By Timia CobbMusic Journalist The music industry is forever changing. Everyday new ways of making music and being discovered are happening. Social media has had a huge impact on this. Anyone can be a SoundCloud artist, make song covers on YouTube, make a viral song on TikTok or get enough likes and retweets to promote a song. Social media has brought a new wave of artist that makes people wonder, […]
By Syd SmithMusic Journalist Meme /mēm/ nounan element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by non-genetic means, especially imitation. Is to meme to art? To love maybe? To embrace a cliché? To be woke? A religious experience? I’m still not sure what a meme is, or if it’s really something to be defined or worth defining. However, […]
By Isaac Muñoz Rap Music Journalist As many people know, the music website SoundCloud is home to many artist that are up-and-coming and will soon take on the music industry in full force. But there is one genre that has taken over SoundCloud undoubtedly - rap. The amount of SoundCloud rappers that are on the website is absolutely ridiculous. I have no problem with people following their dreams and wanting […]
By Jacob Carter Videographer Odd Future...BROCKHAMPTON...PNTHN? San Marcos-based rap group, PNTHN, were gracious enough to drop by Studio C last week for a ROWDY performance. Clocking in at ten members, PNTHN is KTSW’s largest in-studio performance by far. Check out the full interview on Soundcloud to hear about PNTHN Radio, the group’s hand-picked mix of inspirations, as well as a mysterious secret project that’s in the works. If the video […]
By Troy Vita Music Director Starring: Troy Vita Alexandra Sereno Che Salgado Clayton Ambrose Check out the first episode of KTSW’s music discussion podcast. In this episode, we tackle our favorite albums of 2017 so far, disappointments, surprises and other music-related and non-music-related topics. Make sure to listen to Audio Input and let us know what you think about it. We would love to hear back from you! Featured illustration […]
By Kendra Sells Hip‐Hop Journalist Originally published on April 11, 2016. We've always known SoundCloud to be an essential platform for underground artists and labels to share their music free of charge. With the installation of SoundCloud Pro, a paid monthly subscription for artists to post certain tracks on spotlight and track where their content is being played, the free platform began to separate those who pay from those who don't. Recently, […]
By Brie East Music Reviewer Artist: Shopping Album: Why Choose Label: Fat Cat Records Release Date: October 2, 2015 Website: https://soundcloud.com/shoppingband Punk music in 2015 is exciting. Bands like Downtown Boys and Sheer Mag are making massive waves in scenes across the country, and the success of festivals like Berserktown in Los Angeles have signaled that punk is not dead. Over the pond, this statement rings just as true as […]
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