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Album Review: Dancing and Screaming Around the Fire with Hozier
Album Review: Dancing and Screaming Around the Fire with Hozier

Hozier’s long-awaited sophomore album Wasteland, Baby! tackles the end of the world with humor, despair, love, and hope.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXMarch 7, 2019
Bonnie and Clyde’s Lasting Impact on Music
Bonnie and Clyde’s Lasting Impact on Music

How an outlaw couple’s two-year rampage inspired decades’ worth of great music.

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Afterglow ATXMarch 5, 2019
Album Review: Gunna Doesn’t Flounder on 'Drip or Drown 2'
Album Review: Gunna Doesn’t Flounder on 'Drip or Drown 2'

In his second rendition of the Drip or Drown series, Gunna chooses all of the above.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXMarch 5, 2019
Solange Screens “When I Get Home: A Texas Film” in Houston, Gives Surprise Talk
Solange Screens “When I Get Home: A Texas Film” in Houston, Gives Surprise Talk

“Growing up in Texas, it’s such a spirited place. At any given time of day, you can see and experience something that’s so unique and so grounded in our culture here, and I just began to think of all the innovation that has happened here and really want to reflect on those things.”

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Afterglow ATXMarch 5, 2019solange, when i get home, selome hailu
Song Exploder: The Best Of The Ultimate Music Production Podcast
Song Exploder: The Best Of The Ultimate Music Production Podcast

The podcast “Song Exploder” walks listeners through a musician’s story of how they create a single song. We’ve accumulated some of its most engaging and insightful episodes.

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 20, 2019
Video: Afterglow After Dark Recap
Video: Afterglow After Dark Recap

To celebrate Afterglow’s first successful semester, our staff and supporters gathered for a night of dancing and live music at Cheer Up Charlie’s that highlighted local Austin and San Antonio artists.

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MultimediaAfterglow ATXFebruary 19, 2019
Interview: Japanese Wallpaper and Fooling Around
Interview: Japanese Wallpaper and Fooling Around

Afterglow caught up a few months ago with Australian singer Japanese Wallpaper to discuss his new single, “Fooling Around,” why he loves his hometown of Melbourne, and his experience on his first international tour.

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InterviewsAfterglow ATXFebruary 19, 2019
Dear Gaga and Beyoncé, We Need a "Telephone" Sequel
Dear Gaga and Beyoncé, We Need a "Telephone" Sequel

It’s been eight years since the iconic “Telephone” music video came out, and our heads and hearts are still on the dancefloor. Hollywood, look no further: here’s a sequel we actually want to see happen.

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 19, 2019
Best Music My Ex Gave Me
Best Music My Ex Gave Me

From the half-forgotten smell of a favorite sweater to the overanalysis of an unexpected Instagram like, our exes haunt us in many ways — but none more intensely than the songs they left us.

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 14, 2019afterglow editorial staff, nick gonzales, annie lyons, minnah zaheer, dallas killeen, delaney davis, zoe judilla, selome hailu, cat pozos
The Pop Predicament in “A Star is Born”
The Pop Predicament in “A Star is Born”

What is the fine line between artistry and artificiality? Leave it to Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper to help us figure it out.

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 14, 2019zoe judilla, ayesha din
Bopping Through the Bailouts: Why the Great Recession Led to Great Music
Bopping Through the Bailouts: Why the Great Recession Led to Great Music

2019 marks the tenth anniversary of the worst financial year of the Great Recession and also of some of the most iconic bangers of the 2000s. Here’s how economic collapse musically inspired our generation.

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 14, 2019lauren cook
How Women Won the 61st Grammys
How Women Won the 61st Grammys

Led by Alicia Keys as host, the women who appeared on the Grammys stage this year made it resoundingly clear who runs the music world.

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 12, 2019selome hailu
Funeral Bangers for the Deceased
Funeral Bangers for the Deceased

You have a playlist for the shower, for the car, for studying — why shouldn’t you have one for your funeral?

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 12, 2019dylan keesee, ayesha din
The Effects of Misrepresentative Sapphic Music
The Effects of Misrepresentative Sapphic Music

Existing music about women loving other women fetishizes sapphic relationships, and it took me years to come to terms with my own identity because of it.

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Afterglow ATXFebruary 12, 2019minnah zaheer
Korean Complements for Your Favorite Western Artists
Korean Complements for Your Favorite Western Artists

A list of Korean artists for those afraid of escaping their comfort zone.

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Afterglow ATXJanuary 29, 2019tiana woodard
Revisiting Your Scene Phase: What Your Favorite Scene Bands Are Up to Now
Revisiting Your Scene Phase: What Your Favorite Scene Bands Are Up to Now

Missing your middle school days? Read to find out what your favorite scene bands have been up to — this article might just have you saying “rAwR :3.”

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Afterglow ATXJanuary 29, 2019delaney davis
Britney Spears’ ‘...Baby, One More Time,’ 20 Years Later
Britney Spears’ ‘...Baby, One More Time,’ 20 Years Later

The OG bubblegum pop trailblazer turns 20 this month.

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Afterglow ATXJanuary 28, 2019
The 91st Academy Awards: Nominations for “Best Original Song”
The 91st Academy Awards: Nominations for “Best Original Song”

Awards season is upon us! Check out the songs nominated for “Best Original Song” at the 91st Academy Awards and what song we believe should win.

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Afterglow ATXJanuary 28, 2019
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