Album Reviews

Harry Styles ends hiatus with the new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. A return fans have waited years for

By Karen Alava | Staff Writer After nearly four years out of the studio spotlight, Harry Styles has officially announced his fourth solo album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, occasionally, is set to release on 6 March 2026, sparking huge excitement across the music world.  For fans around the world, often called “Harries,” the wait […]

Take yourself to a different place with this Tranquilizer

By Bryan Baste | Staff Writer Music can be used as a means to transport yourself to a different state of mind. Think about whenever you listen to a psychedelic album, song, trance music, techno, etc. Any type of music that can take you out of reality and into your mind. You probably felt some […]

“The Life of a Show Girl” sparks mixed reactions among fans

Wenderlis Guevara  | Contributor writer  In true Swift Style, just when the world wasn’t expecting it, she surprises fans with yet another era to obsess over.  After wrapping up “The Eras Tour” last year and releasing her last album, “The Tortured Poets Department” in April 2024, just when fans thought there would be a break […]

Twenty One Pilots’ new album “Breach” is a nice send-off to a decade-long journey

Cosette Lipscomb | Assistant Entertainment Director After 18 long years of making music, Twenty One Pilots released what may be their last studio album for a long time. “Breach” is the perfect ending to over a decade-long story made by the band itself, starting in their fourth studio album, “Blurryface,” and all subsequent albums, which […]

Reel Big Fish’s cover of “Take On Me” remains proof of society’s need for ska-punk

Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer Reel Big Fish’s cover of “Take On Me” is a drug, and I’ve been fiending for a fix for the last month and a half. My addiction is justified, so please hold your concerns for just a moment.  When third-wave ska — a natural evolution of the two-tone sound which […]

This just makes me want more from a man who doesn’t exist- “Balloonerism” album review

Bryan Baste | Staff Writer More than six years after his death by accidental overdose, Mac Miller continues to impress, even with decade-old music. “Circles” wears its neo-soul and jazz influences openly, pointing toward the music he’d release on his 2014 EP “Faces” and his next two albums, “Circles” and “Swimming”. With his newest album, […]

Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s “The Main Ingredient” is tasty 90s hip-hop seasoning

Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer When first glancing at “The Main Ingredient” cover, what do you see? A crate-digging producer alongside his microphone-wielding MC.  This is hip-hop at its finest, stripped down to the barest of essentials. Phat beats that liven up your speakers while accompanied by a voice so gentle… My failed rap dreams […]

“Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom” turns funky raps into frightening realities

Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer If De La Soul declared three to be the “magic number,” Cypress Hill saw it as witchcraft, moving them closer to the gates of hell.  Nothing was shocking about the West Coast hip-hop trio’s decision to step foot onto sinister territory with their third album. “Grim” was an appropriate way […]

Tajai Massey

Dylan’s Dorm: A Talk with Tajai Massey

In this PantherNOW exclusive interview, entertainment writer Dylan Masvidal chats with Tajai Massey, one of the founding members of the underground hip-hop group Souls of Mischief. Read the original review here.

Clairo’s “Charm” flirts with a new sound

Allyson Ifergan | Staff Writer Clairo’s latest album, “Charm” is a new lease on her sound, exponentially adding to the discussion of  shaky beginning stages in passionate romance.  The release from last Friday is  after the early release of her songs Nomad and Sexy to Someone. This album welcomes in a new lease on her […]

On 93 ’til Infinity, Souls of Mischief championed eccentricity with syllables and style

Dylan Masvidal | Contributing Writer To say standing out as an MC during the 90s was a daunting task would be a massive understatement.  Being smack-dab in the middle of hip-hop’s renaissance period was to be caught battling what can only be described as a horde of pen-wielding Bo Jacksons. All vying for the same […]

Vampire Weekend, their “good” return, and how they left a lot on the table

Bryan Baste | Contributing Writer Vampire Weekend is a band that doesn’t need a huge introduction. The band started in 2008 and since then has been at the forefront of popular indie music for well over a decade. I could just play “A-Punk” and you would know what I mean, that song has been in […]

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