Radio is dead and corporations killed it
According to music columnist Emera Riley, contrary to what the song says, video didn’t kill the radio star. The 1996 Telecommunications Act did. Read more »
Writer archives: Emera Riley
Overproducing Indie music ruins the artist for die hard fans
Music columnist Emera Riley has an request: please stop overmastering Indie records. It hurts our ears and our hearts. Read more »
Riley: Juice Jam was mediocre at best
Although Juice Jam’s weather was totally choice — a collection of mediocre performers and the cancelation of the headliner made it a less than stellar event. Read more »
Riley: 5 fast reactions to a mediocre Juice Jam
Here are music columnist Emera Riley's initial reactions to Juice Jam 2016. Spoiler alert: She wasn't very impressed. Read more »
Get pumped up for Juice Jam with Pulp's playlist
Music columnist Emera Riley created the prefect pre-Juice Jam playlist for those attending the festivities at Skytop on Sunday Read more »
New Keaton Henson album reiterates sad introspection of earlier records
Music columnist Emera Riley takes a look at Keaton Henson's latest release, "Kindly Now," which proves to be quite similar to his previous albums. Read more »
The Head and the Heart’s new album ironically lacks heart
While I really wanted to love the Head and the Heart’s new album, it wasn’t very good and even a little bit lackluster, says music columnist Emera Riley. Read more »
Bon Iver’s new song uses auto-tune and that’s OK
Bon Iver doesn’t suck and he uses autotune. Pop princesses sing like literal nails on a blackboard and they use it to make themselves sound good. Please stop doing that. Read more »
Glass Animals’ new album is different and that’s okay
Glass Animals made a new album and our music columnist, Emera Riley, liked it a lot. So she wrote about how she liked it. Read more »
Riley: The soundtrack to the Class of 2016's college career
As the end of the semester looms, seniors are preparing to head home for the final time. Music columnist Emera Riley has compiled a playlist of songs that provided the soundtrack of the last four years. Read more »
Riley: Despite weather, Mayfest was lit
The performers at Mayfest kept the audience warm, from dancing to jumping, they had the crowd covered. Here is what happened at the concert in case you missed it. Read more »
Riley: Vince Staples's mom shoutout and other Mayfest highlights
Students crammed into Walnut Park to enjoy free food and live music Friday. Here are music columnist Emera Riley's first reactions to performances from Vince Staples, Louis the Child and PUBLIC. Read more »
Riley: Indie music is gravitating towards a uniform sound
Music columnist Emera Riley profiles the history of indie music and its development from a social movement into a distinctive sound. Read more »
Riley: A breakdown of Tokyo Police Club’s new EP
Music columnist Emera Riley reviewed Tokyo Police Club's newest EP, “Melon Collie and theInfinite Radness (Part 1),” and thinks the music is perfect for summer. Read more »
Riley: The Lumineer's latest album is fantastic
The Lumineers just released their newest album, “Cleopatra,” and music columnist Emera Riley listened to it, loved it, and has decided it's evidence of the band finally coming into its own. Read more »
Students say binge drinking is the ‘norm’ at SU
A study of SU students found that not only do students believe that their friends are drinking more than them, but that their friends are more likely to accept them drinking. Read more »
Riley: Why you should embrace your musical guilty pleasures
Whether it’s the "High School Musical" soundtrack, Taylor Swift’s "1989" or German death metal, music columnist Emera Riley says that you should not be afraid of embracing your love of the music others may look down on. Read more »
Riley: Madonna is not a feminist
After Madonna exposed an underage fan's breast on stage in Australia, music columnist Emera Riley argues that she has no understanding about the boundaries of other people's bodies. Read more »
Riley: 4 things to take away from the Anderson .Paak concert
Did you miss the Anderson .Paak concert? Fear not, music columnist Emera Riley has four main takeaways from the second Bandersnatch concert of the semester. Read more »
Anderson .Paak rocks the crowd in Schine Underground
Music columnist Emera Riley went to see Anderson .Paak perform as part of the Bandersnatch Concert Series, and to her delight, he brought the figurative roof down. Read more »
Riley: Musicians like Melanie Martinez shouldn't build their careers around one image
Music columnist Emera Riley compares Melanie Martinez's style to other artists, and whether or not sticking to one image will benefit their careers or drive them to an end. Read more »
5 fast reactions from the Coleman Hell concert
Music columnist Emera Riley jammed out to the Coleman Hell concert Wednesday night as part of the Bandersnatch series. Here are her five fast reactions to the performance. Read more »
Riley: Coleman Hell connects with audience at Schine Underground concert
At the Schine Underground venue Wednesday, musician Coleman Hell took the stage as part of the University Union’s Bandersnatch concert series. Read more »
Riley: Vampire Weekend split is the beginning of an exciting new era
Vampire Weekend co-founder Rostam Batmanglij left the band in January. He is now making new music that sounds completely different from what people expect of the band. Music columnist Emera Riley says that the new music is worth listening to. Read more »
