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Drexelist July 4th Playlist
By Sarah Glorioso: The 4th of July weekend is nothing without some essential patriotic songs playing on the stereo. We here at The Drexelist have compiled a must-play list for your Independence Day celebrations. So, here’s some tunes to accompany your BBQs, fireworks, and “USA” chants!
Miley Cyrus – Can’t Be Tamed – 6/18/10
Miley Cyrus releases “Can’t Be Tamed” on June 18th and assures the world that she totally doesn’t have a bedtime okay!? Read more about the surprising direction that Hannah Montana has taken on this new release.
Not-to-Miss in Philadelphia: Summer 2010
In Philadelphia for the summer term with nothing to do and no good ideas? Other than enduring the crowded, hot drive to the beach every single weekend, we’ve uncovered the following two unique events to try something new and beat that inevitable summer boredom!
New M.I.A. Song “Teqkilla”: Mixes Binge-Drinking and Annoying Computer Sounds
New M.I.A. track avoids controversy but still confuses. Will her July 13th release entitled /\/\Y/\ hold more of this experimentation?
Rock Band 3: Now More Like an Actual Rock Band!
Have you ever wanted to learn to play a musical instrument but settled for owning your friends at Rock Band instead? Well now you may be able to throw a stone at both of those birds. With new instruments and game-play components announced by Harmonix, you may actually be able to gain some musical ability while you rock out to Foghat or Tom Petty on Rock Band 3. The third installment in the popular video game series will now include a Pro Mode that will accurately map individual notes and chords for each instrument, providing some real-life benefits as opposed to just being really good at hammering on plastic toys.
Be a Citizen of the World
For those of us who try to see as much as we possibly can and try to save money by walking through the cities for 10 hours each day, after his own hellish journey Stevenson had something to say about that too: “I had no idea how easy it was to commit suicide. There seem nothing left of me; I died a while ago; I do not know who it is that is traveling.”
Hello, Flare!
It really is no surprise that fashion is turning to these un-realistic shapes and proportions. Designers are trying to push as far as they can go before the media and fashion idols say stop. Who knows when this extremism will come to a halt, I’d like to see how far this trend could take us before we all turn into balloon shaped animals.
Ten Summer Blockbusters
As you can see, there’s a movie out there for you no matter what kind of film buff you are. The Bridge in University City offers student discounts Sunday through Thursday. I’d say that’s a great time to check out these films without paying the outrageous full price.
Free Energy Concert Review
Yet Free Energy is able to walk this line without collapsing into either side, creating a very much universally appealing sound that appeals to not only different genres, but also different generations entirely. A throwback to a time when rock and pop seemed to be inseparable, Free Energy’s set then was full of a showmanship that has long been missing from live shows, with the front man, Paul Sprangers, pacing the stage and pointing out towards girls in the audience.
Cannes Film Festival
For two weeks, stars flocked to the beaches on the French Riviera for sunbathing, parties, and films. The Cannes Film Festival took over the small town for another year. This year was filled with celebrities, sequels, and, of course, competition.
