Courtesy of Consequence of Sound. With the release of Lemonade's Minus Tide, what we encounter is a certain rebirth of Lemonade as a sophisticated pop act. With a broad reduction of the experimental and inexpressible qualities present on Diver (2012), Lemonade has...
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Feedback: Four Bands from the Land of the Rising Sun
Courtesy of BABYMETAL. Did you hear about what Japan just did? The country's most recent oddity was BABYMETAL, the fusion of cheery, upbeat J-Pop and Metal. Baby Metal works to fuse the genres in appearance ÛÒ the band consists of three pretty girls in frilly, jet...
We’ve Been Nominated for a CMJ Award!
Hey all you people, hey all you people, hey all you people won’t you listen to me??? In case you haven’t heard the news, we’re honored to announce that WVAU has officially been nominated for a CMJ College Radio Award this year, for the first time...
Coo-Coo Ca-choo: All Acoustic with Portugal. The Man
A friend of mine sent me the link to this video the other day. As soon as I saw it, I was hooked. Portugal. The Man (PTM) have always been on my radar. I've been aware of their presence through Spotify recommendations, Pitchfork reviews and various radio shows. To my...
Minutia: Why Macklemore’s "The Heist" Will Be More Important Than Anything Kanye West Makes
Where Macklemore consistently pushes progressive social issues forward through his music, Kanye seems only to try and better his own egoÛ_ Why are you here? Why did you click on this article? Anyone with any semblance of appreciation for the arts knows full well that...
Leading Ladies: Pt. 1 – Brown Girl, Brown Girl, Turn Ya Sh*t Down!
Courtesy of Kindergachy. I don't think a lot of people understand just how important positive representation is, especially for young women of color. I'm going to focus on representation in music because that's what I know and love. Imagine 15-year-old me sitting...
The Tough Crowd: First Basement Show
For punks, your first basement show is a right of passage. It's your first adventure into the real world of punk and for most, it's a life changing experience. This week I sat in on WVAU's own Punk Is The Worst Form of Music (except all others) online radio show to...
Under the Tide: You+Me
Courtesy of Tumblr. My initial reaction to this dry, uninspiring choice of a group name immediately set my gears running into overdrive. Was it going to be a musical duo whose songs play off romantically, albeit with a cheesy yet truthful tinge to it, or would it be a...
Moi Non Plus: Serge Gainsbourg
Courtesy of Tumblr “If I had to choose between a woman and a final cigarette, I would choose the cigarette. You can throw it away easier!Û If there was someone that could say that phrase with class, meanwhile holding a cigarette and laughing about how true it is, it...
Porque no los Dos: Secreto de Amor
Let me start off with a disclaimer: I am here to bring you the best of the best in terms of Spanish music. You can use this as an excuse to seem cultured and cool. Let's be real, you probably only listen to songs in English, rightfully so, it IS your language. But...