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Brain Rot: First Thoughts of Ghost’s Album “Skeleta”
Hannah Williams
Apr 29
4 min read
Beyond Wonderland 2025 Catastrophe
Hannah Williams
Apr 28
4 min read
Why We Like Torch Songs
Kasper Owen
Apr 11
2 min read
A Vessel of Music - The Anteater Express
Emmanuel Jimenez
Apr 7
4 min read
A Revisited Medium, an Online Pastime
Katy Nguyen
Apr 5
4 min read
Recent Posts
Brain Rot: First Thoughts of Ghost’s Album “Skeleta”
Hannah Williams
Apr 29
4 min read
More Than A Love Song, More Than A Dance
Katy Nguyen
Jan 31
6 min read
What is the Point of Seeing Playboy Carti?
Hannah Williams
Dec 30, 2024
0 min read
Porter Robinson SMILE! :D Album and World Tour
Possibly the most unique way to tease a new album was done by American producer-songwriter Porter Robinson in the form of a video . It...
Artist Spotlight
Emmanuel Jimenez
Nov 15, 2024
2 min read
Decoding Taylor Swift’s “Lover” as a Song of Delusion, Not Romance
By Zahira Vasquez Taylor Swift “Lover” Album Cover Taylor Swift has written the love song. A song for weddings, for the fantasizers and...
Album Reviews
Zahira Vasquez
Jun 7, 2024
2 min read
Finding Simplicity Through Nature: Masakatsu Takagi’s Album, Marginalia III
By Joua Lee Marginalia III Album Cover Masakatsu Takagi is an artist whom I have grown to truly love throughout these past few months. He...
Album Reviews
Joua Lee
May 29, 2024
2 min read
Calico by Ryan Beatty: The Perfect Soundtrack for Spring
By Joua Lee What do you think of when you think of spring? Birds tweeting? Lilacs blooming on the side of the roads? The humming of a...
Album Reviews
Joua Lee
May 20, 2024
5 min read
A Love Letter to the Boys of boygenius
Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker are all indie legends in their own respects. Each singer-songwriter has produced studio...
Artist Spotlight
Peyton O'Neill
Apr 26, 2024
4 min read
Intro to Se So Neon + Concert Insight
By Vina Zhang SE SO NEON Members Profile (KProfiles) I went to my first concert in September 2023 – and it just happened to be a Se So...
Album Reviews
Vina Zhang
Apr 12, 2024
2 min read
In Defense of Classical Music
By Khang Nguyen Credit: https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2013/10/15/what-is-classical-music “Yuck. Disgusting.” I can already...
Album Reviews
Khang Nguyen
Apr 8, 2024
6 min read
Finding Spiritual Gold in Cleo Sol
By Skylar Paxton Image from The Music Desk Throughout the music world, there have been profound characters and artists who produce art so...
Album Reviews
Skylar Paxton
Mar 23, 2024
4 min read
Top 3 of 2023
By Diana Chmura Now about three months into 2024, I’m still left reminiscing on the past and the new music that was introduced to the...
Artist Spotlight
Diana Chmura
Mar 13, 2024
4 min read
An analysis of Epic: The Musical and a look at the Ocean Saga
By Melanie Sosa Battles against giant monsters, feuds with gods and witches, a tragic love story, and the repeated question about the use...
Album Reviews
Melanie Sosa
Feb 16, 2024
5 min read
Mitski Writes a Love Letter to Love Itself in “My Love Mine All Mine”
“Nothing in the world belongs to me but my love, mine all mine all mine…” On September 15, 2023, Mitski released her seventh studio...
Album Reviews
Katherine Llave
Nov 11, 2023
3 min read
Embracing the Chaos with Fall Out Boy’s Newest Album So Much (for) Stardust
By: Katherine Llave Whether you’ve heard Fall Out Boy’s pop rock energy from their hit song “Centuries,” their emo anthem “Sugar, We’re...
Album Reviews
Katherine Llave
May 1, 2023
6 min read
(Some) First Impressions of Yeat’s AftërLyfe Album
By Ingrid Avancena Yeat’s album cover for AftërLyfe Irvine-born experimental rapper, Yeat, just released his album, AftërLyfe, which has...
Album Reviews
Ingrid de Venencia Avancena
Mar 14, 2023
3 min read
Black American History in Beyonce’s Lemonade
By Skylar Paxton (Harpers Bazaar) On April 23, 2016, Beyonce gave the world her most momentous and riveting creation yet – Lemonade. She...
Album Reviews
Skylar Paxton
Feb 7, 2023
4 min read
Nostalgia and Melancholy on Miranda Cosgrove's Debut LP "Sparks Fly"
I have very fond memories of driving home from elementary school to the soundtrack of Miranda Cosgrove's "Kissin U", the first and only...
Album Reviews
Thomas Young
Mar 23, 2022
3 min read
Avril Lavigne: The Princess of Pop Punk Releases New Album
Writer: Helena San Roque No, she didn't die. And, no, she wasn't replaced by a doppelgänger like Paul McCartney. The energy of Canadian...
Album Reviews
Helena San Roque
Mar 9, 2022
1 min read
Red Hot Chili Peppers Return with New Album "Unlimited Love" after 16 years
Writer: Helena San Roque You either love them or you hate them—although many often choose the latter. In 1983 , lead guitarist John...
Album Reviews
Helena San Roque
Mar 5, 2022
3 min read
Wiz Misses Again, Juicy J Shows Out on 'Stoner's Night'
By: Mason Stoutamire Cover art for 'Stoner's Night' via Trippy Records I miss the early 2010’s. I was discovering a ton of hip-hop and...
Artist Spotlight
Mason Stoutamire
Mar 2, 2022
2 min read
Michael Cera Gets Weird on 2014 Indie-Folk Album ”True That”
Oh dear. This is becoming somewhat of a trend. A few weeks ago, I reviewed Steven Seagal’s enigmatic — and ultimately problematic — album...
Album Reviews
Thomas Young
Mar 1, 2022
2 min read
Florence + the Machine is back with "King"
The official artwork for Florence + the Machine's single, "King". It’s been almost four years since Florence + the Machine released their...
Album Reviews
Gabriela Huselton
Feb 26, 2022
1 min read
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