Music

1. LAS CRUXES
Album: Las Cruxes
Label: Million Stars

2. STEPHEN BECKER
Album: Gravity Blanket
Label: One Is Three

3. MADONNA
Album: "I Feel So Free" [Single]
Label: Warner

4. KURT VILE
Album: "Chance To Bleed" [Single]
Label: Verve

5. VIOLET GROHL
Album: "Cool Buzz" [Single]
Label: Republic

6. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
Album: The World Is To Dig
Label: Idlewild

7. ZAGGA
Album: "Again We Rise" [Single]
Label: Xihen

8. SEVENDUST
Album: One
Label: Napalm

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Image from Official Coachella Website

This year's Coachella, like all years, was massive! Last year we saw big names like Charli XCX, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Clairo, Lady Gaga, The Marias, and Green Day. With a lineup like that, fans could only hope that 2026 could bring the same energy, and that it did!

Coachella 2026 hosted stars like Sabrina Carpenter, Nine Inch Noize, Pinkpantheress, Laufey, Justin Bieber, Addison Rae, Sexxy Red, The Strokes, Alex G, and Karol G. Bigger and louder were the theme for these artists, with Sabrina Carpenter bringing Madonna to the stage during Weekend 2, Billie Eilish and SZA joining Justin Bieber, and even Olivia Rodrigo singing Addison Rae. It wasn’t just artists, though, celebrity cameos from Will Ferrell, Terry Crews, and Samuel L. Jackson made the experience that much more exciting. 

Coachella was jam…

Rooster is one of KWVA’s DJs who specializes in the art of noise, bouncing between all forms of EDM, techno, trap, house music, and dubstep. He curates his Boiler Room-style sets all on the fly. 

“It’s really fun trying something brand new, and just seeing if it works,” he said. “I think my best moments DJing come from those really spontaneous moments.”

Outside of KWVA, Rooster is also the DJ for his fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi. He uses his Wednesday time slot at KWVA to experiment with different sounds, adjusting what he’s playing to fit the crowd's energy, and getting those dispersed spikes of dopamine when an experimental remix is a hit. While there are a number of songs that are reliably good for events like this one, Rooster says relying on those too often can take away from the creativity that he looks forward to during his gigs.

One of the more remarkable sets that Rooster has done was an eight-hour stretch for a…

Frank Ocean’s 2023 Coachella appearance. Photo via The Desert Sun

In honor of Coachella 2026 officially coming to an end, and literally everyone I know experiencing BieberFever, I can’t help but think about all the other Coachella weekends I’ve missed. 

Coachella headliners are obviously the main attraction, and each year Coachella brings out artists with huge fanbases and usually year long hiatuses. This is true for Bieber’s performance this year, No Doubt in 2024, and one that I hold near and dear to my heart, Frank Ocean in 2023. 

When Frank Ocean was announced to be the Sunday headliner for Coachella 2023, I probably spent a solid month figuring out how to budget a trip from Texas to Coachella Valley. I…

1. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
Album: The World Is To Dig
Label: Idlewild

2. NINE INCH NAILS AND BOYS NOIZE
Album: Nine Inch Noize
Label: Interscope

3. BALU BRIGADA
Album: Portal
Label: Atlantic

4. THE DOLLYROTS
Album: "Attention Span" [Single]
Label: Wicked Cool

5. BLOOD ORANGE
Album: Essex Honey
Label: RCA

6. TREMBLER
Album: Total Sorry [EP]
Label: Rite Field

7. UNDERSCORES
Album: U
Label: Mom+Pop

8. WIDOWSPEAK
Album: "If You Change" [Single]
Label: Captured Tracks

Photography from "Michael" official movie cover

The King of Pop is back – through film! This weekend, from Lionsgate production, “Michael,” a biographical telling of Michael Jackson’s career and upbringing, hits theaters.

Michael Jackson was one of (if not the most) popular pop singers from the 70s to the 2000s, creating some of the most popular songs of our generation. With iconic songs like “Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” “Smooth Criminal,” and “Bad,” Jackson would go on to win 13 Grammys throughout his career. But his career as Michael Jackson was not the only one he had.

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. When he was just six years old, he and his other brothers started the Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 consisted of all five Jackson brothers: Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Jermaine, and, of course, Michael. The musical team eventually disbanded in 1989, and while they never won a…

1. BACKWATER HOLYLIGHT
Album: Not Here Not Gone
Label: Suicide Squeeze

2. HIDING PLACES
Album: The Secret To Good Living
Label: Keeled Scales

3. DEATHCRASH
Album: Somersaults
Label: untitled

4. NEGGY GEMMY
Album: She Comes From Nowhere
Label: 100% Electronica

5. NEW MEXICAN STARGAZERS
Album: Pockets Of Interest
Self-Released

6. ROBBER ROBBER
Album: Two Wheels Move The Soul
Label: Fire Talk

7. NINAJIRACHI
Album: I Love My Computer
Label: NLV

8. EVENING SKY
Album: Evening Sky Plus One: Mino…

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Born on August 2, 1992, Charlotte Emma Aitchison, more famously known as Charli XCX, always knew she wanted to be a part of the music scene. From making music on Myspace during the late 2000’s, to gaining over 30 million monthly listeners on Spotify, to eventually having her own indie movie, the popularity of Charli XCX has been consistently growing. 

In an interview with The Guardian, Charli described her first gig for a rave at just 15-years-old, needing her parents to drive her to the venue. After a few years, Charli was signed to Asylum Records. Despite this signing, Charli began to feel disconnected from music, stating in the same interview, “I didn’t know who I was. I didn't know what I liked.” Her label, worried about her…

1. DURAND JONES AND THE INDICATIONS
Album: Flowers
Label: Dead Oceans

2. JACK WHITE
Album: "G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs" b/w "Derecho Demonico" [Single]
Self-Released

3. EARL SWEATSHIRT
Album: Pompeii//Utility
Label: 10k

4. RACECOURSE
Album: July, December
Label: Reya Langen

5. OTRACAMI
Album: Runoff
Label: Figure & Ground

6. MILA CULPA
Album: "Leech" [Single]
Label: Community

7. RED PK
Album: Horse Like Me
Label: Storm Chasers

8. SUKI WATERHOUSE
Album: "Back In Love" [Single]
Label…

1. AVALON EMERSON
Album: Written Into Changes
Label: Dead Oceans

2. LORD SKO AND STATIK SELEKTAH
Album: "How It Is" [Single]
Label: Stimulated

3. MARIA BC
Album: Marathon
Label: Sacred Bones

4. BEABADOOBEE
Album: "All I Did Was Dream Of You" feat. The Marías [Single]
Label: Dirty Hit

5. SAAPATO
Album: In Alaska
Label: AKP

6. COURTNEY BARNETT
Album: Creature Of Habit
Label: Mom+Pop

7. MITSKI
Album: Nothing's About To Happen To Me
Label: Dead Oceans

8. TRASHCAN SINATRAS
Album: "Bad Husband" […