Jewel Ogungbamigbe Music Journalist Who doesn’t love a good old fashion collab? Some of the best songs in history have been created because of a collaboration between two or more talented artists combining their shared expertise to produce something astounding and great. This is why I’ll be sharing some of my favorite artist collabs that you may or may not know of. Pursuit Of Happiness (Nightmare)- Kid Cudi, MGMT, Ratatat […]
Jewel Ogungbamigbe Music Journalist If you are active on TikTok then you may have come across the recent trend where women ask their boyfriends or male friends how often they think of the Roman Empire. The answers were shocking as the men who answered in the videos tend to think about the Roman Empire a lot, to an almost weekly or even daily extent. To put a twist on this, […]
Jewel Ogungbamigbe Music Journalist With the arrival of October, fall is finally here, despite it still being very hot the past few weeks because let's face it, does Texas ever really experience fall weather? Although I can’t control the weather, I do have an alternative solution to help us make the most of this beloved season and that’s to recommend some albums that coincide with the exact feel and atmosphere […]
By Jewel Ogungbamigbe Music Journalist Elusive. Multi-faceted. Undefinable. All words that I would use to describe Dean Blunt. What makes him different from every other artist? Why should you be tuned in? While he’s not necessarily underground due to him accruing quite a passionate, although somewhat niche, fanbase in subsequent years; I would still consider him underrated at most. Roy Chukwuemeka Nnawuchi, commonly known by his stage name, Dean Blunt, […]
By Jewel Ogungbamigbe Music Journalist For this generation, social media plays an important role in our lives. Who we choose to interact and engage with on these platforms can influence aspects of our personality ranging from our sense of humor, style and even the friendships we make. Considering this, it’s no surprise that many people also get their music taste from these social media platforms as well. Discovering songs or […]
By Jewel Ogungbamigbe Local Music Journalist This list is subjective of course as there are a ton of indie films with amazing soundtracks, so it would be impossible and ridiculous to mention all of them in a silly list curated by moi. As I am a fan of both movies or as the chronic Letterboxd users like to call them “films” (it’s me, I am the chronic Letterboxd user) and […]
By Jewel Ogungbamigbe Local Music Journalist The late 80s and 90s saw a rise in artists and bands defining the genre that we’ve known to come and love as “shoegaze.” The term shoegaze or shoegazing, as I’m sure you all know, comes from the musicians, specifically guitarists, looking down at their shoes as they change the controls of their effect pedals on the floor. Some of the bands and artists […]
By Jewel Ogungbamigbe Local Music Journalist With summer's highly-awaited arrival this leaves a lot of free time to do whatever you want and if you're as much of a music lover as I am -- which I'm sure you are -- that means being on the lookout for any shows and concerts going on around the area. If you're having trouble finding where to enjoy live music, here are […]
Jewel Ogungbamigbe Local Music Journalist I was fortunate enough to see one of my favorite bands ever, Duster, perform this past Thursday through the Oblivion Access Festival which took place at several different venues across Austin, one of them being the Empire Control Room and Garage where said band performed. I had ordered the tickets back in late May with urgency as I was surprised that they were going on […]
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