Genevieve Stokes’ music became the backdrop to a pivotal moment in my life—leaving behind the town I once longed to escape, only to realize its quiet beauty in my final moments there. Swimming Lessons played as I drove away from Stonington, Connecticut, capturing the bittersweet feeling of moving forward while still being tethered to the past. Now, with With a Lightning Strike in the background, I reflect on the style of her music and how that continues to shape my personal journey.
Read MoreI was too young to remember the hiatus after Folie au Deux and I’m just barely old enough to remember the release of Save Rock and Roll and American Beauty/American Psycho. However, SRAR turns 12 on April 16 and I want to commemorate this beautiful album on its last tween year. Save Rock and Roll was an epic album for Fall Out Boy to return with. Featuring artists like Elton John, Big Sean, Courtney Love and Foxes, this 11-track album was a passion project from start to finish. Many think of this album as “the one with ‘Light Em Up’ on it” but true fans know it as the one with the “Young Blood Chronicles” — a post-apocalyptic video series where the band members die and end up saving rock and roll with Elton John, or God, in the end. The videos themselves are gory, but still worth the watch (in fact, many fans theorize that in later videos, the reason all the “blood” is glitter is because of how much was used in this series). It’s goofy and out of place and everything Fall Out Boy has been known for in their entire 24 year career.
Read MoreThe mainstream is dead. 17- year old New York artist is paving his own path online before he performs at Bentley University’s Black Fashion Show.
Read MoreIs Sir Mix-a-Lot back? Staff writer Olivia Lindquist explores the renewed popularity of music by 90's rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot through the popularity of fan edits and thirst traps on TikTok.
Read MoreIn this exciting Q&A with genre-defying rapper Khary, staff writer Jonah Gershovich dives into everything from studio session motivations to musical growth.
Read MoreIn an interview with pop soul singer-songwriter Beane, staff writer Meira Fiber-Munro captures the artist’s time at Berklee College of Music, on American Idol and his experience being a queer musician.
Read MoreStaff writer Izzie Claudio gives us an in-depth run-down of the 1995 Britpop standoff between energetic rock bands Blur and Oasis.
Read MoreStaff writer Sean Perry speaks on the ever-evolving but always iconic RuPaul’s Drag Race, addressing controversy regarding the competitions’s lip-sync songs and battles as they become more mainstream.
Read MoreSusannah Joffe, a queer artist breaking into the DIY indie rock scene, is every bit Texas as she is rockstar. In this interview, staff writer Meira Fiber-Munro gets an in-depth look at Joffe’s journey and trajectory.
Read MoreStaff writer Mikey Artuso sheds light on a genre that has emerged in recent years and revitalized country music. Introducing: y’allternative.
Read MoreStaff writer Tara Byrne delves into the roots and evolution of rave culture, interviewing an Emerson student about their own experience with raving.
Read MoreTroye Sivan and Kylie Minogue are bonafide pop icons. Both hailing from the Land Down Under and sporting a primarily queer fanbase, the two artists have each been hugely successful in their own right. However, Sivan’s career has an advantage Minogue’s does not: the power of YouTube.
Read MoreStaff writer Daphne Bryant sits down with electro pop musician Tiffany Day to chat about everything from reclaiming and redefining her Asian identity to growing into her own unique style.
Read MoreStaff writer Maya Eberlin sits down with agender glam rock artist Karson. to talk all things queer, mental health and family.
Read MoreOlive Klug is a folk artist, instrumentalist and creative who is reimagining the genre and crafting their own unique story.
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