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New Releases | 11.23.12

By Kim Bussing November 23, 2012

“Moonshine” by Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox 5/5 stars The third single from Bruno Mars’ new album, which is due out in December, introduces influences from Michael Jackson and Prince and...

Follow-up Album Misses Mark

By Allie Doughty November 14, 2012

3/5 stars After doling out such hits as “Basket Case” and “American Idiot,” one might think that a rapid-fire trilogy of albums would be a great idea for the punk rock band that had every teenager...

Follow-Up Album Misses the Mark

By Allie Doughty November 14, 2012

3/5 stars After doling out such hits as “Basket Case” and “American Idiot,” one might think that a rapid-fire trilogy of albums would be a great idea for the punk rock band that had every teenager...

Follow-up Album Misses Mark

By Allie Doughty November 14, 2012

3/5 stars After doling out such hits as “Basket Case” and “American Idiot,” one might think that a rapid-fire trilogy of albums would be a great idea for the punk rock band that had every teenager...

British Boy Band Steals Hearts

By Emily Manbeck November 10, 2012

4/5 stars   Every girl has had an obsession with a group of young, talented and attractive male singers. This timeless group, the boy band, dominates her iTunes, and she collects all kinds of...

Chicago Band Rises to the Top

By Zach Gordon November 9, 2012

4/5 stars   There’s nothing better than watching an incredible band ascend to fame, which is exactly what Chicago-based Kids These Days is doing. With diverse influences, their debut album Traphouse Rock,...

The Evolution of the Cover Song Genre

By Allie Prescott November 9, 2012

Despite the fact that I’ve taken a grand total of zero science courses and that I have been known to pass out when getting shots, I still haven’t come to terms with the reality that none of my parents’...

New Singer Treads Familiar Ground

By Kelly Lui November 2, 2012

4/5 stars Ever since Adele’s phenomenal success began, music producers have been attempting to reproduce her style. American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward may seem like another Adele-soundalike but...

DCAF: Better Than Espresso

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee November 1, 2012

My professional obligations as a very serious journalist require me to be unbiased in my reporting of the news, regardless of what other school groups I may be a part of. That being said, a ticket to DCAF...

Friday Fixat10ns: Lighten Up

By Edward Lee and Edward Lee October 26, 2012

Friday Fixat10ns: Lighten Up from thehoya on 8tracks Radio. Stress is everywhere these days. Exams, essays, late nights at lau - it's time to lighten up. I was considering dropping a heavy, darker Halloween...

Voices of a Revolution

By Sarah Amos October 19, 2012

Revolution and rhymes were in the air at the University of Maryland at College Park’s concert “Tick Tock Revolution” last Friday. The event was sponsored by the University of Maryland chapter...

Complex Lyrics Convey Hope

By Kaley Beins October 18, 2012

4/5 stars K’naan croons on his new album, “God never give burdens you can’t handle. Music is my ammo.” In Country, God or the Girl, his first full album since 2009’sTroubadour, he explores...

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