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More Than A Love Song, More Than A Dance
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ album: Fever To Tell In September 2003, alternative rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs released the single, “Maps”. Two decades...
Katy Nguyen
Jan 316 min read
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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...
Emmanuel Jimenez
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Reflecting on Depeche Mode's Legacy
Their sound influenced an entire genre of 80s synth-pop. Now, this might be their last album and their last tour. But as Depeche Mode...
Kasper Owen
Nov 15, 20245 min read
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An Evening with Faye Webster: Falling In Love with Love at the Albert Hall
These days, everybody knows Faye Webster. If you don’t know Faye Webster, you probably know someone who does.
Katy Nguyen
Oct 9, 20247 min read
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Making Waves in the K-pop Industry: Debut of the First Hearing-Impaired K-pop Group
Over the last decade, K-pop has taken the world by storm. Famous for their catchy choruses, intense choreography, and iconic fashion,...
Caroline Dergazarian
Sep 30, 20244 min read
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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...
Joua Lee
May 29, 20242 min read
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Meet BLP Kosher: The Rapper Putting a Spin on Tradition
Nikki Fakhimi BLP Kosher, whose real name is Benjamin Landy Pavilion, is a 23 year old up-and-coming rapper from Broward County in...
Nikki Fakhimi
May 27, 20243 min read
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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...
Joua Lee
May 20, 20245 min read
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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...
Peyton O'Neill
Apr 26, 20244 min read
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Laufey’s “Goddess” Renounces Idol Worship
By Katherine Llave Laufey, the up-and-coming Icelandic singer-songwriter renowned for her jazz-pop fusion style, has donned an angelic...
Katherine Llave
Apr 22, 20243 min read
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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...
Vina Zhang
Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Alumni Spotlight: Charisma Madarang, Night Editor at Rolling Stone
By Faith Neo Credit: Charisma Madarang Tell me a bit about your background and what you do now! My name is Charisma Madarang. I'm a news...
Faith Neo
Apr 1, 20244 min read
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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...
Skylar Paxton
Mar 23, 20244 min read
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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...
Diana Chmura
Mar 13, 20244 min read
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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...
Melanie Sosa
Feb 16, 20245 min read
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Intro to Lamp: A 2000's Relic
by Vina Zhang Formed in 2000, the Japanese band Lamp consists of members Taiyo Someya, Yusuke Nagai, and Kaori Sakakibara. In 2003, they...
Vina Zhang
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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House Music Starter Pack
By: Faith Neo House Music (Picture Credit: bohlam_neon) Around the beginning of the school year, one of my best friends introduced me to...
Faith Neo
Dec 7, 20233 min read
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UCI Artist Spotlight: Musician Diego Koizumi, a.k.a. THOMPSON
By: Faith Neo Diego Koizumi (Image Source: Diego Koizumi) What’s your name, major, year, and school? My name is Diego Koizumi. I go by...
Faith Neo
Nov 1, 20237 min read
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Lyn Lapid Rocks the Roxy Theater
By: Katherine Llave As an avid fan of Lyn Lapid since 2021, I had long awaited the chance to see her after missing out on her 2022 tour...
Katherine Llave
Oct 22, 20238 min read
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The Seasonal Sad Girl Trinity
By: Katherine Llave With the changing of the seasons, there may also be a changing of one’s musical artists to better suit this different...
Katherine Llave
May 30, 20233 min read
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