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Naturally 7 blends acapella and beatboxing

If you weren’t feeling the “>Ben Folds college a capella album we wrote about at the beginning of the month, maybe you’ll enjoy the taste of these fellows a little more.  It’s really fun.  They even pretend to play the instruments they’re singing.  I like the tall guy who sings the bass most.

Auto-tune the news!

I’m a fan. The  people who make these are nuts.  And hysterical.  Careful T-Pain, Katie Couric is showing your auto-tuning up!

Ben Folds does a college recording tour

I’m a little ashamed that I didn’t hear about Ben Folds’s little innovative adventure earlier, but it’s never too late to discuss an interesting tidbit of music news.  On Tuesday, Ben Folds released his latest album Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! I’m a pretty casual Ben Folds fan, but I thought this was a [...]

Write your own procrastination blues

Are you so seriously concerned about the end of the semester that you can’t even begin to think about getting everything done?  Don’t fret too much. This little desktop dude has his guitar in hand and is ready to give you another good reason to ignore your work.

Smithstock 2009!

If you weren’t outside Van Munching on Friday afternoon, boo.  There were burgers (even of the veggie variety).  There were hot dogs.  There were chips and soda.  There were t-shirts featuring the peace-loving “Hippystudo” and tie dyeing!  There was a wing eating contest! But most importantly, there was live music <3

The Fab Four take over academia

A college degree just looks better when it says you received your Master of Arts in The Beatles. According to Yahoo News, Liverpool Hope University recently made a statement on their website that they will be the first institution to take part in a serious academic study about The Beatles.

Cover of the Week 07: Joss Stone – God Only Knows

This one’s been around for a while, but it’s hard to get sick of a good rendition of them Beach Boys…especially God Only Knows.  Oh, and this girl in the video is not Joss Stone, but it’s all Google Video had. Enjoy!

Here it comes! The Recording Academy’s Favorite Night Out

It’s music’s turn to walk down that red carpet once again at the 51st annual Grammys this Sunday.  The list of performers that Grammy.com has been slowly releasing is mighty long, so hopefully we’ll all have a good excuse to do nothing but sit in front of our boob tubes.  Here’s who we can all [...]

MJ’s “Thriller” to take the musical theater stage

If Mama Mia and Movin’ Out weren’t enough, Michael Jackson has given the Nederland Organization the rights to turn his famous pop hits into a musical theater production.  According to Billboard and Pop & Hiss, the Organization plans to reinvent the 14-minute Thriller video for the stage. “Thriller the Musical” will feature music from Jackson’s [...]

Leaked! Bruce’s New Album

Bruce Springsteen’s new album, Working on a Dream, was leaked by NPR in its entirety for fans to get a sneak peak.  The album – Springsteen’s 24th – is his first back-to-back album in more than 30 years.  Thanks to NPR and Bruce for the listen!