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...There's something about the KRONOS QUARTET that has long made musical purists uneasy. If it's not the musicians' a la mode fashion statements, it's their extravagantly eclectic repertoire: from George Crumb's nightmarish Black Angels to the artless tangos of Astor Piazzolla and Jimi Hendrix's protopsychedelic Purple Haze, their trademark encore. The group's latest Elektra Nonesuch CD, PIECES OF AFRICA, finds the Kronos wandering even farther afield. A potent new brew of folk influences, Minimalism and European forms by eight black, brown and white African composers, the music ranges from the irrepressible Mai Nozipo (Mother...
Decision: I can't deal with them. This was annoying, not only for the people upstairs, but also for the challengers across the hall. As I entered wishy-washy mode, I was trying everyone's patience. But what was I to do? This was a decision that would affect me for the rest of my life...
...sellers, speeds the plot. Like the scene design and the costuming, the film's music contributes to Wenders' vision of the 21st century. Comprised of music specially commissioned for the film, the soundtrack features the work of the Talking Heads, R.E.M., Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Depeche Mode and U2, among others...
Once one gets into the mode of identifying BAD--defined as the huge gap between appearance and dismal reality--it comes easily. Some national BAD ideas; the "Buy American" (i.e. "Don't Buy Japanese") craze, thinking that tax cuts enacted over a year from now will somehow alleviate the present recession, the assumption that we care whom Bill Clinton slept with and how many times and the idea that the public's "right to know" means that rape victims should be forced to testify live in front of 250 million people...
...just want a quick bite, hit Huey's on Madison for a burger or get a brownie a la mode at the North...