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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fans of Ani DiFranco are never kept hungry for long. The prolific and punky folkster--who has no shortage of attitude or albums (15 in the last ten years)--comes out with her third record this year. To the Teeth is a satisfying helping of the "Righteous Babe" at her best. Poignant protest songs? Check. Gritty self-examination? Check. Groovy giggly-wiggly fun? Check. DiFranco provides her fans with everything that they would expect from her and more...
...songs on To the Teeth fall short of Ani-esque brilliance. "Freakshow" begins its study of the circus with grinding guitars and grating vocals, yet concludes that the Big Top is essentially all about "love and compliance." There seems to be some sort of grand metaphor here, but DiFranco never clues us in. It's easy to skip over a song that squeals "And some of the clowns are happy/And some of the clowns are sad." Whatever you say, Ani. Many listeners may be confused and unsettled by the juxtaposition of extended clown analogies with aching accusations against pro-life...
...never lost sight of his mission--keep PBHA student-led," Dean Kidd said over email. Fellow members of the PBHA cabinet acknowledge that, at every meeting, Joe will not only help generate new plans and strategies for the organization's future, but will also check off what they have accomplished...
...talk to Al Bennett '00, half of the band North House, you'd never suppose him to be the talented, impulsively bluesy singer/guitarist he is. Soft-spoken and polite, looking like an ad for Structure's fall line, he sits calmly at his first interview since the release of North House's debut album, Two Stories, which he co-produced with Becky Warren (Wellesley '00), the other half of North House...
...Although Bennett no longer takes lessons, he practices three hours daily, usually in the Pforzheimer Holmes Living Room. "Practicing comes before classwork and attending class. It comes before social time, extracurriculars, whatever. I enjoy it so much, it's never burdensome...