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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The renaissance of early 2000s music

Lavanya Menon February 28, 2024
From Britney Spears to Madonna to Nelly Furtado, 2000s music is coming back in full force, and here’s how I know: Its style and fashion are being revived by other artists. 

Music for every mood

Maya Frankel February 6, 2021
Every day is a cycle of laughing, crying, anger, happiness, excitement and about every emotion possible. Here are a few playlists for those many moods we all feel every day.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: Side profiles and beauty trends

Bini Ollivier-Yamin February 1, 2021
Our definition of beauty is subjective, and it can grow and change to include a diverse range of features, traits and ethnicities. The first step is to get rid of the seemingly harmless trends that perpetuate Eurocentric beauty — they’re clogging up my “For You page.”
Maggie Lindemann released her debut EP “PARANOIA” Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Maggie Lindemann deviates from old sound in exciting debut EP ‘PARANOIA’

Emma Vacirca January 24, 2021
Rather than the indie predecessors to “Pretty Girl” and its pop-y remixes, Maggie Lindemann's debut EP “PARANOIA” strikes a different chord, with a new alternative-rock sound more aggressive than the simple pop flair of her 2016 single.
Avril Lavigne on her Black Star Tour in September 2010. Lavigne's new album “Head Above Water” was released Friday. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Avril Lavigne aims to keep her ‘Head Above Water’ with comeback sixth album

Austin Pak February 19, 2019
Avril Lavigne released her sixth studio album, “Head Above Water,” Friday after a long six-year hiatus, only to disappoint with a stagnant sound.
Alan Cumming performs at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University Oct. 6. PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT TORRES/ CELEBRITY SERIES

Alan Cumming visits Cambridge to sing ‘sappy songs’

Hannah Shearer October 13, 2017

“I’m here to sing you some sappy songs,” Alan Cumming said in the middle of his second tune last Friday. “Be warned. Have a hanky at the ready.” Cumming performed at a nearly sold-out...

NGAI: what do female friendships really mean?

NGAI: what do female friendships really mean?

Robin Ngai September 4, 2015

It’s safe to say that one of my biggest regrets of the summer is not attending Taylor Swift’s “1989” tour. I was constantly reminded by my Facebook friends and Swift’s Instagram and Snapchat...

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