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New Strokes Album Rivals The Band’s Best
By Eli Winter Reporter Youth Journalism International HOUSTON, Texas, U.S.A. – The Strokes have never been known for their predictability. Comedown Machine, their new album released today, proudly reaffirms that idea. With this latest record, you hear the New York band evolving, slowly but surely, from their scruffy, apathetic threads of a decade ago to some nice, shiny, New Wave clothes from the 1980s. A quick refresher on the history of The Strokes – their debut EP started a bidding war to sign the band to a major label, which RCA Records won out. Their debut album, Is This It, released in 2001, as expected, received a huge amount of praise and many placements on best-of-the-decade lists. Their second album two years later, Room on Fire, attempted to expand their sound slightly with the incorporation … Read entire article »
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A Boy, A Boat And A Bengal Tiger
By Myah Guild Reporter YouthJournalism International DUNSTABLE, Bedfordshire, England – The visual masterpiece that is Life of Pi hit our screens at the end of 2012 and has wowed audiences worldwide ever since. Director Ang Lee’s adaptation of the 2001 novel by Yann Martel follows the story of Piscine ‘Pi’ Patel, the son of an Indian zookeeper as he battles to survive as a castaway, with only a Bengal tiger for company. Instantly fascinating is the beauty and clarity of the picture as the story opens in Pondicherry, a French-inspired region of India. This theme continues throughout the story as spectacular scenes of huge diving whales and glowing fish appear in startlingly high definition. Suraj Sharma’s performance as Pi Patel is captivating as he goes through almost every emotion conceivable while drifting endlessly in the Pacific … Read entire article »
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The Best Hipster Music Of 2012. Really.
By Eli Winter Reporter YouthJournalism International HOUSTON, Texas – Here’s an overview of my favorite hipster music for 2012. Best Albums “Four”—Bloc Party This album’s title comes from a pretty obvious fact: that it’s the fourth album made by Bloc Party. While its name isn’t terribly original, the music is, and it’s naturally – at least for the most part – extremely well done. Its songs feature a variety of opposites: urgent-sounding and relaxed guitars, begging and yelping vocals, calm and driving bass parts and the same ol’ same ol’ of good old Matt Tong’s unbelievably precise drumming. As a result, many of its songs seem opposite as well (“Real Talk” followed by “Kettling” serves as a great example of that), but Bloc Party manages to pull it all together in such a way that gets me to … Read entire article »
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The Best Hipster Music Of 2012. Really.
By Eli Winter Reporter YouthJournalism International HOUSTON, Texas – Here’s an overview of my favorite hipster music for 2012. Best Albums “Four”—Bloc Party This album’s title comes from a pretty obvious fact: that it’s the fourth album made by Bloc Party. While its name isn’t terribly original, the music is, and it’s naturally – at least for the most part – extremely well done. Its songs feature a variety of opposites: urgent-sounding and relaxed guitars, begging and yelping vocals, calm and driving bass … Read entire article »
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Wry Humor Makes Avengers Soar
By Shagorika Ghosh Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International MUMBAI, India – I wasn’t one of those people excitedly awaiting The Avengers,losing sleep, waiting for it to release. Indeed, watching it was a last-minute decision. But I walked in, armed with 3D glasses and the quintessential popcorn, and I walked out dazzled. We give you six superheroes for the price of one, they said, and how! Iconic Marvel superheroes Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow are brought together by S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury to defeat Loki, who has descended upon Earth to enslave humans. The movie starts off with Loki, also Thor’s adoptive brother, arriving through an intergalactic portal, brandishing a scepter, which he proceeds to use to enslave Hawkeye and several other people and steals an energy cube christened the Tesseract. To … Read entire article »
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Wry Humor Makes Avengers Soar
By Shagorika Ghosh Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International MUMBAI, India – I wasn’t one of those people excitedly awaiting The Avengers,losing sleep, waiting for it to release. Indeed, watching it was a last-minute decision. But I walked in, armed with 3D glasses and the quintessential popcorn, and I walked out dazzled. We give you six superheroes for the price of one, they said, and how! Iconic Marvel superheroes Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow are brought together by S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury to defeat Loki, who has descended upon Earth to enslave humans. The movie starts off with Loki, also Thor’s adoptive brother, arriving through an intergalactic portal, brandishing a scepter, which he proceeds to use to enslave Hawkeye and several other people and steals an energy cube christened the Tesseract. … Read entire article »
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Wry Humor Makes Avengers Soar
