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Friendship, Fantasy Take Flight in the Bleak World of ‘Bird’

By Isabelle Cialone, Hoya Staff Writer November 20, 2024

If you had an imaginary friend growing up, you likely remember either wishing they were real or truly believing they were. This childhood fantasy meets a grim reality in “Bird,” a coming-of-age...

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Dayglow’s Newest Album is Sure to Make Your Day

By Tanvi Gorripati, Deputy Guide Editor September 25, 2024

The self-titled fourth album from Dayglow, aka Sloan Struble, might be his most resonating album yet. With only ten tracks and a runtime of 34 minutes, the new album revisits Dayglow’s alternative...

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‘Memoir of a Sparklemuffin’ Weaves an Enthralling Web of Fear, Loss and Love

By Patrick Clapsaddle, Chief Copy Editor September 18, 2024

In her sophomore album, Suki Waterhouse invites us to treat ourselves to a new point of view in her autobiographical account of regrets realized, loves lost and lessons learned. In the midst of this...

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What’s Wrong with ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’ Nothing, as Far as I Can Tell

By Paulina Inglima, Senior Features Editor September 18, 2024

Adorned in a black suit and sunglasses, The Dare is inviting you to his party. After listening to his new album “What’s Wrong with New York?” — a thumping, irreverent love letter to late nights...

Car Seat Headrest Rocks Bodies and Minds at the 9:30 Club

Car Seat Headrest Rocks Bodies and Minds at the 9:30 Club

By Sarah Cammarota September 24, 2018

Rarely in an era where flawless stage presence seems to be the par excellence of live performance will a band forgo pyrotechnics and flashy outfits for flailing limbs and crunchy guitars. Although Car...

EP Review: 'Terms and Conditions'

EP Review: ‘Terms and Conditions’

By Vienna Roche March 28, 2018

Featuring instrumentals like funky guitar and ’90s garage band beats, Slang’s newest EP “Terms and Conditions” unexpectedly combines melodic rap with upbeat yet mellow choruses. Despite its...

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Album Review: ‘The Neighbourhood’

By Charlotte Lindsay March 23, 2018

★★☆☆☆ Weakly grasping at straws to regain the magic of its early career, alternative rock band The Neighbourhood fails to inspire listeners through the repetitive lyrical themes and awkward...

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Album Review: ‘Little Dark Age’

By Sarah Cammarota February 12, 2018

★★★☆☆ MGMT’s 2018 album “Little Dark Age” follows in the vein of the spaced-out indie-pop that rocketed the band to stardom 11 years ago. However, while the project almost succeeds...

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The Guide’s 2018 Grammy Picks

By Guide Editor January 26, 2018

RECORD OF THE YEAR Redbone (Childish Gambino)  Despacito (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber) The Story of O.J. (JAY-Z) HUMBLE. (Kendrick Lamar) 24K Magic (Bruno...

Movie Review: 'Lady Bird'

Movie Review: ‘Lady Bird’

By Alexandra Brunjes November 10, 2017

★★★★★ “‘Lady Bird,’ is that your given name?” “I gave it to myself, it’s given to me by me.” In “Lady Bird,” the brilliant and relatable film written and directed...

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Concert Review: The Weeks at the Rock and Roll Hotel

By Caroline Pappas October 29, 2017

Upon first impression, indie rock band The Weeks does not seem to command much stage presence. The band consists of four men wearing raggedy t-shirts and boasting a carefree attitudes. At the band’s...

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Concert Review: LANY at Fillmore Silver Spring

By Tarina Touret October 10, 2017

“This experience can only be heightened by enthusiastic response and involvement.” As the lights dimmed, these words filled the and the crowd began to scream. Suddenly, Paul Klein, the lead...

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