Kathryn Akers Local Music Journalist In honor of the summer solstice, I’ve curated a summer playlist with the help of my coworkers, the lifeguards of Texas State Aquatics. I figured, who knows summer better than lifeguards? While compiling suggestions from my coworkers, I found it super intriguing how so many different genres of music reminded the lifeguards of summer. Not only that, but almost everyone agreed with the other lifeguards’ […]
Kathryn Akers Local Journalist Recently, I re-read J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy, the original story of Peter Pan. Immediately after finishing the novel, I listened to Taylor Swift’s music and noticed a lot of parallels and references between Swift’s music and Barrie’s novel. While The Tortured Poets Department has obvious references with song names such as “Peter” and “I Look in People’s Windows,” Swift has been making Peter and Wendy […]
Kathryn Akers Local Music Journalist Harry Styles has starved fans of new music for just over three years. Fans started to worry that this hiatus would turn into retirement. That was until January 22, 2026, when Harry released his new single, “Aperture,” which preluded a bigger project, Kiss All the Time. Disco Occasionally. Followers of Harry were elated at this news, especially because his last album, Harry’s House, was released […]
Kathryn Akers Local Journalist To be honest, this article slipped my mind. I remembered this article a mere two days before it was due. My friend had me over at her house when I realized I really dropped the ball. When I mentioned how stressed I was over my impending deadline, she immediately had a solution for me. She introduced me to her friend, monde, who writes and produces […]
Kathryn Akers Local Music Journalist I met Connor last spring semester through a mutual friend. At the time, I was unaware he was a musician. Shortly after meeting Connor, he, our mutual friend, and I were at a fast-food chain in San Marcos. Connor brought up that he was promoting his recently released single, “Drunk on You.” Curious to see what his music was like, I listened to his new […]
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