By Taylor Linzinmeir, Staff Writer [Photo via Spotify] Pop artist and body-positivity advocate Lizzo can do it all. She can twerk, rap, belt out a high note and write a hook that will be stuck in your head for the rest of your life. Oh, and she just so happens to be a classically trained…
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ACRN Celebrates: Jackie Wilson
By Lauren McCain, Contributor [Photo via Spotify] “To a rough stone that I am polishing into a diamond,” reads a signed photograph that Billy Ward gave Jackie Wilson in the summer of 1952. Known for his impressive four-octave range, Wilson was a dynamic powerhouse performer, earning himself the title of “Mr. Excitement” in the 1950s and…
Lobsterfest 2019 Q&A: Kali Dreamer
By Emily DiAlbert, Editorial Director Photo by Joey Medlen Q&A with Kali Dreamer, Columbus-based rapper, guitarist, gamer and anime enthusiast. Tell me about Kali Dreamer’s origin. What inspired you to start releasing music? Kali: Music is something that I’ve always been inspired by, but I didn’t really start taking music seriously until I took up…
Band Profile: Damn the Witch Siren
By Abby Jeffers, Contributor [Photos by Chip Willis, Bobbi Kitten and Z Wolf] Columbus electro-pop duo Damn the Witch Siren have always been a feminist band. Concocted by frontwoman Bobbi Kitten, even the origin of its name is rooted in feminism, stemming from a fascination with the Salem Witch Trials and with sirens in classics…
Album Review: Prince – Piano & A Microphone 1983
By Maria Lubanovic, Copy Editor [NPG; 2018] Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “Purple Rain”, “International Lover”, “Cold Coffee & Cocaine” Prince’s Piano & A Microphone is exactly what it sounds like. It’s Prince, in the studio, all by himself. Released posthumously, most Prince fans will take any snippet of material from the prolific performer that they…
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