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Behrend brings local band together
Kvan Koser
staff writer
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Local '-indent hand. Apartment 151. looks to make
a name lor itself in the coming months. The hand's
roots go hack to the summer when sophomore
Anthony "AJ” Harding and incoming freshman.
Tom Gough, messaged each other through
Faeebook "AJ Just sent me a message in response
to a musician's thread that was started on the
Behrend l-aeehook group. He asked if I wanted to
get together and jam with him sometime
Gouuh.
When the fall semester started, they did exactly
that. Harding. who plays guitar tor Apartment 151.
met up with (lough, their bassist, within the first few
weeks of the semester in Reed 119. the music room.
Alter a couple of “jam sessions", they met yet
another freshman. Zack folios. Tolies also plays
guitar for Apt. 151. giving the hand both lead and
rhythm guitar players. The final member of their
band. Jason Hastings is the man behind the kit; the
drum kit that is. Hastings was added to the lineup
when Harding and Gough discovered during self
introductions in a German language course that he
played drums. Together, the four have formed to
create the "love child of The Smashing Pumpkins.
Interpol. Spoon and Radiohead." says front man
Hard inn.
Currently, the band has put together a MySpace
Music page featuring three songs. Their first aptly
labeled. "The Grind" sounds literally grinding, as
lead and rhythm guitar clash together to create har
monic riffs. "Chicago Typewriter" which spotlights
bassist Gough and drummer Hastings, goes through
with melodic guitar and bass alternating time in the
foreground of the song while the symbol crashes in
the background, giving meaning to the reference of
the "Chicago typewriter." a nickname for the
Thompson submachine gun favored by 1 mobsters in
the 19205. Their final song. "Killer." is a feature
piece for Tolies piano work. Harding follows with
sympathetic chords to create the foundation for the
harmony laid out by Tolies. However, the three
songs do not feature any vocals as Apt. 151 did not
have a vocalist at the time of the recording.
Though they have begun to record their own
music, don't count on hearing any original works at
their show in the spring. "We're just play ing covers
at a party we were invited out to," says Harding, “we
figured no one's going to want to hear a band they
don't know until they get an idea of what they sound
like, you know?"
While Behrend may not be the biggest campus
around, it certainly has student talent potential to
share with the musical world. Apt. 151 is just one
band of a select few that students have grouped
together to form; whether it's for pastime fun, or
working toward an opening gig.
Top 10 Protest Songs
By Chris Brown *
10. “2+2=5” - Radiohead
9. “War” - Edwin Star
8. “Blowin’ in the Wind” - Bob Dylan
7. “Killing in the Name” - Rage
Against the Machine
6. “Fortunate Son” - CCR
5. “Give Peace a Chance” - John
Lennon
4. “Get up, Stand up” - Bob Marley
3. “Ohio” - CSNY
2. “Bom in the U.S.A.” - Brace
Springsteen
1. “Revolution” - The Beatles
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1. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in
significant forms through die elements of rhythm, melody, harmo
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Week!
According to the RIAA, Garth Brooks is the second-biggest-sell
ing solo artist in American history. Who is No. 1 ?
A. Elvis Presley
B. Justin Timberlake D. Michael Jackson
Answer to last week’s question: B. “Sledgehammer” Peter Gabriel
Quote of the week:
“The time when music could change the
world is past. I think it would be very naive to
think [differently] in this day and age. The world
today is a different place, and its time for science
and physics and spirituality to make a difference
in this world and to try to save the planet. ”
-Neil Young on how to save the world
Musical Trivia for the Behrend
Beacon
C. Frank Sinatra
Friday, Feburary 15, 200