“Over the past four years, certain priorities have disappeared, some have been added, some have changed, yet there are a few that have stayed the same—in a nutshell, that’s the complexity of identity.”
TU/TD, Blog
Thanksgiving, Bad Breaks and Distinct Traditions: TU/TD
Thumbs Up Self-Titled Albums – Oftentimes, it’s an artist’s first album. If it’s not, it probably marks some dramatic change in their sound. They’re the albums that you remember—people only ever remember other album titles if it’s a truly fantastic set of songs, and even then, it’s not a given. But self-titled albums are usually an…
Opinions, Column
You Don’t Listen to ‘Pretty Much Everything’
“To not ask these questions is to not care about what you’re listening to. And if you don’t care, why are you listening?”
Opinions, Column
Selfishly Using Unselfish Love
“The dialogue on BC’s campus is a bombardment of philosophic and morally superior language.”
Opinions, Column, Featured Column
Saving the Appreciation of Art
“It’s not brain surgery, but it is important.”
Metro, Arts
The Music and Legacy of Orion Morales, Global Jazz Institute
Orion Morales organized a farewell concert at the Zero Gravity Room in Boston to celebrate as he prepares to return home to Chile. Through his foundation and position at Berklee College of Music, Morales hopes to continue providing scholarships and educational opportunities at Berklee for young Chilean musicians.
Features
Learning Their Language: Building Trust Through Music
“What ended up being most effective was to take my guitar and learn how to play any song they knew—a lot of ‘Despacito,’ a lot of Daddy Yankee.”
Metro
Beat of the Drum: Harvard Lab Decodes Universality of Music
The Harvard Music Lab, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard’s Data Science Initiative, conducts experiments on the cross-cultural function of music. The research team focuses primarily on infant cognition and developing individuals of all ages.
Metro, Arts
Berklee Students Strike a Chord at Open Mic Night
On the last Monday of each month, the Red Room at Cafe 939 becomes the setting for Berklee College of Music’s Open Mic Night featuring a variety of musical styles by student performers.
TU/TD, Blog
Too Much Caffeine, Too Little Time: TU/TD
“Every time I talk to my grandpa on the phone, he asks me how many extra hours I could use that day.”
