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Clinton comes out against Keystone XL

She called the project a "distraction" in the fight against climate change.

It's about time.

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Glittercheese, an album by Liza Treyger on Spotify

Liza Treyger just released her new comedy album, Glittercheese! Check it out! My favorite track is "jailbird."

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beach? , a playlist on Spotify

Check out my summer playlist! Added a few new songs! Make sure to follow and add songs!!

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Circles, an album by machineheart on Spotify

Check out Machineheart's new song, "Circles." If you're into that indie sound, this is p

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Tyler, The Creator - Fucking Young

http://t.co/vT8835yXVC CLICK THIS BABY Fucking Young/Death Camp Featuring Charlie Wilson, Chaz Bundick And Cole Alexander Directed By: Wolf Haley DP: Luis Po...

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Thought I’d share some albums I’ve been listening to lately. Love the new Tyler, the Creator album, Cherry Bomb! Also been blasting some classic albums from Pavement, Jawbreaker, and others. Let me know what you think! 

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Check out my my playlist on Spotify that features all the jams I'm listening to! Includes new music and some great classics! Feel free to follow and make suggestions!

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Check out the #tylerfarr posters all over Seton Hall campus!

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Thirsty during CoreFest at Rutgers? Get some water and check out the cool #RauryIndigoChild poster/EP!

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Indigo Child

Indigo Child, an album by Raury on Spotify

I’ve been really liking this album! Make sure to check it out on Spotify!

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Check out the new Tyler Farr video! 

Website: http://www.tylerfarr.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tylerfarr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TylerFarrOfficial

Instagram: https://instagram.com/tylerfarr

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Grammys 2015 Reflection

Last night's Grammys were definitely eventful. A clear winner for the night would be Sam Smith, who took home four awards and performed his hit song "Stay With Me" with the legendary Mary J. Blige. Here are a few parts I thought I would highlight:

Annie. Lennox. 

Annie Lennox blew the roof off the Staples Center last night. I'm not the biggest fan of Hozier and found his performance to be droning and boring, but then came Annie Lennox. Performing her cover of "I Put a Spell On You" from her latest album, Lennox showed that stunts and shirtless men with bull horns aren't needed to remain relevant after the 80's(I'm talking about you, Madonna). Lennox caught everyone's attention with her passionate singing, dancing, and just performance as a whole. She's an electrifying artist who in my opinion, upstaged Hozier and stole the show. To his defense, it's kind of hard to perform with a legend like Annie Lennox. 

Barry Stopped By!

Right before Katy Perry's performance (She's had a good week!), Barack Obama appeared on the screen. The President delivered a strong message, calling for the artists in the audience to take a stand against domestic violence towards women and help make their fans do the same. This was an important message for everyone at home and I am so glad this happened. It is so important for these PSAs to be played at major television events, like the Superbowl and Grammys, where millions of people can watch and see how important these issues are. I've seen a lot of news organizations say that this was "inappropriate," because people such as Phil Spector and Chris Brown were in the audience. In my opinion, that's what makes it all the more important. This was a great way to reach artists and fans alike for a good cause. You may not agree with everything our President says, but this was a good move and a good cause! 

What the Heck, Beck!?!

So Beck took home Best Rock Album and Album of the Year for his comeback record, Morning Phase. This was a great record that deserved recognition, however, I'm not sold on it being the album of the year. I'm not someone who votes so who cares. However, I saw him at Firefly Music Festival and he was incredible! Sure he isn't the most relevant artist anymore, but that's why this was a COMEBACK record. Congratulations Beck! 

Pharrell Williams Performance

Pharrell Williams took the stage to perform his successful track, "Happy." The song won him two awards that night, one for Best Solo Performance and Best Video. At the beginning of the performance, Pharrell and his dancers raised their hands to create the "hands up" gesture that has been a huge part of the #BlackLivesMatter campaign. This was a powerful moment that I hope happens more often. As Barack Obama pointed out in his PSA, it is important for artists to talk about issues and share their opinions to help make a difference. 

Sam Smith Wins

Sam Smith took home FOUR awards last night! This was huge for the breakout artist who has won over the hearts of millions. A year ago no one knew who this guy was. However, last night he won 3 of the 4 big awards, Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Sam Smith has had a great year and I look forward to seeing what he does going forward not only with his music, but with his social activism and work trying to change the industry. 

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Campus Buzz Playlist 2/8/2015

