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Judas Priest Demolition SPV/Steamhammer It’s been a decade since Rob Halford left 80s metal icons Judas Priest amidst controversy over
Creative English Theses, Part II
The Crimson published interviews last week with two students writing creative theses in the English department —a poet and a
Not-So-Smooth Criminals: Alien Ant Farm
It was a Thursday evening in Axis on Lansdowne Street, and as a little blue light blinked on and off
Electronica from Down Under
Ask anyone to name the most groundbreaking figures in electronic music, and he’ll more likely than not look to Europe
Heavy Metal
“The Pledge of Allegiance Tour”—it sounds like a campaign for patriotism in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, featuring
Out and About
Chris Trapper Club Passim November 18 at 6 p.m. amd 9 p.m. On Nov. 18, Chris Trapper, the hair-flipping lead
New Albums
Toploader Onka’s Big Moka Epic Records Toploader’s inexplicably titled debut, Onka’s Big Moka, was released last year in their native
Fleming and Thibaudet Soar at Symphony Hall
By Christina B. Rosenberger Crimson Staff Writer Paying for a concert to see an encore seems like the height of
The King of Pop Returns
By Marcus L. Wang Crimson Staff Writer Once upon a time, there was a boy who rose from poverty to
Saturday School
Sandwiched between the hustle and bustle of Head of the Charles weekend and the Dispatch concert in Sanders, Rockwell Church,
Incubus: Morning View
Morning View is the follow-up to Incubus’ incredibly successful third studio album, Make Yourself. Despite their sell-out hit, “Drive,” with
Elf Power: The Winter is Coming
It has yet to be explained why lame, largely tuneless indie-rock that lacks anything resembling a halfway decent voice, riff
Harry Connick Jr.: Songs I Heard / 30
Inspired by the traditional New Orleans jazz he absorbed as a child, Harry Connick Jr. does schmaltzy standards like no
'Get Ready': A New World Order
I. History The cover of New Order’s latest album, Get Ready, sports the image of an early 90s-Calvin Klein-esque waif
'Nterview with 'NSYNC
Recently, The Crimson participated in a conference call with Lance Bass and Joey Fatone to talk about their new movie,
Dispatch Kids Rock the Harvard Scene
By ANTOINETTE C. NWANDU CRimson staff writer An unsuspecting visitor who happened upon Sanders Theater last Monday night would not
K-I-S-S-I-N
It is difficult to imagine that the Evgeny Kissin who performed to a packed audience at Symphony Hall the other
Basement Jaxx Rock The Whole House
By RYAN J. KUO CRIMSON STAFF WRITER One hour before Basement Jaxx were scheduled to drop a sonic bomb of
The True Confessions of a Toriphile
By IRIN CARMON CONTRIBUTING WRITER I was filing when it happened: Ears plugged with the Finnish teen pop sensation I
New Albums
Bis Return to Central (spinART) Bis built a notorious reputation on its purposely infantile attitude and a somewhat haphazard fusion
You Say You Want a Revolution?
When they came to see Of A Revolution (OAR) last Wednesday night at the Roxy, they came to abandon something.
The Strokes: This is It
There is a point in Wayne’s World where the Stonerburbian protagonist asks his girlfriend if she’ll love him when he’s
Music of Displacement
At an ARCO Forum lecture on Oct. 10, Fletcher University Professor Cornel West ’74, arguably one of the most electrifying