Music
Ghungroo Showcases Student Talents
Four female dancers in brightly colored skirts with bells wrapped around their ankles danced gracefully to a Classical Indian song at Agassiz Theatre Thursday night in the twenty-third annual production of Ghungroo.
Robert Glasper Mixes Genres To Create "Black Radio"
On the closer, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Glasper’s band takes a song known for its unintelligible lyrics and loud, abrasive chorus and turns it into a modern jazz-fusion piece.
Ed School Seeks Solutions To Bullying
The announcement of the upcoming launch of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation has brought national attention to Harvard’s anti-bullying campaign in recent weeks, but anti-bullying has long been on the minds of those at the Graduate School of Education.
POPSCREEN: The Shins Get Resurrected
“Simple Song” explores death and showcases The Shins’ elegance
Point/Counterpoint: Gorillaz Release “DoYaThing”
Is "DoYaThing" an energetic anthem or a tepid emulation?
Young Money's Tyga Poses No Threat To the Rap Throne
Six months after "Watch the Throne," there is an improbable, brash pretender to the throne.
Chiddy Bang's "Breakfast" a Shoddy Frat-Rap Imitation
“Breakfast,” although occasionally catchy, is a purely disposable product, and its weak and repetitive songs fail to leave a lasting impression.
Portrait of an Artist: Chase E. Morrin ’15 and Kevin Sun ’14
Two student jazz musicians discuss their versions of Thelonious Monk classics.
Deja Entendu, Emmylou
I was a city girl seeing the world from behind the wheel for the first time. Somehow, on one of my first steps towards being a “real” adult, I rediscovered my childhood—long car rides are nothing without good music. I started looking through my dad’s massive CD collection for new tunes to carry me through daily jaunts and weekend trips, and, along the way, I alighted on the old Emmylou CDs.
John Coltrane's A Love Supreme
Ingrid Monson, a Quincy Jones Professor on African-American Music, explains the intricacies of John Coltrane's renowned jazz album, A Love Supreme, in Sever Hall on Monday evening.
Celebrating Paine
The Portland String Quartet plays Walter Piston's String Quartet No.1 at the reopening of Paine Concert Hall. The concert was part of a celebration of the legacy of John Knowles Paine, a former Harvard professor and the founder of Harvard's music department.
