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Studio Seizure: Stacked Like Pancakes
Monday, February 13th, 2017 by The Professor
Tonight 7-8pm, we hand the studio over to the funky madmen of Stacked Like Pancakes! Fresh off their tour with Reel Big Fish and sporting all sorts of new stories, we’re going to let them spin their favorite tunes and dish on some good road stories.
They played our fundraiser for The Book Thing last year and blew us all away with their live energy! ”Reinvigorating the sounds of classic ska, Stacked Like Pancakes (SLP) piles on boisterous horns and punk rock attitude to create high energy music synthesizing the vibes of Reel Big Fish, twenty one pilots, Foo Fighters, Paramore, Cage the Elephant, and an untraceable amount of other artists and genres. Since 2007, SLP has shared the stage with national and international acts, toured on the Vans Warped Tour, headlined their own self-booked tours, released their latest crowd-funded 15-track monster-album THIS IS US in December 2015, and in 2016 went on the road with Reel Big Fish for a month-long nation-wide syrupy tour.
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Event Playlist: Pressing Strings (2/2/2017)
Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 by WLOY Staff
Annapolis/Baltimore natives, Pressing Strings will be playing today at 8pm right in front of Starbucks (find out more about the event here). Pressing strings is a folky rock/ roots rock type of band. Consisting of friends, Jordan Sokel (guitar/vocals), Nick Welker (bass) and Brandon Barlett (drums) have preformed all over Baltimore, the East Coast and has even played our stage at Honfest! In light of getting through hump day and pump you up for the event tonight, we at the music staff made a playlist to get you into Pressing Strings, full of folky rock and acoustic tunes that will make you love Pressing Strings as much as we do!
- Pressing Strings – Wake up song
- Gary Clark Jr. – Church
- Chet Faker – No Diggity
- Pressing Strings – Fold
- Hozier – Better Love
- James Bay – Hold back the river
- Pressing Strings – Owe the source
- Vance Joy – Mess is mine
- Paolo Nutini – Better Man (I prefer the acoustic!)
- Pressing Strings – Answer for me
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Teju Cole Interview
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 by The Professor
© Tim Knox / eyevine
Cole was born in the US in 1975 to Nigerian parents, raised in Nigeria, and currently lives in Brooklyn. He is the author of two books, a novella, Every Day is for the Thief, named a book of the year by the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, NPR, and the Telegraph, and shortlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award, and a novel, Open City, which also featured on numerous book of the year lists, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the New York City Book Award for Fiction, the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, and the Ondaatje Prize of the Royal Society of Literature. His first book of essays, Known and Strange Things, came out in August and features his influential essay, “The White Savior Industrial Complex” among a wide variety of other essays on politics, arts, culture, history, and contemporary global experience.
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Open Mic Night 1/19
Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 by WLOY Staff
New year, new you, right? Is your resolution to be more outgoing, try new activities or to show off your talents? Then come out the WLOY’s first Open Mic Night of the semester! This Thursday, the 19th, head on over to the Starbucks area between 8 and 10 to show off your singing, instrument skills, comedy, or spoken word to kick of the semester with a fun time. If you’re not interested in performing, then come on out to support your friends and hear their great music. Not to mention Starbuc’s will be staying open late, so you can enjoy the talent with a nice latte.
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Staff Picks: Jeremy’s Top 5 Albums of 2016
Friday, December 23rd, 2016 by WLOY Staff
Review by: Jeremy Stephenson’17
Disclaimer: These albums are albums listened to in 2016, these may not actually be albums released in 2016.
5. Led Zeppelin – IV (untitled) – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/led-zeppelin-iv-remastered/id580708175?uo=4″ title=”Led_Zeppelin_IV_(Remastered)”]
This is by far my favorite Zeppelin album. Start to finish this album will take you to magical places far away. The bluesy folk rock feel will make you dance your face off but still keep your neck sore from all the head banging. Remember to soften it up with Going to California.
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Staff Picks: Will’s Top 5 Albums of 2016
Monday, December 19th, 2016 by WLOY Staff
Review by: Will O’Connor’20
Disclaimer: These albums are albums listened to in 2016, these may not actually be albums released in 2016.
5. Young Chasers – Circa Waves – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/young-chasers/id1018516137?uo=4″ title=”Young_Chasers”]
This is the new Brtish band’s first album and it’s great. This whole album just makes you think of happy times. The suns shining, you’re on vacation with no worries and you’ve got this album playing through your headphones. This is what I picture of what it feels to be stress free. “Get Away” and “T-Shirt Weather” are summer anthems that will make you listen to them endlessly on repeat. This album is very professional and has very catchy guitar riffs to go along with the catchy melodies.
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Staff Picks: Steve’s Top 5 Albums of 2016
Friday, December 16th, 2016 by WLOY Staff
Review by: Stephen Vanyo’17
Disclaimer: These albums are albums listened to in 2016, these may not actually be albums released in 2016.
* Disclaimer these rankings aren’t hard and true, please don’t get mad at me for not putting Beyonce on this, Beyonce has her time elsewhere *
5. D.R.A.M – Big Baby DRAM – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/big-baby-d.r.a.m./id1162244059?uo=4″ title=”Big_Baby_DRAM”]
Fresh off the success of “Cha Cha”, D.R.A.M dropped his soul influenced, positivity laced new LP “Big Baby D.R.A.M”. With features coming from everyone from Lil Yachty to Erykah Badu, D.R.A.M shook up the hip-hop world with his energetic style of hip-hop. Described by D.R.A.M himself as “trappy-go lucky music”, D.R.A.M clearly differentiated himself from his counterparts this year. “[itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/broccoli-feat.-lil-yachty/id1162247737?i=1162248457&uo=4″ title=”Broccoli” text=”Broccoli”]” is a certified party anthem.
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Staff Picks: Abby’s Top 5 Albums of 2016
Monday, December 12th, 2016 by WLOY Staff
Review by: Abby Cirelli ’20
Disclaimer: These albums are albums listened to in 2016, these may not actually be albums released in 2016.
5. Highly Suspect – The Boy who died wolf – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-boy-who-died-wolf/id1149445034?uo=4″ title=”The_Boy_Who_Died_Wolf”]
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Staff Picks: Claire’s Top 5 Albums of 2016
Monday, December 12th, 2016 by WLOY Staff
Review by: Claire Riley’ 20
Disclaimer: These albums are albums listened to in 2016, these may not actually be albums released in 2016.
5.) I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama! – Janis Joplin – [itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-got-dem-ol-kozmic-blues/id1073650135?uo=4″ title=”I_Got_Dem_Ol_Kozmic_Blues_Again_Mama”]
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Studio Seizure : Nalani & Sarina
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 by The Professor
Photo: Jim Farrell
For their Seizure we let them be the DJs and, not surprisingly, a lot of killer songs came up in their mix. Whether you’re talking vintage Stax Records or modern folks like Allen Stone, Nalani & Sarina know their music. And how about that time they covered a Bruce Springsteen song with The Boss in the audience?! Listen in to hear great stories and songs on this week’s Studio Seizure.
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