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BU Central: It’s Central for a Reason

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All photos by Tara Jayakar As we’ve said before, shows at BU Central are vastly under-attended. It seems to be the kind of place where if you’re in, you’re in [...]

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Apr 30, 2012 | 2 Responses

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Radiohead Shines at Coachella 2012

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Prior to this weekend, I had been fortunate enough to attend three Coachellas – 2007, 2010, and 2011. Over those years I saw amazing performances from artists like Rage Against [...]

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Apr 16, 2012 | Leave a response

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Newsic Music March 26th-April 6th: Beyonce, Adele, Rihanna

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This week, Beyonce joined the rest of us in 2012, Adele talked up how much she loves Bey-Bey, and Rihanna decided to cast herself in a nonexistent film. Speaking of [...]

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Apr 9, 2012 | Leave a response

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Newsic Music March 11th – 21st: Who You Should Be Paying Attention to This Week

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This week, Newsic Music’s focus is on some of pop’s lesser-known, up-and-coming and forgotten artists. Sometimes it’s just important to remember who fuels the pop charts other then Lady Gaga [...]

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Mar 26, 2012 | Leave a response

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Spring Nights: Eisley @ the Red Room

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Tuesday, March 20 brought the city of Boston beautiful weather by day and beautiful music by night. At around 7:15 pm the doors of the Red Room, a cozy little red [...]

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Mar 26, 2012 | Leave a response

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Charmingly Ghetto: A Boston Rapper on the Rise

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“Boston” and “rap” are two words that popular culture doesn’t ordinarily put in the same sentence. Boston may have produced Gang Starr’s Guru, but it still takes a lot of [...]

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Mar 25, 2012 | 4 Responses

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Avant-Garde Beats: Lapalux’s ‘When You’re Gone’

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When You’re Gone, the debut EP from UK electronic artist Lapalux, is lush and outlandish like many releases from Brainfeeder (the experimental music label and brainchild of LA beat-music champion [...]

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Mar 20, 2012 | Leave a response

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Rock Done Right: The Black Keys at TD Garden

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  The Black Keys are an example of a true American success story. Hailing from Akron, Ohio, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney were about as cut-off from a thriving music [...]

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Mar 9, 2012 | Leave a response

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Newsic Music February 27th-March 4th: Best Coast, Jack White, Cee Lo Green

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Hot clothes, Las Vegas, marriage announcements! This might sound like Hollywood’s latest Hangover rip-off, but actually it’s this week’s music news headlines. Unfortunately, Mike Tyson does not make a cameo; [...]

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Mar 7, 2012 | Leave a response

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Fan Backlash to Rihanna’s Collaboration With Chris

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In the early morning of February 8th, 2009, just hours before some of the most iconic music stars would head to the Grammys, Chris Brown became infamous for abusing his [...]

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Mar 5, 2012 | 1 Response

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I’m Mad At You For Not Seeing Titus Andronicus at BU Central

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Last Friday night I went to see Titus Andronicus play for free at BU Central. I arrived early, since I knew that previous BU Central shows like The Arctic Monkeys The [...]

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Mar 5, 2012 | 7 Responses

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Newsic Music February 20th-26th: Rihanna & Chris Brown, Outkast, Google (What?)

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Things are settling down in a major way after the insanity of post-Grammy week earlier this month. Many artists are staying under the radar to recoup, while the regulars (Gaga, [...]

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Feb 27, 2012 | 2 Responses