“Sally! ” she cried, willing her heart to slow to only three hundred beats per second. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Your son beats a boy bloody and you leave it at that?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

It clouds up every morning and gets muggy for an hour, but then the sun beats down and dries up everything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to answer, but somebody beats me to it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mother 1 “talks” for 8 beats, and Mother 2 then responds also taking 8 beats. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Since beats normally get divided into halves and quarters, this is the easiest way for composers to write beats that are divided into thirds. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I had a natural feel for the beats in the music—could easily sync my movements to the rhythm—but that wasn’t enough. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Sure? How could I be sure? Of course I'm not sure. But it beats doing nothing, right?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart beats a little faster, and I’m afraid to look at Mama. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

From there, it’s a matter of counting, hearing and feeling how the strong vs. weak beats are grouped to create a meter. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

We arrive at the water port late in the afternoon, but the sun is still hot and beats down on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, in a 3/4 time signature, there are three beats in a measure and the quarter note receives one beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Ancient music, such as Gregorian chants; new music, such as some experimental twentieth-century art music; and Non-Western music, such as some native American flute music, may not have a strong, repetitive pattern of beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Anyone who beats me to it will easily scoop up my pack and be gone. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

For all I know, her husband beats her for missing work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rock opens his mouth to say something, but Isaiah Dunn, Superhero beats him to it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

So I listened to his ideas about choreography, the songs he wanted to mix for the music, which beats were best for which power moves. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And Agent Fiona nearly caused an international incident when, as a Junior Agent, she greatly offended the Origami Hive Mind by insisting that scissors beats paper in a game of rock, paper, scissors. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“A fellow like our friend the Spider,” answered Mr. Jaggers, “either beats or cringes. He may cringe and growl, or cringe and not growl; but he either beats or cringes. Ask Wemmick his opinion.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The wipers of the approaching camper are flicking madly as the rain beats down. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

So the beats are organized even further by grouping them into bars, or measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Like how he used to make beats, and sell instrumental tapes to aspiring rappers and singers in the neighborhood. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Sami shouts, as he beats his fingers on his desk. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My heart was skipping beats, pounding inside my chest. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In other words, they only depend on "how many beats there are in a measure," not "what type of note gets a beat." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, they would be, but what would really be cool is beats, right? I mean, especially if some alien DJ got ahold of them." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

During the loud parts, my shoulders tense and I concentrate on my breath, counting the beats. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

These patterns emphasize the differences between the stronger and weaker beats to help the performers keep track of where they are in the music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I get up to go to the door, but Mama beats me to it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“What if the guy jumps out and beats hell out of us?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A beats B beats C beats D beats A, all two-thirds of the time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart beats regularly for another fifteen seconds, then stops altogether at ten seconds past seven twenty-two A.M. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mackenzie is currently addicted to a video game that she won’t stop playing until she beats it, forty or fifty game-hours from now. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Lydia said, “but it’s not dangerous because of all the staff-wielding brigands. They have guns now. Gun beats staff in gun-staff-scissors.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Feeding a dumb cat beats paying a fine.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“That certainly beats the hell out of stumbling around in the brush.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She never shackles me with chains, but she beats me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Hamilton, the temperature creeps up into the nineties, the sun beats relentlessly on the lot, and the lemonade goes missing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Pathetic, pathetic,” and gently, fiercely, he beats his fist on the wheel. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“That’s okay. The Colonel can’t drop beats, either. Just try and rhyme a little and then send it over to me.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bet she beats all of us three to one. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

My blood beats too loudly in my ears. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The music can suddenly emphasize the weaker beats of the measure, or it can even emphasize notes that are not on the beat at all. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sure beats being one of those kids at school who don’t yet understand what “college loan” means. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The sun beats down, the heat comes wavering up off the sand. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meters can be classified by counting the number of beats from one strong beat to the next. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

His face is white and he beats on his thighs with his fists. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

This is the easiest way to write beats that are evenly divided into three rather than two. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Nothing in sight, not a sound except my own loud heart beats. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted the beats, a total of fifty-five, for thirty seconds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

His take on the boredom was that it “beats working a gallery.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the cold of winter, the wood frog’s heart freezes and stops, waiting until spring until it thaws and beats again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Like, if Elizabeth beats her running to the fence, Jessica insists they run again so she can win too. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

But Sana beats me to it, and Mazen gives her a brief, annoyed look before gently lifting the seal. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There were not enough records to spin, enough beats to play, to buy that many sneakers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And then she added, "Does your dad still make beats?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

A borrowed division occurs whenever the basic meter of a piece is interrupted by some beats that sound like they are "borrowed" from a different meter. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“This apparatus works unerringly as the mills of the gods, but beats them hollow as to speed,” the Electrical Engineer read, according to a history published by Columbia University. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Exhausted and free beats resting in the bowels of a skeleton ship, you get me? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Beatriz’s steps match the different beats: a slow tread through the grassless patches of black soil, followed by a faster two-step on the cracked concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was a musical impulse that relied slavishly on hypnotic repetition and had an unbending loyalty to four steady beats, and it took the world by storm. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

From further down the road came the drumming beats of something that might have been the hooves of goats, racing on into the night. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

What is in fact performed and heard is a more lilting version of this rhythm, the lilt produced by a subtle reapportioning of the beats. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And when another little boy looks up from his set of sides and says, “It’s a quarter past three,” my heart basically jumps out of my throat and beats him up. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Likewise, Adele’s 2008 cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Make You Feel My Love’ ends each line of the first verse on two anticipated beats: ‘blowing in your face ... on your case . . . warm embrace’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

‘There you go about Ents again; but what they are beats me. Why, it will take weeks before we get all these things sized up!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He hath two drums now, one of his own making, and one issued by the Army, upon which he beats out the music and signals of the white men, our officers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“The Doctorita beats you and treats you terribly. How could you want to stay with her?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

JB and I glance at each other, ready to bust out laughing, but Vondie, our best friend, beats us to it. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Write up a list of every body part and you’ll have a row of checkmarks the whole way down for each time her body beats mine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Then he beats the dog and swears at it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

After dessert, Al’s men lock the doors and Capone beats the traitors to death with a baseball bat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thought, I translate the disparate beats into the message they are meant to convey. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My heart beats faster than the time I thought a barrel cactus was a gnome, on one of Mom and my fairy hunts. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The performers spent their afternoon with young people who’d come from local high schools—budding playwrights, dancers, and rappers kicking around the White House, writing lyrics and dropping beats with their heroes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Their hearts were pumping at nearly two hundred beats per minute now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then I turn on the drum and cha-cha beats, and I move into a jazzy, funky piece that I’ve been working on. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The sun beats down on us, turning the air to steam, playing tricks on our eyes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then it goes: three audible wing beats and the darkness swallows it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, things can happen in between the beats, too, but the timing for those is also coordinated using the beats; for example, a note might begin at exactly the halfway point between two beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The ice thundered and boomed, roaring like drum­ beats across the Arctic. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I’m afraid that deal beats what Gaia has offered.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But it beats being stuck in that smoky motel room. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The reason it’s called synco-pa is that it is short for the word syncopation, which means to have a rhythm that is ‘off-beat’ or doesn’t fall right on the beats of a song.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

My heart beats and beats, hard against my chest. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A similar argument can be used to show that die D beats die A two-thirds of the time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the beats she had ample time to write her own obituary. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My heart beats so fast and hard that I can hardly breathe, and I wonder if anything will ever get better. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Three times weekly she took an aerobics class, checking her watch throughout to be sure her heart rate had exceeded one hundred and twenty beats per minute. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” he answered as I followed his long strides up the goat path, “just the way you turn and wave goodbye to Grande and mama—beats all.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a 4/4 time signature, there are four beats in a measure, and the quarter note also receives one beat or count. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Pain echoes through my skull like drum beats. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The meter of a piece of music is the arrangement of its rhythms in a repetitive pattern of strong and weak beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The beats are so regular, in fact, that they can be timed; for equal temperament they are on the order of a beat per second in the mid range of a piano. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The guy beats the hell out of three guys and now he’s scared? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

With two beats of their charcoal wings, the pigeons float to the rooftop to join their friends. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In this window, right here, in the real city, a woman beats her rugs every Sunday. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Strong wing beats carried her into a thermal, a column of warm air that rises from the sun- heated ground in a spiraling bubble. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Being on a flying horse, skimming over the waves at a hundred miles an hour with the wind in my hair and the sea spray in my face—hey, it beats waterskiing any day. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A minute later the door opens, and before I can get in, Zack suddenly springs to life and beats me to it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Built-in speakers, too, plus buttons I could push for rhythms like jazz beats and military and drums. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Ube stopped and turned, staring at the fallen books for a few beats. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Having children feel the strong beats such as the downbeat, the first beat in a measure, is relatively easy. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He makes us wait a few beats, and then he says, “What is the taste of human experience?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Their heart rates began climbing toward 160 or 170 beats per minute. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Much of the coverage was left to complete novices on loan from other beats. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart beats so hard it shakes my shirt. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ophelia, you are a natural philosopher! If I admit that my heart still beats, will you allow me to admire your beauty?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If your hand is in the air when you start singing, or the song’s entrance falls on the weaker beats, that’s an upbeat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

DJ Mustard’s beats blared from the speaker Todd kept in his locker, meant to hype up everyone for the battle ahead. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

August looks down at the finger sticking into his chest, pauses a few beats, and then takes it daintily between thumb and forefinger. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Music is powerful, and music has the power to change people emotionally or alter the mood of room with just a few simple notes or beats. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She beats him to the punch and starts talking. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My heart beats against my chest like it’s trying to get out. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Nothing beats a hot cup of horse blood on a cold night. I like mine with a pinch of cinnamon sprinkled on top.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Rhythm: the rhyme is very simple with 8 beats in each line. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He looked at her from under his lashes, smiling crookedly, and her heart skipped several beats. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

After a pause of a few beats he says, “It’s caused by a cresol compound used by a manufacturer.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My heart beats faster as I watch this. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My heart’s thumping a million beats and my legs are about to fall off my body but still we run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Bertha takes both hands and beats on the door so hard it rattles on its hinges. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A planet made of sparkles and glass and beats that make the aliens pump their fists and wave their arms around like snakes. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He fumbles for words, feeling like he needs to answer, but Trina beats him to it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m just living for the day that Odessa High beats Permian,” said Vickie Gomez, the thought bringing a smile to her usually serious lips. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why I had to leave. As much as life can suck, it always beats the alternative.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It beats the shrieking hot tub chaos over there.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Figure 1.58: Normally, a composer who wants to put more or fewer beats in a measure must change the time signature, as in this example from Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I stand by her side translating, my voice breaking only once, when they ask if he beats me also. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It erupts out the front door and to the side of the house, and the older brother, Daniel, beats the absolute Christ out of Gavin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"Did you know," Matilda said suddenly, "that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of six hundred and fifty times a second?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

It scares him when his heart beats fast. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Try saying the rhythm syllables and clapping on the 1st, 5th, and 13th beats, and waving on the 9th beat of the cycle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Each “mother” takes 8 beats to improvise using body percussion. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

My heart beats so fast and loud, it’s like I won’t be able to hear anything else. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He tried to time it, but couldn’t transpose the number of beats per minute measured on his digital watch into a pulse rate because he couldn’t think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I scribbled 110 beats next to the words “Initial Resting Heart Rate” in my notebook. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Long beats passed before he spoke again, his voice only a whisper. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Reverend Price began to speak in his deep, heavy voice, the words booming out like beats on a muffled drum. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hope flies from his chest, flutters around the room, beats against the window. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

And so this simple question about whether or not my dad still makes beats tightened the skin around my bones. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The average human heart beats seventy times a minute. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My heart beats faster, and my finger shakes a little as I scroll down the screen. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The four principal beats of our bar are known as ‘crotchets’ - each crotchet is made up of four semiquavers - and we can use these crotchets to track where the strong, or accented, beats fall. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

After 8 beats, they can play a “G” which is the V or dominant of the C scale in order to create another goal. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It was a giant sea turtle with a broad shell that rose a thousand feet out of the water, its enormous flippers churning the waves in great up-down motions like slow wing beats. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Over further minutes the discrepancy would widen until the two machines were tapping out a rhythmic pattern in the difference between their two beats. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

My heart throbbed so fiercely that I could almost believe there were two separate beats. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“At least not on purpose. If she beats you fair and square that’s one thing, but submitting yourself to her blade because of raging hormones is just plain stupid.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I just played him, so it’ll be your turn at midnight, OK? Then I’ll come back after midnight tomorrow. We can alternate days until one of us beats him. Sound fair?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The sun beats down on the pallbearers as they carry the coffin from the hearse up the hill to the cemetery. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"Back in the day, my father used to make beats. I think I'd try to send one of those up there. Either that, or maybe his favorite cupcake recipe." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

When music is organized into beats, it makes sense to write it down that way. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The scald crow on his shoulder lifts black-tipped wings and beats the air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If a measure or group of measures has more or fewer beats, the time signature must change. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He tucks his head in the crook of my neck and sniffs, and my heart beats in triple time. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I exercised until it doubled, from fifty to one hundred beats per minute, and then I stopped, because I didn’t want to get too hot or sweaty, with no bath or shower on board. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The late-day Bakersfield sun beats down, bouncing off from the cars and the blacktop. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then, as I played, he began to strike his drum so as to keep the proper beats. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I Spy with my little eye a hero’s heart, a heart that beats not for itself but for all humanity.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to reply, but Ma beats me to it. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The heart of a canary beats seventeen times in a second. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Helmuth's heart beats wildly as he sits at his desk and slides the book from his shirt into his satchel. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The first beat is usually the strongest, and in most music, most of the bars have the same number of beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

You find, on making the test, that the larger ball beats the smaller one by two inches. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now the Doctorita only beats me once in a while; maybe after this next baby she’ll get a fourth chin and be so fat, she won’t be able to muster the strength to hit me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clap or tap to the beat of a song for a few measures, tapping louder on the downbeat and lighter on the other beats in the measure, then begin singing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I want to break into tears, but Mama beats me to it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Well, it beats the alternative that doesn’t work. war-torn. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She squealed with delight while he swayed with her for a few beats and then he broke out into some goofy merengue moves, kicking his leg up at the end and shouting “¡Olé!” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Instead of emphasising the strong beats as the foot-tappingly predictable swing had done, bebop deliberately resisted, suspending the rigid reiteration of the regular pulse. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She raises a fisted hand and clutches it to her chest, then beats it three times, saying, “I. Understand. You.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The bus stops at the O’Connell Monument and Uncle Pat goes to the Monument Fish and Chip Cafe where the smells are so delicious my stomach beats with the hunger. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The music would look very different, but it would sound the same, as long as you made the beats the same speed. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“No, I mean really beats her. The kind of beatings they take people to jail for in Arlington.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

In intermittent beats she can see the stage, and the singer with his narrow hips and long hair. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His hypnotic drum beats may have sounded repetitive but were in fact comprised of endlessly modifying patterns. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The rent man says, Dear God in heaven, this beats Banagher, this takes the bloody biscuit, this is goin’ beyond the beyonds. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My pulse beats with my footsteps on the ramp, and as I get closer to Jason’s front door, I hear a thumping bass line and muted laughter. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart beats at the speed of sound. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Either beats or cringes,” said Wemmick, not at all addressing himself to me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Each measure has four beats, four quarter notes equals one whole. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

They stopped the treadmill when my heartbeat got up to 180 beats per minute, which is pretty fast. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart beats faster the farther we go away from the compound, and then Karen’s voice speaks through an intercom: “Prepare for takeoff.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I heard the music and the beats, the chords and the melody. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The beats kept sliding from one song into another. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Loud, staccato beats, clattering and banging—hacking and chopping—a trampling of green stems. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

A piece in six eight might have six beats in every measure, with an eighth note getting a beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The lovely daughter of the King beautifully beats the drum. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Frightful clutched the food in her talons and beak, and with deep wing beats was airborne. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

"And that means it goes so fast you can't even hear the separate beats. It must sound just like a buzz." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it knew it had little time left, perhaps it was determined to fulfill a lifetime’s beats before the end. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She pressed her lips to Kaz’s again, timing her breaths with the beats she demanded of his heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Lily looked at me for a couple of beats. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Usually phrases vary from four to eight beats in length. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

The two big doors that opened to the outside were standing wide open, and every now and then, I could hear beats booming from the DJ setting up out there. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I downloaded a program called BPM, “beats per minute.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Nobody can resist this style of music, with its hypnotizing beats and poetic rhymes. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In "four four time," for example, there are four beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“His dad...he beats him up. You know, because he’s gay.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She beats her hand with the marker, and each tap hits one of her rings. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

We wait a couple of beats and then we’re off, floating around the dance floor in a swirling sea of people. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Said he’s gonna pay for the studio time and the beats. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

How can I love a man who beats me raw? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I shoved my foot between the pug and the steel gate, hoping to slow Fig’s heart a few beats closer to calm. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Hazel heard its beak hit a pebble in the grass with a sound like a snail shell when a thrush beats it on a stone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart beats harder, my hands feel cold. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Rain beats on a dog’s skin, but it does not wash out its spots,” Caroline responded. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

His heart beats faster, this time out of anger. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even from out here, I can hear pounding music from inside—the deep beats of a DJ Ren track. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The habanera and its contredanse antecedents had a highly distinctive accompanying rhythm of four beats, which in musical notation - as in the opening of the Bizet song - looks like this. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“That beats all, though, don’t it, Pa,” said Jesse, “coming up to a person’s house and stealing their horse right out from under their nose!” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shattering beats made it impossible for me to think — which was the whole purpose of the exercise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His heart beats and his eyelids blink and he breathes and his kidneys process toxins and he talks, and all of it utterly involuntary. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

The most influential of these exotic beats came from the dynamic rhythmic hub of Cuba. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A blue whale’s heart beats six times a minute. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Two beats on “know,” two beats on “I’m a” and two beats on the end of “witness.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no food or water, we walk in silence all through the morning as the sun beats down on us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a familiar desperation in me, a rising panic that beats loudly in my chest, pounding out each thing I owe. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Your heart is going so fast it's impossible to hear the separate beats. All one hears is a soft humming sound." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I took Gran’s initial resting heart rate, counting a total of thirty-four beats for thirty seconds, and scribbled sixty-eight in my notebook. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I started out with some simple beats.When my hands and feet started to loosen up, I switched over to this really complicated Latin rhythm I’d been working on. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, tell them how Dad beats on me when he’s drunk.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Here—it beats a hard floor. Use one of my blankets tonight. Tomorrow we’ll dry out your sleeping bag.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It beats under his palm like it’s beating for him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Definitely over one hundred rapid beats per minute. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It was an accident. He didn’t really mean to help. How could he possibly know that in this old car there beats a truly Marxist heart?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all those things they say in romance novels about how your heart beats faster and your knees get wobbly and the boy’s stubble against your chin is the most delicious sensation ever? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Under the beats from the radio he could hear Tony’s white Air Jordans pounding down the stairs. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

There’s no air-conditioning inside and even though the sun beats on us hard, we’ll stay on the steps until Ma gets home. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He laughs a few beats before every joke and grimaces before every scary part and, seeing as I’ve never much liked scary movies, I can appreciate the warning. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I am troubled with dire thoughts, and then my heart beats too fast. You must bleed these ill humors from me, as the village doctor used to do,” she demands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"Someone else, someone with a heart. Mr. Sheridan, what beats in your chest? Tell us, why has Romeo and Juliet survived four hundred years?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The rhythm of Charlotte's heart beats alongside mine. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Henry’s mouth falls open into a very unflattering expression of drunken, bewildered arousal, like a hot halibut, at his reply several beats later. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A few beats later, the car U-turned and came rolling up alongside us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Your Daddy beats you,” she said, “because he loves you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Even though it's the third week of October, the summer beats on with the rhythm of a clothes dryer. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My heart beats to the sound of the quickening lightning outside. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“No? How about this: You talk to her—talk some sense into her—or you’re going to watch while Jake Edwards beats some sense into her!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The queen has been troubled with sleepless nights of late. She wakens and cannot return to sleep, and her pulse beats fast. The barley water with crushed poppy no longer brings her ease.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The information from the four sensors can be shown on a television screen in the form of a line that jumps upward every time your heart beats. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart skips a couple of beats and my stomach flops. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“If we beat Ignatius,” one of them shouted, “and U.S. beats Mentor—” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After a moment of searching out the story beats and the rhythm, I felt it—the familiar tingling. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Nothing beats the Pacific Ocean,” Dylan states flatly. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And here I was, my heart skipping beats out of fear that the fairy-tale princess sitting next to me was going to have me put down like a rabid dog. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Is that why she was crying? Just ’cause her father beats her?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Clayton liked the sounds and the beats, but he missed chords. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Your heart bleeds into itself; the heart muscle softens and has hemorrhages into its chambers, and blood squeezes out of the heart muscle as the heart beats, and it floods the chest cavity. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Subdividing a beat by three instead of four naturally makes each of the new smaller beats slightly longer. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The parrot sighs, digs his talons painfully into my shoulders, beats his wings, and lifts me away from the ratlines of the foremast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And every time Bernabe drove over those twelve white stripes, he flinched and, shaking his head, muttered to himself: “It beats me how a handful of white stripes can fool cows like that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 6/8, there are six beats in a measure with each eighth note receiving one beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

No scary movie, failed experiment, or broken cell phone came close to the fear now pumping my heart at a hundred thousand beats per minute. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” I said, “let’s load it up before somebody beats us to it.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The hot February sun beats down on them, causing beads of sweat to collect on their upper lips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited a few beats more, and still: nothing. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was another pause, and then a marching music began like solemn drums, and above the rolling beats and booms there welled voices singing high and strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If there were no blood vessels, no rib cage, no muscles holding up my heart to where it beats in my chest, it would’ve fallen out onto the floor. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Metronome markings are given in beats per minute. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I expect him to say “Wilderness is best. Nothing beats cooking over an open fire.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

His heart beats icily in a faraway cage. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The top number tells you how many beats there are in a measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He pauses a few beats longer and then says, “All right, Camel. If you’re vouching for him, I reckon that’s good enough for me.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The following are some terms and their beats per minute to help you gauge different tempi. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

My heart beats in my ear and my hands are ice cold. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All you have to know is that old lady beats samurai, samurai beats tiger, and tiger beats old lady.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My friend Gerald—his dad beats him—he’s got this big scar on his face from when he had to get stitches when his dad knocked him against a radiator. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Decide whether the music has 2, 3, or 4 beats per measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The rain beats on the old windowpanes, making them rattle as I look in her desk drawers, then in her filing cabinets. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Why, this beats even shorthand! May I hear it say something?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She’s clogging a few beats behind the music and keeps rolling her eyes. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after that he shuddered going over a painted cattleguard on the road, muttering to himself, “It sure beats me how a handful of white stripes can fool cows like that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But already the crow was making off, flying low with slow, heavy wing beats. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And how fast do you think a hedgehog's heart beats?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But it sure beats barrels of treasure that we don’t have.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The possible variations for errant beats multiplied rapidly and unpredictably. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It’s a preschooler’s pause, several beats longer than any adult would ever wait for an answer. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He often beats the little boy with the metal end of a garden hose. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Its catchy tune is in 4/4 time - that is, it has a steady marching pulse of four principal beats per bar - and it would be written or printed out thus. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

El brushed her off, and I waited a few beats before sitting down at the kitchen table. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I’d drift off into a deep sleep under the hypnotizing spell of rap beats and tropical salsa rhythms. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was like Nala always said on Dog Squad: “Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For example, in a 2/4 time signature, there are two beats in a measure with the quarter note receiving one beat or one count. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

You have to count five beats in every measure instead of four. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That die C beats die D may require some explanation. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It beats inside me like another heart, but I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to say it out loud. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

All the while, Helene watches, growing more infuriated every time she beats me in combat—or witnesses someone else beat me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Colonel cupped his hands around his mouth and started making some absurd noises that I suppose were intended to be beats. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I guess I’m thinking too hard, cuz Sneaky beats me in game three. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

NOTE: Not all music has beats and a time signature. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

My heart beats faster, and my eyes move quickly from one face to the next. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elbows up, arms loose, my heart beats rapidly. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s been so long since I’ve heard drums as music that I instinctively try to translate the beats into orders and find myself bewildered when I cannot. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It seemed like Archer was about to respond when they heard footsteps echoing outside: quick, nimble beats like those of a bird. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Nothing beats the smell of fresh-cut pine, it says, and below the sentence are photographs of three types of fir trees: Douglas, noble, and grand. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A piano tuner works by listening to and timing these beats, rather than by being able to "hear" equal temperament intervals precisely. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

My heart beats loudly, jumping at every sound as I crouch in between Pithy and Chou, praying to Pa to protect us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog doo has bounced all the way across the room and Joanie jumps over it lightly as she beats a hasty retreat. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But the conducting patterns depend only on the pattern of strong and weak beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I'm told it's not as glamorous as it sounds, but in terms of fun for the entire family, I'm fairly confident that it beats the sack race at the annual IBM picnic. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Because numbers are used in music to identify everything from beats to intervals to harmonics to what fingering to use, this naming system is sometimes less confusing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Brian had finally settled enough to measure it and calculate that it was running about sixty-five beats per minute. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

It beats right through that, and stomps through the rest of the day until bass class. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The Witch prowls the woods on padded paws. She ate the heart of a sorrowing tiger long ago, and that heart still beats inside her.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

My heart beats so loudly that I’m certain he can hear it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We watch the way the water pulls back and turns over and beats against the sand, trying to wear the earth away. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

For example, a loud orchestral piece, even if it has 60 beats per minute, will not aid the body into a calm state as well as a softer, more soothing piece with a few instruments. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Select different types of music and note down the general beats per minute using a watch or clock. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I waver on the first note but then make it through “Jingle Bell Boogie,” counting the beats. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Toni-eeeeee...” hoof beats clattered on the concrete and the hatchet face of the Kid passed me by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of guy who beats up Eagle Scouts for fun. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Since jail, I understand the counterpoint beats better than ever. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then static for a few beats, like a rest in a piece of music. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I ask Malik, and suddenly, my heart beats super fast at the idea of lunch alone with him. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m loading up my next “When you gone tell” but she beats me to it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It's hotter than Hades, and the sun beats down mercilessly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His stepfather beats ... uh, 1 mean, his old man is real strict. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so used to unrecognizable Persian beats, at first I didn’t recognize what Mamou was humming. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Melo responds in her usual delicate fashion: she screams and beats him on the back with her fists. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Rain beats down against the windshield, and Dad has the wipers going full speed as we turn off the highway. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

My heart beats so hard it marks each second for me, but the rest of me is numb. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart seemed to be skipping beats; it was going so fast. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the song does have quite a few words, the refrain is repetitive with only three words, and provides two empty beats for clapping or playing an instrument. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He jumps up and beats his mother to the door, opening it to find a nicely groomed Lucas Cader, necktie and all, with Mena Prescott attached to his right arm. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The overall mood was chill; as the music of Nipsey Hussle, 50 Cent and Wale filled the room, they chatted amiably in between shots, laughing, joking and moving along to the beats. The Central Park Five: ‘We Were Just Baby Boys’ 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

If you’re in need of some greens, the caprese with tomatoes and pesto beats the Caesar with industrial cheese and croutons. After 70 years, Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse remains a haven 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

The music traverses the Americas — and beyond, with touches of Indian and Arabic pop — as it layers rootsy voices and live instruments atop gadget-generated beats. Visitante’s Trending Tropics Takes a Hard Look at Technology (and Makes a Robot Sing) 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

He's the one who beats up a load of terminators and, in the end, sacrifices his life for the cause. Terminator Salvation recap: McG gives us a robotic sequel with added stupidity 2013-07-12T11:20:00Z

Enthusiastic meals — not all of them in transit — are the language of this book, the waypoints and transitions, the narrative beats and instigative sparks that drive the storytelling. To Nosh or Not to Nosh: An Immigrant’s Dilemma 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Its soundtrack beats like a pulse; its actors' faces seem to glow in the dim, faintly smoggy light. A stylish, ultraviolent 'Drive' with Ryan Gosling 2011-09-15T20:53:04Z

"Bluebell launches Annabel into a glistening world of dance beats, dreamy landscapes, bending strings and reverberating percussion" – 1883magazine.com. New band of the day – No 1,299: Bluebell 2012-07-02T16:05:00Z

If the brain counts time by monitoring its own processes, when it moves extra fast in an emergency this could cause it to count more beats and to believe that more time has passed. What does it really feel like to fall out of a building? 2013-05-25T22:30:00Z

But when he persuades the much-decorated Australian champion Margaret Court to play him and then beats her handily in a packed stadium. Billie Jean King film replays tennis battle for women's equality 2013-06-24T21:49:57Z

The many revivals are where the season’s heart beats most strongly. Paul Taylor Opens With Humor Intact, but Poetry Missing 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

Take Say My Name, Destiny's Child's breakthrough hit: it captures an emotional situation with devastating clarity, but a lot of the attention went to the fractured beats created by producer Rodney Jerkins. Tom Ewing 2011-03-24T22:30:00Z

At least in Berlin there are streets, beats and the sight of restlessly moving, twisting, slamming bodies. Review: Dressed to Kill, ‘Atomic Blonde’ Also Shoots to Kill 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

His frequently sinister, corrosive effects pair with mercurial hip-hop beats for a taut sort of dance melee. Songs and Laughs for the New Year’s Eve Countdown 2012-12-27T23:59:25Z

According to Billboard, Daleste was involved in São Paulo's ostentation funk scene, where rappers trade gangster bars over heavily percussive beats. Brazilian rapper MC Daleste fatally shot on stage 2013-07-09T11:19:20Z

"Tetra" is flavorful and upbeat - it's hard not to jump around to these beats. Review: French group C2C has great energy on debut 2013-02-26T21:28:13Z

Batman has the power to save them from being poor, but instead he dresses up in costumes and beats their heads in. It's time to cancel Batman — for good 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z

They were brothers working together; at times they looked as if they were just moving to the music or playing around, only to align in formation a few beats later. Music Review: Review: The Jacksons Pay Homage at the Apollo 2012-06-29T16:36:24Z

And he's resourceful, using whatever is to hand: during the office fight with an opponent twice his size, Bond picks up a settee and beats the huge thug with it. My favourite Bond film: You Only Live Twice 2012-10-04T15:29:14Z

He made ends meet by scoring short movies and doing commercial work, creating thousands of beats as he chased his dream. Music producer Tele, a Seattle native, gets a trip to the Grammys for his work on Lizzo’s ‘Truth Hurts’ 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z

Her sound and sensibility echoed the Chicago step-dancing era more so than 21st Century boom beats. Greg Kot review: Janet Jackson breaks out hits 2011-03-08T14:58:12Z

He also contributed production, favoring bouncy, unfussy beats over the flashier aesthetic of earlier projects. 66 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

New album The Flower Lane is an array of blurred sounds but also a surprising amount of beats. This week's new live music 2013-02-23T06:00:07Z

He records all his live shows — almost 100 in the last year — occasionally repurposing what began as improvisation into polished beats. Music: Lots of Beats, but No Drum in Sight 2011-02-13T01:06:05Z

Certain stuttering Latin beats, and the fancy footwork they foster, elude me. Zoom In, Zumba Away 2012-01-11T23:45:24Z

The way they always moved just two beats too slowly on the screen? Why are Rosamund Pike and Kate Winslet stuck in the CGI Moominvalley? 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

The music is kaleidoscopic, deploying funk, electronics, hip-hop beats, jazz, chamber-music arrangements and the African fiddle riffs that inspired Sudan Archives’ name, barely keeping up with her ambitions. Best Albums of 2022 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

Oh, you'll find it when Russell Crowe throws Christmas decorations off a roof and beats up a guy accused of domestic abuse. An alt-Christmas movie list, if you're tired of Ralphie and George Bailey 2010-12-23T21:29:05Z

This is the moment where it all comes together: the pacing, the beats, to get to this moment in the song tied into Richie’s arrival. Behind the music on “Vinyl”: There are Strokes cover bands that sound more like Lou Reed than this 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

“The rhythmic movement of an actual funk beat doesn’t use what’s called quantization,” Tedder said, referring to software that makes beats line up perfectly. Can a Brazilian Pop Star Crack the U.S. Market? Anitta Says Yes. 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z

He wears a cashmere West Ham scarf; he's so opposed to grassing up felons that he beats up Desmond for watching Crimewatch; he feeds his devil dogs on Tabasco and Special Brew. Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis – review 2012-06-08T21:55:05Z

There are so many different musical beats in this movie and well-timed and really delightful and surprising musical cues in it. Zach Braff on Florence Pugh singing and the "Garden State" Easter egg in his new movie 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z

"She DM'd me her email, told me she remembered me from winning the beat battles, and for two years I have been emailing her beats every few months." New music: Azealia Banks – BBD 2013-01-02T14:26:59Z

He’s adopted and shed a kingpin alter ego, rhymed some iffy sentiments over iffy beats, dueled with Jay Z, and courted controversy. The Eternal Greatness of Nas's 'Illmatic' 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Most of his time he spends in his home studio writing new songs, practicing old ones or collaborating on new beats. Big Shane: is he DeRidder’s budding hip-hop star? 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

It’s an amazing line, lingered over for a few beats in silence, and I wonder about its meaning. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3, Episode 8: ‘What Have I Done?’ 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

