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George Martin, the Beatles?? producer, once said of George Harrison that he was “always there yet somewhat elusive.” The same could be said of Scott Kannberg.Kannberg was Pavement’s everpresent enigma, writing a couple of songs per album but without a readily discernible style or persona. His songs tended to be impenetrable as well; even his moniker, Spiral Stairs, was adopted in order to give the band an air of mystery. Spiral Stairs was always secondary to Stephen Malkmus, the chief songwriter and public face, but as the 1990s wore...
...When Cox reached the pedestal, he, too, focused on the bovine visitor. “She’s the real celebrity here today.” A band of tubas—dubbed “Udderly Tuba” for the occasion—played The Beatles?? “When I’m 64” and the children’s song “Old McDonald” while leading Cox, the cow, and followers to the Divinity School, where Eck and William Martin, a Rice University religion professor, both gave speeches...
...about a dysfunctional relationship is titled “South China Moon,” an image that, while repeated throughout the song, does nothing to advance its meaning. To be fair, this device is as old as rock and roll. There is more than an echo of The Beatles?? “Isn’t it good / Norwegian Wood” in Bishop Allen’s “I’ll come back to you / South China Moon.” Its use, however, is representative of a larger theme of this...
...addition to writing “Love Story,” Segal is known for his collaboration on the Beatles?? 1968 film “Yellow Submarine...
...95” assure us that the group’s newfound, ramped-up energy doesn’t come at the expense of their gentler, more melodic side. In fact, the opening guitar strumming of “I-95” positively channels the Beatles?? “Across the Universe,” while the quiet and sweet “Michael and Heather at the Baggage Claim” is a perfect little theme for lovebirds on the go. All in all, “Traffic and Weather” is more than...