Music
Jumbo Jamz: Mt. Desert Island
By The Peasant (06/30/2008 1:46 PM) Tags: mt desert island, not guster, jumbo jamz
Friends, Romans, Tuftonians -- lend me your ears and hearken unto Jumbo Jamz - Volume 1. In what will hopefully be a new installment, my fellow bloggers and I will attempt to bring you the latest and greatest beats, jams, and licks from campus bands. There is so much more to Tufts-made music than Guster; read
... MORE »Unheard Of And Not Indie
By saycheese (06/30/2008 1:23 PM) 
Sick of what you're hearing on the radio, but not ready to delve through the never ending stream of new indie bands? Check out Popless. This site is dedicated to the forgotten artists of the past. Each post includes a featured song, some info about the song and/or artist and where the a
... MORE »Gallagher Crossed Off Jay-Z's List of 99 Problems
By saycheese (06/30/2008 1:08 PM) Tags: JayZ, Oasis, Glastonbury
This past April, Noel Gallagher of Oasis was quoted as saying that Jay-Z should not headline the UK's Glastonbury Festival because he does not uphold the festival's guitar music based tradition. Ouch.
To shove Gallagher's words back in his own face, Jay-Z started
... MORE »5-Word Music Review: Meriwether
By aquamarine (06/30/2008 12:45 AM) Tags: Meriwether, fiveword review, music review, Make Your Move, music, band
Worthy of Being Thrown Out
Final Thoughts: When it comes to certain kinds of music, screaming can be effective in conveying the emotion of a song (example: Linkin Park). Too much however and it is no longer music; just loud noise. This is the case with Meriwether’s CD “Make Your Move.”
Within the f
... MORE »Hip White Guys From Harvard Make Music...
By anonymous eph (06/25/2008 11:30 AM) 
And,surprisingly enough, it doesn't suck! They're much better than the one-hit-wonder Wiliams College alums Fountains of Wayne. It's possible that I've missed the OMG-CHESTER-FRENCH-IS-SO-AWESOME boat but I figure I should spread the gospel of Chester French since they're a decent band.
Edit: Bonu
... MORE »Stop, Look, and Listen: She and Him
By saycheese (06/25/2008 09:52 AM) Tags: She and Him
Possibly the most buzzed about band of the moment, if you have yet to listen to She and Him's debut album Volume One, it's about time you drop everything you're doing and give it a chance. The album is a complete throwback: overlapping vocals are reminiscent of a '50s and 'early 6
... MORE »Soon To Be Seen on Posters...
By emilyhutto (06/25/2008 09:36 AM) Tags: first gig, The Posterboys, college bands, music
Yael Naim Free in NYC
By saycheese (06/21/2008 9:55 PM) 
Yael Naim (famous for that song from the Apple commercial, worthy of you time for the talent captured in the rest of her album) will be headlining a FREE show today in Central Park at 7 PM. Also on the bill are David Donatien, Piers Faccini, and Herman Dune. Check it out if you're around.
And I'll Pay $0 For That Girl Talk Album, Thank You Very Much
By ha-mace (06/21/2008 5:08 PM) Tags: The Hood Internet, Feed The Animals, Greg Gillis, Girl Talk
Hopefully I can write something that's not specifically Penn State related and not get nasty comments like another blogger does. But, if you don't like it, tough ... get over yourself.
I really don't know the last time I actually bought a CD. Honestly I can't even
... MORE »Rihanna Rocks Out at the Today Show Plaza
By The Feminist Hipster (06/20/2008 11:30 AM) Tags: Toyota Concert Series, Rockefeller Center, Today Show, Rihanna, Matt Lauer, Meredith Viera
You can't stop her or her music. Thousands turned out for this morning's Today Show performance by uber-star Rihanna.
