THE HOT AND SEXY WELCOME BACK ISSUE 14-28 October #8 kids. We met her as Hannah Montana, our take her birth control during class today. squeaky-clean, American sweetheart. But MY GIRL #thatssobu” and “#2738: Yes, there is a we forget that Hannah was just a charac- weight limit on crop tops ladies. Cover ter, and that the Miley that existed outside MILEY up your fat with a full sized shirt please,” of that character was too young to be appear on the reg. These posts show how doing anything remotely controversial that Once upon a time, I was a summer camp we fetishize a woman taking charge of her would have caught our attention. Fast-for- counselor to pre-teen girls. own being and dictate what choices she ward to now, and we’ve removed the should make. A public example comes by lens of such a character, instead seeing way of society’s reaction to Miley 2.0. an unfiltered 20-year-old experiencing a We were hanging out on the bunk porch You’d have to live under a rock to miss pivotal yet standard period of self-explora- one lazy afternoon when one called the criticism directed at Miley’s edgy new tion. While every other average girl in her another a slut. “I wdon’t like that word, act—one that’s thrown her through the demographic is similarly experimenting, Molly,” I told her. “What about the things ultimate slut-shaming ringer. be it by twerking at clubs and frats, wear- you’ve said?!” she sassed. I just kind of ing booty shorts, chopping and dyeing her sat there dumbfounded. I’ll admit to chas- The subject imploded with Miley’s twerk- hair, smoking weed or cursing, we expect tising the girls for peeing on the toilet seat ing on Robin Thicke at the VMAs. Mes- differently of Miley. It’s not that her behav- and converting our bathroom to “fucking sage boards filled with posts calling her ior is all that radical; her 18-24-year-old splashdown.” But the word ‘slut’ margin- a ‘slut,’ whore,’ and every other stab you peers simply don’t have the world watch- alizes an entire gender based on their could pose to a woman’s sexuality. By our ing. While Miley doesn’t owe us anything, sexual choices. ‘Fuck’ doesn’t. How does we treat her like she does, shaming her one explain that to a 12-year-old girl at a when she doesn’t serve as a beacon of religious summer camp? perfection against which members of the Parental Television Council can mold their Slut-shaming has become ingrained in children. our psyche, with well-intentioned parents subconsciously teaching it to their kids. Her divergence from the wholesome They don’t sit their sons down when they role we want her to fulfill fuels our overt start objectifying their middle school class- sexualization of her behavior. Take for in- mates to tell them that women deserve stance, a TMZ news clip that dubbed her respect. Instead, they tell their daughters “trash” and a “slut” who is “objectify[ing] to never go to a party alone, or walk down herself” after she was spotted wearing the street in sexy clothing, or accept a short-shorts. drink from a boy they just met at a party. We assume that women wear makeup I love TMZ. I want to work at TMZ. But and dress up to impress men rather than what’s not okay is TMZ’s harassing Miley for self fulfillment. Then we wonder why for wearing a pair of shorts equivalent in we have a rape culture that blames length to those of the girl in line ahead of women for not being careful enough me at Starbucks yesterday. around men ‘that just can’t help them- selves’ and a hookup culture that favors cultural logic, she’s asking to be shamed men with gross double standards of with her new persona. Yet people have Equally not okay are the two cents Juliet promiscuity. Nicki Minaj summed up this glossed over the fact that married father- Caragianis, a writer for popular blog narrative in her MTV documentary, “My of-two Thicke didn’t back away; he stayed HerCampus, contributed to the dialogue: Time Now.” “When I am assertive, I’m a and participated in the gyration (all set to “I vote more skin from Taylor [Swift] and bitch. When a man is assertive, he’s a his rape anthem and Top 40 number one less weepy love songs.” While it’s great boss. He bossed up. No negative conno- chart-topper “Blurred Lines,” no less). The that the author supported Miley’s dar- tation behind ‘bossed up.’ But lots of neg- dancing was consensual between the two, ingness, her doing so at Swift’s expense ative connotation behind being a ‘bitch.’” so while the relationship dynamics are completely undermines the point—that A woman cannot express her sexuality slightly weird, I’m not entirely sure why we women have the right to define their own without being negatively labeled. care. But if we’re going to point fingers, sexuality. Such a statement only enforc- Still, young adulthood is a time for such shouldn’t we point them at the married es the narrative that a woman’s sexual exploration. It makes sense then, that father? Shouldn’t he should know better expression will always be too little (Swift) slut-shaming infiltrates the lives of col- than the reckless, naive 20-year-old? or too much (Cyrus). If you’re conserva- lege-aged women. I could localize the tive, you’re a prude. If you’re provocative, issue, and talk about it in the context of With Miley, perhaps the issue becomes you’re a slut. BU; look no further than BU Confessions, one of not letting child stars grow up, re- where posts like “#2858: Watched a girl lying on them as role models to raise our It’s not our place to make these judg- #1 THE BEAT HALF MONTHLY 14-28 OCTOBER ments, or subject women to some arbi- trary standard of perfection. As Minaj said: “When you’re a girl, you have to be, like, NICE GUYS everything. You have to be dope at what you do, but you have to be super sweet. Nice guys: a rare species that shy away Guire for instance. He was the nicest curly And you have to be sexy, and you have from the bright lights of the real world. haired boy yet he was constantly over- to be this and you have to be that and They can be found holding doors open for shadowed by various other male charac- you have to be nice and it’s like, I can’t strangers and sorting their trash into the ters who were more boisterous and idiotic. be all those things at once. I’m a human correct colored trash bins in the GSU. So We gave Gordo so much credit for being BEEEEEEEINGGGG.” So are Miley, Tay- why is it that we can’t seem to find any a nice guy for so long, but how many of lor and every other girl coming of age. around? us could endure the pressures of being a nice guy? Why do we care how a woman express- Unfortunately they’ve gone into hiding, es her sexuality? Perhaps with Miley, it like my brain during the peak of midterms Now I’m not saying that all nice guys have boils down to the escapism pop culture season. Well not so much hiding, but in turned to the dark side. Even those who provides. Maybe it’s just consumerism disguise. As Sirius Black’s famous quote have will eventually emerge when they’ve at work, and we capitalize on it to help states, “We’ve all got both light and dark realized the cookies have run out. There push products (as exemplified by blog inside us. What matters is the part we are still nice guys out there. That’s some- Thought Catalog’s headlining an article choose to act on. That’s who we really thing I strongly believe. I think sometimes about Syria with Here Is Miley Cyrus’s are.” And lately nice guys seem to think we just overlook them. We take them for Post-VMA Sextape knowing it would jip going dark is the right decision. In Nigahi- granted and we’ve become a society that people into reading it). Maybe criticism is ga’s and Kevjumba’s viral Youtube video is skeptical of kindness. just an unfair yet unavoidable downside to “Nice Guys”, girls are portrayed to want- You’re being nice to me? her job. But that doesn’t make it right. As ing the “douchebag” or “rebel” instead of Well then you must want some Justin Timberlake said: “She’s young, take the nice guy. This prompts the two main thing in return. it easy on her. It’s the VMAs. You know characters to act in a manner that their We jump to these conclusions because what I mean, like, it’s not the Grammys,” grandmas probably wouldn’t be too proud we tend to see only the bad in people. he said. “We’re talking about Madonna in of. They think that it’ll attract girls, that However, don’t get me wrong. There are a wedding dress humping the stage, we’re it’s what girls want. It turns out to be as definitely people out there who don’t make talking about Britney doing a striptease. good as the idea of wearing moccasins in showing kindness to others a priority in This cycle is not uncommon.” Young stars the snow (fyi: that’s a bad idea, I’ve tried. their lives, people who are just mean. will be young stars. I apologize for my Californian incompe- In my lifetime, I’ve also encountered the tence to deal with snow.) “nice guy” who is only nice to certain As for college women at large, maybe people. Mainly nice to those he may want we can take a cue from Miley herself (via It seems that guys believe girls want to be on a more than a causal Facebook MTV documentary “Miley: The Move- trouble in their life. Well not quite trouble friend with. ment.” but rather passion. And that passion