Playlists
THE NEWSROOM RECAP: "Willie Pete"
“The Newsroom” is once again an interesting place to be.
Alumni Playlist of the Week: 7.31.13
A playlist of songs we forgot we remembered, compiled by one of Street's finest alumni.
Drink of the Week: Boozy Dreamsicle Milkshake
This milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.
Review: Edward Sharpe and the Magnet Zeros—"Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros"
The cover of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s self-titled album shows a rainbow of muted colors coming together behind a figure.
Playlist of the Week: 7.29.2013
Started from the bottom now we're here, at the end of our summer internships. Here's Street's playlist for surviving those final days.
Intern of the Week: Grace Guan
For rising Junior Grace Guan, San Francisco is a laid back place to intern, free of prima donnas and corporate big wigs…but there are some rats.
Review: Selena Gomez—"Stars Dance"
Unless you’re a diehard Selena Gomez fan, there’s really no reason why you should listen to her new album, “Stars Dance.” In a summer with some serious female pop starpower (see: Icona Pop, Marina and the Diamonds), this subpar album is an especially resounding dud.
This Week in Philly: 7.25.2013
XPoNential Music Festival When: July 26-28 Where: Susquehanna Bank Center & Wiggins Park Price: $125 for all three days to all accessible stages With a line up featuring everything from the Philly-based DRGN KING to the Lumineers to freakin' Bob Dylan, XPoNential promises to be the one of the best—and certainly most affordable—music festivals of the year.
Drink of the Week: Argentinian Sangria
Disclaimer: Our Summer 2013 Editor has just left us for Argentina. But don't cry for us, she's left us with Sangria. 1 glass Malbec 1 oz Vodka 1/2 oz lime juice 1 tsp sugar 1/4 orange, chopped 1/4 lemon, chopped 1/4 apple, cored & chopped Club soda Combine first four ingredients in a glass.
THE NEWSROOM RECAP: "The Genoa Tip"
Don is nice? Maggie's life gets even worse, Jim finds new blonde hair to pine for and Occupy Wall Street starts to look like a thing. Oh—and Will makes drone strikes all about his problems.
Playlist of the Week: 7.23.2013
Whether they went to Penn or hail from Philly, we count these guys as our own.
Street Interviews: Elizabeth L. Silver
Elizabeth L. Silver (C ‘01), a lawyer turned novelist, wrote one of the summer’s best reads: The Execution of Noa P. Singleton, a Philadelphia set novel about a woman on death row. Street talked to Silver about the process of writing a novel, Kelly Writer’s house, Mad Mex and why taking risks after graduation is a really good idea.
Review: Sara Bareilles - "The Blessed Unrest"
One of the hardest things to do in the music industry is to live up to the hype of devoted fans, and "Blessed Unrest" finds Sara Bareilles is up for the challenge.
This Week in Philly
Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival Where: Saunders Park in Powelton Village When: July 20, 12 p.m.-7 p.m. Cost: Free! Spend the day in West Philly's Powelton Village listening to live jazz performances and enjoying local art at Saunders Park.
Download of the Week - Favorite Song
Chance the Rapper seems to be all that your cool, musically conscious friend can tweet about these days.
Drink of the Week: Cucumber Cocktails
When it’s this hot out, only refreshing drinks will do.
THE NEWSROOM RECAP: "First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers"
Five Crucial Takeaways from the Season Two Premiere
Playlist of the Week 7.17.2013
Rumor has it, Penn students kind of like having sex.
