{"id":6022,"date":"2017-05-10T07:32:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=6022"},"modified":"2017-05-10T07:32:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:32:43","slug":"editors-picks-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/editors-picks-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>By: Ashton Newton\r\nEntertainment Editor<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Recommendation<\/strong><br \/>\nNPR Music is a great place to hear all about new music, popular artists and music news. Their Tiny Desk Concerts feature a great diversity of artists that actually come to the NPR offices and perform a small concert.<br \/>\nTiny Desk Concerts will feature anyone from T-Pain to Adele to Alt-J. They\u2019re a great way to see high quality performances from popular artists and to discover new music. The sets can go anywhere from 10 minutes up to 30 minutes.<br \/>\nEach year NPR holds a Tiny Desk<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6059\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernjournal\/files\/2017\/05\/editorspick1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6059\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D.R.A.M. performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 4, 2017. (Claire Harbage\/NPR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Contest, where musicians can submit their own Tiny Desk Concert and one will win a chance to go to the NPR Offices and perform. 2017\u2019s winner was Tank and the Bangas. In addition to their Tiny Desk Concert, the group also gets to tour through the U.S.<br \/>\nTiny Desk Concerts support local artists and provide great entertainment. Tiny Desk Concerts are available at npr.org\/music and on NPR Music\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Disparagement<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cDoctor Who\u201d has had a serious decrease in quality over the last few seasons. Episodes frequently feel rushed and supporting actors rarely give passionate performances. The story arcs don\u2019t pack the same dramatic punch as they used to and the Doctor has changed so much in the timeline that he\u2019s lost a lot of the core values that made up his character.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernjournal\/files\/2017\/05\/editpicture-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"144\" class=\" wp-image-6058 alignright\" \/><br \/>\nThe newest season is no different. The addition of new companions helped to make the show less repetitive, but the episodes are still rushed and the storytelling isn\u2019t nearly as strong as it used to be. The new characters are fun and add a new dynamic to the show, but they aren\u2019t enough to save it from the unmemorable \u201cmonsters of the week\u201d and the deus ex machina at the end of every single episode.<br \/>\nDue to it being Peter Capaldi\u2019s final season, the show promises a dramatic season with some familiar faces, but four episodes in, the quality is still subpar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Editor\u2019s Recommendation NPR Music is a great place to hear all about new music, popular artists and music news. Their Tiny Desk Concerts feature a great diversity of artists that actually come to the NPR offices and perform a small concert. 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