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...ooohs” he gets from supporting vocalist, cousin Rab Allan, add to the dreamlike quality of this and many of the other songs.“It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry” continues with the early rock sound, led by a tambourine. James Allan almost sounds like Mike Skinner as he tries to fit too-long lines into the meter of the song. Instead of being sloppy, however, these rushed lines come off as endearing.“Go Square Go” is a hectic, rock club-by piece that...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Glasvegas | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...Demolition,” while others like “Natural Ghost” or “Sink Ships” harken back to Whiskeytown’s album “Stranger’s Almanac.” But there are still others that offer sounds entirely new to Adams’ catalog. Take the bouncy pop-rock tracks “Fix It” and “Evergreen.” While these songs still have the folksy, raspy-voiced ballad feel that Adams effortlessly maintains, they tend to focus more on the hook...

Author: By Will L. Fletcher, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ryan Adams & the Cardinals | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...some point in the late 1990s, hip-hop became weighed down by bling and, taking its cue from the diamonds that adorned the necks of most of its artists, grew harder and more polished. Electronic sounds further stretched the genre, but an orthodox mainstream was born and experimentation fell by the wayside. Eminem made a movie and then disappeared, Kanye West and Estelle bounced irresistibly delicious sounds back and forth from both sides of the Atlantic, but nothing really changed—nothing was really revolutionized. Hip-hop continued to sit quite comfortably in its own little groove. The Knux?...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Knux | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...settled crown-like in Roxanna’s golden hair. In the gentle arms of the housemaid, Frederick experienced release after release. “I am free!” he kept crying out, with each shuddering jouissance. Roxanna cried out with him in unison, and the sound of their two voices was like the sound of wild birds winging out over the open...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Stable Boy: Chapter 12 | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...Russian president's words were presumably timed to remind America's newly-elected president that Moscow still matters. But Medvedev's threats are not quite as tough as they might sound. The Kozelsk Division consists of 46 missiles built in 1979. The weapons have now been in service three times longer than planned and the harsh truth is that Russia is struggling to build the next generation long-range missiles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moscow's Challenge to Obama | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

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