Music
Musical Notes: Fuck Censorship
It can be heard blasting at frat parties, blaring at bars and pumping from dorm room windows.
Dispatches from LCD Soundsystem's MSG Finale
To tell the truth, this is the last time.
Not Just In The Background
The release of Submarine, a teen angst dramedy, and its soundtrack (written by the Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner) got us thinking about how soundtracks can interact with movies, and how some soundtracks can even stand alone, outlasting the films themselves.
Concert Preview: RJD2, Gold Panda and Sam Mantle
Aside from the mild hysteria surrounding the Spring Fling artist announcement (and the inevitable disappointment), most Penn students remain unaware of a generally brilliant crop of indie and hip–hop shows put on by SPEC each year. The latest in this series comes to The ARCH tonight, courtesy of SPEC Jazz + Grooves and IMG.
Review: Generationals
In Blink, Malcolm Gladwell wrote about a phenomenon that worried Coca–Cola execs: Coke was losing to Pepsi in blind sip tests.
Musical Notes: Radiohead Goes Print
In an era when far more people download music than buy physical albums, when tracks are leaked via the internet instead of being played for the first time on the radio, one has to ask: has the musical event become extinct?
Review: Femme Fatale by Britney Spears
Pop diva returns to femme form.
For the Law-Abiding Listener
2011 is shaping up to be a big year for the world of digital music. Apple recently confirmed rumors of a new subscription service in the works for iTunes, while Google announced plans to release its own hybrid digital download store/subscription–based music locker.
Spring Fling Preview 2011
… And the wait is over. Earlier this week, Under the Button and Penn performing groups led you on a campus–wide quest that culminated in the announcement of two Fling acts: Instrumental duo Ratatat and hip–hop hitmaker Flo Rida.
Review: Angles by the Strokes
Angling for a comeback and not succeeding.
Review: Lasers by Lupe Fiasco
Spring Fling headliner leaves his rhymes in the oven for a little too long
Playlist of the Week: 2/28
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Art Haus
Run by Penn students, pseudo–label Deerhaus is making waves in the local scene.
Review: The King of Limbs
Radiohead return with characteristically satisfying results.
Musical Notes: "Two Blobs Fucking"
In which I actually take Wayne Coyne’s antics seriously.
