Jul 17th, 2008 · Marc Yu, a 9-year-old musical prodigy, began learning the piano at age 2 and was playing Beethoven by 3. He says he practices up to eight hours a day. "You don't want a Beethoven piece to sound like somebody else," he says. "That's disrespectful to the composer."
Jun 4th, 2008 · The presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain had a rally Tuesday in Kenner, La., where he acknowledged his Democratic opponent Barack Obama. McCain previewed his likely campaign mantra that paints him as the experienced candidate compared with Obama's youthfulness.
Apr 16th, 2008 · Equal parts sin and salvation, Devastations' Yes, U reaches its noirish climax with "Mistakes." Starting with an electronic drumbeat and a dissonant squall before sliding into slow-burning funk and the dispassionate mantra of "I make mistakes," it's unclear whether the song leads down the path to temptation or the road to recovery.
Jan 6th, 2008 · If you listened to the Republican and Democratic debates Saturday night, you heard one word over and over and over again: "change." The phrase has become the mantra of the 2008 presidential race.
Oct 22nd, 2007 · Republican presidential candidates' debate in Orlando, Fla., becomes a brawl, as they take aim at each other rather than issues. All are competing to be seen as the heir to President Ronald Reagan. But in a crowded field, few are willing to follow Reagan's mantra not to attack other Republicans.
May 22nd, 2007 · The tripped-out music of Black Moth Super Rainbow is as mysterious as its members' bizarre personas. Recording under strange monikers, they use old keyboards to craft a psychedelic electronic mixture, somewhere between Air and The Black Angels with just a hint of Krautrock.
Mar 22nd, 2007 · There's something familiar about The Ponys' "Poser Psychotic." The two guitars create a dense blare, the rhythm section throbs with low-end gristle, and singer Jered Gummere intones in a slacker drone. There's no chorus, but it's compelling nonetheless, and in ways that feel eerily recognizable.
Feb 26th, 2007 · In New York City this past weekend, a group called New Mind Space, which says it "disseminates urban bliss," sponsored a come-one, come-all pillow fight in Union Square.