The Arts

DMX was a club record megastar, with songs like “Party Up (Up in Here)” and “Ruff Ryders Anthem” still actively on your local DJ’s playlist though they were released over 20 years ago.

The latest album from art-pop duo, tUnE-yArDs, aims to match the confusing whirlwind of the recent political climate with an equally disorienting soundtrack.

Edinboro University will have a hand in picking the competitors, as Professor Cappy Counard will be one of the two judges.

She’s always been able to tell stories about pain and make it an art form with her albums, which she continues to do here. But the full sounding band adds a heaviness that matches Baker’s vocals.

AJR, as a group, enjoy being quirky, risky and story-driven in their songs. This can make them quite specific, and as a result, polarizing.

March is Women's History Month, and one way people can support women this month is by supporting female artists. In honor, I decided to highlight 10 underrated songs by female artists. These tracks are not talked about enough and deserve more societal attention.

Alongside therapy, I turn to my strongest coping mechanism: music. I voraciously consume it and even write some of my own songs. It transports me to a better state of mind. I truly cannot count the times that music has lifted my spirits in a dark day.

It is never a good bet to bet against Drake. He has proven again and again that he has cracked the formula for making hit songs. By delaying the release of his next album and building anticipation through this EP, he is carving out another pop culture moment for himself.

The McDowell High School 2017 graduate discovered music was his calling during his first semester at Penn State Behrend, where he was studying pre-med biology.