Music
My power, my pleasure, my pain
Any good musician wakes up in the morning with this thought in his head: "Today, I'm going to write the greatest song in the world." This mantra is what drives anyone in the business. But, when Seal wakes up in the morning, he says, "Today, I'm going to write the greatest song in the world.
From Petty Theft to Selling Toner, and All the Rocking In Between
The story of Tommy Stinson might just shape the way music-lovers handle telemarketers forever. The one-time Replacements bassist and current solo artist recently made some easy cash selling toner over the phone for a major telemarketing company.
Editor's Picks
Kevin Lo Ambulance LTD "LP" The first time you play LP, skip track one. It's a wonderful track, but you won't realize it until later.
Editor's Picks
Kevin Lo Rogue Wave Out of the Shadow On the wacky and feel-good "Kicking the Heart Out," Zach Rogue sings, "If music is my lover, you are just a tease." Judging from most of the lyrics on the Bay Area band's debut, Rogue has a witty and biting sense of humor.
Apple Reveals iPod shuffle
Posters reading "Life is random" lined the walls of last Wednesday's Macworld expo as Steve Jobs and Apple unveiled their newest product in the ubiquitous iPod genealogy.
Warm-up songs
Cold weather got you down? Throw these warm-weather themed songs on your iPod and make snow angels in the Quad.
Sex and rock and roll
This article appeared in the December 9th joke issue. Bedroom dresser. Second drawer. Right behind my hot panties is one of my most treasured possessions.
Reviews
This article appeared in the December 9th joke issue. Various Penn Students Hookup Confessions: Volume Ever think one of your hookup experiences was truly unique?
Editor's Picks
In the Aeroplane over the Sea Since this is my last editor's pick of the semester (tear?), I'm going all out.
Best of '04
Kanye West -- College Dropout The man behind some of Jay-Z's best work makes his debut, without a college degree to boot. Brian Wilson -- SMiLE 37 years after its inception, Brian Wilson re-records his "teenage symphony to God," who was pleased, but wanted more cowbell.
Editor's picks
Jim Newell Puff Daddy and the Family No Way Out Buying '97s No Way Out marked an important step in my record collection's evolution.
Behind the Mask
Picture this: MC So-and-so doing 90 in a sky-blue, drop-top BMW, coasting along the Van Wyck, as the leaves falling from the trees coat the concrete with the carnival colors of autumn.
We're on Merge Records
Win Butler had no idea how much the last couple of years would change his life. For him, the 2000's have been microcosmic of a lifetime's worth of ups and downs.
Editor's Picks
John Coyne Vast Aire "The F-Word" (RJD2 Remix) Rap records rarely endure; they just float from fabulous to familiar to forgotten.
A-Hem!
If you're like most Penn students -- make that people in general -- you have no clue who Hem is. The band, however, believes that their debut album, Rabbit Songs, and most recent effort, Eveningland, have what it takes to garner some recognition.
Editor's Picks
Jim Newell Mirah C'mon Miracle If you're a male and have yet to hear a song by Mirah, it might be best to avoid her.
Music from the ground up
Built for music from the ground up. That's not the new tagline for the U2-edition iPod, the new Bose stereo or the Electric Factory.
Editor's Picks
Jim Newell The Futureheads The Futureheads Poser bands are everywhere now. For a while, I tried to give these wannabes the cold shoulder, but there came a time when avoiding them was no longer an option.
Confessions of a rolling stone intern
There are two qualities every determined writer should have: confidence and sheer ingenuity. Enter journalist, CNN correspondent and fiction author Toure.
