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, ...
Four years after releasing the critically acclaimed “Kaputt” (2011), Canadian indie rock band Destroyer has returned with their tenth studio album,“Poison Season” (2015). Led by singer Dan Bejar, Destroyer is similar, in a sense, to Sun Kil Moon: Bejar spins webs of poetry with his lyrics, ...
There’s a new ghost on campus, and it looks like he’s a lady killer – at least, that's what it seems like so far. Tufts University Television’s (TUTV) new series “High Spirits” (2015) officially launched on Monday with the release of its first episode, simply entitled “High Spirits ...
When director Adrienne Shelly's pie-in-the-sky film success “Waitress” was released in 2007, the first thought on people’s minds was probably not, “Let’s make this a musical.” Nevertheless, eight years later, that is exactly what American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) has done, and in ...
The summer months are often accompanied by a lull in TV shows, with most major network programs taking a hiatus in preparation for season premieres in the fall. Luckily, Netflix's new series, “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" ("First Day of Camp"), which was released ...
Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis first met as students at the New England Conservatory when Davis knocked on the door of a practice room in search of new musical collaborators.Since then, the two have toured the country with indie-pop band Cuddle Magic, performed as showcasing artists at SXSW ...
The story of one of hip-hop’s legendary groups, N.W.A., finally reached audiences this summer with the release of the biopic “Straight Outta Compton.” The movie chronicles the life of Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins), Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell) and Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) who, along with MC Ren ...
Tufts is not traditionally thought of as a school with a strong emphasis on film, and perhaps rightly so. Until this semester, Tufts lacked a film major, only offering a minor in Film Studies that allowed students to choose between two tracks: film production and film analysis. Despite this prior dearth ...
Approaching the penultimate week of its 132nd season, the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performed pieces from Maurice Ravel, Thomas Adés and Wolfgang Mozart on April 23. The conductor for the evening was Bernard Haitink, a native Hollander with an internationally renowned career of 60 years. He ...
If you haven’t yet heard of New York synth-pop outfit Panama Wedding, give it a few more months and that will change. The four-piece band, fronted by lead singer and songwriter Peter Kirk, is gearing up to release its first full-length album this coming fall, on the heels of an international tour ...
Alabama Shakes opens the title track of its second album, “Sound & Color” (April 21, 2015), with a melodic chime sequence. A kick drum slinks its way into the track and then powerhouse lead singer Brittany Howard breathes life into the song with her voice that sounds like a blend of poblano chiles and “Tupelo Honey” (1971). The track “Sound & Color” is sensual and repetitive, proving to be an easy introduction, a soft hello before the album kicks into high amped, no-holds-barred wild energy.
YouTube personality Grace Helbig premiered her late-night television talk show “The Grace Helbig Show” on E! on April 3. While off to a somewhat awkward start, the show seems to be promising as Helbig’s funny, charismatic hosting begins to hit its stride.Helbig is perhaps best known for her various ...
Now in its 132nd season, the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) continues to please audiences young and old with renditions of modern and classical musical works. On April 10, the BSO performed Schuller, Mozart and Strauss as part of its UnderScore Friday Series. The series adds an extra element to ...
Dear SWUG,Is Kesha a SWUG? How do SWUGs celebrate Spring Fling?SWUG Fling Dear SWUG Fling,Kesha is probably the OG SWUG. She’ll disappear for like weeks at a time and have everyone wondering, “Whatever happened to Ke$ha?” and then she’ll just randomly pop onto the radio with a massive hit like ...
"Orphan Black" (2013-present) is arguably the best science fiction series currently on air. The combination of incredible acting from the star Tatiana Maslany, the compelling script and the show's unpredictable storylines make each episode better than the last. "Orphan Black" ...
Tufts University will surely miss the energy of senior psychology major Julia Stein when she makes her way into the real world this May. But Stein isn’t getting sentimental quite yet. In an email interview with the Daily, she not so solemnly reminisced about her time dabbling in various artistic ...
Recently, '90s grunge giants Nirvana have been placed, once again, at the forefront of news media world-wide. Though it’s been 21 years since Kurt Cobain tragically committed suicide, hordes of fans old and new still ache to know every minute detail about the late frontman. The multitude of conspiracy ...
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