By, Mari Apazidis Anime lovers everywhere know the power of an iconic opening song. If you aren’t familiar with anime openings, they usually last about ninety seconds, which contrasts the 10-15 second openings of most Western cartoons. A song is overlaid with beautifully animated and visually stimulating scenes, serving as a perfect introduction for whatever …
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A Night At The Grammys
By, Anna Fahy I’ve never been as lucky as being selected to attend the 65th annual Grammys as a seat-filler. Seat-fillers occupy empty seats in the camera audience of televised award shows. I had heard of seat-filling for the Grammys from a TikTok the year prior and had a reminder on my calendar to apply …
Smells Like Teen Misogyny
By, Alana Saucier For as long as music has been around, music artists have had groups of fans, which are also known as “fandoms.” A fandom is a group of dedicated fans who heavily support and consume media from the same artist on a multitude of platforms. Unfortunately, according to the media, fandoms mainly consist …
Interview with Lani Rose
By Isabella Cassetta Last November, I bought tickets for a Montell Fish concert in Brooklyn, NY. I went to the concert thinking I would just be seeing Montell but when I was waiting in line, I was told that someone was opening for him. I checked my ticket on Eventbrite and saw an artist by …
Feral Joy: How Maggie Rogers Created an Unforgettable Concert Experience
By Anna Fahy I will never think of concerts the same way after seeing Maggie Rogers live. My best friend Eliza surprised me with tickets on Christmas, so I traveled home to Boston in mid-February to go. It was the third night of her 3 night stay at Roadrunner. Eliza and I have bonded through …
Interview with Kwajo
By: Isabella Cassetta Finding new music and artists is always a great thing. Most of the time, looking through random playlists on Spotify or being led down a huge rabbit hole of musicians is what leads me to find new music. Recently, I have found that I have been listening to the same songs on …
Sammy Rae & The Friends
By Sarah Tobias Sammy Rae & The Friends are influenced by a myriad of artists and genres of the past because they simultaneously step into a blend of music and a new place in musical history with their innovation and experimentation. When searching the band’s genre on Google, the most common answer is: “alternative/indie jazz/rock.” …
Going Beyond Just an Album: Donald Glover’s Because the Internet
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 …
The Three Lions: The Story of the Iconic English Chant
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 …
Post Malone Rebranded: The Bubbly Persona Behind a Heavy New Project
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 …