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From the very beginning, the Colombian band Aterciopelados (meaning "velvety ones") was everything most Latin music was not: politically minded, overwhelmingly feminist and comically ironic. The band, made up of front woman Andrea Echeverri and bassist/producer Hector Buitrago, mixes punk, surf guitar and ska with folky Colombian styles such as vallenato, a bouncy, accordion-heavy genre. And unlike her Latin pop cohorts, Echeverri eschewed make-up and belly-baring tank tops in favor of piercings and tattoos. When the band hit the Bogota rock scene in 1991, the establishment barely knew what to make of them...
Although he led Talking Heads for 15 years, vocalist David Byrne never confined his artistic interests to the band's postpunk milieu. Well before the official breakup of the highly influential group in 1991, Byrne[an error occurred while processing this directive] dabbled in writing scores for theater, film and ballet, and directed a documentary about Brazil's candomblé religion. Since then, his work has embraced public art, sound installations, sculpture, drawing and - somewhat implausibly for the man who co-wrote the underground anthem Psycho Killer - embroidery. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that Byrne is also...
Diddy (alternately known as Sean Combs, Puff Daddy, Puffy, and P. Diddy) is very famous and very important. He’s created Danity Kane on MTV’s reality series “Making the Band,” promoted his record label, initiated the “Vote or Die” campaign, expanded his clothing empire, and touted Proactive acne treatment’s ability to “moisturize [his] situation and preserve [his] sexy.” And occasionally, reportedly, he records music...
...band breaks out of this mold for a few ballads and genre experiments. The less said about “The End,” which strikes an acoustic, almost alt-country posture in its first minute, the better. “Mama” flirts with cabaret punk, with a level of success that depends completely on how much you like 1) that sub-genre and 2) Liza Minelli, who guest stars. “I Don’t Love You” is a guitar-driven lament that reaches almost Nickelbackian proportions of blandness...
...Hold Steady “Chips Ahoy!” Dir. Moh Azima Meet Craig Finn. Craig plays rock and roll. Craig has a band. The band is called The Hold Steady. The Hold Steady tries to sound like Bruce Springsteen. Craig does not look like Bruce Springsteen. Craig looks like Randy Newman. Meet Franz Nicolay. Franz is also in The Hold Steady. Franz has a waxed handlebar mustache. Franz’s name is Franz. You were introduced a paragraph ago, and you’re already willing to dismiss Finn and company as losers; as middle-aged...