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...repeated 8-bit symphonies on our musical aesthetic can't just be laughed off as negligible. These years of conditioning are manifested in the work of many contemporary musicians, ranging from experimental electronic artists like Pluxus and Providence-based Marumari to geeky power-poppers and former Weezer tourmates Ozma (most renowned for their wall-of-sound cover of the "Tetris" theme), both of which paid tribute to the lo-fi gamer aesthetic in their music. Hella start their debut album (2002's masterful "Hold Your Horse Is") with an 8-bit intro, before launching into their more familiar noise-rock...
...rock trio is best known for its 1996 single “Popular,” whose video played on MTV. Weezer-influenced Ozma also appear. 8 p.m. $10 advance, $12 door; 18+. The Middle East Downstairs, 472 Massachusetts...
...such pessimism represents a minority view among scientists, at least those with their eyes on the stars. "In this business, you have to remain optimistic," says radio astronomer Frank Drake, who kicked off the original Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in 1960 with his whimsically named Project Ozma (after the satiric Oz books). He "looked" briefly at several nearby sunlike stars in the hope that they might be orbited by planets whose inhabitants were sending out intelligible signals, like the flood of radio and TV broadcasts we've been inadvertently blasting into space for the past 80 years. ("Hey there...
While some astronomers searched for planets, others tried to detect intelligent alien life directly. In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake started Project Ozma, an attempt to look seriously for radio signals from alien civilizations. It was the first in what became a series of experiments in seti, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Several are still going on, but so far without success...
...made the kinds of songs associated with grunge--slow churning, soiled with feedback and riff-laden--was Melvins (not "The Melvins," but simply "Melvins"). Melvins have been around since 1984. Along the way, the band has gone through many line-up changes and has released albums as mediocore as Ozma and as flat-out irritating as Bullhead. Obviously I'm not a fan. But in fairness to Melvins followers (who call themselves not "Melvins Army," but "The Melvins Army"), I don't really like Black Sabbath much either. However, I suspect that even a grunge music afficianado would find Melvins...