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Retire Late and Work Like a Mule

Henry Staley  —  Oct 30, 2012

Yeah, jam band Gov't Mule may rehash a bunch of ideas from the psychedelic '60s, but is that really a bad thing? Henry Staley '16 offers his thoughts on Saturday's concert at the State Theatre.

Just Another Man: Glen Campbell at the State Theatre

Meredith Joyce  —  Oct 29, 2012

Country legend Glen Campbell demonstrated true grit and ageless skill at the State Theatre on Thursday. The Rhinestone Cowboy, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, is on a Farewell Tour with his talented family. To Meredith Joyce '14, Campbell is not just another man. 

I Can't Sing It Strong Enough

James Rainis  —  Apr 26, 2012

James Rainis '14 celebrates the 20th anniversary of the (surprisingly) great classic rock record, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted

Test Spins: The Beach Boys, Smile Sessions

Zachary Zahos  —  Nov 15, 2011

The release of the "lost" Smile recordings — believed by many to be Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys lost masterwork — lives up to the hype.

The Beauty of the Top Five List

Sarah Angell  —  Aug 25, 2011

Sarah Angell kicks of her High Fidelity column with a list of her Top 5 Favorite Records.

Unrehearsed, Unplanned and — Famous

Ruby Perlmutter  —  Oct 1, 2009

This past summer, Beck began a new music project — Record Club. He spends a day in the studio with his ever-so-cool musician friends and they cover entire albums (they’ve finished The Velvet Underground & Nico and have moved on to Songs of Leonard Cohen) releasing one track every Thursday; unrehearsed, unplanned and sometimes unwell. While some of the covers are quite good — “Sunday Morning” and “Winter Lady” — the product itself is nothing too remarkable. However, the actual success of the individual covers is irrelevant. What makes this musical experiment valuable is the prevailing notion. When it comes down to it, it is a nice idea.

Wait I've Got It: It's the Spice Girls!

Justine Fields  —  Feb 6, 2009

My roommates are fools. There’s really no nicer way to state it. Whilst having a sing-a-long in my room with said fools this past weekend, I was mixing up a playlist between the oldies but goodies and the newly nostalgic ’90s songs that will never get boring. Song after song, my roommates’ eyes would light up in excitement as each track changed to a different one they both knew and loved. But somewhere between “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes and “Praise You” by Fat Boy Slim, I chose “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel. My roommates’ faces fell to perplexity. The song was completely foreign to both of them. I’ll be the first to admit that “Uptown Girl” is not the most famous song in the Billy Joel discography.

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