By Shagorika Ghosh Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International MUMBAI, India – I wasn’t one of those people excitedly awaiting The Avengers,losing sleep, waiting for it to release. Indeed, watching it was a last-minute decision. But I walked in, armed with 3D glasses and the quintessential popcorn, and I walked out dazzled. We give you six superheroes for the price of one, they said, and how! Iconic Marvel superheroes Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow are brought together by S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury to defeat Loki, who has descended upon Earth to enslave humans. The movie starts off with Loki, also Thor’s adoptive brother, arriving through an intergalactic portal, brandishing a scepter, which he proceeds to use to enslave Hawkeye and several other people and steals an energy cube christened the Tesseract. … Read entire article »
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Wry Humor Makes Avengers Soar
By Shagorika Ghosh Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International MUMBAI, India – I wasn’t one of those people excitedly awaiting The Avengers,losing sleep, waiting for it to release. Indeed, watching it was a last-minute decision. But I walked in, armed with 3D glasses and the quintessential popcorn, and I walked out dazzled. We give you six superheroes for the price of one, they said, and how! Iconic Marvel superheroes Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow are brought together by S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury to defeat Loki, who has descended upon Earth to enslave humans. The movie starts off with Loki, also Thor’s adoptive brother, arriving through an intergalactic portal, brandishing a scepter, which he proceeds to use to enslave Hawkeye and several other people and steals an energy cube christened the Tesseract. … Read entire article »
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Wry Humor Makes Avengers Soar
By Shagorika Ghosh Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International MUMBAI, India – I wasn’t one of those people excitedly awaiting The Avengers,losing sleep, waiting for it to release. Indeed, watching it was a last-minute decision. But I walked in, armed with 3D glasses and the quintessential popcorn, and I walked out dazzled. We give you six superheroes for the price of one, they said, and how! Iconic Marvel superheroes Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Widow are brought together by S.H.I.E.L.D Director Nick Fury to defeat Loki, who has descended upon Earth to enslave humans. The movie starts off with Loki, also Thor’s adoptive brother, arriving through an intergalactic portal, brandishing a scepter, which he proceeds to use to enslave Hawkeye and several other people and steals an energy cube christened the Tesseract. To … Read entire article »
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Strokes Still Shine In Latest Album, Angles
By EliWinter JuniorReporter YouthJournalism International HOUSTON,Texas, U.S.A. — After someone returns from a hiatus of any length, manyexpect a petering out of sorts in the quality of their work. For example,my father believes Garry Trudeau’s ‘Doonesbury’ has never been as good afterTrudeau’s 20-month sabbatical in the 1980s. MichaelJordan’s foray into the unfamiliar environment of minor league baseball humbledhim more than anything during his exceptional professional career in the NBA. Since bands’styles can change after they take a break from making music (although Guided ByVoices is an exception), one might expect The Strokes’ fourth album, Angles, to be depressing. And it is. Or at leastthe seventh song on the album, “Call Me Back,” is. The majority of the album’s songsseem happy – at least on the surface. Whenlistening to the album’s opener, “Machu Picchu,” one hears Julian Casablancassing, “I’m putting … Read entire article »
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Strokes Still Shine In Latest Album, Angles
By Eli Winter Junior Reporter YouthJournalism International HOUSTON, Texas, U.S.A. — After someone returns from a hiatus of any length, many expect a petering out of sorts in the quality of their work. For example, my father believes Garry Trudeau’s ‘Doonesbury’ has never been as good after Trudeau’s 20-month sabbatical in the 1980s. Michael Jordan’s foray into the unfamiliar environment of minor league baseball humbled him more than anything during his exceptional professional career in the NBA. Since bands’ styles can change after they take a break from making music (although Guided By Voices is an exception), one might expect The Strokes’ fourth album, Angles, to be depressing. And it is. Or at least the seventh song on the album, “Call Me Back,” is. The majority of the album’s songs seem happy – at least on the surface. When … Read entire article »
Filed under: Angles, Eli Winter, Julian Casablancas, music, reviews, rock and roll, The Strokes
Strokes Still Shine In Latest Album, Angles
By Eli Winter Junior Reporter YouthJournalism International HOUSTON, Texas, U.S.A. — After someone returns from a hiatus of any length, many expect a petering out of sorts in the quality of their work. For example, my father believes Garry Trudeau’s ‘Doonesbury’ has never been as good after Trudeau’s 20-month sabbatical in the 1980s. Michael Jordan’s foray into the unfamiliar environment of minor league baseball humbled him more than anything during his exceptional professional career in the NBA. Since bands’ styles can change after they take a break from making music (although Guided By Voices is an exception), one might expect The Strokes’ fourth album, Angles, to be depressing. And it is. Or at least the seventh song on the album, “Call Me Back,” is. The majority of the album’s songs seem happy – at least on the surface. When … Read entire article »
Filed under: Angles, Eli Winter, Julian Casablancas, music, reviews, rock and roll, The Strokes
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