Music

Admit it: there are a lot of hip-hop songs you love, but you don’t remember anything the rapper actually said. Unfortunately, there are many songs where the verses are largely placeholders to get back to the hook. It’s the most memorable part of the song by nature. But some songs live and die by how much we love those choruses. Even songs we consider classics get most of their strength […]

The A$AP Mob will never be the same again. In a sense, they were never going to be the same after the passing of A$AP Yams. But A$AP Rocky assumed the leadership role, and it led to some fun, eventful mixtapes that spotlighted some lesser-known acts. Guys like A$AP Nast got to rap with Method Man on “Trillmatic”; it provided launching pads for the careers of A$AP Ferg and Twelvyy […]

Some songs are so good, you don’t even realize that they’re covers. The artist does such a potent rendition of a certain record that it eventually becomes their own entirely. Moreover, the best cover records are with artists who reimagine the beauty and texture of the original. Otherwise, it just becomes a remix or a rendition amateur singers would do on American Idol. R&B has some truly magical covers across […]

Over the last few years, country music has been a major player in modern pop music. Currently, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is dominating the top of Billboard’s Hot 100. Rappers and pop stars alike have made desperate crossover attempts into Nashville to varying success. It makes you wonder if Justin Timberlake was just early to the party when he released Man Of The Woods in 2018. Admittedly, the album is […]

Jay-Z and Kanye West did opulence like no other rappers in the world. Their music together was caked in decadent luxury; two artists who were in their prime, knew it, and flaunted it accordingly. On this day 15 years ago, the two superpowers in hip-hop joined for the best collab album of all time. Initially, Watch The Throne was meant to be just five songs, a brief EP that teased […]

Shoegaze is a lot like love: “If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that [shoegaze] actually is all around.” (Please don’t sue me, Richard Curtis.) But what if you don’t know if you like shoegaze? That’s not a problem. Shoegaze can feel like an intimidating genre. The music can be overwhelming at times, and the fans can be pretentious. But I want you to have […]

DIIV has announced a new album, ZIRP!, dropping on October 30, 2026, and with it has come a new genre called the New Alternative. What exactly does that mean? Well, it somehow ties into the album title acronym, “zero interest-rate policy,” and vocalist/guitarist Zachary Cole Smith’s recent interest in dressing like a “recession-era, stock market crash guy.” While speaking with The Guardian in an August 2026 feature, Smith wore thick […]

We don’t want to admit it, but our music taste can change significantly with age. There are many reasons for this, and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Naturally, we shift with age and experiences. If you’re experiencing this as well, here are 3 ways that your music changes as you get older. relying on nostalgia For many millennials, we watched alternative take over the 1990s. With this, many subgenres […]