Ten Albums that Came out Ten Years Ago
By Lily Doolin With the end of 2018 on the horizon, you music lovers out there are probably already looking to see what the new year will bring to the industry. What new artists will…
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The Evolution of the Concept Album
By Lily Doolin The genesis of the concept album harkens all the way back to 1966, a tumultuous time of civil unrest that went on to become the inspiration for several pivotal albums in music’s…
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New Wave of Diversity Takes 2018 Music by Storm
By Lily Doolin As of late, it seems as though gender diversity is improving in the music industry. Big-name female artists dominated the stage at the 2018 Grammys back in January. Many female artists have…
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Iceland Airwaves 2018 Recap, Photos, and Playlist
Photography by Erin Jean Hussey By Erin Jean Hussey Couldn’t make it to Reykjavik for Iceland Airwaves 2018? Don’t worry! WERS traveled to Iceland in partnership with Iceland Naturally and put together a roundup of…
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Leisure comes back to Emerson for Wicked Local Wednesday
By Samantha Woolf Leisure, an Emerson alum and a singer-songwriter, stopped by for WERS’s “Wicked Local Wednesday” special to perform some of his music. Among other things, he talked about how being a student at…
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Dermot Kennedy Talks Touring and New Music Before Royale Performance
Photograph by Lizzie Heintz By Lily Doolin Irish singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy performed at Royale in Boston on October 29th. He sat down with WERS’ Lily to talk about touring, new music, and his time spent…
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Mitski Lassos Your Heart Into A Saloon Packed With Emotions
By Mica Kendall Contrary to the title, Mitski Miyawaki’s fifth album, Be the Cowboy is far from a country album or a 2008 Taylor Swift break up album full of cliche heartbreak. Be the Cowboy instead digs…
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An Album a Day for Thirty Days
By Lizzie Heintz When my friend first told me about completing his personal challenge to listen to an album a day for the second half of the school year, I was overwhelmed. To be honest,…
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Where Are They Now: Gotye
By Andrea Williams As many people know, Gotye was behind the hit single “Somebody That I Used to Know.” With many hit singles and a Grammy, one would think he would continue to make new…
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Going S is Touring and Biking Across America
Jay Mobley and Hugh Yamada of Going S with WERS’ Regan Harvey By Regan Harvey Jay Mobley and Hugh Yamada form Going S together, and they are going on a cross-country bike tour and hitting…
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How Bleachers Unplugs Their Sound – WERS 88.9FM
Bleachers’ Unplugged Sound Graphic by Bobby Nicholas III By Andrea Williams Jack Antonoff has seen many accomplishments in the music industry with his former band, Fun. After the hit single “We Are Young” and sophomore…
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Gorillaz’ ‘The Now Now:’ Does it Hold Up?
Gorillaz graphic by Bobby Nicholas III. – By Owen Murray – In 2001, Gorillaz released their self-titled debut and established themselves as a “virtual band.” The project was masterminded by Damon Albarn, frontman of the…
