Break. Nice. Finally. In a familiar bed at home or an unfamiliar one on the road, east coast or west coast, Midwest or down south, overseas or outer space, snow flakes or sun shine — these tunes are sure to soothe the mind and feed the soul.
Archive for Lawrence Neil
(‘14, History/Creative Writing, Editor-at-Large) is from Cleveland, Ohio and writes fiction.
Really Don’t Stress Out You’re Gonna Rock All Your Exams: your finals week playlist
Grammy nominations came out this weekend. Nobody asked us for our votes. Hmph.
It’s Called Dead Week but We’re Staying Alive: your week ten playlist
At other universities, Dead Week is a time removed from scheduled classes during which students are encouraged to study and review their class material in preparation for a week of final exams.
Stanford’s official response to this widely practiced reading period: “lol go 2 class foolz.”
Scrambling to Get Red Zone Points: your week nine playlist
Still hungover after drowning your football-induced sorrows? Kick back and enjoy one last week of not having to deal with your crazy family with our homemade, fresh-out-the-oven playlist. Don’t even think about all those deadlines coming up.
F*ck the Toxic Fumes: your week eight playlist
Bring it on, Week 8. Bring it on.
Welcome to the Arts Review’s first weekly playlist, a collection of the diverse jams that have been populating the earbuds of our writers as we bask in a win against Oregon, reflect on experimental campus theater, and try to stay indoors to avoid toxic fumes alarmingly close to campus. Stay alive. Bump these tunes.
Something in the Water, B: An Interview with Tory Lanez
After Tory Lanez’s sound check, the singer walked towards me, distressed. “My brother,” he told me, perturbed, “Before we do the interview, and I don’t even know if you can fulfill this request, but I really need some tea. And some honey.”
A Weird, Contentious Thing An Interview with Lauren Youngsmith
Lawrence Neil, Katharine Schwab, and Alec Arceneaux of the Stanford Arts Review sat down with artist Lauren Youngsmith ’13 to discuss her art, her recent project with the Flaming Lips, and getting Stanford to pick up the tab.
The Index: NOW That’s What I Call Music! 14 by Various Artists
Volunteer critics listen to an album in its entirety while discussing music and life.
Sobriety is optional.
This week: NOW That’s What I Call Music! 14 by Various Artists
Tall Guys Can’t Write and Mick LaSalle is 5’7”
According to review aggregator RottenTomatoes.com, film critic Mick LaSalle has written 2304 reviews for the San Francisco Chronicle. He says shenanigans – “I’ve been doing this since 1985. I have to be way beyond 3000 now.”
The Index: Late Registration by Kanye West
Volunteer critics listen to an album in its entirety while discussing music and life.
Sobriety is optional.
This week: Late Registration by Kanye West