Disclosure’s ‘ENERGY’ has moments of promise, but lacks clear identity
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The addition of tracks from Ecstasy leave listeners questioning whether or not Disclosure wants to stick within its comfort zone.
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Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize changes American music history
The Pulitzer Prize jury awarded Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” with its award for music. This award will change how mainstream culture sees the art of rap music.
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Daily Cal Arts’ 10 films to see in theaters this week
It’s the height of summer, but theaters around the Bay Area are currently resplendent in a wide variety of amazing pictures right now, from tentpole superhero movies to quiet, meditative micro-budget films
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‘Girls Trip’ is debauched, fun-filled trip worth taking
“Girls Trip” refuses to utilize these women as pawns to further its own comedic or dramatic ends, never indulging in forced betrayals or broken friendships.
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Tunesday: Electro-soul for the Soul
This week, we’re indulging in some electro-soul with a couple of jazzy numbers built on mellowed-down beats and luscious vocals. Some tracks are remixes, some are classics and others are by new artists that I recently stumbled upon. Chill out, wine out and press play for some easy listening. Feist
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Rap City: Rock the Bells 2012
Black Hippy Dickies. Bucket hats. Carson, CA tees. Gold chains and a small flat top. Black Hippy was in the amphitheatre. The group came out one at a time, essentially in the (ascending) order that most would rank each MC. The audience members loved Jay Rock’s homegrown anthems. Ab-Soul was
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Sample Sundays: There are Shining Donuts in the Light Mr. Caldwell
What’s up y’all? A little over a week ago was the anniversary of the legendary producer James Dewitt Yancey’s (a.k.a. Jay Dee a.k.a. J Dilla) passing. So, aside from the fact that I’m still a week behind on anything and everything in the world (I have roughly 30 books to read
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