When I got into UC San Diego in 2018, there was a really popular video called “UC SCHOOL STEREOTYPES EXPLAINED” by the Fung Bros. I felt a weird combination of relief and resignation when UC San Diego ranked third, but I already expected that UCLA and UC Berkeley were ahead in this admittedly arbitrary listicle. […]
Rapper Jason Chu released a 10-track album perfect for at-home listening called living.room on June 2020. Four years since releasing his last solo album, Arrivals, and since joining trap-rap group, NITEMRKT, he returns to his roots of laying down terse bars over well-crafted hooks. Chu has been working on this album since early last year, 2019, but when things drastically changed with the […]
When New York musician OHYUNG first tried to release Untitled (Chinese Man with Flame) on May 1, 2018, he didn’t find much support from any major music websites. Despite countless emails in hopes of an album premiere, Untitled ultimately fell upon deaf ears. Even now, one year later, there are only scant references to the […]
What’s the end-game for most electronic musicians? For many, it might be playing the big stage at Coachella, or having millions of people follow you on Twitter. After all, that’s the modern benchmark of musical success, right? However, New York-via-Singapore electronic musician Claire Marie Lim has a different vision for her future. As a full-time […]
Musical newcomer Miki Wong is an optimist. She’s had to be, ever since she discovered that her dream was making music only just a few years ago. Originally pursuing traditionally safe fields in the realm of STEM or business, Wong discovered her true passion as an artist after attending a KPOP concert–causing her to completely […]