by adviser | Sep 27, 2019 | Archives-old
Six years ago, 16-year-old Ella Yelich-O’Connor, under her stage name Lorde, released her debut album Pure Heroine to overwhelming success and would go on to be nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. Since the start of her popularity, Lorde has become sort...
by adviser | Sep 27, 2019 | Archives-old
The tambourine is the greatest instrument ever conceived and yes you can quote me on that. This thought came to me both from listening to my favorite albums and reflecting on my own personal experience as a music consumer since the tender age of zero. The thing is, I...
by adviser | Sep 26, 2019 | Archives-old
A few weeks ago, Daniel Johnston died at the age of 58. He began his musical career in the early ’80s, passing out his home-recorded tapes around Austin, Texas. Within a few years, he built up somewhat of a cult following and really began to grow as Kurt Cobain, a fan...
by adviser | Sep 26, 2019 | Archives-old
Part hardcore punk, part lofi house beats, part memerock with a sprinkle of bath salts, Mom and the Mailman makes music that’s genuinely upsetting. I got turned onto Mom and the Mailman through their 2019 album Tasty Meat , which was on the WVAU rack last semester,...
by adviser | Sep 25, 2019 | Archives-old
My Dad had us cut our teeth on the Beatles to start. Hunter and I both liked the Beatles—still do, in fact— but my interest in the Fab Four grew to its own dramatic heights separate from that of my twin. I remember arguing with Jacob Cornblatt, by then the only one of...
