JOSEPH DEBELL: OPINION EDITOR Album cover is courtesy of @sinatra on Instagram ALBUM SCORE: 4/5 Stars Stars are courtesy of WIkimedia Commons Frank Sinatra’s “No One Cares” album is a classic crooning record, even if its peaks aren’t as grand as the magnum opuses of “In The Wee Small Hours” or “Where Are You?” Actor…
JOSEPH DEBELL: OPINION EDITOR Photo Courtesy of Aidan Vaughn ALBUM SCORE: 3.5/5 Stars Stars courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Hailing from the Inland Empire in California, Aidan Vaughn bids a short yet fulfilling set of songs in his latest work, “Sincerely, Alexander.” Vaughn is a singer, songwriter, rapper and producer who showed shades of Tyler the…
BY JOSEPH DEBELL, OPINION ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Album cover courtesy of @taylorswift on Instagram ALBUM SCORE: 2.5/5 Stars Stars cortesy of Wikimedia Commons Even though most of the re-recordings of Taylor Swift’s older records have demonstrated improvements in sound, much of the initial magic is lost on “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” Taylor Swift is an artist who…
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…
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…
By Kristyn Johnson, Contributing Writer Singer-songwriter and actress, Olivia Rodrigo, took over the world with her first single “Drivers License” and topped charts again after releasing her newest song “Deja Vu” earlier this month. Rodrigo began her career as an actress and is most famously known for her roles in Disney Channel’s “Bizaardvark” and “High…
By John Ancillotti, Staff Writer On April 7, Twenty One Pilots, an American musical duo from Columbus, OH, dropped a music video for their new single “Shy Away.” Along with the surprise song release, they announced their next album, “Scaled and Icy,” which will be available on May 21. The band also announced the launch…
By Kaitlin Sinclair, Staff Writer “Midwest Kids Can Make It Big” is Lauren Sanderson’s slogan and latest album. Born on Jan. 13, 1996 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sanderson is an emerging independent artist whose music has elements of pop, hip-hop, rap, rock and alternative. In 2014, Sanderson began to make her presence known online by…
By Kelsey Purcell, Staff Writer Paul McCartney, a member of the iconic former English rock band, The Beatles, announced a new album, “McCartney III Imagined.” It features other artists recreating songs from “McCartney III.” “McCartney III” is the singer’s 18th solo album. It is an 11-track album that was released on Dec. 18, 2020. The…
By Emilie Weinbeck, Features Assignment Editor American singer and songwriter, Pink, took the world by storm and started her claim to fame in the music world back in February 2000. Alecia Beth Moore, known as her stage name Pink, began her first tour on May 2, 2002 and did 56 shows during her tour which…
By Kelsey Purcell, staff writer Popular singer and songwriter Justin Bieber released his new album “Justice” on March 19. It includes hit songs “Holy,” featuring Chance The Rapper, and “Lonely” with Benny Blanco. Artists BEAM, Burna Boy, Daniel Caesar, Giveon, Dominic Fike, Khalid and The Kid LAROI also make appearances on the album. When Bieber…
By Kelsey Purcell, Staff Writer Taylor Swift released her own version of her hit single “Love Story” on Feb. 11. Swift announced that she has finished re-recording her “Fearless” album and has hinted that “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” will be released on April 9, along with six never before released songs. Some other hit songs on…
By Kelsey Purcell, Contributing Writer Bryson Tiller released “Trapsoul” and long awaited, deluxe edition new album, “Anniversary.” Bryson Tiller is known to mix R&B and hip hop. His style of music is comparable to artists like PartyNextDoor and Roy Woods. He has a soft tone, smooth rhythm and incorporates a synthesizer to create a fusion…
In 2017 after a show in Rogers, Arkansas, police arrested Travis Scott, charging him for inciting a riot during his concert. After hyping up his fans, apparently a little too well, the “Sicko Mode” rapper told them to rush the stage, and to his surprise, they did. The beginning of Scott’s new documentary “Travis Scott:…
By Jake Osswald Contributing Writer In today’s modern era of hip-hop, many different artists are considered when talking about the greatest of all time, the “GOAT.” Some stick with the older generations and are convinced Tupac, or artists like Notorious B.I.G., Eminem or Jay-Z are the greatest rappers of all time. The younger generation would…
Rapper SiR (Darryl Farris) signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (T.D.E) just this year. He’s been featured on other artists’ tracks before, such as Isiah Rashaad on The Sun’s Tirade and Jay Rock’s album 90059 in 2015, according to Hip Hop DX. SiR just released his EP titled Her Too. The six song tape is a…
