Word: cheapo
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Collins, however, has both the standing and the desire to promote a third way. At 56, he is an unassuming 6-ft. 4-in. stork with a reedy voice, a techie's el cheapo digital Timex and - his one touch of flash - a wide silver ring emblazoned with a cross. "I think the majority of people in the U.S. probably occupy a middle ground but feel under attack by the bombs thrown from either side," he says. "We haven't heard very much about the way these views can be rendered into a very satisfying harmony. And I do hope...
That is surely an apt subject for a movie--even, and especially, a popcorn movie. If a cheapo '50s fantasy called Invasion of the Body Snatchers could also be a rich parable of conformist paranoia, and if The Matrix could clue kids into mathematics and philosophy, then a film as bold and thoughtful as V for Vendetta is allowed to stoke a multiplex debate on the use and abuse of state power. The best works of popular art get to play by their own rules...
...Cheapo Records (645 Massachusetts Avenue...
Well-lit but very cramped, Cheapo can be a challenge for the casual fan. The employees were generally aloof until FM demonstrated some musical knowledge, at which point they warmed up—somewhat. Specializing in soul, blues, and folk, but with a wide selection in general, Cheapo deals in new and used vinyl and CDs and accepts trade-ins for cash or 25% more in store credit. The staff, all of whom have a fantastic knowledge of the store’s sonic offerings, are also happy to direct customers to other stores...
...Recently, I’ve been finding a greater authenticity to my music,” he says, citing complicated relationships and his travels as influences that kicked his writing into higher gear. He spent his junior fall in Spain where he began “playing a cheapo, nylon string guitar that probably made me think more about the melody and the words than the music part because I couldn’t make it sound good on such a cheap guitar.” One wall of Salvatierra’s room is plastered with photos he took...