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...chances are they haven’t heard of another emerging rock star in their midst. Marc Phillipe Eskenazi ’06-’08 is taking the first steps towards stardom as the new guitarist in alt-rock band The Mooney Suzuki, which has toured with bands like The Hives, The Strokes, and Kings of Leon. After taking time off from college to tour with his high school band, The Sexy Magazines, Eskenazi recently joined up with The Mooney Suzuki—whose sound he describes as “like The Band... in a soulful, laid...
...Yingjeo, mayor of Taipei City and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), addressed a crowd of more than 300 in an open forum yesterday afternoon, sharing his vision for peace and prosperity across the Taiwan strait. He is on a national tour to improve US-Taiwan relations and promote business opportunities in Taipei. Ma spoke to a packed Emerson Hall room about the political tensions and economic ties between Taiwan and China and stressed that maintaining the status quo should be the top priority. A popular figure in Taiwan and abroad—and regarded by many as the most likely...
...Something that is surprisingly lost amidst the fan-boys stories of emulating Led Zeppelin on tour is analysis of why their music is good and groundbreaking, particularly as to the esoteric sampling base that led the way for Prince Paul and Dr. Dre. It is disappointing that there is no scrutiny of the actual material producing their astonishing ascent...
...nationwide speaking tour to raise awareness of human rights abuses in Burma, former political prisoner Ko Bo Kyi made his second-to-last stop at Harvard Law School on Friday. Bo Kyi, a former executive in the national student union, was imprisoned for a total of seven years for his pro-democracy protests and refusal to serve as a government informant. Bo Kyi spoke about the coerced interrogation and psychological torture that rendered many political prisoners permanently disabled. “There is no rule of law, no separation of power [in Burma],” said...
...since then, it has enjoyed tremendous financial success under the direction of the legendary Mike Nichols, who has achieved great renown as the director of “The Graduate,” but whose eight Tony Awards garner far less attention. This season, it embarks on a national tour, and its first stop is Boston’s Colonial Theater on 106 Boylston Street. When I saw this show in New York, it boasted Tim Curry (“Rocky Horror Picture Show”) as King Arthur, Hank Azaria (“The Simpsons?...