An Unnecessarily Incomplete Canon: A Critique of Rolling Stone’s Latest 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Rolling Stone could learn from the adage that a rolling stone gathers no moss — and roll on by ditching
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Finding Purpose while Stuck in Quarantine
Stuck in the same small bedroom, the same bleak corridors, and the same shared spaces, it’s safe to say that
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Spencer Tate ’22 on Making Music during a Global Pandemic
Spencer Tate ’22 lives at a plastic desk in his living room, and as we talked over Zoom, I could
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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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