While we have come a long way from 7th grade and Hot Topic tee-shirts, I’ll be the first to say I have never been able to completely abandon my middle school music taste. While I don’t exactly know...

The MacArthur Foundation awarded DePaul School of Music Alumna, Tomeka Reid, a “Genius Grant” earlier this week for her “extraordinary originality and dedication” in her craft as a jazz cellist,...

With it being my first time having the honor of doing DeJamz, I wanted to be on theme in two ways. One, a personal ritual of mine every week is celebrating Metal Monday. I listen to metal music and all...

Chicago, a city known for its music, filling its streets with a variety of songs and sounds. These sounds remind residents of iconic landmarks, streets and create unique feelings of living in Chicago....

DeJamz – Songs that make white people go crazy  By Lilly Keller, Arts and Life editor  POV: It's the Fourth of July and glorious, most definitely unregulated fireworks color the inky darkness...

In 1992, Robert Sylvester Kelly debuted his first album titled “Born into the 90s.” Only two years later in 1994, Kelly, aged 27, reportedly married 15-year-old Aaliyah Haughton. This was only the...

Before I divulge my songs for this week's DeJamz, I must disclose that I think Morrissey is a horrible human being who deserves to be remembered only for his vile and repugnant comments and behavior. He...

DeJamz - controversial songs  By Lilly Keller, Arts and Life editor  We've all been there, sitting in silence beside your parent, listening to the song you hand-picked to play. Unfortunately, you...

Four members sit close together, lean on one another with ease, cracking jokes, patting each other's backs and sharing an immense passion for music. That is what can be gathered from the band Socks Off...

Danny Bauer, a local Chicago musician, sets up his camera next to his microphone and piano and opens up Omegle. “Give me a word and I’ll write you a song,” a phrase soon coined to be repetitive as...

Coming back to campus is an exciting time for freshman and returning students alike. As the seemingly endless hours of summer are replaced with homework, extracurriculars, and social commitments, it is...

Fans’ classic black t-shirts with Metallica’s logo stood out against the sunny day walking through Grant Park as thousands of Metallica fans rushed to Lollapalooza on Thursday for the headliner. Metallica...