By Caitlin DunnMusic Journalist I have always been curious as to what makes a song a summer song. How can a whole season be comprised into a three-minute song? Like Christmas songs or even the “Happy Birthday” song, great summer songs return to us year after year and never get old; they remind us of summer fun. There are multiple components that make up a summertime classic such as the […]
By Caitlin Dunn Music Journalist Twenty-six-year-old Oakland, Calif. local Sven Gamsky goes by the alias Still Woozy. Although Still Woozy is Gamsky’s one-man solo project, only releasing a couple of songs, he has been playing for 16 years or so. While still being a solo project, he has a band when performing live, and a little help with mixing and mastering, but other than that, Gamsky is independent of any […]
By Caitlin Dunn Music Journalist YouTube recommended me the song “Harvard” from LAUNDRY DAY. I had never heard about them, but recently my recommendations have been amazing, so I gave them a listen and fell in love with the synth-pop flow. LAUNDRY DAY started in the summer of 2017. They are five high schoolers from New York, and they just came out with their new album HOMESICK on March 22. […]
By Caitlin DunnMusic Journalist With summer on the horizon, many of us college students do not have vacation spots to travel to. So instead of spending your time off in your room, spend it in a garage making music with friends. Here are eight major bands that formed in college: Vampire Weekend Most of us know Vampire Weekend for their 2009 hit song “A-Punk,” but did you know members Ezra […]
By Caitlin DunnMusic Journalist Unprofessional, imperfect and chill is the recipe for Lo-fi music. This abbreviation is coined from the term low fidelity, fidelity meaning the quality of the music. Lo-fi is an aesthetic of recording music in which the quality of the sound is lower than high fidelity contemporary sounds and where imperfections of the recording are audible. The ‘90s saw the explosion of this new genre emerging from […]
By Caitlin DunnMusic Journalist With Oscar season in full swing, there is plenty of gossip regarding the major categories such as Best Picture, Best Actor/Actress, and Best Director. But there is much more to a film than just visuals, cinematography and theatrical characteristics. One major aspect of a film that can change the entire mood and emotion within seconds is music. Music plays a major role in film it brings […]
By Caitlin Dunn Music Journalist Artist: Maggie Rogers Album: Heard It In A Past Life Release Date: Jan. 19, 2019 Website: https://www.maggierogers.com/ Here is what you need to know about Maggie Rogers: she is a 24-year-old artist from the rural parts of Maryland who blew up after a video of Pharrell listening to her song went viral. Pharrell, like everyone else, was blown away with her ability to capture a sound so unique to […]
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