RELAX – We’re done!!

The semester is over, its summertime. You can’t change your grades, can’t go back. So just relax. Some are graduating (congrats) and some of us are getting ready for our Senior year (holy shit too fast..) and others are getting their routine summer vacation down to just go back to SU for their next year. [...]

Song of the Week – “Simple Song” by The Shins

Since I dove into The Shins last year and really gave them a listen, I’ve loved them. You’ve probably heard: New Slang, Caring Is Creepy, or Australia (to name a few) and YES these are all extremely popular songs, but you have to love them. I am one to push away a song or band [...]

What’s on your playlist?

So we all get pretty pissed off while driving and the radio stations just don’t fit our needs. The same five songs are replayed every hour, there are way too many Christian rock stations, top 40 bands pretty much run the radio world, and there are not enough stations for alternative, indie, or folk type [...]

Willow Smith: The Deterioration of Pop

In 1987, when Will Smith and his partner, DJ Jazzy Jeff, stepped on to the scene with their debut album “Rock the House,” no one could have predicted what would follow. Will Smith has risen through the ranks and has become an incredibly powerful celebrity known for both his rapping and his acting. Although heavily [...]

Jay-Z Set to Make History at Carnegie Hall

For its 121st year, Carnegie Hall will host its first solo hip hop artist headliner. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter will once again make history by performing at the historical music venue during his benefit concert to raise money for both the United Way and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation. With the release of his most recent [...]

Dia Frampton Moves on from “The Voice”

A few months after the conclusion of NBC’s first season of “The Voice,” runner-up Dia Frampton is starting to claim her fame, with lots of thanks to her mentor Blake Shelton. The mentor relationship Blake had with his two contestants, Frampton and Xenia, was unlike the other mentors. You could really tell from watching the show [...]

Going ‘Gaga’ for the Holidays

Between Lady Gaga’s Thanksgiving holiday special, her holiday EP and her holiday workshop at Barney’s in New York City, she sure does have the holiday spirit. None of us really are surprised though at Gaga’s attempt to devote the entire holiday season to herself. When Gaga does something, she goes big or goes home. Her [...]

Drake’s ‘Take Care’ — An Emotional Joy Ride

Wheelchair Jimmy from “Degrassi” is all grown up. On Nov. 15, Drake released his highly anticipated sophomore album “Take Care.” After postponing the album from its original Oct. 24 release date, it has finally become available for all the world to hear. The tone of the album reflects Drake’s debut release, “Thank me Later.” The [...]

Is Spotify Too Good to be True?

For most of you it probably seems that I talk way too excessively about Spotify, but this is a huge breakthrough in the music industry.  For once, complete, organized and easy streaming of music is free.  It is also extremely fast to add new music.  Albums are added to Spotify if not the day of, [...]

CMA Recap: Swift Repeats; Underwood Flops

Okay, yes, I am like every other girl and enjoy blasting Taylor Swift at unhealthy volumes with the windows rolled down.  Does that mean she’s actually talented enough for all the recognition she gets?  Absolutely not.  Think about this: Taylor’s first single came out in 2006 when Taylor was 16.  Taylor’s most recent album, “Speak [...]