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In the past months, Kanye West has placed himself at the center of an antisemitic movement that caused him to lose billions of dollars from brand deals and potential collaborators practically overnight.
Read MoreI love sad music. I love the way beautifully tragic lyrics hit me, and melancholy melodies have this otherworldly ethereal feeling to them. Still, there is a time and place for sad music. In this article, I sought out music that truly makes people happy.
Read MoreTaylor Swift is one of the biggest stars on the planet, she’s set over 30 world records, won eleven Grammy Awards, and had eight number one hits. Over her 16 year long career she’s released eleven albums, here's an all-time ranking of all of Taylor Swift's albums.
Read MoreThis California rapper blends noisy rock and trap through a horrorcore lens.Every so often, I stumble upon a genre or an artist that I would never have expected to click for me. Most recently, it’s been Jazz Fusion from the 1980s.
Read MoreMusic is all about connection, so what did musicians do during the time of the COVID-19, a time when connecting with others was so limited?
Read MoreKanye West’s album drops are often an ordeal, and this was especially true for his long-awaited 10th studio album, “Donda” which had a delayed and controversial release. However, the album did not live up to the hype for two Catlin Gabel School (CGS) seniors.
Read MoreMembers of Alien Boy (from left: Elian Conroy, Derek McNeil, Sonia Weber, and Caleb Misclevitz). Photo by Eirinn Lou Riggs. On October 1, 2021, Alien Boy, a Portland alternative band, will play their first big show since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating the release of their sophomore album, “Don’t Know What I Am .”
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 pandemic began, Americans became increasingly immobile, using cars and public transportation with less frequency and with newfound time at home to read, watch streaming networks, or work remotely. While this occurred, the local radio industry - becoming increasingly more archaic within a climate of rapid, new technological developments - found what some went so far as to describe its “finest hour.”
Read MorePortland artist Sports and Culture reflects on his creative process, creative debut album “Wuss,” and foreshadows creative endeavors to come.
Read MoreOn Saturday, Jan. 22, 2020, about 30 teenagers huddled in Elsa Norling’s basement in northeast Portland, Ore., awaiting local artists Dial Carlos, Zoid, Paris, and Likethehighway.
Read MoreIn the United States, we have a kind of music that, along with blues and jazz, is uniquely American. In country music, America is a wasteland and a sweet home, and Americans themselves are cowboys, honkey tonk guitar players, lady mule skinners, and families with a fast knowledge of “old world” ballads.
Read MoreIn the absence of music teacher Damien Geter, Kelly Ballard is teaching Rock Band and Choir this year to keep the music program running alongside Mark Pritchard.
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