Album On Trial
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WHY WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF LIVE MUSIC
The average person can access more music today than at any other point in human history. So why are we paying more than ever to hear music live?
In an age where virtually every concert is followed by thousands of videos on social media, pr...
The Life of a Showgirl: When Great Songs Don’t Make a Great Album
Not every great collection of songs becomes a great album
Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
One year ago today (August 12, 2026), Taylor Swift announced her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The album delivered the biggest first-week...
WHEN YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST LETS YOU DOWN
Opening Statement
So there’s this very particular kind of betrayal that can only happen in music…Your favorite artist announces a new album. You spend months waiting for it. You preorder a vinyl. You listen to the one or two pre-release...
What If We've Been Educated by the Wrong Teachers?
OPENING STATEMENT
The most important education you’ll ever receive isn’t taught in a classroom.They’re inherited through our family, our culture, our relationships. We are taught what success should look like and who we are expected to...
Why Was "Old Town Road" Removed from the Country Charts?
Most music fans know what the Billboard charts are. But few know how a song actually gets there—or why one of the biggest hits of the decade ignited a debate about race, genre, and who gets to define country music.
Let’s break it down, fel...
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Decoding the music that encodes us. Album reviews and exploring why music makes us feel what it does. Written by a psychology student.
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