Production duo ODESZA releases second addictive EP
Although West Coast electronic group ODESZA’s new five-track EP My Friends Never Die is just shy of 16 minutes in length, the album itself is anything but minimal. ODESZA, the Seattle-based production duo of Harrison Mills (Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches) self-released their EP on Tuesday, less than one month after dropping the title track “My Friends Never […]
Somerville welcomes The Kirkland Tap & Trotter
Somewhere in Somerville on a street lined with dusky houses and neon-lit convenience stores stands The Kirkland Tap & Trotter. Yellow-tinted light pours out of the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows onto the deserted and quiet sidewalk, allowing cold passersby a peek into the cozy setting. Even though The Kirkland Tap & Trotter — Tony Maws’ second […]
Keeping up with the times: BU adopts alternative education methods to embrace modernization
Attach the word “alternative” to a term and it instantly appeals to our generation. Alternative music, alternative lifestyles, alternative clothing, even alternative education are all concepts that are dominated by the youth population. Boston University — diverse in nature, with an undergraduate population of approximately 15,800 — has attempted to incorporate the word “alternative” into […]
BU students to compete in iGem competition
While some of us spent our summers lounging on the beach, Jake Awtry, a College of Arts and Sciences sophomore, and Shawn Jin, a Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences junior, worked diligently on one of Boston University’s team science projects. The culmination of their summer efforts will be an entry in the International […]
Franz Ferdinand takes ‘right action’ with new album
Fans of Franz Ferdinand probably expected something different from the band’s new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. While 2005’s You Could Have It So Much Better was not exactly a step in the right direction — with drawn-out depressing attempts at ballads sharply contrasting the band’s eponymous 2004 debut — good old Franz showed us what […]
Events
- Absence of confidence kills cat: Jagwar Ma at Sinclair
- So you think you can dance?: BU Hip-Hop hosts break dancing event on campus
- The Day of the Locust: Adam Aries immortalized in photography showcase
- INTERVIEW: Comedian Braunohler doesn’t care what you think
- BU Hip-Hop releases mixtape ‘The Ill Rhettoric’ with boisterous clarity, throws listening party
Music
- Absence of confidence kills cat: Jagwar Ma at Sinclair
- The Black Keys’ ‘Turn Blue’ makes us green with new single ‘Fever,’ hope not lost
- The Dandy Warhols’ ‘Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Live at the Wonder’ served raw, uncut
- Karmin’s ‘Pulses’ needs a defibrillator stat
- Skrillex schools dubstep kings in ‘Recess’
Features
- Belly laughs for empty stomachs: Liquid Fun raises money for Greater Boston Food Bank
- Study reveals decline in food quality due to rising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
- MIT researchers show that particles in sneezes, coughs travel farther than expected
- Sweet Genius: Pastry pop-up shops cut down on costs for chefs
- ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ packs more action, substance than first installment
Science Tuesday
- Study reveals decline in food quality due to rising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
- MIT researchers show that particles in sneezes, coughs travel farther than expected
- Arguing over argumentation: BC survey finds science teachers wary of students’ abilities, standardizeds tests
- Dire warnings about climate change increase in frequency
- BU professors hail evidence of cosmic inflation as ‘most exciting’ astronomical discovery in 15 years
Spotlight
- Belly laughs for empty stomachs: Liquid Fun raises money for Greater Boston Food Bank
- B. Hynz up front: Student drag queen relinquishes crown
- Feminist activists celebrate Women’s Rights Movement
- With help from innovators, BU earns recognition as top research university
- Health and beauty: New Renfrew Center treats, empowers Boston women with eating disorders
The Muse
- ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ packs more action, substance than first installment
- Simmer Mag caters to student foodies all around Boston
- Absence of confidence kills cat: Jagwar Ma at Sinclair
- The Black Keys’ ‘Turn Blue’ makes us green with new single ‘Fever,’ hope not lost
- The Dandy Warhols’ ‘Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Live at the Wonder’ served raw, uncut