can only be produced by being wildly aggres- My nice guy friend has once told me “Nice “You’re always going to make people talk. sive and a royal douche. But passion, life guys come in different flavors.” Some are You might as well make them talk for 2 goals, ambition? Nice guys have all those selectively nice and some are generally weeks rather than 2 seconds.” things, minus the whole being a douche. nice. It all depends on the degree to what Rebecca Jahnke What a deal! one may define “nice” to be. As for myself, here’s what I consider a nice guy: some- one who does things out of the kindness Nonetheless, how much can we blame of their heart and expects nothing in guys for believing this twisted view? Mov- return. That is the true definition of being a ies, songs, basically society has cultivated “nice guy”. You may still believe that nice us to believe that nice guys finish last. guys finish last. But then again, slow and Even if they don’t finish last, they wait for steady wins the race, right? I guess nice years before anyone even notices their guys are just the turtles of life. kindness. Take Gordo from Lizzie Mc- Robin Ngai

Victoria Rose

OCTOBER 14-28 THE BEAT HALF MONTHLY #2 THE NEW ENGLAND UNDERGROUND MUSIC FESTIVAL I’m a little apprehensive about describing Jamie and I arrived just in time for the show. Of course I can’t neglect to add that any music as “underground”, be it for the beginning of the Gem Club set in the back their sound is right up my alley. Here are pretension associated with the adjective, area of the Lodge. The Massachusetts four guys just playing their instruments or the dissolution of its meaning that trio blended melancholy vocals with an on stage in t-shirts and jeans, doing their came with the development of the internet equally sappy cello and ambient keyboard thing. The lead singer definitely put all the era. This is why upon seeing that the New to make an emotional, yet still not sicken- energy he had into his vocals, something England Underground Music Festival was ingly sweet, musical concoction tailored to that is always exciting to see. Each part actually taking place below the ground in the Sensitive Boyfriend inside all of us. of their show combined to create a mixed the basement of Cambridge’s Massasoit vibe of youthfulness and sophistication, Lodge of Elks, I was both comforted and A highlight after that was Happy Jawbone making it easy to enjoy. And just as a amused. Having been to relatively small Family Band, and energetic group with an bonus, the singer sold me a Pile shirt after shows in, let’s say it slowly, h i g h e r p upbeat psychedelic influence that tends to the set and was super friendly about it so r o f i l e venues in both Cambridge and contrast with their surreal, often very dark that was cool. Boston, I always pick up on a certain lyrical themes. Worth exploring, they’ve sense of competition among the audience earned a 7.6 rating for their Tastes The There were also so many sets over the members. Everyone is always so painfully Broom collection on Pitchfork.com. The two days of the festival that I did not aware of themselves, resulting in a weird audience at NEUMF were fanatics for this attend, and I’m sure that a good portion of mass of humans tensely, and only slightly, band, jumping around with abandon. The them were equally as, if not more amazing bobbing their heads to the act for which energy of the performance was infectious. than the ones I did see. Though the festi- they slid their lumpy butts off the couch. val has passed, I suggest taking a look at I also really loved the Rhode Islanders of the NEUMF flyer available online to check BUT at the NEUMF, there was no stan- Alec K Redfearn and the Eyesores, an out the lineup of the bands that played. dard of comparison. I didn’t have to be eclectic bunch that have made a lovechild These artists may be “underground”, but anything, I just had to be. The atmosphere of Eastern European tones and 70s metal. most of them have Bandcamp accounts was inviting, the crowd so easygoing. I Not a guitar in sight however, the instru- or something similar. If you are looking for don’t think I’ve ever felt so carefree at a ments on stage included an accordion, an some original music to add to your reper- show before. The fest was almost purely acoustic bass, a french horn, along with a toire, it’s a good place to start. about celebrating music, and the acts small drum set and a keyboard. Victoria Rose were all so varied and so wonderfully in- triguing. And as a great feature, sets were Eventually, I got to see the band that I had no more than 20 minutes