Word: bande
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...show proceeds, parallels between the concert and the political campaign crop up left and right. For starters, the show lacks a certain electricity, and it's hard to know whether the apathetic crowd or the band itself is to blame. The Pumpkins stick to a set-list full of their radio-friendly hits--the musical equivalent of sound bites. And as if they are trying to pound a message into their fans, they play exactly the same songs as they did at a New England stop earlier in the tour...
When Corgan has second thoughts about his promise to let members of the audience up on stage, he responds to the boos as Bob Dole himself might: "Dancing on the stage isn't a right, it's a privilege." Soon enough the show is over, and the band trudges off toward the next stop in the campaign, readying themselves for the next Pumpkins' rally...
...flight to Buenos Aires. World Christmas (Metro Blue) features artists from a number of time zones, including Cape Verdean vocalist Cesaria Evora. There's also a Celtic Christmas II (Windham Hill); A Brasilian Christmas (Astor Place); and Festival of Light (Six Degrees), a CD for Hanukkah with the Dutch band Flairck. Even the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos have a seasonal CD: Christmas Chants (Jade). Still, some of the best holiday music is all-American--Jazz for Joy (Verve), with Abbey Lincoln and others; Blessed Quietness (Atlantic), with pianist Cyrus Chestnut; and Just Say Noel (Geffen), with alternative...
They are exclusive organizations that the University does not recognize. Mainly, they are located on the top and bottom floor of Cabot Library and are made up of anal pre-meds who band together to study for their organic chemistry finals. There are also final clubs for microbiology, physics and government, though the government ones tend to involve a lot more noise and people dangling you from your legs while you are trying to sip tequila from a glass on the floor...
...beginning of the meeting, Hyman announced his decision to the council regarding the $1000 agent fee the council racked up in a botched search for band to play at HYPE. This had previously been a source of controversy on the council...