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PlayAsia #7: Back-to-School Season

Listen to these albums by Asian artists for back-to-school season!

Arts and Entertainment

On Love and Loss: Phoebe Bridgers’s Lost Weekend

Phoebe Bridgers returns with an album that combines the best of her past music and the maturity she gained during her hiatus in Lost Weekend.

Arts and Entertainment

The Missing Piece

Manon’s mysterious hiatus from the hit global group KATSEYE has highlighted concerns about the mistreatment of Black women in the entertainment industry.

Arts and Entertainment

PlayAsia #6: Best of K-pop Before Summer

PlayAsia reviews the best K-pop albums of 2026 (so far)!

Arts and Entertainment

Chaos and Intrigue Abound in Mitski’s Latest Album

Mitski explores uncomfortable topics in her new, chaotic, and controversial album

Arts and Entertainment

Olivia Rodrigo New Album: Will it live up to the hype?

Olivia Rodrigo is exploring new territory with her third studio release, and continuing to navigate the music industry.

Arts and Entertainment

The Sound of Spring: How Popular Music Reimagines the Season Across Decades

A playlist-like analysis of how popular music across decades has redefined the idea of the “spring song,” transforming spring from a symbol of simple renewal into a more complex emotional and cultural metaphor.

Arts and Entertainment

Six Pieces of Musical Advice from Musicians in my Life

I reached out to six of the most influential musicians on my own musical journey and asked them: What is one piece of advice you have for young musicians?

Arts and Entertainment

Blackpink’s Deadline Marks a Long-Awaited yet Uneven Comeback

Nearly a decade into their reign as global icons, Blackpink returns with Deadline, which struggles to justify the group’s three-year hiatus due to uneven production quality.

Arts and Entertainment

Let’s Cha Cha Chat About The Romantic!

A review of Bruno Mars’ The Romantic with emphasis on the Latin influences of the album.

Arts and Entertainment

Heartbreak, Resilience, Love: Taylor Swift Enters a New Era with her music video Opalite

Analyzing the lyrics, script, and visuals of Taylor Swift’s latest music video, Opalite.

Arts and Entertainment

Bad Bunny’s Definition of America: Super Bowl LX Halftime

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show redefined the borders of what it means to be American while successfully representing Puerto Rican culture through its music and staging.

Arts and Entertainment

How to Practice Your Instrument

A rudimentary guide to structuring each practice session.

Sports

NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament Recap

A recap of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Volleyball season, and what to expect moving into the next season.

Features

Outstanding O’Malley: The One and Only

An in-depth interview with Dr. O’Malley, where he explains details about his career and personal interests.

Humor

I’m allowed to write an article like this?

Rules were made to be broken, right?

Arts and Entertainment

Holiday Harmony: Laufey’s Balance of Vocals and Instrumentation in A Very Laufey Holiday

Laufey’s newest additions to her holiday album demonstrate her versatility by using inventive instrumentation to complement her vocals, showcasing her musical talent in various ways.

Arts and Entertainment

Lil Yachty, Bowery, and a Room That Won’t Explain Itself

Lil Yachty and Olaolu Slawn use speed, familiarity, and discomfort to force observation to remain active and unresolved.

Arts and Entertainment

September in Singles: Experimental Hip-hop

New music from hip-hop’s vanguard.

Arts and Entertainment

Kinhaven Music School Semester Program, an Innovative Classical Music Initiative

Kinhaven Music School’s new Semester Program immerses high-school musicians in a unique experience where they can receive high-level music instruction while maintaining a regular academic schedule.

Features

In-class Writing: Helpful or Harmful to Students?

Are in-class essays anything but stressors? Stuyvesant’s community of students and faculty share what they have to voice.

Arts and Entertainment

Big Thief’s Double Infinity: Exploring Love and What Can’t Be Said

Big Thief’s new album Double Infinity is a raw, exploratory folk-rock record that embraces imperfection and contradiction, using Adrianne Lenker’s intimate lyricism and the band’s loosened sound to explore love, memory, and the beauty of the unknown.

Arts and Entertainment

Lust for a Deceased Head: Richard Strauss’s Salome at the Met Opera

Opera review for Salome at the Met

Arts and Entertainment

Tempered Rebellion in We Live in a Society

JPEGMAFIA and Flume came together in the EP We Live in a Society for an artistically unbalanced collaboration.

Arts and Entertainment

So Close to What: Tate McRae’s Pop Throwback

A review of Tate McRae’s most recent album, So Close to What; although somewhat redundant, it is well put together and musically appealing.

