Web Director James Rettig had the opportunity to talk with the up and coming mash-up DJ duo The Jane Doze. They talk about the impact of social media, their personal favorite mash-ups, and the future of the duo.

Their new mixtape, GIRLS TALK, should be out within the next few weeks and they just released an awesome remix called Born to Feel Beef featuring Lana Del Rey, Calvin Harris, and Afrojack.

Lana Del Rey
Born to Die
Release Number: Debut
Hailing From: New York City
Genre: Pop
Label: Interscope

I’m going to refrain from mentioning any of the extraneous information about Lana Del Rey (real name: Lizzy Grant). I’m going to try to ignore the months of hype leading up to Born to Die’s release, the awkward Saturday Night Live performance, and the bizarre interviews, which could be seen as either endearing or cringe-worthy. I’m going to ignore all of this because almost every review of Del Rey’s debut I’ve read so far has been populated by discussion of all these things without putting much focus on the actual music.

And the music is pretty much what all I could ask for. With expectations set so high, Del Rey was bound to disappoint somewhat, but this is still a solid pop album. This isn’t the second coming. Del Rey has the potential to be a pop star, but I’m not sure this debut album will put her over the edge into mainstream consciousness. The album is likable enough, but it still feels as though many of the songs are inaccessible – the lyrics seem to be from the fictional Del Rey persona, not necessarily Lizzy Grant. This may be because of the team of songwriters on the album or interference from the major label or a variety of other reasons. Born to Die is a very produced album, but not a bad one.

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James Rettig, Web Director at 91.3 FM, had the opportunity to talk with the two geniuses behind Chiddy Bang. They visited The College of NJ on January 21, 2012 and had a successful show sponsored by the College Union Board.

They talk about their album release “Breakfast” in February and even their once in a lifetime experience smoking weed with The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards.

Take a look at Xiu Xiu’s video for their latest single “Hi”. They’re set to release a new album, Always on February 24th.

Here are the Top 30 Albums at WTSR for the Week Ending 12/4/2011!
(Listed by Artist then Album Title)

1 BLACK KEYS El Camino
2 M83 Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
3 BRITE FUTURES Dark Past
4 JUSTICE Audio, Video, Disco
5 HINDI ZAHRA Handmade
6 THE DO Both Ways Open Jaws
7 RUN DAN RUN Normal
8 CAVEMAN CoCo Beware
9 BODY LANGUAGE Social Studies
10 LOS CAMPESINOS! Hello Sadness
Click here to see the full list.