While Oct. 15 may have marked the official end of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, it is still a great occasion to take a look at the music of Hispanic cultures. It can sometimes be easy to get sidetracked into thinking that music in the Spanish language is limited to pop crossovers from artists like Enrique Iglesias and Shakira or the reggaeton … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
This week The Quadrangle is featuring programs at Manhattan College that are offered exclusively as minors. Read part 1 here. Music By: Claire Leaden, Managing Editor/Features Editor The music minor at Manhattan College started in 2004, within a joint-program with Mount St. Vincent College that offered the first “fine arts” minors at MC: music and art history. The colleges severed their partnership in 2006, but today … Continue reading Minors Only (Part 2 of 2)
The arrival of fall brings with it crisp temperatures that quickly remove any remaining traces of those beloved sunny summer months. Plus, by the time October rolls around, school is unequivocally back in session. In the northeast, there is also the usual autumnal revival of foliage, farmers markets and, of course, flannel. It only seems fitting that Jasper Jams continues the alliteration with a look … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Today’s Folk Music
Dropping bars. Spitting fire. Any music fan worth his or her salt knows that these are terms for that special moment when a rapper truly makes some magic on the mic. Every so often a rapper comes up with a line that makes you want to immediately hit rewind and hear it again. It could be for skillful entendre-laced wordplay, a timely cultural reference or … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Recycled Raps
This week’s Jasper Jams is inspired by the recent Quadstock set by Boys Like Girls. No, this is not a playlist of your favorite songs from middle school. Instead, we will look at tracks that are acoustic—either originally or in the form of covers by other artists. By definition, acoustic songs do not utilize any electronic instruments in their production. While there is nothing wrong … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Simple Strings, Acoustic Tracks
LUKE HARTMAN AND NATALIE HEINITZ STAFF WRITER AND OP/ED EDITOR/PRODUCTION EDITOR Oh, how conflicting is the life of a New York City college student. By nature we are lazy, magnetically drawn to Netflix and our beds when in reality, we have a rambunctious city at our fingertips. As students at Manhattan College, we are told to take advantage of the city. Sometimes, it’s hard to figure … Continue reading The MAGIC! of 1iota
Popular music this summer proved to be an interesting grab-bag of sounds and styles. There was the usual quasi-tropical hit (“Rude” by MAGIC!), DJ Mustard appeared to be on almost every beat and a certain Australian rapper made sure everyone knew how to spell her name. In recent weeks, several female artists have released tracks that have a jazzy retro vibe: Taylor Swift clearly ditched … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Songs You Might Have Missed This Summer
You might have heard of a little song called “Happy” that came out recently. It has spawned viral videos of people dancing around the world, just passed 4 million in single sales and has held the top spot in the charts for weeks on end. Ring any bells? While it certainly is a catchy tune with a modern funk sound, there are plenty of songs … Continue reading Jasper Jams: Life is Good Playlist
New York City seems like an unlikely place for a country music concert, but this past weekend, Draddy gymnasium was the spot to be for country music fans. With performances from Brynn Marie, Craig Campbell and Kellie Pickler, the Jasper Days concert was a welcome break from the stress of the ending semester. Starting much earlier than last years nighttime concert by Alesso, Brynn Marie … Continue reading Country Meets City at Jasper Days
