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October 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…

September 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……

Celluloid Screamo for the Musk Era

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…

Success is Temporary, but Quality is Forever. 

Success is Temporary, but Quality is Forever. 

In 2016, Chancellor Bennet, better known by his stage name Chance the Rapper, seemed guaranteed to become the next big hip-hop star. The twenty-three-…

CULTURE…

When It Was About Music, Not Merchandise 

When It Was About Music, Not Merchandise 

A Guest Opinion Piece With the release of Taylor Swift’s new album this past month, The Life of a Showgirl, Swift seeks to dissociate herself from the…

Ain’t In It For My Health: The Zach Top problem 

Ain’t In It For My Health: The Zach Top problem 

In the two decades (and some change) since Alan Jackson and George Strait cut the now-classic “Murder Down on Music Row”, the world of mus…

The Culture Calls Foul

The Culture Calls Foul

Drake’s Refusal to Play the Game That Made Him Drake steps onto the RAC Arena stage in Perth, Australia, riddled with bullet holes that do not b…

Leave Beabadoobee Be

Leave Beabadoobee Be

About a month ago, I was stepping out of the Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn when I caught a flicker of a familiar face. Not one I could match to a sp…

PROFILES…

Vandy’s Own Recording Artists

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…

The Deltamen on the Spot

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…

The Midwestern Melancholia of Sierra Spirit

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 …

Goldfish Yearbook Doesn’t Wanna Be Yours.

Goldfish Yearbook Doesn’t Wanna Be Yours.

Headquarters Coffee is a gem sandwiched between eclectic, industrial antique storefronts. The café calls out to you with its handpainted windowpanes…

MOMENTS…

Renee’s Song

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…

The Songs of the Great VOB Comet

The Songs of the Great VOB Comet

This weekend, Vanderbilt Off Broadway presents (VOB) their mainstage show: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 by Dave Malloy, presented by …

The Grand Return of Sturgill Simpson

The Grand Return of Sturgill Simpson

2021: After the release of his bluegrass epic-in-miniature, The Ballad of Dood and Juanita, I had the misfortune of falling in love with the music of …

Staff Picks: Albums of the Year

Staff Picks: Albums of the Year

Imaginal Disk Magdalena Bay Mag Bay’s newest album encapsulates autumn with its perfect blend of synthpop, psychedelia, and weird glitches. I was not …