Word: prankishness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Cerny, a proud provocateur, recently won some notoriety with a prankish sculpture at the European Union headquarters in Brussels mocking European stereotypes - the giant piece depicts France as a strike placard, Romania as a vampire theme park, the Netherlands as a submerged set of mosques and Bulgaria as a squat toilet. But even Cerny is happy that Obama is visiting. "It's a miracle that he is paying us a visit, after all," he says. "Well, he could have gone to Brussels...
...past albums, The Decemberists have excelled at telling hyper-literate picaresque stories, mixing prankish whimsy and haunting tragedy. But on “The Crane Wife,” the Decemberists have finally created a full and dynamic sound that matches their lyrical and narrative sophistication. Rather than simply accompanying the stories, the music now forms an integral part of each song’s individual content and character, giving each track a unique atmosphere...
...nothing like this one. They were bigger, older, rougher, more ska-core and punk. The floor then was not violent by Rage Against the Machine standards, catering more to the more gentle colliding of a skank pit. At that time, the opening band was Goldfinger, a light-hearted, prankish, oft-nude precursor to Blink-182. This time, the openers were not nearly as friendly. But the presence of the Suicide Machines did not scare off any of the teenage girls. Rather, the presence of the teenage girls lulled the Suicide Machines into a half-hearted set, ripping through their songs...