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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Young Thug’s ‘Punk’ is rockstar hedonism complicated by vulnerable sincerity

Album cover of Young Thug's new album Punk
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Although the album is characteristically outlandish in its vocal ranges, Punk offers a raw vulnerability that Young Thug has not revealed before.
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Film & Television

Friday, May 7, 2021

‘Wrath of Man’ doesn’t feel like a Guy Ritchie flick 

“Wrath of Man” ultimately fails to do something different within the heist genre. It has all the elements and production value of a great summer heist, but its commitment to archetypes outweighs its pursuit of unique storytelling. 
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Eating Berkeley

Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Celebrate the ‘berry’ best fruit season with this ultimate power ranking

Springtime marks the beginning of the best fruit season. Buckle up folks — we’ve tried them all. Or, five kinds of berries, and definitively ranked them.
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Album Reviews

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Fleet Foxes

‘Shore’ is shimmering folk remedy from Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes have always been known for their unique aesthetics from album to album, but on ‘Shore,’ the band builds atop its established sound, blending elements from various points in its discography.
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Album Reviews

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Justin Bieber doesn’t have much to say on ‘Changes’

While the album has a great deal of promise, it ends up fulfilling none of its potential.
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College Life

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

The bowl-ed and the beautiful: Power ranking of Super Bowl LIV ads

There were many entertaining ads, but here are the Clog’s top 5 picks. If you didn’t catch the game, this should be a good summary of what really mattered.
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Album Reviews

Monday, September 9, 2019

Post Malone’s ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ is frat house bubblegum pop

Through Hollywood’s Bleeding, which was released on Sept. 6, Post strays even farther away from his rap roots; with pop-friendly melodies and more singing than rapping, the album is filled with short glimpses into the artist’s psyche over the last year.
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College Life

Friday, August 16, 2019
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4 song titles to describe your feelings toward the end of summer

Now that that start of the semester is upon us, here are four songs to perfectly express your mood in a way that only song titles are able to.
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College Life

Monday, February 25, 2019

Crossovers we didn’t know we needed: Artists we want to see collaborate

These two great forces teaming to produce an iconic pop anthem has inspired us to think about the amazing tunes that could be created if some of our other favorite artists paired up to produce music. Here are the Clog’s picks for other random artists that should collaborate in the future.
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Concerts

Friday, February 15, 2019
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The Kooks move crowd off its feet at Fox Theater in Oakland

In the band’s music, the Kooks bring back the aesthetics of old classic rock often lost in today’s music. During this live performance, audience members could watch lead singer Luke Pritchard run his fingers through his hair and sway with Mick Jagger energy.
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