Words about words: songs inspired by books and novels Katie Hulse October 17, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, Music Consumption, Music History Words hold immense power, and they often inspire and influence each other over time with the multitudes of organizations and contexts they combine to form. All writings, from lyrics, to poetry, novels...
13 spooky songs to serenade your soul this season Piper Samuels October 20, 2021 Blog, Mixtapes, Uncategorized The season of the supernatural is upon us, and it’s been a long time coming. Thou who shall not be named (hint: rhymes with “shmaronavirus”) hindered our chances of celebrating last October’s divine dar...
The 2010s: Editorial’s picks you might have missed Stanley Quiros December 5, 2019 Columns and Opinions Popular music from the 20th century onward is often categorized into decades. These decades are not always so clear cut, and many different musical movements and trends pervade each. As the 2010s are coming to ...
50 years of The Velvet Underground Erika Badalyan April 23, 2019 Album Review, Columns and Opinions The Velvet Underground was an American rock band from New York City consisting of singer Lou Reed, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Moe Tucker. The band was notably managed by pop artist Andy Warhol for...
Janelle Monáe is the icon the LGBTQ community deserves Rebekah Gonzalez June 23, 2018 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews She is standing at the top of a pearly white set of front angled stairs. The crowd at San Francisco’s The Masonic auditorium roars beneath her. Just half an hour ago, Janelle Monáe seemed cooler than ice. In...
Ringo Starr receives knighthood, global youth Googles his name Natalie Silver March 20, 2018 News Have you ever heard of The Beatles? I hadn’t either until I googled FIDLAR to conduct research for my upcoming rant on how I got punched in the face at their Pomona show, and this band came up instead. Any...
The Year in Music HR Huber-Rodriguez December 20, 2016 Columns and Opinions This past weekend I had a conversation with a former B-Side contributor about the merits of my favorite fruitless activity: compiling my coveted year-end albums list. As someone who takes this pointless endea...