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Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004
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Performers rock the lawn MARIA D’ALESSANDRO STAFF WRITER MAD724@CABRINI.EDU
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Reed Kendall performed first at the Mansion with his soulful lyrics and music.
Lensmyer said. “Before it was just him and a guitar. Now it’s the full band. It’s so exciting.” Events and programming ideas run for close to 12 hours a day at the conference, and then Cabrini’s CAP Board members select agencies to help them bring these events to campus. Besides providing for just Cabrini students, CAP Board’s concert enticed Bryan Moore, a resident of Indiana, Pa. to take the five-hour drive to see Syd in concert at Cabrini. With the use of Syd’s personal own website,
www.sydband.com, Moore was able to track down the location of the band. He left at nine in the morning with his girlfriend and sister to arrive at the Mansion in time. Moore, a fan for over a year, found out about Syd’s music at www.mp3.com. Both bands have albums out. Kendall’s, titled “Shoot Me Straight,” plans to hit his website, www.reedkendall.com, soon for sales. Syd’s second album, “Fault Lines,” was released in May.
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Reed Kendall’s lyrics, “When the leaves change, so do we,” fit perfectly for the outdoor concert held Saturday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. CAP Board’s concert, held on the lawn behind the Mansion, was designed to “say goodbye to summer the right way.” Luau decorations took over the mansion and back lawn as Syd and Reed Kendall serenaded the concertgoers. “I’m really excited to be performing at Cabrini. It’s such a beautiful setting,” Kendall said. The sunset behind the stage verified his statement. Kendall performed barefoot, claiming “comfort” as his sole reasoning. Both, Kendall and Syd, performed at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA), a conference that CAP Board members and seniors Stefanie Ciarrochi and Ashlee Lensmyer attended last year. “When Syd took the stage at NACA, we were like, ‘Oh crap!’ and then we knew we had to get him here at Cabrini,” Ciarrochi said. “It’s totally different now,”
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CECELIA FRANCISCO/PHOTO & WEB EDITOR
After Reed Kendall’s performance, Syd and the Outfit took the stage to perform to a crowd of Cabrini students.
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GINA MARIANACCI STAFF WRITER
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Spears marries a second time Britney Spears, 22, married fiancee Kevin Federline, 26, on Saturday, Sept. 18. The ceremony took place in California at a friend's home with only 20-30 family and friends in attendance. Spears and Federline announced their engagement in June and were not to marry until sometime next year. The wedding was a surprise to everyone. Her family wasn't aware of the wedding until the last minute. Spears’ first marriage to a childhood friend, Jason Alexander, was just as spur-ofthe-moment as this one. A-List of performers at the American Music Awards Usher, Kanye West, Jessica Simpson and Kenny Chesney are only some of the artists who will light up the stage this year at the
American Music Awards. The AMAs will be broadcast on Nov. 14 on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel, star of the late night television show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” will be hosting this 2004 musical extravaganza. Johnny Ramone dies at age 55 The lead guitarist of the legendary rock band “Ramones” died in Los Angeles at age 55. Johnny Ramone had battled prostate cancer for the past five years. He died in his sleep on Wednesday, Sept. 15. On Sunday, Sept. 19 the Ramones legacy was celebrated at a benefit concert that included performances by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pete Yorn, the Sex Pistols and Bad Religion. Dr. Dre and Burt Bacharach Seventy-six year old songwriter and producer, Burt Bacharach, turned to rapper/pro-
ducer Dr. Dre for some collaboration on his next album. Bacharach started his career more than 50 years ago and is now looking for some new inspiration from modern artists like Dre. Bacharach's new album will be hitting the scene sometime in 2005. Though both artists will be working together and will have songs together on the album, their musical roots will not change. Beck Album Delayed The rock singer Beck was scheduled to release his new album on Oct. 26. The album will not be out until sometime in 2005. Though several tracks have been recorded for the untitled record, Beck and his producers will be unable to finish it for its original fall release. Even though Beck's unique style of music won't be coming to us until next year, we can definitely expect that the album will be released the moment it is completed.
DIANA ASHJIAN STAFF WRITER
DA725@CABRINI.EDU
The Recording Industry Association of America (www.riaa.com) is on a crusade against online file sharing. A recent 506 “John Does” have been named defendants against illegal downloading. So what’s in your downloads? To rookie and veteran students alike: don’t fret! There are plenty of places to get the tunes you want that won’t predispose you to a potential subpoena in a court of law. Just don’t engage in “modern piracy.” Or, basically, just don’t upload any copy writtenmusical material and leave it available for the rest of the curious mouse-clicking world to easily access it. Die-hard Napster fans can still disc-jockey it up devotedly, just no longer free of charge. For 119 big buckaroos, you’ve got yourself a one year subscription to all that Napster h a s t o o ff e r a s w e l l a s a free sport radio at www.Napster. com. Garageband.com offers us free; original music. And, get this music lovers, can even post their own music for any online aficionado who’s
willing to take it up. All you have to do is rate other peoples’ music. Are you a future protege of Dr. Bethany? Or are you just a loyal fan of her Survey of Music class? Get to www.ClassicCat.com, where you can tap your feet along to C h o p i n ’s “ R e v o l u t i o n a r y Etude” until you turn blue like the link that got you there. Free of charge, of course. Then there’s always good old MTV, our quintessential bulletin board for pop culture. If all you’re really interested in is something cool to jam to from some goodies like, Maroon 5 or Janet Jackson, then www.MTV.com is where it’s at. Most genres of music are available, such as rock, pop and hip hop. To download music from mtv.com you must first become a member, which binds you to terms of agreement, like receiving advertisement email. So, there you have it Cabrini. The musical world is at the command of your fingertips, and it’ll stay that way as long as you steer clear of online piracy (sharing copy written materials) and play fair in the sport of downloading. Rock on!