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Tag: music review

A Look Back – Revisiting Kid Cudi’s “Man on the Moon II”

1 October 2021
Sam Pfeiffer
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Frequent collaboration with Travis Scott, Kanye West and a multitude of other members of Kanye’s record label allowed prolific artist Kid Cudi to maintain a…

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Donda: Quantity, Quality or Both?

24 September 2021
Sam Pfeiffer
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Aug. 29 marked the day that sent Kanye West’s discography of studio albums into the double digits with his release of “Donda,” a 27-track behemoth…

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NIKI impresses with her debut album “Moonchild”

23 October 2020
William Humphrey
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NIKI, the up-and-coming pop star from the Asian music collective 88rising that is home to artists such as Joji and Rich Brian, released her debut…

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Review: “Head in the Clouds II”

18 October 2019
William Humphrey
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This past Friday the Asian hip-hop and pop record label 88rising released “Head In The Clouds II,” a new album featuring many members of the…

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“Norman F*****g Rockwell!” is the best f*****g album of 2019

13 September 2019
Jack Ledbetter
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Last week Lana Del Rey released her highly anticipated album, “Norman F*****g Rockwell!” Naming the album after Norman Rockwell, an American author, painter and illustrator,…

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“Me!” was definitely not for me

3 May 2019
Caitlin Overmeyer
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As most people probably know, Taylor Swift released a new single with Brendon Urie, lead singer of alternative/rock/pop band Panic! At The Disco. The single…

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Album Review: “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?”

12 April 2019
Tavarus Pennington
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Billie Eilish has spent much of her young, blossoming career gathering a mythic status about herself. The release of “Ocean Eyes” in 2016 introduced the…

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I’m a sucker for the Jonas Brothers

15 March 2019
Savannah Hawley
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Oct. 29, 2013 is a date that broke the hearts of many the world over: the day the Jonas Brothers officially broke up. After cancelling…

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Khalid’s new EP “Suncity” marks the start of a new era

2 November 2018
William Humphrey
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After breaking on to the music scene in 2016 with his Grammy-winning single “Location,” Khalid said on Twitter that his new EP titled “Suncity” would…

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