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...Confessor Brings the Flood Neko Case (Anti) Flame-haired alt-country chanteuse Neko Case is quite possibly the most versatile vocalist on the scene: she is an exhilarating power-pop balladeer, a smoldering lounge singer, a credible gospel soloist, and an expert interpreter of country-western standards. On her newly released album, “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood,” Case’s versatility is showcased over the course of twelve stellar tracks that run the gamut of musical genres. This diverse array of songs is unified by Case’s uncannily expressive vocals...
...couple of keepers here—both parts of “Kyberneticka Babicka,” for example, are fun, up-tempo odes to multi-track layering. “Plastic Mile” has an appealingly vintage funk-rock beat under a schizophrenic self-duet from lead singer Laetitia Sadier, and “Whisper Pitch” is a more-successful-than-usual foray into psychedelic syncopation that morphs into a pretty ballad. In these songs, though, are just about the only musical moments that manage to separate themselves from the synth soup that is the rest...
From The Jazz Singer to White Chicks, the history of black- and whiteface in entertainment has generally not been one of high social purpose. But starting March 8, an FX reality show is betting that the same magic that made Marlon Wayans look like Paris Hilton can be used to start a dialogue about what race means. In Black. White. (Wednesdays, 10 p.m. E.T.), a provocative and valuable reality-TV experiment, two families of different races live life in each other's skin...
...include talks by guest speakers Uzodinma Iweala and Chandra Ortiz, and will be moderated by Lecturer on History and Literature and Quincy House Resident Tutor Timothy P. McCarthy ’93. On the same day, the film, “Keep on Walking: Joshua Nelson, The Jewish Gospel Singer,” will be shown at the Carpenter center. There will also be an Arts Showcase that will include an act by a Senegalese musician from a family of griots along with performances by members of the wider Boston community. BAF’s broad cross-cultural ambition will...
...Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Rumors’? It’s a shit show,” she admits.A LITTLE TOO IRONICBirnbaum brings up that most crucial of pop listening tools—irony. Amy R. Klein ’07, lead singer of the punk band Plan B for the Type A’s, explains how an outwardly ironic stance towards pop can save one’s credibility.“I’m a sucker for music as novelty, songs that are witty or funny,” Klein claims...