Word: core
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...late '80s. The surprise choice of Trevor Horn (the ex-Buggle who also produced Frankie Goes to Hollywood and t.A.T.u.) as producer on the last album, the brilliant Dear Catastrophe Waitress, was a play to reach beyond the sensitive librarian stereotype, even at the risk of alienating hard-core fans, some of whom are, actually, sensitive librarians. Hoffer challenged Murdoch to tighten his songs, and many of the tracks were played live in the studio. But beyond the influence of any producer, the band has simply become more accomplished with time. "We could never have made this album three years...
...pain, confusion and resentment in the quagmire of illegal immigration. There are many wonderful, hardworking people who are doing needed jobs in the U.S. and helping their families back home. It is unfortunate that there are also many migrants who are here to take advantage of American generosity. The core problem is that the U.S. has such an incoherent plan for immigrants that people on both sides of the border feel threatened...
...draft plans to sell digital music and combat piracy, but was forced to shelve them just to focus on its core operations. "The company was in such a bad spot in terms of both earnings and capital structure, frankly, we didn't have time to think of anything else," says Rose. Levy's team discovered that the Virgin label wasn't integrated into the business, so essentially two separate music companies were operating within EMI. Record sales were clearly not recovering, either. Indeed, after her Glitter album tanked, EMI had to pay Mariah Carey $28 million to extricate itself from...
...couple of good gigs at Harvard, but that’s not how bands make it. You make it by building a base of permanent fans—not just transient college kids—and you tour.”This seems to be the problem at the core of Blanks.’s endeavor--even as they outgrow Harvard’s resources, they need student support to expand beyond the Signet/Quincy Cage scene. They’re banking on a strong showing of Harvard students at a critical gig next week to propel them...
...Mellow Kid, who may or may not be a senior humanities concentrator, promises not to let this semester’s cartoons deteriorate into surly commentary on thesis trauma and/or kvetching about Core requirements. Watch the Kid tackle today’s pressing issues, or at least point and snicker at them, on Mondays...