The five weirdest music genres you’ve never heard of, live from Bandcamp Clementine Zimmer April 1, 2019 Blog, Columns and Opinions, Staff Pick I’ve decided to give up honest music writing for the sake of pure clickbait, so here we are. This list is absolutely not the definitive top five, but hopefully, it can give a glimpse into the dustier corners ...
Stumbling upon the Black Cat Claire Winthrop April 1, 2019 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Wednesday before spring break, mentally exhausted from endless studying, I could not have been looking more forward to the week off school. Midterms seem to be continuous and I unfortunately have one right when...
Revisiting the bizarre career of Jello Biafra Alice Markman April 1, 2019 Columns and Opinions Nothing screams punk rock louder than ripped denim, raw vocals and an unapologetically volatile frustration with the “man.” No one brought this to the US with the same success and political charge as the De...
Who has better music taste? Battle of the colleges – Berkeley vs Northwestern edition Jack Austin and Everett Williams April 1, 2019 Columns and Opinions It’s 1:45 pm at Coffee Lab & Roasters in Evanston, Illinois and the place is packed with students with espresso drinks, spread out with laptops studying for exams. The Berkeley B-Side wanted to find out w...
Disco, country, and jazz take on Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Joshua Hauser March 30, 2019 Columns and Opinions Song covers are scary. They can ruin a song for you, ruin an artist for you, and ruin a mood for you. But at the same time, song covers are exciting. They can reinvent a song, letting it grow through time and c...
The good, the bad, and the dirty: What does your Tinder Anthem say about you? Michelle Castillo March 22, 2019 Columns and Opinions What is in a song choice that makes it so sweet? Is it the rhythm, the movement you feel as you dance to it in your messy room? Is it the memory that it gives you of the night you spent with your first crush? T...
Artist spotlight: QUIÑ is the new r&b artist you need to watch Veronica Irwin March 4, 2019 Columns and Opinions A slow-burning candle. Clouds colored in a deep, dusky rose. Dried lavender crumbling through your fingers. Forgive me for playing a bit of word-association, but the above phrases are about as close as I ca...
A beginner’s guide to Burial Everett Williams March 3, 2019 Columns and Opinions, Staff Pick In honor of all the rain we’ve been getting recently, I decided to write this piece as a way to introduce you all to the wonder that is Burial. If the darkness of underground subways, the smell and sound of r...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers announce upcoming 12th album Shayan Shirkhodai February 28, 2019 Columns and Opinions, News, Previews 1 Comment No, you are not reading that title wrong — you can re-read it all you want, but the words will not be changing. The Red Hot Chili Peppers — world-renowned funk-rock legends who have sold over 80 million alb...
On quoting Laura Snapes: put women in your headlines Marta Meazza February 28, 2019 Columns and Opinions On Wednesday the 20th of February, when Matty Healy of 1975 got on stage with the rest of the band to accept a Brit award, he took the chance to point his finger at the undiscussed misogyny in the contemporary ...
On dangerous paths: an introduction to dungeon synth Clementine Zimmer February 26, 2019 Columns and Opinions, Staff Pick, Videos 2 Comments A hush settles over the plains as a cold moon rises, casting long shadows as you notice the ruins in the distance. Your bones ache from the day’s tribulations, and your heart skips a beat at the thought of a ...
Thinly veiled: discrimination within indie Makaila Heifner February 23, 2019 Columns and Opinions Last week, the New York Times released a report that detailed how Ryan Adams allegedly used his power within the music industry to demand sexual favors and emotionally abuse over seven women, including one mino...
How-to escape a music rut Madeline Rohner February 13, 2019 Columns and Opinions A new year is upon us, which means it's time for a fresh start. I'm sure by now you have listened to your Spotify 2018 yearly roundup and re-experienced all the painful emotions that go along with it. If this i...
Beautiful and creepy: Metallica’s Helping Hands…Live & Acoustic at The Masonic Shayan Shirkhodai February 6, 2019 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Reviews “Beautiful and creepy” — these adjectives uttered straight from the mouth of singer (and rhythm guitarist) James Hetfield mid-performance were the perfect words to describe Metallica’s newest album, Hel...
Top 10 Albums of 2018 Joshua Hauser December 22, 2018 Album Review, Blog, Columns and Opinions 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...