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Without a doubt, the biggest criticism that Room on Fire will suffer from the uninformed rock press is that it sounds a lot like Is This It, the band’s trailblazing debut. Rolling Stone has already published a four star review of the album, in which editor David Fricke simplistically claims that the record was made with an “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mentality. That interpretation must be dispelled immediately, because the Strokes have changed profoundly, even though the shift has been subtle. They didn?...
...songs been modified through the use of synthy guitar lines and down tempo beats, but more importantly, the entire attitude of the album has shifted away from the shy “can’t you see I’m trying” desperation of the debut to a new, unspeakably enviable position of power, greed, and control that Julian can now genuinely exude without feeling presumptuous. “Please don’t slow me down if I’m moving too fast,” he sings on “Reptilia...
...cappella group the Harvard LowKeys make their Sanders debut in “Constructing the Jamurai” alongside fellow crooners the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones. 8 p.m. Tickets $10; $7 students. Sanders Theatre...
...Tony Award-winning Broadway musical makes its Harvard debut. Set against the colorful backdrop of World War II-era Hawaii, South Pacific confronts themes of love, fear and prejudice. Through Nov. 21. 8 p.m. Tickets $10; $5 students and seniors. Agassiz Theatre...
Fulfilling the boundless promise exhibited in her debut effort, The Virgin Suicides, director Sofia Coppola crafts a sublime love letter to both Tokyo and transitory friendship with her newest film, Lost in Translation. Hollywood star Bob Harris (Bill Murray) has been shipped off to Japan to hawk Suntory whiskey to the natives. There he encounters Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), the beautiful wife of a photographer who spends much of her day staring out her window in hopes of somehow finding herself within the city’s skyline. The pair are soon discovering Tokyo culture and a profundity in their friendship...