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Interview with Corey Smith

Jessica Harden | Sep 3, 2013
S: Tell me about your craziest experience on tour. CS: I’ve got bit… After meeting with fans I was getting my picture made with this lady and she was drunk and she reached over and bit me, and drew blood. So I had a big bite mark I had to explain to my wife, “You’re not gonna believe this, but I actually got bit”.
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Daily Discovery: Julianna Barwick – Nepenthe

Andrea Aribe | Aug 30, 2013
Airy, majestic, ethereal... simple adjectives are perhaps the fairest way to characterize Julianna Barwick's newest album. It's a work of simplicity, but Nepenthe is hauntingly alluring.
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Daily Discovery: Moonstone Continuum – Salon Edition

Mason McGough | Aug 29, 2013
Salon Edition pushes the boundary from pastiche to satire in a way that's somewhere between guilty pleasure and downright hilarious. And it does it well.
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Environmental artwork on display on Lufrano

Rebecca Rodriguez | Aug 28, 2013
Pastel artist Richard Lundgren’s work captures scenes of nature that he sees disappearing as the environment changes. These scenes can now be seen at the Lufrano Intercultural Gallery in an exhibition titled Disappearing Landscapes.
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Daily Discovery: Volcano Choir – Repave

Mason McGough | Aug 28, 2013
Volcano Choir make only the grandest of gestures. Their new album Repave is a tumultuous experience that remains adherent to a natural order.
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Daily Discovery: Dent May – Warm Blanket

Mason McGough | Aug 27, 2013
Warm Blanket has enough pervasive earworms to make for a charming post-summer listen. The skeletal sound of Dent May's new record instantly recalls Brian Wilson's writing.
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Daily Discovery: Julia Holter – Loud City Song

Mason McGough | Aug 26, 2013
Loud City Song crafts an entire environment around a meager supply of instruments and lyrics. Julia Holter accomplishes this with aplomb, but your enjoyment of this record will ultimately stem from your willingness to step into Holter's eerie world.
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The future looks bleak in Elysium

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 24, 2013
After having success with his last film, District 9, writer/director Neill Blomkamp is back with another movie, Elysium, depicting the traditional haves versus the have-nots story in a refreshing way. The visual effects, acting and plot are all strong, making Elysium another successful film to add to Blomkamp's collection.
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2 Guns has terrible aim, no ammunition

Daniel Woodhouse | Aug 24, 2013
Buddy cop movies rely on strong on-screen chemistry and dynamic action scenes, 2 Guns has neither. The movie comes off as cliche and forced.
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Leftover Cuties (with Real Job) – August 10th Underbelly

Mason McGough | Aug 9, 2013
Earnest sentiments in music are certainly something worth appreciating. For an artist that chooses to forgo guileful pessimism and cryptic symbology, self-reflective statements of positivity are perhaps a more audacious statement than the darkest notions about longevity or listlessness.
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Daily Discovery To Continue in The Fall [Some More Listening]

Mason McGough | Aug 7, 2013
The series is slated to start up again on the first day of the fall semester. In the meantime, I have assembled a list of new releases with links to music that you can add to your playlists if you like what you hear.
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Daily Discovery: Jagwar Ma – Howlin’

Mason McGough | Aug 5, 2013
Jagwar Ma's appeal lies squarely on their novel reassembly of familiar styles and sounds. Howlin' is a promising showcase of the visceral fun the band stands to offer.
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