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...next to the main stage. Maddeningly, the footage was purposefully grainy black and white, no doubt because it's artsier that way. From what I could make out, Lunar Plexus didn't seem very electronic at all; for some of their songs they used a typical rock setup of drummer, guitarist, bassist and singer. On the others the guitar player switched to keyboard. Though front woman Karen Ellis was charming enough, the overall effect of the band's sound was one of indecision - not enough melody to qualify as popsters, not enough beat to make any audience get down...
Stefani's resentment could be perceived as impudent--she is, after all, a deluxe pop tart herself. But on this album, she seems to come by the attitude honestly. After 2 1/2 years on the road supporting Tragic Kingdom, Stefani, bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young returned to their Southern California homes in 1997 badly frayed. While the guys recuperated, Stefani checked into her parents' house and went through "a weird kind of depression. Maybe not a depression so much as just a cloudy, confusing state for a couple of years...
Michael J. Palmer '03, a Lionel Hall resident and drummer for the band, said the group plans to set up outside to perform the tune, whose chorus goes: "Living in the Quad. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah...
...have a real drummer," he said, adding that the band prefers the artificial drum sound. "We're trying to fit somewhere in between that DJ sound and the rock sound...
...music world. These rocking New Yorkers, on tour since the release of Electric Honey, are in Boston for the Yahoo! Out Loud Tour, a nationwide tour with Smash Mouth coupled with local bands, like Captain Audio, at the Orpheum on Feb 19. Kate Schellenbach, one of the major female drummers of the decade (and former Beastie Boy drummer), took the time to answer a few questions about the band, touring, aging and the gentrification of New York City...