FORDHAM’S MULTIMEDIA MUSIC PUBLICATION
FORDHAM’S MULTIMEDIA MUSIC PUBLICATION
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 …
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 …
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 …
By, Brooke Ricci Sheku Kanneh-Mason is an up and coming cellist who I recently had the pleasure of listening to as he performed at Wigmore Hall in London, England. Wigmore Hall is designed in the Renaissance style and is famous for having the best acoustics in Europe. Although small in size and humble looking in …
By, Sara Morales The fascinating beauty of musicals, especially that of West Side Story, is beyond immeasurable. With a score written by both the lyrical genius Stephen Sondheim and the celebrated Leonard Bernstein, this classic musical piece finds a breath of fresh air in the 2021 Stephen Spielberg adaptation. The West Side Story film reimagines …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
