Music

Twenty One Pilots talk life on tour, college shows and more
By Jessica Cabe
October 4, 2013 - 4:34pm
Q&A: Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots sat down with The NewsHouse on Thursday before their performance at the Homecoming concert in Goldstein.

NewsHouse: How long have you been on tour?
Josh Dun: Oh man. Since we were born?
Tyler Joseph: It’s nice to say that. It’s nice to joke about that. We always dreamed of touring. So, what? Maybe a couple years now?

University Union announces Chance the Rapper for first Bandersnatch concert
By Jessica Cabe
September 23, 2013 - 3:02pm
Chicago artist Chance the Rapper will perform in the Schine Underground in November.

Does Syracuse have enough hip-hop yet?

One Hello World turns voicemails into songs
By Kathleen Rubino
September 22, 2013 - 10:15am
The only online Crave festival event, One Hello World composes music to heartfelt, unique and authentic voicemails.

When someone doesn’t answer the phone, many people will leave a voicemail. Now imagine this voicemail as a song, part of a greater project to turn people’s stories into soundtracks.

This is One Hello World, a project that requests voicemails from participants to turn into song. The project has currently recorded 127 tracks and released an album, “The Listener,” in 2012.

'Welcome Oblivion' a fleeting portrait of Reznor's musical transition
By Nick DeSantis
March 5, 2013 - 4:37pm
Review: The debut album by Trent Reznor's collaborative project 'How To Destroy Angels' is a flag planted in his new creative path.

As accomplished and groundbreaking as Trent Reznor has been while presiding over his industrial day-job Nine Inch Nails, there’s a startling irony to the fact that his most riveting work in recent years has been created while working completely outside that box.

The AJ Holiday Playlist
By NewsHouse Staff
December 18, 2012 - 11:26pm
A group of Arts Journalism grad students share their favorite songs for filling the air with holiday spirit.

“The 12 Pains of Christmas” – Bob Rivers

The Newshouse Staff's Hurricane Playlist
By NewsHouse Staff
October 29, 2012 - 1:24pm
Our picks will keep you occupied while while you ride out the storm at home or in your dorm.

Although it's barely raining in Syracuse yet, Syracuse University has canceled classes through Tuesday. So, grab your flashlights and snuggle up at home with a steaming cup of tea to enjoy our list of songs to survive the storm:


Alyssa McKinley, lead producer: "Not the Sun" by Brand New

The AJ Halloween Playlist
By NewsHouse Staff
October 26, 2012 - 5:26pm
A group of Arts Journalism grad students share their favorite songs for creating the perfect Halloween atmosphere.

The Cranberries – “Zombie"

Playlist: Studying for Midterms
By Greg Cwik
October 16, 2012 - 4:21pm
Arts journalism grad student Greg Cwik muses on music selections that complement his studying.

When the realization of midterms’ looming presence finally becomes a bitter reality— that inevitable convulsion of clarity a splinter in your mind you’ve been picking at for five weeks but only now grasp, and you descend upon the library with your fellow classmates in droves, long serpentine lines of sweat pants three-days worn and iPhones fast-tracked to Wikipedia shimmering in the sun and headphones planted in ears with the dependency of pacemakers, and every study room is...

Score for the Underscore of “Howard Rights His Wrongs”
By Briana Prevost
October 6, 2012 - 10:27am
The evocative music that runs through the comedic webseries is the effective result of SU student collaborations.

As bottles of Guinness and Bud Light are cleared away and a bright yellow piece of paper expands across the wooden table, fans of the web show, Howard Rights His Wrongs, can hear the theme song kick in as the episode begins.  What fans may not have known, is that the theme song along with the musical underscore, was created by Syracuse University students.

TIFF Review Roundup: "Reincarnated"
By NewsHouse Staff
September 24, 2012 - 10:19pm
Review: Three Arts Journalism graduate students offer their reviews of the new Snoop Dogg documentary.

The 2012-2013 Arts Journalism cohort had a chance to see a Toronto International Film Festival screening of the documentary Reincarnated. Presented here are three reviews from the screening.