My Take
Fonti hits the gas with Green Light
It was the hottest day of the year so far in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood, where local activists, vendors, artists, and community members gathered for the Rainier Beach Mutual Aid on July 25, 2021. Singers, [...]
Los Dioses Showcases the Fifth Ingredient of Reggaetón
Clouds are simply water particles clinging to solid matter in the air. And yet they are so much more intriguing than just these basic ingredients. Cumulonimbus are storm clouds, formed when hot and cold air [...]
Anuel AA’s Four Ingredients of Reggaetón
If you know who Anuel AA is, chances are you have a strong opinion on him. A Boricua singer/rapper known for his bold and frequently controversial public image and powerful voice, Anuel AA doesn’t pull [...]
QUEERCORPORATE: Continuing Music’s Legacy of Corporate Exploitation
Guest Contribution by Casey/Clementine Griffin Hello friends and beloveds, I hope these short days are kind to you, and that we are all enjoying the end of the year festivities- peppermint candies, time spent with [...]
Bad Bunny vs. The Assimilation Monster
Anyone who knows anything about current popular Latino music, or current popular music in general, should know who Bad Bunny is. And as a Latino who knows a thing or two about music, I am [...]
Bad Bunny – 2020’s MVP Strikes Again with El Último Tour Del Mundo
So yesterday was dope. I’m not even talking about Thanksgiving for real, cuz Bad Bunny just dropped his third album of the year. And lemme tell you ... it goes HARD. For Puerto Rican pop [...]
How to Write a Song Like Your Favorite 90s Rock Band
Every obnoxious 13 year old or 50 year old guitarist has a soft spot for the days of yore, when music was simpler and dominated not by “rappers with auto tune” or “this modern pop [...]
Music Lessons – Now Scheduling Appointments
* NOW SCHEDULING LESSONS! * I'm looking forward to giving some Zoom guitar and ukulele lessons! For those of you who are interested in taking lessons with me for guitar, ukulele or bass, here's a [...]
Bad Bunny’s Safaera v. Travis Scott’s SICKO MODE
Nearly every teen and young adult in America is familiar with Travis Scott’s 2018 hit SICKO MODE from his album Astroworld. It topped charts for months, on arguably the biggest album that summer. However, fewer [...]
Reignwolf: Raw, Real Rock Returns
When I was 11 and a half years old, I’d been taking guitar lessons for a few years, having been brought up in a very musical family. But none of my dad’s Joni Mitchell CDs [...]
Boston’s Great American Ghost Resurrecting Spirit of Hardcore
Most high schoolers have someone in their class who “isn’t like the other kids.” No, I’m not talking about the girl who listens to Billie Eilish, or the one kid who still rocks out to [...]
Blues is Not Dead. Fantastic Negrito Making it Come Alive
Anyone who says “blues is dead” has not heard of Fantastic Negrito. On his debut album, The Last Days of Oakland, the Bay Area blues man, born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, takes you back to a [...]
Examining Similarities and Differences Between To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN.
Rather than a steady stream of output like most artists, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth – a prodigy from Compton in South Central Los Angeles - prefers to focus on quality over quantity and has released three [...]
Car Bomb – Crushing Riffs and Technical Power
This morning I woke up wanting to listen to some Meshuggah. I don’t know, I guess I just wanted some tight riffs and technical grooves. But a couple songs into Obzen, I was in the [...]
Who is VIBES?
VIBES is a music project that plays original songs, comprised of Eric Anthony Souza-Ponce, Leo Vanderwhitte, and Drew Semick. Their music draws from multiple genres, including rock, rap, reguetón and jazz. As high school students, they collaborate with many friends in performing arts programs, drawing keys, horns and vocals from a talented pool.