Arctic Monkeys don’t disappoint on AM
The Arctic Monkeys return after a seven year hiatus with fresh sounds on a new album that ranks alongside the band’s best work.
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Deerhunter’s bold new album, Monomania, is a mosaic of different sounds, textures
The title of Georgia-based indie outfit Deerhunter’s sixth full length LP, Monomania, was borne as a reflection of frontman Bradford Cox’s obsessive traits, specifically in regards to music: in a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Cox stated “I guess my time as a musician has gone by so fast that I realized that I have […]
Contemporary artists embrace earlier sounds
Things are starting to get hectic here on campus as the semester begins to wind down. Last-minute assignments and studying for finals are taking up everybody’s time, and it feels like someone is shafting us by stealing hours out of the day when no one’s looking. In this semester’s coda, most of us are just […]
Artists expand sounds with epic, lush tracks
A good song is like a good book — both are able to transport you to a totally awesome world of wonder and impossibility … at least for a few minutes. The best songs are the ones in which you can actually feel the energy, the mystery or the fun of what the artist is […]
Husband-wife duo creates SoCal sound
The electro-pop-duo Brandon and Leah recently released its first EP Cronies.
Gould to digitally archive music infringement cases
The Gould School of Law has online archives of music copyright cases since 1845.
Artists travel down new roads this week
Even though bands create their images based on a certain sound or by conquering a particular genre, it’s always good to shake things up a bit. Experimenting with different music styles is always a risky endeavor, though, since no one — neither the band nor the audience — truly knows how the experiment will turn […]
This week’s music “tracks” where inspiration comes from
Influence is a curious phenomenon that takes form in so many different ways in music. It’s impossible to say that there is even one song in music history that has had no influence whatsoever. And even if a band was pioneering in its genre style or musical sound, the fact is that people, as individuals, […]
KXSC Fest encourages student interaction
Students danced into the night to the sounds of KXSC Fest in the Tutor Campus Center ballroom on Sunday. Pop/Rock electronic artist Dan Deacon performed in the center of the audience where he pumped up the crowd urging students to let loose in multiple dance offs and synchronized circles. Deacon’s performance focused on audience participation […]
Singer, alumna embraces her multicultural roots
Artist and alumna Kina Grannis ‘07, returns to USC Tuesday for a peformance to support the arts and the hapa community.