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Balloonerism Review

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 Desirae Mack #albumreview, #macmiller, #posthumousalbum, music

Balloonerism A review by Desirae Mack Beloved “party” Rap/Hip-Hop artist Mac Miller–Malcolm James McCormick–was a Pittsburgh songwriter, rapper, and producer.

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Black Box to Great White Way: Darren Criss’ Journey from StarKid to Broadway Star

April 17, 2025 Bethaney Randazzo broadway, lgbtq+, music, Musical Theater, musicals, theater, Tony Awards, TV

On a mild yet brisk November evening in 2024, playbill in hand, I stood at the stage door barricades, excitedly

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Essays Film Music 

Ode to the TikTok Edit

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 Adam Buckley film, Internet, music, TikTok

There’s so much stuff on the Internet that the average user is drowned in “content.” Between AI-generated slop clogging the

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Music 

Double Vision: Behind the Music with James and Ace

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Ellie Gressman interview, music, music talk, rock, rock music

If you haven’t heard of Double Vision yet, it’s time to change that.

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Music Reviews 

69 Love Songs Ranked From Worst to Best

February 17, 2025 Jack Long album review, lgbtq+, music, music review, Ranking

“I took a pen in my own hand and wrote you a hundred tunes.”  When Stephen Merritt set out to

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The Toneys 2024

December 31, 2024 Halftone Staff movies, music, Ranking, TV, video games

Welcome to the first Toneys, Halftone’s year-end awards! To ring in 2024, our three editors, Sophia, Adam, and Dillon, have

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Essays Music Reviews 

Every Musical Project From Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones Ranked

November 22, 2024 Dakim Randolph Michael Jackson, music, pop, Pop culture, Quincy Jones

On the fourth of November of this year, the late Quincy Jones passed away at the age of 91. Luckily,

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Hot Take Tournament

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Halftone Staff film, music, Pop culture, TV

Welcome to Halftone’s first Hot Take Tournament! This Tournament will feature hot takes, unpopular opinions, and pop culture predictions solicited

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Concerts Music 

Presley Regier is the Underground Producer turned Pop Artist

November 8, 2024 The Whit alt-pop, Alternative, alternative pop, music, pop

Written by Mattie Mac Kay Alt-Pop artist Presley Regier has dropped two new singles, including the new song “Questions” and

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Concerts Music Reviews 

The Short N’ Sweet concert from a day one fan’s perspective

October 24, 2024 The Whit concerts, music, sabrina carpenter, short n sweet

Written by Mattie Mac Kay So, I had the absolute pleasure of attending Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” tour last

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Essays Music Reviews 

Clipping’s music still scares me

October 22, 2024 Owen O'Brien clipping, Daveed Diggs, Hamilton, hip-hop, horror, Industrial, music, rap

Clipping is an experimental rap group, formed in LA in 2010, that specializes in industrial music. It is comprised of

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Sea Hear Now: The Best Summer Send-Off

September 29, 2024September 30, 2024 Sophia Nigro concert review, music, personal essay, sea hear now, summer

September has arrived, which means that autumn is on its way. Already I’ve felt the cooler temperatures, seen the leaves

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Music Reviews 

Olivia Rodrigo is Still Figuring Things Out (and Spilling Her Guts in the Process)

October 5, 2023October 11, 2023 Olivia Phillips album review, Guts, music, Olivia Rodrigo, pop, punk, rock

When Olivia Rodrigo burst onto the scene in 2021 with her debut album, Sour, she became one of the most

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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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Essays Music 

My Love – The Worst Heartbreaks of My Life

April 26, 2023January 2, 2024 Sylvana Auriemma breakups, emotional, music, My Love, personal essay

  “You can run, you can hide But you could never criticize my love,  You can leave me alone but

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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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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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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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“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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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 

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 

“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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