An influential rap collective is hard to find. When voices and rhythms, each with their own dynamic eccentricities, come together, some artists are overshadowed and individuality fades away. Read more...
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November 8, 12:00 am
Love|Hate: Is Blockbuster’s end an opening act or curtains for an era?
After battling avidly for the last couple of years but notably growing in desperation, Blockbuster LLC has finally announced its closure, ceasing their domestic retail chain by closing its approximately 300 remaining stores. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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November 4, 12:14 am
The Veg Heads: Trader Joe’s frozen foods
Nestled between the produce and dry goods sections at Trader Joe’s sits the frozen food aisle. Frozen food may not be the healthiest dining option, but it can be great if you’re strapped for time. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 1, 12:00 am
Love | Hate: Is James Blake a maverick or just morose?
Musician James Blake burst suddenly into public view with his strange and original take on dubstep, before the puttering blares of today changed the genre forever. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 30, 11:51 pm
Throwback Thursday: Lou Reed’s rock ‘n’ roll leaves lasting mark on music
When Lou Reed, the singer, guitarist and poet behind the influential rock ‘n’ roll band the Velvet Underground, died Sunday from a liver-related ailment, it almost seemed fitting for a man that gave so much to music, including the beautifully haunting “Sunday Morning,” that he would die on a Sunday morning. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 25, 12:00 am
Love|Hate: Does Arcade Fire live up to its hype?
Ever since their surprising win for album of the year at the Grammys in 2011, Arcade Fire has risen in public acclaim to something like ’90s Radiohead: too popular to be indie, too indie to be commercial. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 24, 12:03 am
Throwback Thursday: The Pixies help define ’90s alternative rock
The Pixies are not a band you start listening to in sixth grade to impress a girl. They’re the band that you’re drawn to when you’ve come to detest the glamour and manufacturing of popular music, for the weirdly artistic sounds of a Pixies record. Read more...