SAR Academic Freedom Media Review, January 28 – February 3, 2012

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Up by his bootstraps
Corydon Ireland, Harvard Gazette, 2/2

Scottish universities facing ‘politicisation by SNP’
Simon Johnson, The Telegraph, 2/2

Among the Majority
Michael Berube, Inside Higher Ed, 2/1

Shared Dissonance
Kaustuv Basu, Inside Higher Ed, 2/1

Quiet revolution, but tasks loom
Glenn Withers, The Australian, 2/1

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Paolo Nutini

Paolo Nutini

Paolo Nutini

The catchy, infectious 2006 hit New Shoes that probably brought a smile to your face the moment you heard it and might even have made you go out and buy a pair of shoes, was the debut effort of a young Scottish artist named Paolo Nutini.

His second album, Sunny Side Up, was released this summer and it is a fascinating collection of songs.  Nutini’s style is not easy to classify.  I was a bit surprised to learn he was Scottish, in part because of his name but also in part because there is something about his sound on certain tracks, both here and on the first album, “These Streets” that has kind of a European lounge act feel to it.  The Jazz influences in his songs are unmistakable.  But he’s supported the Rolling Stone and Led Zepplin in concert, and the Rock and R&B influences he cites are also very clear in his music, too.

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Nutini’s songs are “cool,” sophisticated and they seem like they come from someone with and experience of life well beyond his 22 years.  Here’s one video.  Check it out.

Paolo Nutini – Candy