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The Fun Fun Fun doesn’t end when the shores close down

Elizabeth Hinojos November 3, 2011

Tricks may not carry over to this weekend, but treats certainly will — at least for those who have Fun Fun Fun Fest wristbands. This is the first year the festival provides a selection of aftershows...

Fun Fun Fun Fest returns with eclectic bands

Eli Watson November 3, 2011

Fun Fun Fun Fest will return this weekend with a wide range of acts that encompass hardcore punk, alternative hip-hop, electronica and dance music. The festival, which prides itself in always having an...

Design work on hold for creative force behind Tycho

Ali Breland November 2, 2011

Tycho’s west coast-inspired electronic music elicits a grainy, almost detailed image of a beach. Sacramento native Scott Hansen, who writes and performs electronic music under the moniker Tycho,...

Long live the Decemberists

Robert Starr November 1, 2011

 Though The Decemberists released a few albums before Picaresque, that was the one that put them on the map. Strange and wonderful, the album began with whale songs and each track came up with new...

Lou Reed, Metallica clash on new collaboration

Eli Watson November 1, 2011

2011 has been a strange year for musical collaborations: Raconteurs and ex-White Stripes frontman Jack White was scrutinized for working with hip-hop’s outcasted duo Insane Clown Posse, and now heads...

Bieber surprises with catchy Christmas classic

Ali Breland November 1, 2011

Under The Mistletoe, Justin Bieber’s Christmas album, is first and foremost an attempt to create an exceedingly accessible and marketable Christmas album. Justin Bieber’s music already falls...

The Spirit of Sound

Rachel Thompson November 1, 2011

Nothing screams Halloween quite like a theremin — that is, the musical instrument used to create spooky sounds in early Hollywood blockbusters such as “Spellbound” and “The Day...

Clarkson’s new album dips into mutiple musical genres

Anjli Mehta November 1, 2011

When it comes to pop music, if Britney Spears is the voice of unrefined sexuality and Taylor Swift is the voice of the demure girl next door, then Kelly Clarkson is the voice of fiery empowerment. Kelly...

Ridiculous questions with Das Racist

Ali Breland October 28, 2011

The words “Das Racist,” devoid of any connotations created by the band, are just perplexing. “Das” is lighthearted slang. The term “racist” is serious. Those things...

New Justice album creative but underwhelming

Eli Watson October 25, 2011

Electronic music is often the underdog. Many see it as unoriginal or stagnant considering that most of it derives from computerized bits and samples from artists that range from rock, hip-hop and techno....

Coldplay pioneers electronic frontiers in Xyloto

October 25, 2011

When Coldplay released its debut album, Parachutes, with its layers of beautiful, melancholic arrangements contrasting with the light-hearted lyrics of frontman Chris Martin, the band impressed audiences...

Deer Tick’s alt-country vibe becomes clunky, clumsy

Henry Clayton Wickham October 25, 2011

Deer Tick’s rough alt-country sound has always had an in-your-face quality to it. In past albums, the group has skillfully alternated between sincere, scratchy folk and those bitter country romps...

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