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...Gomes was followed by Travis Stevens, a divinity student, who gave a Latin oration in honor of the cow. When Cox reached the pedestal, he, too, focused on the bovine visitor. “She’s the real celebrity here today.” A band of tubas—dubbed “Udderly Tuba” for the occasion—played The Beatles’ “When I’m 64” and the children’s song “Old McDonald” while leading...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cow at Center of Cox Retirement Festivity | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...Connor’s downfall was his rebellious streak. His teenage activities were disobedient but relatively harmless, involving the purchase of a Harley against his father’s will and running around with his rock band, Myles and the Wild Ones...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Harvard Job | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...Still, not all was innocent; the band did indirectly lead Connor into the circles of Italian mobsters, and he soon became involved in small-scale crime. “It wasn’t until my first successful museum robbery in 1965 that I began to think of myself as an actual criminal,” he writes. From then on, Connor traveled down a slippery slope to more heists and bank robberies...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Harvard Job | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...appropriate one. The satisfyingly intricate sound of this first single is one that pervades the album. Even low-key songs like “I Guess It’s Gonna Rain Today” and “Goodnight” incorporate multiple instruments, including a full brass band for the former. Lerche manages to contain the varied instrumentation, giving the song a sense of complexity without overwhelming the ballad. Lerche presents a variety of style in “Heartbeat Radio,” as well. Songs like “Words & Music...

Author: By Susie Y. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sondre Lerche | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...growing fuller with each verse, culminating in a heavenly guitar solo. “Nothing to Hide” is more ragged but still impeccable. Drawing on the raw, garage-rock sensibility of “Fuckbook” (the March LP of their alter-egos, Condo Fucks), the band refines the genre with more polished harmonies, precise rhythms, and bright, crisp organ.The album’s centerpiece comes, fittingly, at song 6 of 12 tracks. “If It’s True” begins with a bass line immediately echoed by soaring strings. Sonically, it?...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Yo La Tengo | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

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