The Phoenix on Music
Buckelew Beat
by Kevin Buckelew
Tuesday March 7, 2006
The Boards of Canada are so mysterious! . While their most recent album, "The Campfire Headphase," was certainly a step down, their two masterpieces "Music Has a Right to Children," and "Geogaddi," stand as veritable goldmines of puzzles and perplexities. I’ve learned so much just from doing research on the band that I’m seriously considering dropping out of school and pursuing a career in the occult.
The Wailing Wall rocks SLC, rises to celebrity, still manages to stay true to roots
by Sonnet Graham
Wednesday February 22, 2006
Did you know Ben Apatoff just got a cell phone? Yeah, I know you want the number. Is Sufjan Stevens hiding out on our campus? Yes, I saw him in the Health Food Bar eating oranges. You think that’s hot? Wait ‘til I tell you what Michelle Yu sings in the shower.
By now, you must know how all these people are connected (I mean, I would hope you read the headline): they’re all members of Jesse Rifkin & the Wailing Wall. Obviously, the above are the wailing portion.
Gómez-Peña performs political satire on campus, leaves things smoking
by Roseanne Wells
Wednesday February 22, 2006
This past Wednesday the Suzanne Werner Wright Theatre filled as audience members anticipated the coming attraction, performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña and his collaborator Roberto Sifuentes.
Buckelew Beat: Your múm is the best band ever
by Kevin Buckelew
Wednesday February 22, 2006
Yesterday, I received a package from amazon.com containing the book "Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners" with accompanying CDs and audio-cassette tapes.
For Hipsters in Williamsburg
by Kevin Buckelew
Tuesday February 7, 2006
Strolling through Brooklyn (as I’m wont to do), I’ve almost never been able to help myself from wondering about Sufjan Stevens and the proximity of his residence. He casts such an imposing shadow that it’s difficult to conceive of him actually living anywhere.
Despite illness and injury, Okkervil River in Concert
by Michelle Yu
Tuesday November 29, 2005
Standing across the room, Okkervil River frontman Will Robinson Sheff looks not so much the part of a blossoming rock star as much as very young. When he picks a guitar and begins to sing though, there is no denying his artistic presence.
‘Man-Tongues’ thrust their way onto the scene
by Michelle Yu
Monday November 14, 2005
Their origins are widely disputed by authorities and the fascinated public. Some claim they descended to earth in a faintly phallic rocket ship while others point to the soil and shout spontaneous generation. Separately, they are senior Max Steele (also of Bang! Bang! Indians, BALLERINAS and Max Steele and The Party Ice fame) and sophomores Christopher Smith and Ben Walsh. When the three become a consummate one though, they are the Thrusty Man-Tongues (TMT), one of the most revered, dogmatically religious and confusing student acts on campus.
Nields sisters bring ‘dynamic trademark sound’ to NYC
by Beth Sharkey
Monday November 14, 2005
Nerissa Nields told her fans that, according to the Buddhist tradition, she is a "greedy" type of person.
Artsechro showcases SLC strings
by Shakira Croce
Wednesday October 12, 2005
Music is an evolutionary process, with new styles emerging to reflect the cultural movements of the time. The creators of the Red Bull Artsehcro hope to launch a movement that will bring turntables into the mix of popular music. To them, the recent concert at Carnegie Hall and the world premier of "Concerto for Turntable," conceived by DJ Radar and composed by Raul Yanez, was a great success.
