Thnks Fr Th Mmrs, BU Central

I’m not one for sappy posts (who am I kidding? I’m the queen of nostalgia), but here are a few of my fondest memories over the past year that I’ve had the privilege to work at BU Central:

• Meeting Cults
• Working the Das Racist show (not necessarily the fondest, but it definitely the most exciting)
• Having people compliment my chalkboarding skills
• Making popcorn for dinner when I forgot to bring food
• Making 10 batches of popcorn consecutively for the first 2012 presidential debate
• Hearing that one guy play jazz/flapper music/IDK what the name of that genre is on the piano on Fridays (I don’t know your name, but please play piano here more often)
• Feeling like a boss when I finally mastered the soundboard
• Watching Dave Coulier (aka Uncle Joey) host The Dating Game Show
• Seeing my favorite facilities worker every Sunday night
• Last but not least, listening to the high school kids talk about their relationship issues (you are all comedians in the making)

Now I’m heading off into the real world as a Boston University graduate. I’ll miss you dearly, BU Central. Stay cool underground.

Love you lots,

Sherelle

XOXO K.I.T.

Joey Squared, Bill Nye the Science Guys’ Favorite Band, and the Return of the Popcorn

Unarguably, this has been a fantastic semester here at BU Central! We’ve had some pretty great acts grace our stage in the past (Cults, Chiddy Bang, Young the Giant, Four Year Strong, DJ Questlove, Bad Rabbits, Manchester Orchestra, Killer Mike, George Watsky, etc….just to name a few) but I’m pretty sure having two headliners with the same name was a first. Well, sort of. Dave Coulier, aka Uncle Joey from Full House hilariously hosted our Dating Game Show last month and Joey Bada$$ performed an incredible set last Friday. Both were amazing shows and completely sold out! If you’re sad you missed one of these, fret not. We have some more great performances up our sleeve! 

On March 23rd, come check out our SPF ’13 concert headliner We Are Scientists! For more details, check out our Facebook event. 

And as if that isn’t news wasn’t fabulous enough, our free popcorn has made a comeback! Stop by and have some freshly popped, salty goodness.

Follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all of the fun events we have coming your way.

Have a great Spring Break!

Awesome Concerts Within Our Reach

When you’re not enjoying one of our amazingly free LIVE events, you should be hitting up the legendary venues within your reach right off of the Charles River Campus.  Here are some of the shows I’m looking forward to this semester with a few tracks by some of the artists below. There are tons of venues in the Boston area (BU Central included), so check ‘em out and explore the local scene.

Solange Knowles at Paradise Rock Club – February 19th

Passion Pit at Agganis Arena – February 9th

Alt-J at Paradise Rock Club – March 2nd & 3rd (*both shows are sold out #sadface)

The Rocket Summer at Brighton Music Hall – March 27th

Local Natives at House of Blues – March 30th

Andrew McMahon (from Jack’s Mannequin) at Paradise Rock Club – April 8th

Wavves & FIDLAR at Brighton Music Hall – April 8th

Cold War Kids at Paradise Rick Club – April 10th

Alicia Keys & Miguel at Agganis Arena – April 10th

James Blake at House of Blues – May 8th

Alex Clare at Paradise Rock Club – May 9th

Vampire Weekend at Agganis Arena – May 15th

Paramore at House of Blues – May 15th

Losing You – Solange Knowles

Matilda (Acoustic) – Alt-J

Do You – Miguel

Oxford Comma – Vampire Weekend

That’s That Stuff I Don’t Like: Grammy Nominations Edition

Yes, I am still a part of the dying breed that pays attention to Grammy Nominations and gets infuriated when they continue to nominate artists based on catchy hooks over true talent. I should be used to it by now, but I think that my old age is starting to get to me and I just want something to rant about (I’m only 20, by the way). Surprisingly, I was pretty content with this year’s nominations like The Black Keys, The Lumineers, Frank Ocean (we all know how I feel about him already), Miguel, and Alabama Shakes, just to name a few. Below are a few videos from these lovely Grammy nominees.

Moving on to the nominations that I don’t like. There were only a few this year, but here they are:

• Record of the Year: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift – My comment: How about we are never ever giving you another Grammy?
  
• Song of the Year: Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen – My comment: Yeah, yeah, yeah. This was the anthem of your summer, but compared to the other nominees is it Grammy worthy?
• Best Rap Performance: HYFR by Drake featuring Lil’ Wayne (aka Tunechi aka Weezy aka Weezy F. Baby, etc.) – My comment: Out of all the songs on Take Care, why on earth would they pick this one?

Sigh, I miss the days when a Grammy meant something more than a dance-y beat. Let’s hope that the best man/woman/band/duo wins! Talent over a catchy hook all day everyday.

Lonely Boy – The Black Keys

Adorn – Miguel

Hold On – Alabama Shakes

PS, good luck with finals and happy holidays!

Midterms Are Over (For Some of Us), Let’s Dance

Hoorah! We’ve survived yet another season of midterms. If you’re a freshman, congrats on completing your first set of midterms! Only seven more semesters to go! If you’re like me, or most college students, you’re probably celebrating your accomplishments. Allow me to provide the soundtrack to your soiree.

You may notice a common theme among these songs titles…

Celebrate Good Times - Kool & The Gang

I’m So Proud of You - Drake

Celebrate - Common

Congratulations - MGMT

Champion - Kanye West

Happy - Best Coast

I Should Really Pay More Attention to the Apps on My Phone

After having my phone (Samsung Galaxy S I) for a year and nine months, I have finally taken it upon myself to explore the apps that came pre-loaded on my android. Surprisingly, I actually found something I liked! I’m usually not one for streaming radio stations/playlists, but Slacker Radio has changed that mentality for good. I customized a playlist (titled “Indie/R&B/Hip-Hop”) and found a few gems that I hadn’t heard in a while. Check them out below!

