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Music 

LS Dunes Brings ‘Past Lives’ to Life on Tour

July 26, 2023 Helaina Parejo concert, concert review, LS Dunes, music review, rock music

There is no warning before the room erupts. Prior to L.S. Dunes taking the stage, the air in Brooklyn’s Saint

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Music 

Billie Marten on Tour: An Act of Love

July 3, 2023 Helaina Parejo Billie Marten, concert, concert review, indie, indie pop

Billie Marten needs to do nothing more than walk onto stage to entrance an audience. On a rainy June day

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Music 

Snowman Fight: A Local Band Worth Listening To

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Helaina Parejo album review, music, music review, rock

The task of uncovering authentic music among the modern slush pile of overproduction, ghostwriters, and illusive industry plants can seem

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Music 

So Much For The Old Fall Out Boy: A Review and Deep Dive Into FOB’s Eighth Studio Album

April 23, 2023 Helaina Parejo album review, Fall Out Boy, music, music review, pop punk, Review, rock

It should be mathematically impossible to combine pop punk, soul, synth, disco, classical music, theatrical melodies, Ethan Hawke’s monologue from

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An image showing singer Caroline Polachek in the backseat of a car on the passenger's side somewhat humorously licking a medieval dagger
Music Reviews 

Caroline Polachek Takes You To Her Island On “Desire, I Want To Turn Into You”

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Andrew Ciardella album review, caroline polachek, indie pop, pop music

Desire is not unfamiliar to pop music, nor is it to Caroline Polachek’s career. Her second album as member of

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Concerts Music 

Why We Need Bikini Kill: A Concert Review

April 17, 2023 Helaina Parejo Bikini Kill, concert, feminism, music, music review, punk, Review

The energy in Philly’s Franklin Music Hall is far more than electric, it is like a snaking live wire sending

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Essays Music Uncategorized 

your favorite song but you’re in the other room reading my article

April 11, 2023 Madi Cook abstract, art, deep dive, emotional, liminal space, music genres, personal essay

It’s closing time. You decided to visit the old mall today, despite its social decline. Your local nostalgia trip is

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Concerts Music 

The Beths Concert Review

March 12, 2023 Halftone Staff Expert in a Dying Field, The Beths, Union Transfer

The Beths take the stage with such a captivating presence that the venue, audience, and the towering fish head they

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Music 

Pierce The Veil Makes a Jaw-Dropping Return

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Helaina Parejo album review, emo, music, music review, Pierce The Veil, PTV, rock

After seven years of silence, Pierce The Veil is sounding the alarm. The Jaws Of Life, PTV’s latest album, begins

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Music 

“Love From The Other Side” and “Heartbreak Feels So Good”: A Fall Out Boy Renaissance or Rift?

February 14, 2023 Helaina Parejo Fall Out Boy, music, music review, pop punk, Review, rock

Despite the title of their fifth album, Fall Out Boy is no longer interested in saving rock and roll—or pop

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Essays Music Reviews 

The Phantom of the Opera Forever Sings Songs in my Head

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 Katelyn Warren broadway, majestictheater, musicalreview, thephantomoftheopera

There are no sensations, no sounds, nor views that this world can offer me that can compare to the euphoric

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Music 

Spotify Wrapped: Become a Brand While Advertising for a Brand

December 15, 2022 Eric Noon Advertising, music, Spotify, Spotify Wrapped, Streaming

Step aside Christmas, December has a new holiday season: the annual Spotify Wrapped sharing and celebration period. It’s that time

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Music Reviews 

Machine Gun Kelly’s Mainstream Sellout: Album and Tour Experience

November 19, 2022 Katelyn Warren #albumreview, machinegunkelly, mainstreamsellout, mainstreamselloutreview

As Machine Gun Kelly concludes his massively successful world tour, it’s a good time to reflect on the Mainstream Sellout

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Music Reviews 

The My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour: Emo’s Not Dead It’s Just Middle Aged

October 27, 2022 Helaina Parejo concert, emo, MCR, music, My Chemical Romance, Review, rock

The most dangerous men on the planet (or, at least they were in 2010) are back. After an eight-year hiatus

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Music Reviews 

Jxdn’s Tell Me About Tomorrow: A Light in Darkness

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Katelyn Warren #albumreview, #jxdn, #tellmeabouttomorrow #jadenhossler, Review

  As an avid pop punk lover whose favorite bands are Blink-182 and Green Day, I was really excited to

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Essays Film Music 

Turning Red and the Power of the Boy Band

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Jay Norton

The year is 2011. A young kid has just heard about a new band named “One Direction” that all the

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Music Reviews 

“CRASH”: Pop perfection from an industry pioneer

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Matt Berrian Charli XCX, CRASH, music, music review, pop music

Charli XCX has never done the same thing twice. She broke into the music scene with her debut album “True

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Music Reviews 

Mitski’s “Laurel Hell” – Album Review

February 25, 2022April 1, 2022 Matt Berrian album review, indie, indie pop, Mitski, music, music review, rock

“Let’s step carefully into the dark/Once we’re in, I’ll remember my way around,” says Mitski on album opener “Valentine, Texas”

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Column Phono Project 

Phono Project: “Second Hand Rose”

January 19, 2022January 20, 2022 Matt Berrian

Transcript of the podcast: What you’re listening to is a studio recording of Fanny Brice’s hit ‘Second Hand Rose,’ written

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Column Phono Project 

Phono Project: “I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier”

January 19, 2022January 20, 2022 Jay Norton

    What you just heard is “I Didn’t Raise My Boy to be a Soldier”, written by Alfred Bryan

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Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross wear matching sequined gowns and smile wide during a performance
Music 

6 Upbeat Soul Songs with Soul-Crushing Lyrics

November 26, 2021 Diana DeSimine

Honorable mention: It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones (1965) It’s not unusual to see me cry Oh, I wanna die

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Music 

Top 13 Most Interesting Easter Eggs in Taylor Swift’s Short Film “All Too Well”

November 17, 2021 Tara Grier

When Taylor Swift announced that she would be releasing not only a 10-minute version of the fan-favorite song “All Too

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Music Reviews 

Montero Review: Lil Nas X Delivers Style and Substance in His Debut Album

October 29, 2021February 4, 2022 Casey Wang lgbtq+, lil nas x, media representation

In March of 2019, an independently uploaded song from an unsigned artist, propelled by the popularity of the #Yeehaw Challenge

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