By now, most of us have at least three Hamilton songs stuck in our heads. We don’t blame you. It’s inevitable. The pop culture phenomenon Hamilton has once again taken center stage this summer. Since Disney+ introduced a more accessible way to view this…
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of the 2010s
In a decade that saw the rise of streaming, the album came out of the 2010s alive and well. The LP rose again, dwarfing the dying compact disc by the end of the decade, and some of the biggest artists…
[Interview] Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal dig deep on local and national social issues in ‘Blindspotting’
Every day, our country faces another political or social escalation. With new, racially motivated attacks happening daily, our country is a powder keg on the verge of combustion. Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal started writing Blindspotting 10 years ago, knowing that…
Melody on Music: Downloadin’ Makes Me Feel Good
Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. Beginning in 2016, Melody relaunched this column on The Young Folks. You can read past…
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2016
This year, The Young Folks has compiled its first ever Top 50 Albums list. The albums and their positions were chosen through balloting of six TYF writers: editor-in-chief Gabrielle Bondi, music editor Ryan Gibbs, film editor Allyson Johnson and music…
Melody on Music: Sleigh Bells, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Hamilton
Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. We are proud to announce that Melody will now be relaunching his column on The…
2016 Gift Guide for all things media and entertainment
If you are like me, you might’ve too forgotten that we’ve come to the end of November, Thanksgiving is today/tomorrow (depending on when I get this thing posted), and the Holiday season is officially here. To help curve the stress…