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How Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” Rewrote the Rules for Mainstream Radio
How Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” Rewrote the Rules for Mainstream Radio

“Anaconda,” the sensual single from Nicki Minaj, walked the line of controversy so songs like “WAP” could run it.

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Afterglow ATXOctober 22, 2020josh whalen
Photo Story: "Blueberry Eyes" Music Video Visuals 
Photo Story: "Blueberry Eyes" Music Video Visuals 

Visuals inspired by MAX’s latest hit “Blueberry Eyes,” from his most recent album, Colour Vision.

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Photo StoryAfterglow ATXOctober 22, 2020Erica Grifaldo
Art Zoom: Online Art History Classes Taught By Your Favorite Musicians
Art Zoom: Online Art History Classes Taught By Your Favorite Musicians

Google Arts & Culture’s video series “Art Zoom” allows its viewers to look at art from the perspectives of musicians from different corners of the world.

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Afterglow ATXOctober 21, 2020katie karp
Photo Story: Austin Locals Meet Austin Locales
Photo Story: Austin Locals Meet Austin Locales

Austin artists might travel all over to perform their music, but their album art still feels a lot like home. We pair up hot tourist spots around Austin with album covers from some local favorites.

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Photo StoryAfterglow ATXOctober 21, 2020rudi klarmann
The Soundtrack to Eating: Famous Chefs and their Favorite Songs
The Soundtrack to Eating: Famous Chefs and their Favorite Songs

You can’t attempt Gordon Ramsay’s Beef Wellington without a song that makes you feel like he’s calling you an idiot sandwich.

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AESTHETICSAfterglow ATXOctober 21, 2020srija reddy, mark yoder
Industry Insights: AJayII and the Impulsivity of the Music Reaction Video
Industry Insights: AJayII and the Impulsivity of the Music Reaction Video

If YouTube album reviews à la The Needle Drop marked a new age of music criticism in the 2000s, then music reaction videos are this decade’s next frontier.

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CULTURAL CONTEXTSAfterglow ATXOctober 20, 2020myah taylor
Album Review: Duncan Fellows Goes Pragmatic and Cynical in ‘The Sadlands’
Album Review: Duncan Fellows Goes Pragmatic and Cynical in ‘The Sadlands’

In their sophomore album, Austin natives Duncan Fellows explore the eccentricity hidden behind internal struggles through poetic songwriting and a new blend of folk and indie qualities.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXOctober 20, 2020keylee paz
Photo Story: Makeup Looks Inspired by 2020 Albums
Photo Story: Makeup Looks Inspired by 2020 Albums

I designed and shot makeup looks inspired by what I’ve been listening to lately. This selection of albums focuses on releases from late summer and early fall of 2020.

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Photo StoryAfterglow ATXOctober 19, 2020rachel williams
More Than a Teen Idol: Olivia Rodrigo Addresses the Trials of Adolescence for Her Generation
More Than a Teen Idol: Olivia Rodrigo Addresses the Trials of Adolescence for Her Generation

Writing songs that reflect her personal struggles with adolescence and the pursuit of love, actress and singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo has cultivated a fanbase for her music after her first single, “All I Want.”

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Afterglow ATXOctober 16, 2020ilyanna santos
Photo Story: Swimming with Bears Headline UT Austin’s First Socially Distant Concert
Photo Story: Swimming with Bears Headline UT Austin’s First Socially Distant Concert

Campus Events + Entertainment Headliners’ and Texas Performing Arts hosts its first socially distant concert, Live Under the Big Top featuring Swimming with Bears, a local Austin band with a unique alternative soul sound.

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Photo StoryAfterglow ATXOctober 16, 2020tiffany chung
Playlist: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with These Mujeres Maravillosas
Playlist: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with These Mujeres Maravillosas

Passion, drama, and dance are just a few things Hispanic women do well. Check out this playlist full of powerful ballads by these diverse mujeres.

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PLAYLISTSAfterglow ATXOctober 15, 2020amanda landa
Hispanic Heritage Month: The Latine Artists That Shaped Us
Hispanic Heritage Month: The Latine Artists That Shaped Us

With Hispanic Heritage Month coming to an end, Latinx members of the Afterglow Editorial Staff take a trip down memory lane and reflect on their childhood classics.

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Afterglow ATXOctober 15, 2020samantha paradiso, gabriela ruiz, keylee paz, C.S. Harper, micaela garza, C.S. Hayter
Photo Story: ACL 2020 At Home
Photo Story: ACL 2020 At Home

Due to the current pandemic, Austin City Limits 2020 was inevitably cancelled. Instead, I celebrated this year’s festival indoors with a few close friends.

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Photo StoryAfterglow ATXOctober 14, 2020gabriela ruiz
Artist Spotlights: Ethan P. Flynn Makes Pop Music For Traversing the Uncanny Valley
Artist Spotlights: Ethan P. Flynn Makes Pop Music For Traversing the Uncanny Valley

Ethan P. Flynn’s unique hallucinatory twist on pop and rock music makes him a perfect candidate to become a future indie darling.

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DIVERSITYAfterglow ATXOctober 13, 2020joshua troncoso
Music Without Borders: How Fela Kuti Shook the Music World
Music Without Borders: How Fela Kuti Shook the Music World

Nigerian activist and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has cultivated a profound global impact on the music industry, inspiring generations of artists through his political Pan-Africanist songs.

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DIVERSITYAfterglow ATXOctober 12, 2020C.S. Harper, C.S. Hayter
Album Anniversaries: The Bubbly Angst of No Doubt’s ‘Tragic Kingdom’
Album Anniversaries: The Bubbly Angst of No Doubt’s ‘Tragic Kingdom’

25 years after its release, No Doubt’s third album lives on through its quirky new wave ska, breakup melodrama, and Gwen Stefani’s digestible feminism.

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ANALYSISLaiken NeumannOctober 10, 2020laiken neumann
Schrödinger’s Album: Kanye West’s ‘Yandhi’
Schrödinger’s Album: Kanye West’s ‘Yandhi’

Kanye West’s elusive album will likely never be released officially, but the question remains: what is Yandhi?

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Afterglow ATXOctober 9, 2020joshua troncoso
Album Review: Nathy Peluso’s Debut Gives the Latin Pop World a ‘Calambre’
Album Review: Nathy Peluso’s Debut Gives the Latin Pop World a ‘Calambre’

Move over, Bad Bunny and J Balvin: Argentinian pop diva Nathy Peluso is coming for the trapero throne.

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REVIEWSAfterglow ATXOctober 9, 2020C.S. Harper, C.S. Hayter
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