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It may be bit early for “Best of 2013? lists, but it‰'s the middle of 2013 and we‰'re excited to share our most-repeated new albums from the last six months. This week, read about some of WVAU‰'s favorite records released in 2013. In between four months of traveling...

It may be bit early for “Best of 2013” lists, but it‰'s the middle of 2013 and we‰'re excited to share our most-repeated new albums from the last six months. This week, read about some of WVAU‰'s favorite records released in 2013. A quick succession of excerpts from...

It may be bit early for “Best of 2013” lists, but it‰'s the middle of 2013 and we‰'re excited to share our most-repeated new albums from the last six months. This week, read about some of WVAU‰'s favorite records released in 2013. Daft Punk sought to break the...

Six months in and 2013 is proving to be an exciting, surprising and fantastic year for music. My Bloody Valentine surprised us with m b v, suddenly releasing the record at midnight on a February Saturday after 20 years of silence. Followed months of teasing, Daft...

Caveman visited the WVAU studio before their Black Cat gig in April, supporting their second, self-titled record, and filled the tiny space with their expansive, shimmering melodies. Guitars surfed on waves of reverb as the punchy melodic bass provided a sonic floor...

Alicia Keys and Maxwell. Together. When I first saw that they had a track together on Key‰'s latest album, Girl on Fire, I was elated. I knew that I was not going to be able to handle the sensual experience that was, without fail, going to occur. In my head I was...

I know it‰'s finals week and no one could possibly have time to go out to a movie, nonetheless a concert, but there are such cool things happening in D.C. this week that I had to let everyone know about them. I‰'m sure if you actually did your work instead of looking...

It’s that time of year where the dorm rooms are cleared out, finals are completed, and paths diverge as the summer holidays roll in and the semester comes to a close. Feelings of relief, nostalgia and regret mix in the air as friends hug, enemies shake hands and...

Where should I begin with these guys? Maybe I should start by explaining that they were a gateway to an infinitely wide ocean of great new music that I would have never discovered without their influence. Or maybe that they put on the most fun live shows I’ve ever...

Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris. Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull. Katy Perry featuring Kanye West. The mere suggestion of a guest rap sounds … enticing. They promise more bang for the buck, two for the price of one. They‰'re economically savvy. But are they...