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...Indeed, there's nothing remotely prima donna-ish about a singer who, on the eve of her most serious role debut to date, can talk entertainingly about reflux, the latest James Bond film, and the merits of Skype. The first explains why Durkin won't be eating tomatoes or a curry before a performance anytime soon. ("Sometimes it's like, Oh, that's disgusting!") As for James Bond, the way Durkin describes Daniel Craig's performance in Casino Royale ("this guy is just hard-arse, and then he actually falls in love and you believe it"), he could...
...beefs that characterize American hip hop.Their hometown is Arusha, a small city in northern Tazania. It lies in the center of the land occupied by the Masaai people—traditionally, nomadic cattle herders.The three rappers, along with Gsann and Nelly’s younger siblings and traditional Masaai singer Yamat (aka Merenge), use their Swahili hip hop to encourage Tanzanian children and adolescents to reject the nation’s dominant youth culture, in which violence is the norm. Instead, they urge listeners to “go back to their roots,” as Gsann says. Speaking...
Apparently, a calla lily is a graceful, white flower—that also happens to be poisonous if ingested. It naturally follows that the eyes of New York rock trio Calla’s lead singer, Aurelio Valle, look at you from his press photo as if you interrupted his twilight mourn-fest. And so you might guess that Calla’s new album, “Strength In Numbers,” would come across as languidly melancholic, the kind of thing your local high school debate semi-finalist might listen to in order to feel...
...typical style, Lucinda Williams uses her latest album, “West,” to delve even further into her career-long self-exploration of one of the strongest human emotions—pain. The Louisiana-born country/folk/rock/blues/alternative singer-songwriter (critics can never seem to decide on a label for her) translates her findings into 13 tracks chock-full of honesty about her recent loss and heartbreak. In certain songs she sings with an especially raw and almost abrasive quality. And while the album is far from uplifting, it’s this honesty that brings power and weight...
Maxïmo Parks performing, and the video can’t decide which version of the keyboardist it likes best. We end up careening between multiple iterations of the same musicians, massed before neon-hued backgrounds. Part of the band’s personality problem stems from lead singer and lyricist Paul Smith. He’s dreamy enough to be a frontman, but he’s saddled with an unblinking intensity that can’t help but unnerve fawning girls. While his winsome lyrics bring Split Enz to mind, his clenched, discomfiting stage presence recalls...