Well, first off, I wish I had a wider array of fonts to use for this blog. I'm using Arial now, which is a poor man's Helvetica, but whatever.
In terms of music, today I listened to The White Stripes' Elephant. According Allmusic.com (which is my #1 website when it comes to music info) this album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and it boasts two grammys. All of this is deserved. Generally, this album is considered alternative rock. More specifically, it's more like garage blues. Jack White's mastery of the guitar would make any contemporary blues fan happy. The album starts strong with "Seven Nation Army", then goes through a little bit (just a little bit) of a slump until the fifth track(my favorite track) "In the Cold, Cold Night". This song actually features Meg White's vocals. Jack White becomes less punky on this song and more bluesy and therefore, displaying his versatility. The album then stays consistently strong until the end. The last song, "It's True That We Love Each Other," features Holly Golightly and is a pretty fun song. It's extremely bluesy and makes me visualize the trio in the garage just jamming and having fun. Despite this fun characteristic, the song is still a work of art.
In terms of politics, Norman Finkelstein gave a lecture at the university and it was amazing in every sense of the world. He had his facts straight and made a very compelling argument on behalf of the Palestinians and really did a good job shedding some light on Israel's record. If y'all are interested you should youtube his name and check him out.
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