Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian I’m recovering from wisdom-tooth surgery at the time of writing this. It’s been rough; I haven’t been eating well, I have been rinsing with saltwater daily, and my gums feel like they’re ripping themselves apart. Usually, the hack critic thing to say here is that somehow the album was worse than my recovery—and I’ll be…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian Let’s skip the introduction: This is a brand-new album from Pennsylvanian pop phenomenon Taylor Swift. Swift is one of the biggest musicians not just right now, but ever. If you went out onto the street, you’d probably find more people who recognize her than the president of the United States. She is massive and has…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Pretty much a whole summer. I’m finally back at my reviewing desk, also known as my bed. While I plan to write full-length reviews soon, a lot of music came out this summer, and I would be remiss not to talk about it. To avoid spending all of fall…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian After reviewing so many popular, mainstream musicians, I think it’s high time I finally get another indie record on the chopping block. My indie band of choice for this occasion is Windmill scene’s finest, Squid. The band hails all the way from Brighton England, a seaside town outside of London known for their music scene….
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian Some artists require no introduction. You most certainly already know who Drake is—a Canadian rapper, bigger than Michael Jackson, more hits than The Beatles, and one of the most humiliated people on Earth—without some kind of fetish for it. The centerpiece and the unsympathetic protagonist of the biggest rap beef since Tupac versus Biggie, Drake…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian After my year-end list and reviewing SZA, I think it’s high time I finally cover an album from 2025, kicking off what’s already becoming quite an interesting year for music. Of course, calling “Balloonerism” a 2025 album would require some monumental asterisks, but let’s keep it out of the opening spiel. What better way to…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian As many issues as 2024 had, the one thing you cannot levy against it was the music. This year was truly legendary for music, both in the popular sectors and the underground. Amazing albums and songs were up the wazoo, with several artist-defining releases. Of course, as a technically professional music critic, I will now…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian Now, I’ve never been one to cover things on time. I’m always, at the very least, a few weeks late to the party when it comes to covering albums. But this review might seem extreme– it’s not just a few weeks late; it’s nearly half a year late. You might be wondering why I’m covering…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian I have been waiting a long time to cover this one. I meant to do it two reviews ago, but decided to get Ariana out of the way first. Then Taylor dropped, and I simply had too much bile within me to resist dumping on that album, but now we’re here, finally, and folks, after two…
Kate Megathlin | The Seattle Collegian Yeah, that’s right. This column has an official name now, welcome to Change The Record. You know, very few things truly scare me these days; only the threat of war or being set on fire really reaches for that top spot, but one thing that’ll always remain at the very top of that list is…