Love like religion: A Dollface album review Katie Hulse March 18, 2024 Creative Writing, Album Preview, Album Review, Columns and Opinions, folk, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Music Composition, Opinion, Pop, Reviews, women in music, women's music Hana Bryanne released her debut album titled Dollface on September 15, 2023, at twenty years old. It was written entirely by Bryanne and produced by Carter Jahn and Maxwell Bienert. Its namesake deriv...
Listen to My Spotify Playlist: How Streaming Affects Music Consumption and Culture Ellie Nguyen August 9, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, Music Consumption, Opinion, Political 3 Comments The winter season has become synonymous with Spotify Wrapped season, wreaking havoc upon us trembling listeners, fearful of what our Wrapped will unearth. Maybe you listened to Your Best American Girl by Mitski...
Positivity in a pandemic: Hana Bryanne on making an EP and going viral on TikTok Baylie Raddon April 15, 2021 Uncategorized 1 Comment In a time of great uncertainty for all, Hana McElroy, or Hana Bryanne as she's known online, uses the changes happening around her to her advantage. The 18-year-old California native was a high school senior wh...
Contest Winner, A-side’s 2021 Debut Guest, & Talented Musician on the Rise: Emma Gerson Sunny Sangha January 23, 2021 Multimedia, News, Uncategorized Photo: Tovah Popilsky “Music is the greatest gift I have to share with people” -Emma Gerson On November 5th 2020, BCEC partnered up with SoundOff to debut their virtual music competition. Applican...
How to write a Christmas banger Noah Larsen December 18, 2020 Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and as I sang along, I noticed there weren’t any new Christmas songs. Every year, we are inundated with the latest covers of Christmas classics, with up-and-comin...
Spotlighting Indigenous voices Daniella Ivanir December 8, 2020 Columns and Opinions In observance of Native American Heritage Month–a time to honor the contributions Indigenous people have made to the United States– I wanted to spotlight four brilliant Indigenous musical artists/groups. It...
The allure of punk rock women Makaila Heifner December 4, 2019 Columns and Opinions Music has always been a man’s world. Rock music especially has been and remains a boy’s club. Prior to the 1970s, in fact, any woman who tried to enter the rock scene was easily dismissed. Women like Sister...
Searching to Destroy: Song covers are hateful, evil, horrific (except for this one) Natalie Silver April 9, 2019 Columns and Opinions 1 Comment I lived in Maui nomadically for a summer to surf, shave ice, camp and repeat in an epic attempt to find myself and escape my biggest fear: committing to a career. During this super indulgent phase of my life, I...
The Beach Boys don’t like the beach anymore: an Earth Day playlist Hannah Hartt April 22, 2018 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes Earth Day became a national holiday in 1970, in light of a growing concern for the planet’s health. In the 25 years following World War II, the United States experienced a major increase in the number of cars...
Gabrielle Aplin offers salvation at Slim’s Makaila Heifner March 15, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Gabrielle Aplin offers a safe haven from the mindless lyrics and techno beats that litter today’s music scene. Throughout her career, Aplin has evolved through each album or EP creating an entirely di...
