Many disparaging misconceptions plague the artistic reputation of jazz music. Compared to other musical genres, it seems like an uncompromising, alien style, existing in a separate world of improvisational chaos…
In “Open World” by Simon Tosky, the world is not only open but destabilized. Tosky renders inner life in bright colors, with sparse figures that are both vivid and ghostly…
When Paul Simon began working on his legendary 1986 LP “Graceland,” he didn’t intend to create one of the most influential albums of all time. In fact, he didn’t expect…
Dan Sheehan ʼ91 didn’t always want to become a musician. “I was actually an English major, but I was always taking music classes…I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be…
Fall break. A period of peaceful bliss, reclaiming the hours of sleep lost to midterms and spending idle days lounging on the couch in pajamas. However, even while marathoning reruns…
GinGin Plehn ’22 and Diego Scala Chavez ’22 have a stage presence as effervescent as their music––a bright blend of hyperpop, hard dance, house, hip hop and recognizable chart toppers. On…
Are you looking for another app to spend a needless amount of time on? Ready to scroll for hours and then wonder how it’s already dark outside? Well, I have…
Georgia-native Lil Nas X burst into the music scene with the iconic country bop “Old Town Road” in 2019. He followed that up with other numerous chart-breaking singles, culminating in…
Insofar as I’ve experienced it, college combines two types of genuine learning: either people won’t tell you what you’re supposed to know so you have to get it yourself, or…
A young woman affixes a graduation cap to her friend’s head. Two hands, one gloved and one adorned with henna, gently clutch a snowball. A pair of students play chess…
