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...case with an encyclopedia entry, which is made up of facts, there's a lot of opinion in a recipe. The history of wikied novels isn't pretty (Penguin Books never published the gobbledygook that was "A Million Penguins"), and no one has dared wiki a jazz song. So will wiki work in the kitchen? (See the 25 best blogs...
...months before the dictatorship collapsed, she had captivated audiences on five continents. And while she pined for the sights and smells of her childhood--even those that evoked memories of the death, pain and poverty she witnessed--her time in exile exposed her to entirely new styles of music. Jazz, pop and rock 'n' roll complemented her roots in Andean and tango rhythms and boosted a six-decade career in which she performed with singers as diverse as Luciano Pavarotti, Ray Charles, Shakira and Joan Baez, who was once so moved by Sosa's music that she fell...
...with constant subtle variations on otherwise repetitive riffs. This is most evident in Chippendale’s frenetic drumming, which offloads much of its traditional duty as repetitive time-keeper to Gibson’s chunky, rhythmic bass. Chippendale is thus free to play as a soloist in a jazz combo, exploring every possible subdivision and inversion of the dominant rhythmic motif. The drums in “Nation of Boar” heighten tension as they increase in complexity, reaching a frantic virtuosic peak before lunging back into a pounding 4/4 rhythm...
...night we just put on jazz because head banging rock and roll isn’t the best stuff to fall asleep too,” says Pinker. During the day, he admits to being a fan of U2, the Rolling Stones, and Springstein...
...work with student classical groups, larger string ensembles, as well as a cappella and more contemporary jazz groups, rock bands, and acoustic singer/songwriters—basically any sort of audio recording project,” says R. Derek Wetzel ’10, co-president of QSS, singer for on-campus band Stealth Foxx, and also a Crimson Arts writer...