Steady, As She Goes - The Raconteurs Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club *Parents' House - Milo Greene *Competition - The Do Dos Jumanji - Glass Towers Luna - Bombay Bicycle Club *Summer Lawns - Mike Pace And The Child Actors Philomena - The Decemberists Jump Into The Fog - The Wombats Adult Diversion - Alvvays Counting Fish - Polyenso *No Idea - Young Buffalo Sleeping Limbs - From Indian Lakes Nobel Prize - Kevin Devine And The Goddamn Band Embracing Facts - Into It. Over It. *When It Was Over - Toy Guitar The Geese Of Beverly Road - The National Fake Empire - The National *No Cities To Love - Sleater-Kinney Port Dover - Rika Tomorrow Is Yesterday - Field Mouse Breaking The Angle Against The Tide - Craft Spells Quiet Little Voices - We Were Promised Jetpacks *We've Come So Far - A Place To Bury Strangers *Broken - Amazing Kids - MGMT *The Night, The Grind, And The Woes - Kingsburough *Take It Back - The Temperance Movement Between Friends - Japanese Wallpaper *Chlorine - The Districts Heartbreaker - The Walking *Giants - The Maravines Mt. Washington - Local Natives Musser Park - Divided Heaven *Bag Of Glass - Noah Gunderson Life And Times - Bob Modd Naive - The Kooks Curacao Blue - Mansions *This Girl's In Love With You - She & Him Get Closer - Life In Film The Heart Desire - Jape Hang Me Up To Dry - Cold War Kids Gotta Get Away - The Black Keys Fell In Love With a Girl - The White Stripes Take It Or Leave It - Cage The Elepahnt *Keep - Geographer Machu Pichu - The Strokes Chained - The xx *Denotes New Music

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Grammy Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List

The full rundown of who won what on Music's Biggest Night

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Campus Buzz Playlist 1/25/2015

Boy - Ra Ra Riot

Yoko - Pegasus Bridge

*Bury Our Friends - Sleater-Kinney

*Continental Shelf - Viet Cong

Come On Over - Royal Blood

Snack Attack - A Great Big Pile Of Leaves

We Don't Need Our Hats - A Great Big Pile Of Leaves

* The Wrong Year - The Decemberists

*Summer Lawns - Mike Pace And The Child Actors

Funeral Beds - The Districts

*Fight For What's Right - The Rua

*Endlessly - Guster

Burning Stars - Mimicking Birds

The Cave - Mumford & Sons

*Spawn - Max Pain and the Groovies

All These Things That I've Done - The Killers

*Ebb/Flow - All We Are

All This Could Be Yours - Cold War Kids

*Ton Of Bricks - Happy Fangs

Cigarette Daydreams - Cage The Elephant

Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups

*On The Face - Milo Greene

Tibetan Pop Stars - Hop Along

*Lanai - You Blew It!

Soul Meets Body - Death Cab For Cutie

*Drop Outs - Menace Beach

*I Love You Too - Darlings

*Lossed Over - Cloakroom

Black Door - The Black Keys

*Giants - The Maravines

*Mr. Noah - Panda Bear

Sleeping Ute - Grizzly Bear

*Lie In Wait - All Eyes West

You Can Have It All - Yo La Tengo

*Twenty Something - Noah Gunderson

Fashion Coat  - The National

Daughters Of The Soho Riots - The National

The Stable Song - Gregory Alan Isakov

Mykonos - Fleet Foxes

I Wanna Go - Summer Heart

Chocolate - The 1975

Mushaboom - Feist

Upstate Blues - Into It. Over It.

Midnight: Carroll Street - Into It. Over It.

* Denotes New Music

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Campus Buzz Playlist 1/18/2015

First post of the new year! Here is what I played on The Campus Buzz on Sunday! Make sure to tune in to 89.5FM WSOU, wsou.net, or iheartradio on Sunday nights from 8-11PM!

Come A Little Closer - Cage the Elephant

*Silhouettes - Viet Cong

*Circles - Ty Segall

Kinds Go To Pieces - Matt Pryor

* Never Coming Down - Guster

After The Moment - Craft Spells

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

*Melt Me - Hanni El Katib

Knights - Minus The Bear

*I'm Okay - The Rua

*Touch The Ground - The Chordaes

*Summer Lawns - Mike Pace And The Child Actors

Feel It All Around - Washed Out

*Bury Our Friends - Sleater-Kinney

*Fallen Cedar - Tomo Nakayama

Nietzsche's Harvest Song - The Weaks

*Make You Better - The Decemberists

*Calvary Captain - The Decemberists

*A Beginning Song - The Decemberists

I Am Alive - From Indian Lakes

Waiting For Superman - Iron and Wine

The Jerk - Joyce Manor

Leather Jacket - Joyce Manor

*Broken Talk - Gang Of Four

*Last Words - RONiiA

*Competition - The Dodos

*Uncast Shadow Of A Southern Myth - Parquet Courts

*Outta Spite - Cloakroom

Always Focused - Tiny Moving Parts

Breakfast At Tiffany's Dads

I Couldn't Love You - Cursive

*Crosswords - Panda Bear

*Kiss Me In The City - Wayne Szalinski

*Favor Friends - Oh Land

Sunset - The xx

Awkward - San Cisco

*Quarts - TV On The Radio

90-Mile Water Wall - The National

It Never Happened - The National

Spanway Hits - Flake Music

Never Meant - Owen

Her And Cigarettes - Cheap Girls

The Woodpile - Frightened Rabbit

Heavy Feet - Local Natives

Spoonfuls Of Bursting Bubbles - I Am Psyence Fiction

Last January -The Twilight Sad * Denotes New Music

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YO!

Hey guys! SO I kind of fell off the radar last semester. But this semester I am going to start posting again! I'll be posting a lot about my radio show playlists, album reviews, music news, and more. Keep an eye out!