The spoken interlude: an underrated but iconic addition to any song. Country fan or not, here are the most memorable classic country songs with monologues you can’t help but love.
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Packed with new storylines, puzzling rosters, and the world’s best basketball players, the 75th NBA season looks to be another one full of excitement and intrigue.
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The Austin trio meshes their musical talents with strong familial ties to develop an empowering message alongside their ever-changing sound.
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From behind locked doors to the top of the music charts, has female masturbation finally shaken the stigma?
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Post-COVID hiatus, Sad Cell stands at the forefront of the West Campus live music scene. With new music under their belts and a newfound appreciation for the privilege of playing for an audience, the Austin locals are taking on the town, and ready to take on the world.
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Austin-based indie rock band The Irons sat down with Afterglow to discuss their musical style, the creative process, and the joys of songwriting.
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The angsty rock bands that dominated the early 2000s created classics which continue to live in our hearts today. But until nostalgia kicked in two decades later, these musicians had to figure out how to change with the times to keep their names in the limelight.
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The members of the five-man indie rock band discuss their latest album, songwriting stories, and how the group came to be.
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After several decades, my bloody valentine’s 1991 album Loveless holds up as a revolutionary force in the world of rock music.
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Live music is back! Look no further than the Texas Union building to get your fix.
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An analysis of what musical elements made misogynistic anthems like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," "Don't Trust Me," and "Misery Business," so popular, and why some artists face backlash while others have yet to take accountability today.
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Janet Jackson, and her place in the music industry, has always been a topic of conversation. With a documentary on her life set to release in January, it is time to examine just how she has been in completely altering the pop sphere for women in the genre today.
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My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade once sparked a modern Satanic panic, yet the most macabre moments of the album can be credited to Catholicism.
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Through years of experimentation, metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon proved that emo wasn’t just a phase. The group took influences from popular music to blend screamo with electronic music to create their signature electro-rock sound.
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Enamoring a generation of listeners who have never experienced the 1980s, Japanese city pop creates a mysterious link to the past for its present-day fans. Its ability to evoke nostalgia for a world they never lived in is a curiosity that can possibly be explained in three ways, each personal to me.
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What if our favorite album covers were actually horror films?
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At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left an impression on our ears.
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You’ve got your Halloween watchlist ready to go. Here’s your Gaga-backed sing-a-long aftercare to boogie the scaries out.
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