A Band I Should’ve Been Loving For Years
Sam Graziano
December 10, 2018
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I’ve been a drummer for about half my life. My involvement in playing music has greatly influenced the artists I have listened to. Most, if not all, of the music on pop radio in my formative years was rhythmically monotonous. I’m not saying that songs that weren’t catchy or enjoyable didn’t ex...
Mirror Master
Melissa Weinstein
December 7, 2018
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There’s a lot of perks to being short, especially at a concert. For example…… well, I can’t think of any right now. However, it didn’t matter that the tallest people in North America were standing in front of me for the first half of Young the Giant. Front man, Sameer Gadhia, carried eno...
Bohemian Rhapsody For Dummies
Elyssa Dalaker
December 7, 2018
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Is it cheating to talk about a movie on a music column? Especially one that just about everyone has been talking about? This past weekend, I finally found the time to pay a visit to the local movie theater, overpriced popcorn in hand and a purse full of candy from CVS snuck in over my shoulder. With last mo...
An “Alternative” Horoscope Because HARD TIMES Already had a Punk One
Milo Paul
December 4, 2018
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I know you are looking at the picture for this article thinking to yourself, “Wow, this person can really use paint on Windows 10!!” and you are damn right I can use paint. I’m not GOOD at using paint, but I can USE it. What can you say you can use and not be a good at? Few things, I’m sure. ...
Earl Sweatshirt is Back and Better Than Ever
Shannon Durazo, Web Staffer
November 28, 2018
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This Friday, November 30, Earl Sweatshirt will drop his long-anticipated fourth album, Some Rap Songs. It seems like ages since Sweatshirt, full name Thebe Kgositsile, dropped his critically acclaimed, and unapologetically morbid third relese I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside. IDLS, IDGO is a ...
Sample School: Billy Stewart
August Greenberg, Web Staffer
November 26, 2018
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Sampled by: Jay Electronica, DJ Premier, J. Cole, Slick Rick, Ghostface Billy Stewart grew up in Washington, D.C., and attended the Armstrong High School over in Truxton Circle. Born William Larry Stewart II, Billy created the Four Stewart Brothers, a vocal group consisting of himself and his three ...
Why We Need Kamasi Washington Right Now
Shannon Durazo, Web Staffer
November 15, 2018
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On Saturday, November 10, Kamasi Washington and his accompanying band performed a jaw-dropping set to a sold-out crowd of over 1,000 individuals at the Lincoln Theatre on U-Street. I was lucky enough to be a member of that audience. The show was part of a world tour celebrating the release of his sophomore...
Why I Cover: “Blitzkrieg Bop” by the Ramones
Milo Paul, Web Staffer
November 14, 2018
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Blitzkrieg Bop is easy. It’s infamous for being easy. When you’re the most well-known song off the Ramones catalogue then there’s hardly anything to it—you are really fucking easy to learn, and not just for guitar. A baby burping onto a bass could play you, a man banging his head against a wall...
Empowering Women in the Music Industry
Melissa Weinstein
November 10, 2018
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It scares me to think that there are people out there who are sitting at a desk every single day doing a job they don’t love. That thought keeps me going when people give me the infamous “aww, that’s cute” look when I tell them my dream job is to work for Spotify. A couple weeks ago, as I wa...
In Our Feelings: The Illusion of “No Regrets”
Morgan Bluma
November 9, 2018
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The feeling of regret is the worst. This giant pit in your stomach that won’t go away. The constant nagging of our brain over what could happen, the what ifs. It is the worst. It can haunt you for days, weeks, and, for some, years. Many songs send the message that we should live in the moment and h...
Genuinely Meaningless?
Sam Graziano
November 9, 2018
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Whenever my friends and I get into a discussion about what music we are into right now and why, I find myself always going back to the same point. “This artist I’ve been listening to recently seems so genuine” or “there is something so authentic about this song” are phrases that I find myself ...
Whatever Happened to “The Fresh Pots”?
Milo Paul
November 8, 2018
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Back before I had any form of musical self-awareness, Dave Grohl made some joke. Researching “Fresh Pots” or whatever it was that he said has proven itself to be a trying experience—looking back at an era where meme culture had just been starting is my personal equivalent to reviving someone long-dea...