each, providing waited for all night for which was MA’s a diverse sample of very dynamic sounds own Pile. A bit grungy and a little deriva- coming from all parts of New England. tive of 90s alt rock, they still deliver a great ADVICE CORNER Q: Hi Buttnaked Strangler. I’m a freshmen at BU and I’m having trouble making friends. Any advice? Hi freshman at BU, Identify threats and expel. I’m a senior at BU. My freshman 5. BRAND YOUR FRIENDSHIP – year I was fully clothed and no one Once your core team is established lived in fear of strangulation. I made you will need continue to exercise the change and homies like dis: control over surroundings. Other 1. CONTROL YOUR SPACE – groups will want to become part of Make people understand or fear your squad, but before they can how important your presence is in they must understand the honor. any space. 2. EXPAND YOUR REACH – That’s pretty much how you make Leverage fear into power. friends. The most important thing 3. GAIN A FOLLOWING – to remember (passed down from Assert dominance and consolidate my father, Mr. Strangler) everyone your flock. sucks except me and my friends. 4. WEED OUT THE NON-BELIEVERS – xoxo,Buttnaked

#3 THE BEAT HALF MONTHLY 14-28 OCTOBER CONCERT REVIEWS

Listen, I’ll be straight with you. The Sinclair was rockin’. Being a freshman (so fresh! so new!) and having very little idea of where to do my laundry much less find sick venues, I had no idea that Cambridge could be home to some slammin’ music late on a Thursday evening. Boy, was my fresh-man fresh-mind fresh- BLOWN. Not only is the Sinclair a premium example of Where I started the trek over to Brighton Music Hall to see the Moshing Should Happen, but it also happens to be a place that one and only Surfer Blood, in their pursuit to promote can house some really fantastic (and by that I mean FUCKING their LP Pythons, about an hour and a half late expect- RAD) music. ing to be in the trapped in the back with no possible way of seeing over a sea of heads. After getting some black sharpie X’s slapped on my hands, I walked in to Los Growlers were preceded by four (4) opening bands that see that most people were, for some reason probably featured so many seventies haircuts that I felt transported back related to how cool they are, choosing to stand toward into my mother’s high school yearbook. Mystically, they all looked the back. I got an awesome spot toward the right side great. I didn’t think this was possible before last Thursday. Most of of the stage with absolutely no one obstructing my the bands (among them including Together Pangea, Cosmonauts, view. I’d never been to Brighton Music Hall before, but and Gap Dream) featured the distorted guitars and angry drums it is definitely the best venue I’ve ever been to. The that are part of what make garage and surf rock the awesome mu- walls are lined with quaint little red bricks and dimly lit sic it is. Also, the synth that Gap Dream used was otherworldly- I lamps. Stringed lights line the ceiling, reminiscent of swear I heard someone say it sounded like alien music. Basically, fireflies or some sort of hip backyard dinner party that all those bands rocked it.You know who else rocked it on THURS- I’ve never actually experienced. In between acts, the DAY OCTOBER 3RD? LOS GROWLERS. artists climbed a small set of stairs to reach the stage. People playing billiards could be seen in the back The lead singer of this Cali-based group turned into a Mexican room. What I’m getting at is that it’s an incredibly inti- bull fighter halfway through the concert, which featured many new mate and home-y venue that I’d definitely recommend songs that the band has been promoting on their 30 day tour. The if you want to see one of your favorite bands and still band also played some classic favorites, such as One Million Lov- feel like you’re at your high school’s talent show. ers and Gay Thoughts—the crowd really went wild for the latter. Most people were pretty stoked just to be at such a cool place on Andy Boay opened but I missed his set (sorry Andy). a Thursday night. (Hey, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t stoked Team Spirit, the second act, was just about wrapping too.) Los Growlers are a premium example of some premium up when I arrived. I’d listened to one of their songs, beachy/garage/pop/country/psychedelic/rock. I don’t know if that “MRDR It’s Ok,” which was the one I actually got the genre has existed before, but late Thursday night, I fell in love hear them play. They were amazing performers: they with it-manifested in the flesh in a band called Los Growlers. interacted with the audience, one