Note: This music review is spoiler-free. When it comes to soundtracking the movie of the summer–and a romantic comedy at that–there are certain aspects that you have to get right. Usually, this means that the soundtrack artist has to take contemporary popular songs (in hopes of charting on Billboard, bringing in more publicity for the […]
Freshman year can be a scary experience. It’s a time of transition–a chance for you to redefine yourself, but also a time that brings upon feelings of anxiety and loneliness. Will I fit in? Am I smart enough? Am I good enough for anyone–am I good enough for myself? Those thoughts alone are enough to […]
What do you see when you look at a painting by Japanese artist Indo Hisashi? For most, the answer is nothing. Hisashi’s paintings are monochromatic, simplistic, and seemingly unskilled to most–belonging to the same class of controversial modern-art painters like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Robert Ryman. But although most people would write-off his paintings […]
Now that the Internet has become an integral part of this generation, “making it” online as a singer seems more like a fever dream than anything else. Playing covers of your favourite songs and putting it on YouTube simply isn’t going to cut it anymore. Aspiring musicians today have a much steeper mountain to climb […]
What does it take to be an international pop star in 2018? Karencici's about to find out.