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03/13/2008 03:33 PM
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Study shows music affects moods, students agree
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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 [...]
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03/13/2008 03:33 PM
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Keeping Music Real
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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 [...]
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03/13/2008 03:33 PM
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Rising rap star doesn't need RIAA
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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 [...]
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03/13/2008 11:34 AM
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A lesson in sharing: the music of today plays the give-and-take game
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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 [...]
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03/13/2008 11:34 AM
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Two short notes on pop music
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“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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Zwan Biography |
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ZWAN was formed in 2001 by Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), Matt Sweeney (guitar), David Pajo (guitar/bass), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums). Paz Lenchantin (bass) was added to the line-up in April 2002.
Billy Corgan founded his previous band, The Smashing Pumpkins, in his hometown of Chicago in 1988. The band featured Corgan on guitar, James Iha on guitar, D'Arcy Wretzsky on bass, and Jimmy Chamberlin on drums. The Pumpkins had their greatest commercial success in the mid nineties with the multi-platinum double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Following the release of MACHINA/ the machines of God in 2000, the band began a final tour, playing their last show in Chicago in December 2000. Since the Pumpkins' split, Corgan has collaborated with the group New Order, lending vocals to a song ("Turn My Way") and joining them on tour. The Pumpkins also released a greatest hits cd and video collection in 2001.
Matt Sweeney led the New Jersey punk group Skunk during the end of the eighties into the early nineties. In the nineties, he formed Chavez with Clay Tarver, Scott Masciarelli, and James Lo. His other music credits include Cat Power, Guided By Voices and Bonny Prince Billy.
David Pajo, originally from Kentucky, is formerly of the group Slint. In the decade following Slint's breakup, he toured with Stereolab, Royal Trux, King Kong, Palace, and Will Oldham, expanding his musical reach by playing bass as well as guitar, piano, congas, and drums. Pajo joined the Chicago outfit Tortoise in 1996. He is currently a member of the band Papa M (previously known as Aerial M) and continues to work with them while in Zwan.
Jimmy Chamberlin, also a founding member of the Smashing Pumpkins, is a native of Joliet, Illinois. Originally trained as a jazz drummer, the Pumpkins was the first rock band he joined, and he stayed with them for the better part of thirteen years (excluding a brief period in the late nineties). Following the band's breakup, he collaborated on the album The Last Hard Men with Skid Row's Sebastian Bach, The Breeders' Kelley Deal, and Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs.
Paz Lenchantin, best known as the beautiful bassist in A Perfect Circle, joined Zwan in April 2002. You can learn more about Paz here: SimplyPaz
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