In the mid-1990s, Beck recorded an album full of samples, beats and guitar feedback, and then was sent sheet music of the songs reduced to piano and guitar parts. Beck: Song Reader – review 2013-07-05T16:36:04Z

"Sweater Weather" is perfect amalgam of R&B flavorings, hip-hop beats and edgy punk aesthetic with a dash of boy-band confection. Review: Nothing new of note on Neighbourhood debut 2013-04-22T19:08:14Z

Our model beats the summer heat with natural makeup. Makeup Tips for Summer Heat 2010-08-16T18:17:00Z

He mauls it, he beats it, he pummels it, he dismembers it. Nicolas Sarkozy, the murderer of the Princess of Cleves 2011-03-23T09:30:01Z

In its way his trumpet playing — muted staccato notes in short melodious phrases with Mexican and Brazilian inflections and steady underlying beats — is just as unassuming. Music Review: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall at the Caf? Carlyle 2012-02-29T23:34:58Z

The opener, “I Should Live in Salt,” works in sections of nine beats and eight beats, the extra beat jostling each time it occurs; the nervous undercurrent in “Demons” is its 7/4 meter. New Music: The National, Mike Pride and Hush Point Release Albums 2013-05-20T21:46:46Z

His cool rap persona matches well with a selection of superb beats, making his album an enjoyable listen. Review: French Montana debuts with enjoyable album 2013-05-21T13:24:08Z

And for pure comedy nothing beats their cantankerous pas de deux over the answering of a telephone, which they approach as if it were an exotic beast with a volatile temper. | 'The Silver Tassie': War Changes a Man, and a Play 2011-07-27T22:15:20Z

Never Close Our Eyes' task will be to try and maintain that success, which shouldn't be a problem given its fizzing synths, pounding beats and monstrous chorus all seem precision-tooled for playlist ubiquity. New music: Adam Lambert – Never Close Our Eyes 2012-05-30T06:00:00Z

A small cult rapped every word to his obscene sex brags, vibing to the synthesizer beats of his producers, Blue Sky Black Death. Block Party 2012 day one wrap: Keyboard Kid, Allen Stone, Nacho Picasso 2012-07-21T21:01:05Z

He held it for a few long beats, as if to say: Mark what I’m doing here. Review: Black Sabbath’s Metal Séance of Fear, Dread and Joy 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Eminem chooses to rap garishly about the female physique on both songs, but rhythmically, the beats suit him. Hip-Hop Changes. Eminem Doesn’t. 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

“Deliverance” was, in mannerism, if not genre, pure country, from the bluegrass-sample beats to the muddy lyrics. Country Music Opens Its Ears 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

Bustin' at 'Em is explosive, with fragmented beats and expletives flung in the air like detritus. Waka Flocka Flame – review 2012-12-05T13:20:19Z

On her sophomore album, the R&B talent wanders into headier terrain than her more upbeat 2017 debut, “Tease,” with sultry, low-lit vocals adorning drifting down-tempo beats with skittering percussion and deep bass rolls. Puget Sounds: The top 12 new albums from the Pacific Northwest 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

It’s an airy, full-length collaboration with her co-producer Arca, the Venezuelan musician with an ear for edgeless electronic sounds and jolting beats. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 66 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

But it all started with The Warm Up, an album filled with unbeatable hooks, driven beats, storytelling freestyles and high-concept tracks that showed how hungry he was to succeed. J.Cole: "I Don't Want 'Beat Yeezus' On My Tombstone" 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

And in the tasks, I am bad at everything but beats. How musical are you? 2011-01-10T20:00:02Z

It features other artists' beats and rhymes layered over each other, and original compositions. Download this: "Hip Hop Kitchen" by Seattle's Vitamin D 2011-08-24T19:10:13Z

Sonically, the song is classic Tribe, built on beats and groove and a Paleozoic sample from an Andrew Hill Blue Note record. Review | A true fan offers a riveting tribute to A Tribe Called Quest 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

This collection of all 23 Can singles provides, instead, thumbnails of its larger pictures: systematic strategies, experiments with sound, funk beats, provocations, lamentations, jokes. Blasts From the Past From the Rolling Stones, D’Angelo, Neil Young and Can 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

By the encore, the flow begins to fracture, beats stutter and the gig descends into dance-tent stomping. Crystal Castles – review 2012-11-25T18:45:11Z

To hip-hop artists, he was the supplier of endless beats and grooves. ‘The Cool Guy’: Pop and Theater Stars Celebrate the Composer of ‘Hair’ 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

The actress Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with “Bruised,” a film that uses the predictable beats of a fighter’s comeback to create a showcase for hard-hitting performances. ‘Bruised’ Review: It’s a Hard-Knock Life 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z

Although wonderfully played by its cast and loaded with historical charm, the film is carefully paced and calibrated to deliver precisely the emotional beats the audience almost unconsciously expects. Why don't Cannes films win Oscars? 2011-03-02T02:02:00Z

But for hours of serious reading or writing, nothing beats the Mechanics Institute Library, on Post Street at the edge of the Financial District. A Book Lover?s San Francisco 2010-12-04T05:00:00Z

She stared at me for several beats then replied, pityingly, “It’s an aesthetic choice.” In Berlin, History Squares Off Against Hip 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

He beats his hand in time on the sofa. Tom Hanks: ‘I’ve made a lot of movies that didn’t make sense – or money’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

Early online response to “Odd Blood” has been largely, if guardedly, positive; indie bloggers do have a soft spot for synthesizers and dance beats. 2010-01-30T00:57:00Z

As the company opts for more standard flamenco fare, the fog lifts, and Mr. Ogalla displays his extraordinary prowess while cutting a defiant profile or crossing his feet briskly in a blast of percussive beats. Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca Explore Sophocles’ Drama 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

In later “Ghost Trance” pieces, rat-a-tat subdivisions of select beats started to interfere with this even-keel patterning. Anthony Braxton Composes Together Past, Present and Future 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

Even 1 hour of expert planning beats 0 hours. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A step-parent acknowledges a past betrayal 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z

There was considerable variety within the songs — in the beats that appeared and disappeared and in dynamics that encompassed both hushed introspection and harrowing, overwhelming crescendos. Music Review: James Blake Sings With Piano at Terminal 5 2013-05-08T21:01:49Z

Today, the process starts with producers laying out beats and chords. Bopping brilliant 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Over at the Swiss ambassador’s residence, at Time magazine’s soiree, a DJ played house and disco beats, and the sharp aroma of a raclette station drifted over the patio. At correspondents’ dinner scene, Vanderpump rules. (Too bad, Tucker.) 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z

He added a third string and modified the instrument to create acoustical beats. Ostad Elahi, a Tanbur Master, Is Celebrated at Met Museum 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

By they, I mean creator, writer, director, producer Sam Esmail and perhaps the downside of having an auteur at the helm of a drama is that it doesn’t always hit the beats you’re expecting. Battle of the Bastards to San Junipero: what was the best TV episode of 2016? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

The list, by no means exhaustive, represents a cross-section of New Yorkers covering varied beats — entertainment, fashion, real estate, finance —for a variety of prominent blog networks. Latest Rising Stars of Gossip Blogs 2010-03-31T22:38:00Z

With the fluidity that made Swim such a success, the band feed off one another as the agenda-setting beats of Niobe slip into the jangly dream pop of Melody House. Caribou ? review 2011-02-24T18:12:57Z

In the absence of beats or melodic hooks, every song has an arc of compressed drama and forms its own calm, closed system: Wherever her voice or guitar goes works effectively within it. Kim Gordon, Ex-Sonic Youth, Never Trained for This Career 2013-09-06T15:39:47Z

Many of his other albums fused jazz, funk, African instruments, and dance beats — electronic or hand-played — behind his terse melodic lines. Manu Dibango, Soulful Ambassador of African Music, Dies at 86 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

The 79-year-old storyteller and humorist is getting chuckles on all the right beats from an audience of mostly gray heads. Inside Garrison Keillor’s attempted comeback after his #MeToo downfall 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

The Bob Ross-referencing LP emerged as colorful as the rapper/painter’s palette, with variegated beats and an accompanying color-theory guide matching each track’s moods and themes. Puget Sounds: The top 12 new albums from the Pacific Northwest 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

By recapturing the original's beats and crazy characters and remixing them to make sense in 2021 "Coming 2 America" telegraphs to the viewer that it knows exactly what it is and what it's doing. "Coming 2 America" takes the crown, delivering a sequel worthy of & less patriarchal than the first 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z

However, when I walked into Sektor 909, thoughts of protests dissolved with the beats pulsing through the mirrored space bathed in seductive red strobes. Beyond Kitsch in Skopje 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

"It may or may not be fair to the person who beats her," says Feinberg. Oscars: What to watch out for 2014-03-01T09:07:27Z

That meant programmed beats and live playing of electronic devices, fewer microphones and overall better sound quality through the speakers. Block Party 2012 weekend wrap: overarching trends 2012-07-23T15:07:06Z

Then there’s three long beats of silence, and he just decides to go back to the beginning, with no clear relationship between the two keys. Listen to Keyboard Music by Bach (No, Not That One) 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z

But this is one where he carries the whole movie all the way through and some of the beats are amazing in what he's doing as an actor. Eric Bogosian breaks down "Uncut Gems" and Adam Sandler's "amazing" performance 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

The word is an amalgamation of dub, as in Jamaican dub reggae, and 2-step, an underground electronic music subgenre that emphasizes unconventional dance beats. Music: Korn and Dubstep, Not-So-Unlikely Marriage 2011-12-09T22:18:15Z

In one spectacular moment, halfway through the tape, Stockhausen slows down the frequency of a sine wave until it turns into beats. Bernstein and Stockhausen in the age of anxiety: How 1950s music feels remarkably prophetic 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

Kindle Unlimited also beats its rivals in several ways: Review: Amazon unlimited e-book service is limited 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

“We have a saying in my family: ‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard,’ and I know I have to work harder because I have a background,” he said. He was a D.C. graffiti artist and spent time in prison. Now, a photo he took hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

But De Shields’s towering presence is somehow more captivating in the quiet beats — perhaps most strikingly when he carries the corpse of his daughter in his arms, unwavering, halfway across the stage. André De Shields Isn’t Done With ‘King Lear’ (or ‘Hadestown’) 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

But Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House” beats them all: a maleficent house, real human protagonists, everything half-seen or happening in the dark. The Book That Terrified Neil Gaiman. And Carmen Maria Machado. And Dan Simmons. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Festivals like Ultra and Electric Daisy Carnival draw crowds of 100,000 or more, and dance beats fill high-rolling nightclubs up and down the Las Vegas Strip. Prodigies Leap Beyond Electronic Dance Music 2012-08-24T12:00:00Z

If there was a weakness, it was in a tendency to the emphatic, which led to a slightly ponderous, heavy-handed stress of the beats in the last part of the Berlioz. Ludovic Morlot brings a pretty French touch to NSO concert 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

This lack of practical detail means this documentary plays as a human-interest story, built from predictable beats of adversity and triumph. ‘Not Going Quietly’ Review: Into the Long Fight 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

Her beats pushed with syncopation rather than bombast; her voice was both elfin and strong, flicking her zigzagging melody lines across the music. ArtsBeat: A Range of Styles in 3 Performances 2011-03-19T21:31:31Z

“He beats me. He’s going to kill me.” Actress Selma Blair Removed From Airplane On A Stretcher 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

For Matt Martians, it started with the beats. Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians widen the Internet's connection with 'Ego Death' 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z

After a pause, he added, “maybe Stephen Hawking’s ‘Brief History of Time’ beats it.” A Thoughtful New Translation of the Haggadah 2012-03-09T22:54:09Z

The song was Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” a nod to disco from a French electronic duo known for kitschy robot costumes, machinelike vocals and computer-generated beats. Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ May Rule the Summer 2013-05-29T21:52:14Z

Hip-hop not only influenced the sound of this album but also Scott's recording style, approaching the music from the position of wanting to freestyle the beats, rhythms and lyrics. Jill Scott still in shock over No. 1 "Light of the Sun" 2011-07-29T18:19:51Z

Billing its sound as “Celtic music for the masses,” MacTalla Mor — Gaelic for “Great Echo” — combines bagpipes, drums, piano, organ, flute, whistles and voice with contemporary beats. Weekend Miser: Weekend Miser Features Reggae in Coney Island, and Celtic Roots 2012-08-23T22:10:14Z

Built around stuttering beats and glistening synth washes, Snow & Taxis ushers in the impending winter in the warmest way possible. New music: Gold Panda ? Snow & Taxis 2010-08-18T10:54:00Z

In the early 2000s, Toronto punk twosome Death From Above 1979 combined chunky rock riffs with high-energy dance beats, splitting the difference between Queens of the Stone Age and Lightning Bolt. Your week in Seattle music: Joan Baez, Flying Lotus and more 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

Captain America: Civil War still has some distance to go before it beats Marvel’s champion The Avengers, which in 2012 became the first of the studio’s movies to gross over $1bn. Captain America: Civil War grosses $1bn worldwide 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

Building off the spacey synth beats from her previous work, Kelela’s second album explores textures and tempos that burrow deep into the listener’s core. How the R&B Innovator Kelela Unlocked a New Level 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

So Rogers, while she was busy concocting sick beats in her kitchen, enrolled in Harvard Divinity School. Maggie Rogers’s Higher Calling 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z

Caught between the harsh demands of a survival story and the emotional beats of a romantic drama, the director, Hany Abu-Assad, grabs hold of neither. Review: Love in a Cold Climate in ‘The Mountain Between Us’ 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

Later in the movie, Cruise beats Brimley up with a leather briefcase. The Wilford Brimley Meme That Helps Measure Tom Cruise’s Agelessness 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

Backed by a DJ, keyboardist and drummer, the ebullient rapper pumped his left arm up and down, directing the crowd in a dance-a-thon of staccato hip-hop beats and soulful melodies. Wild-card Renton hip-hop artist wins EMP’s Sound Off! 2013-03-03T22:07:50Z

The films are great punctuation for the heavy emotional beats, but the dazzling ships, zippy one-liners and form-fitting, colourful costumes don’t necessarily require the silver screen treatment. Star Trek to boldly go where it has gone before: television 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Tyondai Braxton, formerly of Battles, summoned some of the abstract sounds of early electronic music, then kicked them into motion with dance beats. At Moogfest, a Demonstration of What Human and Machine Can Accomplish 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

In contrast to the dense, improvised articulation of Glover's beats, Astaire creates a more formal sound, as if his feet were carrying the melody as well as his voice. Savion Glover takes on Fred Astaire 2012-06-27T16:02:05Z

There is also new research on the benefits of binaural beats, which is when two tones at slightly different frequencies are played in unison. What to know about ‘sound baths,’ an ancient wellness practice gaining steam in the West 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

The band revved up rockabilly and Bo Diddley beats, and Mr. Auerbach’s voice was perched, not at all precariously, between desperation and defiance. Review: Dan Auerbach Leads the Arcs at Terminal 5 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

Timbaland produced the majority of the album, and his beats carry Jay-Z even when — as in “Picasso Baby,” an art inventory — the lyrics revisit familiar ground. Music Review: Jay-Z Frets on ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ 2013-07-04T22:31:32Z

You’ve heard some of MEN’s sound before: the cowbells and pulsing-octave bass lines and ropy guitars; and a nice, atmospheric, plainspoken track called “Rip Off” beats you to your conclusions. Critics? Choice: New Cds: Ricky Martin, Now as Himself 2011-01-31T23:07:14Z

But over the past three or four years, there's been a growing appetite for what are styled "Afro beats" among that key pop demographic in this country. I'm with D'Banj 2012-06-23T22:30:01Z

In working out how to do some of the digital bloops and beats, they spent a lot of time in the hardware store, "buying rivets and stuff". Thom Yorke: 'If I can't enjoy this now, when do I start?' 2013-02-23T19:00:00Z

The orchestral writing is vivid; waves are evoked with rippling piano lines and drum beats in the storm scene. Music Review: St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys Sing Britten 2010-05-20T21:17:00Z

She used elementary mechanisms like crescendos, rising scales, accelerating tempos and rock beats to generate the exhilaration of carnival rides spinning too fast; grins spread unstoppably around the club. Finding the Joy at South by Southwest: 12 Notable Acts 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

“The Golden Record beats the Caviar quilted flap bag on any given day,” she said. Who Is Neri Oxman? 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z

At its opening Thursday night, Haitian voodoo drumming rivaled a DJ's electronic beats in the next gallery. Haiti's earthquake spurs Miami art fair projects 2010-12-03T21:04:00Z

It's easy to get complacent when you spend your days and nights in front of a computer programming beats. Major Lazer: Changing EDM one party at a time 2013-04-18T15:39:20Z

In one scene, the Clown Prince of Crime beats a trussed-up Robin with a crowbar; another has him trying to set fire to a group of people doused in gasoline. DC's film "Batman: Under the Red Hood" 2010-08-03T17:01:00Z

And so began the 50-year narrative that propelled Joe into the White House: Scrappy, working-class family man beats the odds and prevails. Analysis | Ten things we learned from the new Valerie Biden Owens book 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

And she beats the high school quarterback or whatever.” The joy of axe-throwing: 'When you hit that bullseye there's no better feeling' 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

Free-floating despair conforms to each woman’s temper and the beats of her everyday routine. “Big Little Lies” Season 2, Reviewed: Meryl, Meryl, Meryl 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z

It sounds like a band making a calculated attempt to crack the mainstream, with its smooth, shiny finish, its beats processed to metronomic perfection, its hooks sharpened and placed front and centre. ZZ Top: Dalís of the Delta 2012-11-08T19:00:00Z

Kristi pushed through, urging the crowd to dance and form a mosh pit that dissipated after a few beats for the charged “Together.” Review | Beabadoobee needs more fuel for mosh-pit dreams at sold-out D.C. show 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Nothing beats a good afternoon like a good pills, something cooking on the... Beer Outdoors and Around the Clock 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

He started making beats and playing the guitar, recording himself on his brother’s computer, which had an early edition of Pro Tools. Helado Negro at the End of the World 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

His beats not only have a lot of bounce; they are also a lot of fun. Pop & Rock Listings for July 29-Aug. 4 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

It’s not like someone is pressing cues to follow you; you start those beats and the metronome’s going, and it will keep going until you get to the end. The Pleasures and Perils of Reviving a Robert Ashley Opera 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

But I think at least part of what attracted him to her writing was that her characters have a feeling that the infinite beats down on them, that being human is hard. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: D. T. Max on David Foster Wallace 2012-09-12T16:30:39Z

His work sounds influenced by the English dance music called grime — clipped and abrupt beats, Antillean rhythms, a puzzle of disjointed parts — but isn’t ever fully beholden to it, and doesn’t use rappers. New Music: Albums From Wye Oak and Sd Laika 2014-04-28T21:13:32Z

Mr. Mehlan, leading from the guitar, opened his set with his own “Numbers,” a study in changing beats, with a repeating trumpet figure and underlying rhythmic saxophone lines as its anchor. Music Review: Missy Mazzoli and Matt Mehlan in River to River Festival 2012-07-13T21:22:07Z

It wasn’t long ago that the pumped-up, obvious four-on-the-floor beats and titanic bass tones of electronic dance music propelled pop hits. Pop Music in 2017: Glum and Glummer 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

It outclasses the world when it comes to sprinters and sweet beats and it's only got a population of 2.8 million. Rewind Radio: Amanda Vickery On… Men; Wheel and Come Again: 50 Years of Jamaican Music; Darwin's Tunes – review 2012-08-11T23:05:43Z

And in this simple, devastating move beats the heart of Heimat – the sense of home, the longing, the belonging, and the pull of distant places. Heimat 2010-06-25T05:45:00Z

The game is primarily platform action, controlling Alice as she jumps from one area to the next and beats up on some baddies. Game On: 'Alice' sequel wonderfully warped; 'Transformers' a waste 2011-06-22T18:34:15Z

Rappers spend lots of time on their rhymes, and producers spend lots of time on their beats, but you’d be surprised how often those two practices don’t neatly intersect. Review: Mac Miller Releases His First Major-Label Album, “GO:OD AM” 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

Sometimes Ms. Sierra is in the pocket, and sometimes she tries to outsing the beats, which is a mistake. Playlist: Naughty Revenge, Just Plain Naughty and Not Plain at All 2013-06-28T19:56:07Z

Throughout both there are unexpectedly beautiful juxtapositions of the digital and analog, hard drum-machine beats set against softer bongos or the resonant sweetness of an mbira. Music Review: Left-Field Hip-Hop, Coherently Disjointed 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z

Your pulse beats are too high, she said in Spanish, meaning not too fast but located above an abdominal meridian. The Age of Purification 2011-05-20T22:30:36Z

“Superstore” does indeed adhere to all of the standard tones and beats of a broadcast sitcom, hitting its broad punchlines with a reliable rhythm. Best of 2016: From “The Crown” to “Superstore,” here are the 15 best series of the year 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z

But these bees, with their foolish helmets and petty wing beats, and the giddy, vapid flowers are the ballet’s most trivial characters; and theirs is a long waltz, played here at a very moderate tempo. Critic?s Notebook: Ratmansky?s ?Nutcracker? Occurs in a Child?s World 2012-01-01T23:17:55Z

Today Ela Minus creates music in a homemade lab where she patches self-built hardware synthesizers together with samplers, drum machines and effects pedals to create interwoven beats and pulses. She Brought New Sounds to Colombia. The World’s Catching Up. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z

It’s the hurdle that trips up most stalwarts who are rhyming over outmoded dubstep or trap beats in a feeble effort to stay current. How does a 45-year-old rapper stay relevant in a genre that feeds off youth? 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Walker paused for several beats, and when he dived once more into the monologue, the difference was extraordinary. Using Shakespeare to Ease the Trauma of War 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z

Was this your first time programming drum beats for a record? “I’m just weeping and weeping”: Thao Nguyen on how Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead” set the tone for her new album 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Rather than diminish the scenario’s suspense, these accents and off beats accentuate it. ‘A White, White Day’ Review: Confronting Grief in a Frozen Landscape 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

On a video call, M. M. Keeravani, the song’s composer, compared the sound to the traditional beats of folk songs celebrated in villages. ‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Is a Worldwide Hit, but It Draws on Very Local Traditions 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z

The night before, sitting by our campfire, we’d heard distant hoof beats rumbling across the savanna. Explorer: Treading Lightly in the Simanjiro Plains of Tanzania 2011-05-20T18:55:00Z

My heart rate had dipped to 46 beats per minute for a little while. In Matters of the Heart, We’re in This Together 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

When she arrives home with the doll and no bread, Cassandra is so disappointed that she flies into a rage and beats Adamantina so soundly that she can barely move. Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z

To enjoy the crisp, fresh air and the companionship of a friend, nothing beats a walk! Perspective | Hints From Heloise: A perfect family visit 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

The audience, elated, started clapping four beats to a bar. Music Review: Chucho Vald?s Plays With the Afro-Cuban Messengers 2012-01-24T23:07:41Z

As for my rom-com taste, nothing beats “When Harry Met Sally…” or “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” but I really enjoy watching other rom-coms try. We rewatched Netflix’s ‘To All the Boys’ rom-com trilogy to decide which movie is the best 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

Springy hip-hop beats drive other songs on the album, including the cheerful come-on “Gonna” and “Neon Light,” about finding hope in a bar after a breakup. Country's superstar middle men look for their spots 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

There were flickering and subdivided beats running through gradual swells of sound, over which Ms. Herndon sang words and tones through filters and samplers that made her voice disembodied and multiplicitous, sliced-up and floating. Review: Holly Herndon, With Laptops, at the Wick 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

And I realized that’s kind of how I should start writing the movie script: just make an outline of all the beats. Dan Clowes’s “Wilson” 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Netflix's most popular original title in the first week of August was "The Lincoln Lawyer," a movie adaptation with procedural beats that came in second to "Suits." Despite the revived "Suits" giving streaming a victory, don't cut the cord just yet 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z

Two years later came "The Knowledge," which in some respects is more experimental — "Rough Ride" alternates between trilling opera singing and sinewy disco beats — and in other ways embodies classic Squeeze lyrical tropes. Squeeze is no nostalgia act – the UK band is thriving four decades later with its flawless songcraft 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z

Katy B is an evangelist for sunny, Ibiza-friendly euphoric dance beats, so it was unfortunate that her spirited set coincided with a biblical deluge. Lovebox - review 2011-07-18T11:35:56Z

Discreet percussive effects were reminders of Mr. Sigurdsson’s trademark electronic beats. Music Review: Classical-Pop Border, No Guards in Sight 2011-01-20T22:49:21Z

When I first saw it, I needed a couple of beats to register what I was seeing, and then a mite longer to let myself believe it. Year of “The Forgotten Man” 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z

Instead the story marches through the standard beats of American success stories with all the music of a Butterick dressmaker's pattern with more than a few biographical details skimmed over or left out. Ewan McGregor dazzles in "Halston," which neglects to understand the legend behind the fashions 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z

"Aphrodite" features 12 tracks that highlight her uplifting dance-floor roots mixed in with disco beats, and it discards any ballads like those that appeared on previous albums. Kylie Minogue, sexy as ever on "Aphrodite" 2010-06-30T19:24:00Z

If you superimposed a diagram that mapped out all the narrative beats, characters and jokes in “The Hangover Part II” over one for “The Hangover,” the two would align almost perfectly. | 'The Hangover Part II': 3 Men and a Monkey-Baby 2011-05-25T19:51:34Z

That is because he was the featured player on “Funky Drummer,” a 1970 single by James Brown whose 20-second drum solo has become, by most counts, the most sampled of all beats. A Living Legend Tries to Make a Living 2011-03-29T14:02:02Z

The play strikes the same arguments and emotional beats too often, and the mirroring could be much better choreographed. A Double Dose of Divine, and Other Reports From the Fringe Festival 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

The revival’s heart beats especially tenderly, courtesy of the superb contributions of two fine stage veterans, Rick Foucheux and Naomi Jacobson. Willkommen once again to ‘Cabaret’ 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

If you’re looking to celebrate the holiday weekend with a refreshing drink that beats the heat, here are three cocktail recipes from some well-respected mixology experts. Memorial Day Weekend: 2021 cocktail trends 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z

Despite the exasperatingly uneven quality of the writing, the characters consistently reminded us of their humanity and emotional frailty, persuading us to overlook their sins every few beats. HBO Max's "Gossip Girl" reboot introduces a new class treading the same tired path 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

The album is a dizzying, infectious experience in which throbbing, Moroder-influenced beats never slacken and Shears rarely misses a chance to leer at that hunk across the dancefloor. Scissor Sisters: Night Work 2010-06-24T22:59:00Z

His Act 3 solo is in this version a wicked test of across-the-floor beats and in place high jumps, rivaling that of the Blue Bird solo. ABT's 'Sleeping Beauty' at Segerstrom a lush return to tradition 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

Ninjasonik, joined by members of the punk band Death Set, rapped funny, knowing songs to beats built from live drum samples, sometimes with a carnival-music drive. Music Review: M.I.A., Sleigh Bells and the Hard NYC Festival 2010-07-26T01:21:00Z

It took me to albums such as As If It Never Existed by voidesque, an electroacoustic composition graduate, not to mention professional Javanese gamelan player, whose warped beats are sometimes generated by algorithms. Tim Jonze On Shuffle … Experimental music 2012-06-29T23:05:00Z

The Streets Computers & Blues If this is the final Streets album, then Mike Skinner is leaving as he came in: talking about getting stoned over homemade beats. The Streets: Computers and Blues - review 2011-02-03T23:20:00Z

N.W.A, with its explosive beats and stinging rhymes, told such tales from the inside. John Singleton found a perfect marriage of movie and moment 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z

“Revelation” describes frog dissection with vivid precision: The heart, excised still pumping, “sends plumes / of blood into suspension, then beats itself clean.” Sex, Death, Suffering and Surrealism, in New Books of Poetry 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

An animated red circle beats in time with her pulse, which intensifies when Mr. Etra kisses her. Bill Etra, a Video Animation Pioneer, Dies at 69 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Rather, the mixture of electronica beats and Japanese pop by the collective Genki Rockets is an integral part of the game play, shifting in time with the player’s action. A Game That?s a Sensory Trip to Paradise 2011-07-29T12:00:03Z

For classical composers, the allure of popular dance music often lies in its rhythms, where accented weak beats create a kind of knock-kneed sex appeal in contrast to the classical beauty of regular meter. Music Review: Riverside Symphony at Alice Tully Hall 2013-06-07T21:20:02Z

The beats may change around him, but he remains a stoic, rapping about drug dealing and women’s footwear with equal sincerity. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-05-23T21:45:25Z

Sometimes, all but one or two dancers freeze, and we seem to enter a personal trip or hallucination for a few moments, the techno beats fading into a more ambient sonic haze. ‘Crowd’ Review: A Slow-Motion Rave, With Glints of Violence 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

Nothing beats shared experience, laughs and child care. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A stay-at-home mom feels abandoned by friends and family 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z

Whether examining The Source, scuffless Jordans, or a barbell he can barely lift, Stevie longs to be like the person who beats him up almost daily. “Mid90s” exposes the violence of boyhood: Teen trauma is a masculine rite of passage, too 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z

The Argentine director Lucrecia Martel declined to be included on Marvel’s short list of directors for “Black Widow,” she told India’s English-language newspaper the Daily Pioneer, because they only wanted her for character beats. Perspective | Comic books have taken over the movies. Must they take our indie auteurs, too? 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing announced its presence with authority, starting with three minutes of a hip-hop dancing Rosie Perez backed by the inimitable beats of Public Enemy’s Fight the Power. Why Netflix's 'skip intro' feature is bad news for classic films 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

The aching melodies and thrumming chords and beats reverberated around the white cube. Frye Museum's 'Mw [Moment Magnitude]' remakes what an exhibit can be 2012-11-04T15:31:04Z

Like the team's work as the Neptunes, the track is heavy on tribal tom-tom beats, the kind with a propellent momentum that drives party songs. Essential Tracks: Death Grips, N.E.R.D., Cairo Liberation Front 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z

He blends her a cappella singing with sophisticated mixes of instrumental fragments and beats gleaned, without permission, from the YouTube videos of other amateur musicians. Review: ‘Presenting Princess Shaw,’ a YouTube Star in-the-Making 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

A few musical beats later, Monaco was leaping across the stage, dancing the Spanish variation, and — wouldn’t you know? — the half-swabbed puddle was right where he needed to land. What’s it like to dance ‘The Nutcracker’? It’s a marathon of pain. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

Opening track “Run Til It’s Dark,” a classic PE barnburner, funnels freight train beats and guitar solo interludes into a chaotic, anthemic chorus, shredded by DJ scratches. Public Enemy Still Fighting, Still Fresh 2012-07-27T13:22:16Z

The trio dropped a new song and music video on Friday, melding their thumping, body-rocking beats with The Weeknd’s dark cinematic vocals on “Moth To a Flame.” DJ trio Swedish House Mafia reunite with new music, tour 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Tuesday through Saturday beats the prospect of popcorn or nachos for dinner. Requin review: A witty chef’s smart spins on coastal French cuisine 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

UK band Clean Bandit are introducing works by the likes of Mozart and Shostakovich to young audiences with their blend of electronic beats and classical strings. The classic pop of Clean Bandit 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

If he beats it well enough, Monique tells us, we will later get to enjoy her "special brownies". The House Cabaret home invasion 2010-08-15T20:30:00Z

It’s a kind of techno-through-the-looking-glass, its beats arriving in twisted, whooshing tones, accumulating and finally dropping out. The Playlist: Fall Out Boy Makes Us Very Afraid 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

Howard Sayette, who is staging “Les Noces,” said in a phone interview that the way the beats in the musical phrases are counted does not necessarily correspond to the way the steps are counted. Why Is Bronislava Nijinska Still Waiting in the Wings? 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z

She marries those two influences — classical instrumentation and electronic beats — on her enrapturing debut studio album, “Long Way Home,” which sounds like Sade as produced by tastemakers like Jamie xx and the Weeknd. Pop & Rock Listings for Oct. 28-Nov. 3 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

How we all share the same platonic ideal of a mythical beast beats me, but it is a joy to see it realised. What happened when our TV critic watched 67 hours of Game of Thrones? 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z

Then the song breaks into a sashay comfort zone, with electric guitar emphasizing the two and four beats — and becomes a bit boring. Review roundup: five local, late-summer albums of note 2011-08-19T19:01:15Z

But then fate walks into his office in the person of Ms. Mol’s Jaclyn Blackstone, who has relatively mild symptoms — memory loss, trouble concentrating — and, she says, a police-detective husband who beats her. Review: In ‘Chance,’ Hugh Laurie Returns as a Tormented Doctor 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

The nonsense premise, the overcooked acting, the concussed story beats, the way that – like Search Party before it – it relentlessly drives forward from episode to episode. Santa Clarita Diet: the verdict on Drew Barrymore's cannibalistic comeback 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

Williams scores the scene’s extended monologue with a succession of anxious percussion beats and uneasy chords that together sound like pure musical paranoia. John Williams: Five underrated scores by the AFI-honored composer 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

Just really planning out the beats… Amy feels all this stuff a lot but I have to suppress it playing her because she has to suppress it. Anna Chlumsky Explains How Veep's Amy Came to Her Breaking Point 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

