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(04/25/18 2:40am)
Christopher Yao (C’17) chooses his words wisely. When he speaks, listeners get a sense that each word is chosen with care, thought, and consideration. Christopher’s speech, though, was not always this precise. When he was in the sixth grade, he was diagnosed with severe prognathism, more commonly known as an underbite, which affected his speech. Now, as the founder of Kids Change the World, a non–profit charity that improves children’s health worldwide, Christopher helps kids who experience symptoms similar to his own.
(03/27/18 3:23am)
Nestled in quaint the Old City neighborhood of Queen Village, Lucky’s Last Chance is not your run of the mill burger joint. Oozing with scrappy spunk, the restaurant gives the classic retro diner a fresh, modern twist. Manager Tim Spreng describes the spot as a “punk rock burger bar.” Replete with a collage of old rock posters, colorful vintage signs, and a killer music playlist consisting of rock ‘n’ roll favorites like The Clash and Blink–182, the bar more than lives up to this description.
(03/13/18 1:00pm)
The Shrek movies have an odd cult following. Shrek has been memed, idolized, and ultimately cemented as a part of pop culture that’s here to stay. Shrek fandom, though, extends beyond the dark corners of the internet: Shrek was a national movement, and the franchise has the numbers to back it up. The series has received everything from Academy recognition to critical acclaim. To date, the series is the 14th highest grossing franchise of all time, only behind the likes of Ice Age, Toy Story, and Despicable Me. A Shrek 5 is even in the works, and is rumored to be released in 2019. Shrek was a phenomenon every millennial experienced and likely participated in.
(03/03/18 2:00pm)
Jack White’s Latest Album, Boarding House Reach, is going to hit the market on Mar. 23. In a little less than a month, the album is forecasted to make waves in the alt–rock and grunge worlds. Boarding House Reach comes as a much needed break from White’s hiatus: his last studio album, Lazaretto, was released four years earlier, in June of 2014.
(02/20/18 10:39pm)
I don’t really care for country music. That’s not to say every country artist is terrible, though—far from it. There are definitely some standouts for me in the genre: Carrie Underwood, old Taylor, and, if you’re driving on a hot day with the windows down, perhaps even Florida Georgia Line.
(02/12/18 12:58pm)
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, there’s no doubt everyone is itching to get in the mood. Therefore, Street has compiled a list of killer tunes to make your special night—with your lover, your Valentine, or a fun, flirty new stranger you met off Tinder—go exactly as planned. On this list, you’ll find fast songs, slow songs, and of course, sensual ones. We have hooked you up with nearly two hours worth of music, but if you’re looking for a quick in and out, read on for Street’s top five picks.
(02/09/18 12:45pm)
It's no secret that a killer playlist can motivate you to get on the bike, the track, or the squat rack. Music can make or break a workout, and convince us to push our bodies just a little farther. For Penn’s athletes, music is a must. It plays over the sound system during warm–ups, in their locker rooms before they come out, and in their earbuds traveling to and from games. Music is a huge part of most teams’ pre–game routines. It brings teams together. It calms them down. It gets them in the headspace they need to be in before their big moments.
(02/07/18 8:00am)
On the 4th floor of the ROTC training building on Spruce Street, you can find the WQHS broadcasting room. Littered with the remains of old radio history—ancient streaming equipment, piles of CDs, stacks of old radio tapes—the room feels almost removed from time. The Penn DJ’s have commandeered the space, and have made it their own: the colorful walls are covered with posters advertising past DJs, loose drawings and doodles, scattered words of text. Just on the outer edge of campus, this room gives Penn’s radio warriors the headspace they need to decompress, to process, and to just chill out and appreciate music.
(02/02/18 7:55pm)
In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Philadelphia Eagles took down the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday for a bid to the Superbowl (go Birds). And the city lost its mind—the police had to grease up street lamps to prevent fans from climbing them, Broad Street all but shut down, and someone even tried to drive up the Rocky Steps.
(01/22/18 8:06pm)
“All Mine,” an electronic pop ballad, written by Penn’s very own Karis Stephen (C '18), will leave you dreaming of sandy beaches and sweeping vistas. Over Sense’s tropical beats, Stephen’s sultry vocals will charm you with the promise of love so easy and so effortless that time seems to stand still. Together, Karis and her counterpart Blue Bookhard (C '17) form a poppy R&B duo called Eleven. “All Mine,” which features French electronic group Sense, is Eleven’s third single.
