Inspiration: Janelle MonÌÁe being #positive in her music video for “Electric LadyÛ. (Courtesy of Natura) Sometimes a good playlist is all you need to brighten up your day when your inner light is wavering. That's okay! Being genuinely positive all the time is hard....
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Keep Ya Head Up: Do You Know the Drill?
Courtesy of Hot New Hip Hop. It's pretty much impossible to separate Chicago from drill music. Drill is Chicago and Chicago is drill, at least when talking about the Southside neighborhoods of Chicago nicknamed Chiraq. It was in these gang ridden parts of the city...
Live in the Hive: Ace Cosgrove
Maryland rapper Ace Cosgrove is no stranger to the come-up-- We sat down with the rapper to talk about his sophomore album Us vs. Robots which is available for download now via Soundcloud (check it below). Here's a couple of videos of the performance: And the audio...
Another Kind of Currency: Do We Paint Our Own Propaganda?
Hi! So, judging by the facts that a.) You've never seen my face or name before, b.) This column is new to WVAU, and c.) I'm currently working on facial hair cultivation, you may have gathered that I am a freshman. You wouldn't be wrong! But enough about that....
The Tough Crowd: Travelin’ Blues
This week’s interviewee. Courtesy of Refinery 29 This week for The Tough Crowd, I talked to AU alumna Carolyn Becker about her show going history. Carolyn graduated last year with a Masters of Science in Marketing after also attending AU for undergrad....
Homemade: District of Columbia
Despite its Etsy-esque sounding title, “Homemade” is not ÛÓ as one might think ÛÓ a DIY crafts column. Instead, each posting explores the developing music scenes of a city, and features its up-and-coming local bands. Each week will be a different city, and will...
Under The Tide: Calvin Harris, "Ready for the Weekend"
Courtesy of EDM South Florida. Before the advent of popular music programs like Spotify and Pandora I had to discover new music through blogs, MTV, the odd song on certain movies that would pique my interest, or through friends' recommendations. It was through the...
Moi Non Plus: Sebastien Tellier
Courtesy of Tumblr. In France, people call one who falls in love very easily or is in love with many people at the same time a “CÒur d'artichaut” (which literally translates to artichoke heart). No one can be blamed of having a cÒur d'artichaut when it comes to...
Porque no los Dos: The Cupid Carla Morrison
Courtesy of Songkick Sometime last year I decided I needed more Latin vibes in my Spotify, so I created a playlist titled “Feelin EthnicÛ, which is a stupid name because we are all ethnic one way or another, but clearly I was thinking more along the lines of “wow...
Coo-Coo Ca-Choo: Paul Simon Honors George Harrison
Homies. Courtesy of When You Awake Anyone who knows me well knows that I love Paul SimonÛÓhence choosing my column’s name from a phrase in the song “Mrs. RobinsonÛ. In fact, Paul Simon resembles a sort of religious figure for me. Maybe it's because I grew up...