Hooray! More Server Issues!
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Hopefully there are enough Google Images which humorously convey the word “server” in order to keep you entertained until this blog can once again be updated regularly. Sorry everybody!
Week 3 Of Server Trouble
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As the headline (and humorously misguided photo) suggests, there is still something wrong with the Sharp Notes server, which is making it impossible to blog regularly. Because of that, we are suspending posts for a THIRD time, but our web boss has promised us we will be up by next week. Tune in Monday for the return of regular coverage!
Uh Oh!
Internet problems have pushed back our return to posting another week. We swear we will reconvene Monday better than ever - no worries. In the meantime, Patrick Swayze is dying - pray for him by watching the video for “She’s Like The Wind.”
“She’s Like The Wind” video:
Spring Break! WOOOOOOO!
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It’s Spring Break at I.C., and even though we are in D.C. this semester sans vacation, we are still going to suspend publishing so we can take plenty of time to high five our bros, as illustrated by the gentlemen above. Enjoy the week and we will be back on Monday.
Daily Dose - 3/7/08
News:
-Danger Mouse to collaborate with Beck - MTV UK
-Details emerge for annual Dave Matthews Band summer trek - Paste
-China to further limit foreign performers after Bjork outburst - NME
Artist Of The Day:
Our Lady Peace
Underappreciated Canadian alternative act is anchored by the shocking and versatile growl of lead singer Raine Maida. Check out the jarring single “Superman’s Dead,” from their starmaking 1997 album Clumsy.
“Superman’s Dead” video:
Blast From The Past: Bill Withers’ “Menagerie”
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An extremely underrated singer-songwriter, many only know Withers for his biggest hit: the massive classic ?Lean On Me.? Yet his canon was filled with piano- and guitar-based miracles, and nowhere is this more telling than on the experimental 1978 album Menagerie. Coming late in his brief, 14-year career, this funk-fueled selection ratchets up the intensity of Withers? velvety voice with a full backing section. Check out the bass-guitar-drum interplay of opener ?Lovely Day,? the straight disco of ?She Wants To (Get On Down),? the synthy madness of ?Wintertime,? and the heartbreakingly sparse piano balladry of ?Rosie.? You will not be disappointed.
Check out this sweet fan-made video for opener “Lovely Day,” which includes pictures of kittens, cupcakes, and other things which allow for said “lovely day.”
“Lovely Day” video:
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Daily Dose - 3/6/08
News:
-C-list mixtape rapper Jamal “Gravy” Woolard will portray Biggie in an upcoming film - MTV
-Dru Hill reunite, split up on the same day - HipHop DX
-Clive Davis assures the public (again) that Whitney Houston will finish her comeback album - Billboard
Artist Of The Day:
Crazy Town
Our newest television addiction is Celebrity Rehab, and as the graduation episode airs tonight, we found it appropriate to choose Crazy Town, the rap-rock group fronted by recovering crackhead Shifty Shellshock, as our artist of the day. Travel back in time to 1999, when the band was best known for their radio hit “Butterfly.”
“Butterfly” video:
Daily Dose - 3/5/08
News:
-New Gnarls Barkley video may cause seizures - Reuters
-The Rolling Stones prepare new live album - NME
-Pavement (may) reunite (someday) - EW
Artist Of The Day:
Syd Matters
This French band, fronted by group mastermind Jonathan Morali, deftly mixes sparse acoustic tunes with orchestral backing and electronic blips. “To All Of You” was featured heavily tastemaking teen shows, such as The O.C., around the release of the band’s eponymous 2006 American debut.
“To All Of You” video:
Up And Rising: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Perhaps the most underrated, and creatively-named, band recording today is Essex-based Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. Unfortunately, the lack of hype is directly caused by bloggers who attack the group ? the pet project of 22-year-old wunderkind Sam Duckworth ? on political lyrics which they perceive to be sickeningly optimistic. It is true that Duckworth wears his heart on his sleeve, and while some might find his genuine nature appealing, others in the criticism community tear apart lyricists who show non-ironic emotion.
Lyrics aside, Duckworth has created a sound all his own, and pens some of the most dynamic pop songs around. The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager, GCWCF’s 2006 debut, received little acclaim from the press. But the results are striking nonetheless.
Songs such as “The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager Pt 2″ are among the most cleverly arranged in indie rock, with Duckworth orchestrating a seemingly endless blend of instruments ? acoustic guitar, drums (real and programmed), keyboards, synths, strings, and various other electronic blips. But what is amazing is how the parts sweep in and out of the track, always changing yet never overpowering. It is a sound dynamic enough to support Duckworth himself, whose damaged voice transfers from a whisper to a yowl at the drop of a dime.
Daily Dose - 3/4/08
News:
-Sum 41’s fan base is rapidly dwindling - Perez Hilton
-Fall Out Boy plot live CD/DVD release - NME
-R. Kelly responds to Ne-Yo scandal through song - Singersroom
Artist Of The Day:
Styles P
As a member of the influential rap collective D-Block (a.k.a. The L.O.X.), Styles P primarily attacks the microphone with help from his brothers-in-arms, Sheek Louch and Jadakiss. But that has not stopped the lyricist from producing his own great material, flooding radio stations with songs such as 2002’s “Good Times.” Dig the video’s trippy black lights, which are nearly as cool as the Freda Payne sample.
“Good Times” video:
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