Run the Jewels’ performance at the Jefferson Theater Sunday, Nov. 2 delivered many of the same things as their sophomore album: a monumental, triumphant punch in the face.
As part of the University’s commemoration of Black History Month, the University Program Council’s Cinematheque Committee partnered with the Office of African-American Affairs and the University chapter of the NAACP last weekend in presenting a double feature of “Fruitvale Station” and “12 Years a Slave.” The films focused on images of violence against African-Americans and the systematic marginalization of African-Americans in the United States in disturbing and poignant ways. The event also featured a panel of students and faculty to discuss the films and how they connected to broader themes of racial tension and equality. “One of our big goals is to be able to make this an annual event,” said second-year College Madeline Houck, a member of UPC.
Beck’s 20-year career hit its high water mark with 2002’s incredible “Sea Change.” A stark deviation from Beck’s signature quirks and experimentalism, its poignant, heartbroken lyrics intertwined with simple acoustic arrangements still resonate.
On a very chilly Thursday night, the floor of the Jefferson quickly filled in anticipation as the Cults, a mirthful indie pop band from New York, prepared to take the stage. The duo caught the attention of countless major music blogs in 2010 when they posted “Cults 7’‘,” a three-song EP on their Bandcamp website.
Since the release of their debut studio album “Eyelid Movies” in 2009, Phantogram has built a noticeable grassroots following through extensive touring campaigns, playing with the likes of The Antlers, The xx, Beach House, and Ra Ra Riot.
By the time I was 14, I had discovered a world of music outside the endless homogenous stream of Top 40 radio singles.
A$AP Rocky is a textbook case of a budding musician in the Internet age: His series of music videos on YouTube in 2011, including “Purple Swag” and “Peso,” garnered attention from record labels and led to a $3 million contract with Polo Grounds/RCA Records.
Nashville is ABC’s attempt to contribute to the new trend of musical dram-com TV shows and movies that have emerged since the creation of FOX’s Glee.
After listening to G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer, my very first thought was that Kanye West did not need to make this album.
