Listener’s delight: the sensory feast of rap music Anna Linn February 20, 2023 Black Culture, Columns and Opinions, Opinion, Rap 1 Comment When asked how rap music makes you feel, a few things probably come to mind. You might remember your heart rate rising or your mind speeding up against the rapid beat. Whether it’s at a concert among the wild...
Another reason they shouldn’t have given me a license: Screaming in the suburbs when there’s nowhere to go but the highway Cole Haddock December 21, 2022 Blog, Creative Writing I got to drive a car a few weeks ago. I was so rusty, I smacked the side window on an unmoving wall. It made me realize how many months it’d been, and suddenly all I wanted to do was drive. Of all the things ...
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...
Brockhampton’s live show continues to evolve Anthony Vega November 13, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews There aren’t many firsts for me when it comes to Brockhampton (BH) shows. I’ve been to over 10 of their shows, and, at the risk of sounding pretentious, I pretty much consider myself a self-proclaimed veter...
Sloppy, short, and just plain weird: Tyler the Creator’s Christmas album Everett Williams December 1, 2018 Album Review, Uncategorized “What the hell is this?” I said to myself after excitedly opening Spotify to see a new Tyler the Creator EP. Hot off his critically-acclaimed release Flower Boy (2017), Tyler had fans eagerly waiting to see...
The B-Side’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide Annie Nguyen December 12, 2017 Columns and Opinions, News Have a music-lover in your life and don’t know what to get them? Are you a music lover and want to treat yourself this holiday season? Or just interested in all the cool stuff your favorite artists and bands ...
Angle Snapping: an interview Jake Olshan John Lawson December 8, 2017 Columns and Opinions, Multimedia, Photos The B-Side caught up with UC Berkeley student Jake Olshan, a freelance photographer from Los Angeles. In this interview, we talk to him about the merits of film, counterfeiting press passes, and shooting Rihann...
Tyler, The Creator’s new album is really weird Shelby Mayes August 3, 2017 Album Review, Reviews Tyler, The Creator’s new album is really weird. But not the “cause I usually just stalk you and masturbate” kind of weird that had become the main component of his past works -- Flower Boy is the type o...
Slow Hollows and the 411 on “4141” Ally Mason February 2, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview, Previews In high school perhaps you knew a friend or acquaintance in a band and made the pilgrimage to the local all ages venue, got your hands X'ed and swayed alongside your classmates. Maybe you even had your own band...