By Mari Apazidis Think about a good album, one you love a lot. Most likely, it has a distinct sound and story, or is inspired by something profound in the artist’s life, or is catchy at least. Jack Harlow’s 2022 album release, Come Home The Kids Miss You is directionless, dull, and maybe TWO songs …
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A$AP Rocky at Rolling Loud
By Mari Apazidis A$AP Rocky headlined Rolling Loud New York 2022, and boy was it SOMETHING. My friends and I were posted by the railing adjacent to the long passageway that separated the two crowds. We were very far from the main stage, but if the artist went all the way down to the end …
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 …
Gorillaz Lore Transcends Universes
By Mari Apazidis The neat thing about having a band made up of four fictional characters is that they can go virtually anywhere. Damon Albarn (a real human person and the actual voice behind Gorillaz) and Jamie Hewlett (the artist behind the characters) have taken advantage of founding a fantasy band by taking them to …