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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
Boywithuke Announces First Ever World Tour
By: Katherine Llave (Source: @boywithuke on Instagram) The mysterious masked music phenomenon Boywithuke has just announced that he will...
Events
Katherine Llave
May 16, 2023
2 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
Rebirth and Revival: Lana Del Rey's new vulnerable song "The Grants"
By Monica Gomez Lana Del Rey opens a new side to her, a side that goes beyond her beautifully pained persona, but right into her truthful...
Artist Spotlight
Monica Crystal Gomez
Mar 31, 2023
2 min read
The Black and Queer Renaissance by Beyoncé
By Skylar Paxton Image taken from That Grape Juice Once again, the queen herself has created a masterpiece that everyone not only wanted...
Artist Spotlight
Skylar Paxton
Mar 31, 2023
2 min read
The Musical Guide to Being a Sad Girl
By Monica Gomez Playlist 7 am: Under the Table by Fiona Apple Favorite Verse: I would beg to disagree, but begging disagrees with me The...
Lists
Monica Gomez
Mar 14, 2023
3 min read
Eryn Allen Kane’s Magical Blues Music
By Skylar Paxton Image by Erica Hernandez taken from Ones to Watch When one searches for rhythm and blues music to serenade not only...
Artist Spotlight
Skylar Paxton
Mar 14, 2023
3 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
SUGA’s One-Man Show, Coming Near You
By Ingrid Avancena On Valentine’s Day, I woke up to one of the best (and surprising) gifts I’ve ever received: a tour announcement for...
Artist Spotlight
Ingrid de Venencia Avancena
Mar 14, 2023
4 min read
A Review of "Shinunoga E-Wa" by Fuji Kaze
By Skylar Paxton Japanese music has paved a space for themselves internationally for a while now. With the rising popularity of anime,...
Artist Spotlight
Skylar Paxton
Mar 14, 2023
3 min read
The Little Richard Of San Fernando
By Noe Duran At a spot well-known to locals, just shy of the railroad tracks on San Fernando road, four young men stand opposite an old...
Artist Spotlight
Noe Duran
Feb 23, 2023
4 min read
Demonism Outrage on LGBTQ+ Creativity – Sam Smith and Kim Petra’s “Unholy” Grammy Performance
By Skylar Paxton Image from People As the crowd cheers for the introduced artists, a white light circles around the elegantly posed Sam...
Events
Skylar Paxton
Feb 23, 2023
3 min read
The Prodigal Rise of NewJeans
By Ingrid Avancena NewJeans have taken over the K-Pop industry, the Billboard charts (with 5 out of 6 of their songs currently occupying...
Artist Spotlight
Ingrid de Venencia Avancena
Feb 10, 2023
5 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
Hey Pi’erre, We Want to Come Out There
By Ingrid Avancena (@pierrebourne on Instagram) You know when you hear the first ten seconds of a song and automatically know that it’ll...
Artist Spotlight
Ingrid de Venencia Avancena
Feb 7, 2023
3 min read
NPR Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with Omar Apollo Tiny Desk Concert
By Madelline Gastelo With September 15th marking the first day of Latinx Heritage Month, NPR kicks off the month with Omar Apollo's Tiny...
Concert Reviews
Madelline Gastelo
Sep 15, 2022
1 min read
First Listen Review of Taylor Swift’s Newest Single, “Carolina”
Artwork for Taylor Swift's latest single, "Carolina". It's the newest member of her folklorian family. Since releasing her latest...
Artist Spotlight
Gabriela Huselton
Jun 28, 2022
2 min read
You'll See Me One Day
“Ted Park is in the building!” As a local K-town celebrity, Ted Park can’t enter any club without his name announced over the speakers....
Artist Spotlight
Asia Boyd
Jun 23, 2022
20 min read
FKA twigs and “Killer”
Caitlyn Reynolds FKA twigs brings pain to the forefront in her new titled single “killer” released on June 16. Produced by FKA twigs and...
Artist Spotlight
Caitlyn Reynolds
Jun 17, 2022
2 min read
Tove Lo’s first U.S. show post quarantine at The Observatory in Santa Ana
Caitlyn Reynolds Tove Lo at the Observatory in Santa Ana 05/18/2022 . The last time Tove Lo performed in California was for her “Sunshine...
Concert Reviews
Caitlyn Reynolds
May 21, 2022
2 min read
Bree Runway kicks off her Debut U.S. Headline Show at The Echoplex
Caitlyn Reynolds Bree Runway at the Echoplex in Los Angeles 05/17/2022 . The white stage lights dimmed and flickered where Bree Runway’s...
Concert Reviews
Caitlyn Reynolds
May 21, 2022
2 min read
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