Arts and Entertainment

Born Again: Blackpink Goes Solo

After years of anticipation and a fruitful decade in the K-pop industry, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa have re-debuted as solo artists to explore their own identities and express personal growth.

Arts and Entertainment

January in Singles

We listened to a lot of singles this January. Here are some of the highlights.

Arts and Entertainment

Euseuxa, Do You Feel it Too?

EUSEXUA is the climax of FKA Twigs’s artistic evolution, a feat in conceptualization and experimentation.

Arts and Entertainment

Perverts: Ethel Cain’s Creative Descent into Darkness

With Perverts (2025), Ethel Cain strips her music down to its core, embracing the religious motifs of Southern Gothic and her stylistic evolution towards ambient sounds in all of its dark and disturbing glory, inspiring her fans to interact with her work on a deeper level.

Arts and Entertainment

Play-Asia #2: Winter Tunes

Three song recommendations from a variety of Asian artists to create warmth in this winter season.

Arts and Entertainment

Christmas Songs That Weren’t for Christmas

To discuss examples of Christmas music that had non-Christmas origins

Arts and Entertainment

Inhaler at Pier 17

Arts and Entertainment

October in Singles

Four mini-reviews of singles that were released in October.

Arts and Entertainment

Chromakopia: Tyler, the Creator’s Opus of Self Reflection

Tyler, the Creator's newest album represents a pivotal moment in his life, and listeners love the artist’s new found vulnerability

Arts and Entertainment

Daisy the Great Faces a Challenger Like No Other in the Spectacle

Daisy the Great makes bold swings with the release of the newest EP: Spectacle: Daisy the Great vs. Tony Visconti

Arts and Entertainment

My Anti-Aircraft Friend: A Shoegaze Renaissance

julie’s latest release, my anti-aircraft friend (2024), showcases the band’s skillful experimentation of the Shoegaze genre, bringing a unique perspective to music as a whole

Media

Winter Choral Concert Photo Spread

The Winter Choral Concert, 2025

Arts and Entertainment

The Missing Piece

Manon’s mysterious hiatus from the hit global group KATSEYE has highlighted concerns about the mistreatment of Black women in the entertainment industry.

Arts and Entertainment

PlayAsia #6: Best of K-pop Before Summer

PlayAsia reviews the best K-pop albums of 2026 (so far)!

Arts and Entertainment

Chaos and Intrigue Abound in Mitski’s Latest Album

Mitski explores uncomfortable topics in her new, chaotic, and controversial album

Arts and Entertainment

Lust for a Deceased Head: Richard Strauss’s Salome at the Met Opera

Opera review for Salome at the Met

Arts and Entertainment

Tempered Rebellion in We Live in a Society

JPEGMAFIA and Flume came together in the EP We Live in a Society for an artistically unbalanced collaboration.

Arts and Entertainment

Olivia Rodrigo New Album: Will it live up to the hype?

Olivia Rodrigo is exploring new territory with her third studio release, and continuing to navigate the music industry.

Arts and Entertainment

The Sound of Spring: How Popular Music Reimagines the Season Across Decades

A playlist-like analysis of how popular music across decades has redefined the idea of the “spring song,” transforming spring from a symbol of simple renewal into a more complex emotional and cultural metaphor.

Arts and Entertainment

So Close to What: Tate McRae’s Pop Throwback

A review of Tate McRae’s most recent album, So Close to What; although somewhat redundant, it is well put together and musically appealing.

Arts and Entertainment

Born Again: Blackpink Goes Solo

After years of anticipation and a fruitful decade in the K-pop industry, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa have re-debuted as solo artists to explore their own identities and express personal growth.

Arts and Entertainment

Six Pieces of Musical Advice from Musicians in my Life

I reached out to six of the most influential musicians on my own musical journey and asked them: What is one piece of advice you have for young musicians?

Arts and Entertainment

Blackpink’s Deadline Marks a Long-Awaited yet Uneven Comeback

Nearly a decade into their reign as global icons, Blackpink returns with Deadline, which struggles to justify the group’s three-year hiatus due to uneven production quality.

Arts and Entertainment

Let’s Cha Cha Chat About The Romantic!

A review of Bruno Mars’ The Romantic with emphasis on the Latin influences of the album.

Arts and Entertainment

Heartbreak, Resilience, Love: Taylor Swift Enters a New Era with her music video Opalite

Analyzing the lyrics, script, and visuals of Taylor Swift’s latest music video, Opalite.

Arts and Entertainment

Bad Bunny’s Definition of America: Super Bowl LX Halftime

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show redefined the borders of what it means to be American while successfully representing Puerto Rican culture through its music and staging.

Arts and Entertainment

How to Practice Your Instrument

A rudimentary guide to structuring each practice session.

