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...that other people knew about this private meaning, and then to resent yet other people for not knowing about REM. To be so vain I probably thought the song was about me. To have walked around with my discman, wearing the fact that I was listening to the new Sonic Youth as a badge of pride, angling the CD player so that it caught people’s eyes. To be in the mosh pit of a Pearl Jam concert. (And yes I know all those references date me as an early 90s teenager rather than a late...
...suppose the people in the nosebleed seats must lose some nuances, some facial expressions and sonic things. I love [playing in arenas]. It’s amazing to see that many people in one space. There’s just a certain kind of energy that exists when you have that many people. How much more can you feel like a rockstar than playing in an arena packed with screaming people...
That removal, however, is stunning-absolutely stunning-in its execution. With soaring, fluid cinematography, Trueba takes the studio, normally a confining space cluttered with microphones and bulky sonic equipment, and opens it up, creating a free arena for artistic expression. Trueba's camera is sensual in its gaze as it caresses Elias' form on the piano. He lovingly traces down her slender figure, caressing her bare feet as they touch the pedals, thus turning her playing into a corporeally total experience, rather than a nexus between limbs and the mind. Alternately, when not gliding around the performers, Trueba breaks...
...White House. (After Mamie took her on a tour of the place, Jackie complained to a friend that "it looks like it's been furnished by discount stores.") To see Jackie, at 31, take command of the White House was like watching an X-15 blow a sonic boom through your grandmother's credenza...
...place some of the blame on chains, such as the Hard Rock Cafe and Rainforest Cafe, which have turned dining into event-style entertainment, replete with waterfalls and bossa nova. Eatertainment, as it's known, has spurred less gimmicky places to pump up the volume to compete. Result: a sonic boomlet...