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On display in Cleveland: The Ecstasy of St. Kara
Katie Cameron A&E Editor Cleveland, Oh. is best known for a river that caught on fire a couple of times, for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the architectural equivalent of the Louvre’s kid sister) and for successfully building an economy on LeBron James. What Cleveland should be better known for is the Cleveland…
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Three Albums, one Release Day
For two long, excruciating months we waited for Sept 9:. the day when not one, not two, but three of our favorite bands released new albums. The only logical thing to do was to grab takeout, set up the surround sound and listen to all three albums back-to-back-to-back. The long wait for Local Native’s third…
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How we should think about exclusive music releases
Robert Dinkins, Jr. A&E Editor The way music is released has changed drastically over the past 10 years. At first, people would flock to the record store to buy CDs, soon they started buying music digitally over iTunes and now music is usually available via streaming services such as TIDAL, Apple Music and Spotify. These…
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Student artist of the week: Kevante Weakley ’18
Robert Dinkins A&E Editor “Excitement, realization and impressed are [some of] the emotions I have when I write,” Kevante Weakley ’18 said. “Lit lit liiiiiittttt, take it slow and exhaustion are the emotions I have when I perform.” Anyone would be shocked to hear the young Cleveland rapper known as K.O. (a name he inherited…
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What Art and Rap Have In Common
My liberal arts persona is one that demands more information. My passions in these fields makes me devote my time, and often too much, to art, music, politics or ultimate frisbee. My newest passion has been art. I’ve had the opportunity to take art history classes and travel the world attending the finest art museums.…
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Absurd, ambitious, Atlanta: FX’s new fall show
Harry Todd Contributing Writer Donald Glover got his break into the biz when Tina Fey hired him to be a writer for her fledgling show, 30 Rock, after seeing some of his comedy troupe’s work online. He quickly became one of the show’s most renowned writers for his bizarre, meta sense of humor before ultimately…
