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...reforms, current Harvard students have been able to express what they hope the future holds for the arts at Harvard. Some are optimistic that the present Task Force will advance the institutionalization of the arts initiated by the 1954 committee. From publications like the Harvard Advocate to musical groups such as the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, many artistic student organizations still remain separate legal entities from the College.Davone J. Tines ’09, president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, compared his responsibilities as president to those faced by the president of a small corporation, a very different experience from being...
...went unreleased for lacking commercial appeal. In the meantime, Q-Tip has had time to observe the domination of mainstream rap by rappers whose top priorities are probably not their lyrics. Given Q-Tip’s love for hip-hop and a lengthy hiatus in which to create music, the moniker “The Renaissance” should fit the album. On the energetic opener “Johnny is Dead,” Q-Tip raps, “Sometimes I phase out when I look at the screen / When I think about my chance...
...that don’t get enough recognition,” he says. “We also want to raise money for the charity Artists for Humanity. And we want to reach out to the Harvard students who are most interested in fashion and its related industries, like music or magazines, which are all things connected to Project East. We want to give people creative outlets, for them to do it on a high level.” Hoping to reach an even higher level this year, Parent secured Japanese designer Issey Miyake in his first showing outside...
...rode into the 2008 MTV Music Awards on an elephant and spends most of “Thr33 Ringz” trying to convince the listener that he is the “ringleader” of R&B, T-Pain does little to push the envelope on his third album. I wasn’t expecting his signature use of Auto-Tune to be abandoned in an attempt to expose a hidden, Nas-like flow or a melodious, Usher-like voice. I was hoping for an album of infectious tunes on par with previous hits like...
...friends. “Friends / Won’t ever desert you / Or turn against,” the chorus ironically reiterates.“Last Words,” chronicling J. Smith’s final utterances, reaches the melodic peaks of Travis’s earlier music, although there are new, darker undertones. Jingling, jangling, paced by drumstick clacks, it manages to seem almost upbeat despite its pessimistic lyrics. Apparently, J. Smith looks forward to the next world: Healy breaks off about singing “of the last words” to cede the spotlight...