Local Talent: The Pietasters

Once I decided to come to D.C. for college, I recognized one of the perks was the local music scene, specifically the ska scene. The D.C. ska scene jumped off in the early 1990‰’s with bands such as The Checkered Cabs, Boy O Boy, The Skunks and of course The...

The Music Safari: Cro Has Serious Flow

Behind an eerie panda mask hides Cro, a young German rapper who writes and produces all of his music. He calls his genre “raop,” a portmanteau of the words “rap‰” and “pop.” He self-released two mixtapes in 2009 and 2011 before he was finally signed by...

DJ Spotlight of the Week: Iulia Gheorghiu

Name of show: Killin’ It Radio. Listen up as you wake up on Mondays, 7-8 a.m.! Three words to describe your show: Quite the killer. What can we expect to hear on your show? I try to keep it pretty upbeat. After all, I‰’m trying to wake people up! The music...

Feedback: Cover Culture

During a recent radio show, I played two covers, the first being BADBADNOTGOOD‰’s cover of three Legend of Zelda pieces. I assumed that most people would recognize the beat of the old video game classic, even shrouded in a layer of smooth jazz. When I played the...

Local Talent: Toye

You may have seen Toye Adenekan around campus, probably minding his own business. Little did you know, you were in the presence of an accomplished rapper. To date, Toye has put out 19 tracks on his Souldcloud and has many more planned for the future. He may seem...