Interview with Stephn: The Process Behind “Mind on Matter”
Maliyah Grant
April 30, 2019
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Time Before Us. The title of Stephn’s first project hinted at the past, but in reality, the EP was filled with sounds, stories, and emotions that can’t be bound to one moment in time. And the positive response to Stephn’s debut is a clear indicator that we’ll be seeing more from him in the f...
The Doors, Classic Rock, & Why You Should Care About Romanticism
Niccolo Bechtler, Web Staffer
April 25, 2019
Filed under Blogs, Current Columns
For most of recorded history, if you wanted to know about how common tropes of classic rock songwriting share common ground with the aesthetics of 19century Romantic art and literature, you’d be out of luck. Then, just recently, some dude wrote a book about it (which—full disclosure—I...
The Social Dig: It’s Beychella All Over Again
Chanell Noise, Web Staffer
April 25, 2019
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Homecoming: The Live Album reinforces the timelessness of Beyonce and her influencers’ music. Leave it to Beyoncé to give listeners an album long enough to be a movie. Homecoming: The Live Album, was released on Apr. 17 on all major streaming platforms alongside her Netflix documentary of the ...
MetaMusician: They Might Be My Favorite
Sam Graziano
April 19, 2019
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They Might Be Giants. Even if you haven’t heard the name, you’ve definitely heard some of their work. They’ve recorded the theme songs for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Malcom in the Middle among other things. They’ve also have had a career spanning almost four decades with 22 studio albums under t...
In Our Feelings: Coachella, Overrated or Underrated?
Morgan Bluma
April 18, 2019
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lleYJOwpRC8 Everyone by now knows and has continuously heard about Coachella. Right off the bat, in my opinion, it is very much overrated. I have my favorite festival back home, Summerfest, which does not get enough rep. It is far cheaper and, to me, have way better ...
Why I Cover: “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by The Stooges
Milo Paul
April 16, 2019
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If you couldn’t already tell, I like Iggy Pop. One of the first installments of my “Why I Cover” series was about his song “The Passenger” and, realistically, it’s not going to surprise me if he reappears here again from time to time. That man has done a lot in his decades-spanning career ...
The Death of Rock in the Desert: Coachella Then vs Now
Shannon Durazo
April 15, 2019
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Rock music, whether in its pure Rolling Stones-esque form or manifested into its many different sub-genres, has been steadily declining in the American music festival circuit. And this year’s Coachella Music Festival, with the exception of some independent heavy hitters like Ty Segall and White Fence,...
The Social Dig: Honest Raps From The City That Never Sleeps
Chanell Noise, Web Staffer
April 12, 2019
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A year later, it's time to reflect on the reach of young, authentic and niche NYC artists’ albums. Vacation In Hell, Flatbush Zombies second studio album, celebrated its one year anniversary on Apr. 6. The group released their album through their own independent record label, Glorious Dead Recordings....
Feminist Punk in the UK
Johanna Zenn, Web Staffer
April 9, 2019
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The American Riot Grrrl movement gets a lot of the spotlight when talking about the history of feminist music, and for very good reason. Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the band Bikini Kill, was prolific in launching this movement, taking the anti-establishment spirit of punk music and giving it a specifically...
London Calling
Melissa Weinstein
April 5, 2019
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When I was filling out the endless paperwork to go abroad next semester, I was met with multiple essay questions asking why I specifically wanted to study in London, England. I knew I should probably just say what they wanted to hear; something about London’s rich culture and fascinating history. Althou...
Four Albums for National Poetry Month
James Lepinsky
April 4, 2019
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The great philosopher by the name of Mac DeMarco once said in an interview, “being a musician is half being a poet.” And since April is officially National Poetry Month, I wanted to celebrate the albums and poet-sicians (you can use that free of charge, Merriam-Webster) that perfectly blended the art ...
In Our Feelings: Rolling Stones Postponed, But Still Going Strong
Morgan Bluma
April 4, 2019
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=35&v=O4irXQhgMqg Just recently, the Rolling Stones announced their decision to postpone their North American and Canadian leg of their 2019 “No Filter” tour which would have ran from April 20thto July 29th. When the postponement was originally announced, fa...