But in order to get a peer-reviewed rap album, it's not like I just went into the studio, rapped over some beats and hoped for the best. Hip-hop professor looks to open doors with world’s first peer-reviewed rap album 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z

The band’s steady repetition of riffs, in patterns of four, five, six or 10 beats, started to gather its own energy. Review: Ufomammut Slowly Glides From Riff to Riff, at Saint Vitus 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

I formulated what I really love about music through listening: repetitive beats with feedback, no drum fills, no wandering bass guitar. Wooden Shjips sail psychedelic oceans 2013-10-24T14:05:45Z

Pulsing with beats by the likes of Sam Cooke and Corinne Bailey Rae, “The High Note” is pleasant enough but disappointingly timid and thoroughly implausible. ‘The High Note’ Review: A Little Pitchy 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

Summarizing the division of labor, Penny called Solomon, who programmed the beats, the “captain.” Honey Dijon Steps Up From Dance Music’s Underground 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z

They help elevate the more generic beats in “Doctor Strange” because, for all the phantasmagoria and time-skipping, there is also much by the book, including the vaguely Christ-like, fallen and risen savior. Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ and His Most Excellent Adventure 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Instead, moviemakers bludgeon viewers, numbing them into quiescence with pictorial monotony punctuated by apocalyptic clamor, with the same repetitive story beats, explosions, close shaves and grindingly unsurprising saves. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Delivers the Thrills, With a Touch of Humanity 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

Frantic at one moment and entropic the next, “Too Late Blues” sways entirely to the erratic beats of Cassavetes’s own inner music. Video: New DVDs: Cassavetes’s ‘Too Late Blues’; ‘The Lawless’ 2012-06-10T04:23:01Z

And, really, while I'm a fan of nearly anything between two slices of bread, nothing beats a special occasion sandwich. Is a patty melt a hamburger or a sandwich? Either way, it's the best 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z

The Tacoma Dome does well for a wide variety of genres but the bass-heavy nature of rap beats made for a pretty consistently muddled sound, though at least Lamar’s voice was fairly clear throughout. Kendrick Lamar keeps it simple and intense at Tacoma Dome show 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z

Then O’Neal Parker, two beats, no hyphen, to complete the series. Finding yourself after a 20-year marriage ends 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

It also features one too many subplots that appear out of nowhere — to frankly humorous effect — while the film’s intended comic beats often get lost in translation. ‘Peaceful’ Review: A Homage to French Filmmaking 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

His forthcoming debut album, The Boat Party, is a bold, idiosyncratic alliance of soulful grooves and stark, jolting beats. Clubs picks of the week 2013-05-11T05:00:22Z

Here and there emerge the snare drum beats that evoke the military bands that play the plazas of Latin American cities on Sundays. Stop what you're doing and go see an opera about human trafficking 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

We know each other from the racetrack, one of the more eclectic journalism beats I've enjoyed for two decades. On an Arizona Road Trip, Miles of Family Firsts 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z

He wanted to paint a picture of an ongoing domestic life, which meant setting up and shooting long scenes, only to use a few seconds to capture the emotional beats. What I Learned About Filmmaking From These Oscar Nominees 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

He looks more distracted than disturbed, but a few beats later, when he’s speeding behind the wheel down a dark highway, you see that his eyes are glassy. Movie Review: Philippe Garrel’s ‘Burning Hot Summer,’ With Monica Bellucci 2012-06-28T23:21:23Z

Used as percussion, this technique opened up a new palette of rhythmic opportunities; beats suddenly fluttered, kinked, skipped, stuttered. Some people are on the glitch, they think it's all Oval ? 2010-07-14T15:39:00Z

Beneath all that lie Mr. Riggins’s own synthesizer melodies and his programmed or live drum-set beats, slow and deep with delayed groove. Pop: New Releases from Saxophone Players and Drummers 2012-10-07T05:10:06Z

Ms. Ziegler not only pulls up that rug but also beats it mercilessly to see what dust might arise. Review: In ‘Actually,’ a Case of She Said, He Said and They Said 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

Kish’s docile, conversational vocal tone, celestial dust beats, and meticulously chic finish made her an overnight darling in the style press. Kilo Kish States Her Name 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

Second, they were produced by a machine: a sensor-driven mechanical drummer and image-generator that translated street noise into both beats and drawings. In the Galleries: Putting the ‘gold’ in ‘Gold Rush’

There were also lasers, techno beats and copious amounts of greasepaint and glitter. Dancing with the Stars Watch: The Final Four Perform 2013-05-21T09:45:48Z

In terms of amenities, experiencing lunar gravity, which is lighter than Earth’s, for the duration of your space hotel stay beats a complimentary robe. Imagining a five-star hotel among the stars 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z

At Macy’s Herald Square, there seemed to be a party going on at the MAC counter, with club beats pounding over speakers. Skin Deep: Fashion Fair Deepens Its Coverage 2011-10-24T17:13:02Z

The song seamlessly blends sparse electronic beats with warmly cool vocals and inspired lyrics. Artist To Watch: Lorde 2013-08-23T16:08:30Z

Disclosure: A sibling duo hailing from just outside of London, brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence have been making beats since the days of MySpace. PLAYLIST: The 14 Coolest Bands of Bonnaroo 2014 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

Nothing beats slurping a freshly shucked oyster, but smoked oysters make wonderful additions to pastas, soups and stews. 14 best grocery buys you can pick up right now from your local Dollar Tree 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z

When it comes to true humility, nothing beats complete silence. Assassination Fascination: A Review of Laurent Binet's Prize-Winning HHhH 2012-04-25T10:45:49Z

As Ray Zemke, an American skiing enthusiast and wine dealer I met one morning, put it: “It sure beats swatting flies back in Minnesota.” Explorer: Skiing in September? Head South 2013-12-20T16:57:02Z

It aimed for the kind of electronic club beats that were also powering Black Eyed Peas and , and at times the production ran Shakira’s distinctively tremulous voice through the dehumanizing Auto-Tune. Shakira Conquers New Arenas 2010-10-16T05:23:00Z

The influence is far stronger on the pulsing On Top, where the plaintive melancholy of Streten's beats underpins New York rapper T Shirt's taped braggadocio. Flume – review 2013-01-25T16:46:34Z

But it’s also an album about pleasure, full of pulsating disco beats and cool pop choruses that feel like Ms. Gainsbourg’s birthright. Charlotte Gainsbourg Finds Her Own Voice 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Feeling the beats pulsing through me, being taken over by dark rhythms or a voice, I sometimes fall over the furniture. Vinyl, UFOs and the patter of tiny feet 2013-05-20T15:59:18Z

The flipside of that 45, “Countdown to Christmas Party Time,” is a little more outré, what with its mix of hip-hop beats, squirrelly electronic blurts and funky underbelly. Forget “Deck the Halls”: The best holiday songs you’ve never heard 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z

As they work away, the stereo plays soca beats and finishing touches are made to extravagantly sparkling accessories. Notting Hill carnivalgoers hope to put seal on London's summer-long party 2012-08-25T23:06:36Z

At 11 — scrawny, bullied — Mr. Baker discovered rap and he worked at his beats and bars throughout his teens. Don’t Call Him Machine Gun Kelly 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z

White’s subversive way with a hook and her ability to effortlessly blend dance beats from around the world make “Master of My Make-Believe” a deceptively breezy and enticing summer album. Album review: Santigold, 'Master of My Make-Believe' ✭✭✭ 1/2 2012-04-30T13:58:00Z

To classical music and thunderous drum beats, Justice leaned forward, then back, fighting the crows off with a small sword; two assistant directors oversaw the struggle, directing the actors in real time. For France’s Protesters, the Streets Are the Ultimate Stage 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

Horn calls, surrounded by palpitating excitement in the strings and punctuated by electrifying beats on the kettledrums, flood the forest onstage. Dance Review: Ashton’s ‘Sylvia’ Is Revived at American Ballet Theater 2013-06-25T21:14:40Z

Writing, recording and producing largely on her own as Flock of Dimes, she also relies on synthesizers and programmed beats. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 105 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

"By just about every metric used to evaluate the environmental impact of making food, the plant kingdom beats the animal kingdom by a long shot." Tips for sustainable grocery shopping 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z

"Sunset" and "Swept Away" are standouts, with their steady, thumping beats. Album reviews: 'Coexist' by The xx and two more 2012-09-18T16:39:06Z

He holds down one of the rednecks while Tara beats him to a pulp. "True Blood" recap: What happens to wounded children 2010-06-21T13:10:00Z

This show has the advantage of being able to recreate the annoyingly catchy electronic beats of middle-of-the-road pop hits of several decades ago. Critic’s Notebook: London’s Dark Musicals ‘American Psycho’ and ‘Stephen Ward’ 2014-01-20T18:23:32Z

Meanwhile Ciara's recent return to the sound is canny; set against the uptempo European house beats of chart rap, her slowness thrills. Inception brings the trend for slow music to the big screen 2010-07-30T12:04:00Z

The movie hits so many familiar beats that it’s impossible not to see what’s next. ‘Cake’ Stars Jennifer Aniston as an Accident Victim 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

In the United States there is only one kind of show that consistently beats out Sunday night football for ratings: crime dramas. 8 ways shows like “Law & Order: SVU” mess with your head 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

“How do you like this record? It beats letter writing any day,” he continued. Uncovered love letter recordings from World War II vets 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z

“It’s like a wife that is dependent on a husband that drinks and beats her, but the next day when he apologizes, she says, ‘We need to end this relationship.’ The Hot Docs Festival Shows Documentaries Shot in Ukraine 2014-04-18T18:37:42Z

Though it takes place in the world of espionage, its surreal narrative drift resists the fixity of pulp beats and resolutions. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

While enacting a zombie apocalypse may seem scary, it beats the alternative, Mr. Siwak said. In Transit Blog: A Bid to Save Detroit By Welcoming Zombies 2012-07-14T14:00:55Z

Quintessential horror story beats fuse with elements of Catholic spirituality and Mexican folklore. The Tribeca Festival Returns in Full Bloom 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z

The end of “Bohemian Rhapsody” — itself a giant gimmick — had 16 minutes of vibrating “beats” as Rami Malek recreated Freddie Mercury’s Live Aid performance. Watch Movies in 4DX and You’ll Get an Education in Filmmaking 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

The feet may be crisscrossing in the air, or a foot may be making rapid beats against the knee of the other leg, but meanwhile the torso is tipping this way or that, and powerfully. 2010-01-13T23:47:00Z

It accelerates up to where you think it’s going to drop in, which is an amazing thing for the dance floor, but it comes in four beats later. Gavin Creel Lets His Imagination Run Wild With Gay Stories and House Music 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

Eventually he moved his family onboard – it certainly beats living on a house boat. The boat that became a nightclub 2012-06-21T19:30:03Z

Willard modeled his voice beats after the Westminster Kennel Club announcer Joe Garagiola, but the inappropriate jokes — “And to think that in some countries, these dogs are eaten” — were all his. Best in Show: Watch Fred Willard’s Most Memorable Roles 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

But my calling was always there, in the past that “beats inside me like a second heart”: my mother’s. Natasha Trethewey: By the Book 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Synthesizers and programmed beats define every song, using tones that flaunt their artificial attacks and ricocheting stereo placements. New Music: Music From Yeasayer, Tamia, Lionel Loueke and Divine Fits 2012-08-27T21:53:22Z

The most popular shows on TV — “NCIS,” “CSI,” “Two and Half Men”— are all series in which every episode hits the same predictable beats, in a supremely professional, competent and enjoyable manner. “Anger Management”: Charlie Sheen’s crass comeback 2012-06-26T15:15:00Z

But for the 50 minutes in between, it was mostly the big stuff that dominated — heavy beats, sudden texture changes and timbres that appeared and subsided with little sense of growth. Great Noise Ensemble struggles to get its balances right

Most of his former colleagues dismissed this outright, but his ideas influenced a new generation of beats and bohemians – Burroughs, Ginsberg, Bellow, Mailer and Salinger – who would all faithfully sit in Reich's machines. Sex-Pol: Essays, 1929-1934 by Wilhelm Reich – review 2013-05-01T07:00:02Z

Mr. Koller played a two-beat groove, then palpitating blast beats, before heading into a crawling half-time breakdown; by the end his rhythms grew denser and more complex. Music Review: All Pigs Must Die, Metal and Hardcore at Acheron - Review 2012-01-22T22:44:46Z

Mr. Russell programmed all the beats, though that’s the least of it. Playlist : New CDs: Jesse Davis, Cyrus Chestnut, Bobby Womack 2012-06-10T04:23:03Z

More crucially, the thieves stole Chung's backup hard drive containing all of his recording sessions, sketches for new work and unreleased beats built using now-obsolete software. Jason Chung shows there's no such thing as giving up 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

It introduced Jim Kelly as a black power hero who beats up racist cops trying to keep him from the martial arts tournament where the film takes place. The strangest, sickest and scariest midnight movies ever 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

The 80 miles of shoreline hold a dozen different beaches — the most popular destinations for backpacking, surfing, kayaking or simply strolling along the littoral where the vast Pacific beats the shore. Water, Sand and Plenty of Elbow Room on 8 Wild, Protected Coastlines 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

The Chemical Brothers’ Friday-night set explored far more textures and far more beats: house, funk, rock, noise, even a bit of Bollywood, each song transforming itself as it went. Review: Electric Zoo, a Menagerie Designed for Dancing 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. Fraud’s beats here are slightly more taut and quick: even if his partner isn’t always having fun, Mr. Fraud certainly is. Playlist: New Releases From Friends, Wade Bowen and Joey Badass 2012-07-27T16:00:00Z

That sound has emerged into what Laessig and Wolfe refer to as a “machine,” with each wheel and cog working to create a cacophony of punchy beats layered with the duo’s symmetrical sound. Band to Watch: Lucius 2013-08-14T18:49:00Z

In today’s “track-and-hook” system, trackmakers lay down beats and instrumentation; hook writers add melodies; someone else may throw on some lyrics; someone else may add a bridge; someone else a rap interlude. ‘The Song Machine’ review: How music studios have hooked us into listening 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

On albums such as “Blue Train” and “Giant Steps,” Coltrane had gone to an extreme, making tunes that changed not only their chords but their entire keys every few beats. In 1960, John Coltrane went on one last tour with Miles Davis. European audiences weren’t prepared for what he would play.

Now he has moved on to reinterpret Japanese styles, using very much the same technique, matching traditional acoustic instruments against his bass, beats keyboards and programming, and doing so with remarkable delicacy. Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble: Japanese Dub | CD review 2010-04-01T22:50:00Z

It’s the Namahage that finally offer him some salvation, and the scenes featuring them are some of the movie’s best: gorgeous choreographies of color and slow motion, set to haunting beats of woodblock and drums. Five International Movies to Stream Right Now 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

The final bar lasts three beats, and then it stops, and then the fermata is over the pause. Semyon Bychkov on Tchaikovsky’s Protest Against Death 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

And while CNN’s events have made news and “created moments” for candidates, Fox consistently trumpets that its regular programming beats CNN’s town halls. Democratic presidential candidates plot their approaches to Fox News 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z

He used his baton and hands to mark the beats with broad gestures for the singers, and the coordination was smooth. New conductor rescues the Met's 'Traviata' 2010-04-04T16:16:00Z

A few beats later there’s a shot of him in front of a brick building, where the buzzing of exterior lights mixes with bird calls and insects whirs. ‘I Was at Home, but …’ Review: In Grief, What Dreams May Come 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

Squeezing it to create warbled beats while he pounded, the Los Angeles-based Sow traded turns with the dancers, him delivering beats while they responded.  Angelique Kidjo delivers urgent, resonant joy to California Plaza 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z

When “NY Med” captures real drama, it beats any fictional medical series on the air. ‘NY Med’ Documentary Series Returns on ABC 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

A punching bag that appears onstage in the first scene is outfitted with microphones and incorporated into the music as the young Orlando beats it with a bat. Review: An ‘Orlando’ Opera Is a Milestone, but No More, in Vienna 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

And yet, "Paintballs" works better as a "Star Wars" movie because it understands that the specific plot beats matter less than the spirit in which they play out. Forget "The Rise of Skywalker" — the only "Star Wars" sequel you need is this episode of "Community" 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

The pacing lags and the beats are predictable; the film’s go-to antic is having children repeatedly topple overboard. ‘Drifting Home’ Review: A Sinking Development 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z

Chet Faker, an Australian singer and producer, made his songs assemble and disassemble on the spot, triggering beats and playing keyboards as he crooned romantic woes. Critic’s Notebook: South by Southwest Festival Starts to Feel Corporate 2014-03-16T22:44:49Z

The 12 apostles pass before Christ, while a rooster beats his wings. 36 Hours in Strasbourg, France 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

The studio versions sound tame in comparison; it's hard to appreciate Tempest's skills without experiencing the whole package, with beats as voluminous as her throat. Rapper-poet Kate Tempest opens U.S. tour with memorable Echo set 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

But in other ways, “Black Sails” really does play many of the same beats. The new ‘Black Sails’ on Starz: a sexy, violent pirate soap opera 2014-01-25T00:07:00Z

Pongo’s songs are a punchy, self-assured take on the musical style known as kuduro, blending frenetic African rhythms with blaring techno beats and rapping. Pongo Turns Her Struggles Into Pop 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z

"It was the beats of hip-hop that made me love it," he says. Green Gartside: The brainiest man in pop (apart from Brian Eno) 2011-02-22T21:31:10Z

But even at just 100 beats per minute, the young revelers of Kyiv are nowhere near surrender. The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

It is upbeat and dark, an amalgam of beats and a stunning range of vocal notes. tUnE-yArDs: Without an open Internet I couldn’t have become a musician 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

When she tells her father that Kemal beats her, he opens his hands in a wide shrug -- what can be done? -- and smiles benignly. "When We Leave": A Muslim wife breaks away 2011-01-27T01:30:00Z

Even an uncoordinated, goofy geek like me found myself gyrating and grinning to beats otherwise heard in  Chelsea or the meatpacking district in New York. Dancing the Night Away With Microsoft's Kinect 2010-06-14T18:55:00Z

In another clip drawn from surveillance cameras a man in an affluent suburb beats up the valet of his luxurious apartment building for not providing a jack to replace a flat tire on his Porsche. Comedy on Mexico income gap a big screen hit 2013-04-05T15:14:08Z

"I start with a 60-page outline that basically reads like a short story, filled with backstory, the emotional beats of the scene, subtext, plot points, but very little dialogue," he explains. Drake Doremus on Breathe In: 'I feel a mid-life crisis coming' 2013-07-18T14:20:20Z

Similarly, he later marks the unspoken beats that follow Prufrock’s truncated line: “Do I dare?” Jeremy Irons Breathes New Life Into ‘The Poems of T.S. Eliot’ 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

“And I look forward to some day watching the woman who beats us both!” ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Amy Schneider’s 21st win in a row makes her the show’s winningest woman 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

Even better are solos of ecstatic, concentrated clarity where skittering footwork beats against curving body shapes or where a dancer simply holds the stage in a radiantly unfolding adagio. Merce Cunningham Company ? review 2010-10-27T22:00:00Z

At the same venue, new vocal star Halsey, posing on a high platform like a dominatrix, raced through hits such as “Hold Me Down,” driven by ceremonial, stylized beats. Bumbershoot 2016 wrap: It’s clearly a pop-music fest, and a very good one 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z

I know they probably have nice glasses or as they would call them chalices, but nothing beats a half empty box of wine and a smile and maybe an old episode of the Celebrity Apprentice. Q&A: Comedian Kathy Griffin on the Royal Wedding 2011-04-29T07:50:00Z

“Luxury Problems,” his second full-length album on the Manchester label Modern Love, is radically moody, steady with beats but stingy with their sonic width, punctuated with machine noises and warm, echoed voices. Playlist: New CDs From El Potro de Sinaloa and Frank Kimbrough 2012-11-11T04:50:13Z

Always, his playing was complex but collected — his flourishes between beats were as essential as the beat itself. Clyde Stubblefield, the ‘Funky Drummer’ for James Brown, Dies at 73 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

The reader is aware of Blackman's enjoyment in her writing and also the moral heart that beats at the core of this hard-hitting, exciting fiction. Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman – review 2013-06-05T12:54:39Z

The more he beats himself up, the more sympathetic he becomes. Review: ‘True Story’ Stars Jonah Hill and James Franco 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

On “Crush,” his most recent solo album, Shepherd treated techno and house beats as a laboratory for experiments into the possibilities of disarray, while incorporating sophisticated orchestral arrangements. Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points Meet in the Atmosphere 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

Hank believes Jesse tricked him into believing that his wife was in an accident, so he seeks him out and absolutely beats him senseless. A "Breaking Bad" Guide to 8 Essential Jesse Pinkman Episodes to Prepare for "El Camino" 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. Peterson has a verbal tic where he makes a sound like m-hmm, a guttural forceful noise to signify agreement barked in two distinct beats; his mouth stays closed. Jordan Peterson, Custodian of the Patriarchy 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

“This is a big and intimidating room,” he told the crowd, “but it beats solitary confinement.” For Obama’s final correspondents’ dinner, the obvious targets: Trump, Cruz and himself 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z

Thereafter they dwell in secret erotic bliss, at least until he beats her to death with his gloved fists in a scene that brings an unpleasantly graphic connotation to the idea of pulp fiction. | 'The Killer Inside Me': Casey Affleck in Michael Winterbottom?s Adaptation 2010-06-17T22:56:00Z

Gone are the stutter-step beats, the R&B samples, pretty much anything that connotes motion. Music Review: Beat After Beat, by the Book 2011-03-15T22:18:13Z

Nothing on earth beats a freshly baked cookie. This magic trick turns leftover hard-boiled eggs into addictive chocolate chunk cookies 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

As they often did, Kithkin brought immediate balance by launching into the joyous “Asunder,” which balanced a whimsical melodic hook against the downward force of tribal drum beats. Kithkin makes the end times sound good | Concert review 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Not many documentaries about families are truly able to get into the unkempt reality of home life, without tidy explanations and dramatic beats. ‘Charm Circle’ Review: There’s No Place Like Home 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z

You'd have to go to three different spots to pick up directions, people would express themselves with loud colours, DJs would play crazy beats. will.i.am: 'The Queen reminds me of my grandma' 2012-06-28T19:30:00Z

The beats are pretty laid-back by West Coast standards. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z

The funk beats entered in traces, solidifying where they’d been given room, and Mr. August’s bass lines remained spare and open. Music Review: Erykah Badu at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-06-09T21:45:40Z

Whether they are paced by programmed beats, guitars or both, and whether they lean toward rock, techno or vintage electronic Minimalism, the tracks are headed somewhere urgent. New Music From Kathryn Calder, Buxton, Nadine Shah, East India Youth and Tal National 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

The opening tracks of No More Idols aim themselves squarely at the Max Power market: cue chugging nu-metal guitars and stadium rave synthesisers over metronomically thumping beats. Chase and Status: No More Idols ? review 2011-01-27T15:30:01Z

It’s a neat plot that’s kind of true: There are real Schools of Rock, thrusting electronic instruments into small hands to learn power chords and crunchy beats. Review | The kids steal the show in ‘School of Rock’ at the National Theatre 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

When the child cries, she beats it to death. Bertolt Brecht: Poet and Communist 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

Pictures, books and videos all allow access to this world of inspiration, but nothing beats the experience of being in the garden. A garden design expert’s new book offers a peek at some of Europe’s finest outdoor spaces 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z

Outside, though, the wind howls and rain beats violently against the windows, indivisibly mingling with Russell’s evocation of the ocean’s roar and spray. Review | William Clark Russell’s ‘The Wreck of the Grosvenor’ is a transporting nautical adventure 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z

Tainy, a reggaeton prodigy who began making beats at age 14, was especially drawn to producers like the Neptunes and Timbaland, who were incorporating electronic flourishes into their tracks for pop and rap stars. Reggaeton and Electronic Music Have a Long History. 2021 Revived It. 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

They are led by an aging monk, who beats Roman Catholicism into them with a whip and forbids their “demonic languages,” forcing them to speak Spanish. ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Ciro Guerra’s Searching Tale About Invaded Amazon Cultures 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

It's like a little sound bucket for each of these emotional beats. The making of Eagly, the "Peacemaker" scene-stealing, butt-kicking eagle whose hugs are miracles 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z

But more often than not, you have to book him a few hours in advance, pre-negotiating a rate that almost always beats those of the ride-share services. The Comfort-Loving Cult of the Lincoln Town Car 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

Naturally Wayne beats Luthor, but just as he accepts the award, the Joker and a number of Batman villains crash the party and help themselves to the belongings of everyone in attendance. Lego Batman 2: DC Heroes – review 2012-06-19T07:25:00Z

He skins and guts it while its heart still beats, deftly removing the poisonous parts and tossing them into a bucket on the floor for disposal. Japan's deadly fish: fugu purveyors dream of Olympic revival 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

My initial idea was that he would do the beats and I would do the noise, although now we both do a bit of everything. Alessio Natalizia of Walls: 'What does Italian music sound like anyway?' 2012-07-11T12:03:14Z

Critics have complained that this lacks progressive beats, but how many house anthems have you heard that are inspired by a mother's love for her newborn child? Songs featuring camera tricks and comeback chicks 2010-05-05T11:15:00Z

The result is an audacious mix of raw R&B bass beats, baroque samples and daring vocal harmonies, a cross between TLC and Kraftwerk. Destiny's Child: 'We wear nothin' with our butt cheeks out, our boobs out' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-04-24T15:46:07Z

You know this one already – more beats tied to the bass, as is largely the case on the three tracks preceding it. Jay-Z and Kanye West: Watch the Throne ? track-by-track review 2011-08-02T16:29:41Z

“Our measure of an airline’s performance is whether its average flight time beats the typical time on a particular route. We call the difference ‘time added,’ ” Mr. Silver said. A Site Finds the Fastest (and Slowest) Flights 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

For all those ready to dance the almost-summer nights away, Lady Gaga is back with some intoxicating beats to please. Dance-music fans will go Gaga for 'Born This Way' 2011-05-23T16:36:04Z

Her reputation began to rise rapidly in hip-hop circles last July, after she released “Reservation,” her first full-length record with original beats. Six Hopefuls Worth Watching at the CMJ Music Marathon 2012-10-15T21:47:30Z

That brand’s founder, Drew Adelman, explained in publicity materials, “The white angel wings represent my daughter, wrapped around my clear heart as her heart beats within.” The Tipsy Diaries: Celestial Come-Ons and Other Booze-Selling Ploys 2011-01-20T16:28:17Z

He stomps on the head, but it still twitches, so he beats it with his stick, smashing, till it changes colour, loses its stripes. Extract: The Whales by Evie Wyld 2010-09-06T13:47:00Z

As signs of performative triumph go, happy underwear surely beats a standing ovation. Poetry in Performance in New York 2011-10-06T22:17:39Z

Sarah marries a man who beats her; Yates's sister did, too. Richard Yates and Easter's rising despair 2010-04-01T13:00:00Z

It's a lot, and some reviewers have criticized the film for "too many plot beats," as The Washington Post wrote, or that it is "so full of ideas," according to Vox. Academia is dark and full of terrors in “Master” 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z

In Orwell, the writer always beats the journalist to the story. The war that made Orwell 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z

Moody beats usher in some piano chords, resolving into a new, considerably enhanced remake of trip-hop. Bobby Womack: The Bravest Man in the Universe – review 2012-06-09T23:05:29Z

And it certainly beats one of the ideas that surfaced in the Pew survey — that the government or politicians should act to stop the spread of fake news. Fake news is sickening. But don’t make the cure worse than the disease. 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

The Europeans slice and dice beats, rally around vocal samples, conjure laser-tag noises and milk time-bomb-ticking effects for all they are worth. Lollapalooza Day 3: Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In and the amazing Amadou and Mariam 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z

Such is the yearning that beats throughout this scene. David Bowie in the Movies 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

“Be My Baby” was possibly intended to have snare beats breaking up the pulse on 2 and 4 instead of just the big wallop at the end. Hal Blaine: Listen to 12 Essential Songs 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

“I was instantly taken aback by how talented she was, and how she gravitated towards the stranger beats,” Machinedrum said in an interview. Dawn Richard Will Find a Way to Be Heard 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z

His hugely influential early production style found the sonic equivalent, deploying lush, nostalgia-triggering samples of vintage R&B hits and gospel affirmations against brittle new beats. Kanye West Writes a Song of Himself on ‘Ye’ 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z

Over the brisk four-song set, airy beats give her resonant vocals plenty of breathing room, like a decanted fine wine. 15 of the best Seattle albums of 2021 (so far) 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z

It all seems a tad incongruous for a bedroom laptop auteur whose imminent self-titled debut album is awash with the kind of ambient electro beats that are best appreciated late at night, alone, on headphones. Flume – review 2013-01-25T16:46:34Z

“You’ll also discover that the soap opera beats and sylvan images of the traditional baseball picture are still pretty effective.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Pitch’ and ‘Brangelina’ in ‘By the Sea’ 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

Those textures are easier to perceive throughout Vienna’s rendition — as in the crisp yet purposefully questing quality of the symphony’s final beats. 8 Things to Do This Fourth of July Weekend 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

The Chemical Brothers have headlined so many festivals that it's easy to take them for granted, but their combination of thumping beats, lasers and psychedelic scree rarely disappoints. The Big Chill: day one 2011-08-06T11:29:53Z

It's not a particularly pleasant operation, but it beats waking up all itchy. 2010-01-27T14:40:00Z

“All my beats were like 40 seconds long.” How Benny Blanco Became the Most Popular Oddball in Pop Music 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

The average heart rate is 60 to 80 beats per minute. If this is my final tweet 2012-06-29T23:30:00Z

That’s not long before he beats the man to death with a shovel. Boardwalk Empire Watch: The Crate 2012-11-19T13:30:43Z

But the barrage of drumming, bass beats and amped-up guitar solos that will hit the city next week may stop many in their tracks. Stealth festival to rock Kabul with musical explosion 2011-09-30T13:17:08Z

He took theater classes and got pretty good at making beats, but he didn’t see the arts as a viable career path. 'Patriots Day' Star Jimmy O. Yang on Playing an American Hero 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

That's probably because she isn't telling the public anything it doesn't already know and accept about "The View": Discord beats level-headed discourse every time. From Hasselbeck to McCain, "The View" needs the "right" hook when casting its conservative co-host 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z

The narrative beats — moments of rueful humor, suppressed anguish and cathartic weeping — arise in predictable sequence. ‘Close’ Review: This Boy’s Life 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

One day Gaga e-mailed me and asked me if I made my own beats. Lady Gaga collaborator talks "Born This Way" album 2011-02-05T01:02:41Z

“I been through the storm and it turned me to a G / But the other side was sunny, I get paid to rap on beats,” he rapped on the second verse. Six months after ICE arrest, 21 Savage raps his redemption 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

Contemplating the spoils of a drug-deal rip-off, one of them allows that this beats waiting tables. ‘Braid’ Review: Childhood Friends Play a Dangerous Game in This Jumpy Thriller 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

For sheer visual satisfaction, however, nothing beats the works of Owen Kydd. Art Review: ‘What Is a Photograph?’ Opens at the I.C.P. 2014-01-30T23:57:35Z

For a few beats, the chimp gazes in the direction of the camera — toward it, Mr. Côté, you. Movie Review: ‘Bestiaire’ Is on Trail of Objectivity in an Unnatural Home 2012-10-18T23:56:20Z

It came out of an idea of Barnett's to combine the tough, synthetic beats of chart pop with the brass and woodwind arrangements of English classical composers: Britney meets Britten, if you like. These New Puritans: a band like no other 2010-10-07T21:59:00Z

I'm not much of a dancer, but if it's got good beats I can't resist. Six Songs of Me: Barry from Barrygruff 2012-08-30T08:19:21Z

The cocktail of his voice and the simple but gritty beats screamed at me. I always loved hip-hop, but Nas transformed me into a fan, which ultimately changed my life 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z

"The world strikes at her and beats her down, but she manages to get up once more and carry on forward, holding her head up high." Chilean film "Gloria" cheered at Berlin festival 2013-02-10T12:49:58Z

The evening began with Bates behind the decks, dropping down-tempo beats that wouldn’t sound out of place at a Thievery Corporation gig. The good and the bad of mixing classical music and electronica 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

In music, four is the number that every measure is—four by four, four beats to every measure. Jason Derulo: Meghan Trainor 'Insisted' on Singing My Name 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Jalaiah listened to the beats in the song “Lottery” by the Atlanta rapper K-Camp and then choreographed a difficult sequence to its chorus, incorporating other viral moves like the wave and the whoa. The Original Renegade 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

The dimensions of Mr. Cary’s sound here recalled a separate endeavor, stretching back some 15 years to the album “Rhodes Ahead,” which delivered a blend of chiming soundscapes and cooled-out club beats. Marc Cary Brings His Jazz Specialty to Ginny’s Supper Club 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

The new material proves their choruses remain cut-throat, their beats bristling and their brains bubbling: there's a Rubber Soul slant to Folk Hero Shtick and a fresh political bite to the New Order-aping Reagan's Skeleton. Yeasayer – review 2012-07-12T15:58:43Z

‘AIR’ SUPERIORITY: An ethereal opening note, four beats long but floating on forever. Top 10 Tunes You Think You Know (But Really Don?t) 2011-11-16T10:00:23Z

