FORDHAM’S MULTIMEDIA MUSIC PUBLICATION
FORDHAM’S MULTIMEDIA MUSIC PUBLICATION
By Mari Apazidis There are no instructions for using the Internet. For better or worse, it’s free reign. Our generation was raised by this technological chaos—some of us have had the same Instagram account since fifth grade. With unlimited internet access, there comes both an all-encompassing power and an enormous responsibility. But how were we …
By Maura Mulvihill Crotona Avenue is a street just off of Fordham Road. Head a couple of blocks past Belmont Avenue; stop before you hit the Bronx Zoo, and you’ll find it. Crotona Avenue shares a name with a high school, a park, and now Fordham’s newest band who made their live debut on November …
By Carlie & Kate Caperan This is a compilation of observations Carlie recorded at a Tank and the Bangas show at Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village (11/11). Below they are written by the both of us in a descriptive and present narrative. My sister Kate and I walk into Blue Note, and we …
By Maggie Peknic On October 28th, The Backseat Lovers released their long-awaited sophomore album, Waiting to Spill. The album took three years in the making, and its release was met with much support as various listening parties took place in record stores across the country. One such listening party took place at Brooklyn’s Legacy Records. …
By Sophia Skelton “Many cultures but one world.” That’s the motto of the World Music Institute (WMI), a Brooklyn based non-profit organization founded in 1985 that brings music and dance from around the world to New York City residents. Gaby Sappington is the Executive Director of WMI and has experience in the promotion and marketing …
By Josh Atlas Finding friends as a freshman is never easy. For almost everyone, it begins with matching personalities and interests. I went through two friend groups before I finally found my current roommates: Driss Zaim-Sassi and Nick Bravate. I met Nick during the first week of school, and we instantly connected over his Kids …
By Eliana Gruvman “DJs are false gods,” Cat Both says to me as she drinks a peppermint chocolate latte. (She very kindly offered me the first sip). She’s wearing a UNIQLO thermal and a skirt that I want to borrow. Her mug is covered in polka dots and exclaims “evil genius.” I’d have to agree …
By Christopher Carrillo The beautiful game of football encapsulates the hearts and souls of millions of people around the world every year. Whether it be club or country, people are always elated to watch their favorite team play. Despite both the highs of success and the lows of failures, the one thing that remains in …
By Maribelle Gordon A married couple next to me at Post Malone’s recent Madison Square Garden performance stood hopefully at the barricade of the stage with a sign that read “Let me play Stay?” The husband Ben had recently perfected the pop ballad from the singer’s sophomore album Beerbongs & Bentleys on the guitar and …
By Ruby Fishman On September 19th, NYC’s own Music Hall of Williamsburg hosted French jazz-funk group Cortex. It was Cortex’s first time performing in the United States, made all possible by Jazz is Dead, a label started by Hip Hop producer Adrian Younge and a Tribe Called Quest DJ-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. While Jazz is …
