Tigers Jaw - Tigers Jaw Starting this list of seven albums off with my favorite of the bunch, Tigers Jaw self-titled is a dynamic and powerful album. In my opinion this record’s strongest quality is its vocals from Adam Mcllwee which convey such passion and heartbreak. The whole band contributes...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 2/25-3/2. Album- You Forget It In People by Broken Social Scene (2002) Recommended by Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso Few bands are so consistently...

We live in a time where most music seems manufactured and mass produced. In 1998, Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn took notice of this trend and decided to play into the humor of it all by creating a completely virtual band drawn by Hewlett and musically produced by Albarn. The band had four distinct...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 11/26-12/2. Album- Voodoo by D'Angelo (2000) Recommended by Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso The debate for the queen of Neo-Soul is one with many...

Taylor Swift is now a billionaire, according to Bloomberg News who announced her new status late last month. Her net worth is almost $1.1 billion.  She is now one of just a few musicians, like Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Paul McCartney, who have achieved that status, and she has done so almost exclusively...

Nostalgia is a feeling that most people feel at some point in their lives. It’s a feeling that can’t really be described but when you feel it, you know. What if there was a genre of music that invoked this feeling of nostalgia in the listener? Thankfully there is, and that genre is Vaporwave.  Vaporwave...

Emo in the 90s was completely different than it is today: bands were forming all over the world and most didn’t last very long. Strictly Ballroom is no exception to this, but what they did accomplish in their short stint together is something to be proud of.  Around this time Midwest Emo was...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 9/24-9/30. Album- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You by Big Thief Recommended by Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso Big Thief have this...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 5/14-5/20. Album- Automatic for the People by R.E.M. Recommended by Castalia Litos REM’s 8th studio album received rave reviews for its...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 4/16-4/22. Album- Minecraft- Volume Alpha by C418 Recommended by Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso Now hear me out, ok? I know many will hear the...

“All Girls to the Front!” echoed throughout underground punk shows when bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile took the stage. This call to action defined the Riot Grrrl movement, a third-wave feminist collective in the underground punk scene. The community fought against misogyny and marginalization...

Each week, the staff here at The Anchor give their recommendations on an album, book and movie to enjoy. Here are our recommendations for the week of 3/5-3/11. Album- Reading, Writing and Arithmetic by The Sundays Recommended by Kacie Burns Released in 1990, The Sunday's debut album perfectly...