Mixtape Mayhem: Detroit
Big Sean has big plans for 2012, with his second studio album slated to drop before the end of the year. It’s been over a year since his studio debut, Finally Famous, and despite a slew of features and involvement in G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer, Big Sean decided to warm fans up with a mixtape, [...]
“3 Pears” by Dwight Yoakam
On his first original album in seven years, 3 Pears, country pioneer Dwight Yoakam remains stylistically steadfast. A blend of country, Americana, and pop sounds, 3 Pears delivers what fans have come to expect from Yoakam over the past twenty-plus years. In true Yoakam style, the album strikes a balance between heartfelt ballads and cowboy [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Dedication 4
The long-awaited Dedication 4 does a lot to build hype, but ultimately supports the belief that Lil’ Wayne has already passed the peak of his rap career. Strategically featuring rhymes on many well-known beats, the mixtape is already made superficially likable because of the popularity associated with original tracks such as 2Chainz’ “No Lie” and [...]
Efterklang Puts Out New Album
Efterklang, the dreamy electronic post-rock trio from Denmark, is back with their new album, Piramida. The name of the album, Piramida, comes from the a distant polar ghost town in the arctic circle that the group decided to inhabit for the purpose of field recording, taking video and finding further inspiration for their new album. Casper [...]
Where Are They Now: Babyface
Kenneth Edmonds, famously known as Babyface, or simply Face, was born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana to parents Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. After his father died, leaving his mother to raise six children alone, Edmonds became determined to have a music career and has continued to make a name for himself in the music [...]
“Now For Plan A” by The Tragically Hip
After twelve studio albums, with the first EP dating back to 1987, The Tragically Hip have set some pretty high expectations for themselves. All five members of The Hip, as they are often called for short, have surely grown accustomed to the widespread recognition and acclaim that they receive not only in their native Canada, [...]
Tommy Trash at Prime Boston
As if Boston didn’t have enough electro music flowing through the streets, the electronic wave continues to spread and this week we were happy to cover Thomas Olsen, better known as Tommy Trash at Prime. This has to be one of those nights were you must be insane to go out on a Sunday but [...]
This Week In Music History
Good morning and happy final Friday in September. But just because September is ending, fall is just beginning, somewhat like the career if the Beatles on this day in 1963. Famous New York deejay, Murray the K knew little of the stir he was about to cause when he received a copy of the Beatles’ “She Loves You”. [...]
Fun on the Playground
Get ready Playgrounders! This fall the Coolidge Corner Theatre is launching a new season of Weekend Children Shows. Every weekend there will be a highly anticipated kids group performing just for you! The season kicks off on Sunday, October 14, with singer-song writer Vanessa Trien & the Jumping Monkeys. Who will be also be debuting [...]
Bell X1 Live In Studio
Irish pop-rock group Bell X1 were once referred to as “Irish rock’s most likeable band” by The Irish Times in 2009. Such a title sets high expectations, yet it was soon clear that the gentlemen from the Emerald Isle were very much deserving of the label when they stopped by the WERS studio last week [...]
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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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