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REVIEW: Mayday Parade is back with a new sound

By Brittany Hagoort - The Daily Reveille October 14, 2015

Rank: 2.5/5 Instead of Mayday Parade naming this album “Black Lines”, it should’ve been named blue print. Featuring a new sound, this album tends to sound more experimental than anything...

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REVIEW: City and Colour brings a different sound with ‘If I Should Go Before You’

By Grayson Senner - The Daily Reveille October 14, 2015

Rank: 4/5 Readout: If his new album is any indication, City and Colour may be the most relaxing, or depressing, band in today’s alternative rock arena. If his new album is any indication, City and...

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REVIEW: Gomez is finding her sound with ‘Revival’

By Kayla Randall - The Daily Reveille October 14, 2015

Rank: 3.5/5 Selena Gomez has been through a lot, but her latest return to the spotlight proves to fans and haters alike the starlet may be able to do it all. These past few years were hectic, from her...

Tyler the Creator performs on Thursday, Oct. 8, in Champions Square for the Rocky and Tyler Tour.

REVIEW: A$AP Rocky, Tyler the Creator conquer Champions Square

By Sarah LeBoeuf - The Daily Reveille October 9, 2015

When four rappers, whose past antics include eating a cockroach for a music video and participating in oral sex on stage, announced a tour date in party capital New Orleans, fans anticipated great performances...

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REVIEW: Collective Soul’s ‘See What You Started By Continuing’ is a positive comeback

By Ashlyn Rollins - The Daily Reveille October 7, 2015

Rank: 3/5 While some bands can survive a lengthy tenure, others need to take a break to get back to where they want to be. That’s exactly what Collective Soul did, returning with “See What...

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REVIEW: The Shoes redeems themselves with ‘Chemicals’

By Michael Clemons - The Daily Reveille October 7, 2015

Rank: 3/5 Electro-rock duo The Shoes are best known for remixes of European indie artist Late of the Pier and Wiley. However, the band is back to its original work with its latest release “Chemicals.” The...

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REVIEW: ‘The Martian’ hits the cinematic mark

By Kayla Randall - The Daily Reveille October 7, 2015

Ridley Scott has done it again. With “The Martian,” the director continues to show audiences how complex, engaging and awesome science fiction films can be. Theaters around the world are in...

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REVIEW: catch some cool waves with Wavves’ ‘V’

By Riley Katz - The Daily Reveille October 7, 2015

Score: 4/5 Wavves’ “V” proves that brevity is the soul of wit. Wavves’ 31-minute collection of 11 songs provides high-powered surf-rock music at the perfect length. The longest...

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REVIEW: Janet Jackson hits the mark with ‘Unbreakable’ return

By Grayson Senner - The Daily Reveille October 7, 2015

Rank: 4/5  It’s been a while since the public heard from Janet Jackson. Jackson has not released an album since 2008’s “Discipline,” and plenty happened since. From the infamous...

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REVIEW: ‘Grandfathered’

By Riley Katz - The Daily Reveille September 30, 2015

Josh Peck and John Stamos return to television to give the audience a sitcom worth watching. “Grandfathered” tells the story of Jimmy Martino (Stamos), a lone-wolf restaurant owner who only...

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REVIEW: CHVRCHES – ‘Every Open Eye’

By Brittany Hagoort - The Daily Reveille September 30, 2015

Rank: 3/5 CHVRCHES’ new album, “Every Open Eye,” is a piece of hidden beauty. At first listen, you hear the pounding bass and think this is going to be a club song, but underneath, there...

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REVIEW: Disclosure – ‘Caracal’

By Sarah LeBoeuf - The Daily Reveille September 30, 2015

Rank: 5/5 Disclosure’s sophomore album “Caracal,” released Sept. 25, proves the duo’s expertise and dominance in the house music genre. From its perfectly produced beats and its...