Music
Review: Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys grow and stay the same
Born to be Wild
Gaga champions the oddities of the 80s
One Track Mind: Beyonce, “Girls (Who Run The World)”
So, Beyonce is back. And, apparently, still channeling her alter ego Sasha Fierce.
Musicologists Sound Off
Sometimes a superficial listen to today's pop music isn't enough. For a more comprehensive take, we turned to Penn's Music Department.
Not-Quite-Fantastic Mr. Fox
Flannely folk group falls somewhat short of past greatness.
Top 5 Things We Learned from the Fling Concert
1. Dosage Was a Surprise, And a Pleasant One, Too When the DP published a cover story on SPEC’s inability to peg down a fourth artist for Spring Fling, it was hard not to feel a bit disappointed. Many, including your friendly music editors, were searching for a performer with more artistic pedigree. Probably a larger contingent was hoping for a headliner with a bigger headlining name. Dosage—the Philadelphia rapper of little fame who has toured with Lupe Fiasco in the past—filled neither of these needs. But what he did do is arguably more important: he added a degree of serendipity and randomness to the most regimented brand of live music. Stepping on stage before Ratatat (and before most concertgoers had even arrived) Dosage’s set was a high-energy affair, masking his somewhat mediocre lyricism with a basic knack for performance. Most students had no idea who this rapper was (trust us, we asked around), but this shouldn’t matter. Everyone knows what to expect at a Spring Fling concert: Two or three artists will play, at least two will give a ra-ra shout-out to Penn, at least one will get the name of the school wrong (we’re looking at you, Snoop Dogg), at least a dozen kids will get carted off in ambulances and at least everyone will make a drunken, stoned mess of themselves. What Dosage brought was something different—an unannounced opener, he took the audience off-guard. And at a concert as predictable as Spring Fling, it’s probably the coolest thing he could have done. 2.
What Musical Acts to Pull Your Self Together For In The Quad
There are 23 hours worth of performances in the Quad on Friday and Saturday.
Deep Cuts: What Tracks to Know for the Fling Concert
Tracks to prepare for the concert.
Review: Tomboy by Panda Bear
Animal Collective main man keeps things different.
One Track Mind: "Circuital" by My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is one of the few major label rock bands that still makes albums.
