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...Pies—“Petsi” was a childhood nickname—who brought her “grandmother’s crust-constructing knowledge and a fabulous sense of whimsy” to the business, according to www.petsipies.com. Hotspotter extraordinaire and Crimson editor Richard S. Beck asserted two weeks ago that “1369 Coffeehouse stands as the closest purveyor of great coffee,” but I challenge that notion. Not only does Petsi Pies make a great latte, it is closer than 1369 and serves up one heck of a slice...
...Smack That,” has publicly credited him-self with getting Slim Shady excited about music again. “Konvicted” suggests that Eminem should stay away while he still can—this hip-hop stuff is exhausting. —Reviewer Richard S. Beck can be reached at rbeck@fas.harvard.edu...
...also been doing more stand-up comedy,” he says, tossing off another possibility. “I don’t know, man. It could be very interesting to see.”—Staff writer Richard S. Beck can be reached at rbeck@fas.harvard.edu...
...Reviewer Richard S. Beck can be reached at rbeck@fas.harvard.edu
Sales of Pavement's fuzzed-out masterpiece don't stack up to the rounding errors on Nevermind, but its influence on Beck, Blur, Radiohead and countless other musicians of the '90s is incalculable. Lead singer and former Whitney Museum of Art security guard Stephen Malkmus expressed alienation with the same lo-fi guitar grit of Kurt Cobain, but his lyrics and vocals were models of cryptic passion. Somehow his word salads communicated both the ennui of a suburban smart-ass and an awareness that ennui isn't tragic...