Gnarls Barkley: The Moody Brothers

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Cee-Lo has a great deal of questions...
"who's gonna save my soul", "what would be on your mind if you knew you was dyin'", and of course, "does that make me crazy".

Whenever an album is anchored by a single, it seems like the ship doesn't move very far. Fortunately for Gnarls' debut lp, St. Elsewhere, there was enough substance to keep the boat sailing.

The Odd Couple is essentially St. Elsewhere without "Crazy" or any other breakout song. In fact, I was three songs into it before I realized I wasn't listening to Elsewhere.

Danger Mouse is an excellent producer, but sampling other music often stifles lyrical creation. At times it feels like Cee-Lo rummaged the dictionary to match words with the pre-defined rhythm.

It took over a decade for the pair to collaborate, and I think they should wait another before they decide to do it again.
But hey, maybe I'm crazy $

10 Artists For March: Chester French

What they sound like: Beatles, Beach Boys, Weezer, Dylan, N.E.R.D.

Two students discovered by Kanye West during their senior year at Harvard...Pharrell heard their demo and immediately signed them...which means you should not immediately expect their cd to be coming out any time soon...

Apparently retro pop is here to stay $


http://www.myspace.com/chesterfrench

10 Artists For March: Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend

There is nothing I can add to the infinite amount of praise/hype this band has received, but I will say, this is one vampire that doesn't suck $

http://www.myspace.com/vampireweekend

The Primary Difference

Essentially, during a Caucus, registered voters of a particular political party gather to converse and attempt to persuade their peers to vote for their respective candidates. Voters are grouped off depending on whom they intend on voting for.
If a candidate lacks a certain percentage of voter support, they are asked to join one of the other candidates' groups. After debating has subsided, each person openly makes his or her endorsement. Some caucuses proportionately award their delegates, while others have a winner-takes-all approach.

Sen. Barack Obama has been successful in the caucus states primarily because they tend to reward campaign organization and voter passion, which his campaign has been known for.

A primary is generally what comes to mind when you think of the election process. During a primary, for a specific allotment of time, voters of all political affiliations secretly vote for their candidate of choice. There are no party restrictions and registered voters may vote for whomever they decide at that moment.
The primary system was devised to combat the voter fraud that had become prevalent in some caucuses.

Ultimately what distinguishes a primary from a caucus is anonymity, or lack there of $

10 Artists For March: Beach House

Beach House

This is "the stuff that dreams are made of". If, by chance, you fell asleep after watching a Fellini film or perhaps divulging in some illegal drug use.

Simply put, Beach House is dope $

http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic