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Spooky songs for the season

TJ Disabato, Staff Columnist October 30, 2020

It is nearly Halloween, and with ghastly ghouls and goblins come great songs. Not all of these songs are about Halloween, and one is scary in a completely different kind of way than the typical Halloween...

How I learned to stop worrying and love the algorithm

Shreyas Banerjee, A&E Editor October 23, 2020

This week, I let my Apple Music algorithm pick my songs for me. With the rise of streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify, music is more accessible than ever before. Because both services have curation...

Yung Gravy wants to leave his listeners smiling and feeling good with his music.

Yung Gravy talks about the message he wants his listeners to take away from his music

Yvonne Pan, Development Editor October 9, 2020

“It thumps, carefree, gas” were the three words Yung Gravy chose to describe his sophomore album “Gasanova,” released on Friday, Oct. 2. “I was working at a summer camp and when the kids would...

“Gimme Some Truth” celebrates 80 years of John Lennon

“Gimme Some Truth” celebrates 80 years of John Lennon

Shreyas Banerjee, A&E Editor October 9, 2020

Oct. 9, 2020 marks what would’ve been the 80th birthday of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century: John Lennon. Much of Lennon’s life has been mythologized through the years, from...

Music for the early semester

TJ Disabato, Staff Reporter September 11, 2020

“Lazy Line Painter Jane” – Belle and Sebastian This classic ‘90s indie song was stuck in my head for the majority of last week, thanks in large part to a rolling bass that intensifies at...

Let yourself slip into the woodland and cottagecore vibes of Taylor Swift’s new album.

Taylor Swift’s “folklore” is the album no one knew they needed

Aimee Wiencek, Staff Reporter September 4, 2020

On July 24, Taylor Swift released her surprise eighth studio album “folklore,” which has just reached its fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album charts. To date, the album has reached over...

Playlist of the week: Vibe check edition

Tobili Hatcher, Staff Reporter April 20, 2020

This week, my extra free time, or rather, time that would have been better spent concentrating on class, led me to go down some old and new musical roads. Some of these songs were high school staples,...

Playlist of the week: Songs from the big screen

Shreyas Banerjee, Staff Reporter April 14, 2020

One of the most common ways for me to discover songs, besides if they’re being played on the radio or recommended to me by a streaming service, is through movies. Directors often place their favorite...

Proceeds from the Quintessence Combo concert went to Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School, a nonprofit that was founded in 2004.

All that jazz

Tobili Hatcher, Staff Reporter April 7, 2020

It’s hard to imagine what life was like before COVID-19 filled our thoughts every second of everyday. With cases increasing exponentially, shelter-in-place orders going into effect and in-person instruction...

Playlist of the week

Tobili Hatcher, Staff Reporter April 7, 2020

What a time to be alive. Judging by all the craziness going on around the world, Mercury was clearly in retrograde in March. However, in an attempt to keep some type of normality in my life, I have continued...

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