guy was wearing a Anna Eisner Gwen Stefani shirt, etc. At about 10:30 p.m., Surfer Blood finally came on stage, opening with an electrifying performance of “Neighborhood Riffs.” They went straight into “Twin ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ Peaks,” “Squeezing Blood” and “Weird Shapes.” When the opening chords of “Floating Vibes” echoed through the tiny venue, even the cool/calm/collect- ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ed individuals sippin’ beers in the back of the room couldn’t help but bob their heads and dance along. After that, the energy kept going strong as they rocked ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ their way through “Miranda,” “Voyager (Reprise)” and “Take it Easy,” where John Paul Pitts got into the crowd and danced with some overenthusiastic ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ snapback-wearin’ bros. They carried on with “I Was Wrong,” “Say Yes to Me,” slowed it down a little with “Demon Dance” and brought it way back up again with ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ “Swim” before closing with “Drinking Problem.” After the crowd stopped repeating “Drinking Prob- lem”’s catchy “At least I know who my friends areeee” ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ chorus and the band left the stage, the crowd was still hungry for a couple more songs from these jabronis (did you know they were originally named Jabroni ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ Sandwich?). After a few minutes of “SURFER BLOOD! SURFER BLOOD!” chanting, the boys came back on stage to finish off with “Gravity,” “I’m Not Ready,” and ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ “Catholic Pagans.” At the very end of the last song, they went on playing crazy guitar riffs for about four minutes, even allowing a fan to play a few chords ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ while the guitarist got on the synth and the drummer sat and cracked up at the chaos happening all around the room. And that’s exactly how I’d describe the night: rockin’, beautiful chaos. ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ Emily Whittington

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#5 THE BEAT HALF MONTHLY 14-28 OCTOBER HAIM FUZZ Days Are Gone Fuzz The first studio run from the Fuzz is the best contender for lovely ladies of southern Cali- psych rock revival supergroup fornia left me wanting to tweet – Ty Segall on drums, Char- about The Pretenders and lie Moonhart on guitar and Queen. Electronic palpitations Roland Cosio on bass. Their and groovy synth harmonies debut record left us stunned are interspersed with Haim’s with heavy Black Sabbath classic American rock stylings drone riffs oozing out of each (see: “The Wire”). Past meets track. Don’t miss them Monday future. We’re stoked for more! 10/14 at Great Scott. JULIANNA YUCK BARWICK Glow and Behold Nepenthe While Glow and Behold was Without question the most recorded following the abrupt ethereal, meditative, and departure of Yuck’s lead haunting record we’ve heard vocalist Daniel Blumberg, it’s in quite some time, Nepenthe evident already that guitarist finds Julianna Barwick in her Max Bloom has transitioned to familiar role as the world’s best vocal duties seamlessly. This record doesn’t rock as hard as one-woman choir. Using few its predecessor, but Bloom and materials, Barwick’s tracks co.’s songcraft remains strong, slowly unfold into expansive and their uniquely retro brand climaxes that are as subtle as of guitar rock still manages to they are epic. An instant clas- be both weary and infectious sic in ambient music. at every moment.

hi On October 5th, Canadian electro-pop artist Cecil Frena, also known as Born Gold, played a glittery, loud, and wall-thumping set at the very first show at new house venue The Womb in Allston. Frena and his two live bandmates, who are currently well into a sixty-date house show tour of North America, have been playing CRAzZzY dance-party sets in spaces ranging from small living rooms to what used to be Paramore’s mansion in Nashville, TN. (It’s now a frat house branded almost entirely by Red Bull o___O;) Frena released the third Born Gold album, I Am An Exit, on October 5th. His performance at The Womb emphasized his newest record, but included songs from all three releases. All au- diences members left the venue with $tarry eyeZ b/c it was so qood!! Boston locals YDIMITU and Hall of Mirrors opened. Want in on more shows @ the womb? Follow http://thew0mb.tumblr.com for details! --Marco Lawrence

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