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(04/06/06 5:00am)
After last year's disappointing release of Rehearsing My Choir, The Fiery Furnaces have returned to what they do best, without sacrificing any of the ingenuity for which they have become known. The Friedbergers' new effort, Bitter Tea, to be released in the U.S. on April 18, is an amalgamation of the best parts of their previous albums -- the physicality of Gallowsbird's Bark, the epic greatness of Blueberry Boat and the pop-rock accessibility of EP -- without all that unfortunate Grandma business.
(03/02/06 5:00am)
When did defiance become such an English trait? While most of the bands recently emerged from the British Isles ooze adolescent insubordination, the Arctic Monkeys, hailing from steel-manufacturing Sheffield, seem to have taken that cheekiness to a new level. Note, for example, the title of their debut album: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Note, too, the album's cover, featuring the glaring, cigarette-smoking countenance of the group's lead singer, Alex Turner. Listening to any one of the album's tracks will give you a good idea of the album's caffeine-fueled qualities, but certain songs highlight the group's startling eloquence, like "No time for Montagues or Capulets/Just banging tunes and DJ sets," in "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor."
(02/09/06 5:00am)
Even in today's highly charged political climate, it's hard to imagine one half of the country declaring its independence from the other. Of course, many 19th-century Americans would have said the same thing. In his newest novel, The March, E. L. Doctorow tackles the great moral and military conflict of the Civil War.
(11/10/05 5:00am)
In response to student complaints regarding the recent restructuring of the escort van service, on Saturday the Student Council and the Security Commission announced further revisions to the service.
(10/27/05 5:00am)
The Fiery Furnaces have always challenged their listeners. Like a neglected stepchild, their music demands attention and consideration. It often takes unexpectedly bipolar turns, toeing the line between harmony and cacophony before turning around and retreating to the realm of intelligibility.
(10/20/05 5:00am)
Two pictures of Fiona Apple are included with her controversial new album, Extraordinary Machine. The one, on the back, shows Apple sitting in a lawn chair, wearing a low-cut white dress. Behind her, five or six oranges are strewn randomly across a perfectly manicured lawn. Her head, tilted to the side, and her slightly open mouth produce a look that can only mean, "Wanna mess?"
(10/13/05 5:00am)
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(10/06/05 5:00am)
Along with many universities nationwide, Hopkins has welcomed 24 displaced undergrads as visiting students -- all but one of them from Tulane University -- after Hurricane Katrina forced the closure of their schools.
(09/22/05 5:00am)
Aside from having one of the coolest -- albeit most fabricated -- names in music, Zach Rogue also has one of music's most powerful and up-and-coming voices. The leader of the aptly named Rogue Wave, he is the brain behind the group's sophomore album, Descended Like Vultures. The Oakland, Calif.-based band's first record, last year's Out of the Shadow, drew comparisons to several already-notable groups, like The Shins.
(09/15/05 5:00am)
Starting this semester, several important changes to the add/drop process will affect students in both the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering.
(09/08/05 5:00am)
Get Behind Me Satan, more than any of The White Stripes' previous albums, is a shift away from their normally minimalist garage rock into the uncharted territory of the marimba. The charismatic White duo is almost completely unplugged, opting for acoustic guitars, tambourines, pianos and the like. The effects of Jack White's collaboration with Loretta Lynn appear prominently on several tracks, including "Little Ghost," which features not only a banjo but also a most noticeable hoedown twang.