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Is Jack White losing his Seven Nation Army?

By Daily Free Press Admin September 7, 2011

What do you get when you combine one of the most respected musicians of the 21st century with one of the most ridiculed? How about when you throw in Austria’s proudest export and a rising indie band? Well,...

The campus is a-changin’: This fall, students will have to reacquaint themselves with BU thanks to new course additions, campus construction and culinary expansion

By Daily Free Press Admin September 6, 2011

Keeping with its constantly changing atmosphere, Boston University administators stayed busy implementing a number of changes over the summer in academics, residences and student life. From program offerings...

Actively avoiding activity

By Daily Free Press Admin September 5, 2011

Many students will return to school today and wonder if their minds are prepared to undertake the challenges of a new semester. Luckily, MIT neuroscientists may have detected a key component of memory...

Shows, shows and more shows

By Daily Free Press Admin September 1, 2011

Everyone from new kids on campus to returning students to bona fide Bostonians should look out for these upcoming concerts in order to explore the city and enjoy some of this year’s most critically-acclaimed...

Off The Record Week One: Saba’s Picks

By Daily Free Press Admin September 1, 2011

Off The Record is a weekly MUSE installment exploring the favorite music of the Daily Free Press editorial staff. Each week a different editor will pick their five favorite songs. Week one features our...

Cymbals Eat Guitars returns with sonic masterpiece

By Daily Free Press Admin August 28, 2011

It’s hip to read Pitchfork.com –almost as hip as it is to make fun of people that read Pitchfork.com. I enjoy both of the aforementioned. One of the more precious gems that came to me via Pitchfork...

The vitality of Christina Perri

By Daily Free Press Admin August 16, 2011

Most rocks stars are arrogant – and we love it. Our idolization of musicians deludes prima donnas into believing their nightly spotlights are, in fact, divine light. This enlightenment encourages outrageous...

Bon Iver brings precise chaos to House of Blues

By Daily Free Press Admin August 10, 2011

Justin Vernon and Bon Iver battled the sold out crowd in every sense of the word August 5 at the House of Blues, through a set that consisted of a heaping portion of material from his latest effort, Bon...

Portugal. The Man adds to repertoire

By Daily Free Press Admin July 31, 2011

My life as a concertgoer changed forever on October 18, 2009. Four months after hearing the last five minutes of their set at Bonnaroo, I decided to shell out $16 to see Portugal. The Man play their live...

“Another Earth” director shows strong debut

By Daily Free Press Admin July 31, 2011

If we could meet replicas of ourselves, what would we say? Such is the premise for the popular "Stoli" vodka campaign, "Would You Have a Drink With You?" featuring Hugh Hefner and Julia Stiles. But this...

Deer Tick on a boat

By Daily Free Press Admin July 26, 2011

Few combinations of words can conjure up such exciting feelings as “Deer Tick on a boat.” When I first heard that such a thing could exist, my mind raced with thoughts of a Boston harbor sunset, the...

Lenka “Rolls with the Punches” of the status quo

By Daily Free Press Admin July 26, 2011

Upon first listen, Lenka’s “Trouble is a Friend” both encapsulated and negated my thoughts on modern music. Low-fi instrumentation and mumbled lyrics are the latest trends in popular music – serious...

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