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DeCaro says the winning formula to the band’s selection of set lists is quite simple...
...gags worked. Rlickman’s formula was roughly “a buck a balloon” plus more money for other tricks. On an ordinary day, he earned $200 to $400, not as much as jugglers, but a good haul for a street performer...
...offer a student receives is determined by two factors: the school's financial-aid formula and how badly the school wants the student. So how do you sort out hard-to-compare offers? Is it possible to persuade a school to offer more? Where do you come up with the dough if you fall short...
Musically, Elephant adheres to the band's simple formula. Meg plays drums, Jack sings over his alternately wailing and intimate guitar. There are a few bass chords and an organ thrown in, but it's minimalist rock with maximum thrust. Just skip the liner notes. --By Josh Tyrangiel
...singer/guitarist Greig Nori produced SUM 41’s latest work. The band’s mix of conventional pouty-lipped lyrics, overblown guitars and radio-friendly riffs might make for a hit single, but simply can’t sustain an 11-track album. The Detox formula wears thin far too quickly. Remnants of the original Treble Charger can be heard in the layered and harmonized vocals (they boast two singers), but the predictable three-minute progression of songs such as “Over My Head” negates this creativity. For all the noise, Detox lacks...