Author: Bela Ertel
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Tyler, the Creator’s Road to the Grammys
Tyler, the Creator has gone through one of the biggest evolutions of any popular artist in the limelight right now. Recently awarded a Grammy for his album IGOR, the 28-year-old rapper has been releasing music for over a decade. How did he go from a controversial teenage rapper to an artist that won music’s biggest…
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“Simmer”- The First Taste of Hayley Willams’s Solo Debut
Breathe in. Breathe out. This is how the music video for Hayley Williams’s new single, “Simmer”, begins. It’s also what I was mentally telling myself when I learned that Hayley Williams was putting out her first solo single. Paramore’s lead singer has been a powerhouse since 2005, when the band released All We Know is…
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Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon Drops First Solo Album
As one of the founding members of Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon has an acclaimed status in the music industry. Sonic Youth had a 30-year run, making a name for themselves with songs like “Teenage Riot” and “Kool Thing”. However, trying to go into No Home Record with a Sonic Youth mindset, or anything other than…