Word: topper
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...centric compositions, Subtle throw 90s Miami booty bass, fluttering woodwinds (played live by multi-instrumentalist Marty Danvers) and iconic breakbeats into the mix for “Red, White & Blonde,” the most immediately accessible track on the album (and, in an ideal world, an instant chart-topper). Alexander Kort’s soaring string accents on the eminently hummable chorus are only one of the countless sonic details that pepper the album, showing the group’s combined talent in conjuring elusive moods from unlikely juxtapositions...
...whimsical attitudes are par for the course here. In its day, Helga's Folly has hosted celebrities such as William Holden, David Lean, Sir Laurence Olivier and Mohandas Gandhi. More recent guests include fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and Kelly Jones of rock group the Stereophonics, who wrote British chart-topper Madame Helga in tribute to his hostess. It's certainly easy to be inspired by life at this grand 1930s house, with its flamboyant colors and eclectic furnishings. Ancient Buddhist paintings, hunting trophies and antique Dutch chests are scattered everywhere. Silk flowers and Christmas baubles hang from the ceiling...
...attitudes are part of the place's charm. In its day, Helga's Folly has hosted celebrities such as William Holden, David Lean, Sir Laurence Olivier and Mohandas Gandhi. More recent guests include fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and Kelly Jones of rock group the Stereophonics, who wrote British chart-topper Madame Helga in tribute to his hostess. It's certainly easy to be inspired by life at this grand 1930s house, with its flamboyant colors and eclectic furnishings. Ancient Buddhist paintings, hunting trophies and antique Dutch chests are scattered everywhere. Silk flowers and Christmas baubles hang from the ceiling...
...Malibu, Calif. They always find one another; when marketing executive Joel Coler went to Los Angeles with 20th Century Fox in 1972, Shapiro saw an ad about the move in Variety and called Coler the same day. Ten of the guys were ushers at the wedding of Barbara Topper and Sam Lewis in 1951 but lost touch until Greenberg found teacher Lewis on the Internet a few years...
...beats are digital icing—finely groomed and processed gems that remind listeners that, despite its faults, radio hip-hop has consistently pushed sonic boundaries. “Platinum BlaQue Party” employs shaker, hi-hat and triangle samples straight from a Missy Elliott chart-topper, along with a creamy-wet, futuristic synth. The lyrics imitate radio-hop’s vapid babble but exaggerate it even further, laying bare its superficiality. “I got so much access to excess,” they croon, “words cannot describe my success...