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...Girl of Mine? and his dynamite cover of Sy Oliver?s ?Yes Indeed.? Listeners came to expect the revival-show tambourine (rattled by co-producer Jerry Wexler on some sides), the backing girl group (the Cookies, later known as the Raelettes) offer response to his call, the bluesy-jazzy sax solos by David ?Fathead? Newman. This was irrepressible, good-timey music, as if the early Charles had been absolved of sin and guilt and was finally permitted to express unmitigated joy. In Charles? gravelly vocals, joy sounds like the residue of a lifetime of pain. It?s not what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Genie | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

...know all about sax players,” the smiling songwriter said. “Sax players are only comfortable in a couple of keys, and those are bad for guitar. You can make a big mistake playing with the horn player.” He added that he preferred literary discussions to musical collaborations when it came to the man from Hope...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, | Title: Rockin' the Vote | 5/6/2004 | See Source »

Turns out that Donovan can create mood, if not emotion. The Fall of Max Payne, one of his 2003 releases, is the closest the games world has yet come to film noir. You can be Payne, a New York cop, or his femme fatale, Mona Sax. Yes, there is plenty of violence and gunplay, but there is also a tender and tragic love story. If Donovan is a part of the malaise of the industry, he may also be a cure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video Games: You Ought to Be in Pixels | 4/12/2004 | See Source »

...that may just be an excuse for people looking to explain their defection. There's a weird metaphysical link between seeming electable and seeming presidential. Bill Clinton played his sax and talked about his underwear and managed to win twice. George W. Bush had the genes of a President but not the resume and yet made it to the White House and spent more than a year as one of the more popular modern Presidents. To many Dean supporters that Iowa moment actually reminded them of why they liked him. "This is a passionate person who's really excited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: What Becomes A President Most? | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

Come see the debut of The Good Word, a band comprised of diverse talent from many different quarters. The Good Word features vocalist Nephtaliem McCrary, formerly of The Royal Family, Pete Pidgeon of Pete Pidgeon and Arcoda on the guitar, Sam Kininger of Soulive on alto sax, and brothers Aaron and Luke Bellamy on bass and drums, respectively. The Good Word promises to be an exciting amalgamation of some of Boston’s most promising new musicians. Pete will also be playing the guitar with Flutopia, one of the two opening acts along with The Laura Glyde band...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: Listings, Nov. 7-13 | 11/7/2003 | See Source »

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