Word: rain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...America's first female Secretary of State has done plenty of loud talking. Her ultimatums--delivered to leaders as different as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iraq's Saddam Hussein--have become a common refrain in international diplomacy. And the cost of ignoring her is often a rain of missiles...
...Stone Coyotes themselves do actually seem to care about fame and fortune; though these aren't the smoothest lines around, the Stone Coyotes are pinning their hopes on this song to help them find their 15 minutes in the sun. Their newest CD, "Church of the Falling Rain," featuring "Odessa," is being released at the same time as Be Cool, and the band admits that they dream of an eventual soundtrack spot. After all, as Leonard himself assured, "This is shamelessly aimed at the movies. I want to see a good movie made. With or without Travolta, though...
...Stone Coyotes themselves do actually seem to care about fame and fortune; though these aren't the smoothest lines around, the Stone Coyotes are pinning their hopes on this song to help them find their 15 minutes in the sun. Their newest CD, "Church of the Falling Rain," featuring "Odessa," is being released at the same time as Be Cool, and the band admits that they dream of an eventual soundtrack spot. After all, as Leonard himself assured, "This is shamelessly aimed at the movies. I want to see a good movie made. With or without Travolta, though...
True, Ms. Mutter was strapless, playing the violin in a gun-metal gray dress, and Mr. Ozawa was batonless, conducting as if summoning some ancient rain spirit. But these were the few rare unconventional elements of BSO's February 8th performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D, Opus 61 and Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps, pictures from pagan Russia...
...release from this Scottish indie favorite showcases the band's diverse range of influences from Muddy Waters to the KLF. Stephen Mason's delicious breathy voice and bluesy acoustic/slide guitar work combine perfectly with the bass and the occasional harmonica to form killer tunes like the opening "Dry the Rain" and "Needles in My Eyes." Calling to mind Beck, the eclectic pastiche effect of songs like "The House Song," which mixes a snaking bass line over turntable scratching and sampling, keeps to the lo-fi sound. All in all, a heady brew of swamp music from the land of lochs...