The impact that black artists have had on the international music scene is immense. From the jazz influences in 1980s Japanese city pop to the hip hop twinge that has made K-Pop as popular as it is, Asian...
Blues is a broad style of music that emerged from the Deep South in African-American communities during the late-19th century. The genre grew out of Christian spirituals which were associated with the...
There’s a box of tapes in my basement. It’s old and dusty, and the camcorder buried with it is far past hope for repair. The tapes are labeled in my mother’s loopy scrawl: “Christmas 2007,” “Reva’s...
Day after day, whether we want to ignore it or not, we hear of natural disasters and record-breaking temperatures. Celebrities and corporations alike emit the same carbon emissions that are released far...
Mike Merucci, Entertainment Editor
• February 11, 2024
Each genre has its titans — the almost mythical people who changed the landscape of music in and outside of that genre’s bubble. For spiritual jazz, Pharoah Sanders is one of these people, having led...
On Jan. 10, 2024, A24 released a teaser for an upcoming project — not for a movie, as one would suspect. The video features Hayley Williams, the lead singer of Paramore, picking up a mysterious package....
Noelle Whorf, Writer/Volunteer
• February 10, 2024
In a post-World War II society, British blue collar industries were in need of workers to fill shortages in the labor market. This brought forth the Windrush Generation, a mass migration of people from...
Gabby Nelson, Entertainment Editorial Assistant
• February 9, 2024
After a 7-hour car ride through a snowstorm, I found myself in Toronto, Canada. Music will make you do crazy things. But for the triple-headliner — Rad Museum, Miso and Tabber —, I would gladly drive...
It feels good to love and be loved. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, love songs are going to root themselves in our hearts whether we are ready or not. The provocateur Prince of Motown’s prominent...
In the confrontation of the last moments of our lives, there are two people: those that protest and those that are silent. For the latter, there is no fight to pick with our inevitable end. We won't run;...
In the United States’ culture where maximizing productivity can feel like the ultimate goal, one’s responsibilities can begin to feel like an overwhelming loop. I myself just got over the stress of...
“One last moment alive” is how Cat Janice describes the response she’s received from her hit single “Dance You Outta My Head.” Cat is currently in hospice due to a rare form of cancer and has...