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Despite their label as a cover band, the group slated to perform as the Rod Stewart Tribute Band during Arts First weekend has a surprisingly varied catalogue. Over the last few weeks, they’ve perfected a repertoire of pop hits—ranging from Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” to the Dire Straits’ “Walk of Life” and Prince’s “Erotic City”— to be performed tomorrow at their multimedia...
...that this album never inspires in the listener. Mere failure seems a more appropriate categorization, but that would make the mistake of confusing expectations surrounding Dylan’s work—today or almost half a century ago—with the expectations for any other performer. Listen to enough Bob Dylan, and you’ll realize that none of his albums are failures. Some resonate with the public and some don’t, but every one of them is a record Dylan wanted to make in the moment: each is definitive...
...Copland is really one of the greats when it comes to American band music in the 21st century,” says Bilal A. Siddiqui ’11, one of the managers of the Harvard University Wind Ensemble. Tomorrow, the Wind Ensemble will perform “Old American Songs of Aaron Copland,” a showcase of songs from the corpus of this renowned American composer in celebration of Arts First. The performance, which will take place in Sanders Theatre, will include the piece “The Promise of Living” from Aaron Copland?...
...Adderall’s most consistent effect is to give users the sense that they are doing better in their tasks. This positive sense, which can become grandiose and manic, may be the strongest contribution to the real improved performance. Under the influence of the drug, people feel better about their performance. Therefore, they perform at least a little better in reality, yet not as well as they think...
CORRECTIONS The headline and text of the April 27 news article "Fabolous a No Show at Eleganza" repeatedly misspelled the stage name of the hip-hop artist who had been expected to perform at Eleganza. The artist's stage name is Fabolous, not Fabulous...