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As 2018 comes to a close, it’s important to reflect on what happened and what matters. In the past 12 months, there have been quite a few destructive events: more than 300 mass shootings, Facebook giving away...

Ah, Australia. Land of kangaroos and sausage rolls and Foster’s beer (at least according to the advertisements). Most of what I know about the country comes from Jim Jefferies stand-up and Bill Bryson’s tra...

It’s safe to say that Resident Advisor is one of the highest authorities in the electronic music world. The brand has come a long way since Nick Sabine and Paul Clement launched their Australian-focused onlin...

October 17 was beginning as a typical Tuesday morning, as I deliriously ticked through my routine. As the whirring start-up sound of my computer filled my drowsy head, I regretfully prepared myself for the firs...

TW: Domestic Violence While I was scrolling through Spotify’s New Releases page the other day, I noticed that Chris Brown had come out with a new album, Heartbreak on a Full Moon (2017). I honestly didn’...

The San Francisco Bay Area, like any metropolitan zone worth its salt, provides its residents with a healthy concentration of nightclubs, jazz bars, and concert venues. In this series, I’ll be sampling the lo...

Last Thursday evening, the Pandora headquarters buzzed with a warm, excited energy despite the torrential downpour outside. A DJ in the back corner of the meeting room played chill, mellowed-out beats as people...

In present human society, it can be hard to truly grasp what being civilized really means — how does one measure human civilization? When do we know whether or not we've surpassed a phase of raw, abstract fee...

"Outta Town" starts slow, with an easy melody and a simple drum line, the occasional synth teasing the ear — up until you hear the adlib, "Tommy!" at 27 seconds in. And then the beat drops. Tommy&Comp...

Artists thrive off of their ability to tap into raw emotions and morph them into solidified works. Acting as spokespeople for the less articulate and aesthetically challenged, they harness our deepest feelings ...

Just off Telegraph Avenue, across from the perennially busy Whole Foods that dominates the Berkeley area, sits Savvy Rest Natural Bedroom, a worker-run, eco-friendly mattress store. Late on a Thursday night, a ...

The "that was a bad relationship anyways": "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl" - Wet (Don't You, 2016) This indie classic is the one you blast when you're finally done with your significant other's shit--because ...

I do not have a shrine in my room. But is my wall -- plastered with a poster of the much younger, much hotter, and much more stoned version of this nation’s president -- a place of casual worship? Absolute...

I wait to meet Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast in the darkened game room at the back of Brighton Music Hall.  After some time a woman that was unmistakably her walks in the room. She wore a black crop to...

Hip hop is in an interesting state right now. The rise of social media and sharing platforms, such as SoundCloud, have propelled the art to places that the original MC's breakdancing out of the South Bronx cou...