Word: chord
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...public views them as ineffectual and anonymous, and turnout at the upcoming elections is expected to be a record low. By standing up for beautiful baby seals - and backing a cause championed by the likes of Paul McCartney and Pamela Anderson - MEPs perhaps thought they could strike a chord with jaded voters...
...interaction between his background in teen pop and the backgrounds of his new bandmates.There is no doubt, then, that Tinted Windows makes for an intriguing prospect. But the actual product has little in common with the past achievements of the bandmembers. Tinted Windows is 36 minutes of three-chord power-pop, and one is hard-pressed to find any connection to the textural diversity of “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 masterwork, or to the sheer energy of Cheap Trick’s “Heaven Tonight...
...Fest opened with the three-chord garage rock of Thick Shakes, which quickly gave way to the long, intricate, feedback-heavy compositions of Life Partners. Exusamwa combined manic punk with a performance art aesthetic—Sawyer spent the entire set in a wheelchair, her face bandaged and her voice howling, while her bandmates all wore red-stained OR scrubs—and Quits played experimental noise music. Daniel Striped Tiger played a cleaner, jazz-infused brand of post-hardcore, while L’Antietam’s heavier, more distorted songs featured complex tempo changes and polyrhythms. The audience...
...adoption of a set of 2007 World Health Organization recommendations advocating things like increased transparency and cooperation among nations in matters of public health. “A healthy society is truly a more secure society,” Zucker said. Zucker’s direct style struck a chord with some in the audience. “I think it was important for him to remind us that despite all the technology and the medical feats we’ve accomplished in the past 50 to 100 years, there are still always going to be mutations and something...
...Obama’s winning margin was composed of youthful “Millennial” voters, whose proficiency with Web-based social-networking sites allowed candidates to mobilize followers while also allowing followers to mobilize each other. The emphasis on the importance of on-line outreach struck a chord with Jeffery F. Solnet ’12, student chair of the Special Events Committee at the IOP. “I think the reason we had this event was because the topic of technology is so exciting amongst the number of students here who were involved in the Obama...