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...Sermon on the Mount. For the month of June, in addition to playing what he refers to as the “there guitar” (similar to how e-mail users call paper correspondence “snail mail”) in his own New York-based band, Crane will visit 15 U.S. cities as emcee of the first official “Aireoke” tour.ON THE ROAD AGAINIronically, the day-to-day life as a touring air guitarist is not entirely unlike that of a true rock star. You know, the experience is pretty similar...
...artist in residence this week, continuing the Office of the Arts’ (OFA) year-long project, The Afro-Cuban Connection. “It’s been a tremendous honor. I had been treated with the highest degree of consideration, working with the students and [Director of Bands] Tom Everett, who is absolutely wonderful, and everyone who is involved in the preparation for the concert—and I appreciate that in my heart,” Palmieri said. Palmieri’s residency included “A Conversation with Eddie Palmieri” on April...
...still shows up, in a big way. The first two singles, “Survivalism” and “Capital G”—arguably the two songs most like the Nine Inch Nails of old—still break some new ground for the band, bringing in some snazzy stylistic elements (and, on the former track, hip-hop artist Saul Williams) for backup. ”Year Zero” isn’t a mellow listen by any standard, but it doesn’t have the same type of edge as other...
...Shins have a curious music video history. Early favorite “New Slang” featured a series of shots of the band standing around lakes and amusement parks. But then The Shins moved on to a number of serious, high-concept tropes, including Communist penguins (“So Says I”), sad origami cows (“Pink Bullets”), and most recently, a grade-school play in which children perform gory historical scenes (“Phantom Limb”). The Shins must have figured they couldn’t make things any more...
Arctic Monkeys' second album--their debut was merely the best rock record of 2006--kicks off with a 30-sec. run of thundering drums and earth-quaking bass. Despite the fact that all four members are in their early 20s, this is not a band that lacks confidence, and the chief difference between their first two records is that this one is even louder and faster. D Is for Dangerous and Fluorescent Adolescent swagger by on ferocious guitar swells, but they also swing, with unpredictable pace shifts perfect for dancing and allowing singer Alex Turner to show...