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Naked singer plays bare blues
By VALENTINA TAPIA
vtapia@randb.com
E.G. Right's fans want to see her
naked, and she's ready to comply.
Tonight, the Melting Point will host a
special evening with the bare blues
based performer.
For Right, however, stripping down
and getting naked means performing
without the support of her backing
band and electric guitar.
"I’ve played the Melting Point with
my band, but this will be my first solo
show where the fans can hear me
naked," Right said. "I’ve been getting a
lot of requests.”
This upcoming show takes the
unplugged concept established on
Right's album "EG (Live and) Naked ’
out on the road.
“You can come hear the songs the
way they sounded when they were first
bom,” Right said
Right is on her way to begin record
ing her newest album in Macon, but she
chose not to disclose its tentative title.
Right did say that it would follow a
format similar to her previous acoustic
album, as she already has a number
of what she deemed "electric” albums.
"I've been writing a lot of new songs
funk, ballads, blues and a little
Southern rock flavor," she said.
Spider-Man game brings web-swinging to life
By CLARKE SCHWABE
cschwabe" randb.com
"Spider-Man 3" for the
Xbox 360 is precisely what it
claims to be— the movie, in
video game form.
The game follows the
story line of the movie but
also includes several other
story arcs that bring classic
comic villains, like The
Lizard and Ringpin, into play.
These new story lines are
well-written and executed,
making them a strong, fun
element of the game rather
than just a tacked-on bit
of catering to comic book
fans.
The graphics in the game
are good. New York City is
beautiful and most of the
main character models are
highly detailed. With games
like “Gears of War" on the
system, though, it's clear the
360 is capable of better. Still,
the game wows when it
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Who: E C. Right
When: 8 tonight
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Who: Rack of Spam
When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday
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"E G. Right music that’s the best
way I can describe it."
When asked if she expected a big
turn out at the Melting Point, Right
responded that she sure hoped so.
“People don't know how important it
is to come out to live shows," she said.
Also playing at the Melting Point
this week is Athens' own Rack of
Spam.
"Right now I'm on the beach in
Tampa Bay,” said Clarence Young, a
founding member and leader within the
band. "It’s 94 degrees, the sun is shin
ing. It's a beautiful day.”
But Young will soon pack up his
beach attire and make his way to
Athens to join the band that was found
ed 26 years ago.
According to Young, Rack of Spam is
a soul outfit that typically features 10-11
needs to.
The sound in the game
shines. The “thwip" of a web
line. the powerful Danny
Elfman score all the
sounds of Spidey’s world are
in full effect. Even the main
characters are voiced by their
on-screen counterparts.
Far and away, the best
part of this game is the web
swinging. This action, so
unique to Spider-Man, is
completely realized
The sense of speed, the
physics of the motion and
the fluidity of Spidey's acro
batics all come together to
create an activity central to
the game and the character
that never, ever gets old.
The combat in the game is
flashy, but never completely
exits the realm of button
mashing. It's easy to marvel
at some of the moves that
Spidey unleashes, particular
ly in the infamous black suit,
but in dealing with typical
street thugs, the tendency is
to drop out of the sky, jam on
the X and Y buttons a few
tiiAes, then swing away.
Like "Spider-Man 2," this
game is deep It would be
easy to finish up the movie
stoi7 line and several of the
originals in a weekend, but
collecting the various tokens
and completing all the mini
games and story lines could
take a while.
"Spider-Man 3" brings sev
eral new gameplay elements
to the series, but the good is
balanced out by the bad. The
timed button-press
sequences (think "God of
War”) put you in control of
spectacular feats, but the
skydiving mini-games are
completely out of place.
The black suit provides a
different, more intense way
to play the game, but the
supposedly all-new combat
system is all bark and no
bite.
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▲ E.G. Right will play the Melting
Point at 8 tonight. Local band Rack of
Spam will perform Saturday.
members on stage at any given time.
“It’s all soul music with a flair for
sure, because we tend to jam a lot,”
Young said. “It’s pretty high energy."
SPIDER-MAN 3
Grade: A-
Verdict: Want to be Spidey’
Play this game
All told. “Spider-Man 3" is
just like its film counterpart.
It may not win any awards,
but it’s an excellent way to
spend your time and money.
Free movies offered
during Orientation
By JENNIFER JACKSON
jjackson#randb.com
Most memories of
Freshmen Orientation
involve, well, not much—
confusion, awkward bus
rides, boring lectures, more
boring lectures and a lot of
walking.
However, incoming fresh
men of 2007 have a little
more to look forward to.
This summer, the Tate
Center Theater offers a film
series correlating with
Orientation dates.
“The movies were cho
sen by students of
University Union. They did
their best to choose movies
that did well in the theaters
and aren’t out on DVD yet,”
said Marc LaMotte, pro
gram adviser for the
University’s Student
Activities & Organizations.
Not only will these flicks
give students something to
do during down time, but
they will give their wallets a
break, too.
At the great price of free,
students both new and old
have the opportunity for
stress-free fun.
Next Wednesday’s movie
is “Meet the Robinsons,” a
Disney adaptation of
William Joyce's novel “A
Day with Wilbur Robinson.”
“There are pretty good
movie choices this sum
mer,” said incoming fresh
men Brandon Pope, a cellu
lar biology major from
Dekalb County. “I think
they will be good to bring
people, especially new stu
dents, together.”
“Meet the Robinsons” is
an animated flick involving
memory scanners, time
machines, villains and
heroes —a Disney staple.
With positive reviews
from critics and audiences,
Adam West and Angela
Bassett's voices prove
entertaining.
“Free anything will get
my ears perked up, espe
cially free movies since they
are so expensive now,” said
Alexis Catlett, an incoming
Pre-Med major from
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When: 10 p.m. Wednesdays
(except July 4)
Where: Tate Center Theater
Cost: Free for students. $2
non-students.
Schedule:
June 20: Meet the Robinsons
June 27: Blades of Glory
July 11: Reign Over Me
July 18: The Lookout
July 25: Grindhouse
Columbus. “I wanted to see
Meet the Robinsons.’ A lot
of my friends saw it and
loved it.”
Other movies appearing
in Tate Center Theater this
summer include unique
films such as the comedy
"Blades of Glory,” starring
Will Ferrell and Jon Heder
as male figure skaters, and
“Grindhouse,”a collabora
tion between Quentin
Tarantino and Robert
Rodriguez.
“The summer movie list
looks great if I'm in
town, I would definitely
stop by and bring friends,”
Catlett said.
The Tate Theater's film
series gives students free
entertainment while also
creating an opening for new
freshmen, possibly foreign
to Athens, to meet other
students.
“I think that the movies
would be a great ice break
er. especially since some of
them are funny and laugh
ter is sometimes the best
ice breaker of all,” Catlett
said.