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Audience Analysis: Why Are There So Many Kpop Fans Entering the Metal Space?
If you’re on MetalTok, you might have noticed some new faces and specifically more Kpop profile pictures flooding the comments and creating content. Where the ever-so-lovingly referred to “MoshTok” used to be a very niche but large community, there seems to be an influx of fans coming in from other music spaces. Specifically, the Bad Omens fans (or…
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This is Why I Share My Music with Everyone – And I Mean Everyone
I share my music with everyone. I share music with strangers, friends, family, coworkers – anyone who’s curious. I love sharing what I listen to because, while I dabble in other hobbies, music seems to be the only timeless hobby and passion I’ve had since I was a child. That passion never died down, but…
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This Music Scene is (Mostly) Untouched by Influencer Culture and Continues to Thrive
If you scrolled through TikTok this year during Coachella, you’d find that some of the usual faces were missing from this year’s attendance list, but not only that – it was revealed by some users that many influencers were getting dressed for the big event, driving to the grounds, taking photos, and then leaving without…
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NEW COLLAB: ALESTI (feat. Until I Wake) – Intoxicated
ALESTI, the solo producer Stian Alsaker, whose goal is to produce single tracks with a variety of artists within the rock and metal genres has released his newest project with one of Fearless Record’s newest groups Until I Wake. The artists who have collaborated with Alsaker include Monuments‘ Andy Cizek and Spain-based Teksuo‘s front man Diego Teksuo. The most recent…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Crown the Empire – DOGMA
Crown the Empire is a band that seems to deliver, but not necessarily to the fans they expect. The Texas-native group’s newest and first album since the pandemic titled DOGMA dropped earlier this week to mixed reviews, most conveying a general feeling of disappointment and confusion to the lack of metal elements. The title track…
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Face Value – the End Game for the Model Minority Myth
In the latest move to shift and break the ties that hold Asian Americans to the myth of being the perfect minority, hiding our struggles with racism and poverty in America, Alan Z and noted rapper and activist Jason Chu have made the big move in their latest collaborative work titled Face Value.
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The Revolution Metalcore Culture
Take our definition of a difficult life and the worst days of our lives and add ten years. The former angsty teenagers of 2008 have grown into the working class of today. The venues that were once filled with Sharpie-drawn Xs are now scattered with tattoo-clad adults, all with a beer in hand and cigarettes…
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To the people who don’t understand the “hype” around BTS and their success in America,
People are obsessed with the idea of an underdog succeeding – that’s just the way it’s always been. Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen – they all started out on Youtube, and now they are household names. They were talent under our noses, and they deserved their spotlight. So, when they finally had the…
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Interview: Alan Z
Asian artists are surely taking the world by storm. Most recently, South Korean boy group BTS made a breakthrough to mainstream listeners above the massive fanbase they already held in a less known scene. While the world of KPOP is considered highkey to those already part of this domain, American audiences are still unaware of…
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