I think my favorite thing in the world is to listen to bangers. Bangers are songs that will get you off your feet, move your hands in various directions, and most importantly, get you HYPED. It is almost impossible not to get up and make a fool of yourself while a...
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“Christian” Music isn’t Always Heavy-handedÛ_or Awful
Courtesy of Wow Moscow Spotify's Discover Weekly playlists have given me some very interesting things. Ranging from new discoveries that I'll probably treasure forever, to the same bands I've repeatedly tried and failed to get into. The service at least knows what...
WVAU Capitol Punishment 2015: Alex G and Hop Along
WVAU is proud to announce that it will be hosting its winter Capital Punishment concert with Alex G and Hop Along on Saturday, December 5th. Join us in Tavern at 8pm for the show of the semester! The concert is open to American University students and is free with...
I Swear I Don’t Glorify Ian Curtis from Joy Division: A Review of Unknown Pleasures
Courtesy of Spin T/W: Suicide It's weird to be in America and talk about the importance of a band that never toured in America. Oddly, Joy Divison's Ian Curtis has a very American story. 138 days into the year 1980, Ian Curtis hung himself in the kitchen...
Why one must listen to “Strange FruitÛ
Originally a poem written by Abel Meeropol about the horrors of the lynching of African Americans, the song has since become an essential in the musical protest cannon, and a constant reminder of America's dark and troubled past. Most famously performed by Billie...
Weekend Watch: Reviews from the Week of 11/4
Decorations Girls EP (French Kiss Records) By Krystal Chong Liberating post-breakup songs everywhere If this is what breakups do to music, then count me in! A result of mainman Devon Geyers' nasty breakup, Decorations' Girls EP takes all of the sadness out of...
‘Tis the Season for Shows
Courtesy of Emily It seems as if the day October ended, a big bug full of cheer crawled up everyone's butt and the Extra Festive Version of Mariah Carey's “All I Want For Christmas Is You” starts playing at full blast. Tis the Season, of course. The catch,...
WVAU Present: CMJ Dance Party
Join WVAU in celebrating our second CMJ win as best student-run, internet-only station with a dance party. Holly Kaplan and Garrett Doyle will be DJing so get ready for an awesome night! Check out our Facebook event for more details and to RSVP.
Rachael Yamagata @ 9:30 Club on 11/12
Courtesy of 9:30 Club Rachael Yamagata is coming to D.C. with her TIGHTROPE WALKER HEADLINING FALL TOUR on November 12th! The singer-songwriter and former front-woman of the Chicago funk group Bumpus will be playing at the 9:30 club. Sadly, the band joining her on...
Empress Of: bringing female self-love back into music
Originally from Los Angeles, now residing in Brooklyn, the Honduran-American female artist Empress Of is taking the pop genre to another, spacier level. Empress Of's debut, full-length album Me released on Terrible Records is glitchy, alluring, and hard-hitting....