Music
'Idlewild' offers nothing new
- Angela Cesere
BY ANTHONY BABER
As dominant and innovative forces in Atlanta hip hop, Big Boi and Andre 3000 have personified themselves as the Southernplayalistic group Outkast. But in recent years they haven't been seen anywhere near each other, with the exception of the dual album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below on which they did their own thing on two solo efforts under the umbrella of one album. Their last true collaboration was 1998's equally stunning Aquemini (Stankonia is questionable).
Block M gives 'U' a chance to record
BY BERNIE NGUYEN
If you've failed your American Idol audition, take heart. Your chance to make it big might finally be here. In search of what they hope will be "the most original musical piece and performance by a University of Michigan student or group," Block M Records, the University's recording company and studio, opened a school-wide competition called "New Music on the Block" on Sept. 5.
Mary Simoni, associate dean for the School of Music, Theater and Dance and one of the competition's chief organizers, said that "New Music on the Block" is aimed at all the students on campus.
'Basics' trawl pop past for sweet hits
BY CAITLIN COWAN
Does popularity constitute quality? It's this either/or that has set high art against mass art, the exclusive against the inclusive and, of course, purists and socially conscious artists against sales-driven entertainers.
This last group, the entertainers, has faced a great deal of animosity in recent years. With the explosion of the multi-million-dollar boy-band enterprise, dispensable female R&B songbirds and screeching n
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Herb David: Crafting Ann Arbor's musical legacy
He's made guitars for Eric Clapton, Sonic Youth, the Byrds and Jerry Garcia, hung out with Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix and lived near the center of Ann Arbor's once-blossoming countercultural music scene. He's also one of the country's best instrument maker and he lives right around the corner.
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