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Your summer television binge-watching guide
OK, guys: summer’s here. You know what that means! Time to spend some nice time in the great indoors catching up on the television you’ve missed over the year! Without further ado, here’s a list of some potentially off-the- radar shows I deem most worthy of your viewing. “Veep” HBO’s brutal, profanity-laden political satire features […]
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UR students explore themes of identity, friendship, growing up with web series ‘Patched’
“Patched,” a web series made by UR students and local actors, follows six fictional UR students trying to bring their band off the ground as they struggle through their individual differences and the conflicts in their lives. The show stars senior Lilly Camp and senior Kathryn Loveless, junior Daniel Mensel, KEY student Kedar Shashidhar, in […]
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CT Recommemnds: FX – ‘The Americans’
FX’s brilliant, under-watched “The Americans” hit a new high in its third season. The series, about a pair of Soviet spies posing as Americans in 1980s Washington D.C., uses its action-based premise to explore deeper questions of family, identity and commitment. Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (the stunning Keri Russell) must balance missions from […]
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Student Artist Spotlight: “Homeless”
On Tuesday, April 28, I took a trip to Smugtown Mushrooms, a local Rochester mushroom factory and music venue, after I heard that the UR/Eastman band Homeless would be hosting an open jam at the venue. I didn’t know exactly what I would be getting into with Homeless or Smugtown Mushrooms–my expectations were fuzzy as […]
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Kara DioGuardi doesn’t shop at the GAP
On Wednesday, April 22, pop songwriter and former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi visited Eastman School of Music to offer constructive feedback to aspiring singer songwriters. DioGuardi has co-written songs with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Hilary Duff, among other artists. In the seminar, six participants performed their original music for DioGuardi. Participants included Take […]
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Tyler, the Creator’s newest album: an unfocused, unique, promising record
When an artist like Tyler, the Creator comes around, someone known for his wild, inflammatory lyrics and seething energy, there’s a tendency to predetermine the trajectory of the artist’s career. There’s an assumption that the frenetic, provocative nature of the early days will mature into something totally different, leaving the early work looking wildly different […]
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‘I’ll be your pilot today:’ ‘Silicon Valley’
To the readers I have, and I know you are out there, this article will not focus on the pilot episode of a series, but rather the first episode of “Silicon Valley”’s second season. For those have not seen the first season and intend on watching it, I recommend that you, and it pains me […]
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CT Recommends: Shima33 – ‘Amiga-Tech’
“Amiga-Tech” is the sophomore release from Bermuda vaporwave producer Shima33. For those who aren’t familiar with vaporwave, it’s like DJing in that it’s a sample-based art form. However, vaporware is geared toward a particular appeal: nostalgia. Vaporwave artists have sampled infomercials, television theme songs and smooth jazz; at its best, the genre transforms the hollow […]
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In darkness, Earl Sweatshirt lights up
Earl Sweatshirt used to go outside. In the video for his 2010 song, ‘Earl,’ the then-16-year-old and his cohorts—fellow members of the hip-hop collective Odd Future—guzzle down drug cocktails and hit the streets for a day of debauchery. Wild-eyed, Earl and his friends skate, mob and tramp their way across Los Angeles until each of […]
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‘Radiance Dance Theatre’ delivers thrills and chills
Radiance Dance Theatre hosted their spring show “Dancing Thru Life” last Thursday. The show got off to a gradual and somewhat disjointed start, but Radiance was soon captivating the audience with dance after original dance. Guest performances by the Midnight Ramblers, UR Stylez and Strong Jugglers did nothing to dull the mood over the course […]