jaw-dropping gowns and a general ruckus by some of the more colorful nominees. With such an emphasis placed on the live format, one can’t wonder why viewers don’t demand more entertainment from all this hoopla. Host John Stewart managed to do a wonderful job, appealing to the sometimes-uppity audience and thp frpnpral vipwinor nuhlir Whilp nnp lnntrpd for the “Daily Show” humor that seems to be his staple, the corny setups weren’t nearly as bad as past hosts. The academy has decided to branch out from its mainstream approval and embrace more ethnically diverse music, including an all new award for Native American music. While it’s admirable that the academy tries to expand to include all genres, it doesn’t seem fair that artists with barely any credibility would be capable of taking home the coveted award. Madonna’s opening act solidified her descent into “ghetto-cowboy” pop culture. Is it possible to be involved with so many types of music without being considered a sellout? It seems the Material Girl is the only one who gets away with this. For a change, the best-selling artists did not win it all. Off-the-beaten-path entertainers such as D’Angelo, Bela Fleck, B. B. King and the Foo Fighters all took home multiple awards. In the “I can’t wait for the next big thing he comes out with” category, Dr. Dre won Producer of the Year, while the always-entertaining Eminem took home two awards for his skillful rapping. Not much surprise there. And how did a “rock band” from the 1970s end up with Album of the Year? Steely Dan was back in full force, proving that nice guys do win in the end. The Grammys were most useful to Marc-Andre . Hamlin, whose fanatical piano-playing quieted the house and impressed even those in the cheap seats. While it wasn’t the performance of Ricky Martin, Hamlin showed a powerful command over a challenging instrument, a nice change of pace after Christina Aguilera’s ass-shaking. While the Grammys aspire to be a night that unites music across barriers, it proves to be nothing more than the fire fueling a media-inspired retribilizatioa Even if you don’t like music (especially that of the pop variety), this award show manages to get people listening, which is the point of music in the first place. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.coni 2001 Grammy Award Winners Kecora ut me Year Beautiful Day U2 Album Of The Year Two Against Nature Steely Dan Song Of The Year “Beautiful Day" U2 Best New Artist Shelby Lynne Best Pop Vocal Album Two Against Nature Steely Dan Best Rock Album There Is Nothing Left To Lose Foo Fighters Best Alternative Music Album Kid A Radiohead Best R&B Song “Say My Name” Destiny’s Child Best R&B Album Voodoo D’Angelo Best Rap Album The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem Best Country Album Breathe Faith Hill Best Contemporary Jazz Album Outbound Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Best Country Song “I Hope You Dance" Marie D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) Best Contemporary Blues Album Shoutin’ In Key Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band Best Score Soundtrack Afeum For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual MecSa American Beauty Thomas Newman, composer Best Snort Form Music Video “Learn To Fly” Foo Fighters Jesse Peretz, video director; Tina Nakane, video producer Best Traditional Blues Album Riding With The King B. B. King & Eric Clapton Best Long Form Music Video “Gimme Some Truth - The Making Of John Lennon's Imagine Album" John Lennon Andrew Solt, video director; Yoko Ono, Andrew Solt, Leslie Tong & Greg Vines, video producers Fling gaining popularity, fans by Tug Baker The Gamecock Fling has recently become a staple in Columbia’s live music scene, and with a show Friday night at the New Brookland Tavern, they intend to keep their name alive. Since the release of Fling’s EP A View from the Valley last fall, the band’s fan base has increased significantly, partly because of the buzz around their elegant but rocking album Mid partly because of the frenzy of fun that has come to be expected from their five shows. Fling fans should be pleased with the show in store for them. Even with quite a few dates in Columbia over the past few months, the band never ceases to surprise and excite its audience. One of the bigger crowd-pleasers from the last show was Fling’s cover of REM’s “Driver 8.” Also, the crowd can usually look forwMd to bass player Janies Touzel showing off his musical talent on the saxophone as well. Lead singer Kenley Young guarantees this show has new tricks up its sleeve. One treat for Fling fans will be the performance of new material tne band has been working on for its next project. Young said the new material has a “more earthy, stripped-down sound,” stepping out of the standard guitar rock world into a more evolved sound. While Young attributes the vibrant atmosphere of the shows to the fans themselves, saying they have always been “a good, responsive and attentive crowd,” it is the interaction and understanding coming from both sides of the stage that allows Fling to be so exciting. Opening for Fling is HalfBrother Sid and the Hayloft Saints. HalfBrother Sid (formerly Fuze) hails from Richmond, \i\, and is known for hard, modem rock sound. This will be the second time Fling has performed with Charleston’s Hayloft Saints. The two bands played a show at Cumberland’s in Charleston last month. Hayloft Saints is far from your standard rock band, displaying masterful command of an Elephant 6-style pop. While it is quite possibly the best band of its kind in South Carolina, Hayloft Saints could Lauren Heath/Special to The Gamecock Fling will perform at New Brookland Tavern tonight definitely hold their own in Athens, where its sound is more prevalent. All in all, the audience can look forward to a show that Young calls “an interesting juxtaposition of rock ‘n’ roll styles.” He went on to say the New Brookland Tavern is a terrific venue for such an eclectic mix of bands. Fling plans to expand its fan base by increasingly performing outside of South Carolina in the upcoming month. After an all acoustic set at Delaney’s on March 7, they will open for Betty Ford Experience at the Velvet Elvis in Savannah and later for Poprocket, March 23 at Mojo’s in Charlotte. “We wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t think the people were having a good time and if we weren’t having a good time ourselves,” Young said. The show starts at 10 p.m. tonight at New Brookland Tavern. Cover is $5. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotlight@hotmail.com Band will give no-frills rock ‘n’ roll performance by Rob Seal The Gamecock Springsteen fans take note: sound alike Will Hoge is rolling into Columbia Friday night. Touring in support of its first studio release, Carousel, Will Hoge will bring an energetic live performance to the Elbow Room. The Nashville-based quartet includes guitarist Dan Barid, the former frontman of the Georgia Satellites. The basic formula for Will Hoge’s music is 100 percent no-frills rock ‘n’ roll. Hoge credited among his early influences such rock ‘n’ roll giants as the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Hoge commented on starting out in Nashville, saying, “I think Nashville is underestimated as a rock town because of all the country and bluegrass that comes out of there. The only problem I had getting started there wasn’t so much finding places to play, but finding people to play with. Everybody in Nashville is a musician, but most people just want to do studio session work or something with a locked-in paycheck. Once the band came together, it all clicked.” The most crucial element in one of Will Hoge’s shows is the reaction of the crowd. The singer said, “The crowd interaction is the only thing that makes one show stand out more than any other show. The theory is that the more people you play for, the better, but we’ve been at shows with hundreds of people where no one was really into the music that have paled in comparison to shows with only 60 people where everybody was Special to The Gamecock Will Hoge will perform at the Elbow Room Friday night getting down." The band’s virgin studio work, Carousel, was released in late January. The album is a great synthesis of what the band does. The music style is straightforward, sounding something like a modern mix of early Bruce Springsteen and the Wallflowers. Now, it might not be the most agreeable combination of sounds ever recorded if your tastes tend toward the prancing poster-children that seem to have taken over the Grammys. However, if what you secretly desire is old-fashioned American rock ‘n! roll where the people dress normal and nobody needs to scream, then you should check out Will Hoge at the Elbow Room. The spotlight desk can be reached at gamecockspotiight@hotmail.com MOVIE DIRECTORY DUTCH SQUARE CINEMA 14 800 Bush River Road 750-3576 Cast Away (PG-13) 1:10, 4:30, 8:00 Double Take (PG-13) 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 9:30 Down To Earth (PG-13) 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 9:40 Hannibal (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Monkeybone (PG-13) 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:20 Recess: School’s Out (G) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:10, 9:10 