1,000 computerized re-creations of the past. The rare footage shows Jewish children in Nazi Europe, sleeping on streets, stealing food, comforting one another. This experimental rock band is the intersection of pop and avant-garde. Guitar dissonance and spoken word poetry are often abrasive, yet from these elements, the band creates a lush, atmospheric sound. Maybe it's because pop singer Colleen Fitzpatrick, aka Vitamin C, has tapped into teen schmaltz, a mightier force than teen angst.
Radio stations add to the allure, playing messages from local teens during instrumental breaks.
On Milwaukee's WXSS-FM, kids spoke of friends, fears, science experiments that blew up. But a backlash is brewing. The Sims 2. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 3. MP Roller Coaster Tycoon 4.