“As far as it’s quote-unquote, ‘all about the ’90s,’ I could give a f***,” said Billy Corgan, 46, who will perform with the latest Smashing Pumpkins incarnation in Columbus Crew Stadium at Rock on the Range this weekend. “A lot of bands go wrong trying to tap into the ‘old’ vibe. I’ve obviously moved on.”
The headliners of this year’s Rock on the Range festival share a common thread: All hit their peaks in the 1990s and have since morphed, mourned or paused before carrying on. Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Bush…despite new albums, all seem forever tied to a past time and place — a lineup that a festival-goer might view as nostalgia-heavy marketing (though Corgan might disagree).
Abercrombie CEO says he regrets any offense over ‘cool kids’ comment
“We are completely opposed to any discrimination, bullying, derogatory characterizations or other anti-social behavior based on race, gender, body type or other individual characteristics.”Jeffries’ comments have prompted plans for a local protest.
Some teenagers plan to protest at 1 p.m. Monday at Abercrombie & Fitch’s corporate headquarters in New Albany and later at the A&F store in Easton Town Center.
Today, the Ohio Women’s Bicycling Summit hopes to encourage more women to get outdoors and ride bicycles, despite the many barriers that organizers say have dissuaded women from biking in the past.
Speakers include Ohio first lady Karen Kasich and Rep. Teresa Fedor, D-Toledo.
Visit Dispatch.com for more information and registration details.
Photo by Dispatch photographer Eric Albrecht
Bet you didn’t know April 11 was a Columbus holiday.
Once upon a time (in 1914, when these ads ran in The Columbus Dispatch), April 11 was “bock day” — “bock” being a type of ale. Learn more about it in the Dispatch’s “Look Back” blog!
Future Blue Jackets fans…
(and current fans!)
Ohio’s not a state that was always known for hockey — and with one of the newest NHL teams, who can blame us? — but more hockey fans are cropping up here every day.
Ready to cheer for your home team, but aren’t totally familiar with the lineup? Over at the Dispatch’s “Puck-Rakers” blog, hockey writer Aaron Portzline has started a position-by-position, in-depth look at the Blue Jackets’ eleventh-season roster. And at noon today, he’ll answer your questions in an hour-long online chat.
WARNING: You might become a hockey fan this season.
Ohio State’s first game day looms, and now that you know who the starting quarterback is, surely you’re thinking of another important question: What attire will replace Coach Tressel’s signature vest on the sidelines?
Everything Is Terrible (Ohio University alumni!) uncovered this VHS featuring tailgating Ohio State fans…
“For all of you who did not grow up in Ohio in the 90s here is a little glimpse of what life was like on Saturday mornings in the the Buckeye State.”
As the Ohio State football team gears up for what looks to be a trying season, Dispatch columnist Joe Blundo shows Buckeye fans how they can prepare — with new tailgate “recipes,” such as this one for “Morel Pryor”:
Morel Pryor
Morel mushroom
Find a highly prized morel mushroom. Fend off other hunters eager to recruit it for their tables.
Take it home, where doubters will point out that it is raw and has a hint of dirt clinging to it. Explain that careful preparation will result in a taste of glory.
Cook and consume.
Decide that, on second thought, it wasn’t worth all the trouble.
