Author Archives: Fabian Garcia

Chatting with the creative mind behind Bummer Dreams

Jett Little is a prolific artist known for his abstract album cover artwork he frequently posts on his Instagram. Jett is also the drummer of a budding alternative rock band known simply as Bummer Dreams. I’ve wanted to interview Jett for quite some time now and only recently has he had time in between showsContinue reading “Chatting with the creative mind behind Bummer Dreams”

150-word track review: Patience – Tame Impala

After almost four years of radio silence from Tame Impala, Kevin Parker has finally decided to grace our ears with a brand new single. I honestly have no idea if this song is actually good or not It’s just incredibly exciting to hear something made exclusively by Tame Impala. The song of course is byContinue reading “150-word track review: Patience – Tame Impala”

150-word track review: Numb Numb Juice – Schoolboy Q

Following the death of his friend, Mac Miller, ScHoolboy Q has remained ostensibly silent. However, it would seem that a new release from the LA rapper is on the way with the release of his newest single “Numb Numb Juice.” In this track Q gives his take on what he considers “bitch shit” even goingContinue reading “150-word track review: Numb Numb Juice – Schoolboy Q”

How Solange uses repetition in When I Get Home

Repetition in prose and poetry is typically used to emphasize a feeling or an idea. A distinct rhythm is created by repeating various phrases or words that are meant to have an impact on the audience. If such is true for music, which it definitely is, then everything in Solange’s fourth studio album When IContinue reading “How Solange uses repetition in When I Get Home”

Why the #Vanschallenge is so strange

For the past few weeks, heaps of individuals on Snapchat and Instagram have been flooding the platforms with videos of them precipitating their sneakers to see if they do indeed always land right-side up. There are thousands of videos about the so-called #Vanschallenge that both debunk and corroborate the validity of the claim at handContinue reading “Why the #Vanschallenge is so strange”

150-word track review: Nobody – Mac Demarco

Mac Demarco returns from his last musical venture almost a whole year later with one of his most stripped-down, minimalist singles to date. It’s a divergence from the sound he’s most famously known for but it seems to be a natural departure from his previous album This Old Dog. “Nobody” is a single from Demarco’sContinue reading “150-word track review: Nobody – Mac Demarco”

What the Kavanaugh case says about contemporary politics

Originally written on October 8th, 2018 when this was relevant. In September 2018 serious allegations were levied at, the now Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, following his nomination for Supreme Court. The case has been active since early September and has only become more controversial since Kavanaugh’s confirmation into the Supreme Court on October 6th, 2018. With thatContinue reading “What the Kavanaugh case says about contemporary politics”

Why the world record egg passing Kylie Jenner matters.

I’ve seen many posts on the internet attempt to use social media to expose an idea about virality and the rapid spread of information in the past. By and large, most aren’t especially successful. They all end up achieving the bare minimum of what they initially were supposed to do. However, a new viral mediaContinue reading “Why the world record egg passing Kylie Jenner matters.”