Archives - Jeffrey Howard

Finding beauty in mundanity

kenvinnewsman56 highlights an exciting new frontier for the Internet, in which a YouTube personality simply acts as himself within the matrix of mundane day-to-day life.

ReportOfTheWeek wins for simplicity

The entertainingly bizarre YouTube channel ReportOfTheWeek centers around reviews of the mundane.

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The irrepressible YouTube star offers viewers a glimpse into his world through crazy antics and a unsettling dynamic with his cameraman.

A conversation with Keith Elder, the Eastman Director of Concert Activities

Aurek Ransom: What do you think is important for us to know about what you did before [coming to] Eastman?…

Skylar Spence keeps it fresh and funky on ‘Prom King’

Skylar Spence was once a vaporwave producer known as Saint Pepsi. Under his previous handle he was a big fish…

“EMOTION”: A new sound for a new era

Is autumn the new summer? Starbucks would like you to think so. The Pumpkin Spice Latte (#PSL), is a seasonal…

The summer in music: in search of the essential jam

Maybe I am just out of touch with what’s popular, but it felt like this summer was lacking a song…

UR students explore themes of identity, friendship, growing up with web series ‘Patched’

[caption id="attachment_141612" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo Courtesy of "Patched"[/caption] “Patched,” a web series made by UR students and local actors, follows…

Student Artist Spotlight: “Homeless”

On Tuesday, April 28, I took a trip to Smugtown Mushrooms, a local Rochester mushroom factory and music venue, after…

Kara DioGuardi doesn’t shop at the GAP

On Wednesday, April  22, pop songwriter and former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi visited Eastman School of Music to offer…