By Derek Torres Music Journalist The last album Amor Prohibido, which rising Tejano star Selena released while alive, was reissued with a remaster 30 years to its initial date on March 22. Popularity from the project was garnered from all over and earned her a Grammy for “Best Mexican/American Album.” The release was dubbed Selena’s “best work” for being number one on the Top Latin Album chart and her and […]
Derek Torres Music Journalist The once male-focused scenes of music have extended to women across all genres. Women’s voices in music have always been vital and more prominent than ever, but it [women's voices in music] took steps of a few to set the foundation for those after them. The boundaries have been pushed and the glass ceiling shattered with the help of icons of the past to recent influential […]
By Derek Torres Music Journalist Music comes and goes, along with the names that make it. Often found in bands, groups and families of musicians, are artists that are less prevalent than their mainstream counterparts. The Jackson family is an amazing example of this phenomenon, but who is not as big as Micheal, Janet, or La Toya? None other than Rebbie Jackson. Having a short-lived career, we will be analyzing […]
By Derek Torres Music Journalist Many of the songs we have on repeat have something about it that keeps our earworm dancing. It is a surprise to find out that it may be a sample that an artist uses to hook listeners! What is a sample? A sample is a section of an existing audio, typically a song, that is reworked to be used in a new song. Now a […]
By Derek Torres Music Journalist Kilo Kish’s AMERICAN GURL comes six years after her sophomore album Reflections in Real Time. During that time, she released several EPs, received credits for Childish Gambino’s Because the Internet and a feature on a Gorillaz album. Kilo Kish falls under the umbrella of art pop and experimental hip hop, all while retaining her style and elevating her sound from previous recordings to fit into […]
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