Oscar Buzz: The Soulful Unveiling of Depression and the Creative Process
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Director Scott Cooper’s 2025 film, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, is like a sudde…
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Draft Picks
October Draft Picks
The Best Releases from Rising Artists: September 2025 Click the record to listen on Spotify! Forest for the Trees by The Low Blow For fans of… M…
Draft Picks
September Draft Picks
The Best Releases from Rising Artists: September 2025 Tiny Empire by Chatterton For fans of… Wilco, Eiafuawn, Big Thief Genre……
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Celluloid Screamo for the Musk Era
8.3/10: La Dispute’s No One was Driving the Car Have you ever read Scary Stories in the Dark? That children’s book of short fiction and horrifyi…
CULTURE…
Culture
Can Nepotism Bring Us the New Nirvana? I Highly Doubt It.
Nepotism has already squashed some of our 2026 excitement for talented, new bands. It’s time to talk about Villanelle, the grunge world’s latest nepo …
Culture
Mikosexual Panic
How Young Miko is Rewriting Urbano’s DNA The rise of Puerto Rican reggaetonera, Young Miko, has triggered a cultural mania so strong and universal th…
Culture
The First Annual GrAMPy Awards
Following The Recording Academy’s 2026 televisedGrammys, The Amp staff elected a series of worthy musicians for our very own (very original) awa…
Culture
Censorship in the 21st Century
Kneecap VS. The U.K. Government In a world where U.K. rap is on the rise, we listeners must not leave Northern Ireland in the dust, specifically Kneec…
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Moments
This Concert Wouldn’t Have Happened Without 4chan
Panchiko’s Origins, Band Reunions and the Power of the Internet On October 2nd, Panchiko made a pit stop at Cannery Hall on their Fall 2025 Tour. F…
Profiles
Vandy’s Own Recording Artists
Amidst Vanderbilt University’s sprawling campus, creativity is alive and thriving, fueled by the stories of its student artists. Regardless of diffe…
Profiles
The Deltamen on the Spot
Vanderbilt’s The Deltamen is the university’s first independent Chinese pop-rock band. Formed in the fall of 2022, they have since released mu…
Profiles
The Midwestern Melancholia of Sierra Spirit
I grabbed a seat in the checkerboard-tiled Fido Café, nervously checking the time and monitoring the noise level. A few other patrons were bustling …
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Moments
This Concert Wouldn’t Have Happened Without 4chan
Panchiko’s Origins, Band Reunions and the Power of the Internet On October 2nd, Panchiko made a pit stop at Cannery Hall on their Fall 2025 Tour. Fro…
Moments
Two Countries, One Sound: How Venezuelan Folk Met Appalachian Bluegrass
Before coming to Nashville, my only exposure to bluegrass had been the musical Bright Star and Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Whe…
Moments
Connection in the Noise
The Sword Reunion Tour After hours of in-game competition with friends, I started mindlessly clicking keys, barely …
Moments
Renee’s Song
On December 25, 2024, a Christmas day, local Spotify artist Graham Blotter dropped a song that instantly became a personal favorite: “Renee’s So…