Back Tracks: Playlists have always been for sale
Last week, rap/R&B superstar Drake, one of our generation’s pop-cultural icons, unleashed the rather interesting concept album, “More Life.” The un…
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Opinion: LGBT characters in entertainment are not more common, but are more open
Growing up, I didn’t see many characters that looked like me. I am an androgynous tomboy. I will not be waiting for a prince to sweep me off my feet an…
Back Tracks: Chuck Berry’s influence is out of this world
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. Whenever a great musician…
Movie review: Uneven story and production don’t stop ‘Kong: Skull Island’ from shining
Thanks to the cinematic masterpiece that is 1998’s “Godzilla” being one of the few VHS tapes I had as a kid, monster movies have always held a special …
Back Tracks: Moving back in space and time with bassist Thundercat
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. Earlier this we…
Concert review: Gaelic Storm brought personalized house party atmosphere to Columbus
While the Newport has seen more than its fair share of mosh pits and crowd surfers, Gaelic Storm changed it up by spurring drun…
Back Tracks: The perfect mix of karaoke songs
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. As a music writer, I find…
Opinion: Blink-182 receives overdue recognition at 2017 Grammy’s
Most commonly known for the hit “All the Small Things,” Blink-182 has come a long way from its 1992 punk beginnings on the outskirts of San Diego. …
Back Tracks: Rap gets emotional at the Grammy’s
The Grammy’s are usually a hot-and-cold topic in pop culture. Some will dismiss winning as meaning nothing from a critical or artistic standpoint, whil…
Back Tracks: The college classroom is a great place for music
It is impossible to overstate the importance of music in a scholastic setting. Whether one is playing an instrument or taking classes in music theo…