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(03/01/11 2:54am)
A shadowy figure sits in the distance like Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” as an eerie but simple hip-hop beat starts playing amidst guttural mumblings. As the camera lens slowly zooms in and adjusts into focus, Tyler The Creator snaps out of his reverie as he opens with “I’m a fuckin’ walking paradox / No, I’m not.”
(02/08/11 1:58am)
Cheesy romance films have always helped to grease the wheels in our own intimate lives with their cultural signifiers and incredulous scenarios. While some of us have grown to adulthood with a certain ache of cynicism, we here at The Scene believe in keeping with the spirit, and have come up with a list of romantic films to watch in honor of that day of Saint Valentine.
(01/25/11 2:55am)
Cold weather and anticipation made for a friendly and intimate atmosphere as the doors opened at the Rock & Roll Hotel on Jan. 14.
(01/11/11 3:00am)
There’s something instantly commendable about being able to bring a song titled “Fuck You!” to such critical and mainstream success.
(10/12/10 1:54am)
REQUIRED LISTENING
Teen Idles - Minor Disturbance: Ian MacKaye’s first release — the few who listen pick up guitars and start playing loudly
Minor Threat - Minor Threat EP: Introduces the world to straight-edge and makes D.C. the American capital of punk
Youth Brigade - Possible EP: Ex-Teen Idles members reform for a year and put out an EP with eight songs lasting 10 minutes
(09/21/10 1:54am)
It’s a sad fact that even for D.C. natives, the genre of go-go is still very much a well-kept secret in the 40 years of its musical history. The vibrant blend of percussion-heavy funk and R&B as epitomized in local legends such as Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers commands a large following in popular clubs. While it may not enjoy the commercial success of the many subgenres it would later influence, go-go can still be enjoyed by party-goers and busybodies alike.
(09/14/10 1:55am)
The math rock subgenre can be seen as the wilder identical twin of post-rock. Whereas the latter uses a variety of instruments to conjure soothing melodies and wispy, neo-classical ballads, math rock uses the same method to create chaos with its irregular rhythm and highly unusual sound, like entropy through musical expression. Both subgenres stem from the underground rock scene of the 1980s when bands strived to make their individual sound more unique and fine-tuned. And although they both thrived on their experimental nature and made their indelible mark in coming decades with a wide range of influential bands, math rock arguably had more of an impact on the culture of rock music as a whole.
(08/30/10 12:50am)
At times, music captures the heartbeat of a generation, and it becomes difficult to tell which was birthed from which. In Washington D.C., that music is go-go, and its adherents believe in it with a religious fervor.
(08/16/10 1:34am)
It's Sunday morning. The clock reads 11:00 a.m., and you've hit the snooze button too many times to remember. Slipping out of your grogginess, you realize you've accomplished less than half of the schoolwork you need to have done for Monday. For these times when you are in search of the best location to do some damage control, here are some spots on campus that may serve you well.
(04/26/10 12:48am)
"Future Automatic:" A
(04/19/10 12:53am)
Before you even make your way to the entrance of the Hillyer Art Space, you’re greeted with what artist Clarke Bedford likes to call an “art car” — a mangled family van cluttered with chicken wire and scrapheap protrusions.
(04/15/10 1:55am)
If you’re persuasive enough, you can get away with just about anything.
(04/08/10 12:54am)
“Perfect View”
(03/29/10 1:54am)
“El Porto”
Joe Firstman
Rock Ridge Music
Sounds like: Ryan Adams meets Willie Nelson
Grade: B+
(03/29/10 1:51am)
Mother
Grade: A
(03/25/10 2:00am)
Still think you’re too cool to see an animated movie about dragons? Think again.
(03/25/10 1:49am)
Benjy Davis Project
“Lost Souls Like Us”
Rock Ridge Music
Sounds like: A cajun Jack Johnson
Grade: B+
(02/18/10 2:53am)
Black Math Horseman
“Wyllt”
Teepee Records
Sounds like: a gender-swapped Black Sabbath
Grade: B+
The debut album “Wyllt” by Black Math Horseman is a progressive take on psychedelic hard rock that will at first seem nifty for fans and non-fans of the genre. The six tracks preserve that anachronistic, heavy metal sound of the late ‘80s with doom metal undertones and haunting vocals. But there is little to differentiate one song from the next and the album sadly falls flat with little replay value.
It is almost as if the band tried so hard to blend the different genres it pays tribute to the fact that it couldn’t find a focal point. With a cursory inspection, tracks like “Tyrant” and “Torment of the Metals” have that droning, gospel-like quality of early Sabbath and abound with whammy, bar-heavy riffs. The voice of Sara Timms, cast from a distance with plenty of reverb, only bolsters the effect and makes the songs come full circle.
But despite its classic prowess, the album fails to reach a worthy climax. The more upbeat tracks like “Deerslayer” and “Origin of Savagery” are too humdrum and lacking in technical diversity to be noteworthy. Timms’ voice lacks range, maintaining the same will-o’-the-wisp pitch throughout the entire album. It gets tiring rather quickly, and the songs begin to blend into one another, losing their immediacy from the onset.
Despite its softer approach to metal, the album overall is still worth a listen if you’re looking for something less imposing as most modern metal bands. There are moments of ominous brilliance contained in the tracks, and anyone able to look past the general monotony, you will find a solid effort.
(02/11/10 3:00am)
The British playwright Sarah Kane was only 28 years old when she decided to take her own life after a lasting bout with clinical depression. In a final utterance to a seemingly uncaring world, she channeled all of her frustrations into the wildly unnerving "4.48 Psychosis," a caustic work that many critics view as her extended suicide note. The play has undergone a wide variety of iterations in its posthumous tribute to an especially troubled soul.
(11/23/09 2:08am)
Flaky temptress, beautiful socialite and tragic masochist: the titular character in “Lulu” is many things all at once.