Deadwood Edition Issue #135

November 28, 2006

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All they got

Split Lip Rayfield leave nothing on stage in final leg of farewell tour

Nearly a decade ago, a new band began to pick, pluck, and wail on a Wichita porch. Their goal was simple: to score free beer.

Behind the music

How Robert Moore came to be the most inspired DJ within the reach of 89.3 FM's airwaves

Robert Moore is putting the punk into public radio. As a music DJ on 89.3 FM, Moore has the methodical urgency of a news anchor and the mellow on-air presence of a late-night jazz announcer.

Actual news*

*based on actual news

Wax and wane

The Waxman rides out fads and oil crises with handmade business

All is peaceful in Bob Werts' workplace. The mood is more monastery than factory-thick drips of warm wax, hushed remarks, and KJHK or NPR soft in the background.

Style Scout: Molly Krause

'The Fountain' makes up for lack of suspense with universal truths

If you have the patience to spend (itÂ's a rather short 96 minutes actually), Darren AronofskyÂ's ÂThe FountainÂ- will reward you with brilliant poetic imagery and a transcendent feeling. If not, youÂ'll prove once and for all that you have no imagination and be left with three stories about death and rebirth with no seeming narrative suspense at all.

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Review: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

We've waited (sometimes impatiently) for this day since we saw Link ride across Hyrule Field in that surprise trailer at E3 2004. After some mixed reactions for the last two main Zelda adventures, gamers can now cherish what is truly the spiritual successor to Ocarina of Time.

Independent News from the Front >>

There's been a lot that's happened in the last couple weeks. Here's a round-up of some of the news that has come out in the independent media.

More on KU and music piracy policies

The university's decision not to help the RIAA in its attempt to crack down on illegal student downloading is discussed nationally.

Equality Ride 2007

I feel sick...

A landmark endeavor

A first, KJHK will broadcast the Fort Worth Bowl. It will be the first time ever that the student run station broadcasts such a game.