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03/13/2008 03:33 PM

Study shows music affects moods, students agree

The Mozart effect is one that has been around for a long time. Studies suggest that when a child under age 3 is subject to the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, their brain development is increased.Whether or not the stories and studies prove anything, the question remains: Does music have an effect on people?Psychology professor [...]

03/13/2008 03:33 PM

Keeping Music Real

Music is a powerful thing. It evokes feelings and has the power to bring people together. Music is also a way for people to express themselves and share ideas, whether through poetic lyrics or throbbing anthems. But today, artists are not known for their music, but for how extravagant their outfits are and how many [...]

03/13/2008 03:33 PM

Rising rap star doesn't need RIAA

You won’t hear up-and-coming rap star Flo Rida griping about fans pilfering his songs on P2P sites, or complain that technology is hurting the music industry. Don’t talk to him about so-called digital divides either. As one of rap music’s fastest rising stars, Rida, 28, is new enough to music success that fans are still precious [...]

03/13/2008 11:34 AM

A lesson in sharing: the music of today plays the give-and-take game

Now, more than ever, North American bands and music fans are becoming more open to music originating somewhere outside the continent. Sri Lankan-born M.I.A.’s unique sound rules the club scene, while the Afro-pop inspired Vampire Weekend have seen their debut album enter the Billboard Top 20. New York City’s Yeasayer have also recently garnered acclaim [...]

03/13/2008 11:34 AM

Two short notes on pop music

“Romany Soup” is absolutely classic: haunting, hypnotic, melodic. Please do get started on Bolan. Please do. (And don’t you dare leave out “One Inch Rock”.)

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Album: The Village Lanterne

Blackmore's Night : The Village Lanterne

Artist: Blackmore's Night
Album: The Village Lanterne

Genre: Instrumental

Album Review

A whole thesis could be written about the links between heavy rock and sword and sorcery-style mediaevalism; and if anyone did, they'd cap itoff with Blackmore's Night. Since Rainbow's demise in 1996 Ritchie Blackmore along with partner Candice Night (see what they did there?) has been running a (ahem) cottage industry: crafting folksy new age albums and playing Europe's most crenellated spots to a loyal fanbase.

The Village Lanterne, comesresplendent with Enya-esque vocals embroidered with Ritchie's faerie finger work.Manymay be surprised at the replacement of his signature Strat by an acoustic (supported by rather anachronistic electronic keyboards). Purple fans of yore may also be alarmed by the bands anthem "Child In Time" being welded to a jig, rendering it more like "Childe Roland In Thyme".

Yet the fact remains that even a toned-down Blackmore retains his skills and, while the sight of him dressed as the local minstrel may be a little ludicrous, The Village Lanterne is a palimpsest of treats for fans old(e) and new.