Category: Dives

When looking at ‘hyperpop,’ it’s easy to lump artists under the glitchy, overindulgent, and ‘hyper’ soundscape that’s been linked to the genre. However, when looking at the cultural and ‘Pop’ connotations of this new moment in music, the question posed by artist Charli XCX is pointed. She asks her Twitter fans, “What is Hyperpop?”1            …

Music in Athens is much like the city that surrounds it. New and old come together to form a rich blend of fusion from which the city drinks. This June, I spent a few days exploring the culture, history, and musical soul of the metropolis. When searching for what shapes the city musically, the first…

Craig Mack, also known as MC EZ, achieved rapid and fleeting success in the Hip-Hop world during the 1990s. Mack began his career in the Bronx, where he struck up a friendship with the New York hip-hop crew EPMD. Mack worked as a roadie for the crew, eventually being introduced to Sean Combs (P. Diddy)…

When looking at ‘hyperpop,’ it’s easy to lump artists under the glitchy, overindulgent, and ‘hyper’ soundscape that’s been linked to the genre. However, when looking at the cultural and ‘Pop’ connotations of this new moment in music, the question posed by artist Charli XCX is pointed. She asks her Twitter fans, “What is Hyperpop?”1            …

Music in Athens is much like the city that surrounds it. New and old come together to form a rich blend of fusion from which the city drinks. This June, I spent a few days exploring the culture, history, and musical soul of the metropolis. When searching for what shapes the city musically, the first…

Craig Mack, also known as MC EZ, achieved rapid and fleeting success in the Hip-Hop world during the 1990s. Mack began his career in the Bronx, where he struck up a friendship with the New York hip-hop crew EPMD. Mack worked as a roadie for the crew, eventually being introduced to Sean Combs (P. Diddy)…

When looking at ‘hyperpop,’ it’s easy to lump artists under the glitchy, overindulgent, and ‘hyper’ soundscape that’s been linked to the genre. However, when looking at the cultural and ‘Pop’ connotations of this new moment in music, the question posed by artist Charli XCX is pointed. She asks her Twitter fans, “What is Hyperpop?”1            …

Music in Athens is much like the city that surrounds it. New and old come together to form a rich blend of fusion from which the city drinks. This June, I spent a few days exploring the culture, history, and musical soul of the metropolis. When searching for what shapes the city musically, the first…

Craig Mack, also known as MC EZ, achieved rapid and fleeting success in the Hip-Hop world during the 1990s. Mack began his career in the Bronx, where he struck up a friendship with the New York hip-hop crew EPMD. Mack worked as a roadie for the crew, eventually being introduced to Sean Combs (P. Diddy)…