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Zahira Vasquez
Jun 72 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...
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Joua Lee
May 292 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...
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Joua Lee
May 205 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...
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Peyton O'Neill
Apr 254 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...
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Vina Zhang
Apr 122 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...
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Khang Nguyen
Apr 86 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...
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Skylar Paxton
Mar 234 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...
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Diana Chmura
Mar 134 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...
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Melanie Sosa
Feb 165 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...
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Katherine Llave
Nov 11, 20233 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...
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Katherine Llave
May 1, 20236 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...
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Ingrid de Venencia Avancena
Mar 14, 20233 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...
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Skylar Paxton
Feb 7, 20234 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...
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Thomas Young
Mar 23, 20223 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...
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Helena San Roque
Mar 9, 20221 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...
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Helena San Roque
Mar 5, 20223 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...
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Mason Stoutamire
Mar 2, 20222 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...
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Thomas Young
Feb 28, 20222 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...
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Gabriela Huselton
Feb 26, 20221 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...
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Mason Stoutamire
Feb 12, 20221 min read
Zack Villere's "Cardboard City" Turns Two Years Old
By: Mason Stoutamire Cover art for "Cardboard City" from Villere's Soundcloud. This Valentine’s Day marks the two-year anniversary of...
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