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...powerless people, who needless to say were not offered any alternative places to live. Illegal building by the rich and powerful is flourishing - even skyscrapers! A similar pattern is evident in our streets and sidewalks: rebuilt mostly in the business district, while the rest are full of holes, lack drains and are not much more than muddy paths. I fully agree with Rama when he says that his generation was "not prepared for being politicians in a democratic society" - something he has largely proved over the last five years. Arben Muça Tirana, Albania...
...Report deeply,” he said. “Be the surrogate eyes and ears for those who lack access to power, remember the little guy [and] let the voiceless be heard...
...playing Ray Porter, wealthy divorcee and admirer of Mirabelle’s, is strangely robotic, and the accentuated age gap between him and Danes just makes the whole affair less palatable. Watching their physical relationship progress, I grew overly concerned for the health of his heart. Happily, his complete lack of chemistry with Danes assured that not enough passion could be generated for this to be an issue. The only question left to answer is why Danes’ character bothered with him at all—surely the money couldn’t be good enough to make...
...guitar sounds, rhythms, and dynamic contrasts. The album’s stand-out track “Still Life in Dexedrine,” serves up a chilly nu-metal acoustic-rock vibe, and a pleasant circular vocal melody. But most of the album’s songs lack the focused, melodic hooks that have made their influences so successful. The album starts with a limp minute-long guitar intro, hardly the punch in the face that any over-worked A&R talent scout would find appealing. A number of consecutive songs are in the exact same key and tempo...
...maintained the energy from the opening or closing numbers. Technical issues were part of the problem, but the band’s own structure doesn’t help. Although of the band’s two lead singers, Krug has the more musically interesting voice, his songs lack visual presence. He merely stood and played the keyboard off on the side of the stage, making it hard for his performance to generate any intense energy. Partly because rock keyboardists are hands down the most boring live musicians ever. Concertgoers coming to a Wolf Parade show expecting the Arcade Fire...