Knox Fortune dials up exuberance to 10 on ‘Stock Child Wonder’
In a time when almost everything feels uncertain, the music of Chicago indie pop artist Knox Fortune breaks through the haze and cuts straight to the feeling.
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Analyzing Aaron Gordon’s highway robbery
It’s not every day that you come across a highway robbery, let alone one that’s brazen enough to feature a 6’8”, 235-pound man as the victim. The culprits? One unassuming actor and two retired NBA legends. If you’re a basketball fan — or avid meme consumer — you know exactly
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Playlist: When the 1st full week gets tough, the tough listen to music
We can’t believe that this is our first full week of classes! Considering how behind we already are, it feels like we’ve been back in Berkeley for ages. We at the Clog sympathize and curated a playlist for you.
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After ‘Divide,’ Ed Sheeran unites: ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’ brings in top talent for overly polished chart-toppers
Sheeran wants to play at rock star and rapper, at debonair and muscleman, like a high school theater kid in the costume shop trying on different wigs set aside for other actors.
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Noname reinforces studio excellency with vivacious Fox Theater gig
Warner’s slam poet energy showed clearly throughout the night — her vocal delivery started out slightly shaky, but improved drastically as she gained her confidence.
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The perfect playlist for when syllabus week isn’t feeling so ~sylly~
We’ve hand-crafted the perfect playlist for you when syllabus week isn’t feeling so ~sylly~ and you need some end-of-syllabus-week motivation.
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Rolling Loud 2018: Smino
Self-described as playing “futuristic funk” and “soulful rap,” the 26-year-old St. Louis-based rapper’s sound and voice is reminiscent of his contemporary, Chance the Rapper, but with an overall emphasis that it’s for the bedroom.
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Noname delivers sincere, powerful opus with ‘Room 25’
The musical and thematic qualities that made Telefone such a distinctive album compared to the other music borne out of 2016 are again present on Room 25. This year, much like 2016, is seemingly oversaturated by excellent albums, and Room 25 has quickly joined the ranks.
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At Outside Lands, James Blake proves he doesn’t need a spotlight to shine
Though Blake didn’t put on a striking persona onstage, he easily won his audience over with his sonically deafening and visually exhilarating performance.
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Finding heroes in the headlines
Writing about art put me close to so many artists. It was exhilarating. But I was only ever close.
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