News entertainment 2008-07-03 Andanh.com

The impact in Bentonville Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 GMT
Little Rock?s leadership has been positively allergic to impact fees as anti-development.

All stopped up Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT
The stock market?s down and gasoline is up and it?s pay, pay, pay, more, more, more, from the grocery store to the hardware store.

Cheers! No, make that Salut! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Salut! at Prospect Place is becoming the toast of the Heights, if business at mid-week lunch and dinner is any indication.

Finally, two good ones Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Well, it?s not terribly often that I?m surprised. Especially when we?re talking summer movies.

?WALL-E? is a delight Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
There are kid flicks, and then there are Pixar movies.

"Shotgun Stories" for-sale Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:34:32 -0600

More catch-up: The "Shotgun Stories" DVD is in stores now.

Wednesday To-Do: Rooney Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:49:31 -0600

ROONEY
8:30 p.m., Juanita's. $12 adv., $15 d.o.s.

Unabashedly derivative, hugely poppy and ooh-so dreamy, Rooney returns to Little Rock for the second time this year. Here's betting that the audience looks quite a bit different. The L.A. quintet's February show found them opening for tween sensations the Jonas Brothers. Despite an earlier tour with Kelly Clarkson and pretty transparent aspirations to break into mainstream pop radio, Rooney's likely to draw more young indie-rockers than anyone else on Wednesday. Led by Robert Schwartzman (brother of Jason, son of Talia Shire, nephew of Nic Cage, et al), the band draws influences from sunny California throwbacks like the Beach Boys and British revivalists like ELO and Superdrag. Currently on the Calling the World Tour, in support of 2007's album of the same name, the group has said that at this tour's conclusion, they'll go into the studio to record a new album. Maybe we'll get sneak peeks. Brooklyn's Locksley, who mine similar Brit-pop territory, opens, with High Places.

Scratch it Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:52:53 -0600

Still playing post-vacation catch up: In case you missed it in the paper, here's a plug for a new mp3 site out of Conway to add to your blogroll. The Disco Itch, like Discobelle and, increasingly LOTS of mp3 blogs, focuses on what's new and bumpin' in the world of dance jams. Lots of remixes. Make sure you check the new material from Totally Michael, a one-man band and Cabot native, who's been blowing up lately.

Arkansas violin maker takes on Stradivarius Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:43:06 -0600

Terry Borman.

Renowned Arkansas violin maker Terry Borman recently teamed with a Dutch doctor to answer an age old question. Why do Stradivarius violins sound so good?

Using a CT scanner, normally used to examine patients, Borman and his colleague compared eight modern violins to five classical models. (The process allowed them to analyze the physical properties of the instruments without damaging them.)

As they reported on the online online journal PLoS ONE today, they didn't find much difference between the median wood densities between the old and new models, though they did find far less variation in the early models.

So even wood density is the key, all y'all aspiring violin master craftsmen. (Density affects vibration, which is key to sound quality.) Though finding evenly dense wood is a whole nother issue. In an interview with Reuters, Dr. Berend Stoel suggested it could be a function of climate, aging or treatment of the wood.

Via Yahoo.

New Gallery: Attorney Roy Danuser honored on his 90th birthday Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:00 EST
Bulletin Photographer Kevin Pieper has posted an online gallery taken today at a gathering to honor local attorney Roy Danuer on his 90th birthday. The event was hosted by Baxter County Bar Association.

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