Students and teachers performed at their Fall Concert on Oct. 4 and Oct. 6, showcasing their musical talents from the on-campus band, choir and orchestra classes. Shortly after, Jazz Band and Chamber Singers...
There’s a common litmus test in music circles. The question is simple: What’s your favorite metal album? If their answer is Tool, Mastodon, Judas Priest or some other obscure metal band your average...
When’s the last time you listened to a foreign language album? For most people it might be years, or maybe never.
Foreign albums, simply due to the language barrier, are often seen as inaccessible....
In the hip hop world, there is a great divide. The “popular” and the “conscious.” It divides artists like Kendrick Lamar and Drake, Migos and Lupe Fiasco, SOBxRE and The Koreatown Oddity. The question...
Contributions by Yashwanth Ravipati
Kendrick Lamar released his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, on May 13th after much anticipation since the release of DAMN in 2017. The...
Experimental pop, inherently, cannot be defined. Also called avant-pop and including genres as diverse as glitchcore and art pop, the term is usually meant to describe music that deviates from common song...
Autism Awareness Month takes place in the month of April and serves a way to increase understanding and acceptance of people on the autism spectrum.
“Sometimes, people associate challenges [and]...
Tanvi Rao, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• April 26, 2022
“Crash” marks the end of Charli XCX’s five-album deal with Atlantic Records, and she’s making sure she ends it with a bang. Released on March 18, the album takes a deep dive into the world of classic...
High expectations fell upon the 64th annual Grammy Awards. The ceremony was held Apr. 2 after a two-month postponement due to COVID-19 concerns. With viewership declining sharply at the beginning of the...
Listen to staff writers Abby Kapur and Sriya Munaga discuss the factors that affect our music taste and how they change over time in their new podcast.
Tanvi Rao, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• March 31, 2022
As they approach their 64th ceremony, the Grammys are starting to show their age. Music is ever-changing as the years pass by, but the highly-regarded awards show just can’t seem to keep up.
In March...
Tanvi Rao, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• December 15, 2021
From 2019 to 2020, the percentage of female artists fell from 22.5% to 20.2%, according to a Spotify-funded study done by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Institute. The study, which...
