There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and snow in Michigan. However, it is nearing the end of December, and there has only been one bit of snowfall this year. That snow lasted all of two days....
Mike Merucci, Host of The Afterglow
• December 22, 2023
Like all other years, 2023 provided a wealth of great tracks in the ambient, downtempo and vaporwave genres. But this year had some truly incredible developments — works which may shape the futures of...
Familiar faces and newcomers — hyper and digital pop has seen plenty of new music come through in 2023. From glitchcore to bubblegum pop, Terminally Online has gifted all of its divas a playlist which...
There’s a certain kind of sentimentality associated with winter here in Michigan. After two weeks of decent weather pass on, it slowly grows colder and colder. When winter first hit, professors talked...
Ryan Wilbert, Writer/Volunteer
• December 12, 2023
A British university student stares longingly into a puddle, ripples of water scattered from the pouring rain. Something appears to be troubling him. Before we can ask what’s wrong, monstrous displays...
On Dec. 11, 1964, famous musician Sam Cooke was found dead in his Los Angeles motel room. Immediately, when talking about this case, it is important to mention the mysterious circumstances surrounding...
Dashing through the snow, in a nine-reindeer sleigh, sequins deck the halls in a glitter wonderland. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and what better way to ring in the season than with the full defrosting...
Björk recently brought new life to “Oral,” a song that had been shelved for 25 years, with the help of Rosalía. It also holds a new purpose as a charity single. The artists are donating the song’s...
After over a decade of not making music together, you would think the original trio of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker would have lost some of their chemistry. Yet blink-182’s ONE MORE TIME…...
With December and the winter finally here it's easy to fall victim to the gloomy days and let it consume us. For that reason, I would like to shine the spotlight on a fun and lighthearted song by one of...
If I had to pick a single game that had the most influence over how I process the world, it would be Undertale. The two-dimensional role-playing game (RPG) was released by indie developer Toby Fox in 2015....
Henry Walters refuses to be confined to one genre. He and his band’s unique blend of styles left me with a lingering sense of power, as if I had been totally recharged after a long day. They defied expectations...