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...decision to open with the mellow “Title Track” from their 2000 album We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes was a curious choice for the Death Cabbies. Why open with such a mellow song? Moments later the pounding chords of “The New Year” answered all questions, and the combination made perfect sense. The first song merely set up the captivating “New Year” in a brilliant juxtaposition that prefaced a night of masterful song arrangement and exquisite musicianship. Combining highly recognizable material...

Author: By James F. Collins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Death Cab Rocks Avalon | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

With rolling acoustic guitar rhythms and soft vocals, the music of the Beautiful Girls could pass for something in the genre of mellow rockers like the Dave Matthews Band, David Gray or the famed college band, Dispatch. But it is with the addition of cunning rap solos to gentle melodies and smooth crooning that the Beautiful Girls make their unique mark. Unlike many contemporary rap songs, those of the Beautiful Girls do not replace any sense of musicality with redundancy or a booming bass. A surprisingly high standard of music is maintained throughout this album, and the emotional lyrics sung...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Music | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

GROWING UP IN OMAHA, NEB., FASHION designer Thakoon Panichgul always felt more American than Thai. Maybe that was because Panichgul, 29, spent most of his time listening to mellow '70s hits from the Carpenters like Top of the World and I Just Fall in Love Again, or maybe it was because he had more of an affinity for clean, American sportswear than he did for the more ornate styles that are popular in his native Bangkok...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VISIONS FROM THE EAST | 9/27/2004 | See Source »

Then there was Ron Reagan—his appearance, or more accurately his name, a huge coup for the convention. Still, Reagan delivered his altogether correct views on stem-cell research in the mellow tones of a genial, almost-vacant Mr. Wizard. It’s not that the speech wasn’t effective or right; it’s that there was something creepily stagey about it throughout...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: That '60's Show: With Barack Obama in the Starring Role | 7/30/2004 | See Source »

...temple so hard, he lost consciousness. Sivits said the blow apparently injured Graner's hand, quoting Graner as saying, "Damn, that hurt." After naked prisoners were forced to pile up on the floor, Sergeant Javal Davis jumped into the human heap and stamped on fingers or toes. Frederick seemed "mellow" when he commanded prisoners to masturbate. Once, for no particular reason, said Sivits, Graner beat a prisoner's buckshot wound with a police baton. "The detainee begged Graner, 'Mister, mister, please stop,'" testified Sivits. He said Graner replied, "Ah, does that hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Chain Of Blame: Pointing Fingers | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

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