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(07/03/19 4:05pm)
Thanks to social media and Netflix Specials, it appears that today we’re in a golden age for comedy. To date, Netflix has distributed nearly 200 original stand–up specials featuring household names like Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, and Kevin Hart while introducing lesser–known names through The Comedy Lineup, Comedians of the World and several other stand–up collections. Today, comedy pushes beyond the stage. Twitter, operating through memes and one–liners, has kickstarted several careers in comedy. Now more than ever among the many garnering laughs are women of all backgrounds.
(06/23/19 7:00am)
Summer office jobs and classes can be draining for the creative soul. In between looking at computer screens, readings, and reports, it may be refreshing to look at something with a little more color and depth than a laptop screensaver. Enter Philadelphia's array of art museums. This summer, the city will be home to amazing works from artists ranging from Van Gogh to local filmmakers. Adventure out and explore these four special exhibits that, like summer, won’t be here for long.
(06/19/19 7:00am)
Listening to Lion Babe’s soulful and laid-back second album Cosmic Wind creates a sense of warm relaxation. Jillian Hervey’s lush vocals meld smoothly with producer Lucas Goodman’s funky disco beats. Together, the duo has created an album that’s a perfect soundtrack for a chilled hang-out.
(06/03/19 12:04pm)
At first glance, Tuca & Bertie looks very familiar—and for a good reason. Netflix’s latest animated comedy series was created by Lisa Hanawalt, the production designer and producer of the show Bojack Horseman. With similar-looking anthropomorphic characters and dark humor, Tuca & Bertie is set up to be another thought–provoking and successful show. While like Bojack Horseman, the show aims to tackle real–world moral issues, it does so in a lighter way. Think Bojack Horseman mixed with your favorite female friendship comedies like Broad City, Grace and Frankie or Insecure.
(05/28/19 7:00am)
On May 17th, Tyler, The Creator released his genre-bending sixth album, IGOR. On Twitter, Tyler wrote specific instructions before listening to the album: “Don’t go into this expecting a rap album. Don’t go into this expecting any album. Just go. Jump into it. I believe the first listen works the best all the way through."
(06/12/19 4:12pm)
P!nk’s music career spans over two decades, traversing through rock, pop and R&B. She’s one of the most commercially successful pop singers and has been considered a trailblazer for contemporary pop music. After the release of her 2000 debut album, Can’t Take Me Home, P!nk rose to fame as a new type of diva with a sense of rebellion, free–spirit and emotional rawness. She’s always been a talented vocalist, making her confessional music sound like dance anthems. While throughout her career she’s wavered in popularity, she’s always been making her own kind of music, being a voice of a generation.
(04/22/19 5:28am)
Front–woman Greta Kline of Frankie Cosmos has been releasing her DIY indie music on the internet since she was 16. If you have the time to scroll through her bandcamp page, you’ll find dozens of EP–like releases under the names Ingrid Superstar, Ingrid, Little Bear, the Integrates, Zebu Fur, and, finally, with a back–up band as Frankie Cosmos. Clicking on these albums with their bad photoshop and doodle cover art, you’ll find little gems of indie rock. After years of experimenting with unvarnished and poetic songs, Kline has mastered indie rock on her latest project Haunted Items.
(04/12/19 8:32pm)
Amid the frenzy of pre–Fling excitement and anticipation, dissent against Miguel's appearance has emerged in light of allegations of sexual assault against him. The past few days, I’ve been discussing with fellow students why they are choosing to attend Miguel’s performance at Spring Fling despite these allegations. Several of my classmates have told me that they believe that the whole situation has been “blown out of proportion”—that one allegation is not enough to boycott a concert or to no longer be a performer’s fan. I understand that for some, they need harder proof before they opt out of the Spring Fling concert. However, for me, one allegation is enough to walk out of the concert before Miguel takes the stage.
(04/10/19 3:31am)
Choker’s voice has often been compared to that of Frank Ocean. It’s a lofty comparison that has its merit, but one thing is for sure—the music Choker makes is wholly unique. From his rainbow mesh–tops to his mix of rap, soul, and psychedelic beats, it’s clear that Choker does not want to look or sound like anyone else.
(04/08/19 5:06pm)
MARINA is back, and this time without the Diamonds. Welsh singer Marina Diamandis recently dropped the album LOVE, the first half of the double feature LOVE + FEAR, which is set to be released in full on April 26. With her stage name now changed to just MARINA, the artist is ready to enter a new era of music, one that’s more true to herself. She’s MARINA the person, not Marina and the Diamonds, the pop star.
(10/17/19 4:00pm)
Griffin Washburn makes the antithesis of goth music. Creating music out of his camper with just a few solar panels, Washburn has been releasing perfect, summer–y, indie–pop songs for the past three years under the name Goth Babe. With an acoustic guitar, folksy vocals, and soft synths, he’s taking the DIY music scene by storm and emerging as a big name in indie pop.
(04/03/19 10:37pm)
On March 18, it was announced that Miguel, along with J.I.D, will be performing at this year’s Spring Fling on Saturday, April 13. In preparation for Miguel’s performance, Street takes look into the musical evolution of Miguel and what we should expect from this prolific R&B artist at his Fling concert.
