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Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 28, 2018
“Jesus just left Chicago, and he’s bound for New Orleans, out to California through the forests and the pines. Ah, take me with you, Jesus.” These are the lyrics to a song I listened to recently during a ride in an Uber to downtown South Bend. The driver enjoyed every bit of this loud music,
Carlos De Loera | Wednesday, November 7, 2018
This past Saturday night, electro-folk and on-the-rise artist Maggie Rogers performed on one of the biggest stages any artist could hope to play: 30 Rockefeller Plaza’s Studio 8H. Also known as “Saturday Night Live.” I was not watching the show live, but as I was surfing Twitter late Saturday night, I noticed a series of
Owen Lane | Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Years from now, hip-hop historians will look back on 2017 as a great year for underdogs. Drake and Travis Scott’s sound has infected the entire genre, leaving hip-hop in the creative doldrums. Injury Reserve has definitively emerged as one of the outsiders rescuing the genre. The trio come from an unlikely background, and is willing
Adrian Mark Lore | Wednesday, April 26, 2017
It’s boring. That’s how I truly feel about Venezuelan producer Alejandro Ghersi’s solo output as Arca, which, in spite of my own experience, has been widely successful among critics. So I can’t help but think: Am I missing something? In an attempt to find out, I listened to Arca’s latest, self-titled record, released in early
Josh Batista | Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Alas, after four years of hiding, singer-songwriter Frank Ocean finally dropped the highly anticipated “Blonde.” The album was released independently by Mr. Ocean roughly 24 hours after his visual project “Endless,” a much more abstract and loose piece of work relative to “Blonde.” Following the incredible success of Ocean’s “Channel Orange,” fans had a lot
Bobby Wozniak | Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The seamless fusion of music, fashion and performance art that was the Yeezy Season 3 showcase/”The Life Of Pablo” album release/Vanessa Beecroft piece undeniably changed the traditional concept of art. Say what you will about the inexplicable yet ingenious Kanye West, but his Madison Square Garden show raised the bar and transformed expectations for what it
Miko Malabute, Adam Ramos, Erin McAuliffe, Jack Riedy and Matt McMahon | Monday, February 8, 2016
The “Waves” tracklist by Kanye West has proved a largely illegible work-in-progress, but when we squinted really hard and tilted our phone screens just right, we were able to make out some of the signatures. Here are our hopes on how the signees will — or, in some cases, prayers that they won’t — contribute
Allie Tollaksen | Monday, February 9, 2015
LL Cool J hosted the Grammys. Annie Lennox stole the spotlight with a powerful performance. Madonna took the stage and with a crew of elaborately costumed backup dancers, put on one of the most dynamic performances of the night. The crowd got on their feet to dance to the best of ELO. Paul McCartney and