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...That summer, we decided to venture forth solo. Each of us found someplace new and entirely our own. Anabel left for Interlochen Arts Camp, to play clarinet in the band. I left for Longacre Farm, a place my family fondly refers to as “farm camp...
...question on the minds of every new-blues neophyte grooving to the likes of “Fell in Love with a Girl” or “Ball and Biscuit” went something like this: what would this guy sound like in front of a full band? The curiosity seems to have even proven too much for White, and in 2005 he formed the Raconteurs alongside Detroit singer-songwriter Brendan Benson and the rhythm section from Cincinnati garage trio the Greenhornes. “Broken Boy Soldiers,” their 2006 debut, was pretty much what...
...firearms he owned - a handmade Brooks flintlock rifle - and proclaiming that the Democratic Presidential candidate could remove that gun only by prying it "from my cold, dead hands." It was as if Al Gore was Messala, or the Ape King, or the Omega man's marauders, or a band of Comanches who needed a comeuppance of defiant rhetoric plus massive weaponry. The declaration assured that popular history would now remember Heston not just as a movie axiom but as the Holy Gun Fighter...
...night to remember, largely due to its positive new leadership. Though it has historically suffered from the reputation that its events are not always successful, the CEB this year has already improved upon the woes of previous Yardfests. Unlike last year, when the spring concert spotlighted a washed up band reminiscent of our middle school years, Yardfest 2008 invites students to spend the night—not afternoon—swaying to both Gavin DeGraw’s sensitive crooning and Wu-Tang Clan’s lyrical hip hop. The sheer caliber of artists, relative to last year?...
...Book” recall his production of Gorillaz’ “Demon Days.” Additionally, the psychedelic “Surprise,” with its “ba-ba” harmonic chorus, brings to mind an unusual influence: Athens, Ga. indie-pop band The Olivia Tremor Control, who have been previously cited by Danger Mouse as a significant influence. Some of the album’s less hectic tracks showcase the neo-soul that the duo is best known for. “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul?...