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Velveeta described playing the Whole like playing a house show with a much better sound system.

Anita Velveeta and Sorry Mom: What the Whole was made for

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 23, 2024

With its subterranean location, pillars plastered with gig posters from days of yore, and chalkboard walls and ceilings covered in messages both radical and tongue-in-cheek, the Whole Music Club seems...

There are a handful more sequels and remakes to be released soon.

Remakes and sequels prove to be popular but disliked

by Isabella Caswell
Published September 23, 2024

Not all remakes and sequels are considered terrible. “Nosferatu,” releasing in December, is a remake of the 1922 horror film, and it is highly anticipated. But some say remakes or sequels are...

University sophomore Xaria Williams sits in her living room at Radius Apartments in Dinkytown, which she collaboratively decorated with her roommates.

Avoiding ‘hospital lighting’ and other college living decor tips

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 23, 2024

For many students, college is their first time moving away from home — their first time inhabiting their own space.These spaces, from dorms to apartments to duped-out houses, aren’t always what...

Lovers of dance music rejoice, for Jamie xx is here to deliver us from the thralls of Fred Again.

Indie Sleaze is dead (again), and Jamie xx killed it (again)

by Gabriel Brito
Published September 22, 2024

“In Waves,” the second studio album by acclaimed British producer Jamie xx, released on Sept. 20, nearly 10 years after the release of his seminal debut, “In Colour.”  Subtle yet soulful,...

The basement may look a bit different, but it should feel the same. Courtesy of Iris Bolton

New owner, same Como Backdoor

by Alexis Letang
Published September 20, 2024

House venue Como Backdoor is returning from its summer hiatus on Sept. 28 for its first show under new owner Iris Bolton. Bolton is a senior studying electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota....

Can you separate the two?

The importance of lyrics and sound in music

by Isabella Caswell
Published September 18, 2024

The most popular songs are not always lyrically deep. Think of “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter. The melody is the most important part of the songwriting process, according to MasterClass, a catchy...

Jordan Powell-Karis’s iconic wooden fist sculpture is the centerpiece of this exhibition steeped in emotion.

“Art and Artifact” — collective memory, collective action

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 15, 2024

Staring out of the entrance of the Katherine E. Nash Gallery is a portrait of George Floyd’s face painted in vibrant blues set against a rough white background. To the left of the portrait stands the...

A fursuit group photo before the Furry Migration 2024 fursuit parade. Courtesy of Adam Oachs

The whimsical world of furries

by Gabriel Brito
Published September 10, 2024

Over 2,000 furries from across the nation and around the globe came to Minneapolis for this year’s Furry Migration, an annual convention organized by the non-profit MNFurs. The three-day convention...

De Souza will be the latest national act hosted by SUA on Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. alongside openers Susannah Joffe and Creeping Charlie. Courtesy of University of Minnesota Student Unions and Activities

Indigo De Souza coming to UMN

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 10, 2024

When Student Unions & Activities (SUA) announced in August that indie singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza would perform at Coffman Union in October, my first thought was “How?!? Why?!”My friend...

A movie so nice they named it twice.

Review: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”

by Gabriel Brito
Published September 9, 2024

As dark as it is silly, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” — the sequel to Tim Burton’s horror-comedy masterpiece — delightfully brings the original story into a modern-day setting.Spooky, charming...

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