Another towering achievement, it’s a cinematic portal that sounds vaguely like a lost jam among the mid-’70s Grateful Dead, Tuareg guitar sorcerers Tinariwen, Nick Drake and if the sculptor Constantin Brancusi made beats. Darkside returns to lay claim to the title of best psychedelic rock band in the world 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

Nothing beats the joy and freedom of riding a bike during the long, languorous days of summer. The Gear You Need to Hit the Road, or Bike Trail 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z

To create the soundtrack, the Bucket Boys improvised at 160 beats per minute, then the others laid down improvisations in response, riffing on the blues song “Sweet Home, Chicago.” ‘It Taunts the Eye’: Footwork’s Fast Moves Loom Over Chicago 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

“That’s fine for the pigs,” he went on, “but for the pasture, nothing beats dung beetles. They will clean up a pasture even better than pigs will.” The gardener’s little helper 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

An army of young people swarmed through the darkened rectangles of industrial Brooklyn, orienteering by thudding beats and prismatic light to a former shipbuilding factory. The Man Behind Those Throbbing Warehouse Parties in Brooklyn 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

“Future beats and eclectic soul” is the stated mission of this record label and collective that will be bringing a slew of its D.J.s and producers to Hell’s Kitchen on Saturday. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

A sixth performer, Mia Morris, 18, is the only regular at the showcase, adding beats to each song from atop the cajon, a box-shaped percussion instrument. Making the Rounds on Nashville’s Singer-Songwriter Circuit 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

In the film a blue-winged teal by one of the brothers, mentioned only as Hautman, beats Norm’s mallard. The Federal Duck Stamp Contest Rewards Artists 2013-06-25T21:12:41Z

Most cuts are heralded by pealing sirens and end with explosions; in between they are packed with gun sounds, cascades of rattling, staccato beats and producer Lex Luger's muscular, brutalist fanfares. Waka Flocka Flame – review 2012-12-05T13:20:19Z

It's a source of some irritation that what he calls his "Afro pop" is termed "Afro beats" in the UK, when "what we do now sounds totally different". I'm with D'Banj 2012-06-23T22:30:01Z

Nothing beats watching someone else walk me through a dish or technique before immediately trying it myself. They’ll let you cook in your PJs, but can online classes improve your skills? 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

"So far away, but still so near," Robyn sighs as the beats drop away. Our best track of 2010: Robyn - Dancing On My Own 2010-12-20T14:01:53Z

Happiness may be difficult to attain and even harder to explain, but your heart, your gut and your brain know the truth; it beats the hell out of the alternative. Beach reads for dark summer days: 7 books to soothe the burn 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

Composer Jason Hill — who has previously scored Netflix's "Mindhunter" and "The Confession Killer" — created a score for the series that seamlessly blends lo-fi beats with string instruments for a suspenseful, but understated, effect. Netflix's uneven but informative "This Is a Robbery" makes the world's biggest art heist feel stale 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

A lot of this is driven by storytelling needs, of course, and creating character beats and settings that are legible to viewers. In the world of Star Trek, would people still cook even though they have access to a replicator? 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

Many of the songs elude the regularity of 12-bar blues; they add or skip beats, start vocals in unexpected places, lurch and leap. The Rolling Stones Paint It Blue on Their New Album 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

A good book of letters beats an almost-good novel any day. Books of The Times: Friends Who Didn?t Mince Words 2010-12-09T22:30:00Z

Ms. Garbus creates loops of sound using drums, ukulele and her own voice, weaving the elements together over reggae beats and African-influenced vocal melodies. Ukulele Crazy 2011-04-17T00:31:06Z

His down-tempo beats are intended to cause what he has called “rhythmic anguish,” a more meditative and contemplative state, though they still retain an insinuating groove. Music: Nicolas Jaar, Electronic Musician and Student at Brown 2012-03-09T17:00:00Z

Steady beats inspired continuous dancing, cementing the set as one of the most day’s most inviting. Hard Summer fest: A$AP Mob, Flosstradamus, Skrillex with Diplo 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z

But they never quite resolve into dance beats – despite Yorke's brave moves in the video that accompanies Lotus Flower. Radiohead: The King of Limbs ? review 2011-02-20T00:06:06Z

I was going to make the Tin Man joke here as they discuss the victim's empty chest cavity, but Walter beats me to it. "Fringe" recap: Peter screws up 2010-12-10T13:30:00Z

The enclosed courtyard pulsing with electronic beats houses Bites, a restaurant with a Peruvian accent, and a healthy “fast food” counter. | Latin America Issue: Hotel Review: the NOW Hotel in Cali, Colombia 2010-09-17T16:03:00Z

Their debut eponymous album expands on this aesthetic: classic house and disco beats evoke the hedonism of more unfettered days; Azari & III build on them with dramatic, swooping arrangements and a ton of charisma. Azari & III: Toronto's dark divas of dance 2011-07-21T21:45:01Z

Her band was just two men working keyboards, computers and guitars generating — or simply setting off — huge synthetic club beats to pound through her songs, pushing them toward their club remixes. Music Review: Everybody Wants Her, Whoever She May Be 2011-08-03T21:52:51Z

Four songs that further blur British producer-songwriter James Blake's sound, the tracks on "200 Press" mix ethereal, fuzzy beats with distorted, syrupy vocal hooks and layers of subtle percussion. Arresting beats of James Blake, Steve Gunn, Miguel 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z

Then he pulled himself together and made Pale Rider, which from the thundering hoof beats that open the film announces itself as a classic. The meaning of Clint: what watching 40 Eastwood films has taught me 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Rock idealism harked back directly to U2 in sets by the Fray and Imagine Dragons, who still construct anthems from march beats and reverberating guitars. Music Review: ‘Bringing Human Rights Home’ at Barclays Center 2014-02-06T23:46:07Z

The songs are all based on grounding beats with rhythms rising to elegiac heights over and over again. 9 Albums You Should Listen to in October 2012-10-02T12:00:07Z

I do still think “30” is Adele’s best album, by the way, but if she beats Beyoncé again I fear whatever is left of Twitter by February will actually implode. Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Zach Bryan and Abba 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

For others, hearing these beats was the beginning of a DIY explosion. Grime watch: a decade of birth and renewal 2013-04-19T06:00:09Z

This dichotomy — truly inspirational messages set against dirty, raw beats, a pinch of egotism and a dash of sexism — is what makes The Dreamer/The Believer fascinating. Music Monday: Common Dreams Big 2011-12-19T17:30:42Z

Though the film has culled its musical numbers, most iconic plot beats remain, augmented to have narrative payoffs gesturing to Mulan's growing "ch'i" rather than her wit or ingenuity. Disney's disjointed "Mulan" remake is obsessed with the concept of "ch'i" but can't find its own 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z

"She likes things with a lot of smoothness but with beats in them," Anderson said. Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson take a walkies on the wild side 2010-05-14T10:40:00Z

Yung seems to anticipate real-life emotional beats and positions his camera at exactly the right moments, yet nothing seems artificial or scripted. 'China Heavyweight': Documentary hits on boxers' hopes for glory 2012-09-13T20:24:04Z

The underwater speaker wasn’t yet working, so the performers instead hummed their beats underwater to the song “Anything Could Happen,”by Ellie Goulding. The Aqualillies: In the Pool, Poetry in Motion 2013-08-09T23:02:31Z

My heart beats with excitement at the thought of using, at last, my secret weapon. Napoleon on the Backstairs 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

The show was returning from a hiatus, and the Nielsen Co. said it beats the series' previous record of 10.9 million for its third season debut last October. AMC hit 'Walking Dead' sets series ratings record 2013-02-11T21:45:12Z

And that act of moral imagination was utterly alien to the Hollywood model of character beats, plot points and tidy catharsis. Perspective | Even the best films about Afghanistan couldn’t have prepared us for this scene 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z

He spent the next several months working with her every day and "radically reshaping her approach," persuading her to drop rock riffs for dance beats, it said. Producer files $35M suit against Lady Gaga in NYC 2010-03-18T21:42:00Z

Like the other members of the Mark Morris Dance Group, he was counting musical beats in his head, waiting for his cue to move. Perspective | ‘You’re gonna cough during the entire performance?’ What dancers hear, see and sense from the stage. 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

It certainly beats a simmering sidewalk or subway carriage - and you can pop into Urban Outfitters en route. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-12T13:42:39Z

She beats Velvet; she mocks her in the ugliest terms; she disparages her ambitions. Mary Gaitskill’s ‘The Mare’: A bracing, tender take on motherhood and guilt 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

His beats were made from drum machine sounds, but instead of sounding programmed and rigid, materialized in distinctly human form, fluctuating freely as he chose. Sasquatch! 2010 day two notables: Luke Burbank, The xx, Pavement 2010-05-31T19:31:00Z

If you put Herb Alpert in a blender with the Supremes and the Beastie Boys, you could not come up with a tastier cocktail of irresistible rhymes, beats and "the funkiest horn section in Metropolis." Ten Grammy nominees that don't suck 2011-02-12T17:10:00Z

"Snooze" might be a more appropriate prefix: here, his delivery and beats are pretty dull. Mac Miller: Watching Movies With the Sound Off – review 2013-06-15T23:05:03Z

Mr. Parker, the guitarist in Tortoise, released the most ineffably soulful instrumental album of the summer: “The New Breed,” a convergence of loopy beats and melodic suggestion. The Playlist: Young Thug Turns the Summer’s Big Meme Into a Standout Track 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

In the former genre, nothing beats the unsigned watercolor of an imaginary square tower standing by a pool seen in a yellow stormy light. Auctions: Charles Ryskamp: The Collector Who Liked to Be Amused 2011-01-28T12:30:07Z

Still, Goldfinger’s script is a few dramatic beats short of being a satisfying play. Reviews: ‘Trish Tinkler Gets Saved’ and ‘The Long Way Around’ 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

The three-piece band blends bold beats, haunting vocals and lyrics taken from nineteenth century Icelandic poetry to craft sparse and delicate electronica that’s stunningly beautiful. From Brazil to Iceland to Korea: Go Around the World In 11 Bands 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

He creates blooms and warps in his own arrangements of beats or melodies, and likewise he finds the bloom and warp in a sample of any outside sound, human-made or not. Review: Arca Keeps Moving With ‘Mutant’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

And because they are now in demand as remixers of pop hits, they can largely string together their own efforts, nearly all moving at the same beats per minute. Critic’s Notebook: Electric Zoo Festival Cut Short by Two Deaths 2013-09-01T22:23:22Z

It is a family company, now embracing its fifth generation, with a global reach, but its heart beats in a paternalistic home in northern Italy. Special Report: Zegna at 100: From the Alps to the World 2010-06-21T16:30:00Z

But nothing beats an awards show red carpet. Why the red carpet is bad for fashion 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

In February, he released “El Madrileño,” an album that mixes traditional Spanish and Latin American styles, including rock, with electronic sounds and beats more familiar to his trap and reggaeton fans. A Rapper, Hitting His 30s, Reinvents Himself as a Scion of Spanish Pop 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z

The opening is reminiscent of Joni Mitchell’s “Last Time I Saw Richard,” while the later percussive aspects hint at those beautiful beats she has often thrived on, putting most electronic producers to shame. Kate Bush's Explores Nature on 50 Words For Snow 2011-11-22T16:55:18Z

Fortunately, his compelling fusion of gags and beats looks set to win him a much bigger audience. This week's new live comedy 2012-06-01T23:06:09Z

After spending nearly a decade moving away from programmed beats and embracing acoustic instrumentation, the synths are back with a vengeance for Love at the Bottom of the Sea. Can The Magnetic Fields' New Album Recapture that 69 Love Songs Magic? 2012-02-29T16:08:20Z

We were like teenagers sitting in the same room making beats and rhymes. El-P interview: "It's an insane reality we're living in' 2012-07-05T13:48:00Z

“Nappa picks beats which I was certain nobody would ever choose to rap over,” the artist Psychedelic Ensemble says in an email. NappyNappa won’t let the noise of the world drown him out 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

Moby’s thinking here aligns with his musical approach on “Play,” which attracted non-techno fans with clever arrangements that combined programmed beats with field recordings of old blues and gospel singers. Moby goes where Brian Eno, and his ancestor Herman Melville, went before 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

"Beyonce signifies where the future of R&B is heading," , "with less focus on beats and more emphasis on emotive falsetto, stream-of-consciousness ideas and the occasional burst of braggadocio." Beyonce album smashes iTunes record 2013-12-16T18:20:12Z

Pilot-free and untethered from TV’s traditional beats and measures, “Daredevil” assumes a high level of audience knowledge and completely embraces its delivery system: It’s the first show effectively built for the binge. Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’ is first show built for binge-watching 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

Lushly layered vocals with wrenching lyrics, laced into rich electric beats made from ambient sounds like creaky stairs and greasy-pan pops — Imogen Heap plays the Paramount Theatre on Monday. Innovative musician Imogen Heap to play the Paramount 2010-06-11T01:10:00Z

It’s based on loops of vaguely tropical house beats, with Bieber asking in the chorus, “”What do you mean? Watch the Video for Justin Bieber's New Single 'What Do You Mean' 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

“We like to play games,” said Ms. McIntyre, who regularly beats him at Scrabble and outwits him at more surrealistic games of their own making, like Fish, Not a Dead Fish, an obscure handshake maneuver. Andrew Gregory and Casey McIntyre: A YouTube Comedy Star and the Woman Who Keeps Him Laughing 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z

Setting hot revelers ablaze above Mustard's sibilant, minimal beats, YG offered a lesson in the cuss word's versatility. Searing sets save Made in America L.A. 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

They had a baby he was jealous of, who dies, and when Patricia gets pregnant again he beats her. She Wrote Frankly About Divorce, and Suffered the Consequences 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z

With an absence of electronic effects and programmed beats, they run counter to current trends in pop music. Rachel Brown’s Uncanny Voice 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Often, the music is enhanced by electronic touches and gentle beats, at which point it becomes the most blissful Balearica. New band of the day ? No 1,082: Zooey 2011-08-11T16:15:30Z

But eight performances a week with no retakes beats that any day. Putting On a Show at the Tonys 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Retrospectively you will perceive the usual beats of a coming-of-age tale, as Terri is tested in various ways and learns important lessons about loyalty, bravery and himself. | 'Terri': Another Teenage Misfit Trying to Like Himself 2011-06-30T22:04:07Z

Let’s Tweet It For rising tech stars, sharing a Brooklyn loft beats searching for a WiFi signal at the local Starbucks. Fashion Shows 2011-05-11T15:04:06Z

But he delivered this year with an album that was a throwback to the beats that dominated hip-hop when New York was king of the rap game, and of course, Nas' rhymes. AP music writers' top 10 albums of the year 2012-12-13T14:50:11Z

Like a hippie born too late, Ms. Stone, 24, has delved into 1960s and ’70s funk and soul, sometimes mixing them with the samples, programmed beats and guest rappers of hip-hop. New Music: Career In Motion Discovers A Perch 2011-07-25T21:45:24Z

You certainly don't get ahead of the play, which beats out some of the other shows in town. 'Madagascar': Puzzling through a young man's disappearance 2011-01-26T23:20:38Z

Hold hands or kiss and the 10-foot-high interactive work glows brighter and beats faster. NYC's Times Square gets huge heart for Valentine's 2012-02-07T18:12:07Z

This time around, I wanted to make sure that not only were the lyrics appreciated or the beats, but the musicianship, as far as my writing skills, my arrangements. Kendrick Lamar, on a Year of Knowing What Matters 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

But to me, nothing beats the stellar and surprising performance from Elordi. Jacob Elordi vs. Austin Butler: A battle of the Elvises 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z

Rapping over grandly cinematic arrangements of his songs, with monumental rock beats, Jay-Z represented the businessman after Mr. Wonder’s idealist, and drew equally loud singalongs. Music: Today and Yesterday Sing Harmony as Bonnaroo Closes 2010-06-13T22:48:00Z

She appears in his dreams to remind him and the audience that within that adamantium skeleton beats a soft and sensitive heart. Movie Review: In ‘The Wolverine,’ Hugh Jackman Broods Again 2013-07-25T21:12:49Z

Yves Tumor’s distorted beats, including the ominously funky “Noid,” might be more suited for a dark club, but it was one of the more adventurous highlights of the weekend. Review: Highlights from Capitol Hill Block Party 2019 — the year of Lizzo 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z

There can be more elaborate choreography and costumes too, but the music’s simple beats and lyrics can really only lead to one thing, especially at the already dance-friendly Warm-Up Series. Pop Critics? Choices for Summer Concerts 2010-07-01T22:43:00Z

Related: Disney's Zootopia beats Frozen's record with roaring $73.7m opening in US All credit to the Walt Disney Studio, then – an outfit that has had a fairly problematic past to overcome. Zootropolis: Disney’s latest finds a kinder alternative to Trump’s America 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

Yet the emphatic beats of a sporting narrative are blurred and softened by the visual style. Kobe Bryant's Dear Basketball: a love letter to a sport that is now a poignant epitaph 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

All his movements and gestures seemed to answer or anticipate the music’s beats and silences, which formed a constantly shifting grid through the interaction of guitar, bass, piano, violin and the boxlike cajón. Music Review: Diego el Cigala at Town Hall - Review 2011-11-03T00:01:26Z

Uptempo songs such as "Boyfriend," and "Beauty and the Beat," which roped in electronic sounds with fast-paced dance beats, are slowed down as the singer uses his vocals to manipulate the vibe of the song. Justin Bieber strips down voice, heartache on "Believe Acoustic" 2013-01-29T09:33:50Z

The beats are distant, as if overheard from a faraway city. Hidden Treasures: Gas – Gas 2013-03-19T16:12:15Z

These are performers, after all, who will not smile gracefully even if they win, let alone when the band they hate the most beats them to it. Is music tribalism dead? 2011-07-23T23:07:50Z

The hand-drumming through the record is light and precise and fixed, with the trap-set drums ebbing and flowing against it, constantly revising its patterns and stress beats. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-03T22:17:00Z

When the audience really approves of it and can follow the beats of the film like they did at South by Southwest then you know the film is resonating. "Bodies Bodies Bodies" director: "When the Wi-Fi goes out, the demons come in" 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z

And Lukas has a little offstage group of strings and the flute, following the orchestra a couple of beats behind, like a couple of steps behind. Eight Ways of Looking at a Singular Composer 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z

The sounds were just as eclectic, from Balkan, klezmer, Romani and Brazilian brass traditions to the syncopated beats of New Orleans second-line processions. Honk! Festival of Street Bands in Somerville, Mass. 2012-10-09T00:49:03Z

Scoping out his target’s office, he takes a bathroom break and someone beats him to the punch. Newly Released Books 2011-08-17T22:44:30Z

Dijon’s first solo singles in 2017 signaled a growing vocal urgency, putting his voice at the forefront of tender guitars and still-moody beats. At Union Stage, Dijon — once the member of a Maryland R&B duo — puts his soulful voice first 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z

Having poured his stylistically wide-ranging thoughts into his string quartets, he happily allowed the electronica group Matmos to remix them, adding beats and other sounds, and cutting and pasting musical lines. As New Composers Flourish, Where Will They Be Heard? 2011-12-09T17:01:37Z

Weight Another area where the beagle beats the Kindle. Txtr beagle e-reader - review 2012-11-08T13:49:41Z

Born and raised in Queens — his 104-year-old mother still lives in Bayside — Mr. Walken’s first education for the stage involved dance lessons, learning rhythm and beats, not how to memorize dialogue. Please, No More Mr. Bad Guy Roles! (But Creepy Is Fine) 2010-02-20T04:23:00Z

This idea is at the forefront in “Punch,” the feature debut of the New Zealand writer-director Welby Ings, which dexterously balances familiar emotional beats and an impressive, nimble approach to form. ‘Punch’ Review: Hitting at the Heart 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

This went on for months, before they started recording self-penned tunes with a laptop over samples and drum beats. New band of the day ? No 761: Nightbus 2010-04-07T16:03:00Z

Her songs — like Gotye’s, in some ways — are blithe, snappy, intricate constructions that hint at Afro-Caribbean beats, rock, funk, soul, and they usually hop through a few transformations before they’re done. ArtsBeat: Working Hard at SXSW: Kimbra 2012-03-16T02:08:37Z

He backs the words with beats built specifically for windows-down driving. Essential tracks: New from Ariana Grande, Ariel Pink and more 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

He continues to rake in a small country’s G.D.P. for his live sets, and has adapted to the electronic dance music craze by merging pop hooks and rock guitars with his typically sterile beats. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Jan. 9-15 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

On the new album, Bonzie’s music merges the singer-songwriter staples of guitar, piano and finely turned melodies with synthesizers and programmed beats. Bonzie Longs for a Post-Pandemic ‘Reincarnation’ 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

But then rumors begin to spread that there’s something untoward between Val and Bobby, and Bobby’s dad beats him. A makeshift family journeys toward epiphany in ‘Mobile Library’ 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Two beats later the lower strings enter, creating an uneasy, shifting suspension as the melody begins a stepwise motion, like the hesitant climbing of stairs. An Adagio for Strings, and for the Ages 2010-03-05T19:18:00Z

He slowed down a Dutch house record and combined it with reggaeton drum beats. Moombahton, Nu-Jungle, Future Garage? Let Herv? explain 2011-08-12T23:11:03Z

But the electronic sounds took the form of generic hip-hop and Punjabi beats that disintegrated into tiresome noise over awkward vocal lines. Critic?s Notebook: At Vox Festival, Future of City Opera Sounds All Too Familiar 2011-05-16T21:55:57Z

I love drawing emotional beats and body language, so I’m really looking forward to portraying that dynamic in the artwork. Vertigo announces new 'Lucifer,' more at Comic-Con: Read Q&As with four creators 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Freestyle Love Supreme, which first hit the stage in 2004, performs spoken and sung numbers, accompanied by keyboards and beats, that are formulated in real time based on suggestions — words or themes — from audience members. Lin-Manuel Miranda Puts Freestyle Love Supreme Back Onstage 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

In that sense at least, Justin P. Lange’s “The Visitor” does not disappoint, and genre fans will have no trouble singing along with the movie’s narrative beats. ‘The Visitor’ Review: Let the Wrong One In 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

Keeping it all together is hard, but organized living beats chaos. As the pandemic continues, it might be time to upgrade that temporary home office setup 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

Computerized beats bounce along steadily, then suddenly skid rapidly ahead or stretch like virtual taffy. Too Pop? Too Weird? A.G. Cook of PC Music Is Stepping Out on His Own 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

“Imp” is the only track on “Baptizm” without beats, a brief reverie before the tussle begins. Rabit and the Resurgence of Grime 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z

Taking charge beats waiting for shoes to drop. Carolyn Hax: Her victory over his inbox still leaves her hollow 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

The album, which was released by her new production company, Divi Roxx Kids, combines infectious rhythms and driving beats with themes of self-confidence and individuality. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

An Chung-gun, the title character of this Korean musical, is, as he says, a staff general in the army of righteousness, a freedom fighter whose heart beats for his country and for God. | 'Hero': ?Hero,? a Korean musical, at the Koch Theater - Review 2011-08-29T22:31:59Z

Starting in the late 1960s, Moroder was one of the first musicians to use synthesizers to create dance beats and melodies, spawning a genre that packed nightclubs. Giorgio Moroder records with Britney 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

Such moments were rare, though, since Newsom doesn’t write conventional songs with bridges, refrains and 4/4 beats. Joanna Newsom, unconventional in every way 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

Beating up bad guys beats going back to waiting tables, right? Review: ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’ Stars Annie Golden as Herself 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

Euro disco beats pummel your senses; handsome young men usher you to reception counters decorated with silver sculptures of words like “whatever.” Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: W Paris-Opéra 2012-06-01T19:32:43Z

In simple terms, that is precisely what it is: an amorphous, hovering, swirling, surging vapour of droning sound underpinned by muffled techno beats. Hidden Treasures: Gas – Gas 2013-03-19T16:12:15Z

At least on that point, Trump is consistent, having previously announced that “nothing beats the Bible, not even ‘The Art of the Deal.’ Donald Trump’s phony faith-mongering, Ted Cruz doomed crusader: Sex, lies, religion and the GOP’s 2016 carnival 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

But underneath the beats are gems of lyrics: dark, poetic one-liners with a heaviness that might raise your eyebrow. Singing the blues, Ellie Goulding turns darkness into light 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

And at their foundation were the beats Mr. Helm had played: his amalgam of bedrock economy, R&B backbeat, military tattoo and jazzy variation. Music Review: ‘Love for Levon,’ Tribute to Helm at Izod Center 2012-10-05T04:30:05Z

"The culture beats women up so badly about what they look like," the actor goes on. Hawke: 'Hollywood films don't last' 2012-02-17T08:27:28Z

Most songs hover between 95 and 105 beats per minute, something more than a slog but less than a gallop. Review: The Chainsmokers Find That Pop Is an Awkward Fit 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

Infant Bieber was a precocious drummer and the beats here are deft as well as driving. Justin Bieber: Believe – review 2012-06-16T23:05:30Z

The California sun beats down on a line of people that stretches around the block. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z

"A voice that's low and tuneful, beats that are primitive and a stage outfit that includes black spandex tights and pink eye-shadow" – Now Magazine. New band of the day ? No 811: Diamond Rings 2010-06-18T16:16:00Z

Mr. Stone’s humor stays intact, even when a high school contestant beats him. Books of The Times: ‘Fooling Houdini’ by Alex Stone 2012-06-20T20:11:57Z

The director, Luke Cormican, keeps the action in a mild register that feels blandly televisual, hitting episodic beats that have no memorable emphasis. ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules’ Review: Oh, Brother 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

Pilot free and untethered from TV's traditional beats and measures, "Daredevil" assumes a high level of audience knowledge and completely embraces its delivery system: It's the first show effectively built for the binge. Bare-knuckle, old-school tack in 'Daredevil' 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

That may be why, as a singer, he sounds so at home on these sinuous beats. Pop & Rock Listings for July 22-28 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

But the director, Tomer Heymann, finds idiosyncratic insights within typical narrative beats about fame and power — two mercurial things that, for the film and Agassi himself, don’t exist in a vacuum. ‘Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life’ Review: A Gay Porn Star Is Born 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

For terror, delight and sheer imaginative weirdness, nothing beats Carroll’s 1865 tale. Enticing Books for Every Kid This Holiday Season 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

At the Bowery Ballroom on Thursday night, Cuarto Poder, a hip-hop group from Venezuela with four rappers, proclaimed Latin American solidarity and pride over sparse old-school beats that sometimes added Latin syncopations. Critic?s Notebook: Musical Ambition, Defying All Barriers 2011-07-08T22:31:28Z

There was Little Dragon, featuring the singer Yukimi Nagano, which touched down in crowd-pleasing four-on-the-floor dance beats just often enough to spring away into odder, more angular melodies and electronic excursions. Review: Governors Ball Is Ruled by Women 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

But after Calvin mocks him, Naz beats him so relentlessly in the chest and head that Freddy and his men have to pull him away. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 5: Seeing Naz in a New Light 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z

To be sure, the music is an all-over fusion — of pop, rock, New Wave and various Latin styles — not just traditional beats. Mexrrissey: The phenomenon that created a Mexican supergroup 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z

On a recent Friday night in Manhattan, pandemonium surrounded a waffle truck parked on the corner of 56th Street and 11th Avenue, as thumping beats and the aroma of fresh batter poured from within. How Fred Again.. Turns Digital Bricolage Into Dance-Floor Weepers 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

Though greatly abridged, the script is quite faithful to the story beats of the original play. Why Is ‘Cyrano’ Still So Potent? Ask Anyone Who’s Loved at All. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

When sampling got big in hip-hop production, every producer was trying to position themselves as the most original when it came to beats. ‘The Cool Guy’: Pop and Theater Stars Celebrate the Composer of ‘Hair’ 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

I've concluded that a good heart beats beneath a veneer of stubborn intolerance out here in my new home state. 20 years ago, Matthew Shepard was murdered: A letter from Laramie, 1998 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

Flying Lotus repeatedly whipsawed between lush chords and brutal beats with deep basslines. Critic’s Notebook: Moogfest 2014 Unfolds in Asheville, N.C. 2014-04-28T22:13:11Z

There are times when the beats are elastic, the soul samples are joyous and something indescribable kicks in, creating the familiar Wu-Tang magic all over again. AC/DC and Wu-Tang Clan: These bands are brands — and can they sell in this era?

