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...surprise. The key to the band's appeal, though, is an unexpected lack of bitterness. Bad things happen--oh, well, the band says on Float On, its first radio hit in a decade-long career. Isaac Brock's squawked-out vocals and an appearance by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band turn the downward spiral into something arch, melodic and ever...
...military brass in Baghdad have not yet responded to requests for comment. But a senior European commander in the Coalition forces told TIME he didn't expect a sudden change in course. "Even if there is a change of strategy, it will probably take six months to execute," he said. " This is a very big machine, and it takes time to change...
...their own clothing line (DCMA), of which they presumably know something. So, it is appropriate that their new single, “Keep Your Hands Off My Girl” contains multiple non-sequiturial references to said brand. QED. But seriously, Good Charlotte love to talk about couture brands, brass knuckles (which are, not coincidentally, the logo for their brand), and knives. Whether that knowledge is of a practical variety is open to interpretation: it’s possible that Benji Madden has knifed a hipster or two in his day (the song is not kind to that fey breed...
...behind the music, which the program explained as “a rather universal story of human frailties pitted against larger natural forces.” Setting different orchestra groups in opposition to one another, the work commenced with the “chatter” of woodwinds, slow brass chords, and the plucking of strings, already giving listeners a sense that tensions were building.Sharply contrasting each other, the instruments did not develop any sort of discernible pattern until the piece progressed much further. Even then, a very diverse field of instruments and an intense pace created a chaotic atmosphere...
...years, three generations of Robert Blue's family have operated a luggage store at Hollywood and Vine, along the brass-starred Walk of Fame. Lucille Ball bought her suitcases there. The neighborhood fell into disrepair in recent years, though, with homeless people camping out on trash-strewn streets. Blue's shop was looking shabby too, its window displays outmoded, its linoleum worn. But when the City of Los Angeles moved to condemn his building--not to build a school or a fire station but to make way for a glitzy $500 million private hotel and condo complex--Blue...