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Show MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008 Life Alone quenches creative thirst for Weezer fans GregWi I cox Lilt- wnef R fi song at the beginning of the album, is a somber and thoughtful track, reminiscent of Elliot Smith's music. "Longtime Sunshine," a single well known to die-hard fans, is also on the album. The piano single is incredibly ivers Cuomo returns with a new album, this time without his Weezer-ite comrades. Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo was released on Dec, 18 to the delight of" Cuomo fans everywhere. The album features 18 tracks, all of which are demos that Rivers made throughout his music career. Alone could be a refreshing taste for die-hard Weezer fans who long for the deeply personal content of Pinkerton. After all, somewhere along the line, Cuomo pulled back his emotions in music, writing fairly superficial music for the last three albums. Amazon.com With Alone, some tracks give the listener a glimpse back into Cuomo's creative space. The album succeeds catchy and moving, rivaling much of in providing Weezer fans with a good the music of Ben Folds Five. dose of catchy tracks, such as "SuperSurely, however, the crown jewel friend" and "I Was Made for You." track of this album is "Blast Off." "The World We Love So Much," This track was originally intended to be the intro track of Cuomo's brainchild concept album. Songs From The BUicklwlt's but the album was never made. The song starts off with a beautiful, thick guitar progression, an amazing vocal melody, and a contrasting, steady drumbeat. But not every track on Alone is a winner. Tracks such as "Little Diane" and "Lemonade" are pretty lackluster, even given their naturally rough demo state. The album gets downright strange with "The Bomb," a novelty cover of the Ice Cube song, and "This Is the Way," a curious attempt by Cuomo to produce some sort of superficial R&B single. But since there are 18 tracks, the weak ones aren't strong enough to stamp out the strong ones, and this album comes out a winner. So, whether out of mild curiosity, or to hold you over until Weezer's sixth album comes out, go buy this album for delightfully enjoyable pop music thai Rivers Cuomo has a knack for making. to another great tubing hill. The hill is more like a bowl. The sides of the bowl are pretty steep, so if you like speed, this is the place for you. Rock Canyon Park is just northeast of the Provo Temple and BYU on Iroquois drive. Watch out for zooming Zoobies, especially on Monday night. If you are willing to pay for your tubing experience, the granddaddy of all tub- ing hills is located 30 miles from campus at the Soldier Hollow cross-country ski resort in Midway. According to the Web site, the tubing lanes are the longest in the state of Utah. At a length of 1,200 feet, they are as long as four football fields placed end to end. The hill also features a towing service, sound system and flood lights for night tubing. Additional information about the tubing hill including rates, hours of operation, and directions to the resort is located at www.soldierhollow.com Snow tubes can be purchased at most tire dealers in the local area. You will pay anywhere between $10 and S15 for a good size tube. The tubes arc usually inflated and ready to go, so you can easily pick up a couple of tubes on the way to the hill. Generations of snow tubers owe their snowy smiles and numb noses to that individual who dared to dream of inner tubes and snow covered hills. The identity of the individual may be lost to time, but the dream continues on the tubing hills of Utah. Live the dream. Go snow tubing. B3 Shhh! Voting in progress Utah Film Critics cast their ballots Luke Hickman Life editor Best Supporting Performance, Male: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men At the end of each year, the Utah Film Critics AsRunner-up: Hal Hoisociation (UFCA) gathers together to discuss, petition brook, Into The Wild and argue over 10 noteworBest Screenplay: Joel and thy categories. Ethan Coen, No Country for At the end of this meet- Old Men Runner-up: Diablo Cody, ing, each member casts his or her votes in a fair way that Juno leaves room for no error. Best Documentary FeaThe following are the ture: The King of Kong: A winners and runners-up Fistful of Quarters Runner-up: My Kid of the 2007 UFCA Awards Could Paint 'That conducted on Dec. 20; Best Picture: No Country for Old Men Runner-up: Juno Best Achievement in Directing: Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men Runner-up: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood TUBING from Bl • THE COLLEGE TIMES Best Lead Performance, Male: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Runner-up: Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Best Lead Performance, Female: Ellen Page, Juno Runner-up: Amy Adams, Enchanted Best Supporting Performance, Female: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone Runner-up: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not Viere Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille Runner-up: Vie Simpsons Movie Best Non-English Language Feature: The Host Runner-up: 7>ie Diving Bell And The Butterfly The Utah Film Critics Association members are: Chris Bellamy, Daily Chronicle; Bruce Bennett, St. George Spectrum; Cody Clark, Daily Herald; Luke Hickman, College Times; Jeremy Mathevvs, In Utah This Week; Sean P. Means, Salt Lake Tribune; Andrew Morgan, Logan HeraldJournal; Scott Renshaw, Salt Lake City Weekly; Steve Salles, Ogden Standard-Examiner; Missy Thompson, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin; Tony Toscano, Talking Pictures; Jeff Vice, Deseret Morning News; and Doug Wright, KSL Radio. |