The Best of Summer 2018
“To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before” Bailey Morrison Editor-in-Chief As an avid rom com lover, I can pretty much sit through any cringe-worthy movie without batting an eye, and recently Netflix has taken to […]
Album Reviews
King Cole kills demons
“This album is in no way intended to glorify addiction.” These are the select words that adorn the cover of Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper J. Cole’s fifth studio album, “KOD,” which dropped Friday, April 20. […]
30 seconds to garbage
30 Seconds to Mars recently dropped its long-awaited album, “America.” Months prior, the band released the first song from the album titled “Walk on Water” and it was an instant hit. Not even a week […]
Cardi brings the party
Whether you are a fan of her music, it is hard not to love Cardi B. That being said, it is also extremely difficult not to be a fan of her music. On “Invasion of […]
Cheer Up, Abel! The morose music maestro making moves
The Weeknd has quietly been taking over pop music. Since his first U.S. tour in 2012, which included a performance at Coachella, the 28 year-old artist from Toronto has been crafting dark, rapturous R&B projects […]
Only Getting Meaner: 2011’s “Take Care” stands the test of time
When Drake released his sophomore album, “Take Care,” in November 2011, I was a sophomore in high school, and admittedly, I wasn’t a Drake fan. I hadn’t listened to much of his music, and all […]
MGMT rises from the ashes
After what seemed like a four-year hiatus after the underwhelming self-titled album of 2013, MGMT is back with a vengeance. MGMT, or more commonly known as, “music you listen to while high on mushrooms,” became […]
The word is good!: “Black Panther” album brings out the big shots
With the strike of a match and an intense crescendo of strings, leading to a cut to silence and a light piano melody tinged with sadness, Kendrick Lamar sets the tone immediately on his curated […]
“Mania”: an experiment of adrenaline
The dictionary definition of the word “mania” is an “excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze.” On their album of the same name, punk rock tour-de-force Fall Out Boy uses that definition as a diving board, doing […]
Can Anna Burch “Quit the Curse?”
Some artists burst onto the scene early in their career with solo work that helps define their creative sound and opens up doors to more lucrative work with other musicians. For Michigan artist Anna Burch, […]