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KSLU Listens To… Kesha’s “Rainbow”
“One, two, three, four, one…” Kesha softly speaks into the mic, opening “Bastards” on her new album “Rainbow.” She takes a breath and a soft, gentle guitar starts strumming. Wait…this is Kesha, right?
Right! “Rainbow” explores a…
Hip-Hop and Health: Getting your mind right.
Music has brought solace to many. There is no question that one can be moved to the precipice of psychological and mental conditions by just one song. We’ve all been touched by a song when we are low or high. Unfortunately, with every…
DAMN.: The Inexplicable Feeling of Kendrick Lamar’s Godhood
By, Noa Graham
This review is all about DAMN. The title speaks for itself. If you love any of Kendrick’s previous work, or if you have any appreciation for the hip-hop mega-genre, you’ll find something to enjoy here.
First of all,…
Album Review: Darryl Rahn’s All That Matters
By, Lexie Perlow
Last Saturday night was a breezy, perfect environment to experience some live music at Pub 56. On the docket was Darryl Rahn, a singer-songwriter from Utica, New York. He started out his set squinting through an…
Keeping the Name, Divorcing the Sound: Dirty Projector’s Breakup Album
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David Longstreth’s first single on his new album, conspicuously titled “Keep Your Name,” samples a previous Dirty Projectors song, “Impregnable Question.” This self-referential decision turns Longstreth’s earlier…
The Sundials Lighting Campus Up
Photo via Kelsey Mattison
There is an array of performing groups on campus, from a cappella to dancing to acting. But there is also an all-female singing duo on campus that everyone should check out. They held a concert on Friday, March…
Arts Annex Presents: Battle of the Bands
Photo via Amanda Brooks
This past Saturday, the Performing Arts Collective and the Arts Annex theme house hosted their first annual Battle of the Bands competition. Three bands, Flamenco Sketch, Wing It, and The Trys, performed in front…
Kendrick Lamar Steals The Show
Photo Courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter
Kendrick Lamar knocked the Grammy crowd to the floor with his show-stopping performance of “The Blacker the Berry,” “Alright,” and a never before heard song to close the show. His performance…