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DIED. RICK DANKO, 56, bass player and singer with the Band; in Woodstock, N.Y. The Band, which began as Bob Dylan's backup ensemble, had several hits in the late '60s and early '70s, including Up on Cripple Creek, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
...Besides the regular band members (Jose Sandoval '02 on keyboard, Taylor Terry '03 on bass and Mike Blaugrund '00 on drums), a plethora of guests populated the act. Using two of Harvard's best violinists, Joe Lin '00 and Christina Castelli '00, as well as Kate Bennett '00 on cello, to create the swelling strings in the background on "Anastasia" was a bit overblown, but it certainly was a good gimmick...
...make any top-ten lists this winter--it's good, but it's not quite that deep--but I'll be damned if it doesn't have the wittiest opening credit sequence of the year. It's a not-so-subtle allusion to 1950's credits wiz Saul Bass, and the mere echo works wonders to situate the film within a specific time period, genre and tone. You can practically smell the Lucky Strikes. Even if you don't recognize the reference you'll appreciate the handiwork, and John Seale's meticulous cinematography consistently honors the old masters of that...
...showcased their new-found rock-out tendency, leaving you reeling with the overwhelming strength of their steroid-pop. But after a while it started to grate on the eardrums and sounding the same, like the never-ending conclusion to a bad U2 song riddled with screeching feedback and twisted bass-lines stretched out to the point of anguish. Who said there was no such thing as too much of a good thing...
...Shawn Feeney: I started doing electronic music in junior high. I learnt piano and bass guitar in high school and was in a death metal band, a progressive punkcore band, a jazz group and Jon's ska band. Oh yeah, I played in Omnipresence, a live hip-hop group last year. All sorts of genres...