Creative Writing

Whether you only listen to music once in a blue moon, or you always have to have a song playing in the background of every task you complete, we can all agree that there is a song out there that makes us feel u...

As this final virtual semester comes to a close there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel; a promise that as August rolls around, we will be once again flocking to our beautiful campus and not sitting i...

Any anime fan is well aware of the effect that a good opening song has on a show’s experience. The satisfaction of starting the new romance anime everyone has been raving about and being met with a bubble-pop...

Two weeks ago I dared to do what I had never done before: I stepped out of my comfort zone and explored new genres of music. Realizing my taste in music was not as broad as I claimed it was, I decided to reach ...

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...

I was surprised the day I learned I was not the only child that escaped into their own music video once the radio turned on. The sorrowful look in the eyes, the distant and longing stare as trees pass the car w...

One of the most bittersweet moments after a break up is confronting the link that was created between that ex and music. It’s sweet because they were able to introduce you to music that provided the soundtrac...

Every month should be Black history month, but I’m taking this annual month-long celebration of Black joy, perseverance, and strength as an opportunity to explore a genre of music indebted to the Black commun...

Jam sessions: the ones where you sit in a fellow twenty-something year old’s hot-boxed, heatless bedroom while they pluck the strings of their prized guitar. Friends humming along until all thoughts are lost ...

“I hope you don't take this the wrong way But I think your inside is your best side”  On January 30th, 2021, Sophie Xeon (known professionally as SOPHIE) tragically passed away at the age of 34. T...

If you’re reading this publication, I’m positive you understand, if not deeply appreciate, the power of music. You know how it makes you feel; how it can give you company, comfort you in sadness, and ampl...

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and as I sang along,  I noticed there weren’t any new Christmas songs.  Every year, we are inundated with the latest covers of Christmas classics, with up-and-comin...

Cell phones have been integrally woven into the tapestry of the twenty-first century. As a staple of modernity, the iPhone has been at the forefront of this technical revolution. According to a 2007 Apple press...

80 years since October 9, 1940, 40 since December 8, 1980. 40 with John Lennon, 40 without. Saints are often depicted as "holier than thou" impossibilities, people of mythical and dubious origin from a time ...

In the age of e-girls and e-boys, TikTok anarchists, leftist meme communities, and Hyperpop, it might be time that we revisit some of our aesthetic predecessors.  One of those predecessors was in the soundt...