Hailey C. Thompson Assistant Program Director (OSD) | Other Side Drive Host Why XTC’s ‘Another Satellite’ is the perfect space age song with a deeper meaning” Since the launch and return of Artemis II, fascination with space travel is reentering the cultural zeitgeist. While some expressed this is a nice break from the normal onslaught of negative news, it seems that people down on Earth are especially intrigued […]
Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist New York City duo Fcukers has been building a steady amount of buzz over the last couple of years. Their first EP was released in 2024, and in late 2025, they opened a long stretch of US shows for Tame Impala. On March 27, they released Ӧ, their debut album. Fcukers consists of vocalist Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis, who handles most of the group’s […]
Maddie Bogan Rap/Hip-hop Journalist The year 2017 not only brought in the end of a decade but also introduced a new genre of music to the mainstream known as bedroom pop. With its lo-fi instrumentals and unique songwriting, bedroom pop gained the attention of Gen-Z in the late 2010s. Many individuals associate this type of music with checkered Vans, wired earbuds, bold primary colors, and pink and blue sunsets. Hearing […]
Ray Bellville Music Journalist (Rap/Hip-hop) The Los Angeles band, The Internet, was formed by Syd, the lead vocalist, Matt Martians as the keyboardist, Steve Lacy on guitar, Patrick Paige II on Bass, and Christopher Smith on Drums. Their sound consists of elements of alternative R&B, soul, funk, and jazz. In contrast to their fellow alt group, Odd Future, The Internet prioritized its ambiance. Entering the scene in the early 2010s […]
Emma Paff Rap/Hip-Hop Director “Taking rap music out of context subjects the entire genre to persecution.” This quote from Travis Scott’s amicus curiae brief has taken the media by storm in the past week. On March 9, Travis Scott filed an amicus, or friend of the court, brief to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas in support of the petitioner, James Garfield Broadnax. According to an article by The […]
Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Anyone who’s attended a ticketed live event in the last few years can agree that the cost is absurd across the board. The prices of food, soft drinks, and spirits make airport prices look like great deals. Fees that are hidden all throughout the purchasing process until checkout pile up and often end up costing as much as a substantial percentage of the original ticket price. All of this typically ends up making attending a […]
Maddie Bogan Rap/Hip-hop Journalist With a new season comes new opportunities to discover more music. Because it is still Women’s History Month, I will be recommending songs by female artists from the spring playlist I created this year. Each one I selected is perfect for when you want to enjoy the approaching warm weather. This also serves as a reminder that women have played a vital role in the music […]
Ray Bellville Music Journalist (Rap/Hip-hop) Freudian by Daniel Caesar carries you through an emotional rollercoaster, revealing tragedy in relationships. Covering themes of working through infidelity and the recovery process after a broken bond. Each song demonstrates a period and process of a relationship through his lens with an interpreted version of the other in parts of the tracks. GET YOU https://youtu.be/uQFVqltOXRg?si=Qm0m8Yydcb9zxUBA How’d I “Get You”? The question posed through the […]
Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist House Of Balloons is turning 15 on March 21. Since the release of his debut mixtape, Abel Tesfaye, better known to fans as The Weeknd, has launched himself to global superstardom. The Toronto singer has seven No. 1 songs on the Billboard Charts, headlined a Super Bowl Halftime Show, and starred in both a TV show and a movie (which have spawned some hilarious bad-acting moments). […]
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