Word: funke
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...Undergraduate Council wanted the funk for Springfest, but swing is what they'll get, Campus Life Committee Chair Stephen N. Smith '02 told the council at last night's meeting...
Clinton changed managers last weekend, Smith said. His new manager raised the funk artist's rate for college shows to $75,000 and cancelled all his previously scheduled dates...
...Humming, a group of two Harvard students teamed with childhood friends from Vermont, and FinkFankFunk, a 10-piece funk cover band, shared the first-place prize...
...Easy or not, in light of the creative energy that Hutchence invested in his original performing days, a comparison is certainly warranted. Pegged as an electronic based pop band in early days, the INXS sound spanned the spectrum from edgy subdued funk with distinct R&B roots to folky hard rock evocative of the Rolling Stones; it even dabbled in carefully orchestrated power pop. It is not clear that the band's eclecticism was largely due to their departed bandleader's impetus. On this solo effort, Hutchence is a veritable vocal chameleon, at times crooning dead on impressions...
...scarcely two tracks that sound similar, which is hardly a drawback. Heavily distorted guitars are on assault on the opening track "Let Me Show You," but are immediately contrasted with ethereal and richly textured multi-layered sonics on the ballad "Possibilities." Radio ready hits jostle for space with heavily funk-influenced grooves, as do rolling rhythm and blues beats, all of which are pulled off with considerable ease considering the great diversity of styles. It's difficult to ascribe credit in this case because we don't know where Hutchence ends and his posthumous producing team begins. Regardless, the work...