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...Comprising Junky Cao, 31, Youki, 28, and Jiadie, 20, Shanghai's Torturing Nurse make noise. Pure, harsh, uncompromising noise. And front man Cao couldn't be any prouder of the fact. "I hate melody and rhythm, and I hate rock bands. Not just in China, but all over the world," he says. "They're always repeating themselves and have no flavor at all. Noise is free; noise bands have freedom...
...number of times Cao uses the word noise with reference to the trio is impressive - they play "harsh noise" and host monthly noise gigs for "noiseheads." His list of influences reads like a Who's Who of noise acts - Osaka performance-art group Hijokaidan and its spin-off Incapacitants, Tokyo ambient-rock act the Gerogerigegege, U.S. conceptual-art group the Haters, Canadian noise combo the Rita and several others. "I turned to making this sort of music because rock is boring," says Cao with wholly unnecessary emphasis...
...live appearances, Torturing Nurse is aural mayhem - instruments are trashed, vocals are screamed, microphones and mixing boards are dismembered and feedback allowed to build to almost unbearable levels, while Cao and the others don masks, flail around and occasionally assault each other. "I just want our live shows to be weird and something extremely different," Cao says. They certainly are that. Even among the avant-garde, Torturing Nurse retain the power to shock...
...However, in an Ivy League semifinal with Brown, the Crimson co-captain lost in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. Across the brackets, sophomore Samantha Rosekrans bounced back from an early loss to win the consolation round of her bracket with back-to-back wins. Freshman Holly Cao won her first match in three sets, although she, too, would later succumb to injury. In the doubles, Harvard enjoyed mixed success. Freshman Caroline Davis and Peterzan lost their first two matches, although the duo rebounded with an 8-3 win against Colombia. Freshman Samantha Gridley and Rosekrans also recorded victories. With...
...matches are taking their toll on everyone,” co-captain Laura Peterzan said. “People have gotten injured and had to pull out [this weekend].” Due to the overwhelming number of setbacks, only three Crimson players—freshmen Samantha Gridley, Holly Cao, and Camille Jania—were given spots in the top flight. In her first match, Gridley was blown away 6-0, 6-1 by Yale’s Janet Kim, the eventual tournament champion. Unable to find her rhythm, Gridley dropped two more matches in the consolation bracket. Cao...