Word: rocks
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...ambitious, minor rapper known as Jay-Z. Stephan Jenkins, 3EB’s frontman, limns accessible pop music around such depressing subject matter as suicide and methamphetamine abuse. Who better to head up our spring celebration? So relax, Class of ’97, and drink in the best rock since Ace of Base’s “The Sign” first hit the charts. The top’s down, the sun is shining, and Stephan Jenkins said it best: “That’s a good idea, break a promise to your mother...
...industry from years past, it does so without recognizing the state of radio today. It may not kill internet radio, but it is certainly doing its best to limit its potential.—Staff writer Kimberly E. Gittleson and contributing writer Evan L. Hanlon are the president and rock director of WHRB, Harvard’s student-run radio station. Gittleson can be reached at gittles@fas.harvard.edu...
...those songs you obsessed over as a teen: they were great then, but you now wonder why you ever made such a fuss. Fans of Leo will be comfortable with the sound on many of the tracks, which present a recognizable blend of punk, ska, folk, R&B and rock through his usual pop filter. The ease and confidence with which the band plays is immediately apparent, though ultimately points to a much larger problem: Leo has, either with the Pharmacists or previous outfits, made this album before. The upbeat, four-minute tracks that once drove his records...
...klaxon,” which basically means “to shriek.” And sometimes they do just that on their full-length debut “Myths of the Near Future.” The Klaxons are all about creating a fresh sound. While essentially a rock band, elements of both dance and pop music inflect their work. Songs such as “Atlantis to Interzone” and “Forgotten Works” feature repetitious, heavily rhythmic sections and infectious dance beats provided by live guitar and drum work, all reminiscent of techno...
...that felt like a companion to the way the soldiers would write,” Robbins says.For example, the graphic novel style was selected for one piece because its author, Colby Buzzel, impressed Robbins with his unique feel. “He’s kind of a punk rock kid. He kind of writes like that: staccato, tongue-in-cheek.” In particular, the graphic novel visualization stands out as eye-catching, drawn in a style reminiscent of the ultra-violent “Sin City.”Robbins expresses his initial concern that such visuals...