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Music

Music, Mental Health, and Fame

How music both helps and hurts mental health

by ALIYA CHAUDHRY

Chronixx Offers a New, Appealing Energy to Reggae

There's a new wave of artists changing the face of the genre dominated by Bob Marley.

by PAUL LITWIN

Review: Going Grey by The Front Bottoms

The Front Bottoms make a move toward the mainstream on their fourth studio album.

by AMY MARCUS

The Rise of the Concept Album

How the concept album is thriving in the age of the single

by ALIYA CHAUDHRY

25,000 Songs Later: "Summertime" Through the Ages

You know it's good when it's been covered 25,000 times.

by SAM MITCHELL

You Have to Listen to This: This Is The Kit

  The effortlessly inventive folk songs your life has been missing

by JILLIAN KARANDE

P–Funk: The Genre You Didn't Know You Needed

Its name is P–Funk, and it's p–cool if we say so ourselves.

by NOAH KEST

You Have To Listen To This: Higher Brothers

China's hottest rap group has found a way to go viral in a country with ultra–censored internet content.

by PAUL LITWIN

Music To Help You Enjoy The Last Few Weeks of Warm Weather

Starbucks pushing pumpkin spice lattes does not mean the warmth of summer has to end.

by PAUL LITWIN

Music For When You're Drunk At 3AM And Staring At A Lava Lamp

You needed this.

by PAUL LITWIN

The Live Album Is So Underrated

Let your life feel like a never–ending concert with the live album

by ALIYA CHAUDHRY

Classical Music To Make You Feel Intense AF While Studying

Kygo is overrated anyways.

by PAUL LITWIN

The Band You've Been Missing Your Entire Life: The War On Drugs

The music world waited patiently for A Deeper Understanding for three years. Me on the other hand, not so much.

by TALIA STERMAN

Friday the 13th Playlist

Get spooky

by ALIYA CHAUDHRY

(Not So) "Younger Now": A Review of Miley Cyrus's Latest Album

Miley’s long–awaited album, “Younger Now” is officially out.

by MICHELLE PEREIRA

Fake But Great: The Best and Wildest Musical Marketing Strategies

From mail to missing posters and fake weddings, here are some of the most inventive ways artists have promoted their music.

by ALIYA CHAUDHRY

(Review) First Landing by Moon Boots

Pete Dougherty’s debut album serves as a ten–track monument to jaunty disco and breezy electronic rhythms.

by PAUL LITWIN

In Defense of Radio

Radio's dying. Here's why I miss it.

by MICHELLE PEREIRA

Mac Demarco Shakes Up the Mann

"This Old Dog", new tricks

by AMY MARCUS

Album Review: Sleeping With Sirens - Gossip

Sleeping with Sirens' change in direction needs more mapping out

by ALIYA CHAUDHRY

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