In 2019, it’s hard to decipher what is and isn’t pop music, and who is and isn’t a pop star. With the rise of streaming and the advent of the internet, you don’t have to amass heavy airplay on commercial…
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Girlpool releases an album about change in a period of transition
Girlpool’s new album, titled What Chaos Is Imaginary, is an album about change. It embodies the concept of transitions and shifts within a breadth of their manifestations- physical, mental, emotional, and musical. Fittingly, the album offers a diverse set of…
Backstreet Boys cling to old fame with new release
The legendary Backstreet Boys are back at it with a new album, titled DNA. While its name may suggest a foray into each member’s individuality and influences, the only thing to be found on this album is a heartless attempt…
Commuter Resource Center to return to campus
The Commuter Resource Center (CRC), once a place that students not living on campus could use as their home-away-from-home, is now gone. Since the start of the academic year, commuter students have expressed confusion as to where and why their…
SOU faculty shares her interests in Esports
The popularity of esports, or competitive video gaming, has been growing since the early 2000’s. Around 2010, game developers started actively designing toward a professional esports subculture. The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) formed in 2016, and since then,…
Gardening & the Green Fund: Student fees dedicated to sustainability
Tucked within wood and wire at the corner of Henry St. and South Mountain Ave, SOU’s Community Garden is a comfortable sanctuary where students and community members can rent low-cost plots to practice organic gardening. Behind the fence’s squealing gate,…
Toro y Moi expands sound in new album “Outer Peace”
On his new album, titled Outer Peace, chillwave paragon Toro y Moi offers an assortment of danceable tracks that tastefully expand his sound to include shades of R&B, house, and hip-hop. Chaz Bear, who operates under the musical moniker of…
The Delines’ new album: An accomplishment in storytelling following tragedy
The Imperial, the sophomore release of Portland, Oregon based band The Delines, is an album of dualities and tensions. Sonically, The Delines stride between the sensual sway of soul and heartfelt twang of country, while the album lyrically explores the…
Senator Golden to improvise with the “antics” on Friday
On Friday, Jan. 18, Oregon State Senator Jeff Golden will join with “antics improv” [sic] for their show “A Capital Act” in the Stevenson Union Rogue River Room at 6:30 p.m. During the show, the team and senator will perform…
An Inside Look at the Ashland Music Scene
It was a cool, crisp Nov. night, and I found myself taking refuge inside a small garage in Ashland, Oregon. A well-worn wooden skateboard half-pipe occupied half of the floorspace. Sketches of nude figures drawn with black paint smothered the…