Joy Merten

The annual WTJU Rock Marathon will take place this February 13-19.

WTJU is a non-commercial, educational radio station broadcasting from Lambeth Commons that offers music in a variety of genres such as folk, classical, rock, jazz, and world. In order to keep the station free from advertisements, WTJU organizes community fundraisers where a certain genre will take over the station for a week with specialized programming. This February, it’s the rock department’s turn to organize a week of high-quality 24-hour programming.Read more...

“I thought. I would. Be more. Than this!” Dylan Baldi shouts during the

finale of the epic, nearly nine-minute long “Wasted Days,” arguably the centerpiece of Cloud Nothings’ third full-length studio album in less than two years. The album, called Attack on Memory, is out January 24th on Carpark Records.Read more...

As a history major, I’ve been trying really hard to avoid this sentiment.

This is because 1) sometimes I like to pretend I can take things seriously and 2) it makes me really sad to learn about all of the time periods I cannot go to. I’m not talking about Renaissance fair crap. I don’t have an idealized portrait of the past where everyone dresses like a princess and eats turkey legs and watches jousting (that’s what they do at Renaissance fairs, right?). I’d like to maybe see a couple bloody revolutions, or chill with some peasants.Read more...

In my life as a history major, I have written more papers than I can remember. I have developed a unique way of combining procrastination with other forms of masochism that allows me to write these essays. Usually in one night.

Stage 1. The busywork stage.Read more...

Since I wrote the preview for the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour, I kind of knew what to expect. I’m not sure if this was true for some of the audience. When most people think of the Elephant 6 collective, they think of the big names, mainly Neutral Milk Hotel and Of Montreal. However, there were many less well-known bands that were part of the collective that still contributed to the collective’s unique sound and attitude toward music. This is what the show focused on. While the show was fun, it was also extremely long. It lasted from about 9:30 pm to 12:45 in the morning.Read more...

It is March, which means that everyone proactive already has a summer job/internship/epic trip planned. I, on the other hand, am faced with the prospect of actually needing a guaranteed way to make money this summer. And since I’m lazy, I’ve decided to spend my fourth summer pursuing my somewhat misguided summer job option: lifeguard.Read more...

The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Show happens on Friday, March 25 at the Southern. $12, Doors at 8pm. Founded in the early 90s in Athens, Georgia, The Elephant 6 Recording Company was home to beloved psych-rock, psych-folk and lo-fi bands such as Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, Of Montreal, Elf Power, Music Tapes, Beulah, and many others. The members of these groups collaborated often, and some remain friends today.Read more...