‘C’est la vie’ in song form, ‘90s hit “Bitter Sweet Symphony” carries a legacy as complicated as its sentiments.

Dear friend, this is Charlie’s life and the music that accompanies him as he grows and blooms. Emotional ballads and… Read more Media and Music: The Pensive Sounds of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” — Afterglow ATX

At a time when upbeat pop dominated the airwaves and rap was on its way to ruling the mainstream, Gotye’s… Read more One Hit Wonders: How Adulation Boosted Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” — Afterglow ATX

In and out of a blonde wig throughout her time portraying a pop star with a double life on Disney… Read more Best of Both Worlds: The Many Sides of Miley Cyrus — Afterglow ATX

If YouTube album reviews à la The Needle Drop marked a new age of music criticism in the 2000s, then… Read more AJayII and the Impulsivity of the Music Reaction Video — Afterglow ATX

While alternative rock and hip hop might be at polar ends of the musical spectrum, the genres have formed a… Read more Rebels With a Cause: The Complex Relationship Between Rap and Rock Music — Afterglow ATX

Get excited Twihards — Edward Cullen will be revived during yet another pandemic. “Midnight Sun,” a new book from Stephenie… Read more Media and Music: How the “Twilight” Soundtrack Captures the Intensity of Forbidden Love — Afterglow ATX

Though reluctant and subdued, Coldplay’s enduring optimism shines through the melancholic tones of the band’s stunning 2000 debut.

Throughout pockets of America exists a perception — subconscious or otherwise — that simply being Black is a crime. In… Read more Songs of Protest: J. Cole Condemns Systemic Racism on “Neighbors” — Afterglow ATX