Remember One Direction? Well even if you do I am going to remind you; they were a British boy band put together on the singing competition show “The X-Factor” that has since lost a member and gone on a hiatus. Now I am not here to tell you the history of One...
Photo by Shaina Santos Last semester, Desta Dawn came to American University to perform at ESA Fest. The event was hosted by the Ethiopian & Eritrean Student Association to showcase Habesha culture. There were many standout performers, but Desta Dawn's...
The Asian identity is fragment in popular culture. The stories, music, and culture have never been adequately told and how can it be when there are is such little representation. Just recently the Asian community has gained traction in the music industry with the...
Pop-punk may not be dead, but its big players seem to be going through an identity crisis. Searching “pop-punk bands” into Google first gives you a list of these bigger names like Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Paramore, All Time Low, and others. Bands like these...
Photo courtesy of Indie Guides It was August 23rd. Teen Mortgage walked off the stage at DC9 with the gaits of soldiers leaving a battlefield- accomplished and certain of victory even if they had poured out the Pacific in terms of the combined sweat between the two of...
Image courtesy of Kelela “Hold up, wait, you're fucking with my groove. Gettin' on this plane, making moves.Û, Kelela puts the world on notice in the hook of her song “Frontline” in the sweetest and most legitimate manner and we're not mad about it. Since the...
Y'all need to stop what you're doing and read this thought-provoking journal for today's column. I just discovered this song the other day and I cannot stop listening to it. This artist is not well known and so therefore there is not a lot written about him or the...
A new segment from us! WVAU Music Staff reviews new albums each week - here's what the group has reviewed from the start of January to now, February 23. From now on, we'll be publishing their weekly reviews, weekly. Enjoy! Pop/ish Danielle Duval ÛÒ Lose It...
Image courtesy of BBC Despite not having as large a following as genre-mates Frightened Rabbit, Scottish indie-folk band Admiral Fallows has always had a special place in my heart. From the moment I first hear the bombastic chorus of their first single “Squealing...
Will Toledo released Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror) in 2011 under the name Car Seat Headrest. And now that Car Seat Headrest has expanded to a band, Toledo made it his mission to re-work the first album that put him on the map, titled Twin Fantasy (Face to Face),...