Princess Nokia channels NY upbringing in ‘1992 Deluxe’
Jaylene Lopez, Writer
October 4, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase
AMHERST — The album, “1992 Deluxe," released on September 8, explores the life of New York rapper, Destiny Frasqueri, also known as Princess Nokia. Her struggles growing up in Manhattan as an Afro-Puerto Rican foster child are shown in her lyricism and ‘90s and trap-inspired production. She kicks off ...
‘From Mambo to Hip-Hop’ gives voice to music lovers from Amherst to New York City
Brita Turner, Contributor
September 21, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Entertainment, Music, Showcase, TV/Movies, Uncategorized
Mambo music from the Caribbean merged with American disco-funk beats into a new genre: hip-hop.
Read more »Springfield High School of Commerce fosters student creativity
Danielle Rivera, Contributor
May 9, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Music, Showcase
Students from Springfield's High School of Commerce are embracing the school’s creativity mantra.
Read more »Kendrick Lamar’s new album a bold take on black life in America
Jaylene Lopez, Writer
May 2, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase
In these times of political hysteria, “DAMN.” offers a compilation of black power, an assertion of dominance and insight on Lamar’s personal life.
Read more »Hip-hop artist Logic’s new album drops next week
Geoff Warren, Contributor
April 25, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase
On Wednesday, Def Jam Records signee and Visionary Music Group frontman, Logic, released the trailer for his third studio album and announced its release date, set for May 5.
Read more »#NowPlaying at Amherst Wire
Liam O'Connor, Assistant Entertainment Editor
April 24, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase, Uncategorized
Here are a few of the songs we've been bumping at the Amherst Wire this month.
Read more »UMass Got Talent winner Friends at the Falls to open at Spring Concert
Caeli Chesin, Assistant Travel Editor
April 23, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Music, Showcase
Friends at the Falls, a band of five friends who grew up down the street from one another, will open the 2017 Spring Concert.
Read more »Your guide to Spring Concert 2017
Michael Antonellis and Liam O'Connor
April 21, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase
Here are some things to look out for at the show, assuming that none of these artists break a leg before Sunday.
Read more »Stolas defies overwhelming odds, releases encapsulating self-titled album
Fitzgerald Pucci, Writer
March 31, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase
"Stolas" is riddled with power moments. The instrumentation is tighter and cleaner than ever. Even without screams, the band manages to preserve contagious, maddening energy in a way only Stolas can.
Read more »Drake’s ‘More Life’ — Would less have been more?
Jonathan Kermah, Writer
March 29, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase
There’s just so much content in “More Life” that it becomes hard to take in, however, there's so much diversity in the sound throughout the project that there's at least something most viewers will enjoy.
Read more »Deconstructing ‘Decasia’: A UMass Production
Sarah Strangie, Contributor
March 27, 2017
Filed under Around the Valley, Features, Music, Showcase, Student Life, Travel
Director Bill Morrison’s experimental film is a 70-minute series of decomposing film stock played alongside composer Michael Gordon’s original score.
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Heads Up: How a concussion feels
Julie Shamgochian, Managing Editor
Students who have suffered from concussions describe a loss of consciousness and a "fuzzy-brained" feeling.
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U.S. strikes back at Assad for use of chemical weapons
John Coakley, Writer
The United States launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield late Thursday night, targeting “Syrian fighter jets and other infrastructure.”
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