Why would a student at Duke choose to spend four years dedicating himself to a field whose prospects are seemingly so dim?
When she received the March 10 email from Duke administration, announcing the extension of Spring Break and the transition to remote learning, senior Christine Yang’s first thought was whether Street Medicine’s annual showcase would go on.
Meg Remy always seems to return at exactly the right time.
Recess Managing Editor Will Atkinson chooses his five favorite releases of the year.
Many people know North Carolina for its beaches, its barbecue or its college basketball, but it’s likely that fewer know the state for its rich musical heritage.
I tend to discover music in one of two ways: either from the usual cycle of new releases and album reviews, or from a chance trip down the rabbit hole of Spotify’s related-artists feature.
On Karl Ove Knausgaard, Bill Callahan and the art of daily living.
For a record producer, underappreciation comes with the territory. Yet even by these standards, the recognition of Patrick Cowley, the producer who pioneered disco through the early 1980s, has been long overdue.
After a long break, we're back with the newest episode of “Reel to Reel,” Recess’s pop culture podcast.
It’s been a busy six years for Ezra Koenig. The one thing missing? Another Vampire Weekend album.
2019 was a strong year for pop and indie music. Clockwise from top left: Lil Nas X, David Berman of Purple Mountains, FKA twigs, Cate Le Bon and Bill Callahan.
After a testing period earlier this year, Instagram began rolling out hidden “likes” to Instagram users this month.
WXDU’s series of record fairs has been running since 2005. Last year’s Fall Record Fair, pictured, was the first held in the Rubenstein Arts Center.
Deerhunter performs at Raleigh's Lincoln Theatre as part of the Hopscotch Music Festival, Sept. 6.
Sophomore Ben Snow hopes to launch his app, which takes a user's friends' music tastes into account, exclusively at Duke in April.
Junior Will Ye, along with junior Yoon Ko, helped create and popularize the Duke Memes for Gothicc Teens Facebook page in 2016.
D.C. punk band Priests performs at The Pinhook in Durham, March 5. Their debut album “Nothing Feels Natural” was released in January.
Sandra Luz Barroso's photography exhibit "For Catalina's Time" is on display in the John Hope Franklin Center through Dec. 6.
The 6,000-person town of Hillsborough is home to Yep Roc Records, which celebrates its 20th birthday Oct. 19 to 21.
