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Arts, Popular Culture

Boston Symphony Orchestra “Casual Friday” series appeals to a wide audience

By Ruth Jiang

With all the buzz these days coming from the next trendy music festival or newest Chainsmokers radio-ready hit, orchestras have…

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Arts, Popular Culture, Reviews

Glass Animals teaches listeners “How To Be A Human Being” with their sophomore album

By Ruth Jiang

When British alternative band Glass Animals released their debut album “Zaba” in 2015, singles such as the lush, sensuous sounding…

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Arts, Music Peek

Anderson .Paak proves himself a valuable contributor to the hip-hop scene with “Malibu” release

By Ruth Jiang

It can take years for music artists to jump from the music scene where they have the most support into…

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Arts, Popular Culture

Korean dramas bring tantalizing television to global audiences

By Ruth Jiang

I unintentionally spent spring break with a couple of friends watching an entire Korean drama. Mind you, I had never…

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Arts, Arts In The News, Reviews

Aurora stuns with dark folk-pop album ” “All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend

By Ruth Jiang

Norwegian singer finds light in dark places in much-anticipated debut This month saw the much anticipated release of 19-year- old…

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Arts, Music Peek

Tobias Jesso Jr. makes young listeners wistful for a generation they were never a part of

By Ruth Jiang

American music culture in the 1970s saw the rise of dance music in varied forms and genres. Motown artists like…

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News, News and Features

The Center for Work and Service reacts to student feedback in new initiatives

By Ruth Jiang

It was recently announced that the Center for Work & Service (CWS) would be making drastic changes in the coming…

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Arts, Music Peek

How RAC helped to change the musical world’s perception of remixing

By Ruth Jiang

While the remix is most often associated with dance music, any active music listener will notice that remixes don’t always…

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Arts, Popular Culture

Rihanna challenges herself and listeners with new album “Anti”

By Ruth Jiang

One can easily trace the progression of Rihanna’s style in the music world with a little digging and a long…

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Arts, Music Peek

A glimpse into the broody soundtrack of “The Revenant,” scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto

By Ruth Jiang

Chances are that if you’ve sat down to watch The Revenant in theaters recently, you may have noticed the dark,…

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