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ICWLP6IVIYWA&00P mi CATHY DETROIT (AP) — Wendy Wilkes always thought her son would become an artist “He put his portfolio together and went to the Art Institute of Chicago and they accepted him and then he got into the car and called me and said T did everything you said and now I’m moving to New York’” Wilkes said Andrew Wilkes-Kridid become an artist — though not quite the way his mother expected Two years ago he signed a contract with Island records and now he’s known now as Andrew WK a purveyor of fast loud 19808-styanthemic rock mixed with frenetic energy and poppy keyboard choruses that almost never fails to elicit a strong reaction — one way or another He describes his music as “everything you’ve ever wanted to hear sandwiched into three minutes The most pounding drums and everything going down a roller coaster into a and the biggest birthday party you’ve ever thrown for yourself” The music’s intensity is matched by the manner in which it’s delivered by this thrashing g jumping (He admits to occasionally splitting his pants or kicking himself in the face during his show) His popularity has grown since the release of his “I Get Wet” album in March His videos are getting airtime on MTV and VH1 and in April he performed on “Saturday Night Live’’ Two singles from the album “Party Hard” and “It’s Time to Party” have been used in commercial advertisements And British music tabloid NME has hailed him as “The Saviour music) a lot It has a lot of energy It’s really fun too sort of ’80s music” she said Andrew WK began playing classical piano when he was 4 shortly after the family moved to Ann Arbor from California During and after high school he played mostly drums in punk and rock bands around southeastern Michigan He moved to New York in 1998 where he worked in a variety of jobs He spent nights in his Brooklyn apartment writing and recording music for performances at small solo shows prerecording most of the instrumentals and then singing along It was “me and a CD player and a keyboard or a guitar It really was terrifying at times A bunch of people thought it was the dumbest thing they had ever seen and they might have - er 7 ttSHKMTHEWORLD THE MAGAZINES ! 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WOW THE OFFICE THE SKIRT IS SIX MCHES UMG A NO THE MODEL IS NAKED UNDER ATT WEAR PAGES OF 7 THE FASHION WORLD KtfT THE JACKET M OFFICE WEAR SENDING-ENOUG- MIXED MESSAGES ff le been loop-de-lo-op BEETLE BAILEY YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL A HARD WORKER WHEN HIS EQUIPMENT SHINE crowd-divin- long-hair- NBC-TV- floor Lmm cot HAGAR THE HORRIBLE IF I'M After two years in New Yoric Andrew WK moved to Tampa Fla where he assembled a band and signed with Island There was some concern when the band agreed to play Ozzfest known for its traditionfare But Andrew WK said it al heavy-metwasn’t a problem ' “People thought this would be a horrible idea and that's part of the reason we did it” he said “We play like it’s the only show we got I think we fit in perfectly” Though he’s been on tour for most of die last year his second album is written “I have a lot I’m going to open the of ideas and songs floodgates on this next record” he said That’s coming from a musician who has already bloodied his own nose for the picture gracing die cover of “I Get Wet” When that didn’t produce the effect he wanted he found some pigs’ blood to run down his face When the ajbum reached stores it was with a sticker placed over his face “It’s not a statement or anything I’m not doing it to make any point” he said “It’s just a photograph a cool one J think I hit myself to get my nose to bleed that’s all I do what I ed al ’s It’s music “you can literally feel through your entire body” his mother said “His intent is to make this wall of sound My sister loves to vacuum to thisCD because it makes her go really fast” Wilkes and her husband James Krier of Ann Arbor had seen their son play a few small shows before attending Ozzfest in Clarkston this summer where he was playing on the tour’s second stage “Frankly I don’t even know how he can do what he does for 43 minutes” said Krier a University of Michigan law professor “He was a skinny kid when he left for New York and now he’s a hulk” He enjoys returning to Michigan to see friends and family even if the visit is brief “I had a bunch of cool ideas for when I return in the fall We could play my old school” he gushed during a recent phone inter- LATE FDR HELGA WON'T TALK TO ME