Nomination marks full-circle moment for Music Department faculty member By Viri Garcia Gallardo, Executive Editor Rik Noyce didn’t start out as a flutist. A faculty member in the Music Department, he began his musical journey as a percussionist before switching to oboe. But when the oboe couldn’t be used in his high school marching band, […]
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Taking a Look at J. Cole’s Lyrics
Lyrics from J. Cole’s “Love Yourz.” CREDIT: Aliyah Brown By Aliyah Brown, Staff Reporter Rapper and record producer J. Cole, whose real name is Jermaine Lamarr, has explored a wide range of subjects in his music. Themes present in his songs include racism, single-parent households, poverty, political corruption, and being black and multiracial. Cole’s song […]
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Who’s Walking Away With the Most Grammys This Year?
2023 Grammy nominees. Top (Left to Right): Raven B Varona; Lester Cohen/Getty Images; Jesse Lirola. Bottom(Left to Right): Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images. Art by Brenda Sanchez Barrera By Brenda Sanchez Barrera, Editor-In-Chief Grammy nominees were announced earlier this month, including big names such as Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, and Harry Styles. It’s […]
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What’s Fall-ing Into Your Playlist?
These are the top hits of this fall. Art by Mercy Calvo-Cruz By Mercy Calvo-Cruz, Social Media/Perspective Editor 2022 has been quite a year for music. According to Billboard’s Songs of the Summer list, summer gave us hot hits like ‘As It Was’ by Harry Styles, ‘About Damn Time’ by Lizzo and ‘First Class’ by […]
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The Fluidity of Art: Musicians On Campus
Musicians Alan Perez and Alexis Berrier. Courtesy of Perez and Berrier. Podcast by Mercy Calvo-Cruz & Brenda Sanchez Barrera. In this episode of The Fluidity of Art, Alexis Berrier and Alan Perez (musicians at California State University, Dominguez Hills) open up about what music truly means to them, as well as what motivates them to […]