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“The Car”: A melancholy ballad of moving on

“The Car”: A melancholy ballad of moving on

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief November 6, 2022

Arctic Monkeys’ newest album “The Car,” released on Oct. 21, is a 10-track avant-garde narrative through the glitz and glamor of 1970s aesthetics. That is to say, it is definitely not for everyone....

DeJamz – 11/7 – Let’s get psychedelic, man

Una Cleary and Ruchi Nawathe November 6, 2022

As DePaul students, many of us are trying to escape from our current realities. Music is a trusted medium to break free from these everyday truths. The psychedelic genre has tested the trials of time as...

Can we separate the art from artist?

Can we separate the art from artist?

Una Cleary, Focus Editor November 6, 2022

Kanye West, Travis Scott, John Lennon and R. Kelly are all considered to be some of the most famous musical artists of all time, constantly topping the charts for decades at a time.  Yet with their...

What keeps you up at night? Midnights by Taylor Swift

What keeps you up at night? Midnights by Taylor Swift

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor November 6, 2022

On Oct 21, Taylor Swift released her long-awaited 10th studio album, "Midnights.” Her first release of new music since 2020 is a return to her days of pop perfection with beats reminiscent of her earlier...

DeJamz – 10/24 – Spooky Season

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief October 23, 2022

As October creeps to an end and the sun begins to set earlier, there is only one thing on many people's minds: Halloween. Whether you're already in the spirit or merely fighting to make it through the...

Tom Hulce stars as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1984 film "Amadeus."

Chicago Symphony Orchestra puts film and music in perfect harmony with Amadeus: Live

Lauren Coates October 19, 2022

When Miloš Forman’s “Amadeus” first hit theaters in 1984, audiences were treated to a lavish, sprawling spectacle of a film that used an unlikely framing device as a way to explore the inner life...

DeJamz – 10/17 – Let’s get emo, baby

Lilly Keller and Jonah Weber October 16, 2022

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...

Reid received her Master of Music from DePaul in 2002.

School of Music alumna receives MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor October 14, 2022

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,...

DeJamz – 10/10 – Metal Monday

Jonah Weber, Asst. Multimedia Editor October 9, 2022

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...

Iconic Chicago music landmarks such as the Riviera Theater add to the musical culture of the city. Some of these theaters have helped launch Chicago musicians to international stardom.

Songs and sounds of Chicago

Una Cleary, Focus Editor October 2, 2022

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 – 10/3 – White People Hype Songs

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief October 2, 2022

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...

R.Kelly wears an orange jumpsuit as he receives a 30 year sentence for Racketeering.

Chicago’s disgrace: R. Kelly’s fall from fame

Jonah Weber, Asst. Multimedia Editor September 25, 2022

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...

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