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Arts & Life

What do you mean by that? Students share takeaways from campus hosted activists

An icon of the Civil Rights movement and a clinical psychologist/Pan-African activist both spoke at ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

April 11, 2025

Currently Listening

Do songs need bridges?

Last spring, pop artist PinkPantheress sparked minor controversy over stating her opinion that she does ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

April 8, 2025

Column

Out with global pop, in with recession pop

On March 21, it was announced that record-breaking K-Pop group NewJeans, would be going on ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

April 1, 2025

Arts & Life

Tyrese Gibson encourages JPR students to ‘feel the fire’

“I’m here because I’m worried about y’all.” This was the sentiment repeated by Tyrese Gibson, ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

March 20, 2025

Column

A music collective curated by the community

During a time where Ticketmaster is becoming increasingly vampiric in their sale tactics, it seems ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

March 18, 2025

Column

Recordkeeping of the heart: Why we love collecting physical forms of music

Record/vinyl collecting in recent years has become a trend that competes with streams as being ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

March 4, 2025

Black History Month

Music is the medium of Black catharsis

The irony of the Super Bowl falling on Black History Month has always tickled me, ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

February 25, 2025

Column

Bring back real yearners: Why men in R’n’B need to sing about love again

As I was making my Valentine’s Day playlist, I found that nearly every song sung ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

February 18, 2025

Column

How the 2025 Grammys proved that Black musicians were never tied down to a specific genre

In 2020, when Tyler, the Creator won his first Grammy for 2019’s IGOR for Best ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

February 11, 2025

Opinions

What Downtown Long Beach’s new concert venue could mean for workers and locals

LONG BEACH, CA. – Mayor Rex Richardson unveiled renderings of a new amphitheater titled the ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

January 25, 2025

What do you mean by that? Students share takeaways from campus hosted activists

Do songs need bridges?

Out with global pop, in with recession pop

Tyrese Gibson encourages JPR students to ‘feel the fire’

A music collective curated by the community

Recordkeeping of the heart: Why we love collecting physical forms of music

Music is the medium of Black catharsis

Bring back real yearners: Why men in R’n’B need to sing about love again

How the 2025 Grammys proved that Black musicians were never tied down to a specific genre

What Downtown Long Beach’s new concert venue could mean for workers and locals

Highlights

Physical textbook sales decline on campus as digital thrives

The Long Beach Grand Prix roars into its 50th year racing

Metal arts students “steel” the show in senior Fine Arts solo exhibitions

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