In Western music, percussion instruments often lay the foundation of a composition, keeping time and providing a structural base for melodies to flourish. Th... Read More
In my dreams, I see a memory. I see images flashing quickly before my eyes, sparkling colors, a person dancing to the beat of an unexpected but dangerously c... Read More
Let’s set the stage: January 10th, 2020. I’m in my high school history class, watching the clock. 9:59 AM hits, and my hand rockets up, asking for the bathro... Read More
By Vanessa Tirok
On April 5th, in the intimate quarters of New York’s most notable jazz club, I bore witness to the most face-scrunching, toe-curling perfor... Read More
Favorite song: She’s Always a Woman to Me
Least favorite: Everybody Had a Dream
★★★★☆
In an effort to expand my musical palette, I devised a game. I w... Read More
Favorite song: I Am My Own Muse
Least favorite: Fake Out
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Fall Out Boy’s eighth long-awaited album, “So Much (For) Stardust,” was release... Read More
After 19 years, Panic! At the Disco, a band who once stood alongside My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy as the “Emo Trinity,” concluded their final show in A... Read More
If you have yet to discover the wonder of FKJ (French Kiwi Juice)--- multi- instrumentalist extraordinaire, live-looping god--- here’s a little something you s... Read More
Overview On July 15, 2022 “Bad Habit” singer Steve Lacy, released his sophomore, sad-core album “Gemini Rights,” and no one could have prepared for the cultura... Read More
If you’re like most fans, Remi Wolf’s debut album, Juno, has been playing on repeat nonstop the past few weeks. For those who are not familiar with the 25-year... Read More
A hashtag that has taken over the world - #FreeBritney.
It has been just about 5 months since global pop superstar Britney Spears testified virtually ... Read More
When the leaves start falling and the pumpkin spice lattes start selling, a switch inside of me turns on and the side of my mind that loves the darker things in... Read More