Music
Du Bois Fellow Talks Hip-Hop
Joycelyn A. Wilson, a fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute of African and African American Research, opened her presentation of her academic work on Tuesday by rapping. Wilson, who is an Emmy-nominated documentary film producer, discussed hip-hop as a locus for education within the African American community.
Group Refuses to Stagnate on Hyperactive Latest
For better or worse, the first single is a fair indication of Coldplay’s new direction. The lyrics mean less than ever before, the synths mean more, and the melodies mean everything. But it’s Martin’s melodies that have always been the reason to listen to Coldplay; and the melodies of “Mylo Xyloto” are as big as ever.
‘Looping’ Lush, But Overly-Repetitive
His newest album, “Looping State of Mind,” once again demonstrates his keen ability to compile seemingly unrelated bits of music into a mind-warping, dreamy masterpiece.
Tom Waits’s Aging Music
For more than thirty years, Waits has been so good that his audience is forced to take his nuttiness seriously. So when he fumbles on his new album, “Bad As Me,” it doesn’t just mean the vocals are a little off or the music’s a little boring; it means that the whole thing falls apart.
James Yannatos, Former HRO Director, Dies at 82
His precise movements of the baton would inspire both pre-professional and casual musicians for 45 years as they passed through Harvard’s halls.
Battle of the Bands
Dozens of students crowded the Leverett Towers Courtyard on Saturday afternoon to watch their friends and classmates perform in Harvard's ...
DJ Shadow Makes Blunt, Uncompelling Album
It sometimes seems like DJ Shadow is striving for mediocrity. DJ Shadow, legally known as Josh Davis, has come a long way since his popular debut LP, “Endtroducing......” Unfortunately, his trajectory has been a steady downward slope. Shadow’s newest album, “The Less You Know, the Better,” is somewhat lacking.
Real Estate Return With Sun-Soaked Album
Though the band stays true to the relaxed ambiance of their earlier work, they have undoubtedly developed a more refined sound than that of their eponymous debut LP, and they successfully add a more mature element of nostalgia for baked skin and windswept sand. The result is a lovely and cohesive album that straddles the reality of today and the dream-state of summer’s yesterday.
