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...last year, Wheaton has brought in a promising class of freshmen that has been able to step in and make an impact right away. By combining those rookies with the returning members from last year's darling of the Ivy League, Wheaton believes he has achieved the perfect blend of youth and experience, not to mention a roster that boasts talent all the way down...
...story leading up to the British rock band Elastica's new album, The Menace (Atlantic), plays like an episode of VH1's Behind the Music. In 1995, Elastica's self-titled debut CD topped the British charts with a caustic but catchy blend of late '70s new wave and '90s pop. Front woman Justine Frischmann's romantic relationship with Damon Albarn, the lead singer for the Britpop band Blur, attracted even more attention in the British press. Then Elastica's single Connection became a big hit in the U.S., and the album eventually sold a million copies worldwide...
...Devils, a Manhattan quintet, tears into Dinah--tears it up, rather, and tosses it like confetti over the giddy audience. Music historian Robert Armstrong defines the band's sound as a "unique blend of jazz, pop and hokum," and a few seconds into Dinah, the listener surrenders to the melange. The plucky violinist takes a solo, then a guy going infectiously nuts on tissue paper and comb. Finally it's steel guitarist King Bennie Nawahi's turn. He attacks the melody while caressing his instrument; his solo, like the best improvs, seems both wild and thoughtful. The full band convenes...
...group the Roots; and Hidden Beach, the record label putting out Scott's debut album, is partly owned by retired basketball superstar Michael Jordan. Scott's album lives up to the promise of its resume. Her mostly midtempo songs are smoothly entertaining, and her soothing vocals fluently blend soulful croons, jazzy scats and forays into spoken word. Scott's relaxed singing style and the emotional detail in her lyrics make it seem she's not so much performing her songs as she is sharing personal stories with her listeners. This album has the warm, intimate glow of the best afterparty...
Similarly picture-perfect in the role of Aldonza (Quixote's great lady/ local whore), Juliene James '00 carries off the part with Carmen-like blend of indignation, haughty pride and passionate song. Though at times her hurricane-like disregard for the other characters seems a bit overdone...