Arts and Entertainment

January in Singles

We listened to a lot of singles this January. Here are some of the highlights.

Arts and Entertainment

DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS: Bad Bunny’s Reclamation of Puerto Rico

A review of Bad Bunny’s album DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS focusing on his acknowledgement of the gentrification in Puerto Rico.

Arts and Entertainment

Euseuxa, Do You Feel it Too?

EUSEXUA is the climax of FKA Twigs’s artistic evolution, a feat in conceptualization and experimentation.

Sports

NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament Recap

A recap of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Volleyball season, and what to expect moving into the next season.

Features

Outstanding O’Malley: The One and Only

An in-depth interview with Dr. O’Malley, where he explains details about his career and personal interests.

Humor

I’m allowed to write an article like this?

Rules were made to be broken, right?

Arts and Entertainment

Perverts: Ethel Cain’s Creative Descent into Darkness

With Perverts (2025), Ethel Cain strips her music down to its core, embracing the religious motifs of Southern Gothic and her stylistic evolution towards ambient sounds in all of its dark and disturbing glory, inspiring her fans to interact with her work on a deeper level.

Arts and Entertainment

Holiday Harmony: Laufey’s Balance of Vocals and Instrumentation in A Very Laufey Holiday

Laufey’s newest additions to her holiday album demonstrate her versatility by using inventive instrumentation to complement her vocals, showcasing her musical talent in various ways.

Arts and Entertainment

Play-Asia #2: Winter Tunes

Three song recommendations from a variety of Asian artists to create warmth in this winter season.

Arts and Entertainment

Lil Yachty, Bowery, and a Room That Won’t Explain Itself

Lil Yachty and Olaolu Slawn use speed, familiarity, and discomfort to force observation to remain active and unresolved.

Arts and Entertainment

Bassvictim: Testing Forms in Forever

Bassvictim’s Forever explores the band’s sound after the after-parties.

Arts and Entertainment

Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Experiment

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX is a therapeutic celebration of himself and his dedication to his art.

Arts and Entertainment

Christmas Songs That Weren’t for Christmas

To discuss examples of Christmas music that had non-Christmas origins

Arts and Entertainment

Eternal Atake 2: Lil Uzi Vert Takes a Step Backwards

In Eternal Atake 2, Uzi aims to unite Eternal Atake with his current creative vision, but instead creates a disconnected album unable to live up to his groundbreaking past successes.

Arts and Entertainment

Inhaler at Pier 17

Arts and Entertainment

October in Singles

Four mini-reviews of singles that were released in October.

Arts and Entertainment

Chromakopia: Tyler, the Creator’s Opus of Self Reflection

Tyler, the Creator's newest album represents a pivotal moment in his life, and listeners love the artist’s new found vulnerability

Arts and Entertainment

Play-Asia #1: K-pop

“Pierrot” by Le Sserafim and “APT.” by Rose and Bruno Mars are stand-out, upbeat songs perfect for the K-pop veteran or newcomer.

Arts and Entertainment

September in Singles: Experimental Hip-hop

New music from hip-hop’s vanguard.

Arts and Entertainment

Kinhaven Music School Semester Program, an Innovative Classical Music Initiative

Kinhaven Music School’s new Semester Program immerses high-school musicians in a unique experience where they can receive high-level music instruction while maintaining a regular academic schedule.

Features

In-class Writing: Helpful or Harmful to Students?

Are in-class essays anything but stressors? Stuyvesant’s community of students and faculty share what they have to voice.

Arts and Entertainment

Daisy the Great Faces a Challenger Like No Other in the Spectacle

Daisy the Great makes bold swings with the release of the newest EP: Spectacle: Daisy the Great vs. Tony Visconti

Arts and Entertainment

Big Thief’s Double Infinity: Exploring Love and What Can’t Be Said

Big Thief’s new album Double Infinity is a raw, exploratory folk-rock record that embraces imperfection and contradiction, using Adrianne Lenker’s intimate lyricism and the band’s loosened sound to explore love, memory, and the beauty of the unknown.

Arts and Entertainment

My Anti-Aircraft Friend: A Shoegaze Renaissance

julie’s latest release, my anti-aircraft friend (2024), showcases the band’s skillful experimentation of the Shoegaze genre, bringing a unique perspective to music as a whole

Arts and Entertainment

PlayAsia #7: Back-to-School Season

Listen to these albums by Asian artists for back-to-school season!

Arts and Entertainment

On Love and Loss: Phoebe Bridgers’s Lost Weekend

Phoebe Bridgers returns with an album that combines the best of her past music and the maturity she gained during her hiatus in Lost Weekend.