(01/25/18 5:52am)
Though Philadelphia is city primarily known for its American history during the Civil War era, it actually has quite a rich musical history, too. Apart from playing a prominent role in the Jazz movement of the '20s, Philly has created quite a number of successful contemporary artists—Hall & Oates, Boyz II Men, and Diplo, to name a few. To honor the City of Brother Love's rich musical heritage, Street has thrown together a DIY tour of Philly’s coolest musical attractions.
(12/12/17 10:56pm)
The first thing the Penn Glee Club Band will want you to know about them (apart from the fact that they won Street’s Battle of the Bands) is that they’re nothing like the hit TV Show, Glee. Jackson Price (C’18) and a drummer for the band says that whenever he tells people he’s in the Glee club at Penn, he has to explain just exactly what that means; “I tell my friends back home who don’t go here I’m in the Glee Club, but don’t worry, it’s nothing like the show.”
(11/15/17 3:16am)
Putting on the jersey was the easy part. Sliding my arms into its tight sleeves, pulling my head through the embroidered collar, tugging at the corners so the small, red Nike symbol sat right above my sports bra line— that was the best part of my week, the thing I began looking forward to from the moment I stepped off the court on Saturday night. As the the meshy blue fabric slid over my skin, I wasn’t me anymore. I could do things I couldn’t normally do—run faster, reach lower, hit harder. I was untouchable.
(11/08/17 2:55am)
It feels natural when a musician dies at an old age. It’s almost a thing to applaud—living presumably careless lives, musicians seem as if they ought to age faster than the average layperson. Living out to old age, therefore, is a thing to celebrate. Their deaths make us appreciate the content scope of their artistic careers. When Frank Sinatra died at the ripe age of 82, no one seemed particulary shocked. At 82, Sinatra was not still making music. The world was ready to let go.
(11/21/17 4:53am)
Course (re)selection is upon us, my friends, and Street Music is here to give you the lowdown on what music classes to take.
(10/13/17 11:06pm)
Grill–wearing Bangerz Miley Cyrus was obscenely ridiculous—no one will ever forget the iconic image of Miley, clad only in a pair of maroon Doc Martens, swinging into the frame on her wrecking ball. Dead Petz Miley was a drug–fueled psychedelic head–case—her “Do It” music video was a hot mess of glitter, slime, and milk.
(10/11/17 3:29am)
90’s kids have seen just about everything when it comes to the evolution of listening to music. Early childhood is marked by vintage memories of poking skinny fingers into the turnstiles of my parents' cassettes, winding them by hand before popping them into the clunky boom-box. Kindergarten is colored by the all consuming excitement of CD’s— I remember shoving my black zip-up CD case into my backpack and secretly showing off my collection on the blacktop during recess. Elementary school was revolutionized by the Walkman. Its sleek portable body changed everything— I could hold it in one hand, while I walked the dog with the other; I could slip it in the mesh side paneling of my backpack on the bus ride to school; I could even hide it inside the folds of my hoodie when my parents dragged me to church. And then of course, middle school meant iTunes and Pandora. Then high school meant Spotify. College meant TidalWave, and so on. 90’s kids have seen it all. We were around when music and technology were growing together.
(09/22/17 7:41pm)
At 8:30 p.m., thirty minutes after the DKE Benefit concert was scheduled to start on September 13, Coda was empty. Students hovered around the corners of the venue, clutching drinks and talking quietly over the music that buzzed through the house speakers. A girl towards the back flicked her wristwatch, checking the time. So far, this was just like any other Wednesday night at Penn, moved downtown.
(04/06/17 3:23am)
For Onda Latina dance troupe leaders, Sasha and Stephan Lecorps, life is better in pairs. It's a sentiment that comes naturally with being a dancer—and with being an identical twin.
(04/06/17 1:55am)
Tucked behind the softball fields of Penn Park is Penn's very own apiary. At first glance, the small wooden enclosure seems to contain neat white boxes that almost look like the drawers of a filing cabinet. Crack their lids, though, and instead of hanging folders, you'll find hanging frames of live bees.