Uncategorized
“Take Care” Takes Over
The release of Drake’s long-awaited sophomore album, Take Care, has added a whole slew of potential hits to his already impressive repertoire. It’s hard to believe that his first single …
Read MoreTag: Music
Uncategorized
Youth Lagoon Justifies the Hype
Since the release of The Year of Hibernation, Youth Lagoon’s Trevor Powers has become something of an indie darling; rave reviews have come from Pitchfork, Metacritic, BBC Music, and, in …
Read More
Uncategorized
Newsic Music November 14th-20th: Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga Debuts “Marry the Night” Teaser, Breaks From Creative Director The Gaga is back with a new teaser for “Marry the Night,” her fifth Born This Way single. The …
Read More
Uncategorized
Andrew Jackson Jihad Play the Middle East
Last week an incredible band played the penultimate show of a six-week tour in the frigid north of Cambridge. Andrew Jackson Jihad is an acoustic punk band from Phoenix, and …
Read More
Uncategorized
Album Review: Los Campesinos!’s “Hello Sadness”
With today’s North American release of their fourth studio album, beloved seven-piece, Welsh indie-rockers Los Campesinos! have turned down the fuzz and amped up the sadness on their appropriately titled …
Read More
Uncategorized
‘Men Being Manly III’ Proves That Real Men Sing A Cappella
I love a cappella music, and I love men. Therefore, it’s no surprise that I thoroughly enjoyed the Boston University Dear Abbeys’ joint show with the Tufts University Beelzebubs, “Men …
Read More
Uncategorized
Don’t Print That: An Interview with the Dear Abbeys
The Dear Abbeys may not need an introduction. The all-male acapella group is well known on campus, to say the least; they routinely play to standing-room only audiences. Many a …
Read More
Uncategorized
Joker’s Vision Does Dubstep Right
Dubbed the “King of Bass Music” by XLR8R Magazine, Joker calls his sound “Purple Music”: a blend of ambient, grimey and unexpected dubstep (a piano even makes an appearance!) that …
Read More
Uncategorized
Upcoming and Unexpected: White Female Rappers
In a largely male- and African-American-dominated genre, it can be tough for underdogs to catch a break. The phrase “white female rapper” can be cause for a double take, but …
Read More
Uncategorized
YouTube: The Future of Television?
YouTube: the land of the free and the home of infinite cat videos. It’s where we all got our first taste of “Shoes,” the baby singing “Hey Jude,” and “Charlie …
Read More
Uncategorized
My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ Turns 20
Now that the media hoopla surrounding the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind has finally subsided, we can focus on the real masterpiece of the 1990s: My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless. On …
Read More
Uncategorized
Friendly Fires: A Tale of Two Paradises
The music business is always brimming with contradiction. A person who is quiet and unassuming off-stage can turn into a rock god on stage. I guess you could say that’s …
Read More