As summer is quickly approaching, one amazing way to set the vibe for the warm months ahead is by relaxing to summer tunes. Music can be found in restaurants, while shopping, walking, or even while doing school work. It can set the tone for how one feels...
Jackman Thomas Harlow, better known as Jack Harlow, is a 24-year-old rapper from Kentucky. He made his debu
t in 2015, releasing a couple of EPs and mixtapes. By 2018, Harlow was signed by Don Cannon and DJ Drama’s record label Generation...
A lot has changed in the music industry over the past few decades. Advancements like the invention of autotune, or streaming services like Spotify have transformed music. People no longer need to go to a vinyl record store, or use cassette tapes and walkmans....
Throughout The Beatles’ discography, from “Please, Please Me” in 1963, to “Abbey Road” in 1969, George Harrison’s pure musical talent was becoming more and more evident. Often being limited to one or two songs on each album, his contributions...
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Kanye West, a Chicago native, started off as a producer, helping to create songs for Ludacris, Alicia Keys, and Janet Jackson, to name a few. In 2004 he released College Dropout to critical acclaim and success. In 2009, West created the Yeezy brand, which...
While the music and arts are a thriving community at Oakton through band, chorus, and orchestra courses, there hasn’t really been a place for musicians to connect outside of taking a class. Music classes at Oakton can be fun and rewarding, however at...
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Colson “Machine Gun Kelly” Baker is no stranger to backlash and notoriety. It was not two years ago when he was trading bitter barbs with rap legend Eminem in a highly publicized beef, and before that...
Everyone associates different seasons to different types of music- summer is surfer rock, with classics like the Beach Boys or rising new artists like Sun Room, and winter tends to be overtaken by holiday jingles. Fall music, however, has a smooth and...
Justin Bieber’s latest album, Changes, is a solid, if not bland, product of the times. Laced with melancholy sounds and synthetic beats, its songs fit right in with every other pop song on the radio today. Combined with Bieber’s signature smooth vocals,...
One direction no longer exists, and Harry Styles has proven this by releasing an album that not only pushes limits, but takes the listener into a world that feels nothing like a teenage love song. The first single of Styles’ album was released October...
It’s that time of year again when Christmas trees are being put up and holiday music is being played on every radio station. During this season it’s often fun to listen to one-hit wonders like Mariah Carrey’s All I Want for Christmas is You, Eartha...
As Korean-pop artists such as BTS, MONSTAX and BLACKPINK gain traction and popularity in the U.S, more and more people become fans and celebrate the successes of the groups they enjoy, or ‘stan’. However, due to the sheer size of the fandoms and the...
