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...cover versions, which "de-evolved" classics like the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" into their bare structural elements. Remembered by most for their early contributions to music video in red flowerpot hats and by a handful for their role in early '80s art rock, the youthful, clever, oh-so-postmodern Ackronites known as Devo, now pushing 40, have decided to release an anthology. Pioneers Who Got Scalped traces the de-evolution of Devo from 1977 to the present, following their glory days as the aforementioned innovative, inspiring, flower-potted musicians to their unfortunate experiments with melody...
Juniors Chris Clever, John Kraay, and Arthur Fergusson will be seeking to outdo their individual performances last weekend at Heps...
...Clever successfully defended his league title in the javelin. Despite the graduation of last year's runner-up to Clever, Princeton's Rob Manning, Clever still faced tough competition from another Tiger, the much-improved sophomore Liam Morton...
...Clever stepped up his performance just enough to pull off the victory. He won the event with a throw of 221' that beat Morton by just half a foot. The throw was the closest Clever had been all season to his school-record throw of 228' from last year's Heps...
...doesn't hurt that Sonique--who should have stuck with her real name, Sonia Clarke--is a charismatic presence with an appealingly brassy voice. She's also a clever songwriter whose tunes draw on American house music and British trip-hop in fresh ways. Would she have broken through without the Net? Probably. But this fast...