Op-Ed
The Grey Areas of the Colorful Music Industry
So, you’re an up-and-coming electronic artist trying to make it big. Where to begin? Create a song with a catchy hook, a bass filled drop, and use some relatable lyrics everyone can sing along to? Done. But, nobody is listening to the track besides your close friends. There is a lack of interest in the […]
GRiZ Just Came Out. Here’s Why It Matters.
It seems like it’s hard this summer to find a festival lineup that doesn’t have Grant Kwiecinski, AKA GRiZ, prominently featured on it. The hard hustling funk electronic legend has a huge fan base and is ever present on the scene. Yesterday afternoon, in a beautifully penned editorial for the Huffington Post, the Detroit-based legend […]
[OP-ED] Why Hugs Over Handshakes!?
Who doesn’t love great hugs?! Aside from those who aren’t too keen on intimacy or anything touchy feely of course… Regardless of your personal preference, being cradled in the arms of another can positively affect you by leaps and bounds. If that phrase alone terrifies you, there is no need to worry. You are safe […]
[POP] Katy Perry’s “Swish Swish” Is a Hot Mess!
On Friday, May 19th, Katy Perry released the third track off of her fifth studio album, Witness, entitled Swish Swish. The Roland Clark-sampling and Duke Dumont-produced deep house track seems to have all of the right ingredients in terms of production credits; however, the track quickly drew criticism (and a plethora of laughs) from fans and […]