Pittsburgh based rapper Mac Miller released his The Divine Feminine LP last weekend. The initial EP, turned full 10-track album, is a mixture of funk and electro R&B samples accompanied by a slew of features. The once keg-standing “frat rapper” has grown since the days of Blue Slide Park and his craft has benefited as a result.
Once again, I found myself alone at a concert. I do thoroughly enjoy attending shows by myself and I happen to do it more frequently than most.
Whether you were brave enough to take a night out before the Ironman, bold enough to wake up from your post-football nap or just a huge fan of South African accents, “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah was at the Orpheum Saturday night. Performing to a packed crowd for almost two hours, Noah spoke of the current tumultuous presidential election, how Rihanna has the commanding presence of a white male and why the “Happy Birthday” tune sounds morbid to anyone who does not speak English.
It’s been three years since the queen of pop filled our speakers with another club banger and the wait is finally over with her latest release of “Perfect Illusion.” Gaga’s new single is co-written and co-produced by Mark Ronson, Kevin Parker, Tame Impala and BloodPop. Coined as one of the biggest pop stars of our generation, Gaga is back with a lyrical vengeance and few customized metal shorts to match.
Snake on the Lake 2016 was a great time for many, but lacked the inclusivity that should accompany a free student-run show.
What I have always admired about The Head and the Heart was the band’s ability to tap into raw human emotions and experiences.
“I am not going to get in,” was my first thought as I veered around the corner to see The Frequency and a line of eager attendees extending halfway down the next block for Snake On The Lake.
Summer is at an end, school has just begun and Madison students are finally beginning to wake from what I call the “Summer Netflix Coma.” This common, transmissible condition begins when students are finished with finals and face the sudden urge to drop everything, slip into a Snuggie and binge watch their favorite show that has been absent from their lives since the first round of exams hit.
Four years after his record-breaking Channel Orange, Frank Ocean returns with two new releases that find him writing his feelings alive and helping us cope with ours.
This past summer I took a creative writing class, during which my professor told us that fiction about college is often unsuccessful because publishers and audiences often regard college experiences as somewhat childish or ordinary.
WSUM will host the ninth edition of Snake On The Lake music festival at The Frequency Friday, Sept. 9.
Incoming freshmen and fellow undergraduates of UW-Madison will have the opportunity to explore and appreciate some of the art and talent that Madison has to offer at Night at the Overture on Sept. 2.
Fresh off of their annual music festival in Chicago, Pitchfork will be in Madison from July 18-22 to broadcast the latest iteration of Pitchfork Radio, an Internet station broadcasted in week-long sessions from various cities around the world.
Despite all that classic college fun, and despite the fact that we all know how lucky we are to be in college receiving an education, let’s face it: college can be really hard.
Madison’s art scene still blows me away to this day.
First, you go to a WUD show.
The screen blinks to life in front of you as you settle into your plush seat. With popcorn in your left hand and a soda in your right, your anticipation mounts as the previews play, a warm-up for the showing to come.
Arts. Academics. ASM. Social justice. Student organizations. Research. In these realms and just about every other area of interest on and around the University of Wisconsin-Madison, black womxn are spreading their magic.
I’ll be up-front: A former editor of mine recently nicknamed me “one-trick pony” for my repeated coverage of the indie rock band Hippo Campus.
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