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Student rapper MoonManFlo releases new EP “High Chair”
Robert Dinkins Viewpoints Editor Derrick Florence ’18, better known as MoonManFlo, released his anticipated EP, “High Chair,” on Feb. 4 of this year. After creating music for roughly a decade, including releasing his first song on MySpace, MoonManFlo is ready to approach an even wider audience with his sound. Encompassing only six tracks over 16…
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Artful Dodge presents spoken word poet Nate Marshall
Channler Twyman Contributing Writer “praise the dive into the gut of a friend; the dousing / of my hand in his ribs. praise the softness of skin, / the way it always gives.” In his poem, “praise” spoken word poet Nate Marshall shows appreciation for all the things in his life that have helped shape…
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Mount Eerie
Insular and misanthropic though they may be, most depressing albums are ear comfortfood. They’re ultimately trying to entertain you just as much as they’re trying to make you cry. Mount Eerie’s “Now Only,” though, isn’t one of these albums. Phil Elverum, the sole mastermind behind the project, takes you on an anguishing 40-plus minute journey…
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Student groups co-host Women in Arts poetry and music event
Nicklaus Wilcher Contributing Writer “That just took my spirit.” Meonyez Goodwin ’18’s words echoed the mood of the room, cutting through the rapturous applause for Korri Palmer ’20 and Donte Claybrooks ’18‘s belted rendition of Daniel Caesar and Kali Uchis’ “Get You.” I felt the same — once Claybrooks and Palmer hit that falsetto chorus,…
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Logic releases “Bobby Tarantino II,” sequel to 2016 mixtape
Kamal Morgan Staff Writer Logic’s mixtape “Bobby Tarantino II” was released on March 9, 2018 and is a sequel to his 2016 mixtape “Bobby Tarantino.” Logic is a peculiar rapper in terms of his race — he is biracial — and the hate that is thrown his way comes from others’ disdain for him. This…
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RezLyfe
Earlier this month, the highly anticipated debut album, “No, We Can’t Do That,” by up-and-coming band The Office of RezLyfe was finally dropped on SoundCloud. Lead singer Nathan Fein, accompanied by bassist Lauren Missik, pan-flautist Robin Schreck and trianglist Carly Jones have succeeded in creating a cohesive sound that is truly a stunning and disempowering…
