With all the buzz these days coming from the next trendy music festival or newest Chainsmokers radio-ready hit, orchestras have had to devise more inventive ways of enticing young people to come their...
When British alternative band Glass Animals released their debut album “Zaba” in 2015, singles such as the lush, sensuous sounding “Gooey,” which currently has over 64 million streams on Spotify,...
It can take years for music artists to jump from the music scene where they have the most support into wider, unfamiliar territory. Someone who probably knows this better than most is American rapper...
I unintentionally spent spring break with a couple of friends watching an entire Korean drama. Mind you, I had never seen a “K-Drama” before and to me, this experience was unhesitatingly eye-opening....
Norwegian singer finds light in dark places in much-anticipated debut
This month saw the much anticipated release of 19-year- old Norwegian singer Aurora’s debut album. With the success of...
American music culture in the 1970s saw the rise of dance music in varied forms and genres. Motown artists like The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder, disco music dominated by groups like ABBA and The Bee...
It was recently announced that the Center for Work & Service (CWS) would be making drastic changes in the coming year. The CWS is Wellesley College’s career service for both current students and...
While the remix is most often associated with dance music, any active music listener will notice that remixes don’t always have to be made in mind of creating a dance-floor ready rework. One of the pioneers...
One can easily trace the progression of Rihanna’s style in the music world with a little digging and a long day spent on Spotify going through all of her albums. Rihanna’s debut album “Music of the...
Chances are that if you’ve sat down to watch The Revenant in theaters recently, you may have noticed the dark, eerie soundtrack that has accompanied the movie. It’s a gorgeous soundtrack. With...
When listening to Sia’s new album, there are two things to consider. First, it is an album compiled almost entirely of songs that she wrote for others. Second, Sia is completely aware of this fact, which...
At the Royale this past Sunday, Giraffage and Slow Magic took the crowd on a kaleidoscopic journey through a dreamy sound landscape infused with a touch of vibrant quirk and organic sounds unconventional...
The lights are dimmed and excitement hangs heavy in the air as people shift their feet restlessly. The first chords start playing, and it’s a tense energy as we wait for the main headliner to make his...
