By Bryan Baste | Staff Writer When Damon Albarn announced The Mountain, I was intrigued, as in my opinion, their last album, Cracker Island, failed to reach any sort of “good” expectation from me. After listening, I can confidently say The Mountain is an improvement, albeit a very small one. The album is filled with […]
By Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer Dr. J. Cole, tell me you’re not just a pedagogue. After almost eight years of teasing, the lyricist dubbed Carolina’s finest has released his self-proclaimed swan song. Cole’s elder-statesman status in the rap game is fascinatingly polarizing, juxtaposed with his contemporaries. Here’s an artist who’s garnered an extremely loyal […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
