An expansive, and intimate album full of artistic and expressive freedom — In the 3 years since her last album El Mal Querer, Rosalía has become a household name in Spanish music. Expanding into the mainstream scene by collaborating with Reggaeton hitmakers such as Bad Bunny and J.Balvin, as well as linking up with James Blake and Oneohtrix Point Never to name…

How Abel pulled off his cinematic masterpiece — “TONIGHT WE START A BRAIN MELTING PSYCHOTIC CHAPTER LET’S GOOOO” tweeted The Weeknd one late November evening in 2019. The eerie out of the blue announcement followed by the blurred, monochromatic picture of the artist would signify the start of his next album run. Little did we know that this…

Re-visiting the metal band’s 2019 release in anticipation of The End, So Far — With the announcement of Slipknot’s newest album The End, So Far set to drop on September 30th. I felt it was timely to look back at their last album, We Are Not Your Kind. Released back in August 2019, the heavy metal madmen set off to make an album that…

A sophomore effort full of breezy production, and emotional introspection — At the young age of 24, Steve Lacy has slowly been climbing up the ladder as he showcases more elements of his DIY style of talent. From his early start working alongside bands like The Internet to producing for some of hip hop’s biggest names like Kendrick Lamar and Mac…

The Canadian post-hardcore troupe returns 13 years later — I’ll admit I’m a little late to the Alexisonfire party, having only gotten into them earlier this year when they announced their new album. Going through their discography I was left feeling quite stunned. It was amazing to hear a post-hardcore band perform incredibly well in the mid-2000s when the…

A review of Drake’s surprise 7th studio album — Just when you thought this year’s music catalog was already stacked, Toronto’s own Aubrey Graham has surprised us with his latest album Honestly, Nevermind. Announced on Thursday, Drake’s 7th studio album arrives just 9 months after last year’s Certified Lover Boy. Although not that much time has passed since then…

Going over my favourite albums of the year so far — 2022 has been flying right by, I don’t know about you but for me, this year has been going much quicker than the last two years. Maybe it’s a good thing or not, but I can say the soundtrack to 2022 has been nothing but short of amazing. We have…

Hip-hop’s supervillain returns with clever bars and expansive production — When you utter the name Pusha T, several things come to mind. a lyrical rapper, a coke-inspired kingpin, the man who bullied Drake into becoming a good father, the list goes on. Regardless, the rapper’s name rings bells to many. He’s similar to Marvel’s Thanos. Both have this intimidating presence…

Reflecting on the lessons I’ve learned throughout our digital seminar classes — There’s a part of me that I can’t believe this semester is coming to an end. It only felt like yesterday that I opened up my laptop, logged into Zoom, and was greeted by Wendy Greenwood and the rest of our Digital Marketing Seminar class. These past few months have…