The New Path to Becoming an “All American”: An Interview with Hoodie Allen
Tomorrow marks a special day for Hoodie Allen’s career. Within our increasingly saturated and digital music community, music has become understood as a free product—at least until an artist reaches a certain status…
An Interview with Accent: NYC’s Best-Kept Secret
It’s time to get familiar with Accent. This talented emcee has been rapping for eight years, delivered a terrific opening set at the Kinetics & One Love concert on November 19, and just…
An Interview with Kinetics
Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of hosting Kinetics & One Love on campus, where they rocked a sold-out show to over 400 people in the 1941 Room. If you were part…
Welcome to New Zealand
Around lunchtime on Tuesday (Monday evening for those on the East Coast) I felt my world shake. The floorboards rattled, lamps and bedside goods threatened to fall from their perch, picture-frames twisted violently…
Less Is Not More, Anymore
It’s been a rough couple of years for Kanye West. He dealt with the loss of his mother, his first critically panned release and drinking himself to the point of public humiliation and…
2010 Fall Athletes of the Year: Trevor Prophet ’11, Men’s Soccer
If you’re an avid reader of the Voice, you’ve likely come across senior Trevor Prophet’s name many times. A star two-sport athlete, Trevor is one of Conn’s most active members (also serving as…
The Power of the Fan
It’s a shame to watch our beloved music industry turn into a single-producing machine, but it’s easier to stomach if you learn to give in. Good albums aren’t marketable anymore without pop singles,…
A Look at Hip-Hop’s Freshest New Voices
Hip-hop is changing again. Over time both its sound and its voices have grown more diverse. Like it or not, a bevy of young talent is flooding the scene, saturating a genre rooted…
Professor Profile: David Canton
Meet David Canton. He’s an Associate Professor of History, Director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity and the man behind popular courses such as the student-favorite, “History of…
A Beautiful Morning
High above fields of hay and squandered pastures, A brooding sun rises Its orange navel glows as crests of light shine Off, sinking into my eyes and Warming my feet, cold In the…
Five Summer Releases to get Excited About. Now.
Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty This album has been in the works since 2007, has been pushed back three times, and already has had a number…
Walk for the Homeless to Take Place This Weekend
This Saturday April 24, New London will be hosting the 3rd annual “Walk For The Homeless”, an event organized to raise awareness about the issue and support the Homeless Hospitality Center of New…
New Singles of the Week
This week I’m focusing on hip-hop. Whether you’re a fan or not, here are four new songs that you probably haven’t heard yet, and need to: B.o.B – “Airplanes” feat. Hayley Williams of…
SAC Announces Floralia Performers
This past weekend the Floralia bands were relased. The headliner is none other than Idle Warship, better known as the recent side project of underground rap superstar Talib Kweli (pronounced KWA-LEE). For those…
Walk for the Homeless
This Saturday, New London will be hosting the 3rd annual “Walk For The Homeless”, an event organized to raise awareness about the issue and support the Homeless Hospitality Center of New London. Nine…
