Features & Essays
Being the perfect fictional anti-hero of rap, DOOM consistently maintained a villainous shroud of mystery, while audiences could only stand back and watch him flex his rapping superpowers.
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“1984” is an important body of work for modern listeners as a timestamp in the evolution of rock music — the birth of hedonistic rock with pop appeal.
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Given Drake’s success with his stylistic charisma, the naming of his next album hints at the project being symbolic of a victory lap filled with allusions to his previous work.
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As the dystopian society mankind has feared for decades becomes more of a reality, pop music shape-shifts once again to assume the form of hyperpop.
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For those of you who are looking to add a new podcast to your rotation, allow me to introduce you to UC Santa Barbara’s very own “Six Cents.”
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Eddie Van Halen was not only one of the most innovative and unique guitarists of all time, but a musical inventor and a pioneer in guitar construction and technology.
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Inspired by the natural beauty of Santa Barbara and saddened by the onslaught of tragedies in recent months, Funk wants to help his community through his art.
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Along with his childhood friends and fellow college students Sam Nicholson and Matthew Dull, Cerofeci has been working on developing a music and social media hybrid app called Paddle.
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For UC Santa Barbara’s dance majors, virtual classes are uncharted territory and have left many of them struggling to find their footing.
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If you haven’t heard him on Spotify, watched his music videos on YouTube or seen him spinning decks in Isla Vista — you should. Jordan Mitchell is a master of his craft.
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A producer's reflections on the Oscars, mainstream movies and following his passion for film.
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What has made it so normalized for rappers, who lead today’s most popular musical genre, to generalize and sexualize women as much as they desire?
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Grande and all other straight artists can certainly be allies, but they cannot claim to support their queer following while using same-sex attraction as a music video prop.
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Music belongs to everyone, not only in parts deemed to be fit for certain groups.
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The release of Flophouse Palace stands out not merely for its musical elements but also for the production and sound quality of the tracks.
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Turning on your camera more in class
Exercising three times a week, but you end up following Peloton on Instagram and that's it
Putting on real pants more often
Quitting wasting money on online shopping
Deleting your social media until the world starts ending again
Learning a new language by giving up after learning "bonjour"
Going on more ~quarantine walks~
Quitting sugar but buying a bunch of dark chocolate
Journaling
Leaving your house more
Calling family members more but just ending up in silent watch parties
Buying a bunch of books that you end up never reading
