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...those unaware, Auto-Tune is a software program that alters singers' voices to achieve perfect pitch. Used too much - or when they're not actually singing because, y'know, they're on the news - it makes people sound electronic. Cher was the first to use Auto-Tune in her 1998 hit "Believe," and since then everyone from Kanye West to Faith Hill has gotten by with a little technical assistance. (Auto-Tune isn't always a way to cheat; Daft Punk turned it into another instrument when they wanted to go all futuristic/animated in their video, "One More Time...
...version of Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring,” a ballet written on commission by dancer/choreographer Martha Graham. While the BSO attacked Copland’s syncopated rhythms with crisp precision and settled upon key symphonic harmonies in layers of perfect intonation, the distinctively optimistic, Americana aura of Copland’s work made only a transient appearance. Sung’s conducting failed to coax a spacious tone from the orchestra, and poorly integrated high string-woodwind dialogues dragged the ensemble into musical stagnation. The orchestra recovered slightly during the piece?...
...arduous journey to Annapolis, Md., on a bus with no air conditioning didn’t seem to faze the Crimson heavyweights, as the No. 5 varsity eight maintained its perfect record with a nine-second victory over Penn and No. 15 Navy. Setting the tone for the day, the crew improved to 5-0 on the season by completing the 2,000-meter course on the Severn River in 5:54.50, while the winless Quakers came in at 6:03.71 and the Midshipmen finished in 6:07.16. The win gave Harvard its 10th Adams...
...freshman eight also stayed perfect with a 4.45 second win over Navy and Penn, finishing...
...Also, the first round of play was delayed about half an hour, due to windy conditions, and the later tee times knocked everyone a little out of rhythm, but the conditions on Saturday and Sunday posed no problems for the Crimson. “The conditions were perfect,” Pollak said. “The first day was a little unlucky with the late tee times. Ideal golfing weather.” Shuman led the Crimson at +4, good enough for a share of eighth place overall. After shooting a flat par in the first day?...