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...have come to use their music as a means for disseminating their political ideals, replacing Rage Against the Machine as metal’s prominent political activists. Some areas of concern for the four-piece band, consisting of singer Serj Tankian, guitarist Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian and drummer John Dolomayan, include an aversion for American cultural and political hegemony, a desire for global recognition of and reparations for the Armenian genocide by Turkey, and a suspicion for virtually all aspects of the American political system. Their track “Prison Song” makes the claim that...
...distorted basslines, the occasional cheeky sample (Eminem elicited a small cheer), and divine, slamming beats. Not stopping at mere sound, however, the show boasted a rotating cast of exotically clad vocalists and dancers whose exhortations to the crowd were at once embracing and confrontational, as well as a live drummer who had little discernable purpose other than to add to the tribal vibes. The entire spectacle effectively transformed the upscale, preppy club into a carnival of lights, flesh and crowd-unifying drums...
Though they no longer classify thier music as “tri-vocal funkcoustic instrument-swap groove,” Dispatch still cling to the three-frontman style that gained them that label. Braddigan is more than just a drummer, lending his voice and guitar playing skills to many of the tracks. Similarly, Chetro and Repete also “instrument-sawp” during any given show, ensuring that each song will have a sound and feel slightly different from the one before it. “When you try to categorize [our music], it doesn?...
...never seen a house like this for a rock concert,” Dispatch drummer Brad Corrigan shouted over the roaring crowd. “But we figured we could turn the volume up a little at Harvard...
...roll superstardom. In spite of their new-money pedigrees (lead singer Julian Casablancas’ father is the founder of the Elite model empire; guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.’s father wrote “It Never Rains in Southern California;” Casablancas, drummer Fabrizio Moretti and guitarist Nick Valensi all attended Dwight prep school in New York City) and publicists’ assertions that they are überhip (“they dress as if the 1970s and the 80s fell into the same laundry hamper”), the five young band members proceed...