Last week, MTV announced that they would be reviving their venerable music show MTV Unplugged this fall. Shawn Mendes and Bleachers have been announced as the first two performers for the new season. Since it started airing in 1988, the show has…
2017 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Photos
On August 11th-13th, TYF staff writer Ashley Bulayo covered the 2017 Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, California. Included are photos from performances of Jacob Banks, Thundercat, Kaytranada and Solange as well as random moments throughout the festival.
TYF’s Top Albums of 2017 (so far)
In its first six months, 2017 has seen its share of great music across all genres. For the first time, The Young Folks’ music staff has put together a site consensus list of our favorite albums at the mid-point of a…
Album Review: Lorde – “Melodrama”
Merriam-Webster defines “melodrama” as “a work (such as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization.” The word itself is often used to describe the trials and tribulations of…
Best Songs for Spring
Winter weather is slowly departing and the snow is finally thawing away. Spring is now coming into full swing, and it’s bringing new music! Many of us need a playlist update to wipe away the groggy winter blues. So far…
Melody on Music: Alternative R&B
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…