For several weeks, the song “Walk My Walk” by Breaking Rust topped Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart, alongside a number of songs by Caine Walker. All of these charting songs were written and performed by AI, becoming part of a growing trend of AI “artists”...
This past June marked the 30th anniversary of one of my favorite albums, “Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morrissette. I think fondly of sitting in the backseat of my parent’s car when “Ironic” would come on the radio. My dad would revel in how much he loved the song,...
This year's Grammy nominations are out, which offers me an exciting opportunity to take a look at a questionable amalgamation of nominees in categories that never quite line up. But who doesn’t love award shows! This year, Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with a total of...
Over the past few years, you most likely noticed the gradual rise of a pop superstar. Although not new to the limelight, the release of Sabrina Carpenter’s fifth studio album “emails i can’t send” and the virality of its song “Nonsense” propelled her to a new level of...
I watched the “City Walls” music video on Sunday night just a few days after it came out. I’d come off one of those weeks you have as a senior that makes you contemplate your entire life course, one where assignments seem to never end and every stressful thing...
Midway through the fall semester of my junior year of college, I’ve found myself living more independently than ever. A weird experience, might I add, but a rather profound one that has contributed to a period of self-discovery. My favorite moments of being on my own...
I recently rewatched the indie cult-classic “Garden State” the other weekend. The air finally felt cold enough and the leaves yellow enough. Really, I wanted to hear the soundtrack, the same one that won a Grammy. It really is so special, full of perfectly...
“The scene just isn’t what it used to be.” Hashed out chit chat of the 40-something men holding court in the back of a local punk show. They traded in the Xs on their hands for beer bellies years ago. Now, clutching an IPA and barely squeezed into their 15-year-old...
TORO Performing in the Kay Basement, March 2024. Photo by Ryan Barna Independent venues have been at the heart of the D.C. music scene for decades. Basements, warehouses, bars and more turn into a breeding ground for new music and art, and a space for people to be...
I was a huge Taylor Swift fan growing up–my first iPod only had two full albums on it: One Direction’s debut album and "1989". Those two albums played on repeat, much to my mom’s chagrin, and though my music taste has changed in the last 12 years, I never stopped...