Ranking Every Kanye West Album
Back in the summer of 2013, one of my best friends played me “Yeezus” by Kanye West on a long car ride. It was unlike anything I had heard before,…
The Leading Ladies of the Blues: Bessie Smith
Ferociously fearless, these women dared to defy convention. Their awe-inspiring, rip-roaring voices achieved notoriety, as they bemoaned the pain of bitter love or proudly hailed themselves as strong, independent beings…
DONALD GLOVER PRESENTS…3.15.20 (A 3.15.20 Review)
On March 22, Donald Glover officially released the mysterious project that briefly appeared on the internet on March 15. The album’s title is not, “Donald Glover Presents” as it was…
Bright Eyes Releases First Song in Nine Years
Indie-folk pioneer of the early aughts, Conor Oberst, released a new song on Tuesday, March 24 with the “band” that made him famous. The song, “Persona Non Grata” is the…
Honoring Stephen Sondheim
Duly revered as one of the most pioneering, ingenious minds of Broadway, acclaimed composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim celebrated his 90th birthday this March. Spanning over sixty years, Sondheim’s illustrious…
For the Turnstiles: An Analysis of “On the Beach.”
Released on July 16, 1974, Neil Young’s fifth album “On the Beach” is pain-stakingly vulnerable, heavy, and unapologetically honest. Poetic lyrics and haunting melodies lament of the egregious nature of…