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Mood Ring Vol. 5

Mood Ring Vol. 5

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...

Subculture Studies, Vol. 3 – Queercore

Subculture Studies, Vol. 3 – Queercore

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...

Scoring the Moment: Study Song Recommendations

Scoring the Moment: Study Song Recommendations

I don’t know about you, but I need my headphones on and music blasting to get my homework done. And with finals right around the corner, it’s time to lock in on that study playlist. So, if that sounds like something you need, here are some recommendations for you to...

For Fans Of, Vol. 2 – Film & Album Pairings

For Fans Of, Vol. 2 – Film & Album Pairings

In an age of playlists and autogenerated ways of finding music, “For Fans Of” is here to suggest album pairings to go along with films beloved by Eagles across campus. Looking through some of the student body’s top films, these pairings intend to capture the sound,...

Mood Ring: Vol. 4

Mood Ring: Vol. 4

Thursday March 19th: Asc. Scorpio by Oracle Sisters I drove to school this morning and my roommate played this on the way there. We’re both Scorpio Risings. “You’re Ascendant Scorpio. An element of blunder, a tenement, which number?” I’m not quite sure I love how...

Carter’s Classics, Vol. 4 – “Blonde”

Carter’s Classics, Vol. 4 – “Blonde”

I remember sitting in bed at 2:30 in the morning, glued to my phone a little over halfway through my sophomore year of high school.  That night (or morning, if you may) was Frank Ocean’s first live performance in six years: Coachella 2023. But little did people who...

Scoring the Moment: Spring Song Recommendations

Scoring the Moment: Spring Song Recommendations

With spring having recently begun, it is the perfect time to curate your personal spring playlist. These are some suggestions for when you want to walk around, look at the flowers and take in the newly warm weather.  “Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth”...

Subculture Studies, Vol. 2 – Go-go

Subculture Studies, Vol. 2 – Go-go

Few genres are as dependent on their audience as Go-go, which insists community as a central characteristic. In 1970s Washington, D.C., Washingtonians craved community. The city was divided into two economic classes. The first consisted of those affiliated with the...