English outfit New Order is a legend in the synth-rock genre; it successfully combined post-punk and synthesized dance music to create one of the more iconic sounds in rock history in the '80s. The group was formed from the remaining members of Joy Division after the group’s lead-singer Ian ...
It would not be inaccurate to say that junior Chloe Hyman lives and breathes art. At Tufts, she has explored a variety of artistic avenues, both inside and outside the classroom. Her studies as an art history major have led her to Venice, Italy, where she is currently working on a research paper ...
This past Sunday, the Revere Hotel screened a series of short films ranging in length from 3 minutes to half an hour as part of the Boston Film Festival. The crowd consisted of middle-aged to elderly Bostonians and a smattering of college students. Since short films are not generally shown in mainstream ...
In classic "Doctor Who" (2005-present) fashion, the ninth season premiereof the BBC's long-running sci-fi series has left viewers on the edge of their seats. Written by show runner Steven Moffat, the episode, entitled "The Magician's Apprentice," aired on Sept. 19.In contrast ...
Oh Mac Miller, how we missed thee. The Pittsburgh rapper came back in full force this week with the release of his third studio album “GO:OD AM.” The piece is a departure from the more melancholy, depressing songs that populated “Faces” (2014) and “Watching Movies with the Sound Off” (2013).Hip-hop ...
It was 6:55 on Monday, Sept. 14, and Mindy Kaling was seated in a folding chair near the entrance of the Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Mass.. A long, long line of eager fans wrapped around the street’s corner and down the block, all of them waiting for the doors of the warmly-lit bookstore to ...
Things looked pretty good for Los Angeles band FIDLAR when its first album hit No. 5 on Billboard Magazine's Top Heatseekers chart. Unfortunately, FIDLAR's second album, released Sept. 4, likely won't be as successful.FIDLAR is a skate punk band led by Elvis Keuhn on guitar and vocals, ...
To describe FX's new show, "The Bastard Executioner," as "gory" would be an understatement. Kurt Sutter, known for creating "Sons of Anarchy" (2008 - 2014), doesn't hold back in his new television series. The various bloody medieval-era torture mechanisms featured ...
What’s old is new again this season in the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s “A Little Night Music.” Directed by Peter DuBois, this classic musical, set in turn-of-the-20th-century Sweden, follows the romantic intrigues of characters whose lives ...
Ben Folds’ new album, “So There” -- his first solo release since Ben Folds Five temporary reunited for 2012’s “The Sound of the Life and the Mind” -- opens with the words, “What is this?” In a way, this question is the thesis of the entire work (and, arguably, of all of Folds’ work). ...
Miley Cyrus is the ultimate example of what the term “guilty pleasure” means to millennials. Since the premiere of "Hannah Montana" (2006 - 2011), which will turn 10 next March, Cyrus has been simultaneously criticized and admired by our generation. When the show premiered, it was ...
Cyberpunk -- as a genre for video games -- has been enjoying a renaissance lately, with games exploring themes such as inequality, blanket government surveillance and corporate greed taking on increased cultural relevance in our technology-focused world. While big budget franchises like "Deus ...
Indie-pop singer-songwriter Halsey began songwriting at 17, and, in the past two years, the 20-year-old’s musical career has skyrocketed.Halsey's first studio album, “BADLANDS,” released on Aug. 28, is short and sweet -- only about 40 minutes long. The album opens with the electronic beats ...
“90059” (2015) is the zip code for part of Watts, Calif.,hometown of rapper Johnny Reed McKinzie, a.k.a. Jay Rock. Watts doesn’t carry the same hulking reputation that Compton holds in hip-hop circles, but as another disenfranchised neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, a number of parallels ...
The test of time wears down almost all those who try to stand up to it, and restaurants are no exception to this rule. Having staying power is something of an anomaly in the food service world, so when a place finds that special sauce capable of withstanding time’s stresses, it better lock down ...
Looking for things to do this weekend? Here's some of what's going on in Boston and the Tufts community:Back Bay Night Out:In partnership with the Back Bay Association and Boston magazine, The Shops at the Prudential Center will be hosting a neighborhood-wide celebration of the Back Bay business ...
Fans of singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye, known by the moniker The Weeknd since his debut mixtape "House of Balloons" (2011), have no need to fret. His second album, "Beauty Behind the Madness" -- released Aug. 28 -- stays truer to his R&B roots than did his June single "Can't ...
As you dive into your third day of classes, you may already be feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork, auditions and extracurriculars. Luckily for stressed out college students everywhere, there is one thing that will always be there for you when you need a breather: television. These are the top ten shows ...
Northampton-basednoise rock band Speedy Ortiz has slowly been creeping up from the Massachusetts underground scene to a more mainstream audience over the past couple of years. So far in 2015, they've been named Best of Boston's band of the year, released their new album "Foil Deer" in ...
What do Tufts' only Disney-themed a cappella group Enchanted, Tufts University Television (TUTV) and Tufts Burlesque Troupe (TBT) all have in common? Orlando Economos is a member of all three.Economos, a junior majoring in international relations and minoring in film, is a co-founder of Enchanted, ...
