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Dessi Gomez | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
There are seven Harry Potter books. There are now seven Taylor Swift albums. Coincidence? I think not. Swift released “Lover” on Aug. 23. It may be her most mature album yet, loaded with 18 songs that return to what Swift herself calls “confessional writing.” Though “Lover” rivals “reputation” in everything from complete opposite color schemes
Mike Donovan, Ryan Israel, Dessi Gomez and Jim Moster | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Springtime is sweeping through South Bend (sort of) but, with summertime on the horizon, the spring will soon be swept away. That’s okay with us. We have our sunglasses, plenty of sunscreen and a few things we’re really excited about for after school lets out. Hip-hop’s stars come out By Ryan Israel, Associate Scene
Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Eight days, eight hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds, that is the time standing between April 26 and the moment I sit down to write this article. The countdown to Taylor Swift’s next comeback has begun. The “Reputation” era was epic, don’t get me wrong. But the next Taylor Swift era will be even more
Jake Winningham | Friday, April 12, 2019
Last week, one of my colleagues at The Observer wrote a column titled “Today’s music is terrible.” In it, Hayden Adams described what he sees as problems within contemporary pop music, and pines for a return to the halcyon days of Huey Lewis and Queen. I respectfully disagree with Mr. Adams, though, and think that
Hayden Adams | Monday, April 1, 2019
Music is terrible nowadays. The music industry has been saturated with artists who pander to the masses with stupid “songs” with little-to-no substance. I miss the days when most artists could play an instrument, write and compose their own songs and sing it. I don’t want to be misunderstood. I enjoy some of today’s music,
Carlos De Loera | Thursday, August 23, 2018
The MTV Video Music Awards died of irrelevance Monday night, officials of the University of Common Sense said. The show had been suffering from the disease for years, a disease brought on by the increasing popularity of the internet. The show was surrounded by some of its closest friends Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith at
Julianna McKenna | Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Music has always been a part of me. Some of my first childhood memories include sitting in the back of my car singing along to my Mom’s classic CDs, most of which included U2, Celine Dion and Fleetwood Mac. I grew up around this music, but I vividly recall nine-year-old me coming home from school
Matthew Munhall | Monday, November 13, 2017
“I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not,” Joan Didion urges in her famous 1966 essay on keeping a notebook. The value of recording the events of one’s life is not, Didion suggests, to have a factual
Nora McGreevy | Friday, May 19, 2017
On Aug. 27, 2013, the class of 2017 walked to their first day of classes with summer anthems “I Need Your Love” by Calvin Harris and the sunny, feel-good “Brave” by Sara Bareilles echoing in their ears. The class of 2017 lived through a whirlwind of change in popular culture – with services like Spotify
Erin McAuliffe and Jack Riedy | Thursday, April 20, 2017
Kendrick Lamar has an iconic discography — so iconic that it somehow manages to stay unmarred by his shaky collaboration history. Taylor Swift, Adam Levine, Robin Thicke and Imagine Dragons all successfully recruited him for their tracks — we couldn’t have composed a more unfortunate list if we tried. However, on “DAMN.” Lamar has total