The WRMC executive board presents their favorite tracks, albums, artists, and/or music videos of the week, old and new, but mostly new. TRACK: Tei Shi – “Bassically” Nothing indicates a genuine up-and-comer more than an artist playing a dutiful slew of shows at the annual CMJ festival, and this year the recently signed Tei Shi (Valerie Teicher),… Continue reading Exec Files: Vol. IV
Tag: Lorde
UPCOMING CONCERTS: August & September
Welcome to WRMC’s End of Summer/Back to School concert guide to the Champlain Valley (and beyond). This edition covers the upcoming month of August for all straggling summer bums hangin’ around Middlebury and September as well so all of you can start carefully planning your orientation/first few week shenanigans when your biggest concerns revolve around reading syllabi, decorating… Continue reading UPCOMING CONCERTS: August & September
Uncovered: Cover Songs That Don’t Suck. Vol. II
For the first installment of cover songs that don’t suck, CLICK HERE. Stillness is the Move (Dirty Projectors) – Solange Dirty Projectors’ unique genre melting experimental rock sound makes for excellent pop fodder, and who better to cover them than PBR&B pop diva Solange Knowles. In covering “Stillness is the Move”, Solange takes on one… Continue reading Uncovered: Cover Songs That Don’t Suck. Vol. II
Living Whose Fantasy?: Cultural Critiques by and about Lorde’s “Royals”
16-year-old Lorde’s rise to fame was greeted, inevitably, with criticism, emerging most swiftly and energetically from Miley’s rabid fans. Between stellar reviews and sold out shows, and after the hoarse shrieks of “your eyes are too far apart” had died down, the criticism came from a decidedly different section of the cultural arena, with several… Continue reading Living Whose Fantasy?: Cultural Critiques by and about Lorde’s “Royals”
Chart Update, 7/2/13: We LUV Lorde (and Disclosure!)
Another week, another set of music charts! This week at WRMC has seen some UH-MAY-ZING records come through the station. We finally downloaded our very own station copy of hit records like Disclosure’s Settle and Austra’s Olympia, and the former hit the #1 spot! It wasn’t an easy race this week; as infectious as Disclosure’s bass-centric club… Continue reading Chart Update, 7/2/13: We LUV Lorde (and Disclosure!)
Shortlist: Summer Anthem 2013
Summer is upon us once more, and you know what that means: summer jams! Summer jams are great because every time you hear them, you will immediately be plunged into a rose-tinted reverie regarding the summer in question, which has the double benefit of making the summer seem nicer than it really was and dispelling… Continue reading Shortlist: Summer Anthem 2013