On Good Friday, was anyone praying for Kendrick Lamar? The rapper himself questions it on his newest album, “DAMN.” The internet burst into flame emojis as the Lamar’s fourth album went online overnight on April 14, yanking fans awake for a 55-minute look into the prominent rapper’s consciousness. Rumors of a second album coming on Easter turned to ashes...
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Tower Dancers perform annual concert
The Tower Dancers’ 2016-17 season came to a close this weekend after their annual concert, which featured a dance set to music derived from radio signals of pulsars. Director Holly Hobbs said she was extremely proud of the dancers, choreographers, costume designers, and everyone else involved. “I thought it was a wonderful show,” Hobbs said. Hobbs, who choreographed the “Cosmic Resonances”...
Father John Misty’s new album provides unexpected entertainment
On the fourth track of his debut album, “Fear Fun,” Father John Misty croons, “I’ll never leave the canyon, ’cause I’m surrounded on all sides / By people writing novels and living on amusement rides.” With his latest release “Pure Comedy,” he is still languishing in the canyon, but he has gotten some perspective on what is really at stake...
‘Birzer Bandana’ ties together science fiction, apocalyptic poetry, and British prog-rock
Theology, intellectual rock, and the liberal arts — these are three main elements of the debut album by Birzer Bandana, a collaboration between progressive rock musician Dave Smith and Hillsdale College Professor of History Bradley Birzer. Birzer provided the concept and lyrics, and Smith wrote the music for the seven-song progressive rock album “Becoming One,” which was released on Spotify,...
