I think I like the Lumineers again
Ern Tan, Contributing Reporter
September 20, 2019
The Lumineers’ first album in 2012 was the album I never knew I needed. “Ho Hey,” the song that made them big, had the perfect amount of pleasing melodies, interesting lyrics and a belt-your-lungs-out chorus that compelled everyone on my middle school bus to sing along. Each song on “The Lumi...
Owl Fest 2019
Lewis Nelken, Contributing Reporter
September 20, 2019
Monitors sat like gargoyles, obliterating the airwaves on both sides of the raised stage, throne to the curators of the colossal sound. A flurry of chromatic lights speckled the walls like comets, creating a cosmic atmosphere that blasted off the stellar performances. The vibrations at Owl Fest on Sept. 14 were ...
After 37 years, Night of the Living Dread goes off the air
Matt Hooke, Executive Editor
September 13, 2019
For 37 years, 31 of them on WRUW, Rich Lowe has been playing obscure 45 records and gushing about reggae artists who often never left the island nation that birthed the genre. On Friday, Sept. 6, Lowe signed on for the last time at 7 p.m. for a special two-hour broadcast of “Night of the Living Dread...
Sudol suddenly surfaces
Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor
September 13, 2019
After a six-year hiatus, Alison Sudol (former stage name: A Fine Frenzy) returned onto the music scene with “Moon” on Nov. 2 of last year, under her own name. She finished out the Midwestern part of her tour at A&R Music Bar in Columbus on Monday, Sep. 9. However, it wasn’t as if she had gone off ...
Studio-A-Rama excites University Circle for the 37th time
Matt Hooke, Executive Editor
September 13, 2019
For 10 hours on Saturday, Sept. 7, the outside of Mather Memorial Building transformed from a staid lawn for study sessions into an all-day music festival as WRUW launched its annual Studio-A-Rama. If the Hessler Street Fair, with its tie-dye shirts and Grateful Dead cover bands, is as a reflection o...
Post Malone Demonstrates His Versatility on New Album
Aimee Wiencek, Contributing Reporter
September 13, 2019
This past Friday, Austin Richard Post, better known as Post Malone, released his highly anticipated third studio album “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” which is already predicted to reach number one on the charts. Post Malone, 24 years old, is quickly becoming one of the biggest artists of our gener...
EARTHGANG debut studio album exceeds expectations
Chris Heermann, Photo Editor
September 13, 2019
Prior to “Revenge of the Dreamers III,” I had never heard of the musical duo EARTHGANG. The highly-praised compilation album was released on July 5 and featured dozens of artists signed to the Dreamville label, most of whom I had previously never heard of. Of the many bangers on the album, “Down Ba...
An underwhelming release from Lana Del Rey
Emily Young, Development Editor
September 6, 2019
Lana Del Rey released her sixth album last Friday, Aug. 30 titled “Norman Fucking Rockwell!” All six albums have been released over a nine-year period, starting with her first album “Lana Del Rey” in 2010, with another planned release for next year. Despite having such a wide library, Del Rey ha...
“GINGER” indicates new era of BROCKHAMPTON
Chris Heermann, Photo Editor
September 6, 2019
The musical ensemble BROCKHAMPTON released its latest album “GINGER” on Aug. 23, 11 months after its last album, “iridescence.” “Iridescence” came directly after the “SATURATION” trilogy, a highly-reviewed series of albums that brought in many fans. The “SATURATION” trilogy was full of hig...
Mosh pits and madness
Yvonne Pan, A&E Editor
September 6, 2019
University Program Board (UPB)’s announcement last week that Desiigner would perform at the Tinkham Veale University Center on Saturday, Aug. 31 surprised most. However, more surprising was the artist’s performance. The Brooklyn-born rapper, most known for his 2015 song “Panda” and 2016 song “Tiim...
