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...brief, frenetic bongo riff leads to the vocal theme-each of title's four words held for a full bar-accompanied by the bass drum working out (at a much slower tempo) the immortal boom, ba-doom intro to Fats Domino's 1957 "I'm Walkin'." (The guys are singing heavenly choir, but the drums say Big Easy.) Then we're back in marching mode, with a piano and, for a few bars, a mocking trumpet. This time, all four Seasons participate in the narrative; the backing vocals don't just underline the story, they sometimes undermine it. Frankie sings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Falsetto Meets "The Sopranos" | 11/25/2005 | See Source »

...recent pastoral glitch. But instead of the timid knob-twiddling and reclusive laptopping characteristic of the genre, Caribou played like a real live band. In fact, there were no computers in sight: the album’s dense programming was accurately reproduced with only keyboards, a guitar, and two drum sets. While in general a second drummer on stage means either a gimmick or an inability to keep rhythm, these performers actually put them to good use, creating some very heady interplay with the frequently dive-bombing synthesizers. The group seemed intent on nothing less than a total sensory experience...

Author: By Eric L. Fritz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Musical Animals Overtake the Roxy | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...goes horribly awry, but that’s only because it reminded me of a similar experience my roommate had last year. I soon got over my nostalgia, realizing that nothing could salvage such annoying self-obsession: not hot lesbian make-out sessions, not Fab Moretti banging on a drum, not even text message bathroom fellatio invitations. Sad, perhaps, but, in their own words, “that’s the way it is.”—Henry M. CowlesJesus of SuburbiaGreen Day Green Day seem to want nothing more than to be taken seriously these...

Author: By Elisabeth J. Bloomberg, Henry M. Cowles, and Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Pop Screen | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...Bean.” Having danced around precariously to “I Turn My Camera On” in the confines of my car this summer, I was used to enjoying Spoon’s energy in a relatively small space, letting the driving drum and bass fill in and envelop me. The Avalon’s cavernous ceilings and multiple levels allowed some of this intimate power to escape up to the rafters, rendering some songs, especially anxiously sparse songs like “The Infinite Pet,” a little less soulful than they seem from...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spoon Digs Into Crowd at Avalon | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...Drum roll please…after much anticipation it’s finally here—“The Big Lebowski” Collectors Edition DVD. If you haven’t been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this new DVD with a sharper picture and new Jeff Bridges photography, stop where you are. This story—of a former hippie’s (Jeff Bridges) hectic trip to discover the culprit who stole his rug and kidnapped the trophy wife of a millionaire with the same name—is a must see and must see again...

Author: By Austin M. Litoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Screen Shots | 11/3/2005 | See Source »

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