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...songwriter has changed course again with David Byrne, an album that resurrects -- and redefines -- the skittering, stripped-down sound of the early Talking Heads. Backed by a nimble rock trio that includes percussionist Mauro Refosco on vibes and marimba, Byrne sings typically off-kilter vocals, yodeling and crooning, moving from anxious whispers to ululations of unfettered elation. The jerky, shifting beats and shimmering guitars evoke the buoyant mood of Talking Heads classics like Once in a Lifetime...
...members of Green Day ever tour Singapore, they'll all probably end up as candidates for caning. The punk trio's new CD, Dookie, is immature ("I'm not growing up, I'm/ just burning out," run the lyrics to Burnout, the opening song), rude ("I don't know you/ But, I think I hate you," the band sings on Chump) and violently threatening in a he-was-such-a-nice-boy-before- he-shot-the-senior-class kind of way (Having a Blast goes, "I'm taking all you down with me/ Explosives duct taped to my spine...
...members of Green Day -- Billie Joe, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool -- are in their early 20s. Billie Joe, who writes almost all the trio's lyrics, grew up in Berkeley, California (his given name is Billie Joe Armstrong). His father, a jazz musician, died when Billie Joe was 10; his mother is a waitress, and he is the youngest of six. "Mom gradually got less strict with each kid," admits Billie Joe, and that evolution in parenting style may help explain the anarchic themes in his lyrics and his carefree approach to music in general. "I still...
...trio almost single-handedly led the Crimsonto two victories the following weekend atDartmouth and Vermont, eliciting this responsefrom Head Coach Ron Tomassoni; "Thank God for theNeilsen line...
With that, attention suddenly turned to the trio of holdouts whose decision would determine the fate of the bill. One voted in favor of it. Another against. And then Douglas Applegate, an Ohio Democrat who had exceeded the 15- minute time limit for electronic voting, paced up to the House clerk and filled out a ballot by hand. It was colored green, signifying "Yes." The measure had passed...