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Songs of summer

Every summer needs a playlist to fit the mood of your long road trips, cramped plane flights, pool parties, and meadow picnics.


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Spinning me round (like a record)

It’s April 20th and I am a deep sea diver. Instead of exploring the ocean for coins, I’m scouring an endless tangle of milk crates and dust-caked paper for a perfect find. I’m not blazed, but I am blazing a new trail at the sweet speed of 33 1/3 RPM. After all, it’s Record Store Day, an audiophile’s second Christmas.


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State-of-the-arp

By now, students who regularly pass by the Fralin Museum on Rugby Road have probably noticed a big change in the terrace of the University’s art museum.


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University Dance Club brings sexy back

Earlier this month, the University Dance Club presented their spring showcase at the Paramount Theater, which was appropriately entitled “Bringing Sexy Back.” The entirely student-choreographed performance included impressive dances from a wide variety of genres including tap, ballet, jazz, modern and hip-hop.


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CIO Spotlight: The Virginia Belles

Making a name for yourself as an a cappella group at the University is no small feat, especially given the ever-increasing number of these groups around Grounds, but the Virginia Belles, the University’s oldest female a cappella group, have nonetheless managed to steal the spotlight. The Belles were founded as an offshoot of the Virginia Women’s Choir in 1977 and today consist of 18 undergraduate women — a relatively small group given the number of women who audition every year.


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Keepin' it 'real'

The series that sparked the entire Real Housewives phenomenon — and countless spin-off shows, products, and even real-life fights — is back!


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'Wrong' gets it right...sort of

For those of you who had the chance to see the absurdly strange movie Rubber on Netflix, here comes another bizarre film from oddball director Quentin Dupieux, Wrong.


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Autre ne awesome

Autre ne Veut’s most recent album, ‘Anxiety,’ merges the vocal styling of late 80s and early 90s R&B with experimental electronic backdrops.


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Low hits rock bottom

The 1990’s were a good time for emotional indie rock. Bands like The Smiths, Radiohead, Belle and Sebastian all peaked during this tumultuous decade.


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Mo' money, 'new' problems

The career of Boston pop-punk outfit Transit has been characterized by musical baby steps. Their first effort, ‘This Will Not Define Us,’ was surprisingly derivative in definition, blending melodic sensibility while flying the no-holds-barred flag of the New England scene.


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The horror, the horror!

As far as film genres go, horror movies are about as polarizing as they come. Many people love subjecting themselves to the suspense and shocks of a scary movie, but others refuse to watch them at all.


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FYP takes audience back to 'Oklahoma!'

Following a successful fall production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the First Year Players are preparing for their spring show, ‘Oklahoma!,’ which premieres April 18 in the Student Activities Building.


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'Oz': neither 'great' nor 'powerful'

Ever wonder how that goon of a man became the Great and Powerful “Wizard” of Oz behind the green curtain all the way back in the original 1939 hit musical? Yeah, don’t think you were the only one who didn’t care.


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Close 'call'

In horror flicks, we’ve all seen the classic 911 call. What we never see is the other end of the line. The Call takes us into one of the largest 911 call centers in Los Angeles and shows the fear that can come from those who are answering these calls.


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Baby, I Love Your Wavves

It’s apparent forty-five seconds into lead-off track “Sail to the Sun” that Afraid of Heights, the latest record from surf-rockers Wavves, is sunkissed and spontaneous. After the album presses start on a strange chime section, it barrels into a late-90s punk jam. I don’t know if Nathan Williams (vocals/guitar) has a prized copy of Green Day’s Dookie jammed in his stereo, but I wouldn’t put it past him.


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Timberlake suits up for classy effort

While Justin Timberlake was busy pursuing a career in acting, I was busy wondering whether he’d ever come out with a new album. After a long, seven-year hiatus, he finally released The 20/20 Experience and I’m not disappointed.

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