It’s the 18th Anniversary of Elliott Smith’s death: Here are Just 7 Musicians that He’s Influenced Eric Park October 23, 2021 Columns and Opinions, Creative Writing, Uncategorized It’s been 18 years since we lost the legendary singer-songwriter, Elliott Smith. Although he died shortly after I was born, I’ve always related to his music, since his music is often intimate and conversati...
Social Media and The Music Industry’s New Chaotic Form of Normalcy Maya Banuelos March 27, 2021 Columns and Opinions, Reviews As we approach the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the impact of social isolation on mental health has become pivotal as we process the year we have spent quarantined. For artists, the faults ...
PHOEBE BRIDGERS’ COPYCAT KILLER EP: KILLER, BUT HARDLY A COPY Erika Badalyan November 28, 2020 Album Review, Reviews If any artist should exist with the merit to soundtrack the apocalypse, let it be 26 year old Phoebe Bridgers. On November 20, 2020, Phoebe Bridgers released her four-track EP Copycat Killer featuring Rob ...
Dacus, Bridgers, Baker: the future is in women’s hands, and in their hands they hold guitars Marta Meazza December 3, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews The Fox Theater is an incredible venue: what better place could one choose to celebrate women voices in the music industry? Walking in, the intricate pattern of the ceiling and soft blue light welcome you insid...
Julien Baker shows The Fillmore a vulnerable melancholy Dylan Medlock December 20, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews As her steady guitar strums started to feel intensely meditative, building somber isolation in the darkness of The Fillmore, her voice closed the verse with a timid release: “I was just wondering if there's...
Marry me, Molly: The indie scene’s epidemic of softboy misogyny Walker Spence September 22, 2017 Columns and Opinions CW: Sexual Violence, Misogyny It’s no secret that since its inception the entertainment industry has not been kind to women. Everyone knows the caricature of the 1950s era executive who, cigar in mouth, as...