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Jamie Stoike

WRVU Unplugged: Evil Home Stereo

April 15, 2016

Today is April 14th, and that means that school is finally winding down. For our seniors, however, ...

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Get Laughing! 9 Songs for April Fools’ Day

March 31, 2016

April Fools' Day is only two days off now. Most people I know think it's a pretty underwhelming ...

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Revisiting The Decemberists’ “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World”

March 3, 2016

Driving back to Nashville from Lafayette, Indiana this weekend, I decided to revisit the ...

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WRVU Unplugged: VU Backstage

February 19, 2016

Sometimes the Vanderbilt music scene can seem a bit dull compared to our neighbors at Belmont, but ...

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WRVU Unplugged: Wax Poetics

February 7, 2016

When Josiah Williams, a trombone performance major from Downer's Grove, Illinois, isn't performing ...

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Let’s Talk About David Bowie’s “Blackstar”

December 6, 2015

David Bowie released the title track off of his forthcoming album, a 10-minute behemoth complete ...

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Something’s Not Quite Right on EL VY’s Debut

November 8, 2015

It's hard to put my finger on it, but something's just not quite right with EL VY's debut, Return to ...

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Deerhunter Tops 2010’s “Halcyon Digest” with “Fading Frontier”

October 17, 2015

I'll start by saying that I like Deerhunter. And while Monomania may have felt a bit overlong and ...

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When I Discovered My Favorite Songs Aren’t My Favorite Songs…

September 26, 2015

While I was on a road trip with my girlfriend this summer, I bravely ceded control of my iPod. ...

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The Decemberists Nail their Set at the Ryman

April 16, 2015

  Let it be known that when I last saw the Decemberists back in 2011, I successfully ...

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Sufjan Stevens Dials it Back for the Intimate ‘Carrie & Lowell’

March 27, 2015

Sufjan Stevens has never been afraid to bear his heart to an audience. Even at his most thematic and ...

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Better With Age: 4 Albums to Consider

March 14, 2015

Like a fine wine or high-quality bourbon, some albums just seem to get better and better--some get ...

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“Their Older Stuff Was Better” and The Bethesda Effect

February 20, 2015

Last year, Interpol released their El Pintor, an excellent album filled with hooks, grooves, and ...

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Understanding the Decemberists in 13 Songs

February 6, 2015

The Decemberists are nothing less than the band that got me into indie rock, albeit in a very ...

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The Decemberists – “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World”

January 23, 2015

We know, we know, we belong to ya. We know you built your life around us. And would we change? We ...

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What in the World “Combat Salacious Removal” Means, and Why Abstract Lyrics Work

April 14, 2014

Sometimes I don't know why I love the things I love. I was sitting in my room and doing homework ...

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Music and Memories

March 24, 2014

I've read over and over again that olfaction is the strongest sense at evoking memories. I think it ...

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Beck – Morning Phase

March 12, 2014

"Can we start it all over again this morning?" Beck asks early on in the opening track of Morning ...

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A Look at Two New Songs from Beck’s Upcoming LP “Morning Phase”

February 17, 2014

Beck has been in extended hiatus since 2008's Modern Guilt. Of course, he hasn't been entirely ...

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A Much Delayed Top 5 Songs of 2013

February 3, 2014

2014 is over a month old now, the Grammys have finally aired, and it's high time for me to compose ...

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Reflections on Christmas Music

November 12, 2013

There's a golden rule that it's generally impermissible to listen to Christmas music before ...

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