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By Madelline Gastelo Indie-rock band The Slaps released their latest single "Around" last week, finishing off their Around trilogy. It...

By Maricruz Villalobos Hi! My name is Maricruz Villalobos and I’m glad you’re back for another episode of Behind the lyrics! Where I ask...

By: Mason Stoutamire Cover art for "Cardboard City" from Villere's Soundcloud. This Valentine’s Day marks the two-year anniversary of...

By Maricruz Villalobos Welcome back to Behind the Lyrics, where I ask artists to break down their songwriting process, and share their...

By Madelline Gastelo February is Black History Month, and there is no better time to recognize and celebrate Black artists. Today's...

By: Mason Stoutamire Cover Art for Mach-Hommy's 'Balens Cho (Hot Candles)' from his Soundcloud. There’s something about Mach-Hommy’s...

By Thomas Young You know him as the master of mixed martial arts and the owner of a glorious black ponytail, the darling of countless 90s...

By Gabriela Huselton The album cover for "Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono". Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard has compiled a...

Rex Orange County dropped his latest single "Keep it Up" on Wednesday, his first song since his last album Pony, released in late 2021....

The header photo for Young the Giant on Spotify. Young the Giant is an American indie-rock band commonly known for their 2010 radio hit...

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By Maricruz Villalobos Thank you for being here for our very first Behind the lyrics, where I ask artists to break down their songwriting...

Los Angeles on front cover of Bad Religion's "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" (1982) Bad Religion was never meant to last this long. The...

Writer: Helena San Roque Photography: Leire Baztarrica (@leirebaztarrica) Note: Quotes edited for clarity Deep in the heart of Santa...

Mitski's latest single "Love Me More" is a desperate plead to someone to as she begs in her catchy chrous "love her more." With a...

The 1975 is one of my favorite bands out right now. I appreciate their attention to relevant politics and making lively pop music....

2021 was a year that flourished with music from emerging artists. Olivia Rodrigo was hard to ignore with two No. 1 songs on the Billboard...

Welcome back to UCI Music Writers Collective's New Music Friday! This playlist will be updated weekly and the link will be shared here...

Image: https://www.marklettieri.com/deep-the-baritone-sessions-vol-2 Today's Spotlight is an album from grammy-nominated artist Mark...

Welcome to UCI Music Writers Collective first New Music Friday! This playlist will be updated weekly and the link will be shared here (on...