Now that it’s happened, it seems as inevitable a mashup as “The Grey Album.” Honestly, it seems incredible it took this long for someone to lay the verses and beats of the towering rap classic “Ready To Die” by the late Notorious B.I.G. on top of the strings and vocals of Lana Del Rey’s painful… Read More
If you’ve been keeping up with the post-dubstep dance music scene at all — which hopefully you have, ’cause there is some amazing electronic music being made right now — you’ve probably noted the pervasive presence of a few qualities: vast empty spaces, ominously echoing beats, seismic-grade bass, chopped-n-screwed vocals, ironically appropriated Top 40 hip-hop/R&B… Read More
Hey DJs and blog readers — Yesterday, underground pop star au moment, Montreal’s Grimes, “took over” esteemed music blog Gorilla vs. Bear all day long. Check out the links, videos, tracks, etc. she posted during the takeover to discover some new music and hear a brand-new track from Grimes herself, entitled “Angel.” That song is… Read More
Back in 1981, Middlebury student Don Kreis penned a two-page feature for the Campus on the history of radio at Middlebury. Although it’s not current, it’s interesting both on its own and in comparison to the way things work now, radio-wise. You can access all past issues of the newspaper, including this one (from March… Read More
As 2011 winds down, you may be taking a moment or more in the next couple of weeks to reflect on all the great music you heard this year. Remember James Blake’s debut LP? That was in January! Everything since then has all been this year! Many, many great albums and singles were released in… Read More
Hey DJs and WRMC blog enthusiasts! The brand-new Fall 2011 issue of MONDEGREEN, Middlebury College’s very own music and culture magazine, hit the stands (?) today! You can find stacks of Mondegreens in strategic locations all over campus. Take one, read it cover to cover multiple times, tell all your friends how great it is,… Read More
Once simply a (frighteningly addictive) anonymous mix exchange, Tiny Mix Tapes is now one of the foremost online publications about independent music and popular culture currently running. Its contributors’ broad-ranging tastes run more toward the experimental and esoteric; this, as well as their seriously well-read, probably college-educated (hey!) backgrounds in philosophy, sociology, and literary theory… Read More
