The New Taylor Comes to the Phone in “Miss Americana”
Content warning: eating disorders, sexual assault In “Miss Americana,” Taylor Swift explains why she declared the Old Taylor dead in
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Leaving It All Behind: Sleeping With Sirens In Concert
January 28, 2020. In the haze — and sweat — saturated space of Philadelphia’s Union Transfer, the crowd has already
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Artist of the Week Nya Kuziwa ’22 on her Musical Identities
It’s a Thursday morning. Swarthmore students are waking up, getting coffee from the Science Center, and yawning through their morning
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Artist of the Week: Shira Samuels-Shragg on the Dance of Conducting
“I always say conducting is my three favorite things,” Shira Samuels-Shragg ’20 said. “Music, dance, and being in charge.” I
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Pussy Riot Concert Brings the Riot to Swarthmore
On Thursday, Sept. 26, the wooden floor of Upper Tarble shook so much that it seemed about to collapse at
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Artist of the Week Fouad Dakwar on The Political Nature of Art
“I have this notebook from fourth grade, my songwriting notebook,” Fouad Dakwar ’22 recalls. “I didn’t know how to notate
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Billie Eilish Cuts Through the Noise on Her Debut Album
Teen pop sensation Billie Eilish has been making major waves in the music industry for the last three years. Catapulted
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Bringing the 1920s to 2019: “Radium Girls: In Concert” Glows with Intersectional Messages
Last Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in Olde Club, a packed, standing audience murmured amongst themselves as they waited
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Ivy Sole, Bathe, and HUEY Attract Year’s Biggest Olde Club Turnout
On Friday, Feb. 8, HUEY, Bathe, and Ivy Sole performed to a packed crowd at the first Olde Club concert
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James Blake Conquers Demons, Finds Love on “Assume Form”
Electronic music producer-turned-solo-artist James Blake has been a fixture in the pop and alternative R&B scene for a number of
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