Lexapro for the Ears Paloma Macias November 10, 2020 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes Whether your seasonal depression is kicking in when the sun goes down at 4:50 pm or the impending doom of our political system has you upset, or maybe it’s the residual sadness from isolation in a never-endi...
Dua-ing Again in time for Studio 2054 Sara Florez November 3, 2020 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Multimedia, Photos, Uncategorized Can you ever go wrong with Dua Lipa? After releasing her second album Future Nostalgia (2020) in March, Dua released a remixed version just five months later featuring Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Mark Ronson, and J...
Something new wave, something blue: how synth and post-punk came to be the musical backdrop for adolescent melancholy Erika Badalyan December 3, 2019 Columns and Opinions In the last quarter of the 20th century, the strength of punk-rock’s influence began to wither away. The caustic demeanor embodied by the genre’s forefront lead singers left something to be desired among Am...
The Weekday Morning Playlist Madeline Rohner November 27, 2018 Mixtapes November is almost over, which means if you are anything like me, you are tired. If you’re a student, you are nearing the end of the semester. Procrastination, lack of motivation, and fatigue are beginning to...
Divin’ into Disco in 2018 Devyn White April 26, 2018 Columns and Opinions It was New Year’s Eve on the Rooftop of the Ace Hotel. There were crowds of people at the bar, chilling on chairs and couches, and quite a few others dancing. Unfamiliar with DJ-ing and house music at this ti...
20-ish questions with DJ Harvey Ismail Salim March 13, 2018 Interview Harvey Bassett is one of the few DJs in the world that you could reasonably call a “rockstar” — Rolling Stone once described him as the “Keith Richards of the DJ world.” It might be his charming grin,...
Black History Month with Con Funk Shun Devyn White February 18, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews This past week, I was blessed to see Con Funk Shun at Yoshi’s in Oakland. If you don’t know who Con Funk Shun is - AKA if you aren’t obsessed with funk or born in the ‘50s or ‘60s - they are an old-sc...
The Babe Rainbow: Saturday night monkey disco? Bianca Lu October 26, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Oh man. What’s up with all the good psych coming from Australia? Tame Impala, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Moses Gunn Collective, Pond, King Gizzard, and The Babe Rainbow all hail from the mysterious land in th...
Noise Pop 2015: Flight Facilities lands safely at The Regency, thanks San Franciscans for travelling with them Isaac Yi February 28, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews As one of the early headlining acts for this year's Noise Pop Festival, Flight Facilities transported the crowd to elevated heights last Tuesday at The Regency Ballroom, the second US stop on their Down ...
Shit Robot gets groovy and historic on We Got A Love Myra March 20, 2014 Album Review Shit Robot Irish producer Marcus Lambkin, aka Shit Robot, creates club dance tracks with late twentieth-century throwback sounds. His nostalgic style fits perfectly with the aesthetic cultivated by his label, ...