Upon deciding what to write this week, I became inspired by thinking all of the people i've met at AU. Though American is not the most racially diverse place, it is pretty geographically diverse. I've met people here from Missouri to Hawaii to South Korea, and most...
“Ribs” is from Lorde's debut album, Pure Heroine, and is often overshadowed by the more popular “Royals.” Of course, when a such a song receives a Grammy, it's hard to ignore. Nonetheless, it is a song I find deeply underappreciated because it is a rava avis, a...
We live in harsh times. The weather lies to the weatherman, the mailman bites the dog, a pornstar has more power than the president… yessir, these are strange, harsh times. But! We still have astrology to distract from the cognitive ineptitude plummeting this here...
As a teenager trying to separate myself from everyone else, I tried my hardest to let everyone know that I listened to “real” music, meaning that I wasn't listening to top 40. I thought this made me the most different and special person on the planet. Alas, I'm...
Just watched the newer film, Call Me By Your Name, and I have fallen in love with the soundtrack. If you haven't seen it yet, stop reading this and go watch it right now and then come back. The song that really stuck out to me and basically slapped me in the face...
Another Saint Patrick's Day gone, another multiple pints of Guinness downed, and another big boost in royalties for Celtic Punk bands like Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. I've mentioned this before, but I genuinely enjoy this genre and basically listen to it...
WVAU Music Staff reviews new albums each week! Here's what the group has reviewed for the week of March 23. Hip hop Citizen Kay - Belly of the Beast AAA (Guitars and such) Dream Wife - Dream Wife (Lucky Number) [Punk rock] European women's trio of today's punk style....
On this day three years ago, March 22nd 2015, a lethal combination of diabetic complications and kidney failure took the life of Malik Izaak Taylor, better known by his stage name Phife Dawg, a founding member of New York City rap group “A Tribe Called Quest” and...
Australian rock trio Camp Cope are the girls who don't care the popularity contest. Their sophomore album, How to Socialise & Make Friends, captures an age-old fight against the mainstream music scene in a time when that fight is constantly changing. But this...
When Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, two childhood friends and folk connoisseurs from Queens, New York, released their 1970 record, Bridge Over Troubled Waters it was their most ambitious and experimental work to date. The duo spent the majority of the 1960's, and the...