By Allegra Solomon, Contributor [Interscope / TDE; 2018] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “The Ways”, “Paramedic!”, “King’s Dead” As if an all-black Marvel movie wasn’t enough to take Black History Month to new heights, the star-studded Black Panther soundtrack—curated by Kendrick Lamar and the rest of Top Dawg Entertainment—brought together every influential black music artist from…
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Group Feature: ACRN’s Most Anticipated Albums of 2018
Will 2018 be as bright as 2017 for music? Here are our most anticipated albums of 2018! Jon Fuchs, Music Director: Current Joys – A Different Age Nick Rattigan has never made a bad record before. Whether it’s with guitarist Jacob Rubeck as Surf Curse or by himself as Current Joys, every record he’s been a…
ACRN’s Favorite Tracks of 2017
From monumental releases to rockstar controversies, 2017 was a huge year for music. As the year comes to an end, here are ACRN’s favorite tracks from 2017. Give these tracks a good listen; they deserve it. Sam Tornow, General Manager: Yves Tumor – “Limerence” In passing, “Limerence” can sound like an interlude. The light, ethereal…
Album Review: Niall Horan – Flicker
By Allegra Solomon, Contributor [Neon Haze; 2017] Rating: 5/10 Key Tracks: “On the Loose”, “Slow Hands”, “Fire Away” The Irish member of ex-boyband One Direction has stepped out of the shadows and into his own spotlight. Flicker is the culmination of all of Niall Horan’s artistic endeavors since One Direction’s breakup back in early 2016….
Album Review: Florist – If Blue Could Be Happiness
By Allegra Solomon, Contributor [Double Double Whammy; 2017] Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: “Blue Mountain Road”, “If Blue Could Be Happiness”, “Red Bird” If Blue Could Be Happiness, the most recent project by New York indie act Florist lives in slow, melancholy melodies with the lyrics to match. As lead vocalist and songwriter Emily Sprague copes…
Group Feature: Our Back-to-School Playlist
We’re a month into the semester and already a few days into fall – back-to-school time moves quickly. There are classes, work, and endless introductions to be made. Keeping up with it all is daunting, but we’ve got some tunes to help you hold it together. Here are our picks to bring in the new…
Black is Punk and Punk is Black: African Americans in DIY Spaces and the AFROPUNK Festival
By Allegra Solomon, Contributor Throughout history, there has been a wave of black people creating spaces for themselves. Traditionally, however, people of color don’t make spaces for themselves to exclude others, but because they have been excluded from mainstream spaces. Remember in high school where there would be clubs such as “Desi Club”, “Asian Affinity Club”,…
Movie Review: The Birth of a Nation
By Allegra Solomon, Contributor [Argent; 2016] Rating: 7/10 In order to understand the significance of Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation, you need to know the historical context of D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film of the same title. The silent film, based on the novel and play, The Clansman, is infamous for its use of blackface…
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