The Verdict

Yes…

to frolicking in various oceans during Spring Break.

No…

to being so worn out by Spring Break that you can no longer function.

Faculty Quote

“Ladies, if some guy ever tells you that God told him something that you have to do, tell him to get on a ship!”

- Prof. Pat Ralston, CHOW I, on Virgil’s Aeneid

Beach House: Teen Dream

A chronological imagining of the album’s story.
(2010, Sub-Pop Records)

Monday, 4:35 PM, “Walk in the Park”
The confusion had been building for weeks. I just needed to blow off some steam, clear my head, figure things out. “The face that you see in the door isn’t standing there anymore.” In the sinking January sun, which is no [...]

The Year in Billboard

As the year winds down, we take a look back and discuss some of the hits that formed the soundtrack to our lives (for those of us who listen to the radio, that is). A few clear winners emerge, and a few others, well, they could be contested.

Kid Cudi, “Day ‘n’ Nite”

JD: Kid [...]

An interview with Bowerbirds

Bowerbirds delivered a killer show in Covenant’s chapel last weekend.

I had the chance to sit down with Phil Moore and Beth Tacular from Bowerbirds after their show Friday night. They were down to earth and seemed to genuinely enjoy talking with us and the other students who chatted with them at the merchandise table. [...]

Artist Profile: Bowerbirds

Bowerbirds will perform this Friday in the Chapel at 7 o’clock. Be there.

When you think of Bowerbirds, think of that relentlessly detailed nature book you were forced read to in high school; you know, Walden. In fact, you may want to browse the excerpts from it in your CHOW book before going to the [...]

The Death of the Album: As technology evolves, bands like Radiohead are becoming a dying breed

Are chart-topping concept albums like Radiohead’s Kid A a thing of the past?

A story from the September 12, 2001 issue of The Onion reads as follows, “Eleven months after purchasing the Radiohead album, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced Monday that he is ‘finally getting into Kid A. I listened to it a few times [...]