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A Community Like My Own

“But I can say this: as I stood on stage on that final sold-out Saturday and belted out the final lyrics to the finale, “We’re home!” for the first time since arriving on Princeton’s campus I felt like I had a place on this campus. I felt at home.”

by Esti Matulewicz on April 9, 2017April 8, 2017

Like Shooting Stars

Wherein a Nass writer reflects on his myriad relationships with music.

by Christien Ayers on November 14, 2021

Eternal Cool

Every self-respecting college student music snob wants to be that guy who listens to the really cool, trendy music. From the obscure, underground bands from your hometown to any hipster-ish band with the word “Crystal” in its title, there is … Read More

by Tom Markham on October 5, 2011March 22, 2013

“Like we’re just as young as we used to be”: The Maturation of Taylor Goldsmith

A profile of the lead singer and songwriter of Dawes in anticipation of their album coming out October 2nd.

by Peter Taylor on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020

Perfect Songs

“The dead linger after their passing in the memories of those who knew them; this poem, however, lingers only on my hard drive, contextless and adrift in the sea of my thoughts and memories.”

by Peter Taylor on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

Sex, Drugs, and American Dreams

The best song released last year, ILoveMakonnen’s “Club Goin’ Up on a Tuesday,” blooms in purgatory.

by Adlan Jackson on February 7, 2015February 8, 2015

Becoming Drake

A look at a musician and his softness.

by David Drew on November 30, 2011March 17, 2013

The Setlist (2)

A review of Brokeback’s “Illinois River Valley Blues” and Hand Habits’s “Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void)”

by Sam Maeglin on March 12, 2017April 2, 2017

Taylor on the Mount

Taylor Swift is cool now. Get with the program.

by Julia Stern on October 12, 2023

Pitch Imperfect

It wasn’t a dare made on a drunken night nor was it a private joke made with friends—one that would make us splutter at random moments to the displeasure of a passersby. It wasn’t even one of those mental promises made casually to myself (CVS run, get pens; sign up for dinner with faculty) that eventually slips into languid oblivion.

by Jane Jeong on March 28, 2013March 31, 2013

The Grammys

An award show becomes irrelevant.

by Tom Markham on December 7, 2011March 22, 2013

Beautifully, Golden: Marigold by Pinegrove

In which Pinegrove’s new album softens the New Jersey winter.

by Christien Ayers on March 1, 2020February 29, 2020


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