No one can spice up the mundane greeting “Hey!” like Pedro can. This guy makes it sound so sincere that you want to say hey back, sit down and talk about your day with him. But instead, this guy will probably ride away on his flashy gold penny board, and you’ll spend the rest ofContinue reading “This Kid I Know: Pedro”
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Review: Tame Impala’s Currents
The Black Keys meets MGMT in Tame Impala’s newest multi-faceted album, Currents. Kevin Parker’s psychedelic rock band streamed its album on NPR days before its official release, scheduled for tomorrow (July 17th).
An open letter to bloggers
Dear bloggers (and everyone else): There’s a reason why every writer cries when they first see their work in print. This is it, they realize. No editing. There’s no going back from this point. These words are for anyone to read, praise or slander.
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Stop Everything And Listen To Ta-ku’s HYPETRAK Mix ‘Drive Slow, Homie’ In this Ta-ku mix, there isn’t much remixing at all, just transitions between different pieces. But that’s what I love about it. It doesn’t just sound like one continuous song. It sounds like Ta-ku made you a mixtape for your drive home from work.
Mr. Moist Presents: Happy Bastille Day!!!!!!
These Kids I Know: The Elder Cockpit
The Elder Cockpit made the strongest influence on my first year experience here. Wow, you all are my Sunday noons, my Friday nights, my Monday afternoons cramming for exams, my Thursday dinners for takeout, and my Wednesday evenings for Smash sprees.
Friendly reminder: there’s awesome stuff happening on my other blog
Last summer my sister jokingly suggested that I start a food blog. I followed through on that, and that’s how Cat the Critic was born. With the few weeks I had left in Atlanta, I took it upon myself to eat out at as many different restaurants as possible, bringing a small notebook and pencil withContinue reading “Friendly reminder: there’s awesome stuff happening on my other blog”
Little steps: Reducing our environmental footprint
by Catherine Zhang//MEDILL On Northwestern University’s campus, efforts are underway to increase the university’s energy efficiency and overall environmental sustainability. The recent purchase of REC’s accounting for 50% of electricity usage on campus is just one example of sustainability practices.
Mr. Moist Presents: Cutting a corner off a piece of paper gives it more corners
marshmello adds fuel to the fire, releases Diplo & Friends Guest Mix
There’s a lot of buzz in the EDM community about mystery newcomer marshmello. There were rumors that the anonymous producer was actually Skrillex trying out a new sound, then people were saying that it was actually the artist Dotcom. There’s still no official word out on this issue at the moment, but the important thing toContinue reading “marshmello adds fuel to the fire, releases Diplo & Friends Guest Mix”
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