(04/06/19 1:34am)
After several days of speculation about the end of Philadelphia’s Trocadero Theatre, owner Joanna Pang confirmed that the music venue would be closing in late May. Established in Chinatown in 1870, the Trocadero Theatre originally showed musical comedies under the name Arch Street Opera House. Throughout the years, it has served as a stage for vaudeville and burlesque shows, an art house cinema and fine arts theater, a dance club, and finally its current use as a concert hall and live music venue. Listed on the U.S. Register of Historic Places, the Trocadero has served as a center of Philadelphia’s culture throughout history.
(03/24/19 11:08pm)
On Monday, March 18, Khalid’s team brought his Free Spirit College Experience Tour to Drexel University’s campus to promote his new album and its accompanying short film. Drexel and Penn students alike lined up beside the Drexel Dragon and a replica van from the film to get free merchandise, photo opportunities, and pizza. The merchandise ran out in just 10 minutes.
(03/23/19 6:40pm)
This past year has seen the return of the cowboy. Musicians from both country and indie genres have been referring to cowboys in their songs and often embodying the cowboy ethos in their performance. Some wear a cowboy hat and flannel, while other are adopting this persona in more subtle ways. Although there are many iterations of the cowboy in contemporary music, a few common themes run through their music: A cowboy is an adventurous outsider, relishing the freedom of being on the move and not tied down.
(03/14/19 6:21pm)
In 2013, Irish musician Andrew Hozier–Byrne, known as Hozier, released his single “Take Me to Church” as part of his debut EP of the same name. At the time, Hozier was a struggling musician, writing and recording his music in the attic of his parent's home. Originally available as a free online download, this single went on to be a massive international success. Contributing to the single’s popularity was its music video featuring a relationship between two men and the bigotry that they face. Paired with religious terminology, this soulful ballad reflects Hozier's frustration with the Catholic Church and broader societal institutions that shame sexuality. Despite its contentious nature, the song tied with the Imagine Dragons’ "Radioactive" for the longest–running number–one song on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart and was certified five times platinum in the US. “Take Me to Church” is as musically significant as it is culturally significant.
(02/26/19 3:37am)
For the past four years, Kehlani has consistently been featured as an “Artist to Watch” by Rolling Stone and Complex. But with her new mixtape, While We Wait, Kehlani solidifies her position as one of R&B's current stars. This highly anticipated mixtape has attracted social media buzz from artists like Khalid, Wale, Janelle Monae, and DJ Khaled. It’s no surprise that the album is gaining so much attention, as Kehlani’s artistry has been continuously evolving and improving. Keeping a relatively low profile in 2018, choosing to be featured on just a select few tracks—KYLE’s “Playinwitme”, Charlie Puth’s “Done for Me,” Cardi B’s “Ring”— Kehlani blossoms on this new mixtape, ready to make 2019 hers.
(02/26/19 3:14am)
In 2012, American rapper Nas released “Cherry Wine,” a song featuring vocals from Amy Winehouse that went on to be nominated for the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 55th Grammy Awards. The single, written by Winehouse, Nas, and Saleem Remi, was one of Winehouse’s last few projects before she died on July 23, 2011. The music video, which premiered October 2, 2012, featured Winehouse’s iconic vocals and ended with a tribute to her. The now–classic rap song is haunted by Winehouse’s soulful croons, especially on the line, “I wanna go through my red and my cherry.” The song as a whole is beautiful, yet painful.
(02/21/19 4:42am)
If you search “lo–fi hip hop beats to study/relax to,” you’ll come across several 24–hour live streams of ambient hip–hop beats often paired with calming and cute visuals. Starting as an underground phenomenon, this hip–hop subgenre has emerged in the past year, gained popularity and influenced the genre as a whole. Two of the most popular channels—Chillhop Music and ChilledCow—each have over two million subscribers and thousands of people tuned in at any given moment. Crossing over from Youtube, Spotify’s “Lo–Fi Beats” playlist has nearly four hours of “Beats to relax and focus” and over one million followers. Other music platforms like SoundCloud and Pandora are starting to be populated by similar playlists, gaining lo–fi hip–hop’s legitimacy as both a concentration tool and music genre.
(02/16/19 4:37pm)
The brother–sister duo from New Zealand, Broods (Georgia and Caleb Nott), have proved that they can do it again as they explore and experiment with a whole new side of indie–pop with their third album, Don’t Feed the Pop Monster. Three years ago their album, Conscious, produced the pop hits “Free” and “Heartlines,” which propelled Broods to international stardom. They soon found themselves sharing a stage with the likes of Tove Lo and Taylor Swift. Now Broods is back with something lighter, simpler and more vulnerable. Ditching the heavier beats of Conscious, the new album opens with “Sucker,” a synthy track in which lead singer Georgia Nott admits to having tried hard to fit in. From the album’s title to the first track, it’s clear that Broods is trying to distinguish themselves from mainstream pop. Despite their millions of monthly listeners on Spotify, with this new album, Broods tries to reclaim a more authentic, almost singer–songwriter aesthetic.