Revisiting Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz in the era of hyperpop Noah Larsen October 12, 2020 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Reviews, Uncategorized As I was scrolling through the #sufjanstevens tag on TikTok (as one naturally does), I clicked on a high-quality video in which user @boyjr.69 covers Sufjan Stevens' indie hit song “Mystery of Love” in the...
Should we trust TR/ST? Rebekah Gonzalez February 6, 2019 News 1 Comment If you consider yourself a fan of TR/ST, you might be confused by their newest single. And not in the way that you would expect to be confused by an artist like TR/ST. Robert Alfons, the face of TR/ST, has ...
The new class of pop: Troye Sivan, Kim Petras, & Carlie Hanson Rebekah Gonzalez December 1, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized It’s easy to be unimpressed by pop stars. The media often approach them with intense cynicism. Pop stars are assumed to have limited musicianship and pop songs are referred to as “guilty pleasures” and en...
Phoenix absolutely dominates BFD stage Annie Nguyen June 14, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos LIVE 105’s Big Fucking Day is the South Bay’s one-day music festival. It’s that one festival that’s kind of like a knock-off version of Coachella, but surprisingly not so hard on your wallet. That last ...
Santigold finds a new sound in 99 cents Vivian Chen March 6, 2016 Album Review, Reviews Santigold's third album 99 Cents (2016), starts off with a bouncy, electro-pop tune that cleverly manages to satirize our modern-day culture's obsession with self-promotion through sugar-coated irony. Lyri...