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Friday, April 8, 2005
Senior Art Show presented in Holy Spirit Library The following pieces of art are on display until April 19, 2005 in the Joseph and Grace Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery. Seniors Jenna Lewandowski, Matthew DiFalco, Kelly James, Brandi Updegrove, Stasia Rae McGrath and Michelle Murray have their art featured in the art exhibit.
BY: BRANDI UPDEGROVE
Shopping now easy as watching television KRISTIN AGOSTINELLI STAFF WRITER KMA724@CABRINI.EDU Scratch the mall, shopping from home is the new in thing. More and more consumers are shopping from the convenience of their home. Only now huge companies such as Home Shopping Network and Goldpocket Interactive have made it easier for the human population to become even lazier. Instead of picking up the phone and dialing in to purchase a new item, or buy it off of eBay, consumers can control their impulse shopping through their remote of their television with the push of a button. This new reform in this era of shopping calls for consumers to navigate through a shopping screen on their television through their remote. Developed by Goldpocket, this interactive shopping network will enable customers to buy what they want directly, rather than go through customer service personnel. Although Interactive TV through the Home Shopping Network has not been released to the public yet, it is set to make its debut next month at NCTA’s 2005 National Show. Directions to use this new concoction are simple. Viewers simply scroll through the menu
on their television screen using the left, right, up or down buttons, while being able to choose the size and color of the item. After selecting the item they want, customers are shown the final price, the shipping and handling fees, along with any taxes that are relevant and are then given a confirmation code that tell them they have officially purchased their desired item. For now Goldpocket’s interactive media for shopping will only be intended for cable subscribers due to the number of digital boxes that are required for the communication between the cable subscriber and the network according to Reuters. Professionals in the business are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Goldpocket Interactive and Home Shopping Network to make this system available to the public, yet there are still a few kinks to work out. Despite the popularity that this may draw forth, distributors still have to make sure the system works flawlessly, and is compatible with Home Shopping Network’s systems that are already in place. Also the fact that they need to control product distribution with what Home Shopping Network has available in stock as well.
BY: STASIA RAE MCGRATH
BY: STASIA RAE MCGRATH
Dogs Die in Hot Cars: an interview CHRISTINE ERNEST A&E EDITOR CHRISTINE.ERNEST@GMAIL.COM Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Dogs Die in Hot Cars delivered their quirky, Britpop to the Theater of the Living Arts on Fri, Apr 1. They currently have an album in the United States released on V2 Records entitled “Please Describe Yourself.” Vocalist/ guitarist Craig Macintosh and bassist Lee Worrall found time before their show to sit down and share their thoughts on their current tour, why they shouldn’t be compared to XTC and their thoughts of Y-100 flipping formats. A lot of your songs like “Celebrity Sanctum” or “Paul Newman’s Eyes” are about American celebrities as opposed to British celebrities or Scottish celebrities. Was that conscience or just because? CRAIG: “I think if Paul Newman happened to be Scottish, then it would still [be about] Paul Newman.” LEE: “I mean Sean Connery’s eyes just doesn’t have the same ring to it.” To me you are reminiscent of XTC. CRAIG:“Don’t mention XTC.” That’s my next question, are you tired of hearing that? CRAIG: “XTC is a great band, but we’re not interested in fol-
lowing them or doing what they did...We want to do what excites us. And what turns us on is people. We’re into now; we’re into being contemporary as possible. We want to be fresh and we want to be exciting. And I know there are similarities. The first time I heard about XTC was when someone said ‘You sound really like Andy Partridge’ [lead singer of XTC] and I was like ‘oh, I’m going to get some of his stuff and find out.’ And I was like ‘f—k, I totally do sound like Andy Partridge.’” I was reading that you listed your influences as Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Can you explain that, because you guys sound nothing like them to me. CRAIG: “I don’t think the sound of music is defined by what you listen to. I don’t believe that. I think it’s about your character. It’s about the type of people you maybe like to hang out with. The kinds of places you like to visit. The things you like to do in your spare time. You know, the comedy programs you like. The comedy programs you don’t like. The things that f—k you off. I mean a lot of the way we sound was created as a reaction against the music that we were hearing day in and day out, on the radio and at friend’s houses...We wanted to make something vibrant and exciting. And also lyrically, something interest-
ing. It’s not just about the music in a positive inspirational way, but also as the opposite of that as the things that grate up against you.” A few weeks ago, the big alternative station in Philadelphia closed. CRAIG: “Is this Y-100? We met with Jim McGuinn. [Former station manager of Y-100.] We were speaking to him today and he said they’re online now…I was reading in Rolling Stone and it was saying how the big radio stations are selling off to R&B and Hispanic stations, and because that’s where they’re making their money. So all these alternative stations are disappearing. But what’s happening is there’s this emergence of Internet stations. And I think it’s just a sign of the times just as much as any part of the music industry. It’s moving into that media. I find it quite exciting. It’s just a bit messy just now, starting out, but I think in time it will be for the best.”
CHRISTINE ERNEST/ A&E EDITOR
Craig Macintosh, singer/guitarist, and Lee Worrall, guitarist, smile for the camera.