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Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor

By day, Editor-in-Chief Conor oversees the Lancer Spirit in all its forms, from print to online to social media.

By night, A&E editor Conor hates things for fun and profit.

All content by Conor Battles

‘Time Takes a Cigarette:’ Remembering 40 years of David Bowie

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
November 8, 2016

James Blake spins melodic melancholy on ‘The Colour in Anything’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
May 13, 2016

Radiohead mix ambiance, emotion on ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
May 12, 2016

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Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
May 12, 2016

Death Grips astound, confuse with ‘Bottomless Pit’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
May 6, 2016

‘Lemonade’ a cinematic concept album

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
May 4, 2016

Jason Coburn’s keys to success

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
May 4, 2016

Drake underwhelms with ‘Views’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
May 3, 2016

Don’t need your help: The unlikely resurgence of cassette culture

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
March 31, 2016

Commentary: The nebulous possibilities of virtual reality

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
March 24, 2016

Iggy Pop and Josh Homme merge art-rock with Detroit punk on ‘Post Pop Depression’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
March 14, 2016

‘Painting With’ an enjoyable experiment in retrofuturism

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
March 3, 2016

The Best of 2015

Conor Battles, Isaac Owens, and Cristian Flores
February 29, 2016

Top Music of 2015

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
February 29, 2016

Top Movies of 2015

Isaac Owens and Conor Battles
February 29, 2016

Top Games of 2015

Cristian Flores, Conor Battles, and Isaac Owens
February 29, 2016

Kanye West’s “album of the life” discordant, triumphant

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
February 15, 2016

Anderson .Paak defies genre on ‘Malibu’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
February 1, 2016

Rihanna underwhelms with long-awaited 8th release

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
February 1, 2016

Jesu, Sun Kil Moon collab a disappointing miss

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
January 25, 2016

‘Blackstar’ David Bowie’s perfect swan song

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
January 11, 2016

Radio club to track Santa Claus

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
December 23, 2015

Jingle Bell Rock: A by-genre guide to holiday playlists

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
December 23, 2015

‘Force Awakens’ reinvigorates beloved franchise

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
December 21, 2015

Kid Cudi should stop making music

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
December 7, 2015

‘Poison Season’ an enjoyable tenth outing

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
December 3, 2015

Student journalists assemble for Free Spirit conference

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
December 1, 2015

‘Garden of Delete’ a spacey, atmospheric experiment

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
November 30, 2015

Adele mounts a solid return to form

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
November 28, 2015

ELO unexpectedly fresh 40 years later

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
November 16, 2015

Leon Bridges revives soul on ‘Coming Home’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
November 10, 2015

Classic Review: Miles Davis – In a Silent Way (1969)

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
November 9, 2015

LSO on Film: Drama club’s 10th annual ‘Haunted Woods’

Isaac Owens, Cristian Flores, and Conor Battles
October 31, 2015

Death Grips announces new album

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 22, 2015

Column: ‘Guitar Hero’ is ruining music games again

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 21, 2015

‘Documentary 2’ keeps The Game afoot

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 20, 2015

Classic Review: Aphex Twin – ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ (1992)

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 18, 2015

Beach House surprise with second 2015 release

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 16, 2015

Column: Does authenticity matter in art?

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 13, 2015

‘New Bermuda’ a worthy Deafhaven followup

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 5, 2015

Classic Review – The Microphones: ‘The Glow, Pt. 2’ (2001)

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
September 28, 2015

Student council cancels Homecoming dance

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
September 18, 2015

Welcome to Lancer Spirit Online!

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
September 17, 2015

Beach House refine dream-pop on ‘Depression Cherry’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
September 3, 2015

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
September 3, 2015

Vince Staples brings the past to life on ‘Summertime ’06’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
September 2, 2015

Thundercat’s ‘The Beyond’ a short, funky trip

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
August 5, 2015

Classic Review 8/5/15: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
August 5, 2015

‘Honeybear’ an irony-soaked Americana sampler

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
August 5, 2015

Death Grips makes incendiary debut in Boston

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
July 27, 2015

Kamasi Washington takes jazz through time on The Epic

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
July 27, 2015

Mac Demarco keeps it simple with Another One

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
July 26, 2015

‘Cherry Bomb’ fizzles

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
April 15, 2015

Press Play 3/29/15: Lords of the Game

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
March 29, 2015

‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ an eclectic masterpiece

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
March 27, 2015

Press Play 12/22/15: The Beauty of ‘Benji’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
December 22, 2014

FlyLo’s ‘You’re Dead!’ a trippy voyage

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
October 27, 2014

Press Play 9/24/14: In Defense of ‘Destiny’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor
September 24, 2014

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