Hello! It’s that time of week again—welcome to Color Theory! Today, I’m talking about the idea of ‘pale blue’. When thinking about the color and songs I wanted to look at this week, what really struck me is a lyric from “This Love” by Taylor Swift. “This Love” is one...
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This is why I don’t turn this off: Paramore keeps alternative music alive
At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in the middle of my AUx class, my hand shot to my mouth, barely masking the gasp that jumped from my mouth. I looked around to see if I’d made a scene, but no one was looking my way—in the corner of Anderson Hall’s AUx...
TikTok Tanks Concerts, According to Artists: What’s Next?
“Kids these days just don’t get it” and this time it’s not your out-of-touch Grateful Dead loving parents saying it, it’s all live music loving folk. Concert goers and artists all around the country are in uproar about behavior in our post Covid-lockdown live music...
Concert Preview: Dayglow with Ritt Momney at 9:30 Club 11/14 & 11/15
Dayglow is a solo indie pop band featuring Sloan Struble. A Texas native, Struble had released music under the name Kindred before creating Dayglow in 2017. First hitting the limelight in 2018 with their song “Can I Call You Tonight?” gaining popularity on TikTok and...
Shauna Dean Cokeland Won’t Be Staying In Place For Long
I could go on and on about Taylor Swift’s new album, but we’ve seen that. It was amazing, we all know it (unless you don’t know it, then you should get on to knowing it). But on October 21st, while Taylor Swift was releasing Midnights, Shauna Dean Cokeland was...
Everything You Need to Know About Taylor Swift’s Openers for The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift took to Good Morning America to announce The Eras Tour shortly after earning the top 10 spots on the Billboard Top 100, becoming the first artist to claim the Hot 100’s entire top ten. This is remarkable given that Swift had released the album, Midnights,...
Animal DJs and Digital Musical Instruments: An Unrelated Analysis
The other day I was sent a TikTok of dog behind a DJ controller blasting techno music in a dingy, yellow-tiled area that might as well be the backdrop to the latest backrooms video. With over 1.2 million views, the TikTok is quite popular, and it’s easy to see why;...
Get to know who will be performing with Taylor Swift on her upcoming tour: Paramore Formed in 2004, this alt-rock band quickly rose to fame amassing countless fans and impact on the music industry. Being the opener for the first date of the tour Paramore will most...
Puddle Music: Chappell Roan is Changing Pop Music, and You Should be Paying Attention
Chappell Roan is transforming pop music as we know it. Originally from the small town of Willard, Missouri, Roan was discovered when she was a teenager by Atlantic Records. Under Atlantic, she released a few singles and an EP in 2017 in addition to opening for Declan...
Concert Preview: flipturn at Black Cat 11/12
Flipturn is an indie band from Florida self-described as creating music for “endless summers, sun-streaked days, and introspective nights”. Built out of a Fernandina Beach garage, the band consists of Dillon Basse on lead vocals and guitar, Tristan Duncan on lead...









