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Nostalgia rules as video game cover band hits Syracuse
By Erinn Connor
It's a familiar setting for the average video gamer. A darkened room with lights flashing, complete with contorted faces and furiously moving fingers. This was the scene at Funk n Waffles last night, but there were no video games being played. Video game cover band The Kode played a set full of old-school Nintendo and Sega Genesis theme songs to a small but enthusiastic crowd.
Bandersnatch | Indie rockers Hold Steady to perform with SU's Ra Ra Riot
Fresh off the release of its third album, "Boys and Girls in America," The Hold Steady will be playing the Schine Underground tonight as part of the Bandersnatch Concert series. The album was found on many magazines' "best of" list in 2006, Bandersnatch director Kelly Bertog said.
Clip of the Week | Cursing on air
By Andy McCullough
Bert Blyleven may not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but at least he gets to curse on air. Bruce Sutter, Tony Perez and Bill Mazeroski can have their cushy seat in Cooperstown, but I'll take Bert the curmudgeon any day. Blyleven, shut out from the Hall for years, parlayed his 287 win, 3.
Internet Corner | Tv-links.co.uk
By Andrew Kase
http://www.tv-links.co.uk/. TV-links.co's motto, "Better than a remote control," hints at its purpose: free downloads of hundreds of television shows, cartoons, anime, movies, sports and music. The Web site is very organized and recently went through a total makeover, which greatly helped the design look more modern and chic.
Not so Wilder: Gene Wilder's comedic genius fails to translate to page
By Heath D. Williams
For decades, Gene Wilder has entertained audiences on the big screen with classic, memorable roles in films such as "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and "Young Frankenstein." His quirkiness, humor and sometimes questionable sanity made the thoughts of a novel titled "My French Whore," written by Wilder, seem like a reader's dream come true.
