In Review: Róisín Murphy Tells Her Own Story on “Róisín Machine”

October 12, 2020 by

On “Róisín Machine,” the music is stripped back and drawn out, but still has the essence of her personality through these slow disco and house anthems.
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In Review: Katy Perry Gets Her Smile Back

September 4, 2020 by

On this record, she’s not trying to exert her creative exhaust like on “Witness,” and it sounds like she’s having fun.
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In Review: “Tourist Season” by Miel

August 2, 2020 by

With this beautiful, dream-like ode to a relationship, you’ll feel like you’ve gone through about seven break-ups already.
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In Review: “Women in Music Pt. III” by HAIM

June 30, 2020 by

The Haim sisters had to travel through darkness to create this record, but on the other side was a tunnel of light you can hear through the quality production.
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Welcome to “Chromatica”: Lady Gaga Returns to Her Pop Homeland

June 3, 2020 by

This dance-central album might just provide enough refuge with a bedroom dance party to make us forget we can’t listen to this music at a real party.
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Carly Rae Jepsen Releases New Refined “Dedicated Side B” Quarantine Album

May 26, 2020 by

Even though there are overlapping themes in other Jepsen songs and the material isn’t exactly new, there are still some gems in this album that represent the best of her discography.
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Professor Assures In-Person Lecture About Same Boring Material “Much More Engaging Than Online Class”

May 23, 2020 by

Aborian made a point to emphasize that even though he couldn’t see the sleeping faces while he was talking like before, he envisioned them in his head to bring about a sense of normalcy.
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“Survivor: 40” Review: An All-Winner Cast Creates a Winning Season

May 19, 2020 by

This season provided memorable moments, funny interactions and great gameplay to go with a fantastic cast.
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Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn’s “Making the Cut” Barely Makes It Work

May 4, 2020 by

If you desperately miss Klum and Gunn and miss watching innovative fashions walk down the runway, this show does the job.
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Rina Sawayama’s Debut Album is a Career-Defining Project

April 24, 2020 by

Rina Sawayama’s debut album, “SAWAYAMA,” is finally here, and lives up to the years of hype fans have accumulated towards this project.
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Safety Win! This Student Cloroxed Her Spring Quarter Textbooks Even Though She’ll Never Open Them

April 20, 2020 by

With the coronavirus pandemic altering every part of life as we know it, people everywhere are taking safety precautions so as to lower the spread. We spoke with one Isla Vista resident, Katie Hudson,...
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Tracks of the Month: March 2020

April 3, 2020 by , , , and

Need some new songs for your quarantine playlist? Look no further!
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Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” Blends Past and Present, Brilliantly

April 1, 2020 by

On “Future Nostalgia," Lipa carefully constructs her sound around ‘80s pop and brings it to the present, embracing retro trends while putting a fresh perspective on them. 
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Track Review: “Stupid Love” by Lady Gaga

March 13, 2020 by

Lady Gaga has returned after a four-year gap since her last studio album with a new hyper-addictive track, “Stupid Love."
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Student Goes Barefoot as an Attempt To Be Perceived as Interesting

February 9, 2020 by

Earlier this week, sophomore Alex Graham decided to mix things up for once and walk around campus barefoot, as if he were a paleolithic caveman roaming the wild prehistoric savannah. According to Grah...
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