Author Leka Gopal

First thing you need to know — we are not ravers. As much as we like to think of ourselves with “diverse music tastes,” it seems to generally hover around the “My mom used to play me Led Zeppelin a...

If there’s ever a time that a day seems infinite, that time would be either Cal Day (or the middle of finals week). Filled with eight straight hours of on campus events, the day is filled with that everlastin...

My first encounter with Eric Elbogen’s music project was, like most other things, through my sister showing me music; this day, specifically, somewhere between the years 2007-2010, were the songs “I Like ...

Noah Cyrus, claim to fame holding a decent amount of genetic material to older sister Miley Cyrus, and Lil Xan, whose claim to fame is creating a smear campaign against all benzos in a similar way Taylor Sw...

I don’t know the exact date of when cuffing season ends, or when (what’s the opposite of that? Breakup season?) starts, but there’s a brief period of time where you can look back fondly (or less than fond...

On April 17th, Toronto-based duo Loji released their seventh single “Hunt,” a bouncy electro-pop anthem that leads any listener down a tunnel of ultimate distress and nirvana. Ever so gracefully walking the...

Was the reason you broke up with your last ex really because he wasn’t supporting you emotionally and mentally, abandoning you at your lowest point, or are you just using that as an excuse since you won�...

Let me pose a question: what’s the most synonymous thing with Drake? Maybe “star,” (or I’m inclined to say Ashley Kerwin) but what if it’s just “beef”? I mean, sure, when you’re an artist of tha...

On February 19th, the 15th year anniversary of the Postal Service’s first and only album Give Up (2003), I sat on my couch and went through all the old playlists I had made since the inception of Spotify, a c...

The Rickshaw Stop is not the biggest venue. It can hold 400 people probably, if you try hard enough, but it doesn’t seem like the place you’d find a band that’s been around for the past 14 years, already ...

In the world we’re living in, of political turmoil and societal turbulence, chaos and wonder, let me ask: does anybody really care about the Grammys? Is it possible for any single person to care about an awar...

To the people in the crowd at Berkeley’s very own Cornerstone, The Orwells – whose name takes no inspiration from the Animal Farm author – were more than just some boys from the suburbs of Chicago; they w...

Smoke rises up from the shallow stage finds its way to the disco ball slowly circling above. On the left wall, a projector plays collaged images of old Popscene shows; on the right, a DJ that doesn’t look you...

It’s hard to explain the type of music Colorado-based band On Repeat makes. You could use the words “alternative” or “indie” or “rock” or even “alternative indie rock” but they don't really en...

Ten months and four days. Not even a whole year has gone by since Zayn Malik departed One Direction to “be a normal 22-year-old” and simultaneously pursue a solo career. Twenty-eight days into the new year,...