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...Liza could have sounded like Rosie with a head cold and the crowd would have gone wild. I don't think I've ever seen this kind of adulation pouring out of a theater audience. There were standing ovations after virtually every number. "We love you, Liza!" "You look great, Liza!" the fans yelled out whenever the room was in danger of quieting down. They cheered her costume changes, laughed knowingly at the coy references to her failed marriages, cooed nostalgically as she reminisced about her mom and her "godmother," Kay Thompson, whose 1940s nightclub show she pays tribute...
...trouper. The luxe, schmaltz-encrusted voice that seems constantly on the verge of either laughter or hysterical tears doesn't really seem to connect with the specific lyrics she's singing, but it's expressing something - if only her fierce love of performing and need for affirmation. The concert is a testament to the power of an indomitable star of diminishing powers who still has enough adrenaline, musical instincts and smart packaging to get up there and demand our love. Maybe she even deserves...
...character of Muddy Water’s archrival. The musicianship throughout is remarkable: the actors stepped into their roles seamlessly and even recorded their own voices for the soundtrack. The plot, while simple and slightly larger than life, is nevertheless entertaining and encompasses everything from love, lust, and racial angst to a great take on the blues and its road to popularity. The movie gives true meaning and foundation to the classic cliché of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. “Cadillac Records” just feels real: the violence is brutal...
...like it when their favorite bands develop and move in different directions, particularly when they evolve from classic pop songs to deeper and more troubling terrain. It takes time to appreciate why a band would want to do something different and surprise those that fell in love with them in the first place.Los Campesinos! have taken on this challenge, trying to develop their original sound without losing their core fan base. Their new LP, “We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed,” comes just six months after their debut album, “Hold...
...students who find talking about sex to be just plain awkward, Harvard’s Peer Contraceptive Counselors (PCC) are here to help, although they won’t tell you who to date. “Guy, guy, girl, girl, partner, partner; whoever you love,” said PCC co-director Justine R. Lescroart ’09, a former Crimson columnist and active editorial editor. “Or whoever you want to have sex with,” added PCC counselor Marianna B. Tu ’09, to laughter from the audience. In an open...