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Joseph DeBell has 49 articles published.

Joseph DeBell is the Opinion Editor at The Bona Venture. He is a Journalism major and Music minor. When he is not writing music reviews, he is writing about greedy streaming services and calling out hypocrisy in the music industry.
OPINION

A candid review of Frank Ocean’s Coachella performance

BY JOSEPH DEBELL, STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons While Frank Ocean’s fans at Coachella were disappointed with his performance, the entire situation perfectly reflects the enigma that is Frank Ocean. Artists nowadays are doing anything they can to stay at the forefront of their fans’ minds because social media can overexpose and saturate… Keep Reading

OPINION

For the right reasons, vinyl should be collected in 2023

J DeBell’s Vinyl Collection, courtesy of Joseph DeBell BY JOSEPH DEBELL, STAFF WRITER Despite being inefficient, expensive, and impractical, Vinyl has somehow made a comeback in recent years.  It makes no sense, considering that streaming music is more straightforward, and you get the luxury of making playlists. Vinyl shouldn’t have a place to fit in.… Keep Reading

OPINION

Drake should consider retirement

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons BY JOSEPH DEBELL, STAFF WRITER Aubrey Graham’s (Drake) streak of music recently has been underwhelming. Considering that Drake is 36 and his recent records haven’t had the best reception from a creative standpoint, it’s not entirely outlandish for him to retire. While Drake has easily been one of the most… Keep Reading

Music Reviews/OPINION

Jams with Joseph — LilYachty “Let’s Start Here.”

BY JOSEPH DEBELL, STAFF WRITER Album cover courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Joe gives “Lets Start Here.” a 4/5 stars Stars from Wikimedia Commons “Let’s Start Here” by Lil Yachty has been making critics turn their heads for the past several weeks due to its stylistic change to his discography. However, the popularity of this LP… Keep Reading

OPINION

Artists Have Reason to be Upset at SXSW

BY JOSEPH DEBELL, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons SXSW needs to do a better job of paying artists what they deserve, especially considering that some artists that play in the festival come from all over the United States. South by Southwest (SXSW) first appeared in 1987 after the city of Austin, Texas, wanted… Keep Reading

Music Reviews/OPINION

Jams with Joseph — A candid review of VGHN’s ‘No Name’

BY JOSEPH DEBELL, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Album score: 4/5 stars Stars are courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Singer, songwriter, rapper and producer Aidan Vaughn (VGHN) is an up-and-coming artist from Southern California. Although most people discovered Aidan Vaughn from his cover of Revenge by XXXTENTACION, I first heard of him when he released his cover/feature of Quadeca’s… Keep Reading

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