By Camryn Brathwaite The Get Down is a Netflix musical drama television series created by Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis. The Series takes place in the Bronx circa the 1970s, and follows the rise of hip-hop and disco music through the eyes of a group of teenagers. Each episode is intercut with real footage …
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The Bronx Hip-Hop Restaurant That You Need To Visit By Justin Charles Normally, I take every opportunity possible to take my mom to the coolest places I know in New York when she visits. However, I’ve been slacking recently. For most of my senior year, I was seeking inspiration for places to show my mom, …
The Current State of Bronx Music
From Cardi B to Kay Flock to Sha Ek . . . What is next for the scene? By Justin Charles The Bronx. The place that birthed hip-hop, a leading genre in music today. It is only natural that a place with so much history would continue to be influential in the rap game. With …
Review: Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus
By Maggie Peknic Released March 10th, Miley Cyrus’ eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation explores her complicated relationship with Liam Hemsworth. The album opens with “Flowers,” a major “f*** you” to her former lover as Cyrus lets go of their past relationship. The track reworks the chorus of Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” …
Social Media Enhancing the Music Industry
By, Meghan Mahaffey In our increasingly digitized world, talent is more easily recognized and success does not solely depend on factors such as wealth or connections. With the rise of TikTok and other social media platforms, artists can share music easily with a growing fanbase. An artist I have been following for many years, Peter …
Ruel’s Big Return: A Play-by-Play
By, Molly Chamberlain Before… At just twenty years old, Ruel is set to release his debut album, 4TH WALL, on March 3, 2023, succeeding three EPs and many singles dating back to 2017. I joined the Ruel fandom in 2019, embarrassingly a part of many fan-page Instagram accounts and group chats that brought together fans …
…Baby One More Time Reception Post-1990s Third-Wave Feminism
By, Camryn Braithwaite There are few musical albums that consumers, critics, and historians can agree have had an indisputable impact on pop culture, but with a 14x platinum certification (RIAA, 2023), Britney Spears’ …Baby One More Time is one of the most influential pop albums of all time. In 2023, we tend to regard this …
Is My Tolerance for Indie Shows Steadily Decreasing, Or Is It Simply The Crowd That Occupies Them
By: Áine Mullaly Brooklyn Steel is definitely one of my least favorite music venues in New York; it is a 16+ venue I frequented in high school that I now try my best to avoid, in part due to its irritating age demographic as well as an eerie familiarity that brings to mind memories of …
Maggie Rogers’ Feral Joy Tour at Radio City Music Hall
By: Meghan Mahaffey To kick off the Spring semester, Relish announced they would be raffling off two tickets to Maggie Rogers’ Feral Joy Tour. Needless to say, I was elated and set my heart on obtaining the tickets to the concert. I waited patiently for the results to be announced as I scrolled on Instagram …