Could I beat my most listened to artists of 2022 in a fight? Adrian Ceja November 21, 2022 Creative Writing 2022 is almost over and that means a flurry of Instagram stories showing everyone’s most listened to music of the year is fast approaching. I use Apple Music rather than Spotify, so I do not get the artistic ...
Do Today’s Pop Artists Make Albums Anymore? Adrian Ceja March 21, 2022 Opinion Even if no one wants to narrow it down to just one, everyone has a favorite album of all time — the one piece of art they would save if every other work of music vanished from the place we call Earth. My albu...
21 of The Best 2021 Femme Rap Singles Jimmy Hawkins III March 1, 2022 Opinion, Reviews If it wasn’t obvious enough last year, the rap ladies are providing the best of the genre. With dream collaborations coming into fruition and envelope-pushing visuals, the ladies did everything to exceed expe...
Based on your personality, which top album of the decade are you? Sunny Sangha December 5, 2019 Columns and Opinions It’s a Friday night, you just finished your last midterm for the season. Where are you likely to be? A.) Paaartyying!!!! Black out or get out baby B.) Girls night!!! We chillin n vibin togetha<3 ...
11pm at Flog Gnaw Sunny Sangha November 14, 2019 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews “I told her that I loved her, She told me that she boo’d me, Man flog gnaw that was trippy, they wanted Frank but it was just me lil' ol' Drizzy” You’ve seen all those tweets, sympathizing poor mil...
A comprehensive list of all (yes, all) of your ex-boyfriends as bands you love Leka Gopal July 2, 2018 Columns and Opinions I don’t know the exact date of when cuffing season ends, or when (what’s the opposite of that? Breakup season?) starts, but there’s a brief period of time where you can look back fondly (or less than fond...
Talking narcissism, the devil, and Drake with Loji Leka Gopal April 24, 2018 Interview On April 17th, Toronto-based duo Loji released their seventh single “Hunt,” a bouncy electro-pop anthem that leads any listener down a tunnel of ultimate distress and nirvana. Ever so gracefully walking the...
Drake and Travis Scott teamed up with a Twitch streamer to play Fortnite Anthony Vega March 15, 2018 News After a week of Drake dropping hints about playing the rapidly growing PVP shooter Fortnite with renowned Twitch streamer Ninja, he finally hopped on a stream last night to play alongside one of the world’s b...
The People v. Drake Leka Gopal March 8, 2018 Columns and Opinions Let me pose a question: what’s the most synonymous thing with Drake? Maybe “star,” (or I’m inclined to say Ashley Kerwin) but what if it’s just “beef”? I mean, sure, when you’re an artist of tha...
Dua Lipa is here to stay Rebekah Gonzalez February 16, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews I went in expecting the worst, expecting to be disappointed. It would be easier that way. A new female artist with good music and a distinct vocal style has been long overdue in the pop industry. Although artis...
Crazy, sexy, cool, and female: The influence of 90s R&B girl groups today Shelby Mayes June 16, 2017 Columns and Opinions Everyone has heard singers, songwriters, and producers reference and use samples from the girl groups of the 90s, but it’s time a proper light was shed on how and why these women had the cultural impact that ...
Greatest Ever? A Drizzy Drake retrospective Adil Siddiqee April 23, 2017 Columns and Opinions, Reviews In the music video for “Forever,” released in 2009, a 22-year-old Aubrey Drake Graham towers over the camera against a massive backdrop of pyrotechnics and flashing lights. An air horn blares overhead, and ...
Overheard at Berkeley: A human playlist Desiree Diaz March 27, 2017 Photos Ever wondered what that kid walking passed you is listening to through their earphones? Here's what some Berkeley students are listening to as they stroll through campus: Hayley: J. Cole - "St. Tropez...
More Life and the making of a global icon Shelby Mayes March 23, 2017 Album Review, Reviews 1 Comment March 18th yielded the highly anticipated release of Drake’s sixth full length solo album More Life (2017). It’s his strongest project since breaking free of the tried-and-true formula he perfected on his ...
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...