Crying in the Pit: Japanese Breakfast in Concert Jax Samsell November 13, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Since Japanese Breakfast’s newest album Jubilee was released in June 2021, I’ve played it on repeat on virtually every occasion of my life: when I moved into my new apartment, when I binge-read Chainsaw M...
Greer Live in San Francisco Jax Samsell November 8, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Greer is a four piece ensemble from Los Angeles, California, whose presence has been cemented in memories since 2014. As Gen Z’s favorite niche Internet celebrities, seeing them live at the August Hall in San...
Spotify Blend: Sweet Dreams Really are Made of Nightmares Jax Samsell October 23, 2021 Creative Writing, Uncategorized Spotify Blend is the newest feature on Spotify. It syncs your music taste with whoever you send the Spotify blend link to and generates a playlist with similar songs you each would like. It has a song compatibi...
Q&A: Still Woozy Chats About New Album: If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is Jax Samsell August 27, 2021 Interview, Uncategorized Still Woozy, otherwise known as Sven Gamsky, released his debut album, If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is on August 13th, 2021. The new album contains 13 tracks with each one drawing influence from an...
The Academic releases new EP, “Community Spirit” Jax Samsell July 30, 2021 Interview, News In the last year, many 20 Somethings have found themselves back in their childhood bedrooms due to the pandemic. While this dramatic shift of lifestyle may not have been ideal for many, Irish band The Academic ...
A Conversation with Up and Coming Rapper Kidd Kenn Jax Samsell June 11, 2021 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Interview, Reviews Kidd Kenn is an 18 year old rapper from Chicago who is breaking out into the rap game. Kenn is a vibrant personality with bright hair, flawless makeup, and an energy that can undeniably be felt even through Zoo...
A chat with Berkeley’s Red Expos Jax Samsell May 4, 2021 Interview Los Angeles musician Aidan Finn has found a home within the Berkeley music scene. Finn has been hard at work over the course of the pandemic, writing, recording, mixing, and, ultimately, self-releasing two solo...
The Yolk: The moment a song hits just right Jax Samsell March 18, 2021 Creative Writing, Uncategorized The 2:02 mark of Lorde’s “Buzzcut Season,” off of Pure Heroine (2013) fills me with an inexplicable emotion. The way she harmonizes behind the chorus is heavenly. It‘s a combination of euphoria, mela...
Taylor Swift reclaims her music and herself with the release of Taylor’s Version Jax Samsell March 11, 2021 News, Opinion I am a self proclaimed Swiftie. Like most people, I grew up listening to Taylor Swift, and like most people I would project onto her songs. At age 9, Swift had us angry at relationships we had never been in. We...