MARCH 1, 2013

THE PIONEER LOG FEATURES

What are you listening to?

BY JOEY CARMICHAEL, LINDSAY MULCAHY AND GUADALUPE TRIANA
STAFF WRITERS AND FEATURES EDITOR

FROM TEGAN & SARA TO 2 CHAINZ, FACULTY AND STAFF ENCOMPASS A VARIETY OF MUSICAL PREFERENCES.

TRICIA BRAND / Associate Dean of Students

What are you currently listening to? Why? My playlist includes Local Natives, Tegan & Sara, Kings of Leon, Grizzly Bear, Tallest Man on Earth, Lianne Lihavas, Kanye WestDirty Projectors, Nas, The Roots, Esperanza Spalding, Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles. Its a really nice mix of old, new and innovative. Got a favorite avorite album, or three? 1st: For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver 2nd: A Kind of Blue by Miles Davis 3rd: Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine Honorable Mention: One Day It Will All Make Sense by Common Any guilty pleasures? Musically, yes! I really like pop music, especially when it is performed on Glee.
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE

How has your music taste changed over time? I grew up as part of the Hip Hop generation, during what was called the golden age in the early 90s. Then, I discovered Sarah McLachlan, Erasure, Patti Smith, Toots & The Maytals and Radiohead in college, and it completely changed the way I wanted [to] experience music and songwriting. Now I enjoy blues, indie folk, roots, synth pop, world, American Songbook, jazz standards and so much more! Do you have anything else on heavy rotation? Childish Gambino, Lupe Fiasco, Lykke Li, Postal Service and Robyn (all her LPs).

JAY ODENBAUGH / Associate Professor of Philosophy

What are you currently listening to? Why? David Byrne and St. Vincents Love This Giant. I love David Byrne, and the bass is astounding. Got a favorite album, or three? I couldnt narrow it to three; it just wasnt emotionally possible. So, here are ones I really, really love. The Golden Band by American Analog Set Trans Canada Highway by Boards of Canada Aja by Steely Dan Captain Marvel by Stan Getz More Songs about Buildings and Food by Talking Heads The Moonlight Butterfly by The Sea and Cake Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One by Yo La Tengo
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DAVID CAMPION / Pamplin Associate Professor of History

What are you listening to? Why? I mostly listen to classical music, like Rachmaninoff and Mozart, especially when Im grading. Its a good way to relax. Ive also been listening to some Motown, such as Marvin Gaye, and Irish folk music like Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers and Wolfe Tones, an Irish revolutionary band. The classes Im teaching influence what Im listening to as well; for example, for my modern British history class Ill listen to rock bands like The Clash, The Sex Pistols and The Kinks, and for the India class, Ill play Indian ragas and devotional Sufi songs. Do you have a favorite album or song? Handels Messiah and some opera overtures like Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni and Carmen by Bizet. It all depends on the day; you hear the same song in a different way depending on your mood. Some of my favorite songs are Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones, The Thrill is Gone by B.B. King and The Pretenders Dont Get Me Wrong.
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE What was the most memorable concert you have attended? I moved from Madrid to New York City in the mid 1970s, and there I had a friend whose parents could get us free tickets to Saturday Night Live, and that was how I saw live music. Sitting in the live audience at SNL I saw The Pretenders, Bruce Hornsby, Lou Reed and Robert Cray.

KIM CAMERON-DOMINGUEZ / Visiting Assistant Professor

What are you currently listening to? I was just listening to Cypress Hill, Beethovens suites for the cello, Rihanna and Amy Winehouse. This morning on my run, I listened to the Arctic Monkeys, House of Pain and 2 Chainz. Growing up, what music were you influenced by? I grew up in D.C., which had its own organic music. In addition to hip-hop, D.C. had go-go, a clear infusion of blues along with heavy percussion, and some lyrical intonations that hip-hop has. As rap came from the ghetto, go-go also came from that urban space. Groups like Rare Essence and Junk Yard Band were the first shows I went to. Hip-hop and go-go are the two trajectories for thinking about my experiences and marked the freedom you feel growing up as well as the expectations. I remember when I first moved out from my parents house and bought my own stereo system and the first album I got was Eric B. & Rakim. You grow with your music taste; Im from the hip-hop generation, and its hard to let go of that kind of background. Any guilty pleasures? That damn Taylor Swift. That is so sad. I find myself singing to her stupid song. Whats it called? [I Knew You Were] Trouble. But only in the car!
PHOTO BY HANNAH PRINCE

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