For many, it often seems like a love or hate relationship with Kanye West and his music. But while the release of his newest LP "Cruel Summer" still holds true to the rapper's artistry, the album evokes neither love nor hate. Read more...
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The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards was scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 6 instead of its usual Sunday broadcast and moved an hour earlier than usual to avoid coinciding with President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention. Read more...
Upon hearing The Killers' first single "Runaways" from their forthcoming album, "Battle Born," it seemed that the band was headed in a positive new direction. Read more...
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In 1999, jazz musician Aram Shelton drove from Florida to Illinois in his brother's orange Trans-Am, a bird with blazing wings adorning the hood. He came with a singular purpose: to seek jazz. Read more...
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Jazz musician Aram Shelton will perform as part of the Aram Shelton Quartet in the Hammer Museum’s JazzPOP series this Friday. (Courtesy of Peter Gannushkin)
While discussing the xx's upcoming sound in a December 2011 interview with Digital Spy, producer Jamie Smith said that club music had a major influence on their next album. Read more...
Sneakers, sunshine, bratwurst and beer. It's a seemingly impossible wish list for curious college students looking for a classical concert to attend. Add not having to worry about applauding in the wrong spot to the list and you're practically looking at a distant dream for most. Read more...
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Wild Up tackles a Brandenburg Cycle, taking something old and making it new. The group offers a vision of the future of classical music.
