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...until then evaporated. The crowd laughed - and applauded long and hard. "From that point on," Maazel would later say, "you could just feel the warmth in the room." For the Korean audience, however, the most powerful piece was the one the orchestra played last: Arirang, a traditional Korean folk anthem loved in both North and South...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korea Thaws, If Just for a Night | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

...Street Law” and “For My Soldiers,” the best cut on the album is “My Box Chevy.” A rare triumph of synth over sample, “My Box Chevy” is a low-key anthem to a Caprice bought “from an old white couple.” It transcends the low-budget production and the superficially played-out lyrics to become the rare automotive anthem bereft of corniness (“Throw Some D’s”) or song-saving...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pastor Troy | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

...Park on the popularity scale. This is truly unfortunate, because “Do You Like Rock Music?” is an invigorating listening experience which attests that British Sea Power deserves a broader audience. Album opener “All in It,” a somber anthem propelled by resonant marching drums and dreamlike chanting, leads into what could be British Sea Power’s most instantly likable song since 2003’s “Remember Me.” Second track “Lights Out For Darker Skies?...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: British Sea Power | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...Just finished the National Anthem. The BU band is being conducted by a bald man who looks very much like "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LIVE BLOG: Harvard vs. Boston University Women's Hockey Beanpot Final | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...their guitar tones in novel ways, the three minutes of steady pseudo-country on “Whose Authority” portend the monotony to come. The third track happens to be the high point of the album. “Beautiful Beat” is a sunny-day anthem layered with an acoustic center and a solid drum cadence which focuses on dramatic toms in the verses. The emphasis is once again on Caws’ milky tenor, and with lyrics like “Beautiful beat, lift me up from distress” the song sounds like meditation...

Author: By Benjamin C. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nada Surf | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

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