Legends only: Why surprise album drops hold so much weight
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But possibly one of the most legendary surprise drops ever is none other than Childish Gambino’s release of 3.15.20 on Sunday.
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‘Enough of an achievement’: Rising jazz star Sasha Berliner talks artistic, personal perseverance
Dedication to her artistry is what Berliner attributes to her success — focusing on continuous, sustainable growth has allowed her to reach rare levels of success for her age.
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Pixies show refined, matured sound in Oakland performance
But this definitely didn’t stop the crowd from reliving everything that is loved about the ‘90s music scene, as rockers young and old synchronized in a sea of smooth head bopping.
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Music and the moon: A playlist for the solar eclipse
To make your eclipse experience that much better, we at the Clog have composed a playlist full of songs to compliment this rare event. Get ready to jam out and have your jaw drop.
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Radiohead enriches seminal album with reissue ‘OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017’
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 might just be the most relevant reissue ever released — one that contextualizes and explores the structure of one of rock’s most important albums.
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In defense of short albums: Why brevity, coherence matters
The feeling I get, more and more, is that “in defense of the short album” might actually start translating to “in defense of the album.”
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Radiohead stuns in thrilling, majestic display of emotion at Greek Theatre
The quintet showed no hesitation in scrapping the recorded versions of its tracks in favor of vast improvisations that turned the originals on their heads.
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Tunesday: Songs that are better live than on the album
Everyone who’s been to a few concerts has had this experience: The band starts playing a song you never really liked on the album — either because it was too slow, or not funky enough, or even just too ordinary — but by the end of the live performance, you
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Eleventh Twelfth
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I can’t explain why November is my favorite month. When anyone asks, I say that it’s because my ascendant sign is Scorpio and hope that they buy it and that they won’t try to debate me on whether or not astrology is real in the first place. Ten novembers ago
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Playlist for an autumn walk
Fall is such a beautiful time of year here in Berkeley. The leaves begin to drop, and even though the temperatures haven’t fallen that much, we can clearly see signs of the changing of seasons. We at the Clog have created a playlist suitable for a fall walk through campus. So
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