Even Cowgirls May Get the Blues, But Country Music Remedied Mine Erika Badalyan November 3, 2021 Creative Writing, Opinion When lockdown hit, I returned to my childhood bedroom, with its high ceilings and austere white walls, and dreamed of being somewhere different, anywhere other than where I presently was. I became repulsed by t...
Faye Webster Has Me Blue and I’m All For It Joe Sison October 23, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Opinion On a chilly Sunday evening, the sky above downtown Oakland seemed indecisive. It was painted that shade of deep, mysterious blue that holds you in suspense. That shade of blue you find in the depths of the ocea...
It’s the 18th Anniversary of Elliott Smith’s death: Here are Just 7 Musicians that He’s Influenced Eric Park October 23, 2021 Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing, Uncategorized It’s been 18 years since we lost the legendary singer-songwriter, Elliott Smith. Although he died shortly after I was born, I’ve always related to his music, since his music is often intimate and conversati...
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...
So much more than ripe persimmons: Michelle Zauner is in season Stanley Quiros June 2, 2021 Columns and Opinions, News Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast may be one of the most important rockers to arise in the 2010s. Since 2016’s Psychopomp, Zauner has experienced personal loss and indie success. She now holds a strange, ...
Cross-continental overlaps: From minyo to cumbia Maya Banuelos May 17, 2021 Reviews When it comes to the vast world of music, sometimes I feel like I have seen and heard most of everything. Yet, the world continues to prove me wrong by my discoveries of genre-bending I never would have thought...
Behind the opening sequences: Exploring J-rock and pop Maya Banuelos April 21, 2021 Creative Writing 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...
The duality of man, the complexity of Slowthai’s “TYRON” Xia Jimenez February 21, 2021 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Reviews “Rise and Shine, let’s get it.” These are the words that Tyron Framton, more commonly known as Slowthai, shouts on the opening track of his sophomore album, TYRON (2021). After his last public appearance ...
Need a Cure for the Winter Blues? Try Neo-perreo Xia Jimenez February 11, 2021 Columns and Opinions This winter has been rainy, strange, and of course filled with the notes of isolation we've come to know and hate. That's partially why more than any other winter, we could all use a pick me up. Enter Neo-perre...
Heaven To A Tortured Mind Album Review Sravya Gadepalli February 2, 2021 Album Review, Reviews 1 Comment Released early in the first few weeks of quarantine, Heaven To a Tortured Mind (2020) is Yves Tumor’s third studio album, and calling it a masterpiece is an understatement. Every single one of Tumor’s proje...
PHOEBE BRIDGERS’ COPYCAT KILLER EP: KILLER, BUT HARDLY A COPY Erika Badalyan November 28, 2020 Album Review, Reviews If any artist should exist with the merit to soundtrack the apocalypse, let it be 26 year old Phoebe Bridgers. On November 20, 2020, Phoebe Bridgers released her four-track EP Copycat Killer featuring Rob ...
Why do we use Spotify’s private session? : asking B-Side Daniella Ivanir November 24, 2020 Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing It is no secret that social media platforms are used as a way to socially vet potential new friends or romantic partners; they’re a tool to test compatibility. How one captions their photos, their sense of ...
Trippie Redd’s Pegasus flew a little too close to the moon Amber Ellertson November 19, 2020 Album Review, Reviews Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-lPjOlJlRd18qprRcQWwVA',sig:'w6qA_1ZbBPJbPEAOhb2CISM2ALGdk0v5L7VK1k7GcPg=',w:'594px',h:'3...
Música en Español! Stephanie Enciso November 16, 2020 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes People naturally appreciate items that give them comfort. Whether it be a blanket that is the right texture and size, or a song that fits any mood, we all have things that make us feel safe, warm, and comforta...
The Cottagecore Noise of Magic Oneohtrix Point Never Xia Jimenez November 16, 2020 Album Review, Reviews Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (2020) is possibly Daniel Lopatin (the composer behind the moniker) at his most Oneohtrix Point Never. While this may sound like nonsense, let me explain. Following the release of t...