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The faces lol the seared backseat pasten ler say mach, as could be ex pected: This music bof entiraly 'srother bree thanthe eurent Inlsty standards “rue, the band gine wide |egread notoriety thanks tothe igzage and punk revivals of he [ast two years, but Yeah Yeah heah fll ta neither af these newt streamlined categorie, iether the konica i g2 rage banés of The Strokes Imsdet nor the mall punk oer. ings popularized by decidedly Imainstream bands lke New Fund Giowy Rather the "art punk” employed by singer [ingenve Karen 0, guitarist Nek inner ard drummer Brian (Chase is hgh-enesgy punk that reuses to give in to the easy [pattern of tee-chotd rock “Rich” kicks ofthe album lona deceptively demure note, lulding up steady momentum Ithrough "Date withthe Night” tothe third track, "Man," 0 {alist Karen O's sexy trbuteto lene "man who makerme wama Il.” The song alsa lends the lalbum its ttle anc, in uncer {wo minutes, proves unique twist on the love song. Yeah ‘Yeah Yeahe waste litle time lining where songs begin ane lend; they move immediately into the frantic "Tek," de arty declring "You lok ike ft" and promptly advancing Kathe next track, 2standout zon an the at 3, 2s muchas one track can Conspicuous on a cons Catch a Fever to Tell=by Amy Barnette tently strong album, “Black “Tongue” demonstrates Karen O's tyrcal abies n adaiten to her talent at making 3 squealed "chub 2 vital po tion ofa song without becon: Ing tse. “Pin” and "Cold Night” ‘maintain established dyna mis, then "No Ho No” returns {othe low-tey vibe which be gan the abum, setting the Sage for Is very enill dep ture, No miter the traumat zation, confusion, er infer ‘nce inal n backseat pas Senger bythe rest of Fever to Tol, "naps without fall evokes an enthasasti, "at, I acts ally tke ths one!” Karen 0 ortains er sereamng for ths ambient, serene punk alla of sor, Bringng the abum tos ‘end, "Y Control" maintains the tore of the previous song but retums tightly to the liveness. of previous tracks, and "Hod fem Romance” whirs down the pace tots expectedracir—oniy| to pull the bottom out on tempo with Blissful angui| iden track Yeah Yesh Yeahs ive up t| their recent hype with ther firs complete album, but even their earer EPs demonstrate the same potent formula fr punk as do these 11 tracks ‘Ther widely celebrated sel- titled EP (often referred to a5, ‘arg, 35 wel as te shorter Machine ard Date With the Night EPs, all pack the same barg for ther buck as does the re Fever to Tell. Despite the frequent ego ips and pris ‘overexposure Wich often ‘accompany “cool bard” status ‘om TY, Yeah Yeah Yeahs offer 2 unique and distinctly unpre Tentious style of Indie rock whic hols its own among the Imeeper scope of trendy genes attempting to rock the air waves today Zoo Boo and Zoo Snoozes creep into the Memphis Zoo pau ce Go to ay Halloween event Inthe courtry, andyou're sure to find a costume contest, haunted houses ard arts snd crafts, Onlyat the Memphis Z00 ‘can you get your face painted, trick or treat, then come face terface with a ‘lury of reat Yampire bats not menton the rest of the Animals ofthe Night, the colé-bleoded resi ents of the Herpetarium, a cache of exotic ard regional Spiers, and the thousands of Sptcicy that mate up the ‘Aquarium. The Zoe Boo, held October has a wealth of activities for all interests, including haunted (and nat haunted) houses, fartune tellers and trick or treat stations. Yarns Ings a this year’s 100 Bt more information, oF i Memphis too member sit Zoo, joln the staff for following warning 29 a Witches Den, the Lite Beauty Shop of Horrors and the Cel lar South Costume Contest are only a few of the other offer Call ($01) 333-6758 for Zoo website at wraxmemphis 5 Tlekets are $10 for Siz or notmembers. Purchase tickets online before Octeber 15, and you wil receive a free If you're still looking for late-night entertalement atthe Snooze Saturday, October 1, “The Snooze Includes games, a late-night sfer, eats, food, animals and more, Each Snooze begins at 6:30 pm and ends the Zoo wl previde a piza dines smack, breehfast and a T-shirt, Fer information, call (901) 333 6753, In other z00 news, make sure to vist giant randas Ya Ya and Le Le, the newest adult members of the Zoo commu ity. Other recent additions to the Zoo include an adult mate lin, two jaguar cubs and sev eral exotic birds. The 200 is sivays exanding, so If you haven’e visited recently, take 2 Tesday afternoon off and see ‘nhat you've been missing. Get Infree from 2:00 te 5:00 every Tuesday with your Rhodes I Normal 200 hours change starting n November. From No vember to February, the Z00 wribe open from sm to 5pm, ‘vith the lat admission at 4p. The Zoo wil be closed Thanks ving Day. ite fo Te Sows al shares Yo Stas sit the , and 2 700 rm. TH [2 RHODES yon thik that pi ave sl the pr, mer by 8 pi tee val Makes mere ‘oe Thee pub on ly tn grt our os The wee pal: Siw 1 below bat ly th What All the words ca be aad in Webi Dietary. PUZZLER ‘email brian@rhodes.edu for details ‘Seen a good movie lately? sia a sh mar te me Token sien, | Write a review! evooly cova ol crc ention te ve to