Instead of taking advantage of the obvious, Lauren Oyler’s style of thinking and joking is more critical—critical in a way I consider intrinsically optimistic. Her work is instilled with a…
When The Beach Boys’ “Graduation Day” started blasting through my speakers back in February, I immediately thought to myself: It is way too early for this. As much as I…
More than one year ago, as stages across the world went dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vassar Dance Repertory Theatre (VRDT) was one of the many dance companies…
Either you love Bladee or you hate Bladee. I don’t know many other musicians for whom this statement is more applicable, and with good reason. In strictly technical terms he…
“Don’t check your watch, you know the time,” J. Cole commands in the opening track of his newly released album, “The Off-Season.” He’s not lying: After all, we do know,…
Julia Maisel-Berrick ’24 is involved in nearly all aspects of the music scene on campus. I got to sit with her outside, physically distant on the quad and inquire about…
Spud Cannon didn’t think it would make it to a third album. The band also didn’t think it was going to stay together after a particularly rough stretch of touring.…
On May 14, J. Cole will release his 10th, and possibly penultimate, studio album. Titled “The Off-Season,” the new release will be one of the last in his incredibly illustrious…
It would seem that album release season is getting back into full swing. With the release of “Slime Language 2” two weeks ago, and upcoming drops from the likes of…
What do the hit songs “Sorry” (Justin Bieber), “Love Myself” (Hailee Steinfeld) and “Used To Love You” (Gwen Stefani) have in common? They were all written by one of the…
