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No digging required: The best songs found from short-form media this year

Jackson Ryson, Staff Writer November 23, 2024

Discourse over art is and always has been extremely intense. In no way is this discourse harmful – art yearns to be discussed. The whys and the hows of creative work is truly what makes art profound...

Arts & Life’s Overlooked 2024

Arts & Life November 22, 2024

“Double or Nothing” from Medhane A collaborative album featuring the vocals of abstract hip-hop emcee Medhane and beats from the ridiculously underrated rapper and producer Kahlil Blu, every track...

The Recording Academy's Grammy Awards.

Grammy Nominations

Justin Dobry, Contributor November 19, 2024

Grammy nominations are finally here, and although awards won’t be given out until February, they have the online music community talking. It is no different at KSLU, Saint Louis University’s club where...

YouTube thumbnail of Dustin Lynch covering Alan Jackson’s “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” with Madeline Merlo in a Campfire Session, released Feb. 26, 2024.

Country music by the fire: A cozy way to listen this fall

Brendan Brunette, Senior Writer November 1, 2024

Country Music Television’s (CMT) “Campfire Sessions” provides a wonderfully intimate and authentic way to listen to country music. Originally a YouTube series turned mainstream musical program on...

One Direction bus wall poster.

The history and legacy of One Direction

Reegan Johnson, Copy Editor October 31, 2024

British-Irish boy band, One Direction, was a phenomenon: Dubbed “the internet’s first boy band,” the group found profound, and retrospectively unexpected, success in the early 2010s. Composed of...

Photo from Billboard.

‘Short and Sweet?’ More like substantial and spicy

Mariya Yasinovska, Opinion Editor September 22, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth album, “Short n' Sweet” was well-received by music critics and fans alike. Clocking in at just 36 minutes, the album proves that good things can indeed come in small packages....

Noel (right) and Liam (left) Gallagher smile at each other after a concert in Milan, Italy in 2008.

Britpop band Oasis to reunite after 15 years apart

Nathaniel Anderson, Contributor September 8, 2024

Legendary Britpop band Oasis announced on Aug. 27 that they are reuniting and going on tour next year in the United Kingdom and Ireland.  “Oasis today end years of feverish speculation with the confirmation...

One of the two international performance stages at the Festival features local and international artists performing for large crowds.

Cultures get the chance to shine at the annual Festival of Nations

Nivindee Fernando, Photography Editor September 5, 2024

A long-standing tradition in the St. Louis community, the Festival of Nations took place in Tower Grove Park from Aug. 24 to Aug. 25 this year. This festival is powered by the International Institute in...

MGMT's seventh album made its disappointing debut on Feb. 23 (Photo Courtesy of MGMT's bandcamp site).

“Loss of Life” will make any listener feel like they’ve been through just that

Aidan DeSpain, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

Imagine this: a listener opens their desired music streaming service and comes to find that a well-known band from the early 2000s, known for their fresh electronic sound, has released a new album. They...

How Stephen Sondheim Changed the Trajectory of Musical Theatre

How Stephen Sondheim Changed the Trajectory of Musical Theatre

Morgan Hausback, Staff Writers December 10, 2021

On November 26, 2021, American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim died at the age of 91. He leaves behind one of the most impactful legacies in the world of theatre and his theatrical soundtrack that...

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