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8 Artists to Look Forward To in 2014

Amina Ly
2013 was an amazing year for music, churning out highly anticipated albums from pop superstars like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, to rappers like Jay Z and Kanye West. In addition, indie artists such as Bastille and A...
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Band Buzz: Sarah Fard at Church

Ellie Williams
Jazz guitarist Sarah Fard will be playing at Church in Boston on Friday, January 3rd. With a background in jazz combos, big bands and classical guitar ensembles, Fard will take the stage as a quartet. The show ...

A Year in Review: Lorde Crashes the Internet

Ellie Williams
She’s done it again. Earlier this month, the New Zealand singer released a music video for her song “Team” and her fans flooded to Vevo to watch it. So many people tried to watch it that the site couldn’t handl...

Album Review: Because the Internet

Amina Ly
Donald Glover happens to be one of those people who jump from career to career, picking up fans along the way. Ever since he first became Childish Gambino, however, he’s faced an onslaught of disapproval from c...

Album Review: Beyoncé – Self Titled (2013)

Julian Davis
Wow, this is a surprise, right?  When I started trying to write about this album, I was reminded of a scene from the show Louie in which David Lynch feeds Louie jokes about Nixon and Reagan. Louie asks for more...
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EDM is Sexist, but so is the Entire Nation

Ellie Williams
On November 19, Kat Bein posted a blog on The Village Voice discussing the sexism within the EDM (electronic dance music) community. Her article, EDM is Sexist: Why it Sucks to be a Woman who Raves, addresses...

The Best Albums of 2013

Julian Davis
Okay so its the end of the year and all the Cool Kids are making lists. No, silly! I’m not talking about letters to Santa! I’m obviously talking about lists ranking the past years musical recordings! Yay, Hanuk...

10 Less than Classic Holiday Songs

Ellie Williams
  Tis the season and whether you’re hard at work stringing up Christmas lights, putting holiday cards on the mantel, or just relaxing in front of the fireplace with friends and family, you’re gonna need...
Julianna Barwick (Media credit/Shawn Brackbill)

Julianna Barwick: The Blast Interview

Ellie Williams
This past August, Brooklyn-based artist Julianna Barwick released her third studio album, Nepenthe. Barwick, a singer-songwriter by trade, has a very unique style to her music; it’s sometimes haunting, sometime...
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Women vs. Music Culture

Kerry Velez
Barely clothed women in music videos is not something new to the industry. Whether it's a female or male artist, sex sells. But when women being sex objects becomes the centerpiece of music culture, as opposed ...