There is a series of stages that come with being a Frank Ocean fan. The first being admiration, where his music enthrals you. Then wonder, the stage where you learn about who he is and what has shaped his art. Then it’s denial, where you learn that he hasn’t dropped...
A crowd of protestors were gathered outside of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s house in 2020, calling on the city to defund the Metro Police Department (MPD) as music drifted over the crowd. In the middle stood OnRaé LaTeal, a local musician playing songs from her album “The...
Life is subject to change at any time. Like any human being, time changed Will Toledo's perspective on life. Seven years separate the original "Mirror to Mirror" version and the critically-acclaimed "Face to Face" version, which I will be reviewing. Those seven years...
If you consider yourself even somewhat tapped into the music world, chances are you’ve heard of a band called Geese. Born out of the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, the band consists of Cameron Winter (vocalist), Max Bassin (drums), Emily Green (guitar), and Dom...
A couple of weeks ago, I was texting a friend of mine over Instagram DMs about an outfit of the day (OOTD) story she had posted. In these daily OOTD posts on her accounts, she includes with it a song that she feels correlates well with the outfit she is wearing. In...
“I’m a dad. I’m a husband. You’re not getting it. It’s not clocking to you. It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business.” This past weekend, Justin Bieber became a first-time Coachella festival headliner. The dad, husband, and king of standing on business,...
Thursday, April 2: The View Between Villages by Noah Kahan Imagine you’re driving to Shenandoah with your friend to go on a hike, and you play some Noah Kahan to get in the mood. Then imagine the service goes out and because you’ve been listening to Noah Kahan that is...
By the mid-1980s, queer life in North America was collapsing. The AIDS epidemic tore through communities at an unprecedented rate, while the Reagan administration refused to respond in an effective manner due to social stigma. At the same time, this stigma overflowed...
Yes, the robins have been singing and the cherry blossoms are blooming but the true sign that summer is coming is the announcement of a brand new Sublime album. The pride of Long Beach reunited last year with original drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson, fronted...
Somewhere in Sacramento, Stefan Burnett paced down a workplace hallway wearing all black and a gas mask. He tested every door, with his friend Zach Hill on his tail, recording him for a music video. Eventually a door opened, and an empty printing room sat there. A...