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...choirboy James Davis. As the group's guiding force for nearly 80 years, Davis enforced a strict behavior code (he once fined himself $20 for playing a racy Muddy Waters tune on a jukebox instead of a religious song) and oversaw such musical innovations as the use of electric guitar. Although the Birds' fresh harmonies and passionate gesticulating drew secular fans, Davis declined an offer to tour with Paul Simon after singing backup on Simon's 1973 hit Love Me like a Rock. Why rebuff the megamoney? The group had previous commitments to play at churches...
...Places You Call Home, guitar and piano Cambridge Queen’s Head...
...Somebody / Somebody’s gonna hurt somebody” on “Berlin.” Listening to “Baby 81” becomes a search for something different, and the band does oblige with some interesting moments as the album moves on. The acoustic guitar introduction to “Weapon of Choice,” the first single, is energetic. The song proceeds to bend back into typical BRMC, but it does make effective use of stereo sound, sending noise at the listener from different channels. “Window” introduces...
...Beyond,” capturing much of their old sound and skillfully exploring some new territory. From the very first song, “Almost Ready,” Dinosaur Jr. drags the listener back to its former, late-’80s glory. Blazing guitar riffs, heavy distortion and feedback, and a thumping drum accompaniment immediately recall the raucous sound that the band made their own oh-so-long ago. “Pick Me Up,” the album’s third track, is perhaps the strongest on the album. It’s totally true...
...Kappa, and a recipient of the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship, which provides students with funding to travel abroad after graduation. Ogunnaike grew up in a musical family: his mother studied traditional Yoruba music from West Africa in college and for her master’s degree; his father plays the guitar and sings; and a close family friend, whom he calls an uncle, drums.Ogunnaike says it was natural for him to start making music of his own.“I used to sit around and watch my uncle all the time, so I’ve always been banging...