Music

Tijuana Nights: Crossing the Border to Porky’s

I forget whose house I told my mom I was spending the night at the first time I went to Porky’s. Someone whose family my mom trusted, I’m sure. I’m also sure that I did not sleep at said friend’s house. We all met and slept at Gabe’s house. Gabe, my friend who always smelled like patchouli and had better hair than any girl I knew. He had a nice home and a loving family who did not mind if loud and obnoxious teenagers came over to throw up in their backyard and pass out on their couch. Or so I think they didn’t mind. Then again, I never asked them. ...

Tribalism in the U.S.A.

My young adulthood consisted of punk shows and community college. I never had a friend that was in a fraternity or sorority. Greek life was a life I only saw played out in Hollywood. Now I see it in real time, a few blocks away from me on USC’s Frat Row. Not really knowing what I was getting myself into, one day I took a stroll down The Row with my audio recorder and decided to talk to some of my fellow Trojans....

K-Pop is Branching Out from Korea

If you've been confused by the increase of boy and girl groups dancing, singing, and speaking Korean on your social media, let us help catch you up! South Korea’s popular music industry, known worldwide as K-Pop (Korean pop), is breaking records on the Billboard charts.  American fans are listening to K-Pop even though they don't speak the language....