Attendees arrived at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. on the night of June 4 for a prom that, although maintaining tradition in certain aspects, featured unique additions to separate it from those of years past. While the junior class board of the Student Government Association placed anContinue Reading
This spring has been an exceptional season for the rap industry. First Beyoncé shocked the world with her visual album Lemonade in late April, and then Drake came out with Views less than a week later. Now, Chance the Rapper has dropped his third mixtape, titled Coloring Book, last Thursday,Continue Reading
Famous for her breakup ballads, Adele made a strong return with her album 25, which was released on Nov. 20. Her single “Hello” from the album dropped on Oct. 23, and broke the record for the music video on VEVO to reach 100 million views the fastest—the record was previouslyContinue Reading
Country music fans across the region once again flocked to Jiffy Lube Live on June 6th for the semi-annual WMZQ Fest which is sponsored by Washington’s country music station, 98.7. Every summer, various country music stars perform at the highly anticipated concert, allowing suburban Northern Virginia residents to feel asContinue Reading
For those who enjoy spending excessive sums of money on marginally better sound quality, the new music streaming service Tidal, which is owned by Jay-Z, is perfect for you. For the rest of us, there’s a myriad of seemingly identical streaming services which do not cost an extra $120 aContinue Reading
Country music is an acquired taste; it’s not for everyone. Often harped on for dwelling on repetitive guitar rifts and song subjects and for their inability to progress beyond the stagnant barriers of the American Country music is an acquired taste; it’s not for everyone. In fact, it’s often harpedContinue Reading
Paulina farley-kuzmina The newly renovated auditorium and music rooms opened to students on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The original opening date was scheduled to be around Thanksgiving, but was pushed back to Jan. 20, and then finally to February. “Nothing unexpected caused the delay; it was just that the work wasContinue Reading
Over the years that Silversun Pickups have been recording music, they’ve been almost constantly compared to 90’s-era shoegaze, punk rock and psychedelic rock bands — think Smashing Pumpkins or My Bloody Valentine.
Their most recent release, Neck of the Woods, seems to actually try to embrace that association with the past. The resulting blend of ambience with grungy guitar hooks, ethereal vocals and thrumming bass is an homage to a time when rock was constantly being redefined. In doing so, Silversun Pickups have created one of the best albums of the year.
Rule of Thirds, the debut album from Azure Blue, is the perfect example of why indie music is often more impressive than its mainstream counterpart.
Lately, the electro and dance music scenes in America have been dominated by few artists and even fewer styles.
Skrillex, David Guetta, Deadmau5 and Bassnectar are some of the big names that may come to mind when thinking of the genre.
Interestingly, there is far more depth to dance than dubstep. It can be more conventional, emotional and lyrically rich, as evidenced by Azure Blue.
Through a medium of Philadelphia blues and jazz with numerous spin-offs of various soul artists blending into his own style, John Legend collaborates with the well-known band The Roots for the first time in the album Wake Up! The soul-induced artist incorporates a mix of R&B voices from a StevieContinue Reading