The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 48

HERALD, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 19 9 9 -w -tv- THE Don't miss it Bade to the 4 7-P7 1 '70's BY JESSICA WERNER, 15 Coral Gables High If you havent seen the movie Detroit Rock City, you may not be sure what to expect from the soundtrack. I was psyched to hear it, though, because Everclears rendition of The Boys are Back in Totvn is all over the radio, and 1 really liked it. When I listened to all 15 songs, however, it wasnt exactly what 1 expected. Everclear (track 1) was awesome, but the other tracks at first sounded too retro. But as 1 listened to the CD more and more, some of the songs grew on me.

Marilyn Mansons Highway to Hell (track 6), David Bowies Rebel Rebel (track 1 1 and The Runaways School Days (track 13) are the best tracks. You really have to be into 1970s classic rock to appreciate this CD. If thats your thing, you will love this soundtrack. But if you prefer a newer, edgier style, you might want to leave this CD for your parents. 'ft )v SaaaSE" -eLw PATH will bring artists to nine public housing sites in Miami-Dade throughout the next year to work with youth to make permanent public art installations.

BY DANEESHA DAVIS, 17 MAST Academy, Key Biscayne Get your VCRs into gear this centurys last MTV Music Video Awards ceremony is on 9-9-99. The host is favorite funnyman Chris Rock, whos also starring in the latest aftention-get-ters for the awards ad snippets parodying The Blair Witch Project with Janeane Garofolo and Method Man. Seeing those snippets definitely makes you want to tune in. Korn, with its hit Freak on a Leash, leads with nine nominations, but everybodys favorite Latin sweetheart, Ricky Martin, is tied with TLC, the girls who inspired this summers female anthem No Scrubs with six nominations. Martin is one of the many expected to perform will he woo us with a soulful performance of the romantic Shes All I Ever Had or wind us up with that hipshaking Livin la Vida Local Not far behind are the Backstreet Boys, with their sophomore album Millennium selling approximately a million copies in its first week.

So make sure you tune in at 8 p.m. Thursday for lots of laughs and Chris UlforEcs of art Rock I 4 1 junk from the street, covered it in paint, and made it beautiful. What did other kids like most about the program? I got to paint a lot, said Whitney Drake, 12, from Charles Drew Middle School. It made me more interested in drawing than watching television, said Kamilah Charles, 11, Jose de Diego Middle School. At the end of the project, we all painted shields with symbols of things that protect us things like our families and friends.

We also painted a big mural together. We talked to the elderly in our building and asked them to tell us about when they were young, and we painted that. This project really helped kids come together and work as a team. BY DAMALI CHARLES, 13 Jose de Diego Middle School The PATH (Public Art Transforming Housing) program, an art program that took place this summer in Wynwood, inspired many kids in different ways. For some, it kept them off the streets and their minds off drugs and violence.

For others, the program increased their creativity. Xavier Cortada (we called him Mr. X) came to our youth group and talked to us about art and our commu- nity. One of the best things we did was when we 5 collected Giuseppe Andrews, Edward Furlong and James De Bello in Detroit Rock City. Damai Charles holds her shield.

Above is the mural students created. 4 the room, you could tell they were serious about their music. Brody belted out some warm-ups, his remarkable voice cutting through the air with amazing clarity. Whether it is chart-topping sound or hotel lobby a cappella, Note knows how to make it work. But fame didnt come easy for these talented guys.

A lot of people told us that we werent very good, said David, while lounging on a couch next to Brody. But its like the saying, What doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Thats how its been for us. Weve become stronger from negative comments. How did they know theyd made the big time? We were in Alabama, Hnifinn olAnn cool, OK, so weve got it on the radio.

Then we saw this car next to us, our song blasting from its window, and the people inside were jamming to the music. As Raul recalls, there has been an increase in the number of fans. When we first started performing, there would only be a few people out there. Now, there are thousands. Its amazing.

With all this success, surely they must spend less time with their families? Not true, as David pointed out: Our family is always there for us, a lot of the time, in the front at our shows. Theyve always been supportive. Although they do worry about us, Raul inteijects. In fact, Brody says, The four of us are really like brothers. So we always BY DANIELLE VANCE, 15 Nova High, Davie hats the recipe for success in the music industry these days? Well, for guys in the biz, it takes either a dash of Latin flavor, like Ricky Martin, or a pinch of an old favorite, like the all-male harmonies favored by the Backstreet Boys and Sync.

Now you can hear the two styles mix, on the dance-inspiring album. Different Kind Of Love, the first album from Note. The Orlando-based foursome Dru, David, Raul and Brody recently scored some downtime in South Florida, hanging out before a concert at Macys in Aventura and getting the keys to the city of Miami from Mayor Alex 'xijil, Penelas office. As soon as these guys walked into Andrew "Dru" Rogers, David Perez. Raul Molina (shown above singing to the fens at Aventura MaB) and Brody Martinez show off the keys to the city of Miami.

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