PARTYING WELL WITH BRAXE + FALCON Annie Bush November 14, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews There’s this flimsiness about a party that makes a good one so memorable. It’s hard to name the variable that, when provoked with the right agitator, catalyzes that sort of hazy euphoria that makes going ou...
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...
We Got Lucky with Daft Punk Nikita Bhatia December 2, 2019 Columns and Opinions While most people became familiar with Daft Punk in 2013 with the release of their Grammy-winning album Random Access Memories, the duo has been around longer than I’ve been alive. For a quick refresher, Thom...
BACH and VAPORWAVE Luke Dominick November 1, 2019 Blog, Columns and Opinions, Film In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a series of six concertos, now considered a pillar of the classical music canon. The power and grace with which Bach crafted and melded each melodic line remains unparallele...
Retrospective: Ten years later, Daft Punk’s Alive 2007 remains a masterclass in live albums Jordan Aronson November 19, 2017 Columns and Opinions Looking at an artist’s discography in retrospect, live albums often don’t stand out as particularly important works. For fans, live albums are a nice bonus, a different take on music they already enjoy; but...
The Weeknd aims for the trees with Starboy Adil Siddiqee December 6, 2016 Album Review, Reviews Depending on when you first heard him, Abel Tesfaye - the man behind The Weeknd - has delivered a variation of impressions. Those who first heard of The Weeknd when he released one of the mixtapes within his Tr...
Daft Punk At Coachella? A Serious Investigation Matt Sater September 22, 2016 Uncategorized I know that Daft Punk will headline Coachella 2017. How do I know? Well, I’m glad you’re skeptical enough in my knowledge to ask! Has Daft Punk been rumored to headline every year for the past decade,...