Holt Templeton
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Amelia Day’s Big Day
Amelia Day is a singer-songwriter from Sumner, WA and a senior at Vanderbilt University. Citing queer folk titans like Tracy Chapman, Brandi Carlile, and The Indigo Girls…
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How Jimmy Buffett Found Authenticity in Escapism
For some time, country music has struggled to balance pageantry and authenticity. Between the rhinestone-clad pop country icons of yesteryear and their jaded outlaw country contemporaries, the…
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“Let’s Start Here” Offers an Auditory Taste of Lil Yachty’s Psych-Laced Woooooooock
The hip-hop world seemingly moved beyond mumbled Soundcloud rap, but Lil Yachty has seemingly moved beyond hip-hop. “I really wanted to be taken serious as an artist,”…
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How VU Spectrum finds authenticity in A Cappella fusion and American Chinese food
Seamlessly blending familiar tunes with global influences, Spectrum’s affinity for diversity brings a pop of cultural flair to Vanderbilt University’s crowded A Cappella landscape. From on-campus concerts…
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Review: Vulfpeck Gets Steamy with “Schvitz”
Born from the musical womb of James Brown and christened in the rhythmic spirit of The Meters, Vulfpeck are this century’s funk overlords. Propelled by an accessible,…
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Weezer up your winter with “SZNZ: Winter”
California-based rock quartet Weezer has had a particularly prolific run in recent years. After dropping two massive records in 2021, Rivers Cuomo and Co. continued their creative…
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Archibald, Marry Me: A tale of band promotion and puppy love
When a casual Google search into Toronto-based indie pop act Alvvays was headed by a sponsored link advertising a show in two weeks, I was hit by…
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The Backseat Lovers prove “Waiting to Spill” was Worth the Wait
Indie rock seemed to be reaching its twilight years in the early 2010s. The Strokes had been quiet, The Shins were past their prime, and the garage…