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Staying in tune with Long Beach

Moving to Long Beach as a transfer student in 2023 unveiled to me a city ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

May 6, 2025

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Musicians should listen to fans too

Artists and fans historically share a symbiotic relationship within the music space. Fans listen to ...

By Jazmyn De Jesus

April 22, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Staying in tune with Long Beach

Musicians should listen to fans too

Do songs need bridges?

Out with global pop, in with recession pop

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

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LBSU will face UCLA in National Championship

Kandev, Dickinson lift The Beach past Waves, qualify for National Championship

Papal conclave elects first North American pope, Leo XIV

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