Big Meme Moods: “Me, Trying to Take Your Sadness Away”
Georgia Abdow
October 22, 2019
This is one of the most wholesome memes I have ever laid my eyes on, in that it depicts an act of kindness to someone in need of a pick-me-up. It reads, “Your sadness” and “Me, trying to take away your sadness,” where a cat tugs at a blanket. I thought I would lighten up the mood from my last column and give you a playlist that d...
Songs for Scorpios
JJ Smith
October 21, 2019
Brace yourselves, it’s almost Scorpio Season. October 23rd to November 21st means deep emotions and causes one to search for deeper meaning in almost everything. Scorpio is one of the most emotional and intense zodiac signs to exist, so a playlist of soothing songs to satisfy this sign is essential. As...
Fresh of The Boat: BENEE – not your typical uni drop-out and pizza girl
Yen Dang
October 21, 2019
Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, BENEE, AKA Stella Bennett, is ready for your ranting hours as well as your comfort hours no matter what the time zone is with her kaleidoscope of breezy and sun-soaked groove to the emotionally wrought and nostalgic sounds. So, whatever problem you are forced...
Headphoning It In: Rubber Soul, the Key to Psychedelic Rock
Madee Sadozai
October 18, 2019
1965: Fifty-four years ago, the sound of music changed forever. Not just because the film Sound of Music was released that year, but because Rubber Soul, the Beatles’ sixth studio album, came into existence. Allow me to so bold as to make my intentions clear: my one and only agenda in life is for ev...
Up and Coming in the District: Rosie Tucker
Isabella Goodman
October 17, 2019
It’s week and a half after my first column, where I saw Halpine and Poppies, and I’ve found myself back at Songbyrd. This time, it’s to see Rosie Tucker and Taft. It’s starting to get colder outside, which is great for so many reasons, one of which is because of how right Songbyrd feels during...
Respect the Classics: Led Zeppelin and Greta Van Fleet
Zoe Joy
October 17, 2019
If you listen to rock music then you are probably thinking “this is kind of an obvious comparison” but hear me out; it’s worth it. The guitar, vocals, lyrics, and aesthetic of both bands are so similar, yet Greta Van Fleet is anything but a Led Zeppelin cover band. However, there are some obvious...
Chicago and Unapologetic Pop Feminism
Jessica Anthony
October 16, 2019
Look at the Billboard Hot 100, and there seems to be a rising trend: unapologetic feminism. Women empowering women, unafraid to call out the men in their lives for the issues that always seem to follow them. Lizzo asks why men are great until they "gotta be great," Billie Eilish gets in touch with her...
Maggie Rogers: Aggie Cromwell but Make it Political
Claire Daniel
October 15, 2019
Well folks, it’s ~spooky season~ and on Monday October 7th, my soul left my body. Everyone in the Anthem’s soul was snatched by Margaret Debay Rogers. Yes. I am talking about Maggie Rogers. The rumors, I have come to find out, are true. I can confirm that Maggie Rogers is, in fact, a witch. Now, I am not s...
A.W’s Album is Getting Us Right
Chanell Noise
October 15, 2019
A.W’s’ album, ...Was Right All Along, explores queer coming-of-age with finesse. The revelations, triumphs, and pitfalls of finding oneself in a hetero-patriarchal world are highlighted and celebrated. A.W, a.k.a John-Allison Weiss, released ...Was Right All Along ten years ago and the tenth anniversary was celebrated with a re-release on all maj...
Kiana Ledé’s All Grown Up: From Kidz Bop Star to Music Maven
Maggie Mahoney
October 14, 2019
Unorthodox as at it may seem, Arizona-native: Kiana LedéBrown got her big break winning KIDZ Star USA, a national competition for ages 15 and under, sponsored by Kidz Bop. She had been singing, acting in plays, and playing the piano since infancy and with the help of her mom, submitted a video to the c...
End of an Era: Reading In Between the Lines of Pitchfork’s “Best of the 2010’s” Lists
Johanna Zen
October 11, 2019
This past week, the online music publication Pitchfork released two lists dissecting both the 200 best songs and 200 best albums of the 2010s.As someone with a love/hate relationship with Pitchfork’s reviews, the lists gave me much less of a pretension-induced headache than I originally thought they would. Fr...
The Five Albums That Came Out This Year
James Lepinsky
October 11, 2019
2019 kinda sucked for music. Not many good records came out, but these records were the best of the best and I listened to them a lot throughout the year. I have no hope that any records coming within the next two months will be any better than the ones I mention now, also for me i’m just really ready...
