Monday, March 23

MC may have merit, but his party anthem doesn’t

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the new great white hope: Asher Roth. Or perhaps more accurately, the great white hype. By now, I’m sure most of the college population has heard Roth’s hot new jam, “I Love College,” a paean to binge-drinking, smoking marijuana, frat parties and casual sex in an academic setting. Read more...




Indie group back with new name, ambition

Leaving behind careers and college educations in exchange for sleeping on the couches of strangers and playing in brothels may seem a bit strange, but after years of playing long-distance and putting their music on hold, the members of the indie rock group Local Natives are embracing every aspect of their new rocker lifestyles "“ both the good and the bad. Read more...