Word: playful
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RH’s focus on and involvement with local bands is due in large part to the importance of community in the DIY scene, which RH attempts to foster and preserve. “We try to pay special attention to the local scene, both in what we play on air and in putting together RH Fest, just because what constitutes a DIY community is so much based on local scenes,” Humphreville says...
...While DST tours outside of both the region and the nation, the band continues to play a mix of local clubs like the Middle East and local basements, though they say they have more fun at the basement shows, where the tight-knit DIY community is really felt...
...fitting—coincidence; the honor here is all about legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes. Everett says that a Jazz Master in Residence “usually means a senior member in the jazz community, somebody that has their own identifiable sound, and Roy, when he plays, has his own sound. He is also quite an underrated jazz master and musician that really deserves the honor.” Everett and a committee made up of several people from the Office for the Arts at Harvard and the Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music Ingrid Monson chose Roy Haynes...
...view that is at once sentimental, nostalgic, and not entirely unproblematic. However, it really doesn’t matter much in the context of the movie as a whole. “State of Play” seems much more concerned with keeping us intrigued than playing out a debate about new journalism. That said, Crowe leads an impressive ensemble cast including Mirren, Affleck, McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels, and Jason Bateman. Crowe has starred in a number of thrillers, such as “Proof of Life,” “The Insider...
...progress / We have reduced emissions by 75%.” Frontman Gruff Rhys sings, “I will design the town in the image of your face / Round the wrinkles of your eyes my footsteps you can trace,” his near-falsetto perfectly suiting both the playful lyrics and the gorgeous melody. The lyrics play on both environmentalism and the economy; not only does Rhys rhyme “depression” with “recession,” but he does so in a setting that renders both those words devoid of any negative power...