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(04/24/07 4:00am)
In the 2000 movie "High Fidelity," record store owner and all-around music snob Rob (John Cusack) notes, "A good compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem." This is because a mix-tape, or whatever else you might put a well thought-out playlist on, is like a soundtrack to a life-it can't be finished in five minutes, and it involves agonizing over an entire music library and then agonizing even more over an order to it.
(04/05/07 4:00am)
Consider this a disclaimer: If you don't like emo-or, at the very least, pop rock-you will probably not like Santi, the sophomore release from The Academy Is.... But if you do, Santi has a lot to offer, though it does take a little bit of digging.
(03/22/07 4:00am)
Think back to elementary and middle school-the time of playgrounds, recess and everyone's favorite, classes, like art and music. Ah, the simple life.
(03/22/07 4:00am)
Joss Stone's latest release, Introducing Joss Stone, opens with the lines, "You see I know change/I see change/I embody change/All we do is change." This introduction is spoken aptly enough by Vinnie Jones, the famous English-footballer-turned-actor, but is just as applicable to Stone. In particular, Stone's third release injects an energetic shot into her soulful R&B ballads.
(02/22/07 5:00am)
Think you're addicted to your morning grande skim mocha latte with an extra espresso shot? You've got nothing on Robert Bohannon.
(02/08/07 5:00am)
With the recent release of their newest album The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance are on the top of their game. recess' Alex Frydman joined in on a conference call with rhythm guitarist Frank Iero to chat about the album and their upcoming tour.
(02/08/07 5:00am)
"Thriller," the first track on Fall Out Boy's new album, Infinity On High, opens with Jay-Z rapping, "Yeah, what you critics said would never happen/ We dedicate this album to anybody people said couldn't make it/ To the fans that held us down 'till everybody came around."
(02/01/07 5:00am)
American Idol runners-up have a penchant for outshining the winners of their seasons. Take Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken drubbing Ruben Studdard in both debut album sales and celebrity status. Or Season 3's Jennifer Hudson, who didn't even make the top three, garnering an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in Dreamgirls.
(01/25/07 5:00am)
For Deerhoof, like many bands, vocals can make or break an album. If you like Satomi Matsuzaki's Japanese school girl-esque vocals-which admittedly do have a haunting little-girl-lost appeal-then you're much more likely to love Deerhoof's newest album, Friend Opportunity. But if this high-pitched warbling isn't your thing, you'll probably find the album overwhelmingly grating.
(01/18/07 5:00am)
Once upon a time, cell phones were used just to make phone calls-but with the influx of phones that take pictures and videos and even stream TV shows, those days are long gone.
(12/07/06 5:00am)
Marisha Pessl's debut novel takes us into the world of Blue van Meer, a 16-year-old girl genius who has spent the better part of her life wandering the country with her college professor father. Blue becomes fascinated with Hannah Schneider, a teacher at her new high school, and the Bluebloods, a group of students who make up her inner-circle.
(11/30/06 5:00am)
Don't judge a book by its cover-or in this case, an album by its genre. Sure, with Brand New's reputation for whiny voices and chugging power chords, their sophomore major-label release, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, could be brushed off as yet another typical emo album. But from the bare, strummed melody of the opener, "Sowing Season," it's obvious that this is anything but.
(11/15/06 5:00am)
Wonderful Town may be the musical you've been waiting for-that is, if you like decadent costumes and red lipstick.
(11/15/06 5:00am)
Need a vacation from the gray-skied Durham fall? The soundtrack to Richard Linklater's Fast Food Nation may be just the thing you're looking for.
(11/09/06 5:00am)
Walk past Reynolds Theater Saturday night and you're sure to hear a roar of laughter-or at least that's what The Waitstaff is hoping.
(11/09/06 5:00am)
Free Indian fun
(10/26/06 4:00am)
When MTV went on the air 25 years ago, the first video to run was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. MTV did just that, ushering in a new way for teens to get their daily dose of hits. But the dominance of MTV and other music-centered television stations may be coming to a close.
(10/12/06 4:00am)
Living Group offers prizes for artists
(09/28/06 4:00am)
Hilary Shaev spent her life wanting to be around music. But when she arrived at Duke as a freshman in 1985, she had no idea that she would actually do so professionally.
(09/14/06 4:00am)
Found object exhibit opens