On the subject of historical architecture, Hall said, “Nothing beats a Pennsylvania stone house.” When you’re not feeling conventional, an escape plan for Cleveland and Philadelphia 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

In the most basic terms, the conductor beats time. Perspective | What does a conductor do, anyway? A music critic lays it out. 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

Questlove Thompson’s beats come hard as a clenched fist, softened by pleading voices and the wrenching narratives of Black Thought, one of hip-hop’s most underrated voices. Album review: The Roots, 'Undun' 2011-12-02T16:25:00Z

Dawn notices, and the awful silence is held for several beats before Peggy retreats, leaving the purse behind. ArtsBeat: 'Mad Men' Watch: A Fever Dream and Spooky Reality 2012-04-09T05:24:14Z

He combines R&B vocals with smooth beats at times and electro-flavored ones at others. Adorned by the Grammys: Miguel has breakthrough 2013-01-16T15:17:10Z

The result will be “a combination of hip-hop- and house-inspired beats made entirely from birds in New York,” he said. For Children Listings for Nov. 6-12 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

One entire story, “McDonald’s,” beats into the ground the tired debate over whether fiction writers should employ brand names in their work. Books of The Times: ‘Four New Messages,’ Stories by Joshua Cohen 2012-07-31T12:00:00Z

I’m someone who beats themselves up for their mistakes in life. Q&A: Tatum, Hill on their sequel satire ‘22 Jump’ 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

You tell the same stories – sex, money, violence and social commentary – but in different ways, to different beats and soundtracks. Ducking and weaving 2010-07-30T23:09:00Z

Loaded with typically murky, watery beats and trademark wordless backing vocals, it's an off-kilter, densely hypnotic listen. Avey Tare: Down There - review 2010-10-21T22:50:00Z

They’re techniques derived from genres like Southern hip-hop, drum-and-bass, minimal techno and witch house; Purity Ring uses them to create beats that are more like slow, heaving respiration than obvious propulsion. Music Review: ‘Purity Ring’ at Webster Hall 2013-01-13T21:06:29Z

In its more benign form, only a few beats from ambition, anxiety is, in part, what made Mr. Trump as a businessman. Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

The speech is executed in one take, with the camera dollying side to side as well as forward and backward, to capture all of Wright’s beats. Watch Jeffrey Wright Give a Rousing Speech in ‘Asteroid City’ 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

I’ve learned to seek out some of the older winter festivals, too, which mark the beats of the season until the coming of spring. Human hibernation: the restoring effects of hiding away in winter 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z

The sound conveys that sense of possibility slipping off into the shadows: guitar notes and drum beats surface briefly, then dissolve. Album review: The xx, 'Coexist' 2012-09-28T16:54:00Z

"There is a depth and honesty in his music, in the way his beats meld together," Atwood-Ferguson says. J Dilla: the Mozart of hip-hop 2011-01-27T22:15:00Z

Some of the tracks on the new LP are built over jazz rhythms and walking bass lines; others are constructed over funk beats. A Word With: Sam Beam of Iron and Wine 2013-04-19T17:27:31Z

He’s also stayed independent, another unlikely choice for an M.C. who trades in catchy trap beats and streetwise lyrics just slightly more hard edged than the current trends on commercial rap radio. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

No talk is going to work miracles, but it beats saying nothing. With Police Brutality Episode, ‘black-ish’ Shows How Sitcoms Can Still Matter 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

But Belgian singer and composer Stromae’s international success lies not just in his ability to write clever lyrics and produce catchy beats – his allure also rests on the strength of his music videos. Watch Belgian Superstar Stromae Decode His Most Eccentric Music Videos 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

So Jim Davidson writes a play about a bigoted comedian and concludes that – well, I never! – within his breast beats a heart of gold. Stand Up and Be Counted ? review 2011-03-07T22:00:00Z

The orchestra has a rotating membership of about a dozen, depending on who is in town, and plays in an eclectic style, mixing free jazz and electronic beats. Club Mixes Old, New and Blue 2011-06-08T21:20:47Z

Beneath the Redeemer’s seeming despair, a heart — Herrera’s, one suspects — beats thickly. In Yuri Herrera's hard-boiled 'The Transmigration of Bodies,' dirty work is providence 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Sometimes she made gestures in direct reaction to his beats, and sometimes vice versa. Review: ‘More Up a Tree,’ Performance Art Through the Looking Glass 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z

Some of those beats were relatively heavy, and the bass got good and loud; it made up for the underfed sound of “Platform.” Review: Holly Herndon, With Laptops, at the Wick 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Within cycles of 14 beats, Mr. Kalvakalva explained, the dancers must execute the movements and arrive with a flourish on the first beat of each cycle. ‘To Master Grace Is Not at All an Easy Task’: Inside Indian Dance 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

Topped with cheese and the fixin's or lean with turkey, nothing beats this American classic. Ultimate Grilling Recipes 2011-05-24T16:20:04.820Z

Nor was it hip-hop that supplied him with his sound, but rather UK garage, that descendant of house music, with its warped basslines, slippery beats and bling image. The end of the Streets 2011-01-02T00:04:01Z

Mercier solicitously undresses and washes Chew, then he stands him up and they dance in silence for a few beats; finally the light goes out. Resolution! – review 2013-01-20T00:06:33Z

Surrounded by booming electronic dance beats and a corps of hip-hop dancers, Mr. Roumain is game, likable and inoffensive to the core. Music Review: Daniel Bernard Roumain at Harvey Theater - Review 2011-10-14T23:11:29Z

“It definitely beats blank stares and silence by a long shot.” TV on the Radio Releases a New Album 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z

Forget sleek modernism: this is where shouty vocals collide with stomping beats and great big dollops of rave keyboards. New band of the day – IROK (No 1,387) 2012-11-05T17:54:00Z

That is exactly the freedom that Little and his librettist Royce Vavrek needed for a work meant to show through phantasmagorical nightmares and prosaic frailties how even real physical and emotional pain beats the alternative. 'JFK' is a surreal spin on president's last night in Texas 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

And for a different sort of fire-breathing drama, nothing beats a performance at the Sichuan Opera House. The Asia Issue: Asian Odysseys 2011-03-18T18:55:00Z

The album is full of smooth and soothing vocals on top of beats that are dreamy and dance-y. Review: Debut from duo Rhye is smooth and warm 2013-03-06T18:43:10Z

Business Insider: The 10 highest-grossing movies of all time — there’s one movie that beats ‘Star Wars’ America's 5 Favorite Movie Stars Are All Men, Poll Finds 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z

Raw, relentless, filled with bawdy chants and massive thumpy beats, the 15 tracks on "Dance Mania: Ghetto Madness" document one of the weirdest regional house music scenes of the 1990s. Essential tracks: John Carpenter's 'Lost Themes' gives off eerie, futuristic sounds 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z

Mr. Yorke’s voice, a harried high tenor that rises into falsetto, was still the sound of dread clinging to melody, but his body, and the beats, spoke otherwise. Music Review: Thom Yorke of Radiohead Brings Atoms for Peace to Roseland 2010-04-06T22:10:00Z

Miller is fierce and that always beats cute. Who will win at the Tony Awards? AP predicts 2013-06-07T13:04:09Z

“I wanted to be Pharrell, honestly, the one who made the beats and was in the music video with the girls.” How a Band Called The Internet Became the Best Thing on the Internet 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

“My heart still probably beats like that,” she says with a knowing smile. SassyBlack says new album is trippy and so are you 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

Ayo Edebiri gives one of the year's best performances, as a green but brilliant young chef, and even when the show hits traditional beats, it’s never quite how one might expect. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

About 18 hours later, Lapwood was playing power chords over Bonobo’s pounding electronic beats as a 5,000-strong audience cheered wildly. On TikTok, an Organist Finds an Audience, and Herself 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

If reality consistently beats you to your punch, you’re not writing satire. Is Satire Possible in the Age of Trump? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

On first listen, the deceptively titled Treats is anything but, with cacophonous, heavily distorted guitar riffs shredding through beats that explode and crackle as if purposefully mixed too high. Sleigh Bells: Treats 2010-08-05T22:25:00Z

Her hips sway and legs shimmy to a surfeit of finger-snapping beats. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z

The fountain’s colored streams leap to techno beats and the can-can at evening shows to which all of Batumi seems drawn, Ukrainian millionaires side by side with Italian backpackers. Next Stop: Glamour Revives Port of Batumi 2010-09-12T07:05:00Z

On this follow-up to her 2008 EP, Monáe puts beats together worthy of James Brown and shows as much intellectual curiosity and sonic range as Prince on tour with Sly & the Family Stone. A summer soundtrack: Janelle Mon?e, The Hold Steady, The Roots and more 2010-08-04T21:56:00Z

Bloom is an alluring actress, especially when playing more subtle dramatic beats. ‘Port Authority’ Review: Two Outsiders Searching for a Place 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

His worldview seems to have seeped all the way down to the bedrock of his musicality, from the tepid beats he selects to the extra-clever rhymes he so preciously constructs. Review | Did Chance the Rapper get boring? Or did we just get bored? 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

The popping beats and frenetic drum claps of Bandz A Make Her Dance have been credited with popularising "strip club" rap. Mike Will Made It is the answer to all your R&B-related queries 2013-05-24T12:00:00Z

They helped Williams decisively break free of punk-pop, as she toyed with electronics, disco beats, glossy pop, jazzy intricacies and indie-rock introspection. Hayley Williams, All Alone With Her Memories 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

As a memory aid, McMurray made charts for himself in a small notebook, specifying the number of beats to a phrase, the number of times it was repeated, and the direction of his movements. A New Incarnation of Mark Morris’s Singular Dance 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

They closed the night with a fresh track composed, by necessity, earlier in the day, one that merged his free-floating beats with her sturdy voice. Jason Chung shows there's no such thing as giving up 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

Outstanding cuts include Bob Dylan’s knotty “What Good Am I?” growled in a near murmur to an accompaniment of funereal drum beats, Mellotron, and guitar. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Korn, Currensy and Tom Jones 2010-07-26T00:05:00Z

His frequently sinister, corrosive effects pair with mercurial hip-hop beats for a taut sort of dance melee; “A Color Map of the Sun” is out now. Pop & Rock Music Listings for Dec. 6-12 2013-12-06T00:54:30Z

Round tables take up less floor space than their rectangular counterparts while offering just as much seating, and a pedestal design beats one with multiple legs because you can squeeze in extra diners. How to make a small living room work extra, extra hard 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

The band he fronts, Beirut, features neither dance beats nor electric guitars, and sells neither sex nor rebellion; its main influences are French chanson and Balkan and Mexican folk music. Indie-rock's latest heartthrob? The ukulele player. (He's surprised, too) 2011-09-03T15:03:00Z

Wolitzer understands — seemingly on a cellular level — the puzzled, needy heart that beats within any teenager. Review | Meg Wolitzer’s ‘Female Persuasion’ captures our era’s gender politics 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

If this is the way that George Entwistle sees his new space for content, then radio beats TV hands down. Rewind radio: Lauren Laverne – review 2012-10-06T23:05:51Z

In Portuguese and occasionally English, Maga Bo’s collaborators often praise culture as survival mechanism and resistance tactic, while the beats constantly prove them right. Playlist: New CDs: From Rye Rye, Maga Bo, Sigur Ros and Cold Specks 2012-05-25T21:06:59Z

To the sound of African beats in the middle of Parco Sempione, one of Milan’s largest parks, models wore tight, long dresses with ample cardigans draped over them, wide trouser pantsuits and animal print ensembles. Cavalli's Paul Surridge searches for new sensuality in Milan 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

But at every turn he gets his comeuppance, whether by Mr. Cannon’s nephew, who beats him up, or by Robin Thicke, who socially undermines him. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ and Lack of Black Male Leads 2013-01-14T23:20:39Z

When Fry's love for Leela swells, his heart beats through his shirt front, shooting out across the room like a yo-yo. The "Reincarnation" of "Futurama" 2011-09-07T20:01:00Z

Neither a hero nor a romanticized antihero, Pesci exudes the controlled curiosity and integrity of an actual artist while hitting the right beats as a wisecracking, law-bending photographer might. The Restrained Genius of a Joe Pesci Performance 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

Both chords and drum beats brightened, and then harsh mallet strikes on one percussionist’s drum found a softer, gentler echo on the other’s. Review: Yarn/Wire Provides Two Flavors of Thrill 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

His vocals leap among croon, rap and falsetto; his tracks can switch from skeletal beats to swirling electronics to plush phantom choirs delivering pop choruses. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

To accompany his melodramatic apocalypse fantasy, Mr. Whitacre concocted an eclectic mix of whooshing synthesizers and thumping techno beats, accented by two taiko drummers and rich, melancholy contributions from a splendid cellist, Fang Fang Xu. Music Review: Eric Whitacre and His ?Paradise Lost? at Carnegie 2010-06-16T20:23:00Z

Only on tracks such as The Jig Is Up and Sign Here, with minimal beats and a tiresome lyrical motif about interrogation, does the creative energy drop and the old formulae peak through. El-P: Cancer for Cure – review 2012-05-24T20:15:01Z

Default – song two on both the album and this live set – is introduced by its bass wobble and ticklish beats, not the nagging hook, which barely gets a look-in. Atoms for Peace – review 2013-07-27T23:05:19Z

The events of the play seem to have little effect on him, until suddenly, in the last few beats, they do. Review: Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons,’ With All Its Seams Showing 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z

With his band the Africa 70, this Afrobeat pioneer rolled out monster-size grooves, chugging along with soulful beats, keyboards and horns. ‘Finding Fela,’ From Alex Gibney 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

A homemade quick pickle that beats a gherkin any day. Summer vegetarian recipes 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

A few beats later, Dern pages through a scrapbook and realises that at 13, she had actually looked more childlike. ‘Suffering is nothing to be afraid of’: Jennifer Fox on turning her childhood abuse into devastating drama 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

Musically it is embodied in hard digital beats and in performances staged as competitive sports events. Music: The Unmistakable Sensibility of Sondheim 2010-04-30T23:09:00Z

West’s ear for beats is unparalleled; with a drop of a drumline and a sample of a vocal screech on the song’s opening, he jolts from meditative to belligerent in an instant. Kanye West’s “Ye” Is a Slapdash Response to a Torturous Year 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

It’s tidier than “Broad City” and less abrasive than “Girls,” partly because a neat, traditional rom-com heart beats within its unkempt, sarcastic exterior. Jenny Slate Considers Abortion in ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

It was delicious, and it certainly beats the turkey sandwiches I'd previously pulled together for myself between work meetings. I learned how to build a better sandwich at my local bánh mì counter 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z

In large part her post-techno beats were preprogrammed, and she played the keyboard up against them, though the effect was that of water against a stone, a light tickle at best. Music Review: Keyboard Speaks Louder Than a Microphone 2011-06-20T21:56:23Z

By way of rebellion, he turned inward, teaching himself to program beats and write gauzy, lonesome pop songs with a distinctly homemade feel. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

It definitely took me a few beats to get into the story instead of just staring at everyone’s makeup. ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Premiere: The ‘Trial of the Century’ Retold 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

The cavernous spaces of Depeche Mode and the shimmery tones of Erasure are both largely set aside in favor of crisply efficient beats and repeated, uninflected synthesizer riffs. New Music: New Albums From VCMG, Brad Mehldau Trio and Henry Cole 2012-03-12T22:32:55Z

It’s a famous song, and fame in this country really beats everything. Q&A with Joan Baez: Even Taylor Swift thinks she’s cool 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Without knowing what he is doing, Parker semi-accidentally beats up around half a dozen menacing guys in a subway carriage while stammering and apologizing like a New York Hugh Grant. The Amazing Spider-Man – review 2012-07-04T11:42:32Z

It certainly beats ending up on a platter with an apple in your mouth. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:58:22Z

The tracks on “Born to Die” drew on hip-hop, with grunted samples and hefty beats, but now, she said, “I’m not crazy about some of that production.” Lana Del Rey Still Stirs Things Up With ‘Ultraviolence’ 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

In explaining his primal yell, the character beats the critic to the punch. | 'Teorema': ?Teorema? Goes From Film to Stage at Lincoln Center 2010-07-16T22:36:00Z

What to do with a life in which the factual details closely resemble the well-trodden emotional beats of a movie that’s already been made, several times over? Gotti, Escobar, Manson: Hollywood's problem with real-life criminals 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

But nothing, it seems, in this 60th Jubilee year of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, beats the draw of that modern royal wedding dress. Exploring the Grace in Lace 2012-04-16T10:46:20Z

On Cream’s first American hit, Baker provides a unique anchor to Jack Bruce’s iconic riff: Baker’s “backward” drum beat focuses on the first and third beats instead of the familiar, R&B-indebted backbeat. Ginger Baker’s Essential Songs: Listen to 15 Tracks 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

Wit comes in the form of ideas so angular, they take several extra beats to land. Review: Getting Intimate at ‘Dr. Ride’s American Beach House’ 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

The beats aim only for the most distant corners of the dance floor, or elsewhere entirely. Playlist: Industrial Hip-Hop And Bouncy Sociopathy 2011-07-02T04:00:25Z

This is McEnany and Mason’s doing; the pair have been working together for years in Chicago’s improv scene and exude a casual, bonded familiarity with each other’s beats and habits born out of that partnership. “Work in Progress” tackles queer identity comedy nearly 30 years after “It’s Pat” 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z

When there were no instrumental tracks, Riddle created beats by banging his hands on the table and simulated horns with his mouth. ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Is Back, Silly Smarts Intact 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

There are no features, and the album sticks to an organic, cohesive sonic template — keys, strings, beats that propel rather than bludgeon. J. Cole has stories to tell at Seattle’s KeyArena 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

The dancers’ bouncing to Pogo’s club beats felt tentative, yet some of the interlocking mechanisms of the choreography engaged a viewer’s attention fully. Ben Munisteri Is Back, Out of a Time Warp 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

"Girl Who Got Away" features an updated sound from the singer with heavier bassline beats, folk and electronic influences, which Dido attributed to her brother and producer, Rollo Armstrong. Britain's Dido is "Girl Who Got Away" in first album in 5 years 2013-03-25T18:41:54Z

A crowd scene involving Roman senators, for example, would be reduced by several beats, because Tsikurishvili sensed that it lingered after making its narrative point. Perspective | A critic goes to a Synetic preview and finds much to praise 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

Her feet give the somnambulism a rapidly stuttering quality — the runs on point lack smoothness — and we don’t yet sense, during her main scene with the Poet, a heart that beats. New Faces (and Bodies) in Classic Roles at New York City Ballet 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

All around him is pressure: wailing distortion, throbbing bass, drums pounding six beats to a bar. Albums From Terius Nash, George Strait, Cymbals Eat Guitars 2011-09-05T22:44:58Z

Then she beats him at foosball and his love for her is complete. 'Bachelor in Paradise' RECAP: Love and Other Demons 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

"Abnormal Fan" is a wicked, harrowing track that harnesses Faye Dunaway's classic "No wire hangers!" tantrum from "Mommy Dearest," wrapping around it scattered, pointillist beats with shrieking aggression. Jlin's strange sounds beguile; Shelby Lynne produces fantastic country 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z

And at least one — I think — uses a Parker solo purely as a rhythmic-phrasing proposition, as if it were beats played on a drum, with different notes. Reviews: Rudresh Mahanthappa and Father John Misty Get Deep 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

The movie probably works better if you know the show well and can enjoy the formula beats and the jaunty callbacks. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

Jax may have ousted Clay from the head of the club table, but he also beats an enemy to death with a snow globe. Sons Of Anarchy: 'don't touch the Harleys' 2013-02-02T08:00:00Z

Instead of bumping beats, the music was calming, and the space was filled with candles. Can Parties Help Us Heal? 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z

Every so often, he identifies a speaker with onscreen text or adds a time stamp; occasionally, he slides in some propulsive electronic beats. Review: ‘The Force’ Follows the Oakland Police From Crisis to Crisis 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

Mason Bates’s “Observer in the Magellanic Cloud,” whose conceit is a satellite stumbling on a Maori ceremony, was, amid electronic beats and faux-tribal flourishes, both patronizing and incoherent. Music in Review 2011-04-09T00:11:04Z

A self-taught rapper, songwriter and producer, she makes infectious, inventive tunes that smash and grab from hip-hop, grime, rave and punk, stir things up with Jamaican beats, Indian rhythms, African drums. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z

Ms. Behar, whose show is opposite Mr. King’s and sometimes beats it in the ratings, has been mentioned as a possible successor to him. After Work With: For Joy Behar, It?s Lights, Cameras, Accent (and Opinion) 2010-07-09T19:25:00Z

Around Swamp Dogg’s voice, recognizable instruments — a guitar, a string section — are surrounded or displaced by electronic tones, fragmentary programmed beats and silences that can spring open like trap doors. Justin Vernon Joins Swamp Dogg and Big Red Machine to Wrestle With Love and Death 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

And yet, as I stare at this swimsuit, my heart beats its sad old song: I can’t. I will wear a swimsuit one day: Manifesto of a righteous fat-ass 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z

She grew up in London, and in her teens she turned from poetry to writing songs and constructing beats. Arlo Parks Offers Solace Without Illusions on Her Debut Album 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

The music is simplistic; the beats are bland; the emotional landscape is vaguely, well, elegiac. Music Review: D J Spooky’s ‘Nauru Elegies’ at Metropolitan Museum 2013-01-20T22:29:46Z

The film moves to the alternating beats created by its characters’ hopes and their miseries, by their talk of a different kind of future and the crushing reality of their present circumstances. Movie Review: Lino Brocka’s ‘Manila in the Claws of Light’ 2014-02-05T23:10:25Z

At times shimmering scales, at times dark, reverberating beats, it's a song that doesn't settle for being slotted into one category or another, rather like the L.A. duo themselves. 5 Songs to Listen to This Week 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

A by-the-numbers remake will include call outs to the original so that fans will feel that nostalgic rush, and a few superficial twists on the story without deviating from the original's plot beats. "Pet Sematary" stinks like a rotting corpse: Stay away and watch the original 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

Only a few beats after meeting Prince for the first time, Axe declares, "People like us must destroy people like him," and a new battlefront opens. "Billions" is as wild as ever, but its vicious capitalism hits different in our uncertain economy 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z

Out of them sprang axé, which merged samba, reggae and other African, Brazilian and Caribbean beats with a force that overwhelmed her. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

The beats may turn minimal, but they will continue quite awhile. New Year’s Eve: A Guide to Music and Comedy Events 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

Bell and his middle school buddies would spend lunch breaks tapping their pencils against cafeteria tables, creating makeshift beats. Jets’ Le’Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in rap game 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

You might think the answer is no, because it beats 24 hours a day. Have you ever wondered about muscles? 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

He raps on beats as if lightly touching them, fearful that they might snap under too much force. Gunna Delivers Soothing Songs About the Fast Life on ‘Drip or Drown 2’ 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

Nature’s soundtrack certainly beats the car alarms, slamming doors and student parties that disturb our sleep at home in central Edinburgh. Bedding down in a gypsy caravan in a Scottish field

Even when the action slows, James Newton Howard’s overbearingly aggressive score insists on fraying your nerves with its pounding beats. | 'Inhale': A Life-Saving Journey to the Dark Side 2010-10-21T23:10:00Z

Incorporating such subtleties, and thinking about things like character and drama were a challenge for some “Beyond Babel” performers, who are usually focused on hitting beats. Can a Hip-Hop Dance Show Settle In Off Broadway? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

The track “Run for Your Life” is made of multiple beats recorded from a moving van — Diggs’s raps change tempo to account for the Doppler effect. 2020 Is Chaotic. Clipping’s New Horror-Rap Album Captures It. 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

Blaine wagered the creation of one of the most iconic opening drum beats of all time was “unintentional.” Hal Blaine: Listen to 12 Essential Songs 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

Basically it's what I can shoehorn into one of my own beats. Disclosure and Zed Bias: dubplates, DJing and the sound of the suburbs 2013-02-15T14:00:00Z

The electronic beats and strings and atmospheres felt modishly bleak, seeming to push him toward a beautiful-loser persona that he’s always been better off resisting. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-02-22T00:00:27Z

I am convinced that dude created beats with the pole in mind. The Prince song too hot for the strip club: Why the Purple One is always a go-go bar DJ’s go-to jam 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

But it beats ignoring the elephant in the room. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: What to do when you’re out of things to talk about with your spouse 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z

The insistent big beats of the “Beta Love” opener, “Dance With Me,” promptly confirm that the chamber-pop phase has passed. Ra Ra Riot’s new album is a pleasing radio-ready departure 2013-02-07T23:24:56Z

"Time to go, time to go," he concludes, at the end of the latter, as programmed beats bursts through the stormclouds. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order 2011-08-08T13:38:25Z

Those unfamiliar with the general beats of the Israel-Palestine conflict beware: This doc assumes you are, and it skips back and forth in time with little explanation. ‘What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace’ Review: An Israeli Leader’s History 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z

Flea’s bass built a spine and the beats accumulated strength. Atoms for Peace at UIC Pavilion 2013-10-03T06:15:00Z

Loops of her beats and her raw violin lines are still the core of her music, but collaborating producers add new possibilities: wilder counterpoint, psychedelic hazes, orchestral cushioning. Best Albums of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

The beats and bass are the sonic spine to an album that’s deeply personal and vulnerable, as Nguyen processes her relationship with her mostly absent father. “I’m just weeping and weeping”: Thao Nguyen on how Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead” set the tone for her new album 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Except for hired string and horn sections, and women who drop by to share some lead vocals, Mr. Welton does the rest, including keyboards and programmed beats. Review: On ‘HitNRun Phase One,’ Prince Plays Well With Others 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

"Nothing beats vinyl, aside from maybe reel to reel tape." Crate digging and the resurgence of vinyl 2013-01-22T08:07:57Z

But once in a while, he raises the volume, and the tempo, of these prayers, going before an audience to rap Buddhist sutra, or teachings, to hip hop beats and in modern Japanese. 2010-02-08T16:19:00Z

Its drummer, Bryan Devendorf, favors martial beats, and the guitarists regularly strum the kind of shimmering tremolos and open intervals U2 uses. Music Review: The National at Radio City Music Hall 2010-06-17T22:16:00Z

James stood at his locker stall, all smiles, bopping his head to the hip-hop beats playing in the room. Why LeBron James Is Failing in the Finals 2011-06-10T11:00:00Z

So does everyone else, except for the bully who beats him into oblivion daily. ‘A Monster Calls’: Talking Trees Are Easy. Truth Is Hard. 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

It's as though she believed that switching camps, replacing banjos with dance beats, but also asking to be considered as part of a different peer group, meant she had to flatten out her lyrics too. Creative disruption from Blige to Swift upends music world in 2014 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

Its stomping beats and slashing guitars made for a No. 1 hit. Debbie Harry opens up about working with Sia and Blondie’s new album 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z

For 11 months, she traveled the boroughs and personally introduced herself to all of the department’s 8,500 workers on their beats. An Artist Redefines Power. With Sanitation Equipment. 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

Airplane and Spaceship sang in a Grimes-like falsetto over tangled electronic beats. CMJ’s Lineup Adopts a Growing International Accent 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

His music Thursday was most engaging when these beats leavened the band's fierce rock energy. Colombian superstar Juanes kicks off world tour in Seattle 2011-03-11T20:13:03Z

It beats arrhythmically somewhere down near the knuckles. In ‘Spring,’ Ali Smith’s Series Takes Its Most Political Turn 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

Hypnotic, slow-rolling beats provide the perfect canvas for the Black Constellation affiliate’s swirling melodies that seemingly hang in midair. The best Seattle albums of 2018: Critics choose the top 20 releases of the year 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

His songs, on the other hand, earthy and hypnotic, rope you in with their sweet beats and hearty openness. ‘Marley’ at Baltimore’s Center Stage offers up the music but not the man 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

But the ad crawl was dropped, according to the person briefed on the movie, and the filmmakers, with a close eye on the headlines, are still looking for any final beats. ‘The Campaign,’ a Bipartisan Film Comedy 2012-05-30T22:33:06Z

The fragmented images, toned a soft sepia, float freely somewhere in the vague past, confetti of the unconscious, while the succinct beats of their formation assert the rational mind's urge toward pattern and order. Cuban artist Jose Fors: A deft command of metaphor and material 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

And after we slowed down the beats we started thinking: 'Why can't we put our own lyrics on it? How Kwaito became a global force 2011-08-11T21:30:02Z

He and the group are awkward, the tunes flavored with vanilla arrangements and wimpy lounge pop beats. Lollapalooza Day 1 in review 2011-08-06T06:57:00Z

Sonically, “Athena” builds on the experiments of the previous two EPs, combining her airy vocals with hip-hop beats and her violin, with which she references both Irish and African fiddle traditions. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

The saxophone, he added, “is practically on a breathless escape from these beats — but it actually plays a relatively simple melody, however tilted and bent.” A New Album Reflects a Composer’s Stubborn Versatility 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

A two-and-a-half-hour opera whose action is symbolic and whose purpose is loftily didactic, in which the dramatic pulse beats rather slowly and sometimes vanishes altogether, can be tough going at times. The Pilgrim's Progress – review 2012-11-06T17:51:52Z

When he met Crowell, a Nashville songwriter and producer who’d cut his teeth making hip-hop beats for Southern rappers, they immediately clicked. Sam Hunt Brought Hip-Hop to Country. After ‘Old Town Road,’ He’s Back. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

For the uninitiated, that means analog synthesizers, instrumental hip-hop and electro beats. New local music by Truckasauras, Nacho Picasso and more 2012-06-01T02:31:17Z

In fact, he probably foresaw a gig much like any other: bass, beats, bantz. Stagediving, putting the danger back into live music 2013-07-12T12:00:00Z

It went through various stages and Rob kept sending it to me slightly modified, and then eventually the beats were almost not there. Autechre Worked in Isolation for Decades. Now It’s Unintentionally Timely. 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

New versions of old classics are a fine thing, but nothing beats a well told tale of a scandals past that you’ve never heard before. A Royal Affair: The Enlightenment Brings Sexy Back 2012-11-08T15:00:36Z

Now, however, Nigerian artists who once mainly imitated U.S. hip-hop proudly include African beats and their local languages on their own energetic songs. Nigerian hip-hop, long a copy, grows into its own 2011-05-04T10:39:08Z

The duo began in old-school mode, heavy on the beats and chants of yesterday’s hip-hop and those conga flurries disco took from salsa. DJs of Fort Knox Five play vigorous improvised set at U Street Music Hall 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

The album’s lyrical invention rivals Brian Wilson’s, though, as with the Beach Boys’, there are disturbing, broken undercurrents — which here involve James’ frantic, crippled beats. The 12 greatest albums of the ’90s 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z

Outside of the big beats and slick choreography, the members wanted to get deep on the songs. After ruling K-pop, BLACKPINK aim to takeover pop world too 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

But in PinkPantheress’s case, using the term mixtape invokes one of the classic uses of the phrase, a collection of rapping over other people’s beats. PinkPantheress’s Slivers of Dance-Pop Play With Memory Like a Toy 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

Well, it certainly beats the alternative, which is that no one cares at all when you finish a book or even notices. ArtsBeat: Q. & A. With ?Game of Thrones? Author 2011-04-01T12:30:50Z

He understood the deep structure of the genre, the various story beats that pushed a couple from meet cute to final clinch. How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Rom-Com? Three Comedians Try. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

Their chunky beats, abetted by insistent dance motivators, may even prompt you to bop at your seat — if you have one. Review: Dancing With Dictators in David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’ 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z

Because I was bored stiff, I jumped and went straight into the ad lib of Singin’ in the Rain, and on the beats whacking her and kicking the writer. How we made A Clockwork Orange – by Malcolm McDowell 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

“It’s too many beats,” he said, and Rothschild, whom he met during the writers strike, agreed with him. A co-working space for working writers 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

Keys N Krates — a trio on drums, keyboards and turntables — created a real-time equivalent of a hip-hop production, with deep, unhurried, slow-grind beats. The Hudson Project, Cut Short by a (Real) Tempest 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

That beats the season average of 13.4 million for the newsmagazine and was particularly noteworthy because it was seen on Mother's Day during daylight hours - factors that usually drive down the show's audience. In a lousy year for ratings, NBC finds its `Voice' 2011-05-10T18:53:09Z

The arrangements are fuller, the beats a little livelier. Arlo Parks Wants Her Songs to ‘Feel Like Surround Sound Cinema’ 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z

“The heart of Paris and the heart of France beats in the heart of each city.” Madonna Performs Impromptu Acoustic Set in Paris to Honor Terror Victims 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

This makes Harry pause and, after a sober answer and few beats, sip his drink. Prince Harry's special relationship with the American media proves it's good to be the "Spare" 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

So it was unusual when he signed with MCA, a major label, and even more unusual when he decided one of his albums would be of him rapping over other people’s beats. Review: A New J Dilla Album Provides Historical Imagination 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

“Lie still, woman,” orders Zuleikha’s husband Murtaza, as he beats her with a broom for a transgression she did not commit, but then he cools off quickly. Russian novel tells story of survival, love in Stalin’s camp 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Hindsight makes it clear that “Rent” has endured because a fairly conventional heart beats under its edgy demeanor, and that this “rock” musical is built out of zhuzhed-up show tunes; those are solid bones. Theater to Stream: Revisiting ‘Rent’ and ‘Angels in America’ 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z

He is talented at making electronic beats and drum tracks from bizarre samples. Pop: Benny Blanco, Hit Maker for Rihanna and Maroon 5 2013-01-05T05:03:03Z

He held out the last syllable, “ing,” for five and a half beats, echoing the jangle of Monk’s pianism, and expecting everyone to get it. 2010-01-08T03:51:00Z

You'll find large-scale models of traditional pinisi schooners at Makassar's airport, but nothing beats seeing these colorful wooden boats in their natural setting, full of motley cargo and equally motley characters. Five Reasons to Visit Makassar 2011-08-11T13:55:00Z

The beats, the hooks and especially her voice — a Bjork-inflected trill made to sound colossal through advances in digital recording technology and the sheer power of Goulding’s lungs. Ellie Goulding is singing from inside the pop machine 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

Its reporters and producers staff beats that generate the bulk of the stories on the newscast, such as the White House, Congress, the Justice Department, the State Department and the Pentagon. NBC’s D.C. bureau strongly opposed Brian Williams’s return in February 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

On paper this all sounds a bit bedroom-producer-making-gloom-laden-borepop but as evidenced by his debut single, 2012's Summer War, there's more than a glint of sunlight here in the percussively warped beats and Tirone's playful falsetto. Mind Enterprises – My Girl: New music 2013-05-31T06:00:04Z

Even as baseline running times have sailed past two hours, the majority of would-be tentpole movies seem resolutely anti-downtime, charging through their story beats in flurries of frantic editing and punch-drunk action. Sedate expectations: will Blade Runner 2049 give birth to the slow-burn blockbuster? 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

If you like markets, nothing beats the one in Brixton, consisting of open-air shops along Electric Avenue and covered markets. London, South of the River (Before ‘Brexit’) 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

In other words, it sounds like the future of electronic music: imagining a world where the synthesizer will create something besides hooky pop beats. Flume's New Album Skin Is The Gritty Future of Electronic Music 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

It was very difficult to make it flow and cohere in terms of all the changing perspectives and characters, all these movie stars, all these beats to hit. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z

One young man commented that Webern’s music didn’t seem to have “any beats.” Recalling Pierre Boulez, a Conductor-Composer With an Ear to the Alternative 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

Those two albums established the band’s sound, a mix of nervous beats accented with syncopated handclaps, deadpan vocals and even more deadpan lyrics about femme fatales in “nuclear boots and drip-dry gloves.” Concert review: Cars at the Riviera 2011-05-19T05:43:10Z

Block Party is Shabazz Palaces' second Seattle concert ever, and its in-the-moment mix of Zimbabwean Shona percussion, skeleton sampler hip-hop beats, laptop atmospherics and imagistic poetry shards is not to be missed. Capitol Hill Block Party 2010: the preview 2010-07-20T18:37:00Z

So it’s not just that she has to persuade us, in these action beats, that she can fight; she has to demonstrate that she is, irrefutably, the best at it. The Pleasure of Watching Charlize Theron Throw a Punch 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

With his first project since amicably splitting from the label, the wily rap vet pivots toward dance music with this exhilarating collaboration with East Coast producer Bad Colours, blending hip-hop and house beats. 16 of the best Seattle albums from 2021 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

The newer stuff still beats just about anything else going. An Appreciation: Yearning for Gift That Bruce Springsteen Gave Us 2012-09-17T17:00:27Z

"Fifteen an hour is still inadequate, but it beats what people are getting now," Tucker says. Ravaged by the pandemic, bars and restaurants face a reckoning — and a chance to revamp the industry 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

“We throw out jokes and funny beats. It’s harder to do whole movies.” Movie Cram II at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

Instead, everything unfolds at a glacial place, with so many emotional beats overplayed that the experience is more wearing than moving. 'Lullaby' is in desperate need of a respirator. Stat. 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

Many of the beats here are borrowed from songs of that day — MF Doom, Lord Finesse, even the British melancholic Lewis Parker — that are full of warm keyboards, turntable scratches and tart snares. Playlist: New Releases From Friends, Wade Bowen and Joey Badass 2012-07-27T16:00:00Z

Just flick through the brochure and stop randomly – because nothing beats stumbling into a dark basement not knowing whether you're going to see a show or be kidnapped. Susan Calman: my Edinburgh survival tips 2012-07-29T17:19:01Z

For the last album we worked more like dance producers, making beats on the computer and developing the tracks from small pieces. Delorean: 'We're a friend alliance first, a musical project second' 2012-06-20T14:26:00Z

But the festival’s heart beats around the 16 American-made features that compete for grand jury and audience prizes. A Sundance Lineup Laced With Race, Horror and Family Turmoil 2013-12-04T22:27:15Z

Neilson might argue that frustrating our sense of an ending is the heart of his play, but he beats us over the head with it. Narrative; Cannibals; Once – review 2013-04-13T23:06:25Z

Her structures skipped beats, made sly harmonic turns and took startling melodic leaps. Music Review: Her Folksy Parlor, Crowded With Family and Friends 2011-05-15T22:02:17Z

