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...nice to hear a band bringing heartbreak and the blues to a new generation. Another stand-out track is “Who Needs the Sunshine,” where Swaby belts his soulful voice to its full effect above two alternated piano intervals, intermittent guitar chords, and jazzy drum beats. He sings the ostensibly warm and fuzzy lyrics, “Who needs the sunshine when you’re here?” then darkens the mood by talking about “whatever fetish I decide to cast you in.” The Heavy sound most...

Author: By Meredith S. Steuer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Heavy | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...been holding these guys for so long, how can we explain letting them get off?. We've got to have convictions." Davis is also quite likely to accuse Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann, senior legal advisor to the tribunal, of demanding "sexy" cases with "blood on them" to drum up public support for convictions. "There is no question they wanted me to stage show trials that have nothing to do with the centuries-old tradition of military justice in America," Col. Davis told TIME. All three Pentagon officials have disputed Davis's version of events. So far, none have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gitmo's Courtroom Wrangling Begins | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...William Haynes, pushed for convictions, asking, "If we've been holding these guys for so long, how can we explain letting them get off?" And he will accuse Air Force Brigadier General Thomas Hartmann, senior legal adviser to the tribunal, of demanding "sexy" cases with "blood on them" to drum up public support for convictions. "There is no question they wanted me to stage show trials that have nothing to do with the centuries-old tradition of military justice in America," Davis tells TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dashboard | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...deeper source. “My Bloody Underground” isn’t just exploring the styles of seminal rock bands; it appears to be hunting the roots of all humankind. As is typical of BJM, a wide range of musical tricks—from sitars to African drums to classical piano—gets featured on various tracks. BJM also culls their lyrics from a diverse linguistic spectrum, even composing and naming a song in an Icelandic tongue (“Ljósmyndir”). Just as Newcombe promises his soul will bring “many?...

Author: By Meredith S. Steuer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Brian Jonestown Massacre | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...result, the middle part of the film is the most nuanced and engrossing portion. Though Zainab—a jewelry-maker from Senegal—seems initially cautious and afraid of Vale, Syrian drummer Tarek befriends him quickly and teaches him to play the djembe, an African hand drum. Tarek and his drums fill the void in Vale’s life in a way that his painful piano lessons never could. We discover later that Vale only took up the piano in hopes of connecting to his dead wife, a classical pianist.The scenes of Vale playing the drums...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Visitor | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

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