Dec 10th, 2008 · Evangelicals, a trio from Norman, Okla., make trippy rock with the warm wash of sound typical of neo-psychedelia, and the infectious melodies and rhythms of more upbeat indie-pop. It's a potent mix. On their sophomore release, The Evening Descends, the group deftly blends shimmering guitars with assorted background noises and atmospherics, set against singer Josh Jones' anguished voice. The album has an entirely mesmerizing texture without being overly produced or drowned in sound.
Keywords: Evangelical · indie · Upbeat · Singer · Norman · Okla · album · Skeleton · melodies · trio · guitar · rhythm
Nov 18th, 2008 · Most of the sailors in Australia's navy have been ordered ashore for two months leave starting next month. They've been ordered to take that long — paid — holiday leave because Australia's navy has been left with too few hands on deck, as would-be sailors find other jobs. Skeleton crews will provide security during the holiday break. Australia's defense minister says the navy hopes to increase recruitment by becoming something no navy has ever been: family friendly.
Keywords: minister · security · Family · recruiting · Australia · holiday · Skeleton · sailors · Navy · defense
Jul 17th, 2008 · Crime writer Chelsea Cain sees danger lurking in the most pastoral corners of the polite Northwest city she calls home. Ketzel Levine dares to search for skeletons with the writer.
Keywords: crime · city · politics · dangerous · Writer · Portland · Skeleton · Ketzel Levine · pastor · Caine · Chelsea · Chelsea Cain
Jun 26th, 2008 · In his new book of essays, neurotic, death-fearing humorist David Sedaris visits a morgue, has a catheter inserted (just to see what it's like) and buys a skeleton as a gift. Reviewer John Freeman calls Engulfed in Flames "always funny, occasionally bittersweet."
Keywords: deaths · morgue · Bittersweet · Skeleton · Sedaris · David Sedaris · humorist · Lighter · neurotic · flames · mortality · catheter
Jun 5th, 2008 · Alton Kelly, whose posters and handbills helped define the look of 1960s San Francisco, has died at 67. Kelly and his lifelong collaborator, Stanley "Mouse" Miller, came up with the idea for the skeleton and roses motif that became the Grateful Dead's logo.
Keywords: artists · Skeleton · collaboration · Grateful Dead · logo · posters · Kelly · Alton · Motifs · Alton Kelly · handbills · 1960 San Francisco
Apr 29th, 2008 · Oscar the alligator charmed generations of tourists as he swam and lurked at the Okefenokee Swamp Park, and he will continue to be a tourist attraction after his death. Oscar weighed a thousand pounds and was about 100 years old when he died last year. His skeleton will soon go on display at a museum, along with some of the things found inside him: a dog collar and tags, some spare change and part of a flagpole.
Keywords: deaths · Beloved · Oscar · museum · Skeleton · tourists · alligator · Gator · Okefenokee Swamp Park · flagpole
Mar 17th, 2008 · Nancy Fiddler is trying to get a mastodon out of her garage. It's the skeleton of a giant prehistoric animal, similar to an elephant, that turned up years ago on her family's property. Now she's trying to sell it on eBay for $115,000.
Keywords: animal · property · Family · Mammoth · Skeleton · prehistoric · elephants · eBay · Mastodon · Nancy Fiddler
Oct 30th, 2007 · From the lighthearted and fancy to the haunting and grotesque, NPR station WDUQ highlights some spooky Halloween music. Hear jazz vocalists conjure different ghosts out of classic tunes, while horn players coax the demons out of their instruments.
Keywords: music · players · Jazz · songs · instrumentation · Skeleton · Demon · vocalist · Halloween · lighthearted · WDUQ · spooky
