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The Commune: Or, a Love Letter to DC‰’s DIY Music Scene

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’

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

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

Punk Pop vs. Pop Punk, Ramones-core vs. Hi-Fi Punk

The Offspring, unfortunately, was how I was introduced to Punk. “Punk‰Û. 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

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...

New Age R&B

New Age R&B

Photo: Pigeons and Planes In the world of music, it is no surprise to see artists mature throughout their careers, and I, like many others, enjoy following their progress. What is even more exciting to see is the evolution of the music industry itself. In this week‰'s...

Dark Pop Smart Pop and Bangers

Dark Pop Smart Pop and Bangers

Photo by Celebrities Temple I‰'m really stupid. I actually didn‰'t notice it until it had already happened. It was some time later in the year 2015 when someone pointed it out to me. I was in his car and we were listening to the deluxe CD version of Taylor Swift‰'s...