Last month, the Minneapolis garage rock group, Frankie Teardrop called it quits with the release of their final album and a string of live shows. The album Hell Yep, released in May, puts an end to the band's three-year career playing mostly in the Twin Cities and...
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Conceptualize This
Courtesy of Ultimate Classic Rock A concept album is defined as an album where all musical or lyrical ideas contribute to a single overall theme or unified story. In contrast, typical studio albums consist of a number of unconnected songs performed by the artist....
The Black Parade, Track-by-Track
Courtesy of fanart.tv My Chemical Romance's 2006 album, The Black Parade, is one of my favorites of all time. And, while I haven't listened to it in its entirety in a couple years, I'm still just as familiar with the songs as I was in 2007. And so this is me, as...
Lemonade Has Always Been My Favorite Drink
Courtesy of Vox I was served lemons, but I made lemonade. I'm here today to talk about the blessings that Beyonce Giselle Knowles Carter bestowed on us a week ago. I knew we would be seeing a different side of Bey the second I heard her say “I love my baby...
Readymades LAST DAYS OF DISCO
It's that time of the year again. Time to find a floor length gala dress, your most comfortable C̩line stilettos and head to the dancefloor for a night full of purple mellow lighting and vodka. WVAU will be hosting their annual Prom and there is not better way of...
DISCO FASHION BABY ! : A guide to disco dressing
Finals are fast approaching, but WVAU Prom is this Friday. What better way to kick off the end of the semester than with drinks, dancing and disco ? And while Comet Ping Pong is more known for pizza and DIY punk bands than for eight-balls and celebrity sightings, it...
What to Drink at Studio 54 (or Comet Ping Pong)
Chances are you're not going to look like Andy Warhol or Jerry Hall this Friday night at Comet Ping Pong, but maybe you can at least drink like them (probably not). Even if you're just going to the Berks store to pick up a handle of Burnett's, make sure you know what...
Weekend Picks: Earth Day, WVAU Prom, and Finals
This weekend is WVAU's prom, Earth Day, and the beginning of the weekend before finals, so kick back with some carefully-curated tunes for your weekend festivities. Friday I picked quite a few feminine vocals with pop melodies like Chastity Belt, YACHT, and St....
WVAU PROM 2016
We are proud to present WVAU PROM: a groovy night of student DJ sets in celebration of WVAU and the Student Media Community. Want to Boogie down? Want to take far out photos with your friends? Want to feel nostalgic for the era of disco you are too young to have...
Soundtrack to Your Life: Chakras
Courtesy of Project Inner Peace It's that point in the semester when everyone's lives are completely chaotic, so naturally I like to neglect my responsibilities and look into higher power stuff to make it seem like I'm redirecting my energy in a positive way. About...






