Jasper Jams

A Semester in Music

December 6, 2019

Jasper Jams by Gabriella DePinho, News Editor As the fall semester comes to a close, it’s time for me to start a new playlist in my Spotify account to put all of my spring finds to go into. I personally create new playlists after the one I’ve [...]

The Soundtrack to Many of My Firsts

November 7, 2019

by GABRIELLA DEPINHO, News Editor We’ve all lived through a lot of firsts and those moments are generally unforgettable. Looking back on “firsts” there’s some sort of magic that nostalgia works on those moments, making them even more [...]

Some Favorite Curated Collaborations

October 28, 2019

by GABRIELLA DEPINHO, News Editor Over the summer, Ed Sheeran released his album “No. 6 Collaborations Project” inspired by the EP “No. 5 Collaborations Project,” which he made before his album “+” which launched his career. As a fan [...]

Jasper Jams: Songs of My Summer

August 29, 2019

by GABRIELLA DEPINHO, News Editor Now that school is back in full swing, it’s only appropriate for radio show hosts and friends to start debating what the song of the summer was. This can be the song that dominated the airwaves for far too long, [...]

Jasper Jams: Brace Yourself, Springfest Is Coming

March 31, 2019

Jasper Jams took an unexpected hiatus, but the column is back and better than ever: daylight savings time has begun and better weather is upon us. This change in season means the quadrangle will soon regularly be filled with people throwing [...]

Jasper Jams: Every Day Is Valentine’s Day

February 24, 2019

Editor’s Note: Jasper Jams will return to posting on Sunday afternoons; it previously followed this schedule but was changed to Wednesday afternoons. Love songs are a mix of extremely intimate and hyper-commercialized, which is an interesting [...]

Jasper Jams: Grammy Nominations

February 9, 2019

Jasper Jams started up again in February of last year as a way to talk about the results of the Grammy Award ceremony, so it’s only fitting that with this column’s one year anniversary, we talk predictions. The Grammy Awards are taking place [...]

Jasper Jams: Winter Break Releases

January 23, 2019

While you were catching up on sleep or with high school friends, traveling abroad, to the next state over or just staying on your local roads, everyone else kept on working, including musicians. The holiday season usually keeps everyone busy enough [...]

Jasper Jams: Study Music

November 28, 2018

In the last few weeks of the semester, with all of the projects, papers, quizzes, presentations and last minute tests, it’s important to get to work. I’ve practically been living in the library lately, all I’m missing is food and a shower [...]

Jasper Jams: Thanksgiving Music

November 14, 2018

The second the clock turned from 11:59 p.m. on October 31st to 12:00 a.m. on November 1st, my suite-mate started listening to Christmas music. I actually think she probably started listening to Christmas music before Halloween even happened. I, for [...]