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Nathaniel Naddaff-hafrey

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Everybody’s Preachin’ the Blues

So I finally decided to take the hit the other night and sat down to watch “Babel.” (It was good;


Can Comics Change the Arab World?

In light of the infamous Danish caricature crisis of 2005, one would expect cartooning to be a dicey practice in


Top Five Finals Period Might-be-most Played

1) Cypress Hill, “How I Could Just Kill a Man”: Before you call Room 13, I implore you to recognize


Mattison Keeps on Truckin'

Ask any serious musician what they plan on doing “for a living,” and you’ll likely be rewarded with awkward, side-long


Top 5 Albums of the Summer

By NATHANIEL NADDAFF-HAFREY and ERIC L. FRITZ Crimson Staff Writers Junior Boys: “So This is Goodbye” At risk of taking


Kicking Television

(Nonesuch) 4/5 Stars Although alternative pioneers Wilco have garnered almost as much critical praise for their dynamic concerts as for


Scofield Channels Ray Charles at Regattabar

John Scofield, in all his bespectacled and graying glory, may seem an unlikely candidate to spearhead a Ray Charles revival.


Indie Explosion Lights Up MFA

The Books Friday, April 29 Settling into her seat last Friday night in the Museum of Fine Arts’ sterile auditorium,


Band Embraces Crosssover Genre

Long gone are the days when bands produced definable music, music of a single genre that could be described by


ARTS TUESDAY: Band Embraces Crossover Genre

Long gone are the days when bands produced definable music, music of a single genre that could be described by