Tag: Pop music
Billy Joel is back for an encore − but why did...
Ryan Raul Bañagale, Colorado College
With the flip of a digital switch, Billy Joel fans have their first new...
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is a potent reminder that the internet...
Aarushi Bhandari, Davidson College
In the weeks leading up to June 16, 2023, when I attended the Pittsburgh leg...
An 11-year-old Prince spoke out in support of his striking Minneapolis...
Rashad Shabazz, Arizona State University
For Prince fans around the world, the recent discovery of the singer speaking out...
Being a pop star once meant baring skin – now, for...
Kristin J. Lieb, Emerson College
In Billie Eilish’s 2019 video for “Bury A Friend,” the then-17-year-old singer blurs the...
Two of Us: inside John Lennon’s incredible songwriting partnership with Paul...
Adam Behr, Newcastle University
John Lennon was acutely aware of his place in the musical lineage, and the strengths and weaknesses of his own songwriting....
How Minneapolis made Prince
Rashad Shabazz, Arizona State University
It’s been almost four years since Prince’s death, but fascination about the artist, the man and his mythology endures.
On Jan....
Curious Kids: Why do old people hate new music?
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Did academia kill jazz?
Adam Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University
Jazz seems to be experiencing a bit of a renaissance among movie directors – look no further than documentaries such...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
