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...Home, playing old-school Nintendo...
...engineered talk to each other and to INS, Customs and State computers to make sure no more terrorists get through the visa system. Problem is, with first-rate IT people able to command their own prices, even in this economy, why would anybody go to work on old-school government gear for peanuts...
Before we flesh out this distinction, some background information might be in order. Roughly speaking, punk comes in two very similar flavors: British and American. British punk developed in the late 70’s as sort of disillusioned political outgrowth from lower-class neighborhoods, influenced by old-school rock n’ roll as well as reggae. Offshoots included ska, and later oi, music. American punk, taking its cue almost directly from the British punk sound and attitude, was formulated as a direct affront to the overly commercial arena rock scene of the preceding decade. Since that time...
...global music doesn't exclude America. After all, America's biggest rock star, Dave Matthews, is a white African; Japan's biggest pop star, Utada Hikaru, hails from Manhattan. The old-school term world music is a joke, a wedge, a way of separating English-language performers from the rest of the planet. But there has always been crossover. In 1958 Dean Martin scored a hit with the Italian tune Volare; in 1967 Frank Sinatra recorded an album of songs by Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim. Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love is based...
...Strokes, with members all between ages 20 and 22, hopes to conquer its homeland. The band just released its first full-length CD, Is This It (RCA), a scrappy, old-school rock album with yowling vocals, jangling guitars and cool, carefree melodies that stay with you like tattoos. The New York City quintet--singer Julian Casablancas, bassist Nikolai Fraiture, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr. and drummer Fabrizio Moretti--has started drawing queries from journalists from as far away as Brazil, as well as advance raves from the U.S. press. "We try not to pay too much attention...