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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

No Bit of Rust Shown at Higher Ground

December 6, 2005

Joni Mitchell once said that all forms of art (painting, music, dance, etc.) are unique and appreciated in their own ways. Once a painter finishes a picture, though, it is done and regarded as a masterpiece....

Let the Raves Begin

December 6, 2005

Those who strolled by the bookstore on Friday, November 11th probably witnessed (or took part in) an unusual spectacle. From noon until 3:30 pm a solid group of thirty students, fueled by Rock Star energy...

Rent: From the Stage to Screen

December 6, 2005

The long awaited film version of Jonathan Larson's award winning musical, Rent, opened last week, bringing in a disappointing five million dollars at the box office. Directed by Chris Columbus, Rent traces...

Big Heavy World has Cool Gifts for Music Lovers

December 6, 2005

The Burlington-based nonprofit organization Big Heavy World has worked since 1996 to become a permanent cultural resource and to promote and preserve independent Vermont music. Big Heavy World, staffed...

Underdogs Strike Back

December 6, 2005

From the looks of the album cover of Gogol Bordello's new album, Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike, the ten-person band from Eastern Europe seem like they would be foreign punks with slightly more rebellion...

Department of Fine Arts, Neglected Gem

December 6, 2005

"Yeah, I'm really grateful for choosing to live in this neighborhood. It's a side of Burlington that most students don't know," UVM artist Daniel Arlein, better known as DJ BLT (Born Like That), told...

Wise up to Matisyahu

November 15, 2005

"I really believe in the universal nature of music and I'm excited that my music is touching different groups of people no matter what their personal beliefs are." -- Matisyahu On Saturday, Oct. 22nd,...

UVM Theatre Lets Their Hair Down

November 15, 2005

As the lights dimmed for the Saturday matinee at Royal Tyler Theatre the audience marveled curiously at what lay beyond the garbage-bag curtains that blocked the stage. Then the opening chords of "Aquarius"...

Think Differently with Wu-Tang

November 15, 2005

Dreddy Kruger's Think Differently Music; Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture is a testament to the survival of the Shaoliin art form, emotional, gritty, real , intelligent, and raw, that was introduced to...

I Can’t Believe I Listened to the Whole Thing

Edward Kuhn November 8, 2005

Artist: Trey AnastasioAlbum: Shine It seems to be the wrong time of the year to release an upbeat and "happy" album. After listening I would figure the beginning of the summer would be a better release...

Classic Album Revisited: The Legend of Marquee Moon

Emily May November 8, 2005

Recorded in 1977, Television's Marquee Moon met a largely unresponsive audience, with a defiance to convention less blatant than the punk of the Sex Pistols, and daring to occupy the opposite end of the...

Mountain Top Film Festival

Chris Vaughn November 1, 2005

This past summer was the greatest summer of my life and that includes the fact that I was unable to hold a job for more than 3 hours (the shortest of those was a 20 minute fiasco), but that's neither...

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