Category Archive: Music

Arlo Parks: Twenty with Success Aplenty

Twenty-year-old indie-pop musician Arlo Parks has never been one to hide behind her voice; while her music speaks for itself, she doesn’t let it do all the talking for her. Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, better known as Arlo Parks, an up-and-coming London singer-songwriter is bold in every way. She’s open about herself, active on social media, and an overall force to be reckoned with. 

West London might be home for Parks, but her first language was French, due to her Paris-born mother. Parks is half Nigerian, a quarter French, and a quarter Chadian, and as she described herself to Billboard, “I'm a Black kid who can't dance for shit, listens to emo music and currently has a crush on some girl in my Spanish class.”

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070 Shake: Her Way of Living

“If you’re trying to live forever, you’ve got to make things that are going to last. The way to do that is with love and feeling.” These words come from an upcoming music artist that has proclaimed the statement, “Modus Vivendi,” aptly her “way of living.” Vulnerability, honesty, and eccentricity are some of the bold characteristics that can make or break an artist in the music business. To be able to possess these three characteristics effectively takes real character and perseverance. This is what has helped catapult the career of Danielle Balbuena, aka 070 Shake.

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Ellie Goulding: The Lights Tour

The lights go out and the crowd roars. For someone like the extremely talented pop star who just recently began to receive recognition in the states, Ellie Goulding has done a remarkable job of obtaining a fan base. This becomes evident when a guitarist appears on the stage of the Center Stage venue located in Atlanta. Next, a drummer appears, then a keyboardist. The crowd screams louder with each addition to the band. Time stops for what seems like a good minute or two but there is still no sign of the girl we’re all waiting to see. 

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Liam Gallagher: Britpop Fame Isn’t the Same

The opening guitar chords and lyrics of “Wonderwall” are instantly recognizable and immediately reflect the music scene of the 90s But what isn’t evident from just hearing the song is the varied and trying history behind the band and one of its members. Liam Gallagher, head singer of the band Oasis and later Beady Eye, may have provided the vocals for the quintessential 90s Britrock song, but he has also to create fodder for the band’s downfall and his trying relationship with his brother and former bandmate, Noel Gallagher.

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