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Institute for Popular Music celebrates Beatles’ legacy
February 9th, 1964 was the beginning of an era. Over thirteen million adoring fans tuned in on black and white TV screens to watch The Beatles in their first performance on US soil: live on the Ed Sullivan Show. After that night, in a phenomenon known as “Beatlemania,” John, Paul, George and Ringo quickly became […]
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Lovelife lack substance on “Feel” EP
You’ve got to hand it to Lovelife – at least they held no secrets by naming their latest EP “Feel”. Through the course of four songs, Lovelife prove that they’re masters of the unfocused, emotionally vague melodrama that made Imagine Dragons and The Weeknd so successful. While the aforementioned bands hone in on a specific […]
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Light show leaves mixed feelings
On Saturday, Jan. 25, Rochester’s Strausenberg Planeterium held a Radiohead light show. The phrase “Radiohead light show” is sure to evoke two starkly different reactions. For most people, a Radiohead light show promises an audiovisual journey of epic proportions. This makes perfect sense, as there’s no reason why the union of bright lights and loud […]
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Talent show brings smiles and tears, claps and jeers
On Friday, Jan. 31, the Susan B. Anthony Lower R.A. Staff hosted “UR’s Got Talent” at the May Room in Wilson Commons. Leave it to UR, the school that unashamedly exploits every opportunity to turn the letters “UR” into a pun, to showcase the talents of its students in a mock-reality show format. Like a […]
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In memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman
From drag queen to spy villain, rock critic to Catholic priest, Philip Seymour Hoffman has been it all. On Sunday, Feb. 2, the world observed the passing of one of this generation’s greatest actors, a performer whose style is hard to peg down because it was constantly in flux, adapting to every role that came […]
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CT Recommends: The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
On “The Suburbs”, Arcade Fire explores the human struggle that exists within a world confined by white picket fences. The band beautifully balances punk rawness with sophisticated songwriting and arrangement, providing a depiction of the everyman in which he is kicking and screaming in confusion and terror, but ultimately knows what’s wrong with the world. […]
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Birbiglia brings self-deprecating stand-up to Rochester
It’s easy to tell that Mike Birbiglia is a comedian. From the second he took the stage in Strong Auditorium last weekend, it was clear that Birbiglia embodied the classic awkward but confident “funny guy” stereotype. He looks like everyone’s favorite aloof uncle; you can tell he hasn’t quite got his life together, but you […]
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“Last Gas” shines through simplicity
Welcome to the real world. It’s a cutthroat place where hopes and dreams are stuck in limbo. It’s a place where you’re so lonely, you’re blind to every signal of love that passes you by. And, at the end of it, you often find yourself contemplating only one question: Where did my life go? Yes, […]
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The 2014 Grammy Awards
Watching the Grammys is sort of like going to the circus: the performances are risky, the costumes are ridiculous, and no matter what happens, everybody’s still just a clown. Just like after they bring out the elephants at the big top, when its all over somebody’s got to go out there and clean up all […]
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“(en)Gendered” exhibit showcases diverse creativity
On January 17, the AsIs Gallery at Sage Art Center hosted the opening of the annual “(en)Gendered” juried exhibition sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender & Women’s Studies and the Department of Art and Art History. This year’s theme was “Words and Works: Dialogues in Intersectionality.” The exhibit featured over 60 pieces […]