Hip-hop soul... Check out Cloud Nine Music tonight at the Blind Pig. 10 pm. $6 ($8 under 21). AJ1e Ldilgan dfl iRTS michigandaily.com /arts WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2001 5A Shrek DVD more than just a fat ogre Nickel's back in town to chat about CD, Red Wings Andy Taylor-Fabe Daily Film Editor The "Shrek" DVD is one instance where there isn't too much of a good thing. With excellent picture and sound quality Shrek DVD and more extras than you can Dreamworks shake a stick at (whatever the hell that means) this double disc set pro- vides hours of entertainment and lets you look at every aspect of Dream- works' animated fairy tale. Shrek, (Mike Myers) is a simple ogre who likes his solitude, where he can bathe in mud and use his earwax deposits as candles in peace. Unfortu- nately for Shrek, Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) has exiled all the fairy tale/enchanted creatures,including a talking donkey (Eddie Murphy), to Shrek's swamp. In an effort to rid his home of these interlopers, Shrek strikes a deal with the smarmy Farquaad: the creatures will be removed if Shrek will rescue the Princess Fiona from the tower in which she is kept prisoner so that Farquaad can marry her and become a true king. The first disc of the set features Shrek's Revoice Studio (make sure you Beautul, have the program "DirectX" and a microphone for this), in which you can dub your own voice over the characters in certain scenes and then watch them play out with the altered dialogue. Legitimate dubbing gets boring quickly, and most people will resort to less sophisticated dialogue centering on the word "poop" and ridicuhng roommates or anyone within earshot. The other major feature on the first disc is a game room, featuring Shrek themed pinball, pin the tail on the don- key and several others. Most of these won't be fun unless you are six years old or stoned, but they're worth a look. The second disc focuses on the tech- nical aspects of the film. A documen- tary on the animation process shows how unbelievably hard it is to show tex- ture and subtle movement in an animat- ed character, and some footage of Mike Myers and John Lithgow in the record- ing studio is a treat. There is also a section that shows body. There are several small featurettes, including one that shows the conceptual artwork of some of the characters and settings as well as one showing how the film was dubbed into over 20 different languages using foreign actors. One bizarre addition is the Shrek's Swamp Karaoke Party, which features characters from the movie singing and dancing, including Donkey singing "Baby Got Back" and a wolf in grand- ma's clothes singing "Who let the dogs out." Somebody apparently got bored in By Rob Brode Daily Arts Writer It's official: They're huge. You hate them? They're still huge. You love them? Good because you're going to be hear- ing a lot from them. The single "How You Remind Me" has taken up resi- dence on the rock charts the past 17 weeks; a good chunk of that at No. 1. Nickelback The band is quickly becoming a corporate rock juggernaut joining the ranks of Creed and Fuel at the front State Theatre lines of today's stock rock army. Cur- sunday at 7:30 p.m. rently the Vancouver based Nickel- back is touring the U.S. in support of its sophomore album Silver Side Up making a stop at the State Theatre this 1 'Sunday. The Daily had a chance to catch up with. bassist, Mike Kroeger, in order to discuss everything from parity to Pearl Jam to the Red Wings. The Michigan Daily: Did you know "How Remind Me" is played every three minutes on the radio? Mike Kroeger: Yeah, that means it is always being played somewhere. TMD: Do you get sick of hearing it? MK: I haven't been listening to the radio as much as I used to. To tell you the truth, we're in a different town every- day so listening to the radio is really not an option. I don't even know what the hell stations are. TMD: Do you wish they would release the next single already? MK: How, can I put it? Say if you open a restaurant and you have one famous sandwich that your restaurant is famous for. You try and introduce another sandwich, but everyone says, "No, no, no! We still like the first one." Then you say, "OK I'll keep selling you this sandwich until you are sick of it, then I'll sell you the new one." TMD: How do you look at originality versus being good technical goofs during the animation the sound studio. process. Basically, if equations are off The conunentary track is al by even a little bit or if the animators second disc, and it features the tell the computer to make a shape that as well as the producer. Unfo doesn't exist, it will turn shapes inside their comments on the film ar out or otherwise distort them. This repeats from the animation d yields effects like Shrek's lips being tary or just plain boring. There stretched over his head or Donkey cov- so many times you can hear" ered in 2 feet of hair over his entire was really difficult." unusua Japanese so on the directors rtunately, re mostly ocumen- are only "this part at what you do? MK: I think to a certain level originality is something that cane with Led Zeppelin. Right now there are not very many people reinventing the wheel. We are fans of rock music and that is what we like to play. Ultimately, any kind of stereotype is really subjective; it's hard for me to lend any credence to it. TMD: With all the unwanted grunge comparisons, why did you hire producer, Rick Parashar, (Pearl Jam's Ten) to do your album? MK: His resume was more strikes against him than for him ... it was a double-edged sword - we knew the critics would have a field day with it. TMD: Ten is one of the best produced albums ever. MK: You're damn right! I can rave about that album all day, but there were other reasons for choosing Rick. (Other producers) wanted to commute from the valley to L.A. Not to come to Vancouver and make a record. When we called Mr. Rick Parasher and asked him how he felt making an album in Vancouver he said, "Well, yeah, I'm into it. How about if I come see you rehearse tomorrow afternoon?" and