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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 see one of his three sisters in the background. He laughed and told me that’s the sister now staying in his old

May 7, 2020

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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 her 2017 comeback anthem, “Look What You Made Me Do.” The documentary shows Swift after she returned to the public eye from

February 13, 2020

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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 been on their feet for over two hours. They have survived the opening bands, who provided a fun and cheerful set (Point

February 6, 2020

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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 classes. In The Poetry Project, a research-based poetry class taught by English Professor Nathalie Anderson, students are sharing the poems they wrote

November 21, 2019

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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 am no stranger to Underhill Library, and I found Shira at arguably the best view on campus, where we promptly left so

October 31, 2019

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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 any moment. In the back of Upper Tarble, bright red, and black-and-white strobe lights shone onto a stage with two of Pussy

October 3, 2019

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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 [songs] or anything, it’s just lyrics, but ever since then I’ve been making melodies.” Fouad Dakwar, a music and theatre honors special

September 26, 2019

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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 to fame off of her multi-platinum hit “Ocean Eyes,” Eilish ascended to stardom with only a few loose tracks to her name.

April 18, 2019

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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 for a show to begin. A band featuring two guitarists (Bailey Jones ’22 and Spencer Tate ’22), a drummer (Maximillian Barry ’19),

February 21, 2019

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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 of the semester. According to Shayla Smith ’20, who is employed by the Office of Student Engagement and organized the show with

February 14, 2019

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Spencer Tate ’22 on Making Music during a Global Pandemic

Leaving It All Behind: Sleeping With Sirens In Concert

Artist of the Week Fouad Dakwar on The Political Nature of Art

Ivy Sole, Bathe, and HUEY Attract Year’s Biggest Olde Club Turnout

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