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...midst of her fellow castaways’ outrageous single-mindedness keeps the play grounded. Interspersed between scenes are musical numbers such as “Castaway” and “Shipwrecked Without a Wreck,” which show off the cast’s vocal skills. While a few of the notes in the lower range are unintelligible, most of the songs remained engaging despite the sometimes corny lyrics. Highlights include songs from Giuliani and Bess P. Rosen ’11, who has a surprising gem of a solo halfway through the play as the overly...
People have had much to say about Gavin DeGraw since the announcement of his performance at this year’s Yardfest. The most vocal responses were negative, ranging from resigned disappointment to unapologetic loathing. The campus mentality could be collectively characterized as underwhelmed: “Why not something better?” many asked...
...producing machine Scott Storch join in his teens and then quit? What does EPMD stand for? How many original members of the Wu-Tang Clan are there? Answers one by one, all in good time; bear with me for a word or 800. I’ve been a vocal and unapologetic critic of Yardfest in the past, but I’m in full support of tomorrow’s concert, featuring the Wu-Tang Clan (Gavin DeGraw, I have no idea who you are, but I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt...
...loses much of its heart in the process. But “Hold on Now, Youngster…” shows just how far Los Campesinos! have developed in only a few months. The band’s basic formula has not changed. Clever lyrics and male-female vocal interplay borrowed from the likes of Belle and Sebastian and the New Pornographers form the backbone of most songs. Rarely is this better shown than on the old song “Don’t Tell Me to Do the Math(s).” The song?...
...Peter Buck has his signature ringing guitar, and Bill Berry’s got his oft-lamented departure from R.E.M. to become a farmer. But Mills is R.E.M.’s quiet hero. His killer basslines made “Murmur” a masterpiece; his high-pitched vocal harmonies—the perfect counterpart to Stipe’s low mumble—propelled songs like “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” to holy levels of catchiness (that song wouldn’t be half...