Grammy Awards Urban Recap
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards took place last Sunday, February 10th, and – to put it lightly – there was a lot going on in the industry. If you didn’t tune into music’s biggest night, however, there’s no need to worry; we have got you covered with a chronological summary of what you missed in [...]
Grammy Nominations Announced
A great year for music in general calls for a great ceremony at 2013 Grammy Music Awards scheduled to be held on February 10th 2013. The awards ceremony will be hosted by Country Music sensation Taylor Swift and Hip Hop legend LL Cool J at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California. This is the [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: No Idols
Its been a interesting past two years for Hip-Hop group Odd Future. The collective consisting of by rapper/producer Tyler, The Creator, rappers Hodgy Beats, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, and Mike G, singer-songwriter/rapper Frank Ocean, producers Left Brain, Syd Tha Kyd, Matt Martians, Hal Williams and other non-musical members, went from basically unknown to controlling a [...]
“Channel Orange” by Frank Ocean
To much anticipation and controversy, Frank Ocean released his debut album titled Channel Orange to the public. Frank Ocean, who came out as being bisexual just weeks before his album release, has probably one of the most anticipated albums of the year. He didn’t go the traditional promotional route by shooting a bunch of videos [...]
Chicago’s Lollapalooza Evacuated
I’m sure most music fans wish they could be at Lollapalooza. However, I doubt they would elect to be there this Saturday when severe storms in Chicago forced the festival to be put on hold and the crowd to evacuate. Not necessarily a day of music-loving fun. The festival orchestrators urged attendees to take refuge in underground evacuation [...]
Frank Ocean at the Paradise
On Saturday, July 28th, Frank Ocean brought the Channel Orange tour to the Paradise Rock Club in Allston, MA. The show sold out in three days and was highly anticipated because it was his first solo performance in Boston ever! The show started with screams from the crowd as Frank walked out with one guitarist, [...]
Concert Watch: July 27-29, 2012
Concert Watch! This weekend: July 27th-July 29th, 2012. Friday, July 27th SUZANNE VEGA—COPLEY SQUARE PARK On Friday, July 27th, folk singer Suzanne Vega will be performing in the great outdoors at Copley Square Park in Copley Square. Expect to hear some new tracks off of her forthcoming album, Close-up Vol. 4, Songs of Family. Saturday, July 28th FRANK [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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