Word: mecca
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that reminds me of home, so recently I’ve been listening to a lot of X, Tragedy, Tear It Up, Harum Scarum, Charles Bronson, D.R.I., Husker Du, and Atom Kinder. I’ve really gotten into Lightning Bolt over the past couple of weeks, and both Mecca Normal and Heroin have made more than a few appearances on my turntable. While I’m studying, I lean towards Murder by Death and Billie Holiday. In terms of shows, I recently saw (and loved) Lucky Dragons and Pleasurehorse, both from Providence...
...club in Asia, and you'll find that Philippine bands are at the center of the action. The bands at Club Quattro, which you called "rock's leading lights," like Oasis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, are anglophone global brand names. For real musicianship, grit and oomph, the mecca for live bands is the red-light underbelly of Manila, the sin city. That's where you'll hear people who can really play. Live. Kail M. Zingapan Manila...
...undeniable that Harvard Yard is a veritable Mecca for tourists to the New England area (particularly of the elderly and foreign persuasion), as well as any high school valedictorian-to-be looking to see what this esteemed institution is really like. Despite the frustration that comes from accidentally stepping into thousands of pictures of John Harvard, one can see how the beauty of the Yard floors visitors. Harvard College has a phenomenally pretty campus, groomed by millions of dollars of donations and maintained by an institutional philosophy of seeming perfect in the eyes of the outside world...
During the pre-Halloween madness, frantic droves of shoppers search for that perfect costume—unique and identifiable, humorous yet attractive and preferably under $20. While the stress can be overwhelming, take heart—the Cambridge/Boston area is a Mecca for costumes. Whether you are looking to be a devil, Batman or even a “Dr. Juanna Hummer,” your outfit can be found on the racks of one of these FM-vetted stores. It’s just waiting for you to claim it, rock it and make everyone around you uncomfortably aware...
...flew to Amman seeking safety. He was in for a shock. Familiar faces from the former regime are everywhere, because a first wave of privileged Iraqis landed here last year, cash in hand. Entry was easy and the city was ready for their business, whether at the new Mecca Mall, now dubbed the Iraqi ghetto, or at luxury stores in flashy neighborhoods like Abdoun and Sweifieh. Their investments in the ritzy Deir Ghbar area are setting record prices for real estate. Last year, Iraqis became the No. 1 buyers of luxury homes in the capital; the value of home purchases...