TBD Records, 2011 By Emily Pfeffer “Open your mouth wiiiiiiiiiide,” lead singer Thom Yorke lulls his first words in “Bloom,” the opening track off Radiohead’s new album King of Limbs. In fact, the whole album, which had an early release on the band’s website last Friday, is one big lull of jittery beats. From the [...]
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TOP 5: Blogs to Pursue
By Emily Pfeffer A blog is a mash-up of the term “web-log”. It’s a type of website typically run by an individual who updates regularly providing it’s viewers with text, images, audio, and videos. While some blogs comment on news, or a particular subject. others can function as an online journal. Here’s a few of [...]
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By Emily C. Pfeffer Last Sunday, French alternative rock group, Phoenix, rocked house at Cornell University’s Barton Hall as Ithaca College students returned from fall break. Knowing people who have seen the band live before, I was pretty much guaranteed a good time if they performed with their light show. Also, having seen videos online [...]
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By Emily Pfeffer 1. Rill Rill by the Sleigh Bells Want to feel some summer nostalgia? Maybe it’s just me, but this song screams hot weather and cool pools. Or maybe its just this video: (That was actually shot by my brother! LOVE) Nonetheless, the tune is sure to put a smile on your face! [...]
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By Emily C. Pfeffer Anticipation has the habit to set you up for failure, particularly when standards are set high. After Oracular Spectacular (2007), fans of the electro-rock band, MGMT, expected big things from their new album, Congratulations. Their last album featured band members Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, who together created hypnotic synthpop melodies [...]
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