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...bangers. Onhis bold a cappella intro track “Do I MissMy Friends,” Cadence Weapon deliversdeadpan reflections about the friends andpast he has left behind over multiple layersof beatboxing. Lyrics like “I officiallyblock senders...so I apologize for this confirmationof the touring musician stereotype/ I’m the same guy who’s drunk andprobably a bit bored” confirm that whileCadence might miss his friends, he’s capableof writing fine without them.After the sluggish pace of the firsttrack, Cadence Weapon ramps up thetempo and doesn?...
...classical, and jazz. Althoughhe has had success in all ofthese genres, his desire to explore wasdiscouraged early in his career. However,O’Connor’s fusion of genres hascreated a new form of violin music. Hehopes that his creativity and synthesisof genres will inspire his fellow musicians.“I think that if you’re going to tryand create a musical movement youneed to force musicians to look outside the box,” O’Connor said. “That iswhat I’m trying...
...annual showcase of talent from Harvard’s diverse student groups, featured 28 different performances this Saturday. Every year, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, which sponsors the event, chooses an Artist of the Year to honor, as well. The 2008 recipient—celebrated jazz musician Herbie Hancock—took to the stage with a large smile on his face at the show’s start and hosted the night with ease. In the spirit of welcoming the jazz giant to Harvard, the show opened with Marcus Miller...
...fans from his cable reality show American Hot Rod, fixed cars at Disneyland. Then wealthy clients began to notice his hobby. Coddington designed everything from scratch on his stylish, award-winning reinterpretations of early Chevys, Fords and Caddies. Among his masterpieces: the CheZoom and the sleek CadZZilla, built for musician Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. The cause of Coddington's death was not disclosed...
Actually it's mostly just Kilpatrick. The son of a Christian musician who played hundreds of churches, he developed a keen sense of the distinction between the Christian message (not inherently funny) and what he calls its social, institutional and political "scaffolding" (a big target). He feels others share that view. "There's a shift," he remarks. "A new generation that without being less Christian is more culturally agnostic" and distanced from the architecture of insularity. "There's a deconstruction going on," he says, "and satire is one of the ways of doing that." Here are a couple of examples...