The Stanford Daily

Author: Phil Shiu

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Forget the New Pornographers - try Caribou instead

By Phil Shiu
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Architectually unsound

By Phil Shiu
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Float down this Okkervil River

By Phil Shiu
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My 'Spoon' is too big: indie rock reviewed

By Phil Shiu
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LCD Soundsystem

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| Dance/techno often gets accused of being slick but shallow.

Modest Mouse’s ship hasn’t sunk yet

By Phil Shiu
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‘Yellow Face’ explores Asian identity

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| I used to think that weak writers used race as a crutch.

Eh, you might ‘Wince’ a bit during this CD

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| I have a sort of nostalgic love for The Shins.

Deerhoof: As cute as tourists

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| When chatting with my friends regarding college, one thing I like to brag about is how Stanford gets attracts Japanese and other Asian tourists.

‘Hissing Fauna’ a strange trip

By Phil Shiu
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Tamarine: Good lookin’, good eats

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Albums that made our year

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It's Class"y"

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| And the lyrics that Newsom has chosen are gorgegous.

Falafels: A good call . . .

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| I never had falafel before I came to Stanford (I couldn’t find anything like it in Iowa).

Santa has got nothing on these songs

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| “Songs for Christmas” would make an excellent Christmas present for anyone who likes Christmas music or just good music in general. But it would be a pity to receive “Songs for Christmas” and not be able to play it until the next year’s Christmas season.

Be wowed by 'Wowee Zowee'

By Phil Shiu
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‘Boys and Girls’ tunes play well together

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| Who says rock is dead?

Review: Bella Luna

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| Bella Luna means “beautiful moon” in Italian.

The Walkmen: Aren’t they supposed to be iPods by now?

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| The Walkmen seem to trying this approach with their latest album, Pussy Cats. The Walkmen, whose past albums include A Hundred Miles Off and Bows & Arrows, seem to be trying this approach with their latest album, Pussy Cats.

For Snicket, 13th a charmer

By Phil Shiu
INTERMISSION| Despite the fact A Series of Unfortunate Events’ intended audience seems to be eight to 12-year-olds, “The End” is entirely full of literary references that I greatly enjoyed. The first person our young protagonists meet on the island is named Friday, and the island’s ruler or “facilitator,” whose name is Ishmael, asks the Baudelaire siblings to “call me Ish.” Furthermore, the islanders are pacified with a drink that causes lethargy, much like Soma in “Brave New World” and lotus in “The Odyssey.” And there are minor characters with names like Miranda, Ms.