On The Record: The Strokes
They breathed boredom and sweated cool: Was there ever more of a critic's band than The Strokes circa the 2001 release of their debut, Is This It?
Jonathan Fischer
Articles
New head of Student Conduct hired
Erika Lamarre was hired as Director of Student Development and Conduct and began work at the beginning of this semester, Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer said.
Celebration of a musical pioneer
Google "Alvin Lucier" and you'll be hard-pressed to find more than a tidbit on the former Brandeis music professor's concert with the late, legendary experimental composer John Cage.
Crossing borders with music
To Yuval Ron, an artist's responsibilities extend far beyond simply entertaining an audience.The Israeli musician's ensemble will appear in both concert halls and classrooms around campus next week as part of the MusicUnitesUS Intercultural Residency Series.
Ridin' the new wave: Hottpants, Jukebox! rock out at Chums
Bangles, fluorescent pink wigs, tacky dresses and a half-naked guitarist all face me and a sea of sweaty bodies.
Modeling for America
Almost the third Brandeis student in as many years to appear on a reality TV show, Becky Farmer (GRAD), 25, competed in the final round of the Boston-area auditions for America's Next Top Model this summer, but ultimately lost to Madeline Alvarez, 20, of Worcester.
A final farewell: The Edition signs off
I'm sitting with The Edition at a coffee table in the Shapiro Campus Center, only one hallway, 37 steps and another few hundred feet or so from the atrium.
Brandeis boys find success at SunDeis award show
The glitz and glamour of Hollywood was transplanted to the Shapiro Campus Center atrium Monday night, when the second SunDeis Film Festival concluded with a red-carpet awards ceremony honoring the best achievements in student filmmaking screened during the three-day event.
SERP trio performs classical music at spring show
The SERP trio combined near-professional aptitude with a unique playfulness performing before a packed Slosberg Recital Hall Sunday night, drawing from the oevres of Franz Josef Haydn, Paul Schoenfield and Johannes Brahms for their spring show.
SNMNMNM brings nostalgic indie pop to Chum's
SNMNMNM, an indie-pop quartet from Chapel Hill, N.C., treated a crowd of about 40 to a brief but explosive evening of '60s psych-pop pastiche, '80s dance grooves and '90s alt-rock nostalgia at Cholmondley's last Friday night.
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis