Word: frontman
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...They’re putting on the roller skates, now they’re about to step on the rink,” says Chad Hugo, one half of producing duo The Neptunes. Hugo’s co-producer and N.E.R.D frontman Pharrell Williams was responsible for signing Chester French to Star Trak Entertainment, an imprint of Interscope Records, over a year...
Nationalist Party frontman and Harvard Law School (HLS) graduate Ma Ying-jeou is set to assume Taiwan’s top executive office in the wake of his victory in the country’s recent presidential elections. Ma, a 1981 HLS alumnus and the former mayor of Taipei City, won Taiwan’s March 22 election by a 17 percent margin. His party, considered more favorable to a rapprochement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) than the rival Democratic Progressive Party, will face challenges in reestablishing relations with the Mainland. HLS professor and Director...
...binary goliath—2003’s “Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus”—and their latest installment—“Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”—have been a period of transition for Aussie frontman Nick Cave. In the interim, Cave composed two soundtracks alongside perpetual collaborator and Bad Seed Warren Ellis, and his side project, Grinderman, recorded their eponymous debut in 2007. An album of visceral, uncouth guitar-thunder, “Grinderman” eschewed the theatrical balladry of typical Seeds fare, garnering critical praise...
...isn’t particularly special coming from a band which has produced fantastic material in the past. One of the three or so songs which manages to stand out is the opening number, “See These Bones.” A ringing guitar part and frontman Matthew Caws’ bright, clear voice start the album off on a melancholy tone that’s backed up by heavy bass and a perfect broken-down drum pattern. The double-time chorus isn’t as magnetic as these groovy verses, but the song does seamlessly switch...
Viewer beware: You may grow disoriented trying to keep track of whether Hot Chip frontman Alexis Taylor is Batman’s old rival the Joker or an innocent guy singing about romantic aspirations on the dance floor. However, this visual confusion just adds to the hypnotic quality of “Ready for the Floor,” another colorful video from the British dance outfit. The first few seconds of the video position Hot Chip’s world inside a much more somber one, with rain pouring down on an uninviting gray factory. But the lights switch...