By Zoe ElterMusic Journalist Album: DreamlandArtist: COINRelease Date: February 21, 2020Website When COIN initially announced the release of their third album, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. Their first two albums, COIN and How Will You Know If You … Continue reading COIN: “Dreamland” Album Review
By Jake DromgooleMusic Journalist In a café down in New Orleans, Louisiana, some 15 years ago, I sat with my family as we recuperated after a long day of sightseeing. Sometime after I ordered what would be first of many … Continue reading A Word on Gram Parsons: The 20th Century’s Most Influential Musician (You’ve Probably Never Heard of) Part.1
By Pearce O’NealMusic Journalist The genre of rap reaches far and wide. Those who listen to rap know this. Whether you’re an old head and prefer the classics like Tupac, Nas, and Biggie, or you prefer the new age trap … Continue reading The Rise of Drill Music and the New Players
By Jason ArlineMusic Journalist Music production these days is greatly simplified with how easy it is to download a digital audio workstation and make a song. Since the same programs are available to everyone, you often encounter the same sounds … Continue reading The Defining Sample of the 2010s
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist With the holiday season right around the corner, now seems like an appropriate time as any to throw on an ugly sweater, fix a cup of hot chocolate and crank out the classic Christmas tunes. For … Continue reading DOOM XMAS: The Most Villainest Time of the Year
By Rebecca Harrell Music Journalist Artists from anywhere and everywhere in the world travel to the COLORS Studio based in Berlin, Germany, to stand in a monochromatic box and record a single live performance showcasing their musical abilities to be … Continue reading Why COLORS Studios Should be in your Subscriptions
By Keller BradberryMusic Journalist For the past decade, King Krule (also known as Archy Ivan Marshall) has effectively distinguished himself in a genre all his own. He describes his fusion of jazz, punk and calypso as “Blue Wave” to MTV … Continue reading Shades of Blue: King Krule
By Timia CobbMusic Journalist MAGDALENE is a self journey that fans are honored to take with FKA twigs. It earned its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus Christ, who throughout history has been wrongly downplayed … Continue reading FKA twigs: MAGDALENE Album Review
By Jessie BonnerMusic Journalist Todrick Hall is a performer of many talents. He was on season nine of American Idol, had his own show on MTV, and was a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. He even performed on Broadway in … Continue reading Todrick Hall at Emo’s
By Jake Dromgoole Music Journalist I had just graduated high school in San Antonio, Texas, when I started working for a very posh hotel on the River Walk. The Spurs had fought their way back to the NBA finals and … Continue reading Revisiting the Starting Line’s Direction 12 Years Later
By Lexi AshburyMusic Journalist In this playlist, titled “last college winter,” I have successfully pulled songs together that exemplify the nostalgia of simpler times with some bold, newly released tunes. Most of my playlists feature a majority of oldies and … Continue reading Let the Sentimental Senior Year Playlists Commence
By Caroline JanesMusic Journalist I was recently tasked with choosing a topic for a website for a class project and I landed on albums as the focal point of the site. My goal was to explore albums in terms of … Continue reading Discussing Bummerpop, Vol. 2 with Wavy I.D.
By Elise MontemayorMusic Journalist Grimes is an artist that has evolved so much throughout the years. Her sound is always updating with the times. Nowadays, she’s taken up the subject of artificial intelligence through her new music, which makes sense … Continue reading Visions Revisited
By Kaitlyn WatsonMusic Journalist Like most people who jumped into college after high school, being a student has been my most prominent identifying factor for the majority of my life. Mentally, I’ve gained and lost a lot, but one thing … Continue reading The Ultimate Study Mix: A Playlist
By Keller BradberryMusic Journalist Inner Wave is a Latinx indie shoegaze band, made up of childhood friends, hailing from Inglewood, California. For the past ten years, they have been jamming out in lead singer Pablo Sotelo’s parent’s garage and have … Continue reading Inner Wave: wya Album Review
By Jake DromgooleMusic Journalist “You’re gonna want to show up early. The list fills up pretty fast.” Familiar words to any aspiring performer looking to showcase their talents to a crowd. For many musicians, the open mic is where you … Continue reading An Open Love Letter to the Open Mic
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist As the end of the decade approaches, people from all over the country wonder what musical styles will define these eventful past 10 years. Some may argue that the rise of trap hip-hop dominates everything beside … Continue reading Synthwave: An Underground 2010s Musical Movement
By Akosua AsareRap Music Director This semester, I took a course called sociology of popular music and found myself having to write a lot about my identity and how I’ve used music and certain artists to connect with parts of … Continue reading Playlist: An Ode to Houston
By Jason Arline Music Journalist Hip-Hop and Rap undoubtedly owes its roots to the streets of New York where all the kids that were too young to get into the discos would throw their own parties instead. Most of … Continue reading Basketball: Hip Hops Inspiration and Friend
By Tania ZapienMusic Journalist The pop punk favorites kicked off The Mirror Tour at Paper Tiger in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, Oct. 21. The Phoenix, Arizona natives delivered a stellar performance full of self-reflection and a lot of love … Continue reading The Maine Step Into The Mirror in Fall Tour
