Category Archives: Arts

Interview with Dustin Katzin

Here is the rest of the The Tech’s interview with student composer Dustin Katzin, whose orchestral work Schrodinger’s Cat premiered at last Friday’s MITSO concert. If you missed the first part of the interview, read it here: http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N25/katzin.html. Interview conducted by Bogdan … Continue reading

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Interview with Arnie Roth

Here is the rest of the The Tech’s interview with Grammy award-winning conductor, composer, and music director Arnold Roth. If you missed the first part of the interview, read it here: http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N12/arnieroth.html. Interview conducted by Philipp Diesinger. The Tech: How do … Continue reading

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LiveBlog: Oscars Red Carpet

8:30 – And, it’s time for the show to begin! 8:24 – Brian Grazer reveals that the show will feature a Cirque du Soleil piece. 8:16 – Jessica Chastain, in Alexander McQueen, is trending as best dressed. 8:13 – Sandra … Continue reading

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Interview with Anna Kohler on Dramashop’s “My Uncle”

This is the full interview I did with Music and Theater Arts Senior Lecturer Anna Kohler, the director of Dramashop’s new production My Uncle. Three performances remain (this Thursday the 16th, Friday the 17th, and Saturday the 18th, at 8:00pm, … Continue reading

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LiveBlog: The 54th Grammy’s

The Tech will be live blogging during the 54th Grammy’s! Stay tuned for more… 8:00 p.m. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are kicking off the Grammy’s with “We take care of our own.” 8:05 p.m. Welcome the host … Continue reading

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Oscar Nominated Short Films

Do you know that we can watch all of the short films nominated for the Academy Awards 2011 this week? Kendall Square Cinema: -Animated Short Films – Live Action Short Films (Reduced price for students available) Coolidge Corner Theatre: – … Continue reading

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DISCUSS: Is Kanye’s new album really all that?

In Friday’s Tech, Jeff Chen dismisses the hype surrounding the “imma let you finish” artist’s latest release: The album absolutely reeks of a grandiose bombast that one could only expect from a child like Kanye, who is still about as brash … Continue reading

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tecktonik

So this genre of dance has been ‘hot’ for a while in both Europe and spread to Korea last year with several CFs (Commercial Films; longer-length TV advertisements) featuring young Korean celebrities performing tecktonik. However, the tecktonik fever is starting … Continue reading

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Little Boots — “New In Town”

Can’t get over the funky electro-organ-synth backing track to this. It’s amazing. I feel like this song is a squandered opportunity. Also, note how the gang-warfare turns into dancing at 1:40.

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erik hassle

I like watching covers of “A Change Is Gonna Come” on YouTube. This is one of the best I’ve seen in a while: The song is hard — really hard. It doesn’t have much structure, so the artist has to … Continue reading

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