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Help Invisible Children Help Haiti–Free!

January 22nd, 2010 by Alicia Adams
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What started out in 2003 as a documentary by three young filmmakers from Southern California has evolved into much more than a film meant to raise awareness of the tragedies occurring in Central Africa. Non-profit organization Invisible Children has made it their mission to end the use of child soldiers in Uganda and to build schools for war-affected youth. Invisible Children has donated more than 600 scholarships to Ugandan youngsters while helping to restore their communities, providing clean water, proper sanitation, books, and countless other commodities that we often take for granted. The organization is unique in composition, made up of artists, humanitarians, activists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who cares about the current human condition and wants to help. Now, it’s your turn to add yourself to the ranks for a good cause.

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Theophilus London - Humdrum Town Music Video

January 13th, 2010 by Alicia Adams
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Our man Theophilus London is at it again, starting 2010 off strong with the release off his new video for the single “Humdrum Town” which is one of our favorite tracks on This Charming Mixtape. We caught up with him last month in NYC during the Wired event and talked a bit about his new video that made its debut today on MTV2. Theophilus is a true performer and it definitely comes across at his live shows, and now, his music videos. We can’t wait to see what he has planned for the rest of the year!

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Best of 2009: The Retrospective Staff Pick

December 31st, 2009 by Alicia Adams
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The new year calls for resolutions, restoration, and revamping, but before we get to that point, The Retrospective staff has taken a jaunt down memory lane to reminisce about the highlights of 2009. There’s no better time of year to be retrospective, so take a look at our list–as eclectic as our staff members–and get ready for a new year of looking forward and staying current.

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Theophilus London - This Charming Tour

March 6th, 2009 by Alicia Adams
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Theophilus London kicked off “This Charming Tour” in Allston, MA. last Thursday at one of Boston’s more notorious locations for local undergrads. The volume of crowd was low, but morale was high. How high? As soon as Theophilus stepped on stage I almost got tackled by an overly excited fan with big X’s on the back of her hands. Some of the kids knew the lyrics, some didn’t, but everyone was swaying to left and to the right in step with the svelte Theophilus throughout the entire set.

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N.A.S.A. shoots the moon with Spirit of Apollo

February 17th, 2009 by Alicia Adams
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Spirit of Apollo, the new album from N.A.S.A. boasts collaborations with the likes of George Clinton, Kanye, M.I.A., Santogold, and Lykke Li, to name a few–and if you’re like me, you’ve been streaming all 17 tracks from the duo’s myspace page all weekend. N.A.S.A., which stands for North America South America, also collaborates on the album with indie artists like Spank Rock and The Cool Kids. There’s even some unexpected, and surprisingly smooth pairings with artists like Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fatlip and Ol’ Dirty (Bastard).

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Today is ESPECIALLY for all the haters. GO OBAMA!

January 20th, 2009 by Alicia Adams
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From all of us here at The Retrospective, we’d like to say a warm “Hello!” to the 44th President of the United States of America.

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Microsoft Unveils Songsmith at CES - Now anyone can make mediocre music.

January 13th, 2009 by Alicia Adams
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Before I go on a tirade about Microsoft’s new program Songsmith, let me just state that I am fully aware of the ever changing times, and how much technology has influenced the way we create, market, and consume music.  That being said, I still don’t think that it’s OK to completely remove the creative process that occurs when someone sits down with their guitar or piano, or whatever instrument to write a song.

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Pop Music Will Never Be Low Brow

August 7th, 2008 by Alicia Adams
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Lately, it seems like more and more artists are going above and beyond when it comes to making music videos, and personally I really can’t complain.  When I first heard “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga, I wasn’t overly impressed by the electro/pop star in the making, but over the past week or so, her sound has grown on me.  Then I saw her mini movie/music video called “The Fame”,which is basically a mash-up of several songs off her debut album that shares the same title.  I feel like Lady Gaga’s mini movie is comparative to  Justice’s “Stress” video, except with way more estrogen.  Her album drops October 7th.

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Who’s Gonna Save My Soul?

July 24th, 2008 by Alicia Adams
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A new music video for Gnarls Barkely’s second single off the second album, The Odd Couple released recently.  The avant-garde video was directed by the 2008 Music Video Director of the Year, Chris Milk, and lives up to the high expectations.  When I first watched the video last night,  I proceeded to watch it two more times until I really understood and felt what was going on.  I don’t want to say too much about the video, because it really speaks for itself.  But I will say that,  as shocking as this video may seem at first, I think that anyone who has ever experienced a break up will feel for the bleeding heart singing on the table. 

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