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Destined for rock scrapyard

Scott Albright | September 21

by Scott Albright Daily Lobo Institute - the side project of Bush's Gavin Rossdale - has a new album, Distort Yourself, which reeks of broken-down technological junk thrown into the scrapyard of bad rock. Songs like "Information Age" give the impression that instead of using a guitar, the band decided to connect an old defibrillator into a broken fax machine to create a painful mixture of high-pitched twangs.

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Checking art show off the old to-do list

September 21

by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Artist Jim Kraft, 67, said he made a list of things he wants to do before he dies, and putting on an art show is one of them. His show at the Harwood Art Center is one of five on display. "I don't know if it's my last. I may do another one," he said.

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Local novelist nominated for book award

September 21

by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Lisa Lenard-Cook has always been a writer, she said. "They tell me when I was a little girl, I was picking up a pen before I could talk," she said. Lenard-Cook has been nominated for the first annual Southwest Book Award in fiction for her novel Dissonance.

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Band's 3rd CD is most diverse yet

September 20

by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Taproot proves you can teach an old dog new tricks. With their third album, Blue-Sky Research, members of Taproot have learned new ways to expand the possibilities of their instruments and voices. The structures of each song flow together with better skill.

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Play provokes and disturbs

Maria StaianoDaniels | September 20

by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo Leigh-Ann Santillanes, the director of "Orphans," first saw the play 15 years ago and was immediately drawn to it. "There was something about it that was so tremendously beautiful," she said. At the Vortex Theatre, Santillanes and her cast have created a production of tremendous beauty - a strange, sad beauty that is more unsettling than uplifting.

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Pop album destroys brain cells

Katy Knapp | September 20

by Katy Knapp Daily Lobo I didn't know they made home lobotomy kits. But A&M Records did in the form of a poorly produced album by the Pussycat Dolls. Their debut - and hopefully only - record was released on Sept. 13, about three months after the single "Don't Cha" first burned holes into our eardrums with incessant radio play.

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Festival dispels gay labels

September 15

by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo A film festival in Albuquerque aims to change stereotypes about gays and lesbians on mainstream television and film. "The D Word," a parody on the television series "The L Word" is one of many films to be shown at the third annual Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Albuquerque and Santa Fe on Friday.

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No scene required for dance parties

Jessica Del Curto | September 15

by Jessica Del Curto Daily Lobo UNM student Paul Ortiz said he has somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000 records. "You name it, I've got it," he said. But for Ortiz, who is one of a pair of DJs who started a dance night called the Snugfit Social Club, a diverse range of albums is prerequisite to being a DJ.

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Break dancers draw out donations

Scott Albright | September 15

by Scott Albright Daily Lobo The Barelas Community Center will see DJs spinning and mixing the night away at the "Battle for Katrina." The show will support victims of Hurricane Katrina. Local performers Garbage Pail Kidz, 2bers, GWH and special guests will be on stage while B-boys and girls break dance on the floor to show their support for those suffering from the disaster.

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Book unites feminism and women's health

September 15

by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Our Bodies, Ourselves is no ordinary women's health book. Besides physical health, it covers mental health, reproductive, environmental and occupational health, women's empowerment, aging, abortion, masturbation and sexuality.

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Artists show off miniatures

David Barnes | September 15

by David Barnes Daily Lobo Hundreds of works of art will be displayed at the Albuquerque Museum's miniature exhibition and fund-raiser. Elias Rivera, who was born in New York before moving to Santa Fe in the early 1980s, has become internationally known for his figurative paintings.

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10 bands launch aid effort for Katrina

John Bear | September 15

by John Bear Daily Lobo More than 10 local bands will converge at Launchpad on Monday to do what they do best - play music. But this isn't your standard rock 'n' roll show. They are playing to raise money to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Jeremy Fine from Detach Records said all proceeds will be given to the Red Cross.

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Day of the Dead's roots exposed in music, art

Abel Horwitz | September 15

by Abel Horwitz Daily Lobo For 10 years, Southern California native Michael Heralda has been reconnecting with his roots and, specifically, the Day of the Dead. "The Day of the Dead has evolved and changed over the years due to the popularity of the tradition," Heralda said.

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Culture Column: Book mixes fantasy and crime

September 15

by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Charles de Lint is a reader's writer. His books remind readers why they fell in love with literature in the first place. He summons to mind the perfect fireside night for bookworms - cozily snuggled into a favorite chair or nestled under a favorite blanket, sipping a steaming cup of tea.

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Slim Shady paves way for more clever MC

John Bear | September 15

by John Bear Daily Lobo In the early '90s, whitey central command activated its most elite operative at the time, Eminem, to infiltrate hip-hop culture and commence phase one of Operation Co-opt. He failed. Eminem didn't live up to his potential as an MC, opting to take the easy road with unrefined venting about how much he hates his mother and his baby mama.

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A comedy of crazy antics

Maria StaianoDaniels | September 13

by Maria Staiano-Daniels Daily Lobo The goal of the Adobe Theater's presentation of Shakespeare's "Comedie of Erors," showing weekends through Oct. 2, is to get people laughing, said director Rick Wiles. "'Comedie of Erors' is a farce, which is the broadest kind of comedy," he said.

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50 Cent: All that is wrong with America

John Bear | September 13

by John Bear Daily Lobo 50 Cent, in a career move usually reserved for aging classic rockers, has reissued The Massacre. The new and improved version comes with a DVD featuring music videos for every track - and that's about it. It's the exact same thing, but $17 more.

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Downtown comes to life

Amy Upah | September 13

by Amy Upah Daily Lobo In an attempt to lure art collectors to the city, the Downtown Action Team is holding the Go! Downtown Albuquerque Arts Festival. Fire dancers and belly dancers, catering from Tucanos Brazilian Grill and a silent movie projected onto a building will be offered free to the public on opening night Thursday, Sept.

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Early punk inspires fuzz rock

David Barnes | September 8

by David Barnes Daily Lobo The Dallas fuzz-rock popsters, the Deathray Davies, will hit town Monday night. With the band's album, The Kick and the Snare, causing considerable buzz around the country, the group's stop in Albuquerque in support of the reunited Posies, will be a chance for the band to show off their songs, drink copious amounts of beer and catch up with old friends.

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Funky thrift store aids furry friends

September 8

by Maria DeBlassie Daily Lobo Chachi Redondo is fairy godmother to shopping divas and stray dogs. Her store, Now and Then, unites both her passions - collecting vintage clothing and helping orphaned animals. The store sells everything from records and pulp books to vintage clothing, jewelry and shoes, Redondo said.