My radio show theme this week was indie rock. While I was DJing, my friend Olivia texted me: What even is indie music? That got me thinking, then researching, and then coming to this conclusion: Indie is fake!! Indie: the term is used to loosely describe fashion...
In middle school, being a Twenty One Pilots fan was somewhat like being a cult—a cult composed of band kids, emos, and weirdos. I was, naturally, part of this cult. But why were so many middle schoolers obsessed with the band? The duo, composed of Tyler Joseph and...
In my opinion, one of the most magical things about music are the ways it gets shared and reinvented. Musicians have been taking inspiration from each other since the beginning of time, a practice that has led to some of the most brilliant music that exists today....
I’m a bit tired of hearing people say, “I love all music…well, except country”, especially because I was at one time one of these people. But what’s with this disavowal of country anyway? What about country music could be so offensive, particularly to younger liberal...
The South has always had a lot to offer when it comes to hip hop, but artists outside Atlanta tend to get overlooked in their contribution to the sound of Southern rap. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, the enigmatic and ever-changing Pink Siifu pays homage to the Southern...
What do the Foo Fighters, Modern English, and Maggie Rogers have in common? They are all part of an amazing lineup of 44 artists playing 44 shows for $44 at DC’s newest venue, the Atlantis. Why 44? To celebrate the iconic 9:30 Club’s 44th year in a venue designed to...
To all slow-core girlies, Radiohead heads, and incels all over the DMV, rejoice! The North Star itself might as well come down and kiss us all. Why? Three words. Duster. Is. Coming. On April 11, Black Cat will be hosting the genre-defining group, as well as emerging...
Music is inherently political. If you’ve read any of my articles, you know that I write about music as protest, music as resistance against societal norms, and music as a means of self-expression in the face of Eurocentric cis-heteronormativity. While all music...
If you were scrolling through TikTok during the COVID pandemic, there is a very low chance that you haven’t heard one of George Kusunoki Miller’s songs. His music consistently goes viral, with “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK” gaining momentum in 2020 at the peak of the...
Looking to escape your current reality? Inspired by this playlist, here are some neo-psychedelic albums and songs to make you feel like you’re floating in space. Currents - Tame Impala (Album) Tame Impala’s Currents is well known as a neo-psychedelic masterpiece,...