Nepo Baby? Nope. Citing Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Arcade Fire, and The Smiths as influences for their sound, Wallows have yet to disappoint with their continuous creations of unique instrumentals, distinctive vocals, and overall fun songs. With over 7,000,000...
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Soundtracking
Have y’all ever seen those “Breaking Bad: The Sitcom” videos around the internet? If not, you’re missing out, but essentially, they take scenes from Breaking Bad, and change up the vibe of the show to make it a corny 90s sitcom rather than the normal crime thriller...
Fela Kuti: Activism as Art
Back in October 2021, when I was beginning to adjust to the college experience, I gave myself a goal. You might be thinking this goal was something like turn in all my assignments on time, or average a 4.0 GPA for the semester. But unfortunately, my compulsive...
A Love Letter to Adrianne Lenker – From the Junk Drawer
She is not just another weird looking white woman with a guitar. She is a part of me. Okay, maybe I am being dramatic. I have only really been listening to her work for the past four or so months, but it has already permanently altered my thinking. Although I would...
On the DL: Vol. 1
Hi guys! Welcome to On the DL Vol 1, I’m super excited to share some songs and artists that I personally believe should see the same amount of daylight as charting singles and mainstream artists do. As someone that’s a major SZA fan I was begging for her to drop an...
Valentine’s Day Around the World
Chocolate-covered strawberries, romantic dinners, and roses reach their peak season every year on February 14. The “Day of Love” is the perfect time to show loved ones how much they are appreciated, and what better way to do so than to travel the globe searching for...
Up Close and Personal: Maggie Rogers’ and the Feral Joy Tour
Hello, and welcome to the very first issue of my column– The 411. I’m very happy to have you! My name is Miranda, and I’m a sophomore in the Business & Entertainment program here at American. It just so happens that I also love to write. For this column I’ll be...
Fredo Disco and the Perils of Growing Up
The first time I heard fredo disco, I felt seen as an insufferable teenager. His music was the perfect blend of pop punk, midwest emo, and the weird (yet slightly funny) guy from your calculus class who makes sarcastic comments. This is to say: he was a relatable,...
“What Is That Melody?”
Throughout the endless search to discover new music, a common Google search of mine has often begun with these words: "Music that sounds like ___.” Typically, inserting the name of an artist that I’ve been most recently obsessed with easily yields a plethora of...
Now Playing: The Divine Feminine
The late, great Mac Miller had the right idea in his fourth studio album The Divine Feminine. To be honest, I had never heard of the term before its release in 2016, and I had no idea what it meant. It’s a quite beautiful sentiment: the existence of the divine...









