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Album Review: Lana Del Rey Finds Soft, Mature Sound with ‘Blue Banisters’

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The album cover for "Blue Banisters" features Lana Del Rey and her dogs Tex and Mex at one of her properties in Northern California. This was one of the four alternative covers released. Photo courtesy of Lanadelrey.com This past year was definitely one for change, to which singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey was no stranger.The career of Del Rey has taken many turns within the past … [Read more...] about Album Review: Lana Del Rey Finds Soft, Mature Sound with ‘Blue Banisters’

Callie Mechelke Uses Music to Convey Emotion and Connect With Others

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Photo courtesy of Callie Mechelke Junior Callie Mechelke began singing as soon as she began talking. Mechelke, an Intercultural Communication major, said she has always enjoyed writing and reading poetry. Mechelke’s first grade teacher once told her mother that Mechelke was reading Edgar Allan Poe. When she was 8, she added melody to her poetry and wrote her first song. … [Read more...] about Callie Mechelke Uses Music to Convey Emotion and Connect With Others

Fresh Faces: Songwriter Dreams of Entering Music Marketing Industry

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First-year Courtney Hancock camps with her friends in Deer Creek, Colo., in June 2019. Hancock said she enjoys being in nature.Photos Courtesy of Courtney HancockFirst-year Courtney Hancock, a songwriter, singer and guitarist from Denver, released five songs and one cover on her website and Soundcloud in 2019 and 2020. She said music is her biggest passion in life.Hancock said … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Songwriter Dreams of Entering Music Marketing Industry

Fresh Faces: First-year Ready to Make Waves in the Los Angeles Music and Art Scene

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Photos courtesy of Jeni KeungArtist Jeni Keung poses in front of a carnival in Hong Kong. Keung said she chose Pepperdine because of her lifelong dream to study in Southern California.First-year Jeni Keung is an international student from Hong Kong. Despite never physically visiting Los Angeles or the Pepperdine campus, Keung said she has wanted to attend a college in the … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: First-year Ready to Make Waves in the Los Angeles Music and Art Scene