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The Streets falls flat with disappointing fifth album

By Rebecca Wall | October 15, 2008

Rappers come in all shapes and sizes. There's Lil' Kim, Fat Joe and, of course, the stereotype-buster Eminem. Then there's Mike Skinner --also known as The Streets -- a 39-year-old British performer known for his infectious rhymes backed with garage-tinged beats.

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'Rock Band 2' fine-tunes gameplay, spotlights new genres

By Brittany Coombs | October 13, 2008

Anyone familiar with the many installments of the popular Guitar Hero series understands the problems that plague music-beat video games that establish a critically acclaimed franchise and a wide, devoted fan base. Players (and not just the obsessive, beer-bellied ones with muttonchops who live and breathe for Megadeth) typically want more features than those the developers have given them.

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DFS honors actress Laura Linney

October 9, 2008

In an era when Tinseltown's celebrities are infamous for temper tantrums and dubious talent, Laura Linney has earned a reputation as not only an Oscar-caliber actress, but also as an anti-diva. This Friday Linney brings her refreshingly laid-back attitude to the Hopkins Center of the Arts.

Didion will meet with students from the history, English, film and Latin American studies departments during her two days at Dartmouth.
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Didion draws crowd to inaugural Montgomery lecture

October 8, 2008

Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Exactly a year after her daughter's wedding, and soon after her husband's death, Joan Didion tried to escape her grief by covering the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

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New Ben Folds album "Way to Normal" catchy but flawed

By Rebecca Wall | October 6, 2008

Keep dreaming, Dartmouth students. Many of you want him to come to campus, but after the release of his third solo-album, "Way to Normal"(2008), Ben Folds will be tougher to nab than ever. Ben Folds's web site touts "Way to Normal" as an "exuberant, raucous and sometimes profane mix of sure-fire crowd-pleasers, cheerful snark-fests, and thoughtful, moving ballads." While the album does not live up to the glamorous hype.

Au will open for the Dodos at Friday Night Rock.
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Acoustic-metal Dodos fly into FNR

By Olivia Sacks | October 2, 2008

pitchfork.com / The Dartmouth Staf The dodo bird may be long gone, but California duo Meric Long and Logan Kroeber, known in the music world as The Dodos, are taking flight.

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