It’s the main thrust of his mixtape, “No Snitching Is My Statement,” which is full of catchy hooks with fairly lumpy rapping in between them, all over industrial-strength Lex Lugeresque beats. Stitches, the Transgressive Rapper, Plays Amityville 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

She tackles the topics with perspicacity and toughness, pairing her emotional investigations with hard-blitzing beats and thumping unapologetic rhythms. Alanis Morissette, Corin Tucker and the Frustrating/ Promising State of Women in Rock 2012-08-28T13:45:49Z

Starting with a pair of pounding, echoing beats, the raucous relentlessness of “Pillar I” gives way to the first of the solos: the gentle, jeweled reticence of “Amethyst,” for vibraphone. One Composer, Four Players, ‘Seven Pillars’ 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

Avicii's posturing was as outsize as his beats -- and drove the youth batty. Weenie Roast 2014 simmers with Foster the People, Beck, Avicii, more 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z

Gradually, the arrangements got starker, the beats faster and the subwoofers more assertive as the music shifted toward the style of the man who was up next. DJs of Fort Knox Five play vigorous improvised set at U Street Music Hall 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

When she experiences a crisis, the breakdown maps predictably into climactic story beats. ‘Broken Diamonds’ Review: Illness as a Narrative Convenience 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

“Nothing beats that initial buzz and energy of watching a magical moment on stage in its original home,” Mr. Blair-Mangat said. Lost in the Magic of London’s Theaters 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Often, when our larger talks stuttered, it was Frozen and its intimately known beats that we referred back to. ‘I must have watched it 50 times’: a Frozen dad prepares for the sequel 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z

She also used the throbbing sustained tones known as binaural beats, hints of Buddhist chants and bell tones, while her video showed images from alchemy, Eastern religion and surreal modernity. At Moogfest, Electronics Stimulate Ears and Emotions 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Manchester – the beats and hip-hop scenes are ridiculously prolific at the moment. Blog jam: Groovement 2012-11-28T13:06:00Z

But when he catches other guys looking at her and beats one of them up, she doesn’t take his side. He Killed Her Mother. Now He Wants to Make Amends. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

This week in Seattle beats: Chocolate Chuck, Keyboard Kid Seattle is awash in quality instrumental hip-hop right now, or music that starts there and branches outward. This week in Seattle beats: Chocolate Chuck, Keyboard Kid 2012-10-15T17:14:18Z

“Southland” beats reruns of “Law & Order” and “CSI: NY,” but doesn’t do as well as some of TNT’s original series. ?Southland? With Michael Cudlitz and Regina King on TNT 2012-03-16T16:10:35Z

They didn’t just rap over the original track, they sampled my composition, my ideas, and then treated them in a new way, putting new beats to my notes. Flux Pavilion aims to inject dubstep with 'emotionally epic' songs 2012-06-14T20:33:00Z

Photo: Jason Kempin/WireImage This doesn't mean to say that Ross would be content to churn out beats for whoever stumped up the dollars. Hudson Mohawke: beats, rhymes and lasers 2011-08-12T23:11:01Z

Many romantic comedies follow the same three beats of boy meets girl, boy loses girl and boy gets girl back, Ruberry said. His movie scripts were rejected for 40 years. His Christmas film just aired on Lifetime. 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

I love the beats they use and the hard hip-hop thing they come up with. Six Songs of Me: Conor Maynard 2012-08-07T10:02:00Z

She initially sang over rap beats, but found the songs sounded too sad. Drum-and-Bass Is Rising Again, With Nia Archives in the Spotlight 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

In much of his rhythmic adventure, Mr. Parker relies on thuds, stomps and pratfalls to illustrate beats and syncopations. Dance Review: ‘Nut/Cracked,’ a Holiday Ballet by David Parker 2012-12-21T22:15:45Z

La Roux set aside the bass attack of current dance music to revive the crisper, lighter beats of disco, in songs that perkily condemned lovers’ bad behavior. Jack White and Vampire Weekend at Governors Ball 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Tough, no-nonsense syncopated beats morph into heart-soaringly generous melodies and irresistibly cheesy chants. DJ Abrantee presents Afrobeats – review 2012-07-17T17:00:02Z

The day before, he had made his 10th trip to Baltimore and finally found the house from “Serial Mom” where Kathleen Turner’s character beats a woman to death with a leg of lamb. Camping With John Waters and His Band of ‘Filthy Freaks’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

Big beats often heaved into the foreground but also tapered away, leaving room for more delicate sounds: a sliding bass fiddle line, a glimmering harp. Music Review: Emancipator Plays at Highline Ballroom 2012-02-03T23:23:15Z

Several beats later, it reappeared, to loud oohs and aahs from the crowd, as a stunning grid of white, pink and ruby luminosity. Flight of the Drones Lights Up Central Park 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z

As I unwrap any present, my heart beats fast with the anxiety that it might have cost over £15. Dear Santa, All I want is not to have to buy presents | Eva Wiseman 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

His music warrants it, an unflagging barrage of energised arcade beats and bass whoomps that keeps Koko in a frenzy for the full hour. DJ Fresh ? review 2012-05-17T17:10:23Z

But in the mid-1990s rock was pushing darker thoughts and heftier beats. Music Review: Shirley Manson Leads Garbage at Webster Hall 2012-05-23T21:58:49Z

Yes, this is the awards show where "The Fault in Our Stars" beats "Selma" and "Boyhood" for movie of the year. MTV Movie Awards 2015: Shailene Woodley takes home all the popcorn 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z

Jamaica beats them all, with four medals and three million people, or one for every 750K – better than twice the rate for Mother England. Women’s soccer earns World Cup rematch — barely 2012-08-07T12:05:00Z

“Not Cookie, who beats her kids with a broom and went to jail for selling crack. Wow. OK, people, that’s what you want?” Taraji P Henson: 'Hollywood didn't grasp my talent' 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

For all his headline-grabbing talk of "murderous minds", "broken brains" and "natural born killers" he ends with "the biosocial jigsaw puzzle", where "the social environment beats up the brain and reshapes gene expression". The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review 2013-06-13T11:00:01Z

In and around them was the drumming, with the drummers flinging around endless variations on age-old beats: tireless, precise, euphoric. Music Review: Roaring Back With Rumba and Religion 2011-05-08T22:25:58Z

Avoiding predictable narrative beats or sensational twists, “La Afinadora de Árboles” follows Clara without judgment or cynicism as she sketches, stumbles, cries, laughs and slowly feels her way out into the light. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

Their other bands don’t exactly predict Cant’s music, which dovetails with the latest indie-rock rediscovery of beats and murk. Playlist : Music by Wild Flag, Lindsey Buckingham and the Raincoats 2011-09-10T00:08:45Z

The Best Cross Cultural-Collaboration went to Dub Colossus for the blend of Ethiopian roots, reggae and dub beats on their latest album "Dub Me Tender Vol. 1+2". African diva Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award 2013-04-26T00:27:54Z

“I hope ‘Hokum’ beats you down like an outclassed club fighter,” he wrote. Review: ‘The Sellout,’ Paul Beatty’s Biting Satire on Race in America 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

It's about what you'd expect from the duo with a single of this title -- bubbly electro-trap beats, a lot of teen-sassy rapping and the two sharing lead singing vocals on the chorus.  Listen: Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea join forces for 'Pretty Girls' 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

In the background, ghostly and mournful beats gradually unwind. Tom Ewing 2011-03-24T22:30:00Z

Or are some beats simply less receptive than others to our emailed story and interview suggestions? New Media & The PR Pro: A Look Ahead 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

But this time, the music moves away from the club dance floor; it moves in six beats rather than four. The Playlist: Mariah Carey Shakes It Off, and Depeche Mode Looks for Revolution 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

The forlorn pianos and light percussion of Smith’s signature ballads have largely been swapped out for synthesizers and electronic beats. Sam Smith Seeks Self-Acceptance and Catharsis, and a Sound to Match 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

The rest of the material sticks a little closer to the house-inspired sounds she’s previously explored, but the beats are even more jagged and skittish this time, sometimes refusing to settle into a steady groove. Review: Azealia Banks' 'Broke With Expensive Taste' 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

Most movies rely on formulas, employing three or four acts, story beats and character arcs that are so standard you almost intuitively know when something will happen if not what. Review: ‘Song to Song,’ Terrence Malick’s Latest Beautiful Puzzle 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

She wants her soul saved from the devil, and not even the tempting electronic beats of clubland can dissuade her. 6 Songs Offer Preview of ‘Rebel Heart’ Album 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

The beats, produced by Kanye West in concert with Mike Dean, are shadowy and cavernous. How Pusha T’s “The Story of Adidon” Viciously Undercuts Drake’s Celebrity 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

The updates involve electronic dance music beats executed with utter predictability. Critic’s Notebook: New Music by Shakira, Juanes, Enrique Iglesias and Wisin 2014-03-27T20:50:23Z

The buzz: "Amelia's woozy, fragile vocals are the centrepiece of the track while gentle, haunting keys and soft percussive beats lull you to a dreamy and beautiful state" – elbo.ws/post/3555001/elephant-new-music-introducing. New band of the day ? No 1,055: Elephant 2011-07-05T16:56:17Z

Ibeyi is a pair of young, French-Cuban twins whose music is an ecstatic whirl of Yoruba chants, French and English purrs, sparse electronic beats, Cajon drums and no shortage of preternatural tenacity. Pop & Rock Listings for June 19-25 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

He was a producer as well, sometimes under the alias Larry Fisherman, and his beats were lush and jazz-and-soul-inflected with flashes of sparkle. Mac Miller, Rapper Who Wrestled With Fame and Addiction, Dies at 26 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

He connected with Murda through the security guard at their mutual jeweler, and was baffled when Murda insisted on playing him beats. Murda Beatz, an ‘Alien’ in Rap, Can’t Stop Making Hits 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Maxwell’s 2014 runaway hit single “Trap Queen” references trap music, known for its synthesized, complicated beats and gritty lyrics that both celebrate and lament inner-city life. In Undiscovered Paterson, Falls, Food and Fetty Wap 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

For a few beats, the chimp gazes in the direction of the camera — toward it, Côté, you. 'Bestiaire': Meditation on captive animals both beautiful, repellent 2012-11-15T21:33:08Z

Nothing beats an afternoon walking to the MCG through leafy East Melbourne with thousands of others. 48 hours in Melbourne: what to do, where to go 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

As a fading California sunset lit the surrounding high-rises, brass and beats sprung to life, erasing decades of distance. Chop & Quench brings Fela Kuti's 'The '69 L.A. Sessions' to life 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z

There's hundreds of them every year, and they hit the same exact beats. "I wrote endless drafts": "Sanditon" boss on the pressures of giving Jane Austen fans closure 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z

But if he was only a guy who sat at microphones at radio stations and rapped intensely over other people’s beats — like here, here or here — that would be a fine career, too. What to Do This Weekend 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

In Lost Highway, Loggia demonstrates the apotheosis of road rage when he pulls over and beats a man half to death while delivering a monologue of bile for tailgating him. Robert Loggia obituary 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z

Producer Jeff Tweedy doesn’t try to mimic Pops’ haunting, reverb-drenched guitar tone, but instead chops up the syncopated beats and lets them kick up clouds of feedback. Album review: Mavis Staples, 'One True Vine' 2013-06-24T16:03:00Z

While writing the lovely nine-song set, Davis — who has a Ph.D. in music cognition — found inspiration studying normal and abnormal heart beats after her father was diagnosed with a heart condition. 10 Earshot Jazz Festival 2018 shows not to miss 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

In contrast, this “Emma” unfolds chronologically, with familiar emotional beats and a neat, happy ending. This Millennial ‘Emma’ Respects Its Elders 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

It’s in many ways an ordinary story — how many city-dwellers fled to the country? — but her telling has the narrative beats of an epic myth. After 16 Years in ‘Hadestown,’ Anaïs Mitchell Emerges With a New Album 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

Across 24 seasons, not including spin-offs like The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad and Bachelor in Paradise, we’ve watched the same beats get hit time and time again. Are we ready for the senior citizens' version of The Bachelor? 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

Jimothy recently branched into house music and now will use other musician’s beats, something he formerly refused to do. Jimothy’s Flex Looks a Little Different 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

When the heart beats, it pumps blood to your lungs and the rest of your body. Have you ever wondered about muscles? 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

But no one involved knows how the audience members — some of whom paid $200 for premium seats, a price that minute-per-minute beats the cost of top-tier seats for “Hamilton” — will react. Who Needs a Super Bowl Ad? Skittles Ups the Ante With a Broadway Musical 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

It’s a wildly playful album, full of risky production and arrangements — skittering aquatic beats, odd filigrees, punchy power harmonies. What’s Beyoncé’s Definitive Album? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z

Bad vibes are everywhere, but the chorus exhorts us to sing along and the beats guide us to the dancefloor. Album review: Santigold, 'Master of My Make-Believe' ✭✭✭ 1/2 2012-04-30T13:58:00Z

Jones, 55, has reactivated Big Audio Dynamite, a groundbreaking fusion of his rock 'n' roll guitar and decidedly English vocal stylings with reggae bass lines and New York-influenced hip-hop beats. B.A.D. days here again for Clash rocker Mick Jones 2011-04-16T08:38:15Z

On “Break the Bank,” he makes it look easy to churn out a banger without relying on club-worthy beats. Here Are the 25 Best Songs of 2014 (So Far) 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

The closest thing Lars finds to the army is a neo-Nazi group that harasses Pakistani immigrants, beats up homosexuals and idolizes Hitler. | 'Brotherhood': Gay-Bashing Neo-Nazis Struggle With Homosexuality 2010-08-05T23:09:00Z

Through an alternately dense and austere thicket of electronic drones and pulsating beats and clangs, Mr. Wooley’s notes start as breaths and form soft, keening tones. Nate Wooley’s ‘For Kenneth Gaburo’ Manipulates a Sentence 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

Shimmering, twinkling fragments and half-heard rustles trail off from timpani beats and rolls. Review: Trinity Wall Street Presents Ginastera’s Raging ‘Cantata Para América Mágica’ 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

As Lamar’s hip hop beats boomed throughout the gallery, viewers sat silently, taking in the film’s tattooed, smiling, scarred and freckled faces. Philippe Vergne leads preview of MOCA's fresh start: 3 new shows 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

Ms. Barber had reached out to them, too, a few beats after the e-mail to Alexander. Motherlode: I Found My Mom Through Facebook 2011-06-24T20:07:01Z

That beats the living room couch, doesn’t it? Movie Theaters Fight Back–With Satellite Dishes of Their Own 2013-03-20T11:00:41Z

The Atlanta-based producer is credited with plucking the duo from obscurity, signing them to Ear Drummers and providing the beats for the majority of their commercial output to date. Cash Flex Zone: Rae Sremmurd And The Future Of Hip-Hop 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

“Rothko Chapel” and “Monochromatic Light,” both spacious yet intimate, share a certain ritualistic sobriety, with a choir textlessly hovering over soft, somber beats of percussion. Review: At Rothko Chapel, a Composer Is Haunted by a Hero 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

Thursday and Friday is danceable pop, while Saturday brings circuit party-style house beats. Bo?te: XL, a Large New Gay Club in Hell?s Kitchen 2012-03-07T21:58:12Z

Hailing a group of mathematically-precise young explorers of tricky contemporary beats, who like making polyphonic in which the melodies simultaneously move to different grooves, hardly warrants holding the front page. Dave Manington's Riff Raff: Hullabaloo – review 2013-01-24T23:30:01Z

The new MSM & W project, due in September, is called “Juice,” inspired by the beats of boogaloo, a funky, fun Latin style that arose in the 1960s. Boogaloo at the Zoo with MSM & W | Concert preview 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

An upright-bass line threads through a grid of handclaps, syncopated drum beats and keyboard blips. Album review: Radiohead, 'The King of Limbs' 2011-02-20T05:48:13Z

He dives between rapping and singing, injecting introspection, regret and braggadocio over long, woozy, atmospheric beats. Does Drake's surprise album foretell major changes in his future? 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

If United beats Columbus, the team moves onto the conference semifinals. Perspective | D.C. United may make some big noise in Major League Soccer 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

As the video screen flashed geometric visions of Tijuana neon or virtualized cowboys, the beats switched between Mexican regional rhythms and buzzing, beeping electronics. Music Review: Latin Alternative Music Conference: Politics and Hybrids 2010-07-08T22:15:00Z

Thankfully Kanye was just playing — and Beck, good sport that he is, rolled with the punches — but let this be a warning to the rest of you: Nobody beats Queen Bey on Kanye’s watch. “Interrupting Kanye” returns to avenge Beyonce’s best album loss 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

Some of the plot beats in “Miracle Mile” are not very much more logical than those in “2012,” but the shadow that falls on the characters in the first few minutes covers up those trespasses. The kids are all wrong 2012-05-29T15:20:00Z

If his wife or children displease him, he beats them or punishes them with silence, being locked outside or fed nothing. ‘Pilgrim’s Wilderness’: in Alaska, a patriarch runs amok 2013-08-01T22:57:59Z

It doesn’t matter what the “whatever” is, or whom he beats up in your place. Donald Trump is running for the Spite House 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

Slow, booming and distorted, Salem's music combines thudding beats with droning chordscapes, an uneasy sound indebted to two uneasy bedfellows, the cough mixture-addled mixtapes of DJ Screw and the fuzz of guitar rock. This week's new live music 2010-11-20T00:06:00Z

But beneath his breathable waterproof jacket beats the heart of a serial killer. Sightseers: Not-so-happy campers 2012-11-28T08:24:19Z

The lounge’s two floors, including an open-air terrace, are packed on Saturday nights, with partygoers dancing to merengue, bachata and salsa beats, as well as the more contemporary dembow, popular among younger people. 36 Hours in Santo Domingo 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

Back in the EDM stone ages, when producers carved beats out of boulders, two teams reigned supreme when it came to international house music: Daft Punk and Basement Jaxx. Review: Basement Jaxx endures, hits new peaks on 'Junto 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

The butler or whoever the guy is who hired her walks in on them and the king beats a hasty retreat. All Hallmark Christmas movies are horror films in disguise 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

He moved the camera around in circles, hitting the beats as they danced. High Schools to TikTok: We’re Catching Feelings 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z

In large part, though, much of the music coming from this world has followed a straightforward template: beats by Young Chop or DJ Kenn, a video by D Gainz. Chicago Hip-Hop’s Raw Burst of Change 2012-10-07T04:49:05Z

That was the beginning, of what a tidier writer or mother might call my “journey to recovery,” a story that would progress in neat, even beats. “I was melting from the inside”: My struggle with postpartum anxiety 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

So nice to open the set with, as it's kind of a strange one – odd beats and vocals – but it's always good to grab people's attention. Martyn's favourite tracks 2013-05-17T17:00:00Z

There's silence and about four beats and then Malvo jerks back to life. Billy Bob Thornton on shocking 'Fargo' finale: 'Isn't life funny?' 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

The latter is an appropriate metaphor for their eccentric, fairytale world, which mixes 80s synthesiser pop swirls with plinky-plonky beats, shimmering, ghostly textures and odd but catchy tunes. Purity Ring: Shrines – review 2012-07-12T21:00:03Z

When he’s on the mike, beats are less constraints than canvases–he doodles on and around them with abandon. Kendrick Lamar’s Butterfly Effect 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

I start to remove my jacket for her but Derek beats me to it, cloaking her in a down puffy coat that reaches to mid-shin. In Colorado, three generations achieve a peaceful family vacation at high elevation 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

It exulted in rhythms, from pumping Beach Boys rock to carnival struts and triple-time beats. Review: Animal Collective, in Joyful Pursuit of Sensory Overload 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

The sun beats down and the cicadas sing all around us. Shot at, beaten, starved: the child refugees who will stop at nothing to reach Europe 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

African beats and brass first mixed on Sundays in what New Orleans sector? Test your New Orleans music knowledge 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

There are off-kilter beats reminiscent of Dirty Projectors, and hints of influence from the iconic English band Wild Beasts. “The idea that we are entitled to free music from bands is perhaps dangerous” 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

Instead, Atmosphere treats physical and emotional shrapnel as slow leaks, and applies a mellow salve in the form of positive sentiments and head-bobbing beats. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z

He tailors and refines reggaeton and other beats to suit her voice; he also strives to match her ambitions. Karol G’s Songs Conquered the World. On a New LP, She Reveals Herself. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

A celebration of spinning vinyl and twirling teenagers, “Northern Soul” captures a brief, blazing moment in 1970s England when the passionate lyrics and addictive beats of American soul ignited dance floors and working-class dreams. Review: ‘Northern Soul’ Shows ’70s England Through a Music Lens 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

“Most people are embarrassed to admit there’s another human being that’s in control of them, that your heart beats three times as fast because you’ve given yourself to someone else.” At 90, Jerry Lewis’s Mouth Runneth Over 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

They enforce strict dress codes and keep the party going until sunrise with a soundtrack of vaguely folk music set to driving house beats. Belgrade: Not only dirt cheap, but a chic party spot 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

While Formentera is only about a dozen miles off the southern coast of that famous celebrity stomping ground, the foam parties and ooonz-ooonz club beats of Ibiza might as well be a million miles away. On the Spanish Isle of Formentera, the Charms of Italy 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

Coyne then read a poem from Lord Tennyson as the lights above pulsed slow and ominously: “Nothing will die / The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats ...” All-star tribute to David Lynch lights up the Ace Hotel 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

There's the fierce guitar squawks set against the arena-rock drum beats in the chorus of "Feel That Again." Review: All aboard Jason Aldean's 'Night Train' 2012-10-16T19:56:13Z

The teenage Muldrow delved into electronic music, building beats and devising abstract sounds on drum machines, synthesizers and computers. Georgia Anne Muldrow Builds a Musical World of Her Own 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

For several beats, the bombs disappear into the air. ‘Apocalypse ’45’ Review: Graphic Images of Wartime 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

Robert Mirabal, in one corner of the pool, beats a drum in a loud, urgent pulse: the implication of a rapid heartbeat maintains a powerful sense of alarm throughout what follows. Dance Review: Into the Pool, Slowly but With Feeling 2011-07-31T22:14:39Z

At its root, Zamrock melded fuzz-toned psychedelia, chugging garage rock and roiling funk with a broad mix of African cadences and beats. The Zamrock Band Witch Lost All but One Member. Its Singer Carries On. 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z

His bass drums were swampy, his snares and tom-toms twitched and ran forward and backward, his beats stumbled and caught themselves as they were jolted by joy-buzzer zaps and whoopie-cushion interruptions. ArtsBeat: The Range of Electronica, Cathedral to Jubilant 2010-10-23T18:09:00Z

If you just want to see, you know, a neo-liberal, then there are tons of Democrats that you could like, or are popular, but I don't think anyone but Sanders beats them. Killer Mike on America: "We've failed, but we can change it" 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z

His debut solo album, “Doris,” was a complex highlight of the 2013 hip-hop slate; in the songs, he lamented his absentee father and joked with sharp wit atop noncommercial beats. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for April 17-22 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Programmed beats, tinkly bell tones, synthesizer swoops, swirling arpeggios, whistling, crunching, his own multiplied voice, whooshing gusts of white noise. Music Review: Oorutaichi Performs at Japan Society 2012-11-18T22:25:21Z

With the electro-rock beats of DJ Frigid blaring, young men in skinny leather pants drank tequila, danced and exchanged anecdotes about their encounters with the couturier. T Magazine: Montreal Toasts Gaultier 2011-06-17T17:00:12Z

Most are for the benefit of Mr. Devgn’s character, Prithviraj, a dim but buff fellow who prizes honesty so much that he beats liars to a pulp. Movie Review: ‘Bol Bachchan,’ a Bollywood Comedy With Ajay Devgn 2012-07-06T22:13:01Z

Coming from her that was like saying the man beats his dog when he’s not in prison. I fell in love with a Republican 2014-01-15T00:00:00Z

He writes songs that touch on social discontent and cultural anxiety as his music mingles electronic dance beats with hints of African, Latin and cabaret styles. Stromae, a European Star With French Songs, Aims for U.S. Acclaim 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

The foursome sounds better than ever over beats that are addictive and vibes that are dreamy. AP music writers' top 10 albums of the year 2012-12-13T14:50:11Z

No matter how well the business fares, nothing beats the elation of the street. Alexandre Mattiussi, the Designer of the Label Ami, Creates Buzz During Paris Men’s Fashion Week 2014-02-19T22:13:39Z

“At the beginning, when you’re writing and building the beats of the story, everything that you put in there seems very essential to the story,” Muschietti told Digital Spy. "It Chapter Two" will have to abandon jump scares to justify its nearly three-hour runtime 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z

The music within is based on a mix of contemporary dubstep and techno beats and Basque folk melodies. Crystal Fighters: Bringing Basque the beats 2011-03-28T20:44:00Z

On albums like “The Iceberg,” released in February, the Washington rapper Oddisee delivers introspective lyrics over richly melodic beats that he produces himself. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

They revived “Bagels and Bongos,” a popular LP by the Irving Fields Trio from 1959 that reworked traditional Jewish songs over Latin dance beats. ‘ ’Twas the Night Before Hanukkah,’ From Idelsohn Society 2012-11-18T22:40:23Z

“Subtext Is Deadly” featured an arrangement of blocky beats and chilly synthesizers, with Cale Parks, the band’s stand-up percussionist, singing terse lines about reluctant realizations. Music Review: Delorean?s Synthy, Dancey Club Sound at Mercury Lounge 2010-03-30T21:03:00Z

It opens in around 700 theatres, and it will be intriguing to see if it beats two wider releases: Lionsgate's horror film The Last Exorcism and Screen Gem's crime thriller Takers. The Expendables: still gunning down feeble box-office competition 2010-08-23T13:18:00Z

If story beats — the setup, the misunderstanding, the reconciliation — fail to arrive at the right moment, the film won’t feel satisfying. How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Rom-Com? Three Comedians Try. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

I’ve been going to India since I was kid, and the president’s plane definitely beats sitting in a middle seat with a next pillow. Kal Penn Explains How 'Battle Creek' Differs From All Those Other Cop Shows 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

After making beats or teaching virtual music classes in the morning, the formerly sponsored snowboarder often heads for the mountains in the afternoon. Music’s biggest stars get a boost from Seattle’s Grammy-nominated producers 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

With a different copy of the tape, Babe, Terror then made some beats for the sounds he'd recorded, while separately U also made a remixed version of the original tape. New music: BTU – Swordbeerfish 2013-02-28T11:54:00Z

The Wolfman beats his chest and bounds into the streets of Olde London, taking a tour of the sights and eviscerating a few dozen cockneys along the way. The Wolfman: Del Toro and Hopkins sink their teeth into each other 2010-07-13T12:08:00Z

Although a few songs had a rockabilly twang, most were slow, pensive and sparse — just two backup musicians sharing keyboard, guitar and drum — with her voice poised between hovering guitar lines and stark simple beats. ArtsBeat: The Full-Album Set Is a Plus for Fans and Bands 2011-03-18T18:56:55Z

But I’m going to still be speaking extemporaneously in the show — I’ll hit the beats so that everything matches right, but I’m not reciting lines. Melissa Etheridge and Jill Sobule Bring Their Whole Lives to the Stage 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z

The action slowly builds and breaks down, with dance beats kicking in periodically. Review: Angelenos Long for Life Beyond the Valley in ‘We Are Your Friends’ 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

On a hot summer’s day, the sun beats down through a canopy of fruit trees and the breeze carries the smell of roasting pork. In New York City's Lower East Side, gardening is a political act of resistance 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

But to fully appreciate its riches, nothing beats a hands-on demonstration. Leaping Caimans and Tasty Piranha in the Wild Amazon 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

The do-it-yourself approach even incorporates a video station where visitors learn to take their pulses in the Tibetan fashion, counting, for example, beats per breath. Exhibition Review: ‘Bodies in Balance,’ the Rubin’s Exhibition on Tibetan Healing 2014-03-14T22:07:34Z

"Haunting, sensitive production that meshes the protagonist's acoustic compositions with sombre, intense beats" – soulculture.co.uk. New band of the day ? No 1004: Ed Sheeran 2011-04-13T16:35:14Z

Maybe 75 percent are men, and they are intent on losing themselves in the never-ending beats. Bo?te: District 36 2010-12-16T06:48:04Z

That and a throbbing aggregation of electronic beats that barely relents until the small hours of Monday morning. Rockness – review 2013-06-10T17:03:53Z

"We've slowed down a lot," Guy said of the album's tempos, adding that many of the songs approach 100 beats per minute — downright stately by house-music standards. Disclosure looks beyond EDM for 'Caracal': 'We've got a lot more to give' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Blurry, sustained tones that might be orchestral or electronic and quiet, shifting fields of static hover over muffled beats and subtly rhythmic washes of noise. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

He opens up what has sometimes been derided as a “mandarin, private sensibility”, showing instead the vital, loving and lonely heart that beats inside each poem. From love to grief to gaiety 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Nash's skill is keeping things minimal; most of the songs here ride crisp, finger-snapping beats augmented by huge synth rushes, while moments of experimentation flutter around the periphery. The-Dream: Love King 2010-12-09T22:59:00Z

Wade, who seems to have a solid shot at the win, had some sort of mess-up in the beginning of “Thinking Out Loud,” later explaining that he had come in “two beats too early.” 'The Voice' recap: Top 12 prove it ain't over till it's over 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

Together, they shared music trivia and made Boogie Down beats rain from the speakers. Q-Tip is ready to be the Kennedy Center’s ‘provocateur in residence’ 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

It’s what explains the particular beats of Miguel’s story and what connects him to viewers regardless of background. Review: ‘Coco’ Brings the Pixar Touch to Death 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

She was not banging out electronic beats at a sold-out club, however. Nídia Is Bringing the Sound of Lisbon’s Ghettos to the World 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

From dark underbelly beats to sheer spectacle, the weekend's performances duly captured the spirit of Wax Trax! A celebration of Wax Trax! and its iconic place in Chicago's music scene 2011-04-17T14:37:00Z

Though set in a different period, fans should expect the same beats from their beloved characters from the show’s contemporary reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales. Watch Holmes and Watson Time-Travel in the New 'Sherlock' Trailer 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

“Heels” hits familiar beats but in confident ways, with flickers of “Friday Night Lights” and “GLOW” peeking through here and there. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

The Glitch Mob: With a devotion to muscular synthetic beats and an almost Black Sabbath-like love of mesmerizing bass lines, the Los Angeles beat trio has been crafting dubstep-inspired tracks for the last eight years. Coachella music fest: 10 picks out of 166 acts 2014-04-09T17:36:48Z

Jack Garratt, from Britain, performed as a one-man band using keyboards and samples to bombard his emotive voice with dance beats. SXSW: From Exclusive Performances to Cellphone Souvenirs 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

Smith’s singing served as a softening agent, a means of humanizing precisely tooled machine beats. Sam Smith finds strength in vulnerability on 'In the Lonely Hour' 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

My teacher, Wasil Tupin, taught French technique, with lots of small jumps and beats, and at the school they taught Russian technique. Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires Aims to Reclaim Glory Days with a New Direction 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z

Its songs are straightforward pop ballads before they get extended with the beats and buildups of trance music, with guest vocalists promising love and empathy in grand choruses. Review: Electric Zoo, a Menagerie Designed for Dancing 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z

"You need to be in that pumping beats area and I'm certainly not." Marina brands career 'a failure' 2011-01-07T14:54:40Z

A weekly radio hour of dramatically told stories with killer beats. Love live storytelling? These 8 podcasts tell the good, bad and mortifying truth 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z

Howls the shrill wind round Chesney Wold; the sharp rain beats, the windows rattle, and the chimneys growl. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 1: Bleak House 2012-02-07T09:59:35Z

By 2013, he listened almost exclusively to jazz and beats, giving him a unique bank of reference points. Cautious Clay Makes Music About Love in the Digital Age 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Bergman’s series probed these questions, and so does Levi’s, in much the same way and over many of the same story beats, with skill if not wild originality. Review: In ‘Scenes From a Marriage,’ a Couple Unhappy in the Same Way 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

It is not always clear which story “The Runaways” wants to tell, and it hits a few too many standard music biography beats. Movie Review | 'The Runaways': Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart as Rock ?n? Roll Idols 2010-03-18T22:06:00Z

“It’s just so interesting that this little white kid from Niagara, who kind of looks like Shaggy from ‘Scooby Doo,’ is making these hard trap beats,” he said. Murda Beatz, an ‘Alien’ in Rap, Can’t Stop Making Hits 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

She constructed her music from loops of her beats, her airy voice and her violin, plucked and bowed in phrases that often evoke the modes of African music. Sudan Archives Is Making R&B Deeper and Stranger 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

Specifically, Weiss is on fire throughout this record, back there maneuvering through beats and rhythms that are as fresh and breathtaking as Tucker and Brownstein's dueling bass and guitars. Sleater-Kinney continues the conversation in 'No Cities to Love' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

The source material is a full-tilt confessional characterizing the vicissitudes of anxiety and depression — not exactly the kind of thing obviously complemented by beats from a successful pop producer. How Fred Again.. Turns Digital Bricolage Into Dance-Floor Weepers 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

“Now,” he says with a sly, self-satisfied smile, I’ll play it “16 beats to the bar.” ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: A Sympathetic Tale of Marriage and Celebrity 2013-05-21T14:47:41Z

