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Listicle – Four charli xcx songs to listen to because brat summer is over but this album is being milked forever so it’s not

Listicle – Four charli xcx songs to listen to because brat summer is over… By Ben Copas Few pop stars have quite as capricious a relationship with fame as Charli XCX. The Essex-raised musician first broke into the music industry by performing at warehouse raves at age sixteen, leading to a record deal and long-lasting …

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Album Review – Crest

Bladee and ecco2k – Crest By Noah Temple  Oftentimes I think about the good things to come out of Sweden like Ikea, Swedish Fish, and whatever else they make. But what stands out to me the most are Bladee and ecco2k. The two have been making music together since their childhood and still find new …

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sign crushes motorist at Le Poisson Rouge: Concert Recap

sign crushes motorist at Le Poisson Rouge: Concert Recap By Alexandra Henriques  Photographed by Alexandra Henriques On July 2nd, sign crushes motorist, along with Olivia O. and Casper Hill, brought their sound to Le Poisson Rouge, a 700-person capacity venue in Lower Manhattan. Le Poisson Rouge, stylized as LPR, is an independent multimedia cabaret that …

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Cypress Hill – Lincoln Theatre

Cypress Hill at The Lincoln Theatre By Kylie Arbini Hip-hop groups have been supplying the public with ample avenues of entertainment for decades, but none that have come before or after have been quite like Cypress Hill. The group was formed by Sen Dog, Mellow Man Ace, DJ Mugs, and B-Real in 1988 under the …

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DaBaby – Feat Picks

DaBaby – Feat Picks By Noah Temple Recently I’ve been thinking about feature artists as a concept- someone who excels on anyone’s song but their own. It can be cross-genre or within their own niche, but the songs are always heaters. I want to talk about a few artists who’ve been popularly dubbed as “feature …

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Teenage Fanclub – Concert Preview

Teenage Fanclub at 9:30 Club By Kylie Arbini   Since 1990 (and before punk famously broke), Teenage Fanclub has been a driving force within the indie realm due to their purposeful, powerful pop rock sensibilities. Aside from powerful being a perfect adjective to describe the band, it’s also exactly what they are: powerful pop, more …

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Album of the Week: Long.Live.A$AP

A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP By Noah Temple | Top Tracks: “Wassup”, “Keep it G”, “Houston Old Head” A$AP Rocky has 34 million monthly listeners and people will look at you with a straight face and say he’s overrated—one of the most insane things you’ll hear in your life. The worst part is you’ll listen to …

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Yola – Concert Preview

Yola at The Atlantis By Tifa Nguyen Country-Soul music has been rocking in for the year, and it’s about high time. At the forefront of this scene filled with homogeneous smooth R&B inspirations and swaying ¾ time signatures is English singer-songwriter, musician, and actress Yola (also known as Yola Carter).   Although Yola’s music is …

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Album Review – SUPER REAL ME

SUPER REAL ME by ILLIT – Album Review By Tifa Nguyen Hybe is back at it again with another girl group debut where every member, performance video, and skillfully crafted fan edit made by a chronically online teenage girl who should’ve put that effort into her failing Geometry grade, has somehow found its way all …

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Album Review – Psykos

Album Review – Psykos By Noah Temple I didn’t want my first review to out me as a “drainer”, but I felt compelled to write about this album when I started listening to it. That’s on me, I guess.   Psykos is a collaborative album by Swedish rappers Bladee and Yung Lean. It’s not their first …

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