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Album Reviews

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The War on Drugs’ ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ is tepid, indulgent rock odyssey of distended proportions

Cover of The War on Drug's new album I Don't Live Here Anymore
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The effect is one of cheap maximalism buoyed only by stellar production and an exceptionally sparse smattering of pathos.
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Columns

Monday, November 1, 2021
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How to make a grown man cry

Better left unsaid

There wasn’t a particular reason for my hatred. It was irrational — born of childish whim and sustained on pure willpower.
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Culture Shot

Thursday, October 14, 2021
Illustration of of a protest for labor rights

Tunesday: Classic protest, strike songs in American history

While the specific labor strikes mentioned in several of these songs have long since concluded, the legacy of solidarity and community lives on through the music itself.
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Arts Awards, Music

Thursday, December 3, 2020
Photo of Dua Lipa

The Daily Californian’s Arts Awards: Music of 2020

With her sophomore LP Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa put the pop music genre on her shoulders — and needless to say, she carried it without wavering.
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College Life

Monday, October 19, 2020
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Rock for the revolution: The perfect playlist for election season

With the November elections just around the corner, the spirit of revolution is in the air. If you’re looking for songs to rock out to while you help create change, look no further.
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Album Reviews

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Neil Young

Neil Young’s ‘The Times’ is protest tragedy

It is meant to be a reflective experience, examining the way protest music, specifically Young’s, has changed over time, and how it may adapt to the conditions of the 2020s.
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Obituary

Thursday, August 20, 2020
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‘Incredibly vibrant’: UC Berkeley linguist Geoffrey Nunberg dies at 75

Far-reaching NPR linguist and adjunct UC Berkeley professor Geoffrey Nunberg died Aug. 11 at the age of 75.
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Album Reviews

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is relentless on monumental new album ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’

It comes as no surprise that Rough and Rowdy Ways, Dylan’s first album of original music since 2012’s Tempest, is nothing short of spectacular.
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Album Reviews

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Hamilton Leithauser celebrates the overlooked on ‘The Loves of Your Life’

Every song on the album tells the story of a person in Leithauser’s life, an amalgamation offering an endearing look at the ways in which we hold our moments and people dear.
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Concerts

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Greta Van Fleet lives up to its reputation at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Greta Van Fleet clearly has some talent when it comes to both performance and musicianship even if lacking in authenticity and originality.  
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