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How Do You Burn? The Afghan Whigs

How Do You Burn? The Afghan Whigs

The Afghan Whigs’ new album How Do You Burn? is introduced with the passionate and fast paced I’ll Make You See God, an aggressive start to a set of songs that defy definition within a singular genre. How Do You Burn? is a refreshing fall album that tells a story of...

The 1975 at Their Very Best (And Most Aware) 

The 1975 at Their Very Best (And Most Aware) 

The 1975 is notorious for catchy indie pop tunes with witty, yet sometimes incomprehensible, lyrics. However, on their newest album Being Funny In a Foreign Language, released on October 14th, lead singer Matty Healy once again proves that he can deliver clever lyrics...

Notes with Nicole: Songs for Bad Dream 

Notes with Nicole: Songs for Bad Dream 

Hi! Welcome to Notes with Nicole. Today I wanted to highlight some songs that capture the essence of a bad dream. Some are comforting, some parallel the feeling that sticks with you after dreaming of something you wish to forget. Also, at the end I assign each song to...

The Temperature is Finally Below 70 (Almost) Consistently!

The Temperature is Finally Below 70 (Almost) Consistently!

Get your flannels, boots, and pumpkin spiced everything out: it’s officially fall. The leaves are finally starting to change colors, and you can put on a sweater at 8 am without having to change into a tee shirt by noon. With autumn comes the overwhelming need to put...

ITS OFFICIALLY STICK SEASON

ITS OFFICIALLY STICK SEASON

On October 17th, Noah Kahan and Adam Melchor officially kicked off fall with their performance in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Fillmore Silver Spring was the perfect venue for this concert. The hardwood floors gave it a rustic feel that accompanied the folk music...

Dehd: Concert Preview

Dehd: Concert Preview

Dehd is stopping in DC on their ambitious world tour with their fourth album, Blue Skies. Co-lead singers Emily Kempf and Jason Balla are supported on drums by Eric McGrady in this three-piece indie rock group from Chicago.  Covid was not enough to stop the group from...

WVAU & UnCL – Del Water Gap – Renan Rocha

WVAU & UnCL – Del Water Gap – Renan Rocha

From flipping burgers in New York City to playing sold-out shows throughout North America and Europe, Del Water Gap, also known as S. Holden Jaffe, had his first London show this past week at the Camden Assembly Pub. The crowd, which sold out the show within 15...

Now Playing: You’re Going Through a Phase and You Need Help

Now Playing: You’re Going Through a Phase and You Need Help

We’ve all been there—you’re going through a phase, and you just can’t seem to escape the same music you’ve been listening to for days, weeks, months (years?) on end. I’m right there with you. The people who follow me on Spotify are probably tired of seeing me listen...

Color Theory: Beige

Color Theory: Beige

Hello! Welcome to Color Theory! This is my little column about how people like to group music. One of my favorite people on Spotify is Carly Bogie (@hahahkcoolgtgbye). Carly makes the most fantastic playlist known to man; you should definitely check them out. One...

Gorillaz: Concert Preview

Gorillaz: Concert Preview

Throughout their 24 years as a band, Gorillaz have remained an influential, indescribable and era-defining force in popular music. Despite ostensibly consisting of four animated members, the “virtual band” is a result of the collaboration between two artists, British...

Jonathan Richman: Concert Preview

Jonathan Richman: Concert Preview

71-year old Jonathan Richman, former frontman and founder of The Modern Lovers, has had an immense effect on modern-day punk and indie rock music throughout his 50-year career. Largely inspired by the Velvet Underground, proto-punk band The Modern Lovers ( featuring...

What is it Really Like Inside Harry’s House? 

What is it Really Like Inside Harry’s House? 

“Welcome to Madison Square Garden! I’d like to thank Harry Styles for taking the night off,” Billy Joel joked to the roaring crowd. Joel took the stage on one of the few nights Madison Square Garden - temporarily “Harry’s House” - was not occupied by its artist in...

Spotify Playlist #154: Music of New Jersey

Spotify Playlist #154: Music of New Jersey

There’s something in the water in New Jersey that produces such a great amount of musical talent. Or maybe it’s just the Newark smell. Either way, there’s no denying that New Jersey is where lots of our favorite musicians call home. Surprisingly, it’s also where a...

Best Stomp and Holler Artists to Listen to this Fall

Best Stomp and Holler Artists to Listen to this Fall

Stomp and Holler is the type of music that is hard to describe in terms of category. This is why I believe it is best to describe it in terms of the vibes that go along with it, rather than the music itself. Stomp and Holler music is exactly what the name suggests:...

Becoming Your Parents: Radio Free Washington DC

Becoming Your Parents: Radio Free Washington DC

The first time I heard “Radio Free Europe” by R.E.M., I was a high school freshman, still branching out from the middle school faux-emo bands that paved my preteen years. My dad played it for me one night after asking me what music I was listening to. I sat beside him...

TOP 5 POP PRINCESSES THAT YOU AREN’T PAYING ATTENTION TO

TOP 5 POP PRINCESSES THAT YOU AREN’T PAYING ATTENTION TO

The pop world has been overtaken by many new female stars like Dua Lipa, Lizzo, and Doja Cat, while still favoring more seasoned stars like Taylor Swift, Adele, and Beyoncé. As society places its major influences on pop culture, it is constantly changing at a fast...

Cecily Renns Interview

Cecily Renns Interview

Last summer, I tuned into the release stream of cool and new volume three, the final album by the bizarre and Homestuck-inspired collective Cool and New Music Team. I expected the normal CANMT fare: ironically low-quality chiptunes and instrumentals. Instead, I was...

Second District Records Concert Review

Second District Records Concert Review

On April 19th, independent student-run record label Second District Records officially set out to relaunch their brand with the revival concert, a showcase of signed AU Student talent to re-establish SDR as a presence in the student media landscape. Those who attended...

Returning to Strummerville

Returning to Strummerville

Towards the start of the pandemic, a video came out celebrating Joe Strummer on what would have been his 68th birthday. In tribute, dozens of artists ranging from those deriving of a similar genre to that of the Punk Rock Warlord himself to total out-of-left-fielders...