FDR A WEEK PEANUTS DIDL TELL YOU? lVEs DECIDED TO RUN FOR CLASS PRESIDENT said' of Music” DINNER AGAIN PIGPEN" YOlRE SUCH A MES5 1 WOULDN'T VOTE FOR YOU FOR FROG CATCHER! right” he said His success has surprised his parents “We were paying his rent for him in New York and I thought it was a pipe dream” Krier do” While the cover and some of his antics have their critics even his mom is getting fan mail “I got a fan letter from somebody who went to one of his shows in Seattle and he said know it’s kind of weird that I’d he writing his mom but if I affected someone so profoundly my mom would want to know about it'” to Wilkes said “This message that Andrew is get out Is that’ evefyone is invited to the ! view try-’infc- A visit would hie fine with Elaine Headlylui former high school aft teacher “I like (the ’ party” 'Barbershop’ extends No 1 run LOS ANGELES (AP) — American audiences couldn't resist a visit to thg “Barbershop” as last week’s top film earned an estimated $133 million to clip four newcomers and stay No 1 at the box office “Barbershop is definitely benefiting from the two things — good word of mouth and good reviews” said Paul Dergarabedian president tracker Exhibitor Relations of An ensemble comedy “Barbershop” stars Ice Cube as the reluctant owner of his late father’s haircutting business Of the new openings “The Banger Sisters” about the reunion of two former rock groupies starring Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon finished in second place with an estimated $103 million “Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever” a spy thriller featuring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu earned an estimated $71 1 million to edge the Heath Ledger-perio- d piece “The Four Feathers” which earned $710 million The only other new film in release “Trapped” a kidnapping thriller starring Char-liz- e Theron Courtney Love and Kevin Bacon finished in 10th place with an estimated $32 million “With so many movies opening it really fragmented the audience That’s why we didn’t see any of the newcomers come to the top of MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM While the newcomers struggled it was another Consistent week for “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” which finished in third place earning an estimated $10 million in its 23rd week of release While September is traditionally a slow month this weekend’s $70 million overall box office was up substantially from the same weekend last year when Mariah Carey’s lack- luster “Glitter’! debuted and audiences stayed home to watch an all-st- ar telethon for victims of the terrorist attacks! Next weekend should be stronger Dergarabedian said with the openings of Jackie n Clum’s “Tuxedo” and the new - box-offi- ce FOXTROT X LOOKED INTO TW SCHOOL PAPER'S COLUMN COMPETITION I ITS PRETTY EASY TO X NEED SuMT COLUMNS AND ADVICE pick a sood pen name rMTMNKMtoF GOtNDVATH either “umiall" OR "SHARP" the REAL UFE ADVENTURES Reese-Witherspoo- film “Sweet Home Alabama” ' Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters according to Exhibitor Relations Co Inc 1 “Barbershop” $133 million 2 “The Banger Sisters” $103 million 3 “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” $10 mil- lion 4 3 6 7 7 9 “Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever” $711 million “The Four Feathers” $710 million “One Hour Photo” $47 million “Stealing Harvard” $33 million (tie) “Signs” $33 million (tie) “Swimfan” $345 millidn 10 ‘Trapped” $32 million pack” said Dergarabedian Win g bridge CLOSE TO HOME By Phillip Aider in Here 2 the though trump split kills this unlikely contract At one table Larry Cohen (South) opened with one Precision club promising any hand with 16 points or more His partner lisa Berkowitz to responded two describe a balanced 141us points When Cohen jumped East a to six Swedish champion doubled not satisfied with a bird in the hand Cohen reading East for combia major-su-it nation ran to seven clubs hoping West would not know which suit to attack East doubled again of course but West misguessed selecting a heart lead Cohen drew trumps and claimed all 13 tricks: four hearts five diamonds and four clubs Berkowitz and Cohen won the event with teammates Margie Gwozdzinsky Debbie board-a-mat- and Michael Rosenberg and Richie Schwartz 02002NEA ch 5-- In which contract would you like to land with today’s North and South hands at either Chicago (rubber bridge with tournament-styl- e or (see below)? 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