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Review: Singles for the week of 2/9

Review: Singles for the week of 2/9

February 9, 2019

Capacity Charlie Bliss Released Feb. 7, 2019 Barsuk Records Charlie Bliss’ new single is sugary and carefree. Frontwoman Eva Hendricks sings about growing to realize people-pleasing can lead...

Review: Singles for the Week of 2/1

February 2, 2019

“Fine Mess” Interpol Released Jan. 30, 2019 Matador Records New York rockers, Interpol’s surprise single is moody and raucous. “Fine Mess”  is about a passionate but doomed love....

Review: Fall Out Boys surprise EP succeeds

Review: Fall Out Boy’s surprise EP succeeds

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer September 4, 2018
Pop-punk veteran band Fall Out Boy’s surprise EP, “Lake Effect Kid,” levels up the band’s signature style.
Pop queen Ariana Grandes latest album, Sweetener, adds freshness and vitality to old-school R&B and house music.

Review: Trap influences infuse party pop in “Sweetener”

By Kara Bowen, Life and Culture Editor August 27, 2018
“Sweetener” brings a much-needed, quirky energy to a genre in which it’s all too easy to pump out stale, predictable hits.
Kehlani rose to popularity from her appearance on Americas Got Talent with Poplyfe. Her first full album, SweetSexySavage, features 18 tracks including a bonus track from the maligned film Suicide Squad.

Review: ‘SweetSexySavage’ astonishes with stupendous swagger

By Colin Barrett, Staff Writer February 8, 2017
It's disappointing that Kehlani's later tracks begin to blur together, but despite that minor set back "SweetSexySavage" is still a compelling album.

Review: Keys channels womanhood and social issues on ‘Here’

By Jacqueline Borwick, Staff Writer November 13, 2016
“Here” is a tribute to womanhood, personal growth, familial relationships and the artist's affection for her hometown of New York City.
Review: Overwhelming instrumentals drown out R&B soul

Review: Overwhelming instrumentals drown out R&B soul

By Matthew Radulski, Staff Writer February 25, 2015
Rhythm and blues singer Raheem DeVaughn returns with "Love Sex Passion," an overproduced album that sacrifices quality for quantity.

Chart Changes Mark Cultural Shift in Pop Music

By Jared Wolf February 1, 2014

In 1942, Billboard magazine, best known for its Hot 100 ranking of popular songs, introduced a new supplementary chart. Titled "The Harlem Hit Parade," it tracked songs by African-American artists, and,...

Carrying the beat

By Allie Healy, Staff Writer September 14, 2011
Junior Ellis Williams often carries Betty White between classes, waving to passersby as he strolls along the sidewalks of Ithaca College.
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