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Family of the Year release another album of sentimental stories

Maddy Smith
September 22, 2015
Album Review
Family of the Year were escalated into the spotlight when their single "Hero" from their second album Loma Vista (2012) was featured in Richard Linklater’s box office hit film Boyhood (2014). The recent...

Gallery: Clean Bandit at The Regency Ballroom

Maddy Smith
April 28, 2015
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos
April 13 UK quartet Clean Bandit played at San Francisco's Regency Ballroom, bringing a club night vibe and unreal energy to the venue despite coming straight from a wild set at Coachella. Having interviewe...

Clean Bandit’s Jack Patterson on songs, styles, strings, and singers

Maddy Smith
April 10, 2015
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview
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Clean Bandit are just blowing up internationally. With their recently won Grammy and success of New Eyes (2014), they are getting more and more renowned throughout the world. The album’s fourth single ...

Chasing Yesterday, listening today, and waiting tomorrow on Noel Gallagher

Maddy Smith
March 23, 2015
Album Review
After months of anticipation, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds has released his second album. Finished on July 13, 2014, fans have had an apparently pointless and agonising wait for this album; howe...

“The Flags of the Old Regime” of Amy Winehouse and Peter Doherty

Maddy Smith
March 10, 2015
News
Out of rehab in Thailand and making a new album with The Libertines, Peter Doherty is bursting back into the music scene with a single written for his friend Amy Winehouse and released in aid of The Amy Win...

Gallery: February Final Friday at Thorsen House

Maddy Smith
March 5, 2015
Photos
Final Friday, hosted by Sigma Phi Society, featured The Drambles, Kemo Kemoss, and Bermuda Love Triangle. Peruse the gallery from the performance, and for more, read our interview with The Drambles. P...

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