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Grateful Dead Archivist Dave Lemieux Speaks on the Band’s Life and Legacy
By Kyla Lemieux From live concerts to studio albums, films to archival tapes, archivist, producer, and legacy manager Dave Lemieux knows everything there is to know about the Grateful Dead. Though the band…
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “drop dead” comeback
By Kaitie Harper Olivia Rodrigo made a comeback On April 17, 2026 with her lead single “drop dead” from her upcoming album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love…
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Catchy Beats From Virtual Worlds: The Best Songs from Video Games
By Seb Gorlov Video games are created to be enjoyable but songs should be fun to listen to as well, so one of the key ways game companies can become strong market leaders…
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“Raised On Pop Punk and Bubblegum”: Ranking Every 5 Seconds of Summer Album
By Lex Robbins There’s something strange about ranking albums that you’ve grown up with. 5 Seconds of Summer is a band that has been soundtracking my life for more than a decade. I…
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This Tour May Contain New Music: Raye Concert Review
By Kyla Lemieux My first experience watching Raye perform was at the 2025 Grammy Awards Ceremony, the same night she was nominated for Best New Artist. Upon watching her sing her major hit…
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This Album Contains 17 Hits: Raye’s New Album, Broken Up by Season
By Kyla Lemieux Roughly a year ago, Raye was hardly a household name. Now, upon the release of her sophomore album, This Music May Contain Hope. (March 27, 2026), she has become an…
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Powerful Metalcore Sounds: My Top Ten Sleep Token Songs
By Seb Gorlov Sleep Token have been on an upward trajectory ever since their debut album Sundowning (November 21, 2019). Since then, they’ve gone on to release three studio albums, most recently Even…
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The Art of Visual Branding: Examining My Record Collection From A Marketing Perspective
By Kyla Lemieux For many decades, vinyl records have been known as a primary method of listening to music. But as technology has advanced, they’ve become much more than a simple black…
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Shredding Riffs For Societal Change: How DON BROCO Have Been Making Statements
By Seb Gorlov British band DON BROCO are far from your average rock group. Whilst they produce the traditional hard-hitting sounds and high-octane energy associated with metal rock, the quartet have a…
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International Women’s Day: Women In Music
The Off The Record team highlights some of their favourite women in music to celebrate International Women’s Day! 1. Dora Jar by Kayla Harper Dora Jar, born Dora Jarkowski, isn’t necessarily making…
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Harry Styles All The Time. Everything Else Occasionally: A Review of Harry Styles’ New Album
By Kaitie Harper After four years, legendary singer/songwriter Harry Styles returns to the music scene with his newest release, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. Excitement erupted after Styles announced his long awaited…