Come Close - Common

The Wilhelm Scream – James Blake

Check On It – Beyonce

Differences – Ginuwine

Feel It All Around – Washed Out

’90s Music Nostalgia: Boy Bands…and That One Time I “Met” Justin Timberlake

Only in the ’90s was is it acceptable (or at least tolerated) for males in the public eye to rock frosted tips (Justin Timberlake), backwards clothes (Kriss Kross), and extremely sexual music videos (112′s Peaches and Cream video). Yet, despite their fashion faux pas and raunchy ways, we loved them dearly and would kill to get their cassette tapes and LP’s at our local Sam Goody and FYE the day they released.

On a completely related, but extremely embarrassing side note, let me tell you guys about the time I “met” Justin Timberlake. I was on a girl scout trip (yes, I was a girl scout) to a theme park in Virginia the same weekend as their *Nsync concert at the theme park. They were dressed in disguises while on the rides, but were quickly recognized by the fangirls lurking the park and fled for cover. Unbeknownst that all of this was going on, I was standing around twiddling my thumbs when I heard herds of feet stomping toward me. Before I even had a chance to turn around to see what the sound was, someone bumped into me, almost knocking me over, as they ran past and quickly turned their head around to shout a quick “Sorry!” as dozens of teeny-boppers chased him and his four friends down. It took me a few seconds to believe it, but the person who nearly knocked me off my feet (literally and figuratively) was none other than the frosted tip king himself, Justin Timberlake. As of today, JT is married to the lovely Jessica Biel and I wish them all the best…but I know that Justin still thinks back to the day our paths crossed and smiles in remembrance. Or at least I’d hope to think so…

Moving on, here are a few music videos of my favorite ’90s/early ’00s boy bands. I stress my specification of  early ’00s boy bands because these kids trying to sing in groups and set fashion trends nowadays couldn’t light a candle to my boys back in the day.

PS, I mentioned a few of my other favorites in my first installment of my ’90s Music Nostalgia series, the R&B Edition. Check those out too!

All or Nothing - O-Town

Tearin’ Up My Heart – *Nsync

Backstreet’s Back - Backstreet Boys

All I Do - B5

Bump Bump Bump - B2k

Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche) - 98 Degrees

I Swear - All-4-One

Forever My Lady - Jodeci

’90s Music Nostalgia: R&B Edition

Even when I was a teen, I was always yearning for the return of the classics from my generation and also took to referring to every past event as the “good ‘ol days” even if it was just one day since those good times had passed. Basically, I was born nostalgic. I’m the biggest comeback fan you’ve probably ever met and I will support any worthy artist trying to return to their former glory. With that said, I, as with a majority of people my age, will always refer to the music of my youth as classic no matter how cheesy it was. I mean, it’s music that me and my neighborhood friends grew up jammin’ to in front of the mirror with our makeshift hairbrush microphones in hand. At one point, we even went as far as having a block concert in the square of our apartment complex where each of us were members of a Backstreet Boys and/or Spice Girls cover band. If that doesn’t constitute a song/artist as a generation classic, then I don’t know what will.

Since I live in a perpetual state of nostalgia and have a throwback music day about once a week, I decided to start a series on this here blog titled “’90s Music Nostalgia”, and this week’s edition is R&B. Just as a precursor, some of these songs will be from the early ’00s. since the ’90s R&B style still kind of spilled over into the beginning of the new millennium. In addition, if you’ve been within 20 ft. of BU Central during any of my recent shifts, you’ve probably heard me blast a few of these on our amazing sound system. Without further to do, check out some of my favorite ’90s R&B classics below. If you have any other suggestions of artists that you think should have made this post,  please submit them in the comment box below. Stay tuned for my next ’90s Music Nostalgia post. I’m thinking Hip-Hop or Boy Band Edition.

Peace and love,

Sherelle

If I Ever Fall In Love (Acapella) – Shai

All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo

Where My Girls At – 702

Waterfalls - TLC

You Make Me Wanna - Usher

I Wanna Know - Joe

Too Close - Next

In My Bed - Dru Hill

Don’t Leave Me - Black Street

Stranger in My House - Tamia

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You -Lauryn Hill

Weak - SWV

I Care 4 U - Aaliyah

End of the Road - Boyz II Men

Where I Wanna Be - Donell Jones

Let’s Get Married - Jagged Edge

Frank Ocean is the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

I don’t know why I didn’t jump on the Frank Ocean train a long time ago like the rest of my Tumblr followers, but now I’m a band-wagoner and I have absolutely no shame in admitting it. channel ORANGE is one of the best albums of the year (Don’t believe me? Even Pitchfork agrees!) and Frank is the much needed savior of a dying R&B/Pop scene. It’s been a while since an artist with true talent hit the airwaves without having to wear a meat dress or squirt whip cream out of a cupcake bra, and his sincerity is much appreciated.

Check out his latest video for Pyramids.

 

It’s That Time of Year Again…

..Finals time! I’m sure you’re all as eager as I am to dive into those textbooks and cram a semester’s worth of coursework into your brain in under a week (I’m really not that eager). Don’t worry, I understand. And to ease your stressful minds, here is an assortment of soothing and upbeat songs to help you de-stress and get pumped when studying or when you’re about to take an exam.

Municipality – Real Estate (live on KEXP)

Piledriver Waltz – Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys

Bonfire – Childish Gambino

Satisfied – Esser

Video Games (Cover) – John Mayer

I Want You Back – N Sync