I am floored by Lorde's sophomore album, Melodrama. Lorde has created a deeply personal, hard-hitting album that reveals much about herself as well as other young adults. It's almost like she read my diary and wrote Melodrama about it. And the best part of this...
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From Vine to Billboard Hot 100, Ruth B is here to stay
Credit: @itsruthb You may know Ruth B as the Viner who got a record deal or as the voice behind the Peter Pan inspired hit, “Lost Boy." Before her show at Jammin' Java, we had the opportunity to talk to Ruth B about her new album Ethiopia, and the death of Vine....
In Defense of “Brooklyn BabyÛ
Who else is excited about the new Lana Del Rey album? I mean, probably nobody at this organization other than me because of high standards and what not, but me, I am. I don't really care that she puts out the basically same album every two years but with a different...
“Stay:” Fate, Free Will, and Philosophical Elevator Thoughts
This week was a great week to have an existential crisis. At least, that's what my brain told me. I spent many a night contemplating the unanswered questions of our species, so when Zedd and Alessia Cara's newest video set out to answer one of my biggest inquiries,...
American Aquarium or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Country Music
I honestly cannot remember how I first heard Raleigh, North Carolina's American Aquarium. But I'm pretty sure it involved seeing the cover for their 2012 record Burn.Flicker.Die and deciding to listen based on that alone. It's not often that happens, and I'm glad...
Franconia’s Finest w/ Calkie Fisseha and Meg Mowery: Episode 2
We talking Springfield & barre, join us. We're back babbbyyyy! This week, we talking siblings, self care, and DAMN.
Analysis and Dissection of Father John Misty’s Pure Comedy
Courtesy of Pitchfork Father John Misty, aka Josh Tillman, aka the drummer from Fleet Foxes, released his third album Pure Comedy on Friday, April 7, two years after his iconic sophomore album, I Love You, Honeybear. And during this two year transition, Tillman shifts...
Time is a Flat Circle: The AU Dog Park and Civil War Music
Courtesy of the Washington Post Last Night in the Dog Park An area all AU students know and love is Battery Kemble Park, or, as it's known better, simply “the dog park." Go there on a breezy mid-afternoon to feel like you aren't in DC anymore, get some exercise, and...
Best at Urban Outfitters the Musical ’17
Courtesy of Coachella One of my favorite tweets of all time is one by Braden Graeber, "Coachella is just 'Urban Outfitters: The Musical.'” And while I love to poke fun at Coachella, and how it really is an event for rich white people, the lineup for this year's...
“Now or Never:” Violent Delights, Violent Ends
Fun fact: I may or may not have scared three businessmen with my excited yelling when I was watching this video in a gym parking lot. That's how serious I took the release of Halsey's new single: I planned my day out so that I finished working out the same time it...






