By Ansharah Shakil, November 17 2024—
Ten years ago, One Direction’s fourth studio album FOUR was released, on Nov. 17, 2014. A little over a month ago, the world received the news of Liam Payne’s death in Buenos Aires, Argentina. … Read the rest
By Leigh Patrick, Maggie Hsu, Emiko Boys, Aurin Bhadra, Ansharah Shakil, Dianne Miranda and Daman Singh, October 27 2024—
Get ready to dance with the spirits! This Gauntlet Mixtape Vol. 27: ghoulish grooves is packed with hauntingly catchy tunes and … Read the rest
By Emma Djukic, September 16 2024—
Looking back at the items on my 2024 bucket list, listening to—and actually liking—a country album from Post Malone was not one of them.
Before I pressed play, I had some serious reservations about … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, September 7 2024—
Singer-songwriter Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus, known professionally as beabadoobee, waited two years in-between her first full-length album Fake It Flowers and her second, Beatopia. Another two years past the release of Beatopia, Laus released … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, June 19 2024—
Zayn Malik’s musical career has been marked with twists and turns, from his 2016 debut solo album Mind of Mine to his long and complex concept album Icarus Falls in 2018 to his third … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, April 20 2024—
The dubious and disorderly formation of American rock band Third Eye Blind and its revolving, controversial line-up originated in the 90s and continues today with a current tour. In 1997, Third Eye Blind released … Read the rest
By Ramiro Bustamante Torres, April 11 2024—
As one of the year’s most anticipated album releases, Beyoncé released COWBOY CARTER on Mar. 29. This is Act II of a three-album work that started with the release of Act I: RENAISSANCE … Read the rest
By Leonie O’Sullivan, March 11 2024—
You might remember James Arthur for winning The X Factor in 2012 with his cover of “Impossible,” with his characteristic raspy voice. In 2013, he released his debut album, and since then has consistently … Read the rest
By Daman Singh, October 21 2023
After releasing arguably the most important indie-rock album of the 2010s with AM (2013), full of stadium anthems and structured rock fits, Arctic Monkeys took a complete 180 by making one of the most … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, September 27 2023—
Singer-songwriter Lorde, born Ella Yelich-O’Connor, went from a relative unknown to an at times controversial musical icon with three albums under her belt: her painfully genuine debut Pure Heroine, the critically acclaimed Melodrama and … Read the rest
