Features & Essays
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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Artsweek interviewed the host of the Spotify Original Podcast, Cole Cuchna, on passion projects, white discourse around black music and his own creative process when writing episodes for the show.
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The ascension into stardom coupled with the bold outline of her name on a festival lineup is on the horizon in 2019 for the powerhouse that is Ravyn Lenae.
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Dewey Bryan Saunders is one of today’s most innovative and established graphic designers who often operates within the niche realm that is album cover art.
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Through her pursuits of music, feminism and environmentalism, Feldman is trying to save the world.
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If the struggle to rediscover decent radio stations sounds familiar, this article will put you in good hands. Below, you’ll find a short guide to the hottest FM radio sounds broadcasting near UCSB.
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SALES creates an amalgamation of indie, dream pop, hip hop and rock to produce something that is otherworldly to the ear. Their hip hop-influenced production backs electric guitar to create a sound th...
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Time and time again, the Biko House has opened the doors of its black and brown empire for the community to discuss important racial events in the United States.
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Red
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
1989 (Taylor’s Version)
Midnights
The Life of a Showgirl
Evermore
Lover
Reputation
Folklore
The Tortured Poets Department
Taylor Swift (Self-Titled)
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