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 […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer “Bass Is the Name of the Game” takes us way back in time, when hip-hop was dominated by regional styles. The mainstream homogenization of the genre through echoing reverb and metallic synth leads has taken hold as of late, resulting in a lack of flavor that used to dominate distinction […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer There are facets of our world that have never been easy to explain. Conspiracy theorists still run around denouncing the existence of dinosaurs. Professional wrestling fans assume a Mandela effect must have occurred for CM Punk to be all buddy-buddy with the WWE again. And up until now, the idea […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer Bad Brains. I could wrap this up now and you’d be satisfied by just the sheer mention of their name. A band whose seat at the hardcore punk high table is indicative of one thing: boundary pushers to the highest degree. This is not only due to operating in the […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer Nope, I’m not gonna do it. I refuse to waste a single word on the “thing” you all expect me to reference. That being said, Will Smith is undeterred in his attempts to repent for the incident. Except now he’s decided to go back to the art form where the […]
Bryan Baste | Staff Writer In 1992, The Sugarcubes [Bjork’s old band] had just gone on hiatus. Bjork, becoming more and more interested in the electronic music scene as well as the growing rave scene in England, was becoming disillusioned with The Sugarcubes’ indie rock sound. Being inspired by these two burgeoning scenes in England, […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer It’s not cool to be emotional anymore. I can’t pinpoint exactly when this cultural shift occurred; maybe it was the birth of top text/bottom text memes or something as far back as Eminem calling out Will Smith on “The Real Slim Shady”. Uncertainty aside, there was a significant moment in […]
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 […]
Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer 30 years is a mighty long time. One second, the Knicks are making the NBA Finals; the next, it becomes a fashion faux pas to roll up one pant leg LL Cool J-style. No matter the cultural zeitgeist, one thing is always self-evident. A universal truth responsible for keeping the […]
Bryan Baste | Contributing Writer Bringing a bombastic ending, Childish Gambino bangs out his final album. Donald Glover is a multi-talented individual, with numerous TV shows like Atlanta, and Community under his belt, as well as movies like Guava Island and the film this album accompanies with the same name: “Bando Stone & The New […]