Be Humorous Nothing beats laughter when you’re trying to break down walls. 10 Ways You Can Be More Confident at Work 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

But mostly we hear an original score by the D.J. and composer Erica Blunt that largely sounds like hotel lounge music from the early 2000s — samples of muted trumpet with beats. Review: Dance Theater of Harlem Returns to Sparkling Form 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

The dragging beats and sparse, scattered samples conjure up a stoned disquiet: Horace Andy and Shara Nelson's vocals feel aching and sorrowful. Massive Attack: Blue Lines (remastered) – review 2012-12-06T15:29:01Z

When it comes to parenting frustrations, nothing beats the challenges of setting screen limits, picking appropriate media, and figuring out Snapchat. Here’s the secret to raising a safe, smart kid 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z

I can only write comics in four-panel beats, all of which are derived from “Peanuts.” Ivan Brunetti’s “First Date” 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z

"Yeah 3x" follows the formula currently dominating pop radio: There's endless drum loops, crowds cheering and pulsating beats. Review: Brown has R&B on lock, but what about pop? 2011-03-21T18:44:10Z

Having landed his first break in 2007, aged just 18, after sending beats to Gucci Mane's A&R, Mike made his mark four years later with the relentlessly aggressive Tupac Back by Meek Mill. Mike Will Made It is the answer to all your R&B-related queries 2013-05-24T12:00:00Z

A performance by the Beyoncé-approved New Orleans musician Big Freedia is a boisterous, kinetic event: Bodies move, beats knock, spirits lift. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

The heart of a brain-dead person still beats, and circulates blood to the organs, keeping them fresh for their future owners. ArtsBeat: Dick Teresi Talks About the Line Between Life and Death 2012-04-12T18:04:38Z

On that album, “For All We Know,” Nao, a native of Britain, blends sumptuous R&B grooves and hip-hop-inspired beats with her bright, otherworldly vocals. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

“The Intercept” never fully embraces this opportunity, remaining more comfortably ensconced in the immediately knowable characters, reliable plot beats and crisp and clear moral universe we know so well from “Law & Order.” Books of The Times: ‘The Intercept,’ Dick Wolf’s First Novel 2013-01-10T19:26:43Z

They played adaptations of traditional songs and pieces based on traditional rhythms; one drew on the accelerating beats of an ancient ecstatic healing ceremony. Music Review: Basel Rajoub and Saeid Shanbehzadeh at Asia Society 2013-12-08T21:42:02Z

But nothing beats a socially distanced beach day in July and August. Stay home, see your city: Here are 8 Seattle staycation ideas for this summer 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

After suffering heavy losses, the Night’s Watch beats down the raiders from the south and fends off the massive army to the north. 'Game of Thrones' recap: Outnumbered 'crows' wage epic battle 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

She quickly abandoned the chair but not the casual attitude, even as heavily filtered beats, often verging on vintage trip-hop, swelled beneath her. Music Review: The xx and jj: Two Ways to Evoke Soul Sounds That Shrug 2010-04-01T21:34:00Z

Nothing beats a gallery opening for the wealthy to feel wanted. From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

He adds that Morgan “still has the blustery bravado he showed on ‘30 Rock,’ but he’s slowed a few beats, which helps him pull off the bittersweet aspects of the role.” What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘This Is Us’ and ‘The Last O.G.’ 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

Yet, as the film makes clear, a sincere heart beats behind even Lunch’s most gob-smacking declarations. Lydia Lunch’s Infinite Rebellion 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

That fierce opening guitar lick, for starters, and then the beat—Prince’s beats! Dancing to Prince 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

But most of the time, Mr. Barnes stays in a pop universe of verses and choruses, tunes and beats. New Music: Air, Of Montreal and the Jim Black Trio 2012-02-13T23:57:44Z

For decades, an odd woodpecker-like sound, at 10 beats per second, would jam Western frequencies in what experts believed was a Cold War communications weapon used by Moscow. Sundance 2015: As war escalates at home, two Ukrainians take on Putin 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z

“You step into the box, he beats you to death, and the audience, at that moment, laughs,” Teller said. I?m Not Really a Corpse. I Just Played One Onstage. 2011-03-04T00:24:08Z

It clocks in at a hundred and twenty-eight beats per minute and generally hews to the math. “The Bestseller Code” Tells Us What We Already Know 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

Built around Sampha's sighs and strangely pitched vocals that seem to be intoning "way beyond the wave", this is dance music you probably shouldn't try dancing to given the shifting time-signatures and off-kilter beats. New music: Short Stories - On the Way 2013-01-07T10:50:00Z

Its beats are often programmed, but their stops and starts evade expectations. Burna Boy Has the Whole World Listening 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z

“Welcome to Mali” also had a pop sheen over Malian beats. Amadou & Mariam Aim to Expand Audience With ?Folila? 2012-04-13T21:05:13Z

Having a Bond to hand might be cool, but nothing beats actually having an Oscar in your mitt. Trailer Trash's Oscars diary from Hollywood 2013-03-02T12:00:07Z

Sheeran does his best with these tracks, and his voice shines as it twists around his own guitar and Pharrell’s beats, but ultimately his sale of the lyrical material at hand falls short. REVIEW: Ed Sheeran Multiplies His Appeal on x 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z

Mr. Harle’s electronic setup was flanked by a harpsichord on one side and a string trio, but the musicians disappeared after a little Baroque-versus-electronic byplay, and the dance beats and pitched-up vocals began. Review: PC Music and Sophie in a High-Concept Extravaganza at BRIC House 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z

Hitting lovable adventure beats, “Finding Ohana” is as much about reconnecting with the past as it is about swashbuckling deeds and treasure maps. Five Action Movies to Stream Right Now 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

Each one of the numerous indie-rock bands that incorporate synthesizer and dance beats is still following New Order’s lead, even 33 years after its debut album. Your week in Seattle music: Steely Dan, New Order, Lauryn Hill and more 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

The trio transposes the groove into seven-beat measures, retaining the song’s bodily sway by alternating the emphasis between odd and even beats. An Allen Toussaint Tribute by New Orleans’s Modern-Day All-Stars 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

Theater here is a joy: The scene rivals Broadway’s in quality and sometimes beats it in price. A London evening has something for everyone 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

Both were Brazilian-born, a relief for me as my Portuguese beats my French any day. The Delights and Challenges of French Guiana 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

The album’s percussion vacillates easily between’80s-inspired beats and modern hip-hop, which shows Bflecha’s incredible ability to genre hop from blue-eyed soul sounds to synthwave to R&B, while never straying far from new wave roots. From Brazil to Iceland to Korea: Go Around the World In 11 Bands 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

Lady Gaga’s songs are solid, most often pumped up by hefty Euro-disco beats. 2010-01-21T09:05:00Z

It beats being in the middle of cornfields. Blagojevich to serve time in Colorado prison 2012-02-15T04:03:00Z

By general description, these songs are similar to her earlier work: slow and spacious, full of shuddering vocals, with beats that countermand one another or vanish as soon as you clamp your ears on them. FKA twigs Tries a Different Tack on ‘LP1’ 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z

But its creators say that, with its smooth choreography and catchy beats, the production can appeal to a new Broadway audience while raising the consciousness of an existing one. In Tupac Shakur's 'Holler If Ya Hear Me,' an unlikely Broadway trip 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

When the two fell out of sync during a Gershwin medley, Thibaudet said to follow the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise,” because at roughly 120 beats per minute, it was nearly the same tempo. For This Classical Piano Star, a Detour Is Business as Usual 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z

In silence or to pounding beats, the combatants train and practice as the camera all but licks their flexing muscles and rivulets of sweat. | 'Hanna': Daddy?s Lethal Girl Ventures Into the Big, Bad World 2011-04-07T21:24:34Z

Once a large pool of beats has been recorded and a lot of pot has been consumed, Killer Mike helps guide the selections. Run the Jewels Is Rewriting Rap’s Rules 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

When Will, my cocreator and writer, and I were crafting the beats of the feature, we didn't want to prolong hiding the identity of the kidnapper. "Susie Searches": A cautionary tale of a podcaster who finds a missing student & "insta-celebrity" 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z

And it agreed to devote an exhibition this month to the work of whichever unknown artist beats back the challengers on Bravo’s reality show “Work of Art.” Arts & Leisure Preview: Pondering Brooklyn Museum?s Mission and Future 2010-08-05T15:17:00Z

Of course, the festival was full of aspiring hitmakers — far too many songwriters relentlessly repeating their hooks over dull march beats. At SXSW, Stepping Back to Allow Hopeful Artists to Step Up 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

The inspiration has moved in the other direction, too, and grime has evolved to encompass more fluidity and diversity in the beats and styles M.C.s choose to rap over. Grime Transformed British Music. A New Exhibition Traces How. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z

I was a huge fan of broken-beat stuff, and I loved the vibe here, the beats and energy of the sound. MistaJam's 10 tracks for 1Xtra 2012-08-09T19:30:00Z

You start to build beats by manipulating a few of the pedals. ArtsBeat: CMJ: Kirin J Callinan at Glasslands Gallery 2012-10-17T08:54:01Z

Instead, he beats up on his former addict self. John Mulaney's "Baby J" is the latest cancellation comedy reframing a controversial narrative 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z

Instead, “Dogs” underplays these elements and commits to the beats of the slow burn thriller in mostly generic form. ‘Dogs’ Review: Fish Out of Water 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

These beats are part of the language of a Schrader movie. Living With the Men of Paul Schrader’s ‘Man in a Room’ Trilogy 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z

He was an early adopter of the four-on-the-floor beats that now rule pop; he has longstanding alliances with disc jockeys. New Music: Albums by Pitbull, Keyshia Cole and Kurt Rosenwinkel 2012-11-19T22:50:42Z

Two guitars build hypnotic funnel clouds of tones and overtones atop electronic beats that rev higher and faster, until they suggest 1,000 lawnmowers roaring at once. Pitchfork Day 2: Sleigh Bells, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wild Flag 2012-07-15T06:26:00Z

Performed to drum beats and harmonies, every gymnastic move, rifle toss, and flag twirl impressed. Color Guard Teams Meet Musical Luminaries in a High-Energy Spectacle 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

“Nothing beats seeing a new generation of audiences get blown away by a Bergman or a Fellini, a Renoir or a Truffaut,” Mr. Becker said. William Becker, Who Transformed Janus Films, Dies at 88 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

“There’s a new kind of consumer out there, where a vintage Ford Bronco worth $35,000 beats any Ferrari on the road, because it demonstrates a certain reach and individuality in their taste.” With Wristwatches Website Hodinkee, Benjamin Clymer Carves a Niche 2013-12-20T21:44:57Z

So there she was, shivering by her harp, and Lenny looked over and saw she needed clear beats. Playing for Lenny: Musicians Recall the ‘Magical’ Bernstein 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

It seems like early on, you knew you wanted beats and bass. “I’m just weeping and weeping”: Thao Nguyen on how Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead” set the tone for her new album 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

Nothing beats freshly podded, just-cooked new season’s peas, but we must be prepared to bend a little for our sanity’s sake. Nigella Lawson: my life in food 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z

She learned to do everything herself, from producing the huge virtual beats that power Top 10 pop to playing violin for her own string parts. Grimes, a D.I.Y. Indie Sensation, Ramps Up Her Sound 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

Even the Eiffel Tower beats the Shard, with a viewing platform at 276m. The Shard: a visitor's guide 2013-01-08T14:37:22Z

The biggest reason why Easter beats Christmas hands down is the food. ‘Easter is the main event. Christmas is just the warm-up band’ | Stephen Bush 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

Their beats are infectious and these artists have true lyrical mastery. As a white parent, I solemnly swear to never do this 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

And I think we also wanted to retain the complexity of what's going on just with the emotional beats, and experiences, so that there's not an over-articulation of like, "This is about patriarchy." Terence Nance on “Random Acts of Flyness”: How HBO’s most daring show gets made 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

While the Shake originated in Harlem in the 1980s, the dance resurfaced when Baauer laid down some new beats to complement the old shimmying movement. Everyone loves a dance craze 2013-03-07T13:30:00Z

This is his version of celebrating all together, as one nation . . . but under a groove he grabbed from other people that gave the form its beats, meaning and measure. This Juneteenth, "Atlanta" will give you all the insights you need on how America co-opts a holiday 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z

A mad scientist breaking beats down to their molecular level, seamlessly stitching loops and reshaping them into something with preternatural groove. Prediction: Madlib + Kanye West = OMG 2010-06-28T23:16:00Z

He jokes about STDs, has a violent, drunken temper tantrum in front of some small children and beats up some slightly older ones. A ranking of bad Santas, from naughty to vice 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z

The human heart may have a predetermined number of lifetime beats, and I was blazing through my quota. Shattered by childbirth 2014-03-16T00:00:00Z

In the Bartok, the prosody was a little French-sounding — short notes sometimes too light, even when on strong beats — and there were a few stray intonation problems near the end. Some ‘perfect cello playing’ by Marc Coppey 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

Featuring sleek synths and booming beats, it's one of his more extrovert tracks. New music: James Yuill – Lost In California 2012-12-06T12:21:00Z

It begins with a slippery tune, woodwinds dominant, as tart chords punch out accents and off beats. Review: U.S. Youth Orchestra Inspires a Chinese Counterpart 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z

The album's other tracks hew closely to the signature LCD sound: analog synthesizers, processed guitars, expertly programed beats and layers of live drums and percussion. LCD Soundsystem raises glass to "Drunk Girls" 2010-04-24T15:29:00Z

Most of the new songs frame her voice with synthesizer lines and programmed beats that promise pop transparency and impact. St. Vincent Makes Her Move Into Pop With ‘Masseduction’ 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

Looking back, maybe these were the notes that were missing in my life, the beats that fill the spaces between other beats. "Funky Drummer" Clyde Stubblefield, keeper of James Brown's beat, never truly got his due 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

Brutally minimalist Canadian rock, welded to synthesizers and drum-machine beats, served raw. Capitol Hill Block Party 2011 preview and top 11 acts 2011-07-21T14:29:07Z

It’s an unexpectedly soulful film, one whose advertised dependence on trendy dance beats doesn’t obscure the tensions of growing up. Max Joseph on Catfish and We Are Your Friends 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Grime is skeletal and skittish — producers are as essential as rappers — and grime beats are often as striking for what’s missing as for what’s there. Skepta and Dizzee Rascal Illustrate Grime’s Push and Pull 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

At launch, according to the flight surgeon’s report, Armstrong’s heart rate is up to 110 beats per minute. ‘Apollo 11’ Review: The 1969 Moon Mission Still Has the Power to Thrill 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

As two women played guitars and sang in harmony, a male drummer played adamant, unswerving beats. Music Review: Counseling Women on Self-Respect Amid Tunes of Punky Rage 2010-11-21T23:04:00Z

Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ free dance is set to French duo Daft Punk’s electronic beats and is meant to illustrate an avant-garde intergalactic love story. Nathan Chen demonstrates new era of music in figure skating 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

The collaged soundtrack, edited by Mr. Johnson, moves between heavy beats and pop to a more ominous throb, complete with forest sounds. Dance Review: Burr Johnson at Danspace Project 2012-06-03T21:30:53Z

It's a prime Brad Pitt movie -- arguably the prime Brad Pitt movie -- and an American fable about a battered but lovable divorced dad who defies conventional wisdom and beats the odds. "Moneyball": Brad Pitt's wonk-friendly Oscar contender 2011-09-23T00:01:00Z

Money Mark's vintage keyboards spread grease over the hard-hitting if uncomplicated beats. Beastie Boys cut nostalgia with beats, humor 2011-04-29T16:25:21Z

Nothing beats witnessing this kind of larger-than-life portrayal onstage, of course. Review: Bryan Cranston Shines as Lyndon Johnson in ‘All the Way’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

"Kenan" looks like a multi-camera sitcom and follows the beats of one thereby enhancing our awareness of a live studio audience's absence and the omission of any manufactured punch-up. "Kenan," "WandaVision" and the case against forcing laughter into grief 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z

This is the heart of the movie but it beats too faintly. "Robin Hood" drops tights in new extreme makeover 2010-05-10T04:13:00Z

Although some people prefer audio books, podcasts or ambient sounds, many others depend on bumpin’ beats and stirring lyrics to keep themselves motivated when exercising. Yes, music helps your workout routine 2013-03-24T12:00:00Z

Or is it something more heartfelt, like suddenly this has clicked into sync with my metabolism and these are the beats per minute I want to be rapping over? The Year in Pop: Viral Stardom and Martial Dance Music 2012-12-28T17:07:10Z

There's certainly little that Wynton Marsalis would recognise as jazz here – there are no swing rhythms at all for starters, with most of the songs using either straight, unsyncopated rock beats or gentle calypsos. London jazz festival 2012: Where has Jan Garbarek gone? I miss him 2012-11-14T17:21:38Z

“In the tradition of Black folk, call-and-response and the drum beats throughout our entire being, in the rhythm of how we speak, in artistic pieces and on that Apollo stage.” Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

My favorite of the American films, Ingrid Jungermann’s “Women Who Kill,” is a comedy so low-key and diffident, not to mention morbid, that it can take several beats to catch on to the jokes. The Tribeca Film Festival at 15: A Packed Lineup 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

They chatted casually, occasionally broke into little dances, or stood with their heads bobbing to the beats. | Partying, Not Just Posing 2010-09-16T17:38:00Z

Currently that sound requires thick, dynamic hooks and choruses, lots of beefy beats and a three-dimensional presence that works to envelop the listener's world. Ariel Pink plugs into 'Pom Pom' buzz in his own singular style 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

I’ve never had to hit emotional beats this extreme and with such frequency.” Theater: ?On a Clear Day? Now Centers on the Psychiatrist 2011-11-27T05:27:19Z

But for the most part he speaks through slippery, nervous, quick beats with industrial churn. Playlist: Screams That Charmed, and Other Overlooked Highlights 2010-12-31T19:54:24Z

“It sold more than any other Davis album, and fully launched jazz-rock with its multiple keyboards, electronic guitars, static beats and clutter. Davis’s music became progressively trendy and dismal.” 53 Years After Miles Davis’s Album, a Fresh Spin as ‘London Brew’ 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

A small, loving family beats an extended heartless one. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Listen to the little birdie that tells you to let people empty their own nests 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

I’m just a reporter, and they didn’t cover sick beats in journalism class. Never buy off-brand Silly String and other lessons from mascot boot camp 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

Hey, it still beats watching a chorus member get their sternum crushed to the melodies of Slash. Will "The Book of Mormon" save Broadway's soul? 2011-03-25T14:26:00Z

The men’s dancing was unstrained, with beats cleanly executed. Mikhailovsky Ballet's 'Flames of Paris' makes rousing West Coast debut 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z

“This afternoon and evening beats the hours after 9/11 for the most hysterical news cycle I’ve ever seen,” Michael Dougherty, senior correspondent for the Week, tweeted Monday. Pre-election scoops are arriving at warp speed: A skeptic’s guide. 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

The arrangements are versatile, too: stark and eerie for When Doves Cry by Prince, warm and tender for Use Somebody by Kings of Leon, and enriched by electronic beats for the brothers' own material. Scala & Kolacny brothers: How Creep made a choir go global 2011-07-14T20:29:01Z

The changes in design are not hidden at all: Here, the singers intone the numbers of the beats. A Pulse-Slowing Playlist for an Unmoored Time 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

If you like energy, if you like attitude, if you like tough beats with black rhythms with a bit of soul and a bit of realness, come and check out the Prodigy.” The Prodigy’s Keith Flint dead at 49 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

The lowest-common-denominator beats and formulaic repetition make the album an unsatisfying experience, but Chase & Status come into their element live. Chase & Status - review 2011-03-13T15:00:19Z

For a digitally savvy teenager, earning that kind of money for making NFTs beats mowing grass. Teens Cash In on the NFT Art Boom 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z

That isn’t to say that the Mountain Goats don’t have dance-along beats, because they do, it’s just that the lyrics are far from typical deep-feeling rock n’ roll motifs. Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on Songwriting for Tormented Souls 2012-09-25T15:00:13Z

Lights flashing in time with the beats, it was as seductive and accessible a spectacle as the marathon itself. The Bang on a Can Marathon, With Steroidal Energy 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

It was just important that the beats sounded a certain way. Q&A: Nicki Minaj on new music and 'American Idol' 2012-11-20T15:49:12Z

Like the half-time beats and heavy bass lines. Interview: Seattle-collaborating British electronic act SBTRKT 2011-10-25T15:15:06Z

A few beats later and his gaze is again directed up, but now at Rustin, who’s towering above King, challenging him. ‘Rustin’ Review: A Sidelined Civil Rights Activist Comes Center 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z

At the time, Hunt wasn’t the only Nashville performer deploying hip-hop references, but he was by far the most comfortable; his fluency didn’t call attention to itself with of-the-second slang or overbearing beats. Sam Hunt Brought Hip-Hop to Country. After ‘Old Town Road,’ He’s Back. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z

After all, he thinks, "curly kale, as a work of the imagination, beats Shakespeare". Top of the crops: cabbages in art 2010-12-01T23:59:00Z

The same could be said for the filmmakers, who hit predictable beats in this disposable comedy. ‘Let’s Be Cops,’ a Comedy About a Ticket to Confidence 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Shmurda is even teaching himself how to produce beats, wanting a hand in all parts of his debut album. Bobby Shmurda’s New Lust for Life 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

It puts Mensa's agile, high-energy delivery at the center of a kaleidoscopic array of multi-part arrangements that blend programmed beats and live instrumentation. Vic Mensa steps up 2013-09-05T19:39:00Z

He returns to the grandmother’s house where James is staying, beats up James, ties him to a chair and pries banking information that allows him to begin stealing the inheritance. Review: ‘Two Step’ Scuffles Around With Petty Criminals 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

But it’s all in a day’s work, and it beats the kind of laboring Belle Vie’s pre-Civil War staff used to do. Books of The Times: ‘The Cutting Season’ by Attica Locke 2012-09-05T21:12:22Z

Irreverent skits, rambunctious beats and a host of characters populate this noisy debut, and Beardyman manages to create memorable personalities and original sounds. Beardyman: I Done a Album - review 2011-03-17T21:59:01Z

And she is silent for more than a few beats. Women’s power dressing enters the enlightened era

But Levinson beats you to it, such as when he ruminates on his decision to take a boat out of Yemen through pirate-infested waters. Eat, Pray, Laugh 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z

In the 10-minute “Black Lake,” the strings offer austerely distant counterpoint and, at times, long-sustained chords that conjure stretches of unbearable solitude; march and dance beats heave up at times, then disappear. Björk’s ‘Vulnicura,’ From Deep Within 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

The beats of the plot, then, become tangential to the overall impact of the film: It’s a quiet, elemental nourishment of the senses. ‘Yanagawa’ Review: Her Spell 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

A D&B sound system pumps out the beats. Nebula, a Big New Club, Wants Manhattan to Dance Again 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

Artists have taken to the internet, sending out livestreams, prerecorded streams, streams from the archives — almost all with the implied caveat that nothing beats the real thing, the real sound. We Heard Our First Live Music in Months. Nothing Beats It. 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

The details, shaking strings, swooping inner lines, chugging Minimalist beats all had extraordinary vitality. Review: Make this L.A. Chamber Orchestra guest conductor feel at home 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

He plays on this one, but for the first time the band utilized an outside producer in Rich Costey, who expanded Death Cab's sound with spacey synth textures and crisply propulsive beats. Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard steps through the fire 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

It’s a kick to hear that middle-of-the-road 1960s pop sound, with catchy rock beats rising to big brassy choruses. Perspective | Are jukebox musicals like ‘The Cher Show’ dumbing down Broadway, or just giving us what we want? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Brazilian choro music is an important part of her repertoire, as are Afro-Cuban music, New Orleans beats and Israeli folk songs. Portland Jazz Festival highlights African-American and Jewish collaborations 2011-02-10T00:35:06Z

G, Pitbull and Will Smith recycled Mr. Rodgers’s productions over hip-hop beats and rode them once again to the top of the charts. Nile Rodgers: Still Chic After All These Years 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

But these contrapuntal beats are too infrequent, and the director, Urie, hasn’t worked enough nuance into the more antic sections. Review | Too much monotone in ‘Bright Colors’ at Studio Theatre 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

A few beats later, we hear “The Jean Genie” by David Bowie pulsing faintly in the background over the action. Behind the music on “Vinyl”: There are Strokes cover bands that sound more like Lou Reed than this 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

It’s somewhat wince inducing when Mr. Petronio delivers emphatic statements like, “The heart that beats beneath my dangerous flesh is mine.” Dance Review: Stephen Petronio, Joined by Wendy Whelan, at the Joyce 2012-03-08T00:28:50Z

There is a breakout quality to Blanco's beats as well as her rapping. Mykki Blanco – review 2013-02-03T00:07:03Z

Nothing beats the feeling of giving a gift, and a recent study may prove it. 7 Habits of Thoughtful Gift Givers 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

I never read “Course of Honour,” but the fannish heart of “Winter’s Orbit” beats strong. Mystery Boxes and Budding Loves: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

Here, a model is not only willing to accept the ungentle ministrations of what looks like a rotating drill bit, but she’s also ecstatic, entering a trancelike state that beats more conventional job perks. ‘Kink,’ a Look at the Pornography Industry 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Across a patiently paced seven-minute reverie of synth chords and skittish electronic beats, their voices entwine balletically, as if locked in some kind of otherworldly dance. Shakira and Ozuna’s Breakup Bachata, and 7 More New Songs 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

It's almost a fashion cliché by now that nothing beats a great white shirt, but Swimmer says "get one with an interesting collar, or neckline, or tuxedo pleating down the front." A dash of white to cure your winter woes 2011-03-01T16:59:03Z

As Deadmau5 supplies dance grooves, dub-step loops and house beats, people dive into mud pits and cheer when the sheets of rain pick up in intensity. Lollapalooza Day 3: Rain, more rain, and a Foo Fighters finale 2011-08-08T05:32:00Z

A few beats later – after a creamer shatters, cups full of coffee burst apart and three phones explode one after another -- comes, "a conference table would have blown up here." "The Good Fight" maps a way to pull victory out of a string of losses 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

At the premiere of the Rite of Spring in Paris in 1913, the crowd booed while Nijinsky, in the wings, frantically called out the beats so that Dhiagilev's dancers could follow the music. My Beethoven moment 2010-09-07T20:30:00Z

He’s still, she says, “the most stubborn man I’ve ever known,” but as Raylan says, playing off the last line of the pilot, “It beats angry.” Justified Watch: It Beats Angry 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z

He's not afraid to rap about his past mistakes, supplying inspirational rhymes filled with Christian values backed by well-produced secular hip-hop beats. Review: Gospel rapper Lecrae's new album is solid 2012-09-04T17:31:05Z

“Breathing Underwater” is filled with soaring beats that harks to Haines’ other band, Broken Social Scene, and seems ready-made for licensing in a Gossip Girl episode. Dude vs. Chick Rock: Is There a Music Gender Divide? 2012-06-12T13:29:51Z

"I must have gone through 200 to 300 beats," he says. Eminem, clean and sober, draws on new inspiration 2010-06-25T23:23:00Z

I like listening to beats a lot, I'm impressed by craftsmanship. Erykah Badu 'I'm not a feminist, I'm a humanist' 2010-03-24T11:48:00Z

And through the label, we got a lot of beats sent to us. ArtsBeat: Real Beats, Fake M.C.s: A Conversation With the Guys of The Lonely Island 2011-05-06T13:05:14Z

The word “two” lasts for eight beats, giving us more than a moment to wonder, two what? Review | Bill Callahan found domestic bliss. Then he wrote the great apocalypse ballad of 2019. 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

But when it all falls into place, nothing beats the experience of improvising music in an unusual space, a place with an atmosphere, an inherent otherness. A man, a theremin and a horde of London Bridge commuters 2010-08-26T21:14:00Z

What beats there are on this first, elegant song – Guts No Glory – are just finger-clicks. Deptford Goth – review 2013-04-27T23:05:38Z

Presented with an agitated camera and a bare minimum of subtitles, “A Prayer Before Dawn” adheres to neither the familiar beats of the boxing movie nor the claustrophobic machinations of the typical prison drama. Review: ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ Drops a British Boxer Into a Thai Prison 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

"A heart of the city; a strong heart that beats calmly." Italian literati in campaign to save Trieste's historic Caffè San Marco 2013-05-29T18:26:39Z

We cut them into strips and we tape them into an outline of like 45 beats. ArtsBeat: The 'Mad Men' Season That Almost Wasn't: An Interview With Matthew Weiner, Part 1 2012-03-07T13:00:32Z

And my heart rate was also a few beats above normal without my trusty thermometer. The one device that gives me confidence when cooking meat 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

“The way he cuts up beats is amazing. The end result doesn’t really sound like what we were aiming for, but that’s probably a good thing.” At 20, Radiohead’s “OK Computer” becomes an album for the Trump era 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

Not the alpha male that made some bad decisions, but the omega male, the one the alpha male beats up to prove a point. The best antihero now isn’t a badass: “Better Call Saul” is the brilliant, pathetic counterpart to prestige TV’s bold angry men 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

As vexing as gardening with pests might be, it beats watching the news. Birds, chipmunks, snakes, insects: At some point, the gardener feels like an intruder 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

My heart beats like a drum, but I manage to understand what you tell me. A letter to ... my father, who I can’t stand to be around when he’s drunk 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z

Despite the many voices featured on the album, the sound is unified under a groove, built on Odesza’s multi-layered melodies, spaced-out beats and cinematic charm. Odesza's "Say My Name" Gets a Star Slinger Remix: Premiere] 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

Affleck's Argo rightly suggests the futility of violence, but also means to retrieve lost pride, this time with the story of an America that always beats the odds. Zero Dark Thirty and Argo don't do justice to Arabs 2013-02-20T13:00:00Z

The high, piercing bleats of vocals over capricious electro beats are fail-safe crowd pleasers. Pop Music Choices for New Year?s Eve 2011-12-29T23:59:04Z

Eight or more duffs were used for the beats, primarily supported by timpani and other percussion from a synthesizer and mandolins for the melody, along with further processed elements. ‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Is a Worldwide Hit, but It Draws on Very Local Traditions 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z

The Northwest States begins with a pop melody and lyrics about lost love over programmed beats and a nice rumbling bass line. Putting the world's music blogs on the MAP 2010-10-15T11:52:00Z

His sound has evolved into a fusion of traditional hip-hop and R&B with electro-funk and soul, creating throwback songs with contemporary beats. Rapper Big Boi brings electro sounds to new album 2012-12-11T19:25:00Z

The versatile voice that made Ms. Clarkson the first winner of “American Idol,” can sail through just about any arrangement: rock, ballad, arena-country and, most often at the moment, anthems pumped with dance beats. Review: New Releases by Kelly Clarkson, Sannhet and Asleep at the Wheel 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

Nobody beats French when it comes to writing pub scenes fraught with tension. Tana French’s Irish Western Features a Retired Lawman and a Missing Boy 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z

They toyed with dance beats, keyboard chords and bass lines — thickening the song and then thinning it again. The Inside History of ‘Where Are Ü Now’ 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

And there's a rare treat in room two where one of the fathers of UK ambient, Mixmaster Morris, serves up an education in beats, breaks and sonic funfoolery. Clubs picks of the week 2011-03-19T00:06:36Z

Though the official events of the day were over, the forests and fields covered with thousands of tents were throbbing with the beats and bass grooves of innumerable homegrown dance parties. Disco Biscuits? Accessory: A Festival of Their Own 2010-07-16T21:48:00Z

As always in Moss’s work, too, there is an ominous quality, slow uncanny beats from an extra subwoofer or two, mighty but muffled. ‘Summerwater’ Makes an Intimate Study of Social Class Out of a Long, Rainy Day 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

Ms. Everdell plays keyboards, and Mr. Friedman handles the programming, sequencing beats and bass lines. Music Review: Mining Multiple Sources for Synthetic Character but an Organic Effect 2010-12-14T06:00:18Z

The song is a rager, filled with her breezy rap, tough talk and dance-friendly electronic beats that show off her skills as a rapper and lyricist. Listen to Lizzo Get Tough On "Luv It": Song Premiere 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

I'm noticing general daily divisions of "images," "beats," "rock" and "acoustic." Cairo announces 'Expo 89' fest, 'Coastal Sightings' comp 2011-11-22T17:57:13Z

Softly they tapped faint beats onto the floor, building rhythms as they broke away briefly to swipe their thighs, dipping into new grooves. Review: Michelle Dorrance Returns to the Joyce. Where’s the Zip? 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

His beats on these albums are unmistakable: minimal clompers like “Undastandz Me,” “Got It” and “Back in Business” that give his father loads of space to cram words into. Critics' Choice: New CDs by Sharon Jones, E-40 and Bill Callahan 2010-04-04T21:55:00Z

With Spanish guitar and hand clapping, the show's four dancers combine the sharp percussion of tap with the classic movements of flamenco to create an exhilarating interplay of texture and beats. This week's new dance 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z

Nearly 60 years later, Chuck Klosterman is faced with an even steeper task, but in his latest book, the short story collection “Raised in Captivity,” he beats no retreat. Review | Chuck Klosterman tries to make sense of our absurd reality in ‘Raised in Captivity’ 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

At its most adventurous, the group infused the songs with samba and bossa nova beats and classical textures. Tierney Sutton Reimagines Joni Mitchell Songs 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

At a certain point comes the chorus, a woof in step with the beats. New Albums From Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Sleaford Mods and Owen Pallett 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

He adds that "director Francis Lawrence delivers on what dramatic beats half a novel affords him. You just wish there were more of them and that they provided a more complete, more satisfying story arc." 'Mockingjay -- Part 1' is stretched thin but holds, reviews say 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

When he’s on the mic, beats are less constraints than canvases—he doodles on and around them with abandon. REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

He did everything on it: scratches, beats, raps. Music Monday: Butts, Vitamin D, Usher 2010-04-05T19:01:00Z

It’s a computer construction of programmed beats, sampled flute lines and disembodied voices behind Uchis’s supremely blasé lead vocal. Jazmine Sullivan’s Meditation on Courage, and 10 More New Songs 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

She should keep her cynicism to herself, and being honest about your own feelings beats blubbering in the corner. Perspective | Ask Amy: Engagement puts strain on in-law relationship 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

Contrary to its title, melancholy new album “Alone for the First Time” is filled with collaborators from the margins of Soundcloud, all of whom sing over or add to Hemsworth’s springy beats. Your week in Seattle music: Rufus Wainwright, Deck the Hall Ball and more 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z

And its club beats carry more introspection and insecurity than escapism or simple hedonism. Review: Hot Chip’s ‘Why Make Sense?,’ Rooted in Dance Music’s Past but of the Now 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

Later, at a different venue in the same building, R&B singer Falcon Sierra showed off her vocal range over plain, forceful beats. Upstream: Day 1 of new music fest brings modest crowds but good energy 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

That message can still scare us, and perhaps more so in Berg's miniature than in the big beats of Stravinsky. Stravinsky and the modernism that still stirs 2013-01-03T07:30:01Z

At a time when so much pop speaks of constriction — with narrow singsong melodies, metronomic beats and desiccated instrumental tones — La Havas is determinedly expansive, and anything but mechanical. Lianne La Havas Traces the Arc of a Romance 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

I keep sneaking out to check the now almost clear sky as the sun beats down. How we turned present-day Manchester into 1950s America 2013-07-19T08:00:04Z

It was easy to listen to these lyrics, crafted with a dance floor-friendly straightforwardness and clarity, and hear beats pulsing and whooshing beneath them. | Bright Light Bright Light Strips Dance-Pop to Its Bare Essence 2014-04-28T22:42:19Z

In the 1990s, leery of its own pretensions, U2 remade itself with electronic beats and artifice until it came to a dead end with its 1997 album, “Pop.” U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

When Tree’s raunchy correspondence with his many girlfriends is exposed, Belinda beats him up with a 5 iron. Books of The Times: Golf Phenom, Not Tiger Woods. Sure. 2011-06-30T21:03:11Z

“Trenches,” from an album due next week titled “Street Sermons,” rides the minor chords and trap beats that often accompany antisocial boasts. Weezer’s Rock ’n’ Roll Nostalgia Trip, and 10 More New Songs 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z

“I’m talking about soulfulness, deep feeling, the space in between the beats. How to say a lot with a little.” Booker T. Jones, Soul’s Ultimate Sideman, Takes the Lead at Last 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

A very young girl beats him badly at chess. David Shields: Literature saved my life! 2013-02-09T00:30:00Z

A few beats later, without meaning to, he lands the season's first walloping punchline. "Barry" returns three years later and is funnier and darker than ever 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z

And the English band Factory Floor mixed the human and the electronic, with fast, relentless beats matched and elaborated by a very hardworking drummer, in a set that built toward an ominous frenzy. Critic’s Notebook: Moogfest 2014 Unfolds in Asheville, N.C. 2014-04-28T22:13:11Z

We also grow great rice that routinely beats Japanese rice in blind taste tests. Born in Japan, and Now Made in Brooklyn: Sake 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

This gang of 10 – MCs plus in-house producers because, like OF, they don't want to rely on jacked beats, they create their own mellifluous mayhem – appeared in a puff of smoke last year. New band of the day: Piff Gang (No 1,326) 2012-08-08T15:32:50Z

Kendrick doesn't miss any of the beats of her character, playing hopeful, scorned and frustrated with the right mix of naturalism and theatricality. 'Selma' crafts an intimate portrait of the civil rights movement 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

Ford was bringing an unlikely mix to town: country rap, combining hip-hop beats and rhythms with country-themed rap or spoken-word lyrics. Despite hits, no radio love yet for country rap 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z

Narration is barked through a megaphone, and words are usually secondary to the music: loud beats of a drum, cymbal or gong, backing Mr. Schumann’s screechy violin and razzy kazoo. | Bread and Puppet Theater: Bread and Puppet Theater?s ?Attica? and ?Man of Flesh & Cardboard? 2011-12-12T22:23:55Z

The opening line is “Long waves beat diagonally against the beach,” and so the past beats diagonally against the present, Central Europe beats against America. A New Translation of an Anti-Heroic German Doorstopper of 1968 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

Not every team beats the clock and some miss gates along the way. Vashon’s sheepdog trials a treat for dog lovers — and knitters 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

There was no need for fanciful décor: the uninhibited dancing, throbbing beats and spilled drinks were their own kind of decoration. Scene City: In Brooklyn, Two Days of Peace and Music, Sort Of - Scene City 2011-10-18T17:34:46Z

“Focus more on the dramatic beats first,” he said, “and the humor will come naturally with the characters.” The Carpetbagger: For '50/50's' Writer, the Hardest Part Was the Drama 2012-01-13T19:56:38Z

He's been described as "a one-man futuristic dance party who calls to mind Beck in the studio with Diplo, with beats as cerebral as Orbital but as club-ready as Calvin Harris". New band of the day – Robert DeLong (No 1,449) 2013-02-11T16:52:59Z

It’s knowing most of the beats that lead up to the sinking. I've never seen ... Titanic 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

“Anger Management,” the new mini album from Rico Nasty and the producer Kenny beats, is wild, boisterous fun. The Playlist: Taylor Swift Wants to Start Over, and 7 More New Songs 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

Leguizamo uses tracking shots and Latin beats on the soundtrack to pull viewers into the story. With "Critical Thinking," John Leguizamo directs a rousing "Stand and Deliver"-style chess story 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

The lyrics derive largely from found text, speeches and interviews gently massaged to fit Byrne's rhythms and DJ Fatboy Slim's beats. Here Lies Love – review 2013-04-23T13:53:26Z

The film follows the same basic beats as the original, with a group of explorers discovering a downed flying saucer in a remote location and being killed off one by one by its elusive passenger. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

The motley quartet wailed, murmured, keened, droned and danced through 20 minutes of a multi-ethnic collage of pulsating beats, raucous tunes and plaintive laments. BSO, Marin Alsop usher in new year with flashy, energetic concert at Strathmore 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

The music that Hayes recorded from 1969 through 1971 has since supplied the hooks, beats and textures for more than 500 songs by other artists. Meet the Musicians Who Gave Isaac Hayes His Groove 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

Its smoky beats and dramatic strings are being draped all over the year's emerging stars. Yasmin, Emeli Sand? and Maverick Sabre are taking a trip back into trip-hop 2011-08-05T23:12:01Z

Flores sounds clueless when asserting the presence of classical influences and African beats in metal. 'Death Metal Angola' proves more rookie effort than rock film 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

Despite 100 years of science, the flu virus too often beats our best defenses because it constantly mutates, or changes. Could there be another super-flu? The possibility worries scientists. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

The acid house explosion prompted the controversial "rave clause" of the Criminal Justice Act, which gave police the right to break up gatherings for music legally characterised as "a succession of repetitive beats". Manchester Sound: the Massacre – a new play talks raves and revolutions 2013-06-07T13:42:29Z

Are you at a point now where people approach you with beats that they hope you’ll use on your songs? ArtsBeat: Real Beats, Fake M.C.s: A Conversation With the Guys of The Lonely Island 2011-05-06T13:05:14Z

The word “four” gets another eight beats, and the image at the end of that breath is truly horrific. Review | Bill Callahan found domestic bliss. Then he wrote the great apocalypse ballad of 2019. 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

While it’s easy to rely on the shorthand of countless wartime movies to signal Charles’s ascendancy, Dana’s own story deserves a few more beats. ‘A Journal for Jordan’ Review: Reflections on Love Built and Lost 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

Sprightly beats are ransacked from Bernstein’s own “West Side Story” and “Trouble in Tahiti,” losing their spring in the process. Review: ‘Mass’ Brings Out the Worst in Leonard Bernstein 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

New album "Swing Lo Magellan" focuses more on programmed drum beats, while still presenting a rock band creating its own idea of soul music. From Snoop Dogg to Neil Diamond, Seattle is music city this week 2012-07-18T22:12:07Z

On “Water’s Rising,” the experimental producer Djrum creates a swirling ambrosia of clinking beats and dreamy piano while Lola Empire sings of infatuation in a distant but declarative tone. The Playlist: Blood Orange’s Fragile Pop, and 11 More New Songs 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

It controls tempo — faster here, slower there — and indicates how many beats occur in a measure. Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z

“Now he gets a million messages a day asking to send him beats,” the younger Mr. Findling said. Atlanta’s #BillionDollarLawyer Is Looking Out for Your Favorite Rappers 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z

He set up keyboard patterns that would continue as loops, tapped beats on a drum machine, or sat down to a drum kit to play, using brushes to stay subdued. Music Review: London Grammar, British Pop Band, Avoids the Cliché 2014-01-16T23:27:43Z

As our pulse races to 120 beats per minute, we will begin to lose fine motor skills — the ability to fit a key into a lock, say. One year after the San Bernadino attack, learning to survive is a routine part of life 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

Multi-colored balloons, masquerade masks and wigs, a huge rainbow flag and a St. Bernard dog ushered in the seventh Delhi Queer Pride parade, with many shaking their hips to drum beats. Hundreds march in New Delhi for gay pride in Modi's India 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

Like its gyrating, spasmodic staccato beats, “Get On Up” refuses to stand still. ‘Get On Up’ Stars Chadwick Boseman as James Brown 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

And nightclubs in Calangute are routinely packed with rowdy tourists jumping in unison to pounding beats. 36 Hours in Goa, India 2010-03-12T04:04:00Z

But nothing beats wading through the array of documentary evidence for a visceral sense of the passions, hard work, ingenuity, commitment and very real changes that these women wrought. Arts & Leisure: ?Pacific Standard Time? Art Exhibitions in L.A. ? Review 2011-11-10T16:57:42Z

“I wanted to avoid one timeline becoming a flashback to another one, so there are equal beats in both. It creates a kind of dance between the stories.” In ‘The Girl Before,’ Minimalism Offers a Dangerous Sanctuary 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

The crackling old soul samples don't add their traditional warm glow: they either spin gratingly out of time with the beats or else are fragmented into piercing squeaks and squeals. Kanye West: Yeezus – review 2013-06-17T14:56:34Z

Saturated with sampled timbres and driven by sputtering hip-hop break beats, Mr. Marks’s music is bright and sentimental, at times even cloying in a manner meant to evoke anodyne commercial Christian pop. Music Review: Boy Meets Girl in Matt Marks?s ?Little Death, Vol. 1? 2010-07-09T20:31:00Z

I love how she chooses beats that are unexpected and out the box. New music: Azealia Banks – BBD 2013-01-02T14:26:59Z

The result: stripped-down beats, meticulously layered synth patterns and distorted guitar. Fujiya & Miyagi combine electronica & rock 2012-01-26T21:22:04Z

"I care about beats, I care about snare drums, deep chords, and lyrics," she says, but her songs are less forays into sampladelic avant-garde bop than exercises in hip-pop fun. New band of the day – Dena (No 1,335) 2012-08-21T16:01:51Z

Nothing beats a good cortado, the strong Spanish coffee, before a long drive. 2010-01-14T03:45:00Z

As far as cake goes, Easter, again, beats Christmas hands down: simnel cake and the unimaginatively named Christmas cake are cousins of a sort, but simnel cake is tastier and easier to bake to boot. ‘Easter is the main event. Christmas is just the warm-up band’ | Stephen Bush 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

His sound is polyrhythmic, blending folk, electronic, African beats with even a hint of the typical guitar solos that reigned late 1990s alt-rock. How SInger-Songwriter Dan Croll Is Shaping the ‘New’ Liverpool Sound 2013-04-10T17:00:12Z

If your husband beats you, he can be charged with a felony and, in most urban areas, you can escape to a battered women’s shelter. Women’s rights is the longest revolution 2013-02-21T17:14:00Z

The room roars and rumbles with sounds of different beats. The human heart becomes a work of art in new exhibit 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

They deployed keyboards and computers, with Mr. Reznor often playing guitar and Mr. Cortini sometimes on bass; the beats were programmed. Music Review: How to Destroy Angels at the Apollo Theater 2013-05-01T15:23:06Z

She draws on club beats like trance and techno but never settles for the repetitiveness of much dance music; it’s a funhouse of an album, with sonic jolts and gimmicks that she spent months on. Music: Even Offstage, Lady Gaga?s Ready for the Stage 2011-05-18T13:02:40Z

Then, to an audible metronomic pulse of 72 beats per minute, the performers repeat earlier sections of the work in new juxtapositions. Music Review: Collaboration at 72 Beats Per Minute 2011-06-26T21:54:06Z

Schrader likes playing with film form but he isn’t interested in conventional heroes and beats, and even when he hits familiar notes he does so with his own destabilizing rhythm and pressure. ‘The Card Counter’ Review: A Gambler’s Existential Solitaire 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

It's an unusual set up, with vocals being played from a backing track while the lads fill in the beats with drum pads and analogue synths, but they make it work. SXSW music festival: Solange, Death Grips and Kendrick Lamar 2013-03-18T16:49:11Z

“Hawkeye” promises the signature buoyancy of the Marvel franchise, with its alternating beats of one-liners and explosions, as well as some narrative consequence. Jeremy Renner Takes Aim at TV in ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

But even as it uses loops, programmed beats and complex algorithms, Autechre’s music defies the easy repetitions and obvious grids of so much electronic music. Autechre Worked in Isolation for Decades. Now It’s Unintentionally Timely. 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

Though the production is fine as it is, the intriguing preamble through the bowels of the theatre proves that nothing beats getting lost in a good book. Bleak House 2010-07-11T21:16:00Z

But nothing beats the intimacy of physical intimacy when it comes to impersonation. The Secret Actress on sex scenes: my co-star warned ‘forgive me if I harden' 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

Stephen is dreaming of selling beats to top acts but has yet to learn the industry; their love is as young as their business experience. In Max's hilarious and heartfelt "Young Love," I saw my own life 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z

To the left, people are being tortured in a dungeon; to the right, a grizzled man beats a bass drum before a stage displaying a man tied upside-down to a standing woman. Review: ‘Max Beckmann in New York,’ a Belated but Full-Blown Homage to a German Modernist 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

“AM” heads for a more contemporary California, where lean desert rock meets low-slung hip-hop beats. New Music: 2 Chainz, Arctic Monkeys and Keith Urban Release New Albums 2013-09-09T22:11:48Z

On a 2016 tour she even stripped her hits to voice and acoustic guitar, revealing the poetry that was sometimes overpowered by the beats. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

“People started saying that we didn’t write melodies and beats,” he added, then shot out a joking expletive, as if responding to the charge. One Opera Opening Would Make Any Composer Happy. He Has Two. 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z

As he said in an email interview, he makes between four and seven beats a day on Ableton, and he already had a particularly hot one that fit the cadence of Cardi saying “coronavirus.” How Cardi B’s Off-the-Cuff Video Became a Coronavirus Anthem 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Sandico is already getting noticed for the beats he is bringing to the Sanders party. The House D.J. of the Bernie Sanders Campaign 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

The party is a protest against a new law targeting gatherings that blast music with “repetitive beats.” ‘Beats’ Review: A Last Hurrah, and a First Trip 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

He starts with field recordings, samples and beats, and then builds up long songs, surrounded by a band, grabbing its sounds, weaving them together and creating transitions on the fly. The Week Ahead: Feb. 5 ? 11 2012-02-03T17:18:06Z

One reporter says she beats the minder system by calling officials at home or on their cellphones on weekends. And minder makes three: For White House interviews, it’s never just one-on-one

Animal blood or rare steaks may act as substitutes, but for most vampires nothing beats fresh blood. Interview with a real-life vampire: why drinking blood isn't like in Hollywood 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z

She doesn’t need to worry so much about when the drums come in, or how many beats per minute a song clocks in at, or if she’s repeating the chorus enough times to become familiar. Sara Bareilles Takes Her Slice of Broadway With ‘Waitress’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

Then there was her muscular storytelling, which, like her drawing, was economical and effective, hitting just the right beats, both funny and dark, introspective and observant. An Artist Whose Comics Tell Us What It’s Like to Be Depressed 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z

Aside from the fact that the filmmakers made the puzzling decision to repeat the plot beats of a widely derided trilogy capper, the film didn't even do anything particularly inspiring with the old material. What can we learn from the "Dark Phoenix" flop? 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z

“That’s been a discussion for a few years now. Nothing beats knowing that the body you’re watching has been through that experience. ‘Oh man, another human being did that?’ Stunt star turned Extraction director Sam Hargrave: 'Charlize Theron is the bravest actor I know' 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

Once Brody turned double agent, did you see all the beats for the rest of the season leading up to the finale or were you finding it as you went along? ArtsBeat: Your 'Homeland' Questions Answered 2012-12-14T16:46:42Z

Both the stagecraft and the synth beats retreated for the encore, a three-song tribute to Joy Division, Sumner and Morris’s band before New Order. Review | Nearing 40 years together, New Order’s sound is still thrilling 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

“UnREAL” can make solid use of small beats. ‘UnREAL’ Season 2, Episode 6: Breakdown 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z

He was beloved by his contemporaries and a small following of fans for his off-kilter beats — and he was not known to talk to journalists often. J Dilla Was a Revered Rap Producer. A New Book Deepens His Legacy. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

But the exhibition certainly beats the usual idea of luxury goods shut up in their own ivory tower. Special Report: Fashion: Milan Exhibit Blends Luxury and the Digital World 2011-09-23T17:59:03Z

It is even more guitar driven — Mr. Miller discovered a model, the Jackson USA Soloist, that he loves — and more narrative and lyrical, with a crisper focus on arrangements and harmony over beats. Music: The Indie Band Sleigh Bells? New Album, ?Reign of Terror? 2012-02-14T12:00:01Z

The pulsating rhythms of the drums and chorus are contagiously propulsive, and they feel more organic than many synthetic beats. ‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Is a Worldwide Hit, but It Draws on Very Local Traditions 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z

Lyrically, she’s on point and honest over beats and sounds that range from rap to rock to country and pop. Associated Press’ album of the decade: Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

The rhythmic beats of his rise-to-fame story, about a teenage singing hopeful who enters a televised competition, are comfortingly familiar. ‘Teen Spirit’ Review: Elle Fanning Can Sing. Who Knew? 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

HeeHee, who beats out an adorable pig for the job of cute animal sidekick on the voyage itself, is a lot like Becky, the addled loon in “Finding Dory.” Review: ‘Moana,’ Brave Princess on a Voyage With a Chicken 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

To find the truth and the beats and the moments and the connection to the four other guys, I’ve had to really touch a fear of weakness, of panic. Just the Guys, Candid and Rugged 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z

Burna Boy He’s one of the most prolific leaders in bringing Afro beats to the forefront. John Boyega Won’t Let Go of ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Coming to America’ 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z

The two drummers developed a rhythmic style combining jazz and conventional beats that became a signature of the band. Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks dies at age 69 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

His playing centers on heavy oscillations between the strong and weak beats, and never lets up on a groove. With Sons of Kemet, Shabaka Hutchings Brings London Jazz Into the Spotlight 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

The first revelation of a pervasive corruption comes when Benjamín's rightwing rival beats murder confessions from two innocent immigrant workers. The Secret in Their Eyes 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

At only seven weeks I heard her in the heartbeat — 160 beats per minute blossoming into life. Finally, a Wedding. It Was About Time. 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z

Lange’s first full-length album as Helado Negro, “Awe Owe,” blended some of the sounds of his South Florida upbringing into warm bilingual jams, weaving whimsical freak folk into mellow beats and melting marimbas. Helado Negro at the End of the World 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Benjamin guides the music from glassy slides in the violin and celesta to dreamy passages punctuated by rhythmic beats. Orchestra of St. Luke’s Explores George Benjamin’s Influence 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

“Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” is a deeper plunge into Mr. Yorke’s personal purgatory, a realm of blurry keyboard tones and fractured dance beats, of somber tidings that are crooned with eerie equanimity. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Releases a Surprise Album 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z

“It was music made in a closet with beats stolen off the internet.” SZA Almost Quit Music. Now She’s a Grammys Contender. 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

Vernon Reid, a prominent rock guitarist, mixed funky beats and electronic textures with the recorded voices of former slaves in “Ghost Narratives,” an intriguing concept rendered muddy and indistinct by the room’s acoustics. Music Review: Bang on a Can Marathon at Winter Garden 2010-06-28T22:19:00Z

Indeed, the documentary’s most illuminating beats come from the photographers’ recollections of private moments with the queen, when they observe her guarded persona punctuated by flickers of vulnerability. ‘Portrait of the Queen’ Review: Seeking Fresh Angles on a Familiar Face 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z

Insomnia by Iraqi Bodies portrays a search for tranquility within an uncertain world, while Le Cris is a duet that creates a trance-like state to music combining Arabic chanting, Maria Callas and disco beats. Dance picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:19:00Z

Featuring synthy dance beats, electronic flourish and propellant energy, the record sits alongside similarly infectious endeavors from his impressive discography such as “Odelay,” “Midnight Vultures” and “The Information.” All of the L.A. arts events and exhibitions to check out this fall 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Lotic — flanked by dancing fans onstage — was sparser and crisply kinetic, using programmed variants on carnival and hip-hop beats under a quick-changing assortment of vocal and instrumental samples. An Apt Basement Celebration of Tri Angle Records 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

One was warm, rigid electro, with extra drums between the beats and Nagano singing about "something missing in the soul." Concert review: Little Dragon at Nectar 01/12/11 2011-01-13T20:23:07Z

There are some familiar gang-drama beats here, but the cinematography alone is worth tuning in for. What You Should Watch: ‘The Profit’ and ‘Gomorrah’ 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z

The MC's eyes stare down the crowd as if they're prey, and his arms remain in perpetual motion, reacting to minimalist beats and trunk-rattling bass. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z

The production is dry as a bone, all finger-click beats, big lazy bass drops and strange vocal samples that fade in and out. New music: Angel Haze – New York 2012-07-04T06:00:00Z

Joseph proudly beats his breast when he talks of "my ancestors", makes a series of catastrophic tactical errors, and self-deludedly announces, in speaking of Caesar's killing, that "we shall be called purgers, not murderers". Julius Caesar – review 2012-06-07T00:13:00Z

The nickname, a reference to widespread street violence, was popularized by Chicago’s Chief Keef and other drill rappers, whose style is lyrical nihilism over menacing beats. Lonnae O’Neal: Some say Spike Lee’s ‘Chiraq’ gives Chicago a bad name 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Then wait two beats to make sure they're not just taking a breath. Perspective | Ask Amy: Woman seeks romantic renovation 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z

The beats in his speech were rhythmic, and there was always a grace to his movements. Yasiin Bey was one of rap’s brightest stars. His farewell concert was a stirring reminder. 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

Neeson is fine and gets to hit his standard action movie beats, like growling out threats and bedding a much younger woman. ‘Memory’ Review: Getting Too Old for This 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

The 10-track album's inclusion of reggae-influenced beats and dance jams may polarize listeners, but its snappy wordplay and deep introspection will appeal to a wide demographic of music lovers. Billboard CD reviews: Christina Aguilera, Korn, Jewel 2010-07-02T21:49:00Z

He recalled entering beat battles in which he was the only one playing his beats live. Music: Lots of Beats, but No Drum in Sight 2011-02-13T01:06:05Z

This week’s episode is the sixth of eight in Season 5, though the beats are straightforward enough to follow even without a background in this lovely show. What You Should Watch This Weekend: Shows for Mother’s Day and Free TV 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

There's silence for a couple of beats, then a rattle of outrageous laughter. Rod Stewart: 'I thought songwriting had left me' 2013-04-19T05:00:01Z

That album paired seething electronic effects with rubbery, layered beats and anguished lyrics. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Aug. 1-7 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

Sensitive to the nuances of culture and the blurred boundaries between homosocial masculinity and homosexual desire, “The Wound” is affecting and suspenseful even as it hits a few predictable beats. From Brooklyn to South Africa, 8 Filmmakers to Watch 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

The recordings featured infectious dance beats and the dubbed sounds of crowds and applause. James Last, German bandleader who had brassy pop hits, dies at 86 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

Detroit’s techno refracted some of the robotic electronic sounds and beats introduced in the 1970s by German bands like Kraftwerk through American house music and hip-hop, making those artificial sounds funkier but no less foreboding. In Berlin, Still Partying in the Ruins 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

In wedding melodies with cutting-edge textures and beats, Steele says he strives to create “emotional dance epics – I want to make people dance and cry at the same time.” Flux Pavilion aims to inject dubstep with 'emotionally epic' songs 2012-06-14T20:33:00Z

Mary-Lou has got us covered though, and lets an almighty scream out, beats her breast and bangs the table. Winner, winner, stricken dinners: from Doctor Foster to Succession, TV's most awkward meals 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

He began creating his own lukewarm impressions of Timbaland beats and was eventually introduced to electronic dance music. Krewella puts twist on dance music 2013-06-13T16:29:00Z

You cannot imagine the power with which my heart beats. | 'Prophecy': The Legacy of Wars in Karen Malpede?s Play 2010-06-10T23:30:00Z

Music has a way of bringing people together, and Miranda’s catchy hooks and insinuating beats are hard to resist. Even without Lin-Manuel, 'Hamilton' opens in San Francisco as vital as ever 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z

The spirit is what makes a story work, not the specific beats. Forget "The Rise of Skywalker" — the only "Star Wars" sequel you need is this episode of "Community" 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

The Norwegian electronic duo Röyksopp periodically sets aside dance beats for ballads. Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

"REMIXtape" is a smooth shot of some local but mostly national contemporary rap and R&B. The songs are all remixes, with new beats by Kuddie Fresh, a Seattle producer recently relocated to Atlanta. Friday Favorites: DJ Topspin and Kuddie Fresh's "REMIXtape" 2011-01-07T17:56:05Z

At her best, programmed beats, distorted guitars and synthetic instruments only sharpen the twang in her voice and the brashness of her attitude. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

A raging metaphor, to be sure, and lovely, too, as this harvest sure beats my daily work of noxious weed abatement i.e. Harvesting Grapes in France, With Champagne as Reward 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

Only George Martin beats him for production number ones as well.  Did Max Martin really just win his first Grammy? 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Tristram Kenton Each punch lands with a thump; at times the blows fall so quickly they sound like the beats of a panicking heart. Sucker Punch; Welcome to Thebes; Alice 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z

Before graduating high school, I was hospitalized for a week for bradycardia—medical jargon for a resting heart rate of a mere 39 beats per minute. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

He watches it land by her foot and stares at it for several beats. At Studio Theatre, the elevator operator runs this show 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

During the opening up-tempo numbers, he seemed to be lip syncing and his sluggish, lazy dancing didn't match the oomph of the beats. Review: Bieber not in pop star form at concert 2013-08-01T13:04:29Z

Manipulated beats doubled as metal trashcans getting kicked down an alley. Tune-Yards thrill sold-out Lincoln Hall 2011-05-11T14:16:00Z

In one especially left-field scene the normally milquetoast Matthew beats and robs a drunk while “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” moans on the soundtrack. Movie Review | 'Harlem Aria': A Saint Among Sinners, With Operatic Dreams 2010-03-04T23:29:00Z

The hefty programmed beats, emphatic electronic hooks and gargantuan choruses of current pop are the framework that Annie Clark, a.k.a. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

The central choice we made on Day 1 was this: Sea beats land. Where rain forest meets seashore: In Costa Rica, do it all without breaking the bank 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Then, suddenly, an aircraft is taking off indoors, and the beats finally crunch in, cracking and snapping. The Chemical Brothers 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z

Nothing beats a trousseau with our standby roast chicken, but I’ll gladly go in a different direction later that week. The When and Why of Amontillado 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z

Clyde taught me the rhythm three against two — three beats with one hand during the time that the other hand plays two— then he told me to switch hands. "Funky Drummer" Clyde Stubblefield, keeper of James Brown's beat, never truly got his due 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

“Down With Love” takes its beats from the Hudson-Day comedies, but it winks back at dozens of cinematic confections from that period. ‘Down With Love’ 20 Years Later: Celebrating the Phoniness of Rom-Coms 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z

But there are enough amusing bits, lively visuals, cute music cues and nice emotional beats to carry the day. 'Blended,' with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, is fun 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

That beats hands down a previous VIP performance for a group of congressional representatives. Prince William and Catherine to visit Skid Row 2011-07-05T22:46:04Z

Elsewhere there are some excellent songs in this score that challenge what musical theatre is about: broken beats, samples, chord progressions far from your average ballad. King Kong - review 2013-06-16T20:43:38Z

By the end you may feel bamboozled, though, as you discover that beneath all the Artforum-style Jabberwocky talk beats the racing heart of a Jackie Collins novel. London Theater Journal: A Weekend of Hedonism and Hope 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

It’s about beats; a lot of it is about beats. Playlist: David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors on the New Album 2012-07-02T12:00:00Z

Pop songs — "This Is a Man's World" and the James Bond theme "You Only Live Twice" — get Arabized with beats and vocal melismas. Ballet Preljocaj's 'Les Nuits' seduces but is problematic 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

This season we didn't know the specific beats of the finale until several weeks before we wrote the script. ArtsBeat: Your 'Homeland' Questions Answered 2012-12-14T16:46:42Z

Laughing surely beats crying all the time, and while the tableaus and squirting blood are gently morbid, they are also and finally proof of life. ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Review: A Father’s Painful, Funny Goodbye 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

Denied entry to the conducting class at the Paris Conservatory, partly because he beats time with his left hand, he formed Pygmalion in 2006, drawing on friends and performers he knew. A Rising Conductor Who’s ‘Not Just a Pair of Hands’ 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

In the early-90s, the Staten Island crew patented a blend of raw minimalist beats and eastern fantasy that turned their gritty urban narratives into tales of great mystery and heroism. This week's new live music 2012-07-13T23:11:05Z

For keyboardist Andrew Hartley even being able to hit the right two keys on the right beats is an accomplishment his teachers are amazed he has been able to achieve. The Stars Band: 'why shouldn't disabled people have a great album cover?' 2013-05-30T12:33:50Z

“And at the end of the day it beats digging holes.” A Faux Matt LeBlanc in Showtime?s ?Episodes? 2010-07-23T20:18:00Z

Only “My Song 5” evinces a personality -- a collage of elephant noises, spastic beats and operatic bombast. Haim, 'Days are Gone' review 2013-10-03T15:40:00Z

Billy, though, is a dark-hearted carnival barker who beats his wife. Joshua Henry Does Whatever It Takes, in ‘Carousel’ and as a Father 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

But the open, sincere emotion over electronic beats got through to the masses anyway, and resonated. Ben Gibbard’s Postal Service isn’t giving up 2013-07-11T22:34:15Z

There was electronic dance music, Caribbean beats, trap/R&B and ballads, each a showcase for a different outfit and a different persona. 5 Standout Moments From the 2016 V.M.A.s 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z

The recent songs get to their anthem side more quickly — less skiffle and accordion, more march beats and trumpet — perhaps responding to larger crowds and clubs. Music Review: Of Monsters and Men, From Iceland, at Webster Hall 2012-04-08T21:49:31Z

"It's hard enough to mix beats together when dealing with laptops," says Rana Sobhany. Hey, what's that sound: iPad 2011-03-25T15:32:17Z

Even so, one wishes for a few more flares of insight here, elucidating "beats" in the scripted score that help light a path through this purgatorial "no man's land." 'No Man's Land' at ACT: Pinter without a map 2012-08-23T17:55:05Z

After a few beats, the door would close and then open again to reveal another piece of clothing, and so on, until, presumably, the dancers were naked, unseen by the audience. Third Rail Troupe Takes Over Governors Island House 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Beneath Walter's black comic's mask beats the brain of an ethical philosopher and the heart of a romantic. 'Beautiful Ruins': Jess Walter's dark, clever look at Hollywood entertainment factory 2012-06-21T17:28:03Z

Around him, the music uses synthetic textures, programmed beats and surreal layering to carry a decades-old tradition into the 21st century. Leon Bridges Brings Southern Soul Into the 21st Century 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

Buzz in too late and, well, another contestant beats you to the punch. It’s not about IQ: How to win on “Jeopardy!” 2014-02-23T23:00:00Z

Despite warnings from her lawyer friend, Megan agrees to consider the offer — first accompanying Kyle to the film festival — because it beats waiting tables, and because she actually likes him. Review | ‘The Arrangement’ is quite clear: It’s a drama based on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

The beats are awkward, and I’m challenging Daniel because he’s giving me eyes. Why Brandon Perea’s ‘Nope’ Audition Made Jordan Peele Cry 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z