Author: James Britton

Cosmic Compositions: The NDT Soundtrack

Did you detect interstellar signals from the preshow soundtrack for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s lecture? It was indeed a collection of cinematic, celestially influenced compositions, curated by Nick Rogers — a film critic for The Film Yap, an independent website based...

The soundtrack of MOMIX: Botanica

The best part about a nature walk? It’s not just witnessing a sublime sunrise, spotting a hummingbird darting among the wildflowers, or observing an iridescent beetle wriggling along the underside of a cool, green leaf.  It’s also the listening to...

SCC Songs of the Week(s): 8/28 – 9/17

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

REMINDER: LARGE TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON LECTURE

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will discuss "This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe" at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 in Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the lecture is free and open to the public. Due...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Festivities

Convocations director, Todd Wetzel, recently returned from the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  While he was there he saw 20+ performances including a mainstage theater production by the National Theater of Scotland in Inverness. One of the...

SCC Songs of the Week: 8/21-8/27

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

Songs of the Week: 8/14 – 8/20

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

An “Aesthetic of Failure”, Glitch Hop

An introduction to glitchy art from the geniuses over at PBS Idea Channel... "Here's an idea, Glitchy artwork can shows us how beautiful 'broken' really is!" http://youtu.be/7MCmBHPqz6I Glitch Hop noun : “A style of electronic music that emerged in the mid...

Welcome back, Purdue students!

As summer 2013 comes to a close, we can't wait for the 2013-2014 school year to begin! Having students back on campus means that the 2013-2014 Convocations season is just around the corner! Have you ordered your tickets? :) Convocations...

Songs of the Week: 8/31 – 8/6

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

Songs of the Week: 7/24 – 7/30

  Each week, SCC (Purdue Student Concert Committee) members pick their “Song of the Week.” The song can be new, old, or even undiscovered. Check back weekly for SCC songs of the week! More information about SCC can be found...

SCC Members do Summer Right

Ever wonder what SCC interns do over the summer? Nadine Hammoudi (Production) had a two month internship at the Marriott in Dubai. Currently she is in Jordan until she heads to Boston on August 14th. After a few days in...