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After the recent censorship of Rihanna‰'s video for “Pour It Up” the rampant censorship of the music video industry is a hot topic. Within ten minutes of being on popular YouTube channel Vevo, the video was censored for featuring female nudity. The video uses...

Mount Kimbie is a London-based electronic duo comprised of Kai Campos and Dom Maker. They debuted their first full-length album, Crooks and Lovers, in July 2010. The album was revered by NME, Pitchfork, Drowned in Sound and BBC Music. This past May, the two released...

Since Dominican-Brazilian singer, Jarina De Marco, debuted last spring on Wyclef Jean‰'s mixtape, April Showers, intrigue has grown considerably over her bright, hypnotic style. Born in the Dominican Republic, De Marco was raised in a musical family; her mother is the...

Last week, I wrote about The Velvet Underground‰'s groundbreaking debut and mentioned that it was the foundation for a myriad of new genres. One of the most obvious offspring is The Jesus And Mary Chain‰'s Psychocandy. Psychocandy is an experiment in aesthetic and...

Last Tuesday evening, fellow WVAU Assistant Events Coordinator Joey and I had the opportunity to interview The Dodos before their show at The Black Cat. We caught up with the band an hour before the show started and learned what the band is all about. Our talk with...

At just sixteen Lorde has accomplished the impressive feat of topping the UK, US and NZ alternative charts, with the video for her single “Royals” being exactly what you would expect from a 16-year-old. Vapid and self-obsessed, Lorde‰'s video does little to engage its...

Hot Sugar released his third EP, Made Man, this past Tuesday. I downloaded Made Man last night and it blew my mind. It is addicting, unrelenting and resembles an all-star rap mixtape. You can download the EP for free from his Bandcamp. For those of you who don‰'t...

Everything about British pop singer Natalia Kills is bold: from her eyebrows and style to her lyrics, she‰'s not one to fade into the background. Designer Jeremy Scott is a huge fan of the regular front-row fixture. A darling in the fashion industry, Kills is also...

Danny Brown has developed into something of a Jekyll-and-Hyde character; the persona that receives the attention nowadays is the maniacally-laughing party monster whose GIFs already span far across the internet. On the other side of the coin is the “old‰” Danny Brown:...

In the midst of midterm mania, it seems as though relaxation and calmness cease to exist. The stress of studying and not having enough time in the day to complete homework often destroy our sense of motivation (or sanity) and can leave us in a state of discouragement...