On the heels of the release of the music video for "Sign Language," a Kinetics & One Love song inspired by the 2010 Cornell suicides, The Sun spoke once again with Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet '09 to discuss this new direction and the experiences that continue to resonate and inspire him even after graduation.
Leading up to his Tuesday lecture and D.J. set, The Sun spoke with Prof. Afrika Bambaataa about what he plans to teach at Cornell, government censorship and the mixtape’s effect on hip-hop culture.
Hardcore punk group Trash Talk and hip-hop duo Mellowhype brought an unrivaled energy and flippancy to The Haunt last Friday, according to James Rainis '14.
Alice Wang '15 spent Oct. 16-20 in New York City, listening to dozens of acts great and awful at the 31st annual CMJ Music Marathon. She lists the six hot acts set to make it big real soon.
The now clean-shaven Matisyahu will perform at the State Theatre Nov. 6. The Sun spoke over the phone with Matisyahu to talk Judaism, detox and world peace.
Where did the backpack rapper go? Despite its grandiose promises (and title), Lupe Fiasco's new album still languishes in creative purgatory. This uneven effort, the first part of an ambitious trilogy, causes Paul Blank '14 to miss the unapologetically crass Lasers.
Aer's music is feel good music. Zach Reisler '14 takes a walk on the wide side with the young but formidable hip-hop-reggae duo at The Haunt on Friday.