For the last weekly Spotify of the 2022-23 academic year, the Northern Star staff wrote about three songs they love.
Sarah’s picks
Baby Keem - “naked freestyle”
Pitbull, Ne-Yo - “Time of Our Lives”
The Weeknd - “Party Monster”
“Naked...
Every young boy has a moment when they become a man, that conversation where you know everything changes afterward, that split second when their father sits them down and says, “son, it’s time you listen to Gordon Lightfoot.”
One day, when...
The National, a long-running alternative rock band, in 2023 sounds a lot like it did 20 years ago, only now with more celebrity cameos.
The lack of change sounds like a bad thing, but it isn’t. In these uncertain and unpredictable times, a little...
Tessa Rane Majors was an artist, musician and photographer who was a freshman at Barnard College. On Dec. 11, 2019, Majors was stabbed to death outside her college, at 18 years old.
More than three years later on April 21, Majors’ parents released...
To reflect the recent changes in weather, here are some songs that make listeners feel a happy-sad medium.
Nick’s picks
David Kauffman and Eric Caboor - “One More Day (You’ll Fly Again)”
John Prine - “Angel from Montgomery”
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With final exam season closing in, some of us need inspiration to ensure that we get all of our work done. For me, the best way to stay focused and energized is with good music. Depending on what you need to get done, there are different genres that will...
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, each writer wrote about three songs that were either written or sung by Asian songwriters.
Nick’s picks
Mitski - “Two Slow Dancers”
Japanese Breakfast - “Dreams - Recorded...
We all have that one artist we adore. This week, each writer selected one artist to highlight and wrote about three of their songs.
Nick’s picks
Marvin Gaye - “What’s Going On”
Stevie Wonder - “For Once In My Life”
Jackson...
Midwestern musician Jason Molina was found dead, alone in an Indianapolis apartment on March 16, 2013.
The scene was bleak. According to The Chicago Reader, “A half-filled bottle of cheap vodka lay in the freezer. Cigarette butts littered the floor....
Editor’s Note: This is a piece of parody. Take everything in this piece with a large amount of caution.
As much as we all love sad, heartbreaking music, sometimes it’s nice to just shut your brain off and laugh. Here are some of the funniest...
“The Society of Shame” by Jan Roper
Jan Roper’s third book, “The Society of Shame,” is releasing Tuesday. Roper’s book focuses on the shame that pervades society. When the main character Kathleen Held’s husband, who is running for senate,...
Angélica Maria Aguilera is a poet, singer, educator and master storyteller. Recently, she visited NIU where she hosted a poetry workshop and presentation. Over the past few years her work has brought her across the country, visiting over 100 college...
