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Image generated in collaboration with StarryAI This past month’s celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, which occurred on August 11th, 2023, marked the anniversary of when DJ Kool Herc threw the first Hip-Hop jam at 1520 Sedgwick Ave…

Reneé Rapp, whose song “Too Well” became the quintessential Gen Z anthem in the span of a couple of months, has soared to stardom with astonishing speed. Rapp’s trajectory changed dramatically in the past few years. From le…

Image courtesy of Lukas Göök / Pixabay The conveyance of moral theories such as error theory are not commonly associated with the musical genres of hip-hop and rap. Yet, a particular form of error theory is readily found within the lyrics…

It’s difficult today to imagine the impact the movie Alien had when it first debuted at midnight, May 25th, 1979, on the opening night of the fourth annual Seattle International Film Festival.  It’s so entrenched in our collective …

Isn’t it funny how memories work? I was just a fresh-faced 19 years old when I moved to Seattle in the fall of 1992. Art school was the reason, but rocking out was the dream. With five years of drumming already under my belt, I was hungry for…

Ambient music is a genre of music that focuses on creating a certain mood or atmosphere through the use of soundscapes, textures, and drones. It is typically characterized by its repetitive and meditative nature and often lacks traditional song stru…