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Housing Issue playlist
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Mar. 24, 2016“Home” can be a convenient metaphor in music. Images of houses can be used to represent love, sex, sadness, restlessness and desolation.
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Twitter reactions: UB students react to Spring Fest lineup of The Chainsmokers, Mac Miller and Coleman Hell
By ALYSSA MCCLURE | Mar. 21, 2016The Student Association confirmed late Monday that The Chainsmokers will headline this year's Spring Fest, scheduled for April 23 in Alumni Arena, after Ticketmaster leaked the artists early. Mac Miller and Coleman Hell will also perform alongside a still-unnamed fourth artist, according to SA Entertainment Director Terese Regan.
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UB Spring Fest lineup of The Chainsmokers, Mac Miller, Coleman Hell and Icona Pop confirmed after Ticketmaster leak
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Mar. 21, 2016EDM duo The Chainsmokers will headline this year's upcoming Spring Fest. Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller, indie pop artist Coleman Hell and a yet-to-be named artist will also perform for Spring Fest, which will be held at Alumni Arena on Saturday, April 23. After The Spectrum reported Ticketmaster had leaked the artists on its website Monday afternoon, Student Association entertainment director Terese Regan confirmed all three artists. Regan could not reveal the unnamed fourth artist.
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Road trip to Florida playlist
By EVAN GRISLEY | Mar. 10, 2016Many students are making their way down to the sandy shores and sunny skies of Florida for Spring Break – quite a few by car, which is a lot of time on the road. Music is crucial for a long road trip. Depending on your trip you may be going through eight states, and this playlist features artists from each of the states you’ll be going through. This will give you the full experience for a drive down south.
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The completed deck: ‘House of Cards’ moves the past to the present
By TORI ROSEMAN | Mar. 8, 2016One of Netflix’s first original series, “House of Cards,” has finally come out with the latest season after making viewers wait a whole year. Does the season live up to the hype? Definitely.
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Untitled Unmastered boasts authenticity
By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Mar. 8, 2016Untitled Unmastered dropped Thursday March 3, much to the surprise and joy of hip-hop fans. The project gives a deeper look into both Kendrick Lamar – AKA “Cornrow Kenny” – and To Pimp a Butterfly. The previous album was already painfully aware of the dark side of society and Untitled Unmastered is another trip down the righteous path.
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'Deadpool' and diminishing returns
By DAVID TUNIS-GARCIA | Mar. 8, 2016As the box office hit “Deadpool” nears the $500 million mark – nearly 10 times its original $58 million budget – one must ask the question: how in the world did this happen?
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UB students prepare for upcoming summer music festival season
By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS and Brian Winschitl | Mar. 6, 2016The 2016 festival season is approaching and many UB students are finalizing their summer plans to make it to one of their top choices.
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The Grapevine: David Cook, Dr. Dog among others performing in Buffalo this week
By Brian Winschitl | Mar. 6, 2016This week, Buffalo has a number of high-profile bands coming to town. From indie legends Dr. Dog to young indie upstarts Delicate Steve, the rock genre is a main feature in this week’s lineup.
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UB's Indian Student Association wins International Fiesta
By TOMAS OLIVIER AND LUKE HEUSKIN | Mar. 6, 2016International Fiesta is an annual dance competition that allows UB’s international organizations a chance to show off their respective cultures.
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UB exchange student Swan Commier discusses his rap music, EP and life
By HANNAH STEIN | Mar. 6, 2016Swan Commier is a French foreign exchange student and aspiring rapper set to release his first extended play (EP) album, Enter, this September.
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Motorpsycho’s atmospheric ‘Here Be Monsters’ is sophisticated but sleepy
By Luke Heuskin | Mar. 3, 2016Conceived in the late ’80s as a grunge band, Norwegian rock outfit Motorpsycho has covered a lot of ground in the past 25 years. With a career spanning more than 20 albums, Motorpsycho moved through an alternative phase in the ’90s and explored psychedelic rock in the 2000s. Their latest studio album, “Here Be Monsters,” continues their recent string of psychedelic progressive or ‘prog’ rock albums starting with 2010’s “Heavy Metal Fruit.”
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The Spectrum’s March movie guide
By Luke Heuskin | Mar. 3, 2016From animated movies, political thrillers, experimental films and superhero flicks, this March promises to deliver on many fronts.
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Oscar winners and presenters use platform to discuss larger issues
By MAX KALNITZ | Mar. 2, 2016From host Chris Rock’s opening monologue about the lack of black nominees, all the way to “Spotlight” producer Michael Sugar’s plea for the Vatican to end child sexual abuse during the final acceptance speech of the night, Sunday’s Oscars left people talking about more than just Leonardo DiCaprio finally winning Best Actor or “Mad Max” taking home six awards.
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Zodiaque Dance Company takes audience on dance voyage
By FRANCESCA HARVEY | Mar. 2, 2016Zodiaque’s choreography is rooted in modern dance, though dances performed numbers containing hip-hop, lyrical, musical theater and ballet styles. The company’s focus on diversity brought out many different styles and genres of dance.
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‘Leviathan Wakes’ review: Break on through the doorway to our future
By Corey Klino | Mar. 2, 2016The overarching plot highlights a girl named Julie Mao working for the Outer Planets Alliance. She stumbles onto something she probably wishes she hadn’t on board a high-tech stealth ship. This prologue chapter from Mao’s perspective lays out the foundations of a mystery that remains just out of the readers reach until the last page is read.
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Spring Break playlist
By KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS | Feb. 28, 2016Whether you’re going to find yourself on a sunny beach or in a concrete jungle this spring break, these songs will help you get hyped for spring break.
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#FreeKesha: The history of Kesha’s tumultuous relationship with Dr. Luke
By MAX KALNITZ | Feb. 28, 2016Pop star Kesha sat in a courtroom on Feb. 19 with tears streaming down her face after a New York Supreme Court judge ruled against releasing her from her contract with producer Lukasz Gottwald, known as Dr. Luke, and Sony.
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The grapevine: Spring break edition
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 28, 2016If you aren’t one of the lucky ones going to the beach during the break, do the next best thing and go drink some beer at a grungy local dive and listen to some good music.
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The Life of Pablo review: ‘This is album of the life’
By BRIAN WINDSCHITL | Feb. 25, 2016The Life of Pablo, West’s seventh studio album and follow-up to 2013’s brash, in-your-face Yeezus, is the closest the listener will get truly being inside Kanye West’s head.
