I’m expecting big numbers today on account of the Crimson Arts ad so the pressure is kind of on. Luckily the world hasn’t let me down: first big news I see of the day is that a) Iggy and the Stooges are reforming and b) they’re recording a new album with Steve Albini. People out in the streets (people who post on message boards) are saying this might be the “Godfather 3 of Stooges albums.” Others are saying Back to the Future 3, still others thinking more along the lines of Spiderman 3. This will be the fourth studio album for the Stooges, so you know right off the bat that all those people are wrong.

Here’s a list of things that might happen in music this weekend:

--Strokes tickets for the April 24^th Boston show will go on sale today at 12pm.

--Freefall’s parents might come (unconfirmed)

--Freefall’s parents haven’t met before but speculative reports (people who post on message boards) suggest that they are planning a jam session (in the stacks!!)

--A party at the Coop… expect a lot of dudes who play in bands to be there, same w/ tonight’s Story Street thing

--Someone somewhere (here?) will wear a Blanks shirt at some point

--Major Major

Hello to newcomers, read the back issues and come back every day from now on. That’s how often I check the site at least, and I’m definitely a guy who is up there i/t/o facebook hit counts, teardrops, etc.

-LN

Hello zookeepers and sorry for the long absence. Reading period, right? More like breeding period. Feeding period? Yes. “That's fried chicken, curry chicken / damn, I'm gettin fat! / Arroz con pollo, french fries and crepe / An appetite for destruction but I scrape the plate. I love…”

Birds, birds, birds! Or really just one and his name is Antony. Just listened to the widely lauded “I Am A Bird Now” a few days ago and it’s very pretty; a lot of tension in every word and the yearning sounds earnest. I listened to it for the first time while reading “Gender Trouble” for a paper. Learning in action, yearning in action. Burning in section.

Nevermind Antony and the Johnsons now though. Right now I’m listening to the exact opposite: Cheap Trick. And more to the point, I’m listening to it on my brand new iPod Nano, which I got from Crimson Arts Features Editor Abraham J. Riesman ’08. I wrote him a check for it and promptly entered 2006. Sam Teller ’08 got me the headphones as a Christmas present, and my grandmother gave me a giftcard to the Gap.

It feels so much better at the top than at the bottom. So much better!

But nevermind Cheap Trick. More important right now is the album “Golden Ocean” by 50 Foot Wave. This is an album that came out sometime last year, and I don’t remember where I read mention of it. All I know is that I was looking through year-end lists to find out what the hell happened in 2005, because I had only heard the Hold Steady album and Encore. Also The Best of Pink Floyd, which came out in 2004.

The band is fronted by Kristin Hersh, formerly of the Throwing Muses. I’ve never heard that band (www.allmusic.com) so I don’t know if they sounded as much like Nirvana as 50 Foot Wave. But 50 Foot Wave sound SO much like Nirvana! In the best way, with In Utero guitars and growly refrains that go “Christ, this is not smart!” “Some bones remain to be broken!” and “You know what? Shut the fuck up!” Really great record, very unapologetic and mysterious in its ability to avoid sounding dated. Unclear how they do it but it doesn’t just sound like nostalgia (see The Hold Steady, Encore).

In other music news, some nanos:

Album of the Year: Hold Steady’s Separation Sunday
Single of the Year: Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake's “Signs”
Movie of the Year: King Kong!
iPod Nano of the Year: My iPod Nano that I have now

:) LN

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The Vision

Scene, as it was originally was conceived, will be a magazine that covers and focuses on Harvard campus’ society, style & living. As Harvard students, we stand in a unique position: the rest of society, as we know it, perceives us to be elite, to be the upper crust, to embody something that all people from all levels of society, holding widely varying interests and convictions hope and aspire to achieve. Frankly, we are Harvard students. We are special, at least to them.

Whether or not this is actually true, this is how the world perceives us to be, and it is something that we, as members of Scene, hope to capitalize on.

The Plan

As a person we are considering to recruit for the magazine, we would like you to take a look at the potential positions that we currently have to offer, think of new necessary positions that would benefit the magazine, and, in short, make this magazine your own. You, as someone we would like to bring into the Scene community, are someone that has the opportunity to shape and direct what is cool and popular, what people read and believe about the Harvard community, and how the rest of the outside world perceives us.

The Beginning

This being said, we request that you come to a meeting on this upcoming Saturday the 24^th, this upcoming weekend at 3pm, location TBA, if you’re interested in getting in on the ground floor and being a part of something big, something unique. We urge you, at the very least, to come and find out what Scene is about before you make your ultimate decision.

However, we urgently need your help to develop the social component of the magazine – which would cover parties, people and places – what we consider to be the most popular, crucial part of the magazine. We are not looking for tremendously profound writers, or the next Hemingway. We are looking for people that are social, attractive, have the ability to get information and can put a cool spin on the stories that s/he produces.

If you’re interested in learning more about Scene and how you can get involved, RSVP to XXXXXXXX.

The Blood, Sweat and Tears

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The Perks

As a member of Scene, you would be invited – with your choice of guests, of course – to the launch party, which will most definitely be the place to be on that given night. In addition, you will have the opportunity to have your name, if you consent, to be printed in a publication that is looking like it will gain national coverage.

Without any hesitation, I would commit to the fact that this WILL be the coolest, most fun publication of all Harvard campus publications to work for.

Thanks for reading this, and we hope to hear from you. Again, please RSVP to find out the location, exact time of the meeting and other information you might want to receive with regards to Scene.

Our best,

Co-Founders

Christos Kaplanis Zak Tanjeloff Adam Sternthal Steven Duque

Emily Washkowitz Rebecca Kaden Josh Kushner Anna Kohanski