Tuesday, March 28

Month: November 2011

Music, Song of the Week(end)

SONG OF THE DAY: Sharon Van Etten — “Serpents”

Sharon Van Etten - Serpents by Pretty Much Amazing Van Etten's new album, Tramp, is due out on February 7 on Jagjaguwar.  It has some fantastic guest appearances from Aaron and Bryce Dessner (The National), Matt Barrick (The Walkmen), Zach Condon (Beirut), Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak), Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), and Julianna Barwick.  On March 28 she'll be playing the Bluebird in Denver so mark ya calendar.
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SONG OF THE DAY: Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z and Andre 3000 – “I Do”

"I can't see anything here with these sunglasses" Young Jeezy's upcoming album has been upcoming for a very long time but now it apparently has a release date 12/20, we'll see. What is known for sure is that the Snowman is calling in some big favors for "Thug Motivation 103". He released "Ballin" with Lil Wayne, "F.A.M.E." featuring T.I. and combined with Jay-Z and Andre 3000 that makes for a fine list. "I Do" lets everyone know that rap stars aren't afraid to put a ring on it, in fact they're pretty excited about. Perfect party jam. I Do feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 Teo is a sophomore at CC. He has a radio show every Tuesday 7-9pm, he plays all sorts of music. Check it out.      
Campus Events, In Case You Missed it, Shows

Post-Invasion: A SOCC DJ Showcase — Saturday. 11/19. 9pm-Midnight.

Remember last weekend when you went to the Invasion rave thing in Worner and got really rowdy and wild and had a great time? The SOCC is here to help you relive those foggy memories. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember last weekend when you went to the Invasion rave thing in Worner and got really rowdy and wild and had an awful time? The SOCC is here to help you replace those painful memories. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember last weekend when you had no interest in going to that Invasion rave thing in Worner and you stayed home or did something else more pleasant/less in Worner? The SOCC is here to help you participate in on-campus events that you can believe in. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Saturday, ...
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FEATURED SHOW: Theme Party with A-Strauss — Saturdays 5-7pm

Major? Studio art Grade? Senior Name of show? Theme Party How long have you been DJing on the SOCC?  Since November 13, 2010. It's my one-year anniversary! Does your show have a concept, genre, or theme guiding it? I choose a different theme each session. For instance, this week the theme was crime. DJs typically devote their shows to specific musical genres, but I ran with the theme idea because it provides cohesiveness to a session while allowing me to pull from whatever genres offer songs relevant to the theme. I love lining up songs from disparate genres in sets that allow you to hear their similarities. The sets can also be like the game Telephone or Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon. Like last week, I started a set with Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys, and ended it with The Velvet Undergr...
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SONG OF THE DAY: Parov Stelar – “The Mojo Radio Gang”

Jazz and swing music were a pretty big step forward in music culture. One minute people are all calm and collected, the next they're dancing like lunatics. What happens when you add a little modern day mayhem? Well the dancing continues. Enjoy. Teo is a sophomore at CC. He has a radio show every Tuesday 7-9pm, he plays all sorts of music. Check it out.
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