Photo courtesy of Belilmalebridia I am always astounded at what happens within a year and all the changes that take place. Everything serves as a purpose and not everything and stay or remain. Love seems to be the only constant in life yet sometimes we also must let...
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“The Perilous Night:” An updated “Eve of Destruction?Û
Photo courtesy of Red Light Management Eventually I'll shut up about alt-country and southern rock. But today is not that day. Late in 2017, southern rock bank The Drive-By Truckers released a single entitled “The Perilous Night,” and, as a fan of theirs, I was very...
"Your New Favorite Band"
Image courtesy of Been Stellar's Bandcamp Admit it. You love saying “I listened to them before they were cool.” Countless indie artists have disappeared into the mainstream, leaving underground music junkies to cling to old demos and unreleased tracks. Rock and Roll...
Unpopular Opinion: Last Christmas is a Better Christmas Song than All I Want For Christmas is You
Happy holidays y'all! Through the stress of finals, I'm sure some are finding a small semblance of comfort by playing holiday tunes while making endless amounts of Quizlet flash card sets. As everyone knows, staple of the holiday season is the constant playing of...
The Commune: Or, a Love Letter to DC’s DIY Music Scene
Dear Assholes, Somewhere, somehow, and somewhen, I am going to play at your establishment in DC. Might not be March, might not be next March. Might not even be tomorrow. But at some point, your 500 bands per square mile of DC are going to kneel their inept little...
A Review of Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’
Courtesy of Taylor Swift Taylor Swift's relationship with the public has been anything but smooth sailing over the past few years. Something that hasn't wavered drastically is her musical ability. With every album comes an onslaught of bops and bangers which most...
Babyface: Music Magician
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds not only has a stretch of Indianan highway named in his honor; he also has played a hand in creating countless R&B hits in his music career. What better way to show appreciation for R&B than to acknowledge someone that knows it...
Punk Pop vs. Pop Punk, Ramones-core vs. Hi-Fi Punk
The Offspring, unfortunately, was how I was introduced to Punk. “PunkÛ. Growing up a Beatles aficionado, arguing constantly to more musically knowledgeable classmates that Ringo Starr was the world's best drummer (Hey, he's filthy rich and Keith Moon is dead, I...
Twisted Love
Plenty of people have strong feelings towards Selena, good or bad, but I've always admired her for being incredibly positive and down to earth. It's interesting how much we idolize celebrities and artists, even though we don't know them personally. I've never met...
“Human, Like the Rest of Us; Weak:” How Jukebox The Ghost’s “The Spiritual” Shows the Futility of Internalizing Human Struggles
The last two weeks of classes are heavy times, so instead of discussing a lighthearted song while I take a break from doing final projects, studying for final exams, practicing for my trombone jury, and preparing for the LSAT, I'm going to tackle a song with a heavy...