Save the Last Dance (PG-13) 1:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Saving Silverman (PG-13) 1:40, 4:10, 7:40, 9:45 Sweet November (PG-13) 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 3,000 Miles To Graceland (R) 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Traffic (R) 1:00, 4:10, 7:50 Valentine (R) 1:30, 4:20, 7:40, 10:00 Wedding Planner (PG-13) 2:00, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30. What Women Want (PG-13) 1:40,4:20, 7:30,10:10 REGAL CINEMA 7 Richland Mall 748-9044 Cast Away (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:00,10:00 Chocolat (PG-13) 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 Save the Last Dance (PG-13) 1:20,4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Shadow Of A Vampire (R) 1:00, 3:05, 5:10, 7:40,10:10 3,000 Miles To Graceland (R) 1:30,4:15. 7:15, 10:15 Traffic (R) 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:05 Wedding Planner (PG-13) 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 9:50 CARMIKE CINEMA 14 Across from Columbiana Centre 781-3067 Double Take (PG-13) 2:00, 4:30, 7:15, 9:15 Dracula 2000 (R) 2:00. 4:00. 7:30, 9:45 Family Man (PG-13) 1:15, 4:00, 7:15, 9:45 Finding Forrester (PG-13) 1:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 The Gift (R) 1:45, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Miss Congeniality (PG-13) 1:45, 4:15, 7:00, 9:15 Save The Last Dance (PG-13) 1:30, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Shadow Of A Vampire (R) 1:30. 4:00. 7:15, 9:30 Sugar and Spice (PG-13) 2:00,4:15, 7:00, 9:00 13 Days (PG-13) 1:00, 4:15, 7:30 3,000 Miles To Graceland (R) 2:00. 4:30. 7:00, 9:30 Traffic (R) 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Valentine (R) 1:00, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30 Wedding Planner (PG-13) 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30 COLUMBIANA GRANDE STADIUM CINEMAS 1250 Bower Parkway 407-9898 Cast Away (PG-13) 12:55, 3:55, 6:55, 10:05 Chocolat (PG-13) 12:45, 3:35, 6:40, 9:10 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (PG 13) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:05 What’s Happening _____^___^__________________ Friday, Feb. 23 Billy G’s- No Wake Blue Martini- Lee Barbour Quartet Delaney’s- Harry O'Donoghue Elbow Room- Will Hoge, Moviestar and the Reprieves Hemingway’s- The Catalinas Hunter-Gatherer- Ruba Say and the Cosmic Rays Jammin’ Java- Bryan Wade Mac’s on Main- Bob Margolin New Brooldand- Fling Sundance- Blue Dogs, Tootie and the Jones Saturday, Feb. 24 Billy G’s- The Ticket Blue Martini- Dave Edgington Quartet Crocodile Rocks- Dueling Pianos Delaney’s- Harry O'Donoghue Elbow Room- Confederate Fagg Hemingway's- Captain Easy Jammin’ Java- Luke Johnson Legends- The Cartunes Mac's on Main- Page II Jazz Ensemble Monterrey Jack’s- Tony Scarano New Brookland- Mini Void Roadrunner's- Big Swig Sundance- Root Doctors Uncle Doctor's (formerly Fubar)- Five bands for five bucks Sunday, Feb. 25 Cracker Jack's- Boogie & Blues Fest Decisions- Blues Jam with Brainstorm Drafter's- Open jam with Rick Stevens Publick House- Traditional Irish Session Delaney’s- Team Trivia Roadrunner's- Nascar Drayton Hall- Ghetto Cherries- Karolina Laser Karaoke Ray’s Place- Cat’s Karaoke Newberry Opera House- The Vienna Choir Boy In The News Guitar Awards give trophy to Frampton for best performance LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Frampton took home both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the trophy for best guitar performance for “Off the Hook” at this year’s Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards. Frampton was up for a Grammy on Wednesday night for best rock instrumental performance for “Off the Hook.” Metallica, with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, won the award for “The Call ofKtulu.” Other winners of the 2001 guitar awards, presented on Tuesday, include: Emmylou Harris, best female acoustic guitarist; Alabama’s Jeff Cook, best male country guitarist; and Shelby Lynne, best female country guitarist. Down To Earth (PG-13) 1:30, 2:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:30, 8:15, 9:30, 10:15 Hannibal (R) 1:00, 1:45, 4:00, 4:45, 7:00, 7:45, 9:50, 10:30 Monkeybone (PG-13) 2:30, 5:15, 7:20, 9:40 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? (PG-13) 1:20, 3:45, 6:45, 9:15 Quills (R) 1:35, 4:35, 7:25, 10:00 Recess: School's Out (G) 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 7:00, 9:00 Saving Silverman (PG-13) 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:20 Sweet November (PG-13) 5:05, 7:55, 10:20 What Women Want (PG-13) 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10