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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...

This is an edited version of a story originally published on USA TODAY College. Deerhunter’s art-rock noise reverberated off the domed ceiling of D.C.‘s Sixth & I Synagogue, under which the capital’s college radio community united for a first-ever collaborative...

Well, the apocalypse is here. Some of you may remember that, a few months ago, I did a post discussing the upcoming release of the first EP from Their/They‰'re/There, the three-piece collaboration from Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It), Mike Kinsella (Cap‰'n Jazz,...

Whether you want to impress that cutie at the Dav or maybe serenade that one classmate you‰'ve had a crush on just before you leave for summer break, here are a few tracks that are a bit heavy on the sentiment, handpicked for romantic endeavors. Don‰'t be afraid to...