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  • A Sound Vision

    Newsweek Interns | Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
    by Jennifer Pelly // Fordham University Rescuing a kitten while on tour in Detroit may not be a particularly rock and roll thing to do, but don’t let that fool you: the New York City alt-rock four-piece Vision Through Sound is decidedly rock and roll.... More
  • Vanguard Pop Starlet

    Current | Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
    Kate Voegele, 21 Miami University, Ohio by April Qian // Harvard University Kate Voegele is the anti-celeb. When I first meet her, she is clad in a black jacket, denim miniskirt with tights, and scruffy red cowgirl boots, and preoccupied with checking... More
  • Starry Eyed

    Current | Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
    by Adam Eaglin // Duke University Six months ago, a Stella by Starlight show would have looked a little something like this: a few dozen devoted followers, the band members' girlfriends, and several curious listeners sipping their drinks at the bar. But... More
  • House Cats

    Current | Apr 20, 2008 12:00 PM
    by Lindsay Funston // University of Oregon Miles Davenport stood crammed at the bar, just trying to get a drink. Shirt off, standing in tight spandex tiger-print shorts and sporting an impressive Mohawk, he smiled, asking the twenty-somethings around... More
  • Inside Sinead's Shaved Head

    Current | Dec 19, 2007 07:45 PM
    In 1992, Sinead O’Connor dared to be bold. She tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live to protest child abuse scandals within the Roman Catholic Church. In the aftermath, she was booed, banned, teased and considered by her supporters... More
  • Hush Sound Gets Loud

    Current | Dec 19, 2007 07:41 PM
    by Natasha Saiyed // University of Illinois-Chicago Imagine opening your email and finding a message from Fall-Out Boy frontman Pete Wentz. That’s what happened in the summer of 2005 to the Hush Sound, an indie quartet from Chicago. Wentz had heard their... More
  • When Rocking Out Is a Family Affair

    Current | Sep 12, 2007 10:02 PM
    by Jennifer Pelly // Fordham University If you think the best things about Delaware are its lack of sales tax and shoutout in Wayne’s World, think again. An unexpected breeding ground for indie-rock groups, this state has been home to such musicians as... More
  • Ben Caplan: Bad Breaks, Bossa Nova and an Album in the Uven

    Current | Sep 12, 2007 08:52 PM
    by Lyndsie Bourgon // University of King's College Ben Caplan already has one Behind the Music-worthy scandal in the bag. This spring, Caplan, now a junior at University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, thought his prayers had been answered:... More