Thought Meets Ambition and Old Meets New On Roots' Latest Attempt
Finally, the Roots' music has caught up with its ideas.
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Finally, the Roots' music has caught up with its ideas.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Big stages, bright lights, roaring crowds, blaring speakers. The life of a hip-hop icon has its appeal.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Move over, Rocky. Step aside, 007. Take a seat, Skywalker. Your time has passed.
The more that David Gray sits around thinking, the better his music gets.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>When Skip and Logan Matheny, brothers and founders of the local alt-country rock band Roman Candle, gave their original basement-burned CD to their "History of Rock and Roll" professor, John Covach, they didn't have any pretensions about pop stardom or dreams of big names and bright lights -- they just wanted to make music.
Sea Change
The newest novel from author Chuck Palahniuk, "Lullaby," is anything but.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>"I want you to hit me as hard as you can."
How do you stay up for more than 24 hours straight without losing your mind?
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>On the stage, Stefan "Creem MC" Greenlee, vocalist of Sankofa, runs the show -- spinning together rhythm, rhymes and fire in a lyrical assault.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Boldly marching through alleyways, swimming lazily across massive brick buildings, plastered against businesses and street corners all across town -- the murals of Chapel Hill leap into any leisurely stroll.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>They're confident, comfortable and commanding -- but if the members of Sankofa are going to make it big, they will need more than just ambition.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With budget cuts plaguing the state, many institutions that receive state funding are facing difficult times -- including the Carrboro ArtsCenter.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Fast-paced, moderately intelligent and full of interesting twists, Steven Spielberg's freshest foray into the future may save him from the embarrassment of "A.I." but won't have the same impact on the genre as "The Matrix."
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Sankofa just isn't the same that it used to be -- but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>"Big Trouble" 4 Stars
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>KMFDM Attak 4 Stars
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Standing at the summit of Mont Tremblant, staring down at a massive frozen lake behind wide white slopes speckled by skiers and snowboarders, I wondered why anyone would want to go to the beach.
Sometimes, you just have to tell it like it is.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The party never stops for comedian Dave Attell.