Author: Emily Temple It's probably impossible to embark on a review of the Magnetic Fields' newest release, Distortion, without addressing its name. Like the incredible classic 69 Love Songs and the less-inspired i, Distortion follows through on the promise made by its title: the album sounds like lead ...
Author: Colin Foss Radio Arts Middlebury producer Colin Foss '10 spoke with Girl Talk DJ Gregg Gillis prior to last Friday's now infamous dance party extravaganza. His interview with Gillis aired yesterday on WRMC 91.1. Listen to the full interview at middleburycampus.com, or check out the highlights ...
Author: Jordan Nassar I'd venture to say that it has been quite the eventful fall for the arts section of The Campus, and that "The Devil Wears Patagonia" is partly to blame … and though it was my first (and only) semester having this column, I'd be lying if I said it was anything less than really ...
Author: Anne Willborn Middlebury College is spoiled with an incredible classical concert series, which includes regular performances by the world famous Tokyo and Takacs String Quartets. Distracted by such ensembles, it may be easy to forget the incredible musical talent among our own student body. ...
Author: Will Hunt "Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis chats about the music behind the music. Interview conducted by Radio Arts Middlebury."When Gregg Gillis, a.k.a. Girl Talk, walked onto the McCullough stage on Friday concert, he looked more like a dorky A.V. room kid tinkering with sound levels than the pop ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl The Middlebury Campus spoke with Ezra Axelrod '08 and Judith Dry '09, stars of the up-coming production "Sweeney Todd," which will be performed on Jan. 25 and 26 in the CFA Concert Hall. The Middlebury College production of the Tony Award-winning musical, with music and lyrics ...
Author: Justine Katzenbach What happens when you put six playwrights, six directors and 16 actors all into the Hepburn Zoo with one mission at hand - to create, direct and produce six plays all within the constraints of a 24-hour period? Mission impossible, you ask? Not for these Middlebury College ...
Author: [no author name found] January is usually treated as a recovery from December. For some it is a time of Puritanical diet and exercise, for others it calls for hibernation. The absence of major holidays (with the exception of Martin Luther King Day) makes January a concern for art connoisseurs ...
Author: Jordan Nassar Alright, so you may not agree with some, most, or all off my opinions regarding fashion. You may find my columns abrasive and unreasonable, unfair and ridiculous. But have you ever asked yourself what the penalty for disregarding my words might be? I'm not talking about any sort ...
Author: Emily Temple A good soundtrack can do absolute wonders for a film. In fact, some films become popular before they come out almost solely based on the buzz, Internet or otherwise, about a slamming sonic backdrop. And a film, to be fair, can do wonders for a song. Think of "Miss Misery," for which ...
Author: Melissa Marshall Audio produced by Radio Arts Middlebury.After graduating from Middlebury College in 2004, Anais Mitchell embarked on a succesful musical career, gaining critical accalim for Hymns for the Exiled and The Brightness (2007). She has transformed her confessional alternative folk ...
Author: [no author name found] Saturday, Dec. 1, ballet-trained dance major Martha Ann Underhill '07.5 presented her extensive senior work, which included a contemporary group piece, inspired by her Southern heritage, and a solo with incorporated multimedia reflecting her dance experience. The fall ...
Author: [no author name found] The Middlebury Campus: How did you choose the play? MacLeod Andrews: I actually saw the play in its first production ever at the 2003 Actor's Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival of New American Plays. The show quickly became my new favorite. The actor playing the lead ...
Author: Melissa Marshall So, this is the New Year and I don't feel any different. Okay, maybe it's not quite the New Year yet, and even though you may not feel any different, the music scene has experienced more break-out releases than Angelina Jolie has had covers on tabloids in these past 12 months. ...
Author: Jordan Nassar I never said that looking good was easy. If you're lazy, it will be visibly evident, both in terms of your body and your clothing - exercise and careful shopping are necessary. If that's too much to ask, stop reading now. As I've stated before, apparently not everyone cares about ...
Author: Ashley Gamell One afternoon over Thanksgiving break, I was elbowing my way through the MoMa's collection of charcoal drawings by Georges Seurat, the French master of pointillist color and light (open through January 7). A swell of people edged along the gallery perimeter, squinting at the small ...
Author: Emily Feldman Anyone who has experienced American society during the last 20 years has been affected by and possibly inundated with representations of our cultural obsession with sex, violence and celebrity. var uslide_show_id = "b9eddff6-1fda-4f0d-a9a5-3a6e97fb5cdc";var slideshowwidth = "468";var ...
Author: Emily Temple The holidays are a time for warmth, happiness and family. They are a time for giving and sharing, for helping your grandmother wash the dishes and chasing your cousins around the kitchen table. Not that I don't help my grandmother or chase my cousins (although some of them chase ...