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Audionauts or Audio-nots? uPlaya’s Claim To Fame With Hitmaker Algorithm

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:00 -0500

By: Mario Weddell

In the music world, a song’s quality is a tough thing to gauge. Some people only like the music that MTV and the radio command them to like. Other people, the often self-proclaimed “connoisseurs” of music, consider committing samurai-sty...

It Don’t Mean A Thing, ’Cause They Still Got That Swing

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:03 -0500

By: Nick Iorio

Contemporary Jazz Venues Reflect a Rich Musical History

Jazz exploded in New York in the 1920s. Musicians from New Orleans, Chicago and Washington, D.C. like the band leaders Duke Ellington and Clarence Wlliams flocked to The Big Apple and found a new home in underground, Prohibition-era “speakeasy&rdquo...

Girl Talk Shakes Fordham Up

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:58:02 -0400

By: Joe Marvilli

The concept of the mashup seems like a terrible idea at first. Why would anyone want to hear two or more songs they like crushed together into a new track? It’s very unlikely that it’ll be better than the original song and may even...

A Lifetime of Dance: Amanda Edge

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:28:31 -0400

By: By Josh Pesavento

Dancer Edge Shares Observations on her Enduring Career

A career in dance is often short and unvaried. Amanda Edge, now a senior, is an exception. At 35, Edge has danced her way through the last 30 years of her life. From small, crowded stages in Brazil to dancing for 13 years in the New York City Ballet all a...

Not That FML: Fordham, Music, Live! Concert on the Plaza Set for the Start of the Semester

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:25:49 -0400

By: By Rachel Weinick

Welcome Concert, Sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, Will Feature Four Fordham Bands

On Sept. 10, musical talent will abound at one of the first official outdoor concerts—FML: Fordham, Music, Live!—to be held on the plaza at Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC). Throughout the event, four bands will take the stage during t...

All Points West Returns For Second Successful Year

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:17:07 -0400

By: Joe Marvilli

Despite Storms That Threatened to Ruin the Three-Day Weekend, Jersey City’s Music Festival Prevailed

After hearing the forecast for the weekend of the All Points West Music and Arts Festival, I became pretty annoyed with the showers that loomed over the festival grounds for three days. The festival, which took place for its second year in a row at Libert...

Editors’ Picks: Summer Finds Still Worth Checking Out

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:51:55 -0400

By: Rachel Weinick and Tim Jalbert

From the Mainstream to the Obscure, Arts Editors Dish on the Highlights From This Season

Rachel’s Picks: Yim Yames: “Tribute To” In the days that followed George Harrison’s death in 2001, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James (using the moniker “Yim Yames”) recorded a number of Harrison’s songs...

Back To School Inspiration: A Chelsea Gallery Walk Tour Guide

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:39:19 -0400

By: By Tim Jalbert

The Chelsea neighborhood has always been an artistic getaway, offering enthusiasts an array of unique galleries that supplement the larger NYC museum settings. From impressionistic paintings to modern 3-D sculptures, these galleries, in their west-side ne...