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Boston Calling Day Three: Vampire Weekend Gives Feel-Good Set

Maddie Mulligan • June 4, 2025

A feel-good set full of popular songs, Vampire Weekend’s performance was a fitting way to start closing out Boston Calling.

Ramirez: For Two Years, The Proof was in the Print

Kaylie Ramirez • November 19, 2019

Arts Editor Kaylie Ramirez reflects on the tracks that defined her four years at BC—from the upbeat clamor of Modest Mouse's "Float On" to the melancholic whisper of The Smiths' "I Know It's Over."

iEdit: EIC Steven Everett Proves Nostalgic Playlist Architect

Kaylie Ramirez • November 18, 2019

Steven Everett, editor-in-chief of 'The Heights' and MCAS '20, queues up nostalgia from middle school to his days on 'The Heights' on his iEdit playlist.

Best of the Decade: Ten Songs that Defined the 2010s

The Heights Editorial Board • November 12, 2019

From Vampire Weekend's melancholic "Hannah Hunt" to Tame Impala's "dorky, white disco funk" anthem "The Less I Know The Better," these are the songs that remain in the collegiate consciousness in the wake of the 2010s.