there he was. That's why. The enthusiasm was out of control. Those other guys would have just been punching the clock. TMD: Do you take fans' tastes into account before writ- ing? MK: We feel accountable to our fans. They like us because of what we have done to this point. We don't want to disappoint them because anybody can see what kind of a backlash can happen. TMD: Chad, the lead singer, is your brother? MK: Yes. TMD: Any Oasis-like fights happening? MK: No. TMD: Who would win if you guys fought? MK: Hard to say. We've never fought. TMD: Do you think your brother looks like Jesus? MK: Uh, I think that he looks like artists' rendition of Jesus, yes. TMD: A bit like Tom Green? MK: I've never considered that one. I'll have to get back to you on that. TMD: What kind of mosh pit can be expected at your shows? MK: Dangerous. Get your helmet on and get down there. I've got a question for you. Hockey fan? TMD: Yes. MK: Red Wings Fan? TMD: Yes. MK: Good man. TMD: You have to be here in Detroit. MK: Detroit is my team. I'm not a Canucks fan but it's not because I don't love my city. It is because up until recently it hasn't been about a team but millionaire babies wearing the C on their jersey. TMD: The Wings' defense looks like it may be a problem. MK: The D?! In comparison to the offense obviously it looks deficient, there is no rival to the Wings offense. TMD: Besides hockey, does Detroit mean anything spe- cial to you? MK: We have played Detroit so many times. Last year I went to Detroit more than I went home. fisherm en s co By Janet Yang Daily Arts Writer The Japanese fishermen's coats on display at the Museum of Art are a rare and unusual treat. These fishermens' coats Japanese Fishermen's Coats Museum of Art ThroughJanuary 6,2002 from the island of Awaji, a tiny area to the south of the main island, Honshu, have been preserved from the end of the 19th century to the early 20th. They are a sample of the beautiful yet utili- tarian clothing of Awaji fishermen dur- ing that time period. These fishermen's coats are called "sashiko no donza" in Japanese, "donza" meaning "work coats" and "sashiko" meaning "stitched lines," which are used to decorate the coats. There are over 20 coats in this display, ranging from coats used on boats while working, to more dressier types of "sashiko no donza," which were only its on dlisplay are all gray, dark blue, green, or a combination of the three. The stitching on the plain coats are composed of the running stitch, which consists of simple parallel lines going up and down vertically on the cloth. Fancier "sashiko no donza" require the use of more complex stitching, the most popular of which are the zigzag (which yields a herringbone-like pat- tern), the cross, the stepped lozenge, or the triangle and dia- mond. The style of the coat itself varies in length, usually falling around the middle of the thigh to the knee, with tubu- lar sleeves that are loose where the sleeve meets the torso and tapered near the wrist. Fishermen also wore straw aprons to keep their coats dry, as well as sandals made of rice straw for dressier occasions. Most of the coats in this collection were not generally used for work but saved for more important occasions, this is reflected in their good condition. One "donza," made by Tenouchi, is an example of a coat typically worn by a hard- working owner. It is tattered near the bottom and made up of so many patches they nearly replace the original coat, yet the patches are of the same running stitch as the primary coat. Other "sashiko no donza" are much fancier, having as many as five different types of stitching, a different one for every part of the coat. "Sashiko no donza" are no longer used by fishermen in Japan. disappearing around 1930 when they were no longer functional. The only fishermens coats that are used in Awaji now are worn by actors during the Bountiful Fishing Festival in Awaji-town every March, when the actors perform a tradi- tional play about the patron god of commerce and bountiful fish, Ebisu, while wearing the coats. courtesy o Roadrunner Records Rock 'n' Roll messiah? No. But that does look like Jesus. worn when boat captains went on land to sell fish or seek entertainment. Fishermen and merchants were considered to be lower status than farmers under the feudal system during the turn of the century and the status of the fishermen is reflected in the overall simplicity of the "sashiko no donza" on display. "Donza" from Awaji Island are usually composed of three layers of indigo-dyed cotton, which are then decorated and strengthened with vhite stitching. The "donmza" in the exhibit Loss of Mulder slows X-Files' By Christian Smith Daily Arts Writer Eight years ago, Chris Carter man- aged to construct a frighteningly ordinary world rife N- - , The X- Files FOX Sundays at 9 p.m. \_ with unexplained phenomena that raised questions about the exis- tence of extraterrestrial life all while interlacing it with the evi- dence of a mas- sive government conspiracy. But the main reason viewers have kept tuning into "The X-Files" has been the u n sw e r v in g show's stars, Spe- Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). Now in its ninth season, The "X- Files" has transformed itself into a completely different series. While the elements remain the same, the series has a whole new feel to it. Every- thing from the show's signature open- ing credits to the conspiracy-drenched storyline have become slicker and more expansive. Primarily, the departure of Duchovny who left the show after being phased out for much of the last year -- has left a heavy-handed hole in the series' beloved "Moonlighting"- esque style. As Agents John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) move into the spot- light as the new investigating team working the X-Files, and Assistant Director Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) takes on a larger role, while Agent Scully has been reduced to caring for her newborn baby in the background. This newborn baby is largely the focus of the ninth season opener. 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