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Fashion Fridays: Fashion Over Function, Always

A spot of gray weather and a storm of midterms in Berkeley this week had an unfavorable influence on the campus fashion scene. Sproul Plaza was a sea of dark colors hung unceremoniously over haggard bodies. It took a keen eye to locate those fashionable souls who never compromise on Read More…

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XXYYXX is the Prince of Lo-Fi

XYYXX’s show last month at San Francisco‘s DNA Lounge was packed — and for good reason. Hundreds of sweaty, more-than-likely inebriated teenagers were cramped into the DNA lounge, hoping to get a piece of XXYYXX’s Marcel Everett. Everett is, in many ways, one of the most impressive producers to splash Read More…

ASUC Perspectives unites campus talent

As I walk into the Perspectives rehearsal, they’re practicing curtain call. It’s a gym room full of people, all holding hands in line. It’s a boisterous group, and when someone cracks a joke, everyone laughs. They practice their final bow a few times, with the guidance of leaders shouting “this Read More…

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The Hush Sound at the Great American Music Hall

Last Friday, The Hush Sound returned to the San Francisco stage after a lofty five-year hiatus. This time around, the 4-person jangle pop group joined forces with singer-songwriter Lucas Carpenter and openers Sydney Wayser and Brooklyn-based band The Last Royals at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco’s own baroque Read More…

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Tom Hanks Tuesday: Saving Saturday Night Live

Here’s a new math formula for all y’all out there studying for midterms that involve numbers: (T) + *LT* = BSNLE I’ll break it down for those who are unfamiliar with my specific brand of mathematical notation. 1. The “T” stands for a celebrity whose first name or last name Read More…