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...word somewhere near her name. Over the course of seven albums, she has never written a bad song. Not one. That would be an amazing streak for a commercial hitmaker, but it's even more impressive given that nearly every Harvey composition flirts with sonic disaster. On Uh Huh Her, out on June 8, she continues to favor jagged countermelodies, bass lines heavier than wet wool and tales of sexual obsession told in a voice that swings from whispered innocence to bunny-boiling, caterwauling madness. It is not dinner-party music--unless you're dining with someone you would like...
There are smoldering riffs on Uh Huh Her, but Harvey--who played almost every instrument on the album--wisely lets her voice dominate. The album's most hypnotic track, The Desperate Kingdom of Love, is just a slow acoustic guitar and Harvey begging her man to "Put on your spurs, swagger around/In the desperate kingdom of love." In the space of 2 min. 40 sec., she re-creates the whole ecstatic misery of obsession. It's the kind of thing Johnny Cash could have pulled off. Maybe. And wasn't he a genius...
...official beginning of summer leisure. A quartet of marine-themed comix, one about a whale, one about octopi and two about fish, are hitting comic and bookstore shelves at the same time. As catch of the day, some are better than others. TIME.comix acts as you professional taster, or, uh, reader...
...Additionally, while some of the language in BGLTSA statements could perhaps be viewed as ‘inflammatory,’ this is often quite necessary; the loudest voices get the most attention, and if we all sat around politely mentioning that perhaps the University might like to, well, uh, maybe consider possibly changing some positions and policies, nothing would ever be accomplished based on student input. While it is certainly important to be polite (to a degree), it is just as certainly important to be heard. Furthermore, The Crimson has a habit of changing the language of statements...
...snacks and scurry off to man the cameras. A hush falls over the fans as a trash train, hauling a wall of Dumpsters to New York City, rumbles by. Almeida smiles and afterward offers his best defense yet: "I could find better things to do. It's just that, uh, I'm doing this...