Experience the Timeless Energy of Wham! Emma Troise, Manhattan College A Journey Through the Iconic 80s Band and Their Impact on Society Today… January 15, 2024
The Rickroll Effect Julia Ray, Northern Arizona University Rickrolling is a popular meme that has inspired other similar memes.… December 28, 2023
Radio: A Quest to Discover Your New Favorite Song Sophie Serage, University of Massachusetts, Boston What happens when you ditch your playlists and listen to the radio for a day?… December 8, 2023
‘Rocketman’ (2019) Deserves a Second Chance Steffi Stoffel, Columbia College Chicago Revisiting the film that was overshadowed by the success of “Bohemian Rhapsody”… September 1, 2023
The Future of the Music Video Avery Heeringa, Columbia College Chicago After over 100 years, the music video is devolving.… August 28, 2023
Shoegaze Cultivates Solace Like No Other Genre Anoushka Panganamamula, The Ohio State University The aesthetic ambience of this psychedelic, intimate and innovative style takes listeners on a spiritual journey.… August 24, 2023
A (Not-So-Brief) History of House Music Morgan Brown, Wake Forest University Dance clubs owe decades of sound to marginalized artists of the early 1980s.… May 24, 2023
’80s Soundtracks Defined a Generation Paul Hoskin, Weber State University It seems as though every generation only listens to songs from their own era, so why are the 1980s so universally loved?… December 26, 2022
Gifts for Your Musician Friend: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Jacob Puestow, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay Not all gifts are created equal, especially when buying for the musician in your life.… December 21, 2022
City Pop Is the 40-Year-Old Genre You’ve Never Heard of, Until Today Isador Pinto, Ringling College of Art + Design The Japanese genre evokes the sounds of neon city life, and it's starting to make a splash in the West.… July 27, 2019