Music as media in Downfalls High
Machine Gun Kelly, or MGK, released the wildly successful pop-punk album, Tickets to My Downfall, in September of 2020. In January 2021, he directed and released a 50-minute masterpiece of a short film, Downfal...
YUNGBLUD’s weird! is a testament to individuality
YUNGBLUD’s recent album is a tale for the ages. The UK-based singer-songwriter’s sophomore album, weird!, is an ode to the lost youth of today’s society. With tracks about polyamory, depression, and suici...
Trippie Redd’s Pegasus flew a little too close to the moon
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I bought tickets to MGK’s downfall. Here’s how it went.
Machine Gun Kelly, or MGK’s, sixth album Tickets to My Downfall (2020) is a prime example of creativity without limits. The rapper stayed true to his high school roots while straying from his typical sound w...
Kyle reminisces on his youth with latest album
Rapper and singer Kyle, from Ventura, CA, recently dropped his fourth album, See You When I am Famous!!!!!!!!!!!! (2020). A mix of new and old styles, SYWIF is a collection of songs which both remind of us of ...
BLM! Albums of Perseverance
Keep fighting! Black Lives Matter has gained so much traction these past few months, and the next step is remembering that movements require long term internalization into one’s way of living. Times are gett...
DGD’s Afterburner will light up your quarantine
If there’s anything that living in the age of COVID-19 has taught me, it’s that there really is no shortage of creativity in the human spirit. Look on any social media page and you’ll find people at home...
What to make of Father of All… in 2020
Green Day’s February release, Father of All Motherfuckers (2020), is a tongue-in-cheek middle finger to the record industry. With almost no song exceeding three minutes in length, Green Day did the bare mini...