Music Issue - The Temple News

Frank Ocean: my unofficial mentor

10 April 2018 Tyler Perez

A student is uplifted by Frank Ocean’s status as a prominent artist who is also a bisexual man of color.

Carly Bohman (left) and Rebecca Breland have been involved with music nearly their entire lives. Bohman plays the piano and ukelele, while Breland enjoys singing. | Hua Zong TTN

A piano, a voice and a racket

15 April 2014 Benjamin Mcwilliams

Carly Bohman and Rebecca Breland will perform in a talent show later this month.

Rob Grote of the Districts, records vocals. | courtesy PETER ENGLISH

Video series crafts a community

15 April 2014 Jenelle Janci

Musicians have 48 hours to record a “Shaking Through” session via Weathervane Music, a nonprofit promoting independent artists.

Daud El-Bakara plays the trumpet. He is going back to school to earn his bachelor’s degree.| Darragh Dandurand Friedman TTN

Jazz musician returns to school after 25 years.

15 April 2014 Emily Rolen

Established trumpeter Daud El-Bakara returns to Temple to finish a degree he started 20 years ago.

Knox Hill is currently working on promoting his latest endeavor, “Redemption” released this past January. | courtesy KNOX HILL

Rapper learns hardships of making a name

15 April 2014 Tyler Horst

Knox Hill, a rapper with dual ties to D.C. and Philly, promotes his new album here and abroad.

Editorial: Music to your ears

23 April 2013 Editorial Board

The Temple News introduces its annual Music Issue.

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Columnist Caitlin Weigel explores the marriage of mealtime and music at places like Johnny Brenda’s. In my mind, food and music seem to be linked together, like Mary Kate and Ashley circa 1993 when they

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Music Issue: Ground Up

24 April 2012 Luis Rodriguez

Four local musicians have been making waves in the Philly music scene with their hip-hop/DJ group, Ground Up. With 10 mix tapes released and two shows lined up in Amsterdam in the coming months, Ground

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Music Issue: Brittany Tranbaugh

24 April 2012 Marisa Steinberg

For anyone who ever silently wished – above the sound of hopelessly out-of-tune power chords – that their roommate could actually play guitar, junior American studies major Brittany Tranbaugh is a dream girl. She skillfully

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Music Issue: Chiddy Bang

23 April 2012 Jenelle Janci

While most Philadelphia musicians credit their hometown with helping them score gigs, drummer Noah Beresin of Chiddy Bang appreciates his roots for its musical diversity. “I think where Philly helped us the most was in