The James Logan Courier

By Glenn Gamboa
Newsday (MCT)

Is there a band more maddening than Maroon 5?

Yes, Adam Levine has a distinctive, soulful voice. Yes, the band, especially guitarist James Valentine, knows how to lay down a great groove. That's what makes the haphazard, half-finished results they turn out on Hands All Over (A&M/Octone) all the more exasperating.

One minute, Maroon 5 is firing on all cylinders, with the '80s throwback "Give a Little More" and its undeniable dance hook. The next minute, Levine is whining as he counts down from five and rhymes "zero" with "hero" in "Curtain Call."

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

The Board of Education on Tuesday night received a student achievement report for the 2009-10 school year from the Division of Teaching & Learning.

Chief Academic Officer Wendy Gudalewicz told the Board that while New Haven students as a whole are meeting state proficiency goals, the District is not closing the gap between its highest -and lowest-performing subgroups. As a result, the Division is in the process of establishing specific goals for subgroups in 2010-11, in both English/language arts and math.

From wikipedia:
John William Coltrane (sometimes abbreviated "Trane"; September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was beatified by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane.

Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He was prolific, organizing at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. As his career progressed, his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. His second wife was pianist Alice Coltrane, and their son Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist.

Visit JohnColtrane.com.