Mixtape Mayhem: Succubi
For her latest single, Azealia Banks has teamed up with renowned producer Araabmuzik to create “Succubi”. Araabmuzik in the past has worked with artists such as the A$AP Mob, Cam’ron, Jim Jones, and Juelz Santana. His style is characterized by using chopped samples paired with synthetic drums. This a break from what Banks has typically [...]
“Numbers” by MellowHype
Odd Future’s tag team of Hodgy Beats and Left Brain continue to bring their unique style to the music scene. Recently releasing their second album, Numbers, MellowHype have taken a different direction on their sophomore album. Left Brain, the groups producer, raps on songs “Grill”, “La Bonita”, and “LeFlair”. The album sports “La Bonita” as [...]
Gunplay Releases New Song
After the chaos that went down at the BET HIPHOP awards, Maybach Music Group artist Gunplay recently turned himself in to the authorities. However, the southern rapper had enough time to release a new song. The song, entitled “Wrap Sheet”, is a boisterous track reviewing the rappers issues with the law. Debuting on top New [...]
Riddims Watch: Skin to Skin
Gyptian is adding another sensual sensation to your playlist. His track “Skin to Skin” sets the mood just right. Put on your headphones and grab your loved one. In the same vain of “Hold You” this track has an addictive beat that you will find yourself humming and swinging your hips to. Again in “Skin [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: The Heist
Macklemore has been making music for a long time, but dropped his first studio album, a collaboration with his producer, Ryan Lewis, called The Heist on October 9th. The project starts out triumphantly with “Ten Thousand Hours,” a reference to author Malcolm Gladwell’s claim that the key to success is 10,000 hours of practice at a [...]
Rolling Stones Announce 50th Anniversary Shows
The Rolling Stones announced on Monday that they’ll be playing a few shows for their 50th anniversary, titling the tour 50 & Counting…The Rolling Stones Live. This is the first time that the full band has played together since a three night stand at London’s O2 Arena in 2007. They will return to the O2 [...]
Beach House at the Wilbur
When explaining the music of Beach House, it’s hard to come up with anything better than “dream pop”. The group has both invented and perfected the niche genre, and Victoria LeGrand and Alex Scally (with excellent touring drummer Daniel Franz in tow) took their act to The Wilbur in Boston’s theater district last night, giving [...]
New Releases Tuesday
Welcome to New Releases Tuesday on WERS. Every Tuesday we’ll take a look around the music scene and bring you updates on, you guessed it, the new albums coming out this week. BENJAMIN GIBBARD: FORMER LIVES Death Cab For Cutie singer, Benjamin Gibbard has released his first solo album under his own name. In 1999 he [...]
On The Verge: Ben Sollee
At 4:15 PM each Tuesday, WERS brings you our On The Verge segment which highlights an artist we think is up-and-coming. This week’s artist On The Verge is the cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer Ben Sollee. Ben Sollee was born and raised in Kentucky, where he studied classical music on cello from a young age. He played alongside Casey Driessen, Abigail [...]
Riddim Watch: Wild Bubble
Producer and radio DJ ZJ Chrome, dominating the airwaves all the way from Jamaica’s Zip FM radio has released a new riddim. Titled Wild Bubble, this compilation boasts a tracklist with genre heavyweights such as Tony Matterhorn, Aidonia, and Vybz Kartel, all breaking it down on tracks so contagious that you can’t help but move. [...]
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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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Boston Calling
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June 8
The XX / Grizzly Bear
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June 12
The Postal Service
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