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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013
MUSIC
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Australian indie rock band releases first full-length album
LYNDSEY HAVENS
lhavens@kansan.com
Atlas Genius, an indie rock band from Adelaide, Australia, released its debut full-length album today. This band of brothers from down under consists of Keith (vocal/guitar), Michael (drums) and Steven Jeffery (bass), as well as Darren Sell (keyboard).
The name of the band comes from the fact that two of the members have incredible map-reading skills.
The band's first EP, titled "Through the Glass", was released last June and included its hit single "Trojans." The single was the first
song that the foursome wrote, recorded and produced in their studio. Michael felt that since they all had a lot of ideas for songs, "it was important for us to have our own studio where we could experiment and hone in on our sound."
According to the band's bio, they all "devoted their days to constructing their dream studio and spent their nights performing songs by The Police, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones at local pubs to pay the bills."
Soon enough, the offers started rolling in. Several record labels expressed their interest in signing the band. In order to make their decision, a trip to America became necessary. Last April, the band signed with Warner Bros. Records.
"We felt a connection with them," Keith said in the band's bio. "Everyone there feels very creative and dedicated to the music."
Realizing that the music industry is a hard one to break into, the band originally never expected much to come of its music. Just a few years ago, their main focus was on their studies and work. After the success of just one song though, they could sense they were onto something that deserved more time and attention.
Keith expressed his changed per
spective on the band's bio.
"Knowing we had this audience that was waiting on new songs, we had a much greater sense of purpose than we had before," Keith said. "It was really exciting to know that there were people who wanted to hear more of our music."
The new album, titled "When It Was Now", is currently available and can be purchased on iTunes or the band's website as a CD or digital album.
Edited by Paige Lytle
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Atlas Genius, an Australian indie rock band, recently signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records. The group was named for two of the members' superb map-reading abilities.
INTERNET
'Harlem Shake' craze continues to take over YouTube
LAKEN RAPIER
lrapier@kansan.com
RYAN MCCARTHY
rmccarthy@kansan.com
There have been thousands of 'Harlem Shake' videos uploaded to the Internet over the past few days. Here are some of the best from around the Lawrence area and on
from around the Lawrence area and
campus. All the videos are from YouTube.
KANSAS STUDENT SECTION ON ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY
This video takes the No. 1 spot, not only because it is completely awesome, but it was also recorded live during Saturday's basketball game against Texas. The nation's best student section just got better.
WESCOE BEACH
An impromptu video on Wescoe Beach allowed students who couldn't make Saturday's game an opportunity to shake things up on Sunday.
KANSAS ROWING
The rowing team is in sync with this video. Not to mention their costumes give the men's basketball team a run for their money.
KANSAS VOLLEYBALL
The Kansas volleyball team jumps on the bandwagon with this hilarious video. This video grabs the No. 4 spot for the simple fact that they all did an amazing job keeping straight faces.
CL STYLE
Who doesn't love a cute little Jayhawk fan? Don't let the vertical video deceive you; this is one of the cutest Harlem Shakes out there.
KANSAS PBP EDITION
The women of Pi Beta Phi packed a lot of punch into their quick video.
KANSAS DORM VIDEO
Who doesn't love a light saber and Steve Carell? This video rounds out the countdown with their creative use of props.
And of course...
KANSAS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
Men's basketball is not to be forgotten, but it's nearly impossible to compete with Ben McLemore doing his signature dance while wearing a chicken head. Only complaint - I had to watch the video a few times before I was able to spot Tyler Self.
Edited by Jordan Wisdom
WATCH ALL THESE VIDEOS ONLINE, RIGHT NOW!
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