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...been DiFranco’s main artistic focus. In this respect she is more travelling preacher than singer-songwriter, gaining converts with each live performance. A woman whose politics place her at odds with big business, DiFranco has always aimed at resisting the categorization typical of Top 40 hype. Intensely critical of the media, her popularity as a musical artist has not grown through the wheelings and dealings of press agents and A-list management. Rather it is the home-grown, personal success of her live performances and the tremendous amount of word-of-mouth publicity she receives that guarantees...
...another, they make the stewardess come back to them when ordering drinks because they just have to finish their conversation. Glamourpuss gives the Couple a wayward glance and then continues the article about young love gone wrong. With a sardonic smile she knows that this one exudes too much hype to be the real deal...
Grandwizzard Theodore entered the stage wearing an American flag bandana on his head, to the backdrop of the theme song from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The hype was well deserved: this is the man who, twenty years ago, invented the “scratch.” Grandwizzard Theodore delivered a classic, well-rounded set, working the crowd and getting the fans to sing him “Happy Birthday.” He also treated them to a brief hip hop history lesson emphasizing the importance of the DJ as the first element of hip hop, in conjunction with...
...senior pitcher Justin Nyweide said. “We were Coach Walsh’s first real recruiting class. There were a lot of big names, and we were from all over—Miami, San Diego—so that might have added to [the hype...
...game itself, while it really couldn’t live up to the hype and hyperbole of the opening ceremony, was nonetheless very entertaining as far as baseball games go. Boston fell into an early 7-1 hole as Pedro was quite rusty in his first start of the season. However, four Red Sox home runs later and with poor pitching ushering in a plethora of offense, the score had jumped to 